National Registration Day Planned for American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary urges all members to register on Saturday March 15 at the Legion Home from 2 to 5 p m to assess ability to serve in emergencies. The drive aligns with wartime support and cooperation with Legion Posts, Red Cross Chapters, and voluntary groups. Hazel Peterson presides, Vera Lay serves as secretary, aiming for full participation at Browning.
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American Legion Auxiliary
U.S
England
Red Cross
Legion
Browning
Hazel Peterson
Vera Lay
Trucking Service Notice in North Salem Missouri
Two trucks available for prompt trucking service. Contact Frank or Oren Head in North Salem Missouri.
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Frank Or
Oren Head
North Salem
Missouri
For Sale 1000 Bushels Columbia Seed Oats
For Sale 1000 bushels Columbia Seed Oats and a few hundred pounds Lespedera Seed offered by H. N. Thurlo. Local notice reads as a simple classified sale of agricultural seeds.
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Columbia
Lespedera
H. N. Thurlo
Go Ahead With Mattress Program Helps Rural Families
A county meeting last Wednesday promoted a mattress program using surplus cotton and ticking from the Surplus Marketing Administration. Low income rural families qualify, earn a mattress by helping produce it, and must apply through ACE with Merle Houston and ACA approval.
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Surplus Marketing Administration
Walter Sensintaffar
ACA
ACE
Merle Houston
Home Dem
County Mattress Making Committee Elected
A County Mattress Making Committee was elected with members Mrs. Lawrence Dowell of Laclede as Chairman and others including Mrs. Dorothy Thorne of Purdin Mrs. Noel Lay of Browning Mrs. Ed Lineberry of Laclede and Mrs. O A Thudium of New Boston.
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Lawrence Dowell
Laclede
Dorothy Thorne
Purdin
Noel Lay
Browning
Ed Lineberry
O. A. Thudium
New Boston
Election Notice Browning Missouri 1941
Notice of election in Browning Missouri on April 1 1941 for mayor police judge collector marshal and aldermen. Voting places East Ward R E Harris Office with judges Mrs John Mullins Mrs Clay Dell and Mrs Cordia Swisegood. West Ward David Forbes Office with judges Mrs Fay Peterson Mrs Joe Nickell and Mrs Ernest Lumsden. Polls open 7 30 am to 6 pm. City Clerk H L Adams attested.
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Browning
Missouri
Dermen
East Ward
R. E. Harris
John Mullins
Clay Dell
Cordia Swisegood
West Ward
David Forbes
Fay Peterson
Joe Nickell
Ernest Lumsden
H. L. Adams
Barnyard Follies at Electric Theatre This Weekend
Local show features radio entertainers Mary Lee Rafe Davis Mrs Uppington Pappy Cheshire The Kidoodlers and the Cackle Sisters performing a farm themed roundup of mirth and melody Saturday and Sunday March 10 and 11 at the Electric Theatre.
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Electric Theatre
Mary Lee
Rafe Davis
Mrs. Uppington
Pappy” Cheshire
The
Kidoodlers
Cackle Sisters
Cornfield
Old Town
Meeting of W.S.C.S. in Marceline Attended by Local Ladies
A gathering of women including Rev. and Mrs. C. O. Hall and Mrs. H. L. Schrock met in Marceline on Tuesday for a W.S.C.S. session. Other attendees were Maude Mor tis, Geo Prather, David Forbes, Robert Moore, Arthur Bennett, A. D. Peterson, Joe Nevins, W. R. Rhoden, Sandra Ruth Mars, W. P. Nickell, J. J. Smith, and R. E. Harris.
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Marceline
C. O. Hall
H. L. Schrock
Maude Mortis
Geo. Prather
David Forbes
Robert Moore
Arthur Bennett
A. D. Peterson
Joe Nevins
W. R. Rhoden
Sandra
Ruth
Mars
W. P. Nickell
J. J.smith
R. E. Harris
W.S.C.S
True Blue Club Meeting On Lincoln Themed Day
The True Blue Club held a February 12 session at Marilee Gilmer home with eleven members and two visitors amid bad roads. Members shared poems about Lincoln, a Valentine exchange, contests, and a grab bag. preparations for cushions and mats were discussed. attendance for a later meeting with Oma Phillips was announced.
