Miss Delphia Sparks Dies at 56 in Browning Missouri
Myra Delphia Sparks daughter of John L. and Mariette Sparks died June 21 1944 at her Browning Missouri home at age 56 after lifelong illness. She was unable to walk but active in faith and cared for by family in Liberal Kansas and Browning with funeral Thursday at Morris Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Delphia Sparks
John L
Mariette Sparks
Liberal
Kansas
Seward
Browning
Missouri
Delphia
Edna Falconer
Levi Sparks
Garnelle Welch
Falconer
Nadine
Norris Sparks
Joe Crookshanks
Purdin
Lee Crookshanks
Laredo
Frances Fuller
Morris Chapel
Jesse A. Slover
Helen Falconer
Nadine Sparks
Betty McCormick
Everett
Clarence Crookshanks
Chas Tate
Joe Moore
Emmett Palmer
Ben Carter
Donavan
Dixie Crookshanks
Washington, D. C
Della Lyster
Dee Sayers
Linneus
Delphia Sparks
Card of Thanks for Delphia Sparks
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our daughter and sister Delphia Sparks. Mariette Sparks and Family.
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Delphia Sparks
Mariette Sparks
Sunday Guests Share Fried Chicken Dinner
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Maggart included Frank Maggart Ronald Mac Montgomery Fred Montgomery and the Montgomery and Head families plus Clinton Bennett Raymond Kelly and Richard Head. Afternoon visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wilkins Porter Sayre Asa Badger and their children.
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Ray Maggart
Frank Maggart
Ronald
Mac Montgomery
Fred
Leon Montgomery
Carl Head
Clinton Bennett
Raymond Kelly
Richard Head
Ted Wilkins
Porter Sayre
Asa Badger
Help Available for Linn County Farmers Harvest Labor
Farmers in Linn County are urged to visit the county extension office for harvest help. Available workers include an experienced combine operator, a harvest hand, a 15 year old for general work, and a man with a tractor and two row cultivator for corn plowing. Write or us today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Gene Autry Heads to Electric Theatre with Hoosier Hot Shots
Gene Autry and Frog appear at the Electric Theatre on Saturday and Sunday with the Hoosier Hot Shots and other acts. Freddie P sher and his orchestra perform a jazz number, plus a cartoon for all ages. The feature is In Old Monterey and the lively program promises a big happy show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabby
Sarie
Sallie
Freddie P ¥Sher
Monterey
Harvey Drug Co Announces July 4 Closure
The Harvey Drug Company will be closed all day on July 4 to give staff a day of rest. Public notice requests customers to plan ahead and stock up before the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Drug Co
Brantner Couple Welcome 7 lb Boy on June 23
Mr and Mrs Ted Brantner of near North Salem announce the birth of a seven pound baby boy born Thursday June 23 Dr T R McArtor served as the attending physician
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Ted Brantner
Near North Salem
T. R. McArtor
Uncle Daniel Thudium mourned by family in Missouri obituary
Daniel Thudium died at noon on June 17 1944 at his son Charley Thudium’s home near New Boston Missouri. Born October 23 1851 in Philadelphia he lived 85 years in Linn County as a pioneer and farmer. Survived by nine children twenty three grandchildren and many relatives. wife Sarah Hill died 1909. He united with the Christian Church at Shelby. He served as deacon forty five years and was a staunch Republican. Sleep on dear Father.
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Daniel Thudium
Charley Thudium
New Boston
Philadelphia
Penn
Jnc. G
Dora Christiana Thudium
Wisconsin
Linn County
Missouri
Sarah Hill
Edward Thudium
Brookfield
Jno
Thudium
Kirksville
Bennie Thudium
Kansas City
Lowell Pace
Christian Church
Shelby
Shelby Church
Dan
Charley
Paul
Father
W Leon Stephenson in Training Great Lakes
Dear Mom and DadLeon writes from the Great Lakes training camp describing illness from a double typhoid shot, a missing mattress cover found, swimming lessons and flooding hazards, shipshape drills, guard duty, and daily meals with beans soup pie and ice cream while praising Navy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Leon Stephenson
Great Lakes
Navy
Leon
Farm Club Closed All Day on July 4
The Farm Club will be closed all day on July 4 due to Independence Day observance. Members and guests are advised to plan accordingly.
Ice refrigerator 100 pound capacity
Browning dealer Guy Peters lists an ice refrigerator with 100 pound capacity. Reported features include compact design and practical cooling for markets and kitchens. Availability or price details are not specified.
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Guy Peters
Browning
Dinner in Honor of Pvt Herald A Lambert
A Sunday dinner was hosted for Pvt Herald A Lambert who was home on furlough at his city residence. Attending were Pvt and Mrs Herald Lambert with son and multiple Lambert family couples including John T Hooker Ona Lambert Bennie Lambert Robert Lambert and Harry Lambert and their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Lambert
Herald A. Lambert
John T. Hooker
Ona Lambert
Bennie Lambert
Robert Lambert
Harry Lambert
San Antonio Cadet Center trains future Army aircrew
At the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center potential pilots bombadiers and navigators begin a 10 week preflight program. Trainees study maps charts aircraft identification small arms and physical military training before specialized instruction. The present class includes 102 trainees from Missouri including George M Crooks son of Mr and Mrs Walter Crooks.
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Geo. M. Crooks
San Antonio
Texas
Missouri
Browning
George M. Crooks
Walter Crooks
Letter From Lt J W McQuown In England May 30 1944
In a May 30 1944 letter from England Lt J W McQuown writes of nearing three years in the army, enjoying good weather and sights such as a tenth century cathedral, receiving several letters and a magazine, handling odd duties at the post exchange, and hoping for civilian life after more service. He references family members Ida Lyle J T Maze Browning and Kathryn and Earl Farrell, noting morale boosts from mail and updates on relatives.
