Death of H Clay Jones in Kansas City
Henry Clay Jones died at his Kansas City home early Friday June 4 1948 aged 82 months 18 days born near Browning Missouri April 17 1866 married Rosella Myers April 9 1885 with three children Roy Leo and Pearl. He worked 40 years in Browning mercantile business later in hardware in Kansas City died after a Browning service June 6 1943. He left a sister Dora Weaver eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Burial Jenkins cemetery Schoene’s directed.
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Henry Clay Jones
Thomas O
Mary Jones
Browning
Missouri
East 12Th Street
Kansas City
Rosella Alice Myers
Roy T. Jones
San Diego
California
Leo E. Jones
Pearl Cotter
Goodland
Kansas
C. J. Chappell
Helen Carter
Beverly Moore
Guy Adams
W. W. Wilkison
Wayne Gooch
B. J. Harvey
G. T. Woodward
Card of Thanks for H. C. Jones
The family expresses sincere thanks for acts of kindness during their sorrow and for the floral offerings received in memory of father H. C. Jones.
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H. C. Jones
Death of Mrs Phoebe Baker Smith of Purdin Missouri
Mrs Phoebe Baker Smith died last Thursday after years of ill health. Born July 18 1872 on a farm east of Purdin she married Earnest Smith in 1902 and had a son who died in infancy. Survived by her mother 92 and sister Stella Bumgarner. Funeral Saturday June 5 at home in Purdin with Rev E M Hines officiating. Burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery.
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Phoebe Baker Smith
Phoebe Katherine
Bolin
Sarah J. Baker
Purdin
Missouri
Earnest Smith
Linn County
Stella Bumgarner
E. M. Hines
Methodist Church
Pleasant Grove
Government urges 25 percent of income to war bonds
Secretary Morgenthau calls for Americans to invest 25 percent of their income in war bonds by end of 1943 as part of a streamlined campaign. He notes 18 billion dollars still needed to complete 1943 financing and urges middle income earners to increase holdings from seven-eights of savings.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Mongenthau
Forest Rangers at Electric Theatre in Technicolor romance
The Forest Rangers stars Fred MacMurray Paulette Goddard Susan Hayward in a Technicolor romance set among U S Forest Service rangers. Directed by George Marshall the film features comedy adventure and music including Jingle Jangle Jingle and Tall Grows the Timber with strong outdoor photography and authentic forest fire sequences. Don Stuart marries a society beauty triggering laughs and thrills through a fast moving plot with notable supporting cast.
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Paramount
America
Forest Rangers
Electric Theatre
Fred MacMurray
Paulette Goddard
Susan Hayward
Lynne Overman
Albert Dekkar
Eugene Pallette
Regis Toomey
Rod Cameron
George Marshall
Thelma Strabel
U. S. Forest Service
Frank Loesser
Joseph Lilley
Forest Service
Guerdon Ellis
Tehoe National Forest
Don Stuart
Don
Rinehart Family Patriarch Dies in Wyoming
Word reached here of the death at eleven o clock Tuesday night of C. E. Rinehart at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Williams in Wheatland Wyoming. He had been in failing health for some time and his body will arrive here Friday with his daughters Miss Marjorie Rinehart and Mrs. George Williams. Funeral arrangements were not yet made.
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Chas. E. Rinehart
C. E. Rinehart
George Williams
Wheatland
Wyo
Rinehart
Marjorie Rinehart
Geo. Williams
Birth of Linda Lee Maggart weighs ten pounds
Mr and Mrs Ray Maggart announce the birth of a daughter Linda Lee born June 2. The mother and baby are reported doing nicely with Dr T R McArtor as attending physician.
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Ray Maggart
Linda Lee
Babe
T. R. McArtor
Sullivan County Field Crop Tour Planned for June 9
Sullivan County farmers will attend a Field Crops Department tour at the Don Shuey farm west of Unionville on Highway No. 4 Wednesday June 9 at 1 30 pm. The event highlights Balbo rye as a leading pasture crop and will report yields pasture days and rotations. Contact the county agent to arrange transportation.
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Sullivan County
Don Shuey
Unionville
Highway No. 4
Field Crops Department
University of Missouri
Missouri
Balborye
Morrow family to transfer to Moberly on June 15
Robert F. Morrow, manager of the Browning Exchange, will move to Moberly to take over the Moberly Exchange on June 15. Since arriving November 1, 1940, he built Browning’s farm club into a leading feed distributing center with groceries and other items.