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True Blue Club
Edgar Morris
W. E. Morris
Lincoln
Elva
True Blue
Marilee
Gilmer
Ila Mae Edwinson
Morris Phillips
The
Wildwood
Carrie Bowyer
America
Washington
Winona Gooch
Oma Phillips
How the Sales Tax Helps in Linn County
State Auditor Forrest Smith reports Missouri Sales Tax collections for the biennial period with a 4 percent cost ratio the nation’s lowest. Linn County receipts totaled 66 249.73 with allocations to School 70 646.70 Old Age Assistance 67 334.04 Care of Insane and Charity Patients 9 125.82 Poor Relief 3 617.07 Care of Dependent Children 10 812.39. Total benefits 161 536.02, well above county receipts. The note also mentions community gatherings and a Farm Bureau item.
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Forrest Smith
Missouri
General Revenue
Linn County
Smith
Primary meeting for Enterprise Township candidates
The Resurbioane of Enterprise Township schedule a Friday meeting at the voting precinct. March 21 at 1 30 p m the committee orders the gathering to nominate candidates for the upcoming election.
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Resurbioane
Enterprise Township
Annual School Election Notice in Browning District
Notice to qualified voters of Browning School District Linn and Sullivan Counties Missouri of a Tuesday April 1 1941 election at the Auditorium Gym beginning 7 a m and closing 3 p m for two directors for three years one director for one year and a tax rate of 80 cents per hundred dollars for school purposes over 20 cents levied by the board Judges Lela Neet Marie Woolf and Mrs Nelle Williams. Burton Carr Secretary Board of Education.
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M.S. L
Browning
Linn
Sullivan
Missouri
Lela Neet
Marie Woolf
Nelle Williams
Board of Education
Burton Carr
Willing Workers Club Sees Quilt Work and Talks
The Willing Workers Club met at Mrs. Forrest Gooch’s home on Wednesday March 5. Members enjoyed luncheon, worked on a quilt for Isabel, and held a business meeting with roll call and a Bible verse.
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Willing Workers Club
Forrest Gooch
Isabel
Lena
Lucille
Treasury
Earl Foster
Linneus
Lettie
Locust Valleys
Birth Announcements From Local Families
Dr. T. R. McArtor reports several births on March 4 to the Van Dyke, Evan Scott, and Humphreys Burn families. Names include Larry Pemperton and Robert Evans. other births list a 83 lb boy near New Boston to Phillips and Lois Riley. an Archie Robison girl Carol Sue born March 11.
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T. R. McArtor
and Mirs
Russell van Dyke
Larry Pemperton
Russell Evan Scott
Robert Evans
Raymond‘ ‘Phillips
New Boston
Phillips
Lois Riley
Archie Robison
Carol Sue
Prayer Meeting at Rev and Mrs Home Thursday Night
Prayer meeting held at the home of Rev and Mrs on Thursday night invites all. Lesson will be the 23rd chapter of Matthew.
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Matthew
Duncan Township Election Notice March 25 1941
Duncan Township will hold an election on Tuesday March 25 1941 to elect One Trustee One Collector One Clerk and Assessor One Constable Two Board Members and Two Justices of Peace. Beryl Head, Clerk.
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Duncan Township
Beryl Head
Purdin Woman's Club Holds Regular Meeting
The Purdin Women's Club meets with Mrs. Minnie Street for a regular monthly session. Elisabeth Crookshanks is president and Nellie Kroeger leads the tree themed program with Hermia Street winning the tree contest. Next meeting set for April 2 with Sylvia Street.
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Purdin Women’s Club
Women's Club
Minnie Street
Anna Smith
Elizabeth Crookshanks
Viola Crookshanks
Sylvia Street
Stella Bumgarner
Margaret Hardin
Nellie Kroeger
Hermia Street
Thora Carr
Eva Dryden
America
Mimmie Pulliam
Oneta Grice
Sylvia
Missouri Farm Livestock Totals See Mixed Changes in 1941
The Division of Agricultural Statistics reports January 1 1941 counts show cattle at 2 970 000 head up six percent from last year and 13 percent above the 10 year average. Sheep total 1 624 000, down three percent from last year but 22 percent above the decade baseline. Hogs 3 322 000, down 12 percent from a year earlier and one percent below the 10 year average. Horses 524 000, unchanged from last year but three percent below the 10 year average. Mules 219 000, fifteen percent below the 10 year average.
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Missouri
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Columbia
Contouring School 10 Held March 18 19 25
Enrollments surge at Farm Bureau office for Contouring School sessions on March 18 19 and 25 starting 9 am in Linneus Court Room with afternoon tours to local farms on Highway 5. Purpose is training Linn County farmers to level fields preventing erosion and conserving moisture using farm levels.
