Home Front to Frontline Duty Glory poem from wartime
Wartime ballad praising the effort of service members and home front support. It contrasts veterans at the front with stay at home peers, urging continued production and resolve. The piece notes sacrifice after Pearl Harbor and Wake Island, with references to New Guinea and North Africa and a pledge to press the fight ahead.
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United States
Gona
New Guinea
Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
North Africa
Council
United Defense
Linn County Students Enroll at Kirksville State Teachers College
Linn County students attend the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College summer session in Kirksville Missouri with officers: President Martha Hanson Bucklin Vice President Martha Sanders Bucklin and Sec Treas Nilda Cunningham Brookfield. Students listed include Mary Ellen Albright Bertha Anderson Ruth Barron Dorothy Chambers Floyd Cokerham and many others. Last year's stunt night winner was Scotland County.
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Linn County
Kirksville State Teachers College
Kirksville
Missouri
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Martha Hanson
Bucklin
Martha Sanders
Treas
Nilda Cunningham
Brookfield
Scotland County
Mary Ellen Albright
Bertha Anderson
Mary Bohurst
Ruth Barron
Dorothy Chambers
Floyd Cokerham
Mary Lynn Coulson
Nelda Cunning
Frances Foster
Thelma M. Ger
Maryan Olive Head
Betty Hines
Edith Johnson
Myrtle Velma Libby
Helen Lee
Dona Frances Lyons
Billa Fr. Lyons
Virginia Rosalea Lyons
Waverly
Marian Lyons
Ruth
Father’s Day Tribute: Honoring the Breadwinner and Dad
A nostalgic reflection on Fathers Day emphasizes the father as breadwinner and family cornerstone, while noting his dislike for fuss. It praises his role in providing, teaching, and supporting education and vacations, and urges daily appreciation for fathers alongside mothers.
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Father
Our Allied Advance Shows Progress on All Fronts
The report notes steady progress in defeating the enemy across battle zones. It credits long months of preparation and diverse defense work as crucial warm up for future operations. The text mentions active involvement on every front and lessons learned from reverses to avert greater danger.
Farm Work Is War Work Needs County Help
County Extension Agent Ray mond F Smith urges town residents and high school students to volunteer for farm work to meet food production goals. Enlist at local extension offices, even if only a few hours can be spared, to aid farmers across the county.
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Sullivan
Raymond F. Smith
Children's and Misses Apparel Sale Items
Assorted children’s slacks in sizes 8 to 12 and play suits in sizes 2 to 6. Misses jeep blouses in fine yarn and rayon with diagonal stripes and short sleeves. Pinafores and other items priced at 1.00 and 1.39 in assorted colors.
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JEEP
Emergency farm labor drive aims to boost planting in Sullivan County
Due to recent rains townspeople are urged to help with corn planting hay and grain crops and other timely tasks. The county extension office coordinates recruitment offering regular farm wages and calls on town women to assist with cooking canning and garden produce as farmers face labor shortages. The aim is to free farmers to work from daylight to dark and produce needed food amid shortages.
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Sullivan County
War Production Hints from County Extension Agents
A three pound error in your pressure gauge can ruin peas. Have your gauge tested at the county extension office. Freeze only tender young green peas to maintain quality. Canning aides are appointed in Linn County and will be supplied with authentic canning information for neighbors who call.
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County Extension Office
Linn County
War Time Club Reports and County Extension News
Mrs. George Taylor reports Busy Bee Club notes on War Time Meal meeting canning clinic and noodle making demonstration led by Mrs. Anna Ginther Alberta Surthur and Effie Van Dyke. Sunny Point Club demonstrations cover bandages home made toys and made over clothing led by Lula Lamme Mary Bowen and relatives. County Extension Office survey highlights farmer workload and urges efficient use of voluntary labor. Planned spring farm demonstrations on contour farming to be arranged by county agent. Meeting in Linneus June 21 covers conservation mileage for livestock trucks by Office of Defense Transportation. Pond planting lessons at Ray Kelly's and A L Woolen's emphasize pond fencing water area ratio and plants suitable for productive ponds. An acre pond can yield meat comparable to an acre of land.
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George Taylor
Busy Bee Club
Anna Ginther
Alberta Surthur
Effie van Dyke
T. T. Lamme
Sunny Point Club
Lula Lamme
Mary Bowen
Linneus
Office of Defense Transportation
Ray Kelly
A. L. Woolen
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Discover the Woman
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