Black and White Ball Honoring Wildcats and Wildkittens
The 1943 Black and White Ball at B H S featured queen Laverne Kirby crowned by Mary Smith with attendants Waverly Ware and Mary Ruth Fanning. The event used black and white decor, roses, and a Grand March, with crowds dancing to a juke box and a 10:15 intermission for punch and cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne Kirby
Mary Smith
Leon Stephenson
Miss Ware
Keith Kirby
Miss Fanning
Billy Newton
Miss Kirby
Student Council
B. H.S
Grow More in 1944 Victory Gardens Increase urged
The 1944 push calls for more and better Victory Gardens due to labor and transport strain and heavier military food demands. Armed forces may take 40 percent of processed fruits and vegetables, up from 25 percent in 1943, prompting emphasis on home preservation and ration values. Plant now: okra, beans, celery, corn, parsley. second plantings of spinach, peas, carrots, lettuce, radishes, kale, parsnips. plan cucumbers, melons, squash, tomatoes, pole beans, watermelons next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Ration Stamps and Corrections for May 1944
Summary of up to date rationing: meat and fats stamps A8 to Q8 valid indefinitely, blue stamps A8 to Q8 plus others valid May 1. Sugar stamp 30 and 31 details, four stamps for home canning. Shoes stamps 1 and 2 with validity notes, gasoline coupons with limits and endorsements. A May correction updates beef rump boneless value from 7 to 11 points per pound and retailers must adjust chart 14 from May 1 1944.
Community drive donations tally in Sullivan county
Mt Olive district Red Cross workers led a fund drive with named donors giving amounts from 5 to 0.25 dollars. An apple supper at the schoolhouse raised 12.55 bringing the total to 77.30. A large crowd attended Sullivan County Aberdeen Angus sale event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Mt. Olive District No
W. G. Smith
Messrs
Mesdames
Alden Knifong
R. Linhart
Wm. Hale
Geo. Fanning
P. H. Chaffee
L. E. Belzer
Bert Belzer
Edgar Tully
Rosa and
Vern Straley and Son
Wilmot
Hampton
Lyndon Knifong
R. H. Smith
C. E. Smith
Geo. P. Martin
Kenneth Knifong
Albert Spray
Mell Carmack
Ted Brantner
Ida Brantner
Floyd Baker
Wayne Coffman
Jessie Coffman
Carlos Baker
Walter Baker
Eldon Morris
Kenneth Coffman
Sullivan Co
Angus
Sullivan County
Aberdeen
Angus Breeders Hold Second Annual Angus Sale at Milan
Angus Breeders conducted their second annual sale at the Milan Sales Pavilion on Thursday April 27. The event drew a full crowd of Angus cattle enthusiasts with Geo M Laughlin Kirksville Missouri consigning top lot Blackbird Second of Thousands Hill a bred heifer sold to John Mills Kirksville for 400.00 dollars. The second high female brought 305.00 dollars and also went to John Mills. Bulls led at 230.00 dollars for Elba's Lad purchased by O H Maue Trenton Missouri. Top bulls followed at 325.00 to George Walkup Leadville Missouri and 250.00 to Ben Elmore Salisbury Missouri. The ten top females averaged 276.00 while bulls averaged 236.50. Overall twenty bulls averaged 180.00 versus 188.00 for forty eight females. Additional consignors included H H Chappell Son Green Castle Missouri and others.
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Milan
Blackbird
Geo. M. Laughlin
Kirksville
Missouri
John Mills
I. Dean Page & Sons
George
Leadville
Equatoria
Ben Elmore
Salisbury
H. H. Chappell & Son
Greecastle
H. C. Cosby
Geen City
A. W. Herington
C. D. Milligan
Osgood
Mills & Anderson
Kirksvilel
Mills and Bradshaw
W. T. Nickell & Son
Greencastle
Russell Page & Sons
G. Orville Shriver
Green City
George Sparks
Ray Watson
Harris, Missouri
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Wilcats
Wildkittens
Wildcat
Wildkitten
B.H.S
Wildcats
Florida
Kentucky
Linn County
Jay
Yeal
WN Ee
Purdin
Missuori
Clydes
RED
Dannens
S. Silberman & Sons
Chicago
L. O. Wykoff Produce Company
Browning
Bill Folds
Browning, Mo
Willie Pridemore
Shafter
Blacktop
Campbell
Col
H. V. Campbell
Auct
H. G. Johnson
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