Dr Quinn H Becker dies at 51 in Milan Missouri
Doctor Quinn Henry Becker born LaGrange Missouri May 25 1892 died May 7 1944 at a Kirksville hospital aged 51 years 11 months 12 days He practiced in Browning 1926 1937 then Milan from 1937 until illness Married to Sarah Lucille Person they had two sons Quinn Jr and John Raymond He was active in Milan Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce and civic affairs Funeral service held May 9 1944 at Milan Methodist Church with burial in LaGrange Missouri He is survived by wife two sons one brother three sisters nine nieces and nephews and an uncle and aunt.
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Quinn Henry Becker
John A
Anna M. Becker
LaGrange
Missouri
Kirksville, Missouri
Old
LaGrange College
Lewis and Clark
Hugh
Kirksville School
Browning
Milan
Sarah Lucille Person
Monroe
Quinn Junior
John Raymond
Hugh F. Becker
Cameron Missouri
Geo. Constantz
Canton
Robert Vaughn
George Drescher
Methodist Church
LaGrande
Milanf Rotary Club
Aid of Crippled Children
Rotary
LaGrange, Missouri
E. W. Simpson
Norris Phillips
Oscar Thompson
P. M. Marr
Robert Wilson
Doyle Carter
Lost fox hounds near John Morris place in St Catherine
Two fox hounds missing west of John Morris place in St Catherine Mo. One is a blue tick bitch the other a brown and black saddle back dog. Anyone knowing their whereabouts notify L G Pace.
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John Morris Place
L. G. Pace
St. Catherine, Mo
Death of Barbara Ann Coram at 9 Months Old
Barbara Ann Coram daughter of Gilbert and Mary Alice Coram died suddenly May 6 1944 at their home north of Shelby Missouri from pneumonia aged 9 months and 9 days. Survived by her parents and sister Shelia Rae four grandparents two flower girls and several relatives. Pallbearers were Daniel Thudium and Gene Bozwell. Singers and flower girls named with local family ties and community members listed.
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Barbara Ann Coram
Gilbert and
Mary Alice Coram
Shelby
Missouri
Shelia Rae
Arthur Coram
Purdin
Missou-ph Ae
Fred Bos Well
Humphreys
Mary Spencer
Milan
Daniel Thudium
Gene Bozwell
Shirley
Charlotte Guyer
Quinn Guyer
Kathleen Guyer
Lawrence Thudium
Norman McDonnald
Card of Thanks for Barbara Ann Coram’s death and burial
The family expresses sincere thanks for the kindness shown during the death and burial of Barbara Ann Coram and for the floral offerings.
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Barbara Ann Coram
Silver Spurs at Electric Theatre Featuring Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers stars as a ranch foreman in Silver Spurs at the Electric Theatre with Phyllis Brooks Joyce Compton and Smiley Burnette in key roles. Jerome Cowan John Carradine and The Sons of the Pioneers headline a strong cast with Hal Taliaferro Forrest Taylor and Jack Kirk in support. A musical featurette Grandfather's Follies and a colored cartoon accompany the program.
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Silver Spurs
Roy
Rogers
Phyllis Brooks
Joyce Compton
Smiley Burnette
Frog Millhouse
Jerome Cowan
John Carradine
Lucky Miller
Sons of the Pioneers
Hal Taliaferro
Forrest Taylo
Jack Kirk
Dick Wessel
Kermit Maynard
For Sale or Trade of 1 Work Team and Oxen
For sale or trade 1 work team four years old weighing 3900 pounds. would transfer for cattle. Contact C. L. McQoown, Brown ing, Missouri.
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C. L. McQoown
Browning, Mo
Wool Market Opens with Immediate Cash Payment
Wool buyers J. R. Williams & Co. invite sellers to bring wool for on‑spot grading and payment. Prices align with Regulations as Kirksville Wool Co. agents arrange the sale.
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J. R. Williams & Co
Kirksville Wool Co
Rosebud Infant Billy Ray Wheelbarger dies at 23 days
Little William Raymond Wheelbarger born April 9 1944 died May 2 1944 at Kirksville hospital aged 23 days. He is survived by father Raymond Wheelbarger mother Lillie, sister Mary Lou and brother Bobby with relatives. Burial in Haseville cemetery near Wheel ing. Frank Smiley of Wheeling in charge. Pallbearers and flower girls named.
