The Ballad of the Arkansas Tornado
A fragmentary ballad recalls a March 21 1952 tornado across Arkansas and neighboring states. It blends witnesses in Little Rock with towns Judsonia Lagland Dierks Bald Knob Cotton Plant Des Arc Searcy Augusta and Eng land and follows scenes of destruction and faith as residents seek shelter and praise divine protection.
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Asas
Little Rock
Judsonia
Lagland
Dierks
Bald Knob
Des Arc
Searcy
Augusta
Methodist Church
Henry
Gulf of Mexico
Nathan
England
Jesus
Hampshire Sale Average Set At $75 Figure
The Missouri Hampshire Hog Breeders sale at Carrollton Missouri on April 14 made an average of $75.00 on forty four lots sold. Ray mond L Carroll Jr secretary Missouri Hampshire Swine Breeders Association reported. Judges Rollie Pemberton secretary and Lloyd Ellison fieldman Hampshire Swine Registry selected a boar as champion. the decision was sustained when the boar consigned by Ray Daven-
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Missouri
4-H Livestock Auction Tops with Boar Sales Totals
Forty four boars sold averaging 98 dollars with champions and reserve champions achieving top prices. Longstreet and Smith of High Hill bought the port boar at 320 dollars, Clem Lunas of Colorado Springs snagged a 150 dollar lot, and H A Landwehr of Herman sold a 185 dollar champion gift to Roy P. McWilliams of Gallatin.
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Lot
H. A. Landwehr
Roy P. McWilliams
Gallatin
Ot 36
Knollmeyer Farm
Linn Mo
Donald Dean Cokerham
Browning, Mo
Shelby 4-H
Linn County
Reader cheers Leader-Record for wholesome news
A reader praises the Leader-Record for crime-free, homey reporting. The letter thanks Fern and Guilford for hard work in delivering clean, wholesome news and keeping distant readers connected to the community.
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Leader-Record
Fern and Guilford
Wool Pool Doubles Volume At Linn County Association
Wool pooling with the Linn County Sheep and Wool Growers Association grows to a full time operation for Sam Mills at the Lin neus warehouse. A second carload shipment this season signals rising volume and many sheep yet to be shorn. Board plans warehouse improvements and a shepherds program for June 16 with details to follow from Carl Cannon.
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Linn County Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Sam Mills
Linneus
Board of Directors
Linn County Farm Bureau Service Company
Carl Cannon
Association
Charlie Grafton
Price Hoskins
Hillis Moffett
A. E. Buswell
Eugene Lee
Kenneth McKenzie
Warren Albertson
C. L. van Dyke
Richard Herring
Charles Grafton
Sam Gooch
Lowell Faulkner
Thorne & Moffett
Kenneth McLain
Bill McKenlie
Ralph Meek
Donald Meek
Bob Martin
Glenn Morris
Homer Phillips
O. A. Thorne
Joe Edmundson
J. R. McIntosh
Jas. Coulter
Harold Cooper
W. J. Buckley
Buckley Brothers
Jerry Ewigman
T.N. Davis
Ora Irick
Robert Hoover
W. W. Slaughter
McDonald Bros
Kenneth Elliott
Teddie Elliott
W. S. Shouse
Ervin Eccel
H. P. Reed
Floyd Shiflett
Extension Clubs Strengthen Linn County Community Ties
Linn County's thirty eight Extension Clubs engage in home living lessons crafts and community service. The County Extension Council led by Mrs George Coulson plans a Garden Party trip and achievement day. The Linn County Chorus led by Mrs Zola Kling performs varied programs.
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Linn County
County Extension Council
George Coulson
County Council
Campbell-Harrison House
University of Missouri
Linn County Extension Chorus
Zola Kling
PURDIN NEWS LAST WEEK FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHER
Friday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Pulliam included Charley Johns Nellie Stone Elbert Stannard Evan Cramer Lawrence Elliott and Leland Bowyer plus their daughters. Granville Barrows returned from Kansas City to help his family during floods. Donna Pulliam visited from Kansas City as did Bessie Walkup of Wheeling. The Cham bers and Elliott families traveled to St Joseph and Forest City.
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Jess Pulliam
Charley Johns
Nellie Stone
Browning
Elbert Stannard
Brookfield
Evan Cramer
Longmont
Colo
Lawrence Elliott
Leland Bowyer
Breckenridge
Ethel Richardson
Granville Barrows
Kansas City
Donna Pulliam
Jay Pulliam
Bessie Walkup
Wheeling
Bill Smith
Clifford Chambers
St. Joseph
Forest City
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Arkansas
Betty Miller Davis
Hampshire
Extension Club
Linn County Extension Club
Purdin News
East Prairie Street
Brookfield, Missouri
Maxwell’s
Elgin and
Bulova
Maxwells Jewelry
Bent
Lux
Browning Lumber Company
Browning, Missouri
Chevrolet
Fisher
America
Fisher Unistee
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