Triplet lookalikes cause drill muddle in Battery A
Brownings Missouri brothers from the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion create chaos in basic training as four Jacobs siblings resemble each other and confuse drill sergeants and fellow cadremen. They share chores, weigh gains, and even affect assignments, while kin from Kirksville and nearby towns visit during furloughs and dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobs Brothers
71St Armored Field Artillery
Jerald
John
K.P
Junior
John Bulla
Browning
Raymond Jacobs
Jerald Junior
Herman
Brother No. 1
Brother No. 2
Battery A
Neuropsychiatric
Bulla
Jacobs
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Local Social Notes From Browning Area gathering visitors and family
Local residents report a string of weekend visits and gatherings. W W Western of Purdin and Eugene Thurlo of Unionville visited Browning. G S Gilmer and Dean Gooch from near Purdin dropped by Thursday. Clifford and Mrs Gooch hosted the Saturday guests Larry and Lana Kay. Chester Browning moved into rooms with Mrs Emery Gray. Raymond McCreary and James Lee near Chula and James R Williams joined Blaine Fleming for Sunday dinner. Mrs Leland Simpson and children returned home after a stay with Frank Scott on Freeland place. Bessie Olson of Kansas cared for her ill mother Mary Lynhart Jacobs. W P Nickell hosted daughters Myrl Dodson, Nina Fanning, and Leona Harris on Tuesday. Rev C J Chappell of New Hampton, former Browning pastor, spent time here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Western
Purdin
Browning
Eugene Thurlo
Unionville
C. W. Gooch
Gilmer
Dean Gooch
Near Purdin
Curt Whitaker
Clifford Gooch
Larry
Lana Kay
Chester Browning
Emery Gray
Raymond McCreary
James Lee
Near Chula
Jas. R. Williams
Blaine Fleming
Leland Simpson
Frank Scott
Freeland Place
Bessie Olson
Kansas
Mary Lynhart Jacobs
W. P. Nickell
Myrl Dodson
Near Brookfield
Nina Fanning
Leona Harris
C.J. Chappell
New Hampton
Methodist Church
Spent
For Sale or Trade Cars and Trucks in Brookfield Missouri
A classified listing from Linco Motors, Inc. at 104 Linn Street Brookfield Missouri offers a range of used cars and trucks from 1933 to 1949 models. Prices start at $95 with terms available. Open evenings and Sundays for viewing and negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linco Motors, Inc
Linn Street
Brookfield
Missouri
Young volunteers aid cancer campaign fund drive
The effort will be supported by the Young Adult Sunday School class and other volunteers as they raise funds for the cancer campaign.
Birth of Steven Ray Brown in Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Raymond Brown announce the birth of a baby boy named Steven Ray on March 18. Mrs Brown is former Miss Mary Powell daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard Powell of near Linneus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond ‘Brown
Kansas City
Steven Ray
Brown
Mary Powell
Willard Powell
Linneus
Locust Valley Cemetery Association Meeting Set
All parties interested in the Locust Valley Community Cemetery Association are requested to meet at the church on Monday April 4 1949 at 8 00 p m for the annual meeting. By order of board.
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Locust Valley Community Cemetery Association
Mrs Allie Ware Hosts Stitch And Chatter Club
Mrs Allie Ware hosted the Stitch And Chatter Club on March 11 with Mrs Ware in attendance. The group worked on a quilt missing for the day and enjoyed a noon dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Ware
Stitch and Chatter
Stitch and Chatter Club
Local Club Meeting Opens With Exchange and Gifts
The business meeting began with a pot holder exchange and review of last meeting minutes. Members and visitors received birthday and anniversary gifts while Edith Hale and Vivian Woodside contests were won by Bertha Abbott and Cora L Ford respectively. Red Cross donation totaled ten dollars. Next gathering set with Mamie Hale on March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Hale
Camora Spencer
Allie Ware
Cora Lee Ford
Bertha Abbott
Mabel Lambert
Bertha
Edith Hale
Vivian Woodside
Cora L. Ford
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Chafee
W. W. Crawford
Nellie Seaman
Eva Hems
Ethel Woods
Goldie Rawley
Marion Davis
Chillicothe
Kirksville
Helms
Ed Pulliam
Gene Studer
Penny
Hann
Pvt
Walter Scott
Edgar Hoselton
A.M. Baker
Betty Green
Sharon
Marceline
Melrose Park
Carl B. Barrows
James
Monroe City
Nellie Stone
Chas. Johns
Helen Dixon
Judy
Leland Burke
Laredo
R. C. Burke
C. L. McQuown
R. E. Harris
Dale Gooch
Trenton
Mary R. Harris
W. B. Austin
Bogard
Clara V. Whaley
Austin
Thora Parkins
Maurice Foster
J. D. Elliott
James Dell
Haskel Foster
Vernie Foster
Hannibal
Kathryn Calhoun
C. A. Fleming
Line Street
J. L.smith
Chicago
C. B. Fleming
Calhoun
Son
Cecil Taylor
Milan
Harvey Ziegelbein
Albert Maggart
Kenneth
Carl Drake and Sonscan Cancer Society
Elizabeth Ellsberry
Linn County American Cancer Society
Conlin Cafe
Prather
Shiplap
Carload
Browning Lumber CO
Gillett
Schrock’s
Chambray
Maude
Winchester
Frostmaster
Bailey Maytag CO
Roy Sanders
Junior Legion
Legion Committee
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