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Robert F. Morrow
Browning Exchange
M. F. A. Central Cooperative
Moberly
Moberly Exchange
Mr. Morrow
Browning
Browning Farm Club
Colyer Beckett Wedding Ties Browning and Ottumwa
The marriage of Mrs Irene Beckett of Browning and J M Colyer of Ottumwa Iowa occurred Monday June 1 at 1230 in Milan Missouri with Rev J P Ingerslow of the Methodist Church officiating. Mrs Colyer recently came from Bethany to work as cashier operator at the Browning Telephone and will continue there. Mr Colyer works at the Morrell Packing Plant in Ottumwa.
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Colyer-Beckett
Irene Beckett
Browning
J. M. Colyer
Ottumwa
Iowa
Milan
Missouri
J. P. Ingerslow
Methodist Church
Miss Merilee Kelly Enrolls At Chillicothe Business College
Miss Merilee Kelly daughter of Mr and Mrs Lou Kelly enrolls at Chillicothe Business College Missouri for a machine bookkeeping course and will reside at Dryden Hall the college residence for girls during her studies.
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Merilee Kelly
Lou Kelly
Chillicothe Business College
Chillicothe
Missouri
Dryden Hall
Flag Day recalled as Betsy Ross flag emblem tradition
The piece celebrates Flag Day June 14 tracing its origin to Betsy Ross and the 1777 Congress design. It urges flying the Stars and Stripes with United Nations flags to show unity, notes flags symbolize courage and freedom, and quotes Franklin K. Lane on the meaning of the flag beyond mere cloth.
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Congress
Betsy Ross
Roosevelt
United Nations
Franklin K. Lane
County Extension Agents Host Two Pond Planting Demos
Two pond planting demonstrations will be held June 11 at Linn County farms. Morning session at 10:00 a.m. on Ray Kelly's farm four miles southeast of Browning. Afternoon session at 3:00 p.m. on A. L. Woolen's farm four miles northeast of Meadville.
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Linn County
Ray Kelly
Browning
A. L. Woolen
Meadville
County Livestock Transport Committee Meeting Set
Extension service teams with the Office of Defense Transportation to form a county committee for a livestock transport conservation survey. Livestock workers truckers and market reps are invited to a meeting in the Circuit Court room at Linnets on Monday June 21 at 8 00 p m to elect representatives to the committee.
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Extension Service
Office of Defense Transportation
Linnets
Hay cutting timing boosts feed value by three weeks
A comparison shows 1600 pounds of alfalfa hay cut now has feeding value equal to 1d pounds cut three weeks later, implying earlier harvest improves nutrient availability over time.
Early planting key to Missouri spring potato yields
The article states that potatoes thrive as a cool season crop and that successful spring yields depend on early planting with no recorded exceptions in Missouri. It adds that if planting is urgent, sweet potatoes are advised as an alternative.
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Missouri
Chinch Bugs and Grasshoppers Cause Lawn Damage
Persistent rain helped pests thrive with chinch bugs and grasshoppers damaging lawns. Homeowners report thinning turf and uneven patches across multiple neighborhoods as pesticides and care efforts escalate.
Extension clubs plan 16 dress forms this month
West Marceline and Shafter True Blue Extension Clubs announce they will construct 16 dress forms in the early part of the month, advancing local craft projects and 4H style education efforts.
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Home Extension Club
West Marceline
Shafter True Blue Extension Club
Canning Clinic Records Forks and Gauges Tested
Twenty four forks were present during the Bucklin canning clinic last Saturday. Six pressure cooker gauges were tested.
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Bucklin
Sugar Improves Canned Fruit Preservation
A tip notes that adding a small amount of sugar to fruit during canning helps preserve color, form, and flavor, improving overall quality of the preserved fruit.
Caning Rules Emphasize Freshness and Substitutions
Two hours from garden to jar is advised for canning berries, tomatoes and other vegetables to ensure quality flavor and texture and reduce spoilage risk. Honey can replace up to three parts of sugar and corn syrup up to one part in the canning process.
Advisory panel named for rationing of pressure cookers
Mrs. John Lowe, Mrs. J R Mc Intosh and Mrs. Earl Campbell have accepted appointments to the advisory committee tasked with rationing pressure cookers.
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John Lowe
J. R. McIntosh
Earl Campbell
Hostess Night For W S C S Senior Circle
Mrs H L Schrock hosted the Senior Circle of the W S C S on Thursday afternoon June 3 despite poor weather. Mrs C J Chappell led worship with members presenting Across the Nation with our Rural Workers and dainty refreshments were served. Next meeting with Mrs Nelle Williams June 17.
