Veal King J J Smith Dominates Missouri Sales
J J Smith of Trenton is hailed as the Veal King of Missouri for shipping more veal calves to Swift and Co. in St. Louis than any other seller in the nation. He recently shipped 108 head and aims to surpass that, maintaining a busy schedule at Trenton sales and other community auctions. He travels nationwide to buy stock directly from farmers and frequently drives stock to St. Louis each Sunday afternoon.
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J. J. Smith
Missouri
Swift & Co
St. Louis
Trenton
Tad Powell Visits En Route to Linneus
Mr and Mrs Tay Powell of Albia Iowa spent a short Sunday afternoon here while traveling to Linneus Tad Powell a former Browning Stars member once the best baseball team in North Missouri appears much as a youth though his hair has turned white A passerby would guess he is about twenty years old
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Tay
Powell
Albia
Iowa
Linneus
Tad
Browning Stars
Missouri
Death of D Molloy Jackson township educator noted
D Molloy Jefferson a prominent Jackson township resident and longtime Linn County Missouri teacher died at home. Born December 7 1861 in Clay township he taught 51 years in Linn and nearby counties. Survived by six children Mary Hayes widow and lodges memberships noted funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson D. Molloy
P. B
Mary Molloy
Clay Township
Linn County
Missouri
Kirksville State Normal
Melroy
Mary Hayes
Jackson Township
Bryan
Mack
Wilbur
John
Virgil
Blanche
Cecil
Coast Artillery Service
Molloy
Christian Church
Woodman
Odd Fellows
Community notices of Mount Olive services and local gatherings
Vices were held at Mount Olive church Tuesday at 2 pm by Rev C E Dunkle with a large local attendance. Interment followed at Mount Olive cemetery. Mr and Mrs Nervett Bailey hosted Culver-Stockton quartet members and guests for a Thursday April 30 dinner, while others attended a Brookfield High School program by the Culver-Stockton A Cappella choir. Harvey Dickinson serves in the choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Olive Church
C. E. Dunkleburger
Mount Olive Cemetery
Brookfield
J. H. Calhoun
Adram Glaze
Etta Lantz
Wayne Gooch
W. H. Dickinson
Henry Wicker
Ben Peterson
Ella Keithley
Carlyle Bennett l
Harry Anderson
Brookfield High School
Culver-Stockton
Harvey Dickinson
True Blue Club Meets at Alpha Gooch Home
The True Blue Club gathered April 22 with fifteen members and three visitors. Genevieve Hess joined. Cecil Hammock was named child development leader. Bertha Gooch led contests. prizes included plates, a powder puff, a dish, and a bath set. Cookies and candy were served.
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True Blue Club
Alpha Gooch
Esther Gooch
Francis Brown
Genevieve Hess J
Genevieve
Joe
Cecil Hammock
Bertha Gooch
Werpal Gooch
Ruby Hutchinson
Florence Murrell
Irene Jerome
Margaret Gocek
Pie Supper at White Oak Church Friday Night
A pie supper will be held at White Oak Church on Friday night May 8 to benefit the church. All welcome to attend and enjoy baked goods with proceeds aiding church funds.
