Mrs Orra Cumbo Passes Away in Kirksville
Orra Garrett Cumbo of near Purdin Missouri died Monday afternoon May 22 1944 at Grim Smith Hospital Kirksville at 65. She married William H Cumbo in 1902 he predeceased her. She belonged to Mt Olive and Locust Valley churches and was survived by a sister a brother aunts uncles a step mother many relatives and friends. Funeral service at Purdin Baptist Church Wednesday at 2 30 conducted by Rev Hargrove with the Purdin Male Quartet and nieces as flower girls. Burial in Purdin cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orra Garrett Cumbo
Richard M. and
Ida Myers Garrett
Linn County
Browning
Missouri
Grim-Smith
Kirksville
William H. Cumbo
Mt. Olive
California
Walter Garrett
Montrose
South Dakota
Olive Garrett
Purdin
Purdin Baptist Church
Hargrove
Flower Girls
Ice Cream Available for Take Home at Harvey Drug Co
Ice cream in packages is available for take home at Harvey Drug Co. This shopper notice highlights stock and easy purchase options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Drug Co
Milk customers requested by John Keithley
John Keithley says they would like to add 12 or 15 milk customers. No further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keithley
Farmall Tractor and Implements for Sale in Missouri
10 20 anll steel Farmall tractor nearly new plow 7 ft tandem disk and cultivator all in good condition. Truman Stephenson Cora Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Stephenson
Cora, Mo
Methodist Church Announces Sunday Services
Church invites attendance with Church School at 10:00 Worship at 11:00 and Evening Service at 8:00 led by Pastor Gregory K. Poole. The message cites Philippians 4:13 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churh
Gregory K. Poole
Red Cross Room Opens in Browning Bailey Maytag Building
A Red Cross room will be open in the Bailey Maytag building Browning for making surgical sponges. The first meeting is Friday afternoon June 2. Ladies from town or country are invited to assist. Miss Maude Morris and Mrs Nellie Seaman, Mrs Ray Kelly and Mrs G T Woodward lead. Wear wash dresses bring head coverings no nail polish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Bailey Maytag
Browning
Maude Morris
Nellie Seaman
Ray Kelly
G. T. Woodward
Farm Help Available from Victory Farm Volunteers
Sullivan County farmers may hire city trained youth from St. Louis and Kansas City to assist this summer. Dr. Sherman Dickerson of Missouri Agricultural College helped develop the program. Farmers should contact the County Agent to place applications, as many requests come in statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Farm
St. Louis
Kansacs City
Sherman Dickerson
Agriculural College of Missouri
Sullivan County
Dr Gillespies Criminal Case at Electric Theatre
Barrymore and Van Johnson headline a medical film at the Electric Theatre presenting a battle against an epidemic in Blair Hospital ward. The cast includes Keye Luke and Margaret OBrien with a prison break subplot and a romantic thread for Van Johnson and Marilyn Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel
Barrymore
van Johnson
Keye Luke
Pearl Harbor
Gillespie
Electric Theatre
Doris Reed
Blair Hospital
Johnson
Margaret O’brien
Marilyn Maxwell
Nat Pendleton
Marie Blake
No Hunting Sign by Farm Owner W H Watson
A farm owner, W H Watson, posts a notice declaring no hunting with gun or dog on his farm or rented land. The sign emphasizes prohibited activity and asserts property rights.
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W. H. Watson
Soloist at Baccalaureate Set at Main Street Church
Edward F. Williams from Camp Shelby Mississippi served as soloist for the Baccalaureate Services of Hattiesburg Demonstration High School's graduating class at Main Street Baptist Church on Sunday evening May 21 1944. Williams son of Mr and Mrs James R Williams of Browning Missouri sang Son of Mary by Gustave Diacka with piano accompaniment by Dr Irene Freeny of Mississippi State Teachers College Faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Williams
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Main Street Baptist Church
Sgt. Williams
James R. Williams
Browning
Missouri
Mary
Gustave Diacka
Irene Freeny
Mississippi State Teachers College
Coal shortage prompts urge to buy now
Advertisement asks readers to purchase coal immediately due to mine manpower shortages and limited storage facilities. It features contact to Arthur Jacobs in Browning offering coal hauling services.