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William Raymond
Raymond
Lillie Wheelbarger
Kirksville
Billy
Jesus
Mary Lou
Bobby
Billy Ray
Haseville
Frank Smiley
Wheeling
Lora May Gooch
Shirley Warren
Billy Gooch
Gail Jerome
June Campbell
Marilyn Gooch
Grace Jerome
Thanks for kindness during illness and death of our baby son
Mr and Mrs Ray Wheelbarger and children express gratitude to neighbors and friends for support and floral offerings during their time of illness and loss. They wish others the same loyal circle in times of need.
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Ray Wheelbarger
Commencement Program at Browning School May 11 1944
The Browning School holds its commencement program in the school auditorium on Thursday evening May 11 1944 at 8 30 featuring processional band invocation a solo by Mary Smith an address by Rev Ralph M G Smith a duet by Mary Smith and Mrs Savage diploma presentations by Dr W D Grice announcements of awards and class roll of officers and colors and flowers details include class motto and sponsor Supt Ralph I Page announced Recessional by Band with order of exercises and student names listed.
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Browning School
G. K. Poole
Mary Smith
Ralph M. G. Smith
First Baptist Church
Kirksville
Savage
Page
W. D. Grice
Board of Education
R. I
Gregory
Poole
Marvin Abbott
School Calendar Highlights for May Events
The calendar lists May 10 as All School Picnic May 11 as High School Graduation and May 12 at 9 00 a senior program the awarding of Athletic Awards and Grade Cards to conclude the term.
Browning Public Schools Authorized to Display War Flag
The Browning Public Schools of Missouri has established over 90 percent student participation in the Schools at War plan under the Missouri War Finance Committee and is thus entitled to purchase and display the official Schools At War Flag. Walter W. Head, State Chairman, Missouri War Finance Committee.
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Browning Public Schools
Browning
Missouri
Missouri War Finance Committee
United States Treasury Department
Walter W. Head
Eldon Celebrated With Room One Party During May Birthday
Room One pupils enjoyed a May birthday party for Eldon with Mrs. Bohannon and Mrs. Garrett. They played games and received prizes and favors as a five tier cake was shared and a Happy Birthday song was sung.
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Marshall Bohannon
Jay Garrett
Eldon
Red Cross Donations for White Oak Grove District
Marne Head, Secretary. Donations listed from multiple donors including Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brookshier and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Freeland. Amounts shown 4.00 2.50 and 40.50 totaling at least 47.50. Donors include Harris Head family, Nickell, Almond, Fanning, Shatto, and Brad Kaifong.
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Red Cross
White Oak Grove
Marne Head
Guy Brookshier
Glenn Freeland
Raymond Harris
Beryl Head
Clayton Harris
James Nickell
Clarence Head
Bernie Almond
Ova Almond
Gaylon Fanning
Francis Fanning
Lawson Fanning
Leonard Shatto
Georgia Head
Brad
Kaifong
Legion Honor Roll Call Notice
In this vicinity parents and friends of service men and women are urged to submit names and branch of service to the Forbes Insurance Office for inclusion on the American Legion Honor Roll.
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Forbes Insurance Office
American Legion
Mother's Day Fashions Reflect Changing Roles of Mothers
A historical reflection notes how motherhood has evolved from domestic focus to active public engagement. It contrasts past quiet devotion with today’s mothers serving on church boards, Red Cross, schools, and wartime industries, asserting motherhood as a backbone of peace and world order.
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Whistler
Red Cross
Laying Mash Triumph at $2.90 Per Cwt by J. R. Williams
Triumph Laying Mash priced at two dollars and ninety cents per hundredweight offered by J. R. Williams. Promotional note highlights value for buyers and potential market appeal.
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Triumph
J. R. Williams
Mrs Ella Bundridge Celebrates 80th Birthday
Celebrated 80th birthday Sunday May 7 at her city home. Dinner guests included daughter G W Prather granddaughter Elizabeth Ann Ellsberry and great grandson Walter Prather Ellsberry. Afternoon visitors were sisters Mrs Margaret Cowdis Mrs Eliza Elliott and T S Elliott. A birthday greeting from Bryce Logan of Honolulu and a call from Miss Pelle Logan were noted.