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White Oak Church
Baldwin and Pipes wed in Brookfield ceremony
A.W. Baldwin of Brookfield and Clara Pipes of Browning were married at the Steve Hanks home, 647 Brookfield Avenue, Thursday evening May 30 1936. Rev C G Handgrove officiated. Rex Baldwin and Miss Maxine Harrell were attendants. Baldwin has long been a Burlington Railroad conductor. Pipes hails from one of Browning’s oldest families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.W. Baldwin
Brookfield
Clara Pipes
Browning
Steve Hanks
Brookfield Avenue
C. G. Handgrove
Rex Baldwin
Maxine Harrell
Baldwin
Burlington Railroad
M Pipes
Budget Gazette
Brookfield, Mo
William Janes Riddle Dead at 71 in Missouri
William Janes Riddle born November 20, 1864 in Morehead Kentucky died May 3 1936 at his farm near Browning Missouri. He married Bertha Mundell August 10 1891 and had six children two sons and four daughters. Funeral held at Locust Valley Baptist Church with Rev Harst present. He was a farmer and lifelong member of the Browning community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James William Riddle
Louis
Mariah Riddle
Morehead
Kentucky
Browning
Missouri
Bertha Irene Mundell
Baptist Church
Bertha
Lydia Shepherd
Mattie Gooch
Lillian Barrows
Eva Lambert
Estel
Mollie
Fromberg
Montana
Annie
Commanche
Oklahoma
George
Nathan
St. Joseph
Eal
Lafe
Marceline
Lewis
Novinger
Ross
Tom
Locust Valley Baptist Church
Harst
Card of Thanks for community support after loss
We express sincere gratitude to the community for help and kindness after the loss of our husband and father. Thank you for the song service, the beautiful flowers, and those who assisted with the grave. Mrs. J. W. Riddle and family
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J. W. Riddle
Poultry Breeds and Cow Breeds Offer Practical Advice
A farmer writer recalls Col Prentice speaking at Williamstown Mass on cattle and poultry. He cites the Mount Hope Index and urges choosing breeds that deliver the most eggs and high market value, emphasizing cost of production in the Middle West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Prentice
Williamstown
Mass
Mount Hope
Guernsey
Middle West
Slats Diary Reflects School and Small Town Life
A diary style entry records a week of observations and misadventures from Slats. It mentions Sunday church attendance, a church teacher warning children about morals, a birthday party for boys and girls, a speeding stop by an officer, a bruised arm, laughable reprimands, jokes about fish as brain food, and July Fourth and Christmas holidays. The tone mimics a rural newspaper note on daily morals and community happenings.
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Jane
Sum Little Boys & Girls
Jake
Danny
Otto
Abe
S.S
Sheep Shearing Service Offered By Atkins and Lay
Hubert Atkins and Clive Lay advertise sheep shearing services with ready personnel and a contact phone 143 for bookings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Atkins
Clive Lay
Culver Stockton Campus Four Entertains Church Audience
Culver Stockton College male quartet the Campus Four performed at the Church of Christ on Thursday evening with solos by Harvey Dickinson Ralph Walker and Prof Stephen Williams. Williams played piano as the quartet pleased the audience and the crowd showed strong enthusiasm for each number. The group has endeared itself to the community.
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Culver-Stockton
Culver Stockton College
Church of Christ In
This City
Harvey Dickinson
Ralph * Walker
Stephen B. Williams
Williams
For Sale Cabbage and Tomato Plants Ready to Set
George F. Peters offers cabbage and tomato plants ready for setting out. Local gardeners can obtain healthy starter stock from the supplier.
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Geo. F. Peters
Local Bridge Dinner Hosted by Nickells and Guests
Mr and Mrs Karl Nickell entertained the M M D Bridge club and Mr and Mrs Orbra Jones at a bridge dinner on April 23. High score prizes went to Mrs Wayne Stufflebean and Joseph T Nevins.
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Karl Nickell
M. M. D. Bridge Club
Orbra Jones
Wayne Stufflebean
Joseph T. Nevins
Pershing Guest at Laclede Home Coming and Stone-Laying
Gen Pershing, aged seventy five, attended the Pershing Home Coming in Laclede with old schoolmates and witnessed the corner stone laying of a new $50,000 school. He spoke fondly of childhood days and hinted at returning, as crowds cheered and a luncheon followed at the Elliott Hotel in Brookfield.