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Arthur Jacobs, Browning
For Sale Nine Head of Shoots at 50 or 60 Lbs
Classified ad from Browning Missouri advertises nine cattle shoats weighing about fifty to sixty pounds. Sold by Cotter in Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotter
Browning, Mo
Browning Honor Roll Adds Community Service Names
The Browning Leader-Record reports new additions to its honor roll over the past month. Recipients include Mrs. Arvella Roberts, Sgt. Donald Roach, Pvt. Arthur E. Day, Pfc. Geo. D. Leslie, and many others, with renewals listed for numerous local residents and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvella Roberts
G. H. Gable
Pete Cable
E. M. Murrell
Eugene Forson
Isaac Lane
Neva Grice
Wm. Crookshanks
Harold Rinehart
Donald Roach
H. C. Bailey
Ray Wheelbarger
Herbert Lambert
Arthur E. Day
Carl Jennings, Jr
Geo. Jennings
Elburn T. Hicks
Rayburn Hicks
Russell Benskin
Geo. D. Leslie
Etta Browning
J. N. Maxey
Guy Brookshier
Pfc
Vern C. Jones
Ola F. Knifong
Robert Muirhead
Robert Smith
Roy M. Calhoun
Powell 25th Wedding Anniversary Surprise Dinner
A surprise dinner marked Willard and Mrs. Powell of Linneus Missouri celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Guests included many neighbors and family with a yard table, a triple tiered cake, photos, and an evening show at Brown ing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Powell
Linneus
Missouri
Della
Hazel
Mary
Martha
Browning
Chillicothe
Purdin
Dallas Falconer
Sam McGuffin
Donnie
Maurice Allen
Linda
Margaret
Mary Dolores
Robert Smith
Jerry
Joe Edmundson
Lou
Mae
Jack
Edd
Nelson McCrary
Vic Waits
Wayne
Lawrence Tate
Janet
Larry
Julius Woods
Joe Long
Bonnie Phillips
Simon Buckner
George Buckner
Charles Ray
Reunion honors Vincent Steele at Moline Riverside Park picnic
Mr. Vincent Steele formerly of Browning attracted many old friends at a Riverside Park picnic in Moline Tlmo's last Sunday. The event featured Memorial Day parade music and a birthday surprise with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Lou Kelly and family, Byron Britton and daughter Anna Marie, Stanley Maxwell and son Duane, Arthur Rinehart, Ruth Mundell, E M Murrell and family, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoui
Illinois
Vincent Steele
Browning
Riverside Park
Moline
Tlmo’s
Lou Kelly
Pheris
John
Mary Lee
Beverly
Byron Britton
Anna Marie
Stanley Maxwell
Duane
Sigmond Lantz
Arthur Rinehart
Ruth Mundell
E. M. Murrell
Lorene
Raymond
Wool market notice buys wool cash on spot
J. R. Williams & Co agents for Kirksville Wool Co announce immediate wool purchase with on the spot grading and cash payment. Prices set in conformity with regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Williams & Co
Kirksville Wool Co
Sheep Shearing Offer by Edwin Martin and Asa Badger
Edwin Martin and Asa Badger announce readiness to shear sheep with a price of 40 cents per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Martin
Asa Badger
Pasture For Rent For Four Cows
Wallace Grice advertises a pasture suitable for four cows available for rent. The brief notice notes the owner and the livestock capacity.
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Wallace Grice
Linn County youths called for service physical in Fort Leavenworth
Ninety one Linn County young men traveled to Fort Leavenworth Kansas on Monday May 22 for induction physicals. Readers include Dudley Cannon rejected Norris Mundell passed for the Marine Corps Max Schrock Navy Edward Elliott Navy. The boys await further call to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Dudley Cannon
Norris Mundell
J. N. Mundell
Marine Corps
Max Schrock
Chester Schrock
Navy
Edward Elliott
Will Elliott
Bartow Sgt Gale Bartow in Army Admin Training
Sgt Gale T Bartow, son of Mr and Mrs T S Bartow of Browning Missouri, attends The Adjutant General's School at Fort Washington Maryland for eight weeks of intensive Army administration training. Fort Washington sits on the Potomac River sixteen miles from Washington. The site has a long historic role in American history.
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Gale T. Bartow
Maryland
Cale T. Bartow
T. S. Bartow
Browning
Missouri
Adjutant General's School
Fort Washington
Adjutant General’s School
Potomac River
Army of the United States
Good Conduct Medal Awarded to Corporal John Simmons
Corporal John Simmons of the 73rd Field Artillery Battalion in the 9th Armored Division received a Good Conduct Medal. Presented today by his commanding officer Captain George Helm Samp, Simmons is the son of Mr and Mrs Jake Simmons of Browning Missouri Route 2.
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Camp. Polk
John Simmons
George Helmsamp
Simmons
73Rd Field Artillery Battalion
9Th Armored Division
Jake. Simmons
Browning
Missouri
Hicks Receives Soldiers Good Conduct Medal for Meritorious Service
Headquarters Detachment announces that Corporal Elburn T. Hicks has earned the Soldiers Good Conduct Medal under Army Regulations 600-68 for completing one year of meritorious service in the Army of the United States. He is reported to be somewhere in England. Mrs. Hicks of Route 2 Purdin Missouri is thanked for her family’s service. another son Rayburn Hicks is a board shipmate second class in Pensacola Florida.