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Farm Bureau
Linneus
Highway 5
Glenn Tomlin
Harold Thorne
Linn County
Hilton Simmons
L Clede Fen
Prooder Store Offers 1000 Chick Capacity Trade
W. I. Langdon of Browning Missouri advertises a poultry setup with capacity for 1000 chicks and invites trades for gilt.
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Prooder
W. I. Langdon
Browning, Mo
Bees Also Bulk and Section Honey
A brief aphorism attributed to W. H. Bennett notes bees produce honey in bulk and in sections.
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W. H. Bennett
Republicans Convene in Pur din for Township Nomination
The Republicans of Benton Township will hold a convention in Pur din on Monday March 17 1941 at 1 30 p m to nominate a ticket for the upcoming township election by order of the committee.
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Benton Township
Purdin
Red Clover Seed Home Grown and Recleaned
H. C. Bailey advertises red clover seed that is home grown and recleaned for quality and purity, highlighting local sourcing and farm production.
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H. C. Bailey
1500 Bushels Columbian Oats for Seed by J Carl Gilmer
1500 bushels of Columbian oats suitable for seed offered at 50 cents per bushel by J Carl Gilmer. Sale details or contact information not provided.
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J. Carl Gilmer
Spencer Shanks Wedding Quiet and Joyful
Mrs Oma Spencer and Robert Shanks wed February 15 in a quiet ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Edd Bundies, the groom son of Mr and Mrs John Shanks of near Purdin. They began housekeeping on the Powell farm northwest of Linneus and received a large charivari from friends.
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Spencer-Shanks
Oma Spencer
Robert Shanks
Edd Bundies
John Shanks
Purdin
Powell Farm
Linneus
Farm Seeds Sale Ad From Cora Missouri
Clifford Fanning of Cora Missouri urges buyers to compare prices on lespedeza timothy and other farm seeds before purchase promising competitive rates and local availability.
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Lespedeza
Timothy
Clifford Fanning
Cora
Nevins Nominated for Benton Township Trustee Post
The Leader Record announces Joe Nevins as the Democratic primary candidate for Trustee of Benton Township to be chosen by voters on Saturday March 15. Nevins is described as well qualified and pledges to act in the interest of the people with support appreciated.
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Joe Nevins
Benton Township
Nevins
Elizabeth Gilmer Seeks Sale of 114 Bushels of Columbia Seed Oats
Mrs Elizabeth Gilmer offers 114 bushels of Columbia Seed Oats for sale at 50 cents per bushel.
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Columbia Seed Oats
Elizabeth Gilmer
Senior Circle Meeting Opens with Song and Prayer
The Senior Circle met on Thursday March 6 at Mrs May Schrocks home. Mrs Annette Crawford led a Scripture reading from Genesis 32 and gave a brief discourse. Mrs Ivah Carr led in prayer following the reading.
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May Schrock
Annette Crawford
Ivah Carr
Mamie Bartow
Circle No 1 W S of C S Luncheon Recap
Members gathered at Mrs Ruth Lantz home for a covered dish luncheon. Devotionals by Mrs Genevieve Lumsden and a talk on Investing Our World with the China theme by Mrs Edna Forbes. Readings by Mrs Ila Nevins. Plans made for a food sale March 22 with a list of attendees and visitors.
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Africa
May Schrock
India
Lelia Nickell
China
Bertha Haning
Lula Carter
Purdin
Tom Street
Dr.Dryden
Vinton Jones
Jennie Everson
St. Joseph
Circle No. 1
W. S. of C.S
Ruth Lantz
Genevieve Lumsden
Thesson
Edna Forbes
Ila Nevins
Beverly Moore
Hazel Peterson
Genevieve Prather
Mary Ruth Morelock
Edna _ Forbes
Margaret Smith
Almeda Bartow
Mildred Rhodes
Lillian Bennett
Bobbie Garrett
Sandra Ruth Rhodes
Julia Ann Lantz
Slats Diary Entries Chronicle Hard Times and Small Joys
A fragmentary diary spans a week of rough life and school days. The writer recalls singing God Bless America, car trouble with a junkman, Grafy lesson confusion, a senior class play, family tensions, a teacher’s prompts on area and opportunity, a chance encounter in a store, and a lingering sense of fatigue and illness by week's end.
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America
Ant Emmy
Evry Boddie
P.S
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Jefferson City
Louis
Arnold
School Is Sponsored By
Linn County Farm Bureau
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