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Ida
Lyle
J.T
Maze
Browning
Record
Post Exchange
Kathryn
Earl
Farrell
Phillips
Eva
J. W
Expected Home This Week Set
Raymond DeVore, after time in the Aleutian Islands and Alaska, is en route home and is expected any day to spend several days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Bill DeVore and other relatives and friends.
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Raymond DeVore
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Bill DeVore
Dinner in Honor of Pvt Donald Sickler and Wife at Avalon
A large crowd gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Art Sickler in Avalon Missouri for a dinner honoring Pvt and Mrs Donald Sickler married March first in Gainesville Texas. The event also celebrated birthdays of John Robison and Mrs Ruth Wimmer with numerous Avalon residents present. Pvt Donald Sickler plans to return to Fort Meade Maryland Wednesday and Mrs Sickler will stay with his parents in Avalon.
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Pvt
Donald Sickler
Avalon
Art Sickler
Missouri
Gainesville
Texas
John Robison
Browning
Ruth Wimmer
Billie
Bobbie
Andy
Russell Wimmer
Bettie Sue
Norman Lee
Richard Whittey
Richard Robison
Earl Frock
Shirley
David Lee
Billie Allen
Nedborne
Frank Smith
Franklin
Mildred
Jack Dean
Hale, Mo
Gertrude Wimmer
Browning, Mo
Fort Meade
Maryland
Miss Shirley Knifong Weds Olon Crandall in Twin Falls
The wedding of Miss Shirley Knifong and Olon Crandall took place Sunday at 8 pm in Twin Falls with Rev. G L Clark officiating. The couple, of Eden Idaho and Graybell Wyoming heritage, will reside in San Diego as Crandall serves in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Knifong
Carlos Knifong
Olon Crandall
D. O. Crandall
Graybell
Wyoming
Twin Falls
G. L. Clark
Robert Black
Romaine Oliver
Ralph Kohtz
Lohengrin
Nolan Cooper
Dorothy West
Ernest Whiteford
Gardenias
Eden
Correspondents urged to send items before July 4 holiday
Notice requests readers to mail items in advance since a holiday may delay carriers. If July 4 falls on a Tuesday, mail routes may be suspended and items should be sent so they arrive by Monday.
Birthday Dinfter Honors Mrs Whitaker on 41st
A June 25 birthday gathering for Mrs. Curt Whitaker features a noon feast with numerous relatives and friends listed by name. The group, including extended family from Woodrow Smith to Barbara Dewane, spends the day visiting and later wishes Mrs. Whitaker many more birthdays.
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Curt Whitaker
Richard
Lucille
Ethel Brantner
Herbert Lambert
Kenneth
Ruby Dixon
Melvin Brummitt
Eugen
Clifford Gooch
Larry
Reta Fuller
Jean
Barbara
Settee
Young recruit Nolan Kimbrough at Great Lakes base
Nolan Richard Kimbrough, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Kimbrough of Browning Missouri, begins naval indoctrination at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes. His boat training covers seamanship military drill and general naval procedure as aptitude tests determine future assignment. After recruit training completes he will have leave at home.
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Nolan Kimbrough
Great Lakes
U. S. Naval Training Station
Nolan Richard Kimbrough
Tom Kimbrough
Browning
Missouri
U. S. Naval Training Center
Naval Service
W E Davis 1944 Death Notice in Centerville Iowa
William Edwin Davis died at his daughter's home in Centerville Iowa on June 23 1944 at age 83 years 4 months and 8 days. He was born February 15 1861 in Green County Indiana and taught school before merging into Browning Missouri hardware business. He leaves wife deceased two children four sisters two grandchildren and many friends. Funeral at Beckner Funeral Home with H E Trimble. buried Elgin Cemetery Mystic Iowa.
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William Edwin Davis
Isaac N
Frances Davis
Green County
Indiana
W. A. Stark
Centerville
Iowa
Browning
Misouri
Elizabeth Gabel
West Coast
Natalie
Patty Sue
Missouri
Mr. Davis
Christian Church
Beckner
H. E. Trimble
EL Gin
Mystic
Harvest Labor Help Request Lists Available Workers
A county extension notice asks farmers to report how much harvest help they need and when. It says the Linneus County Extension Office will coordinate workers and wages, requesting written, phone, or in person contact with details.
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County Extension Office
Linneus
Oak Leaf Cluster Awarded to Langdon in England
Technical Sergeant Ernest Langdon Jr. husband of Avis Langdon of Cora Missouri receives an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal from Colonel Jacob J. Brogger at an Eighth Air Force base in England. Langdon earned his wings in Las Vegas Nevada and trained at Scott Field Illinois after enlisting August 5 1942.
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England
Ernest Langdon, Jr
Avis J. Langdon
Cora
Missouri
Jacob J. Brogger
Europe
United States
Langdon
Armed Forces
Las Vegas
Nevada
Scott Field
Illinois
Purdin High School
E. C. Langdon
Atty Roscoe Mullins of Singers Visited Saturday Afternoon
Attorney Roscoe Mullins of singers was in town on business Saturday afternoon meeting local clients and discussing legal matters.
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Atty
Roscoe Mullins
Singers
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M. Delphia Sparks
Gene Autry and
Frog
Electric Theatre
H. R. Hamilton
Ilinois
Mom
CPO
J. W. McQuown
E_ngland
Bride OF
Olon Grandall
W.E. Davis
Gooch’s
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