Armed Forces Talk Looms As Local Students Depart
School Notes report visitors from the 1942 class Nelson Rinehart DeVane Gray Russell Bartow and Junior Woolf who will soon leave for the armed forces. County Superintendent John Ed Fuhrman calls a Linn County superintendents meeting in Brookfield March 10 to discuss the ODT Report due to the State Superintendent by March 73. Bookkeeping class works on the Spencer Hardware practice set with Sue leading senior typing by points and Marjorie fastest. Charles tops the junior typing with Waverly Myron and Laverne close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Rinehart
DeVane Gray
Russell Bartow
Junior Woolf
Armed Forces
John Ed Fuhrman
Linn County
Brookfield
Sixth Grade Room III News and Upcoming Assembly
Room III reports steady attendance and strong work in Language Arts with Old Greek stories and The Littlest Rebel. Seventh and eighth grades study measurements and geometry, Fine Arts cover Raeburn and musical numbers, and an Assembly Friday afternoon invites the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Hood
Peple
New Seventh Grader Opal Griffith Joins Brookfield Class
The school welcomes Opal Griffith to seventh grade from Brookfield. Her enrollment brings the total to 24 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Griffith
Brookfield
Weather Woes Highlight Shafter Notes
Cpring weather brings snow and zero wind chill while residents report chilly days. Mrs. Lelia Hicks visits Purdin for medical needs. Mrs. Elmer Hammock improves slowly. Mrs. Warren Gooch cared for her mother near Shelby. Mrs. Laura McGhee shows improvement. Harold Campbell and family visited Sanford and Agnes Campbell near Galt. Helen Lee spent weekend with sister in Linnews. Virgil Molloy to Chillicothe with Hammock Store goods. Billie and Nolan Kimbrough of Chilli ose visit relatives. LW Arnold mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia Hicks
Purdin
Elmer Hammock
Warren Gooch
Shelby
Laura Mc Ghee
Mc Ghee
Harold Campbell
Sanford Campbell
Agel
Galt
Helen Lee
Linnews
Meee Helms
Virgil Molloy
Chillicothe
Billie Kimbrough
Nolan Kimbrough
Tom Kim- Easonie
Wienmarek
LW. Arnold
Inside the Giant Studio City Browning Missouri
A Browning Missouri writer tours a vast motion picture studio complex covering 117 acres with three large lots. He describes outdoor sets, offices, 30 sound stages, a full commissary feeding 1800 daily, and on site manufacturing capabilities. He notes extensive government war restrictions and army navy supervision of filming.
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Steges
New York
Paris
Burma Road
London
Army
Navy
New England
Pro
Spencer Tracy
Walter Pidgeon
Greer Garson
Mickey Rooney
Arrival of a great granddaughter noted in Portland family
The newspaper records the birth of Susan Dian, great granddaughter to the Harnie Gillespie family of Portland Oregon. Captured social notes show Mrs Verne Stevenson and Mrs Harold Campbell visiting Mrs Elmer Hammock on Tuesday. Mrs L W Arnold spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs Fay Coulter and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Dian
Sgt
Harnie Gillespie
Portland
Oregon
Verne Stevenson
Harold Campbell
Elmer Hammock
L. W. Arnold
Fay Coulter
Local Notes and Social Visits Amid Winter Weather
March reports linger on cold, snowy days while residents anticipate spring. Paul Dodge and family visited Albert Dodge. Hubert Baskett and family spent Sunday with J B Baskett near Shafter. Watson Burkholder and family aided Jeff Mott with butchering. Orville Thudium visited Elvis and Mrs Martin near Winigan. Elma Abbott visited Thos Coram’s sister. Dean Maxwell and wife hosted Florence Mott. Gladys Baskett visited Thudhum parents. Burkholders helped Mabel Gall move to Shelby Switch. Herb Pepper and family joined Lawrence Ried in Sunday dinner. Lee Schreckhise and I called on Dean Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Dodge
Albert Dodge
Hubert, Baskett
J. B. Baskett
Shafter
Watson Burkholder
W. J. Burkholder
E. E. Thudium
Jeff Mott
Orville Thudium
Thudium
Elvis Martin
Winigan
Elma Abbott
Thos. Coram
Dean Maxwell
Gilbert Montgomery
Florence Mott
Gladys Baskett
E. E. Thudhum
Mabel Gall
Shelby
Herb Pepper
Lawrence Ried
Lee Schreckhise
Earl Campbell Family Spotted Shopping in Brookfield
Earl Campbell and his relatives were seen shopping in Brookfield on Saturday, drawing attention from locals and fans. The sighting occurred during daytime errands as the family moved through stores in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Campbell
Brookfield
War Production Hints From County Extension Agents
Evans and Glover of Laclede start a Commando School for repairing farm machinery. Oats seed choices advised with cautions on late maturing northern varieties. Fulghum and Columbia seeds highlighted as top Missouri performers with early sowing needed. 4-H youth Jack Taylor from Linneus shows four lambs from his ewes aiming for a 100 percent crop amid twin loss. Linn County 4-Hers produce enough to feed more than a thousand men in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans and Glover
Laclede
Jack Taylor
Linneus
Jack
Linn County
Armed Services
Linnity seeds advise formaldehyde treatment for oats
Farm guidance warns seed oats may be sabotaged this year and normal losses range from 5 to 20 percent. Officials urge treating all seed oats with formaldehyde or cearsan as a cheap safe and easy preventive measure for national and personal loss avoidance.
Purdin Items Highlight Winter Weather and Local Visits
The column notes continued cold and snowfall in Purdin with hopes for a quick end to winter conditions. It lists residents reporting illness such as mumps and scarlet fever, and records social visits and moves including the Norman Smith family relocating to a recently purchased farm.
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Ray Duane
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Waverly
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Schoene
Milan, Missouri
Browning, Missouri
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Boone
Tama
Charley Johnson
Jim Samples
Cecil Cassity
Ben
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Will Penhale
Lon McNally
Norman Smith
Eddie Hale
Susie Pulliam
Pulliam
Eli Kirk
George Dray
Central Co-Operative
MFA
M.F.A
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Meda Stone
Effie Pulliam
Sonora
LA Congo
Lisle
Morton's
Miller’s
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