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Ella Bundridge
G. W. Prather
Elizabeth Ann Ellsberry
Walter Prather Ellsberry
Margaret Cowdis
Eliza Elliott
T. S. Elliott
Bundridge
Bryce
For Sale Registered Hereford Bull Two Years Old
Walter Taylor advertises a two year old registered Hereford bull for sale. The notice identifies the seller and the animal offer in concise format suitable for a rural newspaper classifieds segment.
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Walter Taylor
Mrs. Mary Jane Goins Riednour Dies at Home
Mrs. Mary Jane Goins Riednour died at her home in the city Tuesday morning. She is survived by her husband James Riednour. Funeral services were held Thursday at 1 PM at the Methodist church with interment in Hooker cemetery.
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Riednour
Mary Jane Goins
Iednour
Jas. Riednour
Methodist Church
Hooker Cemetery
Fifth War Loan Drive Leaders Named for North Central Missouri
W. W. Alexander of the Trenton Trust Co. is reappointed chair of Group 4 covering nine north central Missouri counties for the Fifth War Loan Drive. R. L. Hill notes the national goal is sixteen billion dollars with E Bonds emphasized. The drive runs June 12 to July 8, following strong fourth campaign results with Caldwell 160 percent and Sullivan 141.4 percent of quotas.
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W. W. Alexander
Trenton Trust Co
Missouri
R. L
Bob” Hill
Missouri War Finance Committee
Caldwell
Daviess
Grundy
Harrison
Linn
Livingston
Mercer
Putnam
Sullivan
Marriage Announcement for Betty Jo Ball and Cpl. G Lee Rardon
Miss Betty Jo Ball daughter of Mr and Mrs M L Ball of Cora Missouri marries Cpl G Lee Rardon son of Mr and Mrs John Rardon of Roger Missouri in a single ring Roanoke Presbyterian Church ceremony in Kansas City on April 28. The bride in blue crepe wears gardenia corsage attended by Miss Louise Brath. The groom in Army uniform is attended by Bill Crowdis. Miss Ball is a 1943 high school graduate and January 1944 business college graduate now employed as a bookkeeper at Pratt Whitney. Cpl Rardon graduated high school in 1941 attended Missouri University before induction in 1943 and has studied in Davis and Fresno California. he left Monday for Greensboro North Carolina.
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Betty Jo Ball
M. L. Ball
Cora
Missouri
G. Lee Rardon
Army Air Corps
John Rardon
Roger
Malcolm Matheson
Roanoke Presbyterian Church
Ockook
Kansas City
Louise Brath
Bill, Crowdis
Rardon
Chillicothe Business College
Pratt-Whitney
Cpl. Rardon
Missouri University
Davis
California
Fresno
Greensboro
North Carolina
Pocketbook Lost in Browning with Papers and Cash
A pocketbook containing valuable papers and money was lost in Browning Missouri. A reasonable reward is offered for its return and return details to Sherman Pipes.
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Sherman Pipes
Browning, Mo
Army Mothers Food Sale at Browning Leader-Record Office
The Army Mothers will hold a food sale on Saturday May 12 at the Browning Leader-Record office. Proceeds support their community assistance programs and local efforts.
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Browning Leader-Record Office
Girl or Woman for General House Work Emmett Haley
Employment ad from Emmett Haley seeking a capable girl or woman for general house work. Indicates household tasks and availability for immediate hire.
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Emmett Haley
Browning, Mo
Surprise Birthday for J M Moore in Laclede
A surprise dinner marked Mr. J M Moore sixtyeighth birthday at the rural Moore home in Laclede on Sunday May 7 with guests and baskets from many neighbors and relatives. Music was provided by Mr Moore on the violin as attendees shared visits and refreshments.
