War hero Brassfield flies through Midway action
At Midway Lieut Brassfield on a carrier patrol spotted twenty Japanese bombers. He engaged the first bomber with a deflection shot, destroying it, then chased two others and forced two to crash. He also shot down a low-flying Jap and later learned he would appear in a Bond for Victory parade in Kansas City before reporting for duty in San Diego.
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Midway
Lieut
Brassfield
Lieut. Brassfield
Kansas City
John Paul Adams
White Cloud
Kansas
Adams
Brassfields
San Diego
California
Missouri Melange and the Higginsville Farm Help Drive
The Higginsville Chamber of Commerce mobilized 130 businessmen and town workers to perform farm tasks a few hours daily. City workers shuttled out by car to shock wheat and oats as demand spread to nearby towns, per the Jeffersonian. The text also mentions a height of 5 feet 9 inches for Timothy.
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Lafayette County
Higginsville
Trivial Local Happenings Reported by Small Papers
Items from several Missouri papers note curious local events. A Greyhound driver’s tip policy sparks disbelief as a passenger protests after a fourth drink. A Liberty household sugar mix up prompts laughter, and a cat adopts two orphan rabbits in Eldon. The Canton Press News marks its eighty first year since 1862. Local residents visit kin and tend sick livestock near Salem and Lambert.
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Lewis County
Missouri
Canton Press-News
J. W. Barnett
The
News
Brown Announces Plans For 1943 License Tags
Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown says Missouri will issue 1943 license plates as a single small strip of metal, about 1 by 9 inches, with serial Mo. 1943. The rest of the plate remains as 1942 plates stay on cars, white letters on green, same fees, 1948 tags produced at the state prison.
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Dwight H. Brown
Missouri
North Salem Couple Wed In Kirksville Ceremony
Miss Goldie Swisegood and Marlin Belzer united in marriage on Friday afternoon July 18 in Kirksville. The bride is the daughter of Floy Swisegood and a Kirksville State Teachers College student. The groom, son of Frank Belzer, worked in Chicago and Sharon before taking a job at Bauer's General Store in North Salem. They plan a village charivari Wednesday night.
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Goldie Swisegood
Marlin Belzer
Kirksville
Floy Swisegood
Shelby High School
Davie Head
Eldon Riddle
Versie Bailey
Emaline Carmack
Ella Cordray
Enid Moore
Brookfield
R. J. McCollum
Dr. Kroeger
Ruby Smith
Ellis Jennings
Boss
Lois Jennings
Billie J. Litchenberg
Gracie Jennings
Shirley June Bauer
Estark Head
Kansas City
Bradley
Goldsberry
North
Selective Service Urges Compliance With New Family Status Rules
Colonel Claude C. Earp, State Director, emphasized that the Selective Training and Service Act aims to supply manpower for the armed forces and essential war production. The amendment allows local boards to consider dependents and wartime work, with precedence to those with bona fide family ties established before December 8, 1941, while meeting July and August induction needs. Local boards will induct married registrants with dependents to fill July and August calls, prioritizing those previously classified as available for military service.
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Claude CC. Earp
Selective Service
Earp
Army
Week End Specials Baker Cocoa 1 Pound Box
Week end specials highlight Baker cocoa in a one pound box. Available at select grocers with promotional pricing. Limited quantities.
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Baker's Cocoa
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Timothy
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Cooper County
Liberty
J. W. Lucas
Eldon
Advertiser
Salem
Harry Lambert
Ray Bauer
Oren Cordray
Edd Lambert
Brown
North Salem
Sunshine Workers Club
Lawrence Thudhum
Earl Campbell
Dem
Mirs
Ruth Bogart
Linn County
Linn
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