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H. L. Schrock
C. J. Chappell
Farm Supply Rules Under WPB Priority Regulation
A WPB order requires dealers to provide farm supplies to farmers who sign a certificate declaring farm status and current need for operation. The list covers 140 items, with caps of $25 per item, higher limits possible with county farm rationing committee approval.
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WPB
War Production Board
Drowned Boy James Scott 14 Near Browning
James Scott son of Mr and Mrs Frank Scott of northeast of Browning drowned Sunday evening in the Della Hoselton farm pond. He cramped and sank while swimming with Walter Scott and Allen Watson. Rescue came after about two and a half hours with a seine. Funeral arrangements pending word from relatives. The community extends sympathy to the Scott family.
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James Scott
Frank Scott
Browning
Della Hoselton
James
Walter
Allen Watson
Austin Watson
Schoene Funeral Home
Milan
Scott
Mrs. Georgia Ann Moore Dies in Brookfield Missouri
Georgia Ann Moore born July 29 1860 near Haseville Missouri died June 4 1943 at her daughter Mrs Earl Wilkersons home Brookfield Missouri She married John McAllister Moore in 1877 with eleven children six preceded her Surviving children Cora Sparks Chillicothe Missouri Mattie Switzer Macon Missouri Hugh Moore Portland Oregon Elizabeth Welkesare and Everett Missouri One sister Ary Perkins Deadenville Didabaane Funeral at Mount Olive Church conducted by Rev M W Nilsson Brookfield Burial Mount Olive cemetery
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Georgia Ann Moore
William and
Martha Downs
Haseville
Missouri
Earl Wilkerson
Brookfield
John McAllister ‘Moore
Mr. Moore
Cora Sparks
Chillicothe
Mattie Switzer
Macon
Hugh Moore
Portland
Oregon
Elizabeth Welkesare
Everett
Souri
Ary Perkins
Deadenville
Ration Reminders and Stamp Validity Dates
Wartime ration notes list gasoline A book No 6 four gallons each outside eastern short area valid to July 21. Sugar No 13 five pounds valid to August 15. Coupons 15 and 16 five pounds each for home canning. Coffee Stamp No 24 one pound valid to June 30. Fuel oil Period 5 valid to September 30. Shoes Stamp No 17 one pair valid to June 15. Stamp No 18 becomes valid June 16. Meats red stamps J K L valid to June 30. Processed foods blue stamps K L M valid to July 7.
A Farewell Party For Morrow Family
A Baptist Church community held a covered dish luncheon at Raymond Glenn's home to honor Robert Morrow his wife and daughter Anna Beth as they depart for new duties in Moberly. Friends offered best wishes and blessings for their future.
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Raymond Glenn
The
Baptist Church
Robert Morrow
Anna Beth
Morrow
Mobery
Nationwide traffic drop shown by 479 counters in 39 states
Reports from state motor-vehicle administrators show April traffic at 56 percent of pre war normal as 479 automatic rural counters in 39 states recorded totals. Motor fuel tax collections in 28 states reached 38,209,000 dollars in April, about three fourths of pre war levels.
State spends more in 1943 amid rationing and tax gains
Spending in 1943 rose to 2 762 114 47 dollars in May, up 148 238 38 from 1942. Five month total gains surpassed last year by 1865 324 09, aligning with State Auditor Forrest Smith's January forecast that only sales tax uptick offered relief amid wary finances.
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Forrest Smith
Missouri Assembly
Farewell Party for Morrow Family Before Move to Moberly
Employees of the M F A Central Co operative gathered at W W Wilkison home Monday evening to honor Mr and Mrs Morrow and their daughter who leave June 15 for a new home in Moberly. Guests included Robert and Anna Beth Morrow, Ralph and Jimmie Page, Asa Badger and Phyllis Kay, Edgar Carter, Gene and Eva Doris, Harvey Shannon, and Mary Ellen Wilkison.
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Morrow
M. F. A. Central Co-operative
Asa Badger
Phyllis Kay
Jimmie
Edgar Carter
Gene
Eva Doris
Wilkison
Mary Ellen
Harvey Shannon
For Sale Four Registered Hereford Yearling Bulls
Ross Fuller lists four registered Hereford yearling bulls for sale describing them as good stock. Potential buyers are urged to contact Fuller for details and pricing.
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Hereford
Ross Fuller
Slats Diary Week Inside Small Town Life
Diary entries recount a funeral, family dynamics, and daily chores from Sunday to Saturday. The narrator notes muddy waters, a missing fish breakfast, Jake’s shoe issue, a comic misread by the editor, and family jokes about shirts, buttons, and bees.
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H. Clay Jones
Jas. Scott
Jake
Unkel
Ant Emmy
Yaumer
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