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J. M. Moore
Laclede
Milton Moore
Mr. Moore
Moore
Clay Spencer
Brookfield
Sally Kranz
Merle
Ben Cotter
Linneus
Vernon Moore
John
Kansas City
Sherman Cotter
Browning
Mollie Cordray
Lizzie Johnson
Gene Groes
Billy
Bart Lambert
Berle
Ames Cotter
Purdin
Dale Courtney
Karl Bauer
Lee Moore
Jack
Beatrice
Bobby Joe
Otto Johnson
Doris Lee
Air Medal Awarded to T/Sgt Ernest Langdon Jr
T/Sgt Ernest Langdon Jr receives the Oak Leaf Cluster for prior Air Medal actions over enemy territory. He completed 11 missions while stationed in England, with the news relayed to his wife weeks ago.
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Ernest Langdon, Jr
England
Haley Baby Girl Born May 10
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Haley announce the birth of a 6 3/4 pound baby girl born Wednesday morning May 10. Dr. McArtor served as attending physician.
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Emmett Haley
Dr. McArtor
Cemetery Lot Assessments at Jenkins Cemetery
All persons with loved ones buried at Jenkins Cemetery must submit lot assessments to Mrs. Lila Williams immediately. Due to rising costs and more lots, a maintenance assessment of 1.56 dollars per lot is required. Please forward outstanding 1943 assessments with 1944 payments.
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Jenkins Cemetery
Lila Williams
Browning Leader-Record Honor Roll List
A long list of names appears as the Browning Leader-Record honor roll. The tally includes John Tucker Van Mairs Myre Frank Reiger Fred Tunnel Minnie Fanning Edith Tirlo L. C. Lantz H. A. Warren Beryl Taylor Mary Slater and many others noted by relatives or associates. Some entries indicate for or by individuals, including Pvt Eugene McKay and Pvt Harry J. Woolf, with several names linked to others such as Mrs. Mollie Cardray Mrs. Loy Kelly and Miss Lois Maggart.
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John Tucker
van Mairs
Myre
Frank Reiger
Fred Tunnel
Mer
Minnie Fanning
Edith Tirlo
L.C. Lantz
H. A. Warren
Beryl Taylor
Mary Smith
Woceérow Slater
Jennie Slate
J. N. Mundell
Fred Penn
Sallie Prathes
Paul L. Gooch
Mollie Cardray
Loy Kelly
Ola F. Kn
Lois Maggart
Allen Sill
Ritta Head
L. E. Foxe
Elizabeth Prather
W. M. Pulliam
Sam Crookshanks
Virginia Burkholder
Edward Morelock
Nellie Stone
Havens
H. G. Johnson
G. W. Head
Alta Wilhite
W. T Nickell
Lost Saddle Horse Diamond Dick Found Dead in Stall
Chester Schreck discovered his prized saddle stallion Diamond Dick dead in the stall Wednesday morning. The horse entangled in its rein during Tuesday night and broke its neck, a loss felt as one of the finest saddle stallions in the area having won seven blue ribbons at town and county fairs.
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Chester Schreck
Diamond Dick
Cemetery cleanup meeting at Schreck cemetery
A meeting to clean and level the Schreck cemetery is set for Monday May 15. Attendees should identify and mark unmarked graves. Committee members are Sam Artz and Robert Fields.
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Schreck Cemetery
Sam Artz
Robert Fields
Slats Diary Odd Week of School, Family Life, and Gossip
Friday to Thursday diary notes about Babe Ruth talk, dinner at Blisterses’ house, Sunday school epilepsy joke, Moses tablets, school letting out, Woman as not a part of speech, PTA entertainment, obituary rumor, a wedding, and a romance tale at a drug store over a toothbrush.
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Emmy
Babe Ruth
Babe
Biz
Terses House
Jake
Moses
PTA
Ant Emmy
Ben
Job Fouse
Job
Also Mentioned on This Page
Q. H. Becker
Roy Rogers
Electric Theatre
Carnation
Laverne Kirby
Leon Stephenson
Waverly Ware
Joel Brookshier
Ralph I. Page
R. A. Thurlo
Jersey
Ray Kelly
New Pvt
Otto Hollon
Evert HeVon
Elliss Abbott
Chas Newton
D. E. Axtel
Axtel
Bessie Bowyer
J. A. Cassity
Effie Pulliam
Mollie Cowdray
R. A. Browning
Ernest Langdon
J. O. Jones
Elna Almond
Allie Ware
L. M. Kenley
W. B. Havers
Albert Hubler
Hubler
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