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Lelia Hicks
Purdin
Missouri
Hicks
Elburn T. Hicks
Army of the United States
Army of the United States For A Soldiers Job Well Done. Corporal Hicks
England
Marine Corps Graduate Visits Freeland Family
Nyle Freeland recently graduated from the U S Marine Corps was in Corpus Christi Texas to visit his parents Mr and Mrs G G Freeland and other relatives and friends this week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyle Freeland
U. S. Marine Corps
Corps Christi
Texas
G. G. Freeland
Mrs Bertha Jennings Hosts Dinner for Son Home from Seabees
Mrs Bertha Jennings entertained Sunday with a lovely dinner in honor of her son J C Jennings who was home for a few days from the Seabees at New Bedford Massachusetts. Other guests were Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jennings and children Mr and Mrs Jerry Jennings and daughters and Mr and Mrs James Morris and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Jennings
J. C. Jennings
The
Seabees
New Bedford
Mass
Kenneth Jennings
Jerry Jennings
James Morris
Gifts for Father's Day at Harvey Drug Co
Don't forget Dad on Father's Day June 18. Choose from a complete line of gifts for Dad featured by Harvey Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Harvey Drug Co
Sunshine Worker's Club Meeting Observes Memorial Day
The Sunshine Worker's Club met May 25 at Mrs. Ellwood Thudium's home with eleven members and ten visitors. Activities included Bible verse readings, a Memorial Day reading, a Countrys' Call piece, a letter from the Home Demonstration Agent, a card shower for an ill member, and a quilt top report. Club dues were raised to 5 percent for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Worker's Club
Ellwood Thudium
Alberta
Lois
Bertha
Mellie Thuchum
Earl Campbell
Paul Cokerham
Gladys Baskett
Linn County Readies Fifth War Loan Drive Kickoff
Linn County plans to start the Fifth War Loan Drive on June 12 with a goal of 14 billion nationally and a county quota of 620000 up from the fourth drive. Ellis C Brownlee chairs the campaign with town and township organizers in place. quotas by town and district to be set after a meeting of all chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Ellis C. Brownlee
Ralph Rogers
Brookfield
George Breen
Browning
L. L. Ingraham
Bucklin
Prince
Power grain binder for sale by Ray Gooch
10 ft John Deere power grain binder offered by Ray Gooch of Browning Missouri. Phone 130.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Cinderella Club Dessert Bridge hosted by Mrs. Moore
Mrs. Robert Moore hosted the Cinderella Club and guests for a Dessert Bridge. Members listed include Mesdames Bartow Brantner Carter Forbes Gooch Gooch Hoselton Je'gs Johnson Nevins Peterson Rhodes Thurlo and Misses Burkholder and Peterson. Guests included Mesdames Duncan Johnson Bailey Calhoun Ellsberry Page Prather Williams. High Score honors went to Mrs. Forbes and Mrs. Ellsberry with the Traveling Prize to Mrs. Dick Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moore
Cinderella Club
Mesdames
Tommy Bartow
Ted Brantner
Edgar Carter
David Forbes
Ray Gooch
Wayne Gooch
Edgar Hoselton
Jerry Je’gs
Otto Johnson
Joe Nevins
Dyle Peterson
William Rhodes
Gale Thurlo
Edith Burkholder
Erma Peterson
Kenneth Duncan
Dick Johnson
Brookfield
Herbert Bailey
Hardy Calhoun
Paul Ellsberry
Ralph Page
Geo. Prather
James Williams
Forbes
Ellsberry
Busy Bee Sewing Club Meets at Alma Browning Home
The Busy Bee Sewing Club met Tuesday May 23 with five members. They hemmed tea towels and cut tasks. Members Rae Maggart Peggy Browning Jean Minor Mary Jo Hanman and Shirley Minor attended. Next meeting is May 30 at Alma Browning's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Bee Sewing Club
Alma Browning
Local service establishments to be checked by OPA
The Office of Price Administration will survey prices of auto repair, farm machinery repair, appliance repair, shoe repair, laundry and dry cleaning over the next two weeks. The local War Price and Rationing Board requires March 1942 basic prices be filed, with penalties for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
P. W. Markham
OPA
Mixed weekly notes on domestic incidents and oddities
The page records a string of humorous and domestic anecdotes from a household diary. Fragments touch on marital tensions, health checks, slimming schemes, a desire for a divorce, party plans, dining chair discomfort, and a pocket theft blamed on a spouse.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orra Cumbo
the Methodist Church
WOOL
L. C. Wykoff Produce CO
Gordon Johnson
Howard Jones
Geo. M. Crooks
Jas. E. Creason
Raymond Glenn
Willard R. Ross
B. F. Gooch
J. B. Taylor
C. L. McQuown
Jas. A. Lay
J. F. Fields
C. E. Nickell
J. P. Turner
Chas. Hott
S. J. Bartow
Ethel Stephenson
Jay Nickell
Geo. Barrows
L. E. Cox
Mary Kimbrough
Reginald Rinehart
C. A. Morris
T. W. Wn
Louis Arnold
Cecil Taylor
Curtis Williams
Samuel Cox
Chas. Ingraham
Grantsville
Joe Edens Jackson
Edgar Morris
Jefferson
Lawrence Dowell
Locust Creek
Jess Foster
Marceline
Jake Shermuly
North Salem
Perry Christian
Parsons Creek
Seth Sidebottom
Yellow Creek
E L. Jacobi
Aleck Bunn
Mebdy
Fannie Eck
Ant Emmy
Fannie
Fanny
Elso
Brunetts
Hix
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