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C. M. Thornton
Cta
Pershing
Laclede
Charley
Kansas City
E. B. Allen
John Crowder
Gen. Pershing
Miss May Pershing
A. S. Bird
E. B. Alle
Mr. Pershing
Miss Pershing
B. E. Bigger
Lloyd W. King
Lafe Moore
W.L. Ihring
T. T. Lamme
Cypress Masonic Lodge No
Grand Lodge
Linn County American Legion and Bugle Corps
Marceline
General Pershing
Grand Lodge of Missouri
Judge Bigger
Hannibal
Cemmcn
Mr. King
N. E. Wiles
E. M. Carter
Earl Shackleford
American Legion
W. A. Kitchen
Pershings
Elliott Hotel
Brookfield
Linn County
Lincoln
Neb
Sheep Shearing Contest Held in Linneus
A sheep shearing demonstration was held in Linneus last Thursday with all shearers invited to participate. Sponsored by the Linn County Sheep and Wool Growers Association and overseen by T. A. Ewing of the Agricultural Extension Service. Joe Franklin of Milan won first place in the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Baldridge
Milan
A. Loomis
Meadville
Joh Harvey
Linneus
Las Bendry
Franklin
Linn County Sheep and Wool Growers Association
T. A. Ewing
Agricultural Extension Service
Joe Franklin
Clean Up Week Proclaimed in Browning by Mayor
Mayor Dr Quinn Becker proclaims Clean Up Week starting Monday May ith urging Browning citizens to clean premises and adjoining streets and alleys of all rubbish to improve health homes and civic pride.
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Browning
Quinn Becker
M. E. Church Sunday School and Baccalaureate Services
The M. E. Church invites attendance at Sunday school on Sunday morning May 10. A baccalaureate sermon at 11 o clock on the Great Games of Life. Mother’s Day sermon at 7 30 with subject The World’s Uncrowned Queen. Special music by the quartet and others. C B Hobbs.
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M. E
C. B. Hobbs
Alexandria And Keokuk Youth Band Gives Concerts
The Alexandria Montana band directed by Edward F. Williams presented an hour long program on Radio Station WCAZ Carthage Illinois last Sunday afternoon. They repeated the concert at the Christian Church in Keokuk Iowa for their second season show. The group of about forty young players from grade school and high school is praised as a top Northeast Missouri ensemble. Highlights included a French horn solo with band, a clarinet solo with piano by Williams, and Over There featuring eight year old Jackie Walker as snare drummer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Monana
Edward F. Williams
WCAZ
Carthage
Illinois
The
Christian Church
Keokuk
Iowa
Missouri
Mr. Williams
Jackie Walker
John Lee Smith Finds Work After Chillicothe College
John Lee Smith recently earned a diploma from Chillicothe Business College and is now employed in the Dealers Supply House, Shipman Ward Mann Co, Chicago. He reports liking his work and friends here extend warm wishes for his success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
C. A. Fleming
John Lee Smith
Chillicothe Business College
Shipman-Ward Mann, Co
Chicago
John Lee
Miss Lorraine Glaze Hosts 7 P.M. Bridge Dinner
Entertained by Miss Lorraine Glaze and her mother at a 7 oclock bridge dinner on Tuesday evening April 26. Guests included Mr. and Mrs H C Bailey, Mr. and Mrs J H Calhoun, Mr. and Mrs Le Roy Nels m, Mr. and Mrs W H Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs K M Duncan, Mr. and Mrs C W Gooch and Patrisiar f and Miss Lorene Burkholder. Mc Nelson topped the evening with high score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Glaze
J Lovely
H. C. Bailey
J.H. Cal Hhoun
le Roy Nels
W. H. Dickinson
K. M. Duncan
Land
C. W. Gooch
Patrisiar F
Lorene Burkholder
Mc Nelson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tad Powell
D. Molloy
Nervett Bailey
Culver- Stockton
Ralph Walker
Charles Hoff
J. R. Henderson
Harvey Dickincon
F. D. Krueger
Culver-Stockton College
R. A. Glaze
Baldwin-Pipes
Janes William
Riddle
Locust Valley. Church
Jull
Poultry Division
U. S. Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Poultry Kavsers
S. S
P. m. Feeshermen
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