Rev Luton and Family Recover After Illinois Car Wreck
Rev Luton of this city and his family were in a wreck between O Fallon and Lebanon Illinois while en route to Kentucky. Mrs Luton suffered a deep cut on the right leg. Junior sprained wrist. Rev Luton fractured rib and cut on the left knee. The baby and J D were unharmed. Car demolished. They were delayed a day and a half, then secured a new car and continued their journey.
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Luton
Kentucky
Vine Grove
O'Fallon
Lebanon
Junior
Rev. Luton
J. D
Fulkerson Monument Co Advertises Memorial Design Craft
The Brookfield Missouri firm touts many years of experience in memorial design and crafting. It highlights materials used and masterful execution of finished memorials.
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Fulkerson Monument Co
Brookfield
Missouri
Friday to Thursday notes from a wary town diary
Entries recount a week of small town events with names like Hetty Platt Emmy Yount and Joe Hix. Reports of rain, a fishing club dispute, Five Corners pride, a Pennantendiary sentence, a quiz on Mary Queen of Scots, a nervous Eb Trunch, Pa’s paper job, Lilly Griggs wedding headline, and Agnus Mac Flinch’s cold and trek for a golf ball.
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Hetty
Ben
Jace Platt
Emmy
Joe Hix
Ike Yount Witch
Five Corners
Ant Emmy
Sam
Teasday
Wirk
Wensday
Noose
Agen
Lilly Griggses
Agnus Mac Flinch
Crick
Permanent Waves Oil Permanent Wave at Clarkson's
Brookfield shop offers guaranteed oil permanent wave service for $1.95. Clarkson's advertises quick styling and affordable price.
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Clarkson's
Brookfield
Shell Service Station Ad Promises Prompt Efficient Service
A Shell filling station advertises best possible efficiency with prompt service and aligned prices. It invites customers to fill cars with gas and have oil changed, while offering Goodyear tires and used parts and promoting Mi- brand products.
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Shell
Goodyear
American Legion Auxiliary Unit Plans May 17 Meeting
The Claude Myers Post Auxiliary announces a special meeting for installing Unit Officers on Friday night May 17 at 8 p.m. at Farmers Store. All new members urged to attend and bring a new member. Mrs. Beardsley will install officers.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Claude Myers Post
Farmers Store
Jacobs and Hester McKinney Wed in Linnucs Marriage
Arthur Jacobs and Miss Hester McKinney obtained a marriage license from Judge A. L. Pratt in Linnucs and were joined in matrimony. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Mary McKinney, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Jacobs, will live with Mrs. McKinney. A charivari followed the ceremony.
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Arthur Jacobs
Hester McKinney
Linnucs
A. L. Pratt
Mary Mc- Kinney
M.C. Jacobs
For Sale Poultry Supplies at Harvey and Neet Hardware
A new line of poultry supplies is now available at Harvey and Neet Hardware. The store advertises items for farmers and backyard poultry hobbyists including feeders and housing accessories.
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Harvey & Neet Hardware
American Legion Post Meeting Set For May 17
Regular meeting was rained out and a special session is called for Friday night May 17 at 8 p m. Agenda includes Memorial Day plans Poppy Sale Legion Home Committee reports and related business. Members urged to attend and bring delinquent members.
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Legion Post
Legion Home Committee
Monuments and Markers Offered by Woolf Agency Linneus
An advertisement from C. C. Woolf Agency Linneus Missouri promotes monuments and markers guaranteed by a million dollar concern. It claims permanent installation in any popular color and lowest possible price with no job too large small fancy or plain.
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C. C. Woolf Agency
Linneus
Erosion Control Saves Taxes For Farmers And Neighbors
A farmer saves capital and lowers public costs by controlling erosion. Terracing cover crops and strip farming cut water and sediment runoff, reducing flood risk and erosion damage downstream. Less sediment means cheaper bridges and reservoirs and easier water treatment for municipalities and irrigation.
Buying Goods In St. Louis
Elmo Schrock and Miss Maude Morris are in St. Louis today and yesterday buying goods from the Schrock store.
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St. Louis
Elmo Schrock
Miss Maude Morris
Schrock
Rain Delays Corn Planting Across Local Farms
Heavy rain over the past week soaked fields and creeks, delaying plowing and planting. Farmers report little corn planting, note a late season, and fear a bumper crop is unlikely this year due to persistent wet conditions.
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Custer Linhart
M. M. D. Bridge Club Honors Winners At Nevins Home
The M. M. D. Bridge Club met at Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nevins home Thursday night. Four tables of bridge were played with Burton Carr and Erma Peterson winning high scores and John Neely taking the consolation prize. Invited guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Neely Miss Erma Peterson Miss Marjorie Myers and Merril Peterson. Lovely refreshments were served.
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M. M. D. Bridge Club
Joe Nevins
Burton Carr
Erma Peterson
John Neely
Marjoriq Myers
Merril Peterson
Organizing Gooch District Girls and Boys Clubs
In Gooch district Mrs Mary Street and Mrs Edna Hisel led girls and boys to form clubs. A supper club with nine members elected Carolee Fleming president and Helen Pulliam vice president with Dor othy Haley as club reporter. The first meeting at Carolee Fleming's on the 16th will begin a sewing club with similar size. The boys plan a separate meeting with Mr Hall on Monday the 13th to organize their clubs.
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Gooch District
Mary Street
Edna Hisel
Carolee Fleming
Helen Pulliam
Eulive Pullian
Dorothy Haley
Helen Street
Betty Haley
Mary and
Maryon Seals
Virginia Pulliam
Hall
Home Workers Club Reports May 9 Meeting Highlights
Twelve members and seven visitors attended at Mrs. Floyd Doyle's home. Miss Emmagene Oaks joined as a new member. Leaders Mrs. Chas Tate and Mrs. Artie Cotter attended a state clothing extension meeting in Purdin and brought back new patterns and finishing tips. A quilt for Mrs. Mundell is planned at Mrs. Belcher's home. Mrs. Pearl Mundell, Mrs. Goldin Belcher and Mrs. Winnie Goins were elected song leaders. a game was organized by Mrs. Tressie.
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Floyd Doyle
Emmagene Oaks
Chas Tate
Artie Cotter
Purdin
Robinson
T. B. Mundell
Marion Belcher
Pearl Mundell
Goldin Belcher
Winnie Goins
Tressie
Wate Visitors Welcomed by Club Reporter
A brief note from the Club Reporter welcomes visitors and notes they are always welcome at the venue.
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Wate
Pleasant Grove W P F C Meeting Notes
The Pleasant Grove W P F C met with Mrs Edna Neely on May 8 with twelve members six visitors and ten children present. They quilted and made a dress then shared a covered dish luncheon. The group discussed club work and sang two songs then planned to meet with Mrs Claude Couch on May 22.
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Pleasant Grove
Edna Neely
Sylvia
Gertrude
Couch
Mattie Couch
Verna Dalzell
Artis
Sylvia Neely
Mesdames
Blanche Thorpe
Elsie Marlay
Mary Lawrence
Mary Alice Lawrence
Bessie Lawrence
Bird Foster
Edna Dickerson
Mary Dalzell
Gertrude Couch
Earl Burton
Esta
Fay Foster
Walter Clark
Lee Marlay
Amanda Neely
Frances, Ramah
Bernice Neely
Vada Bell Franklin
Claude Couch
District American Legion District Meeting in Milan May 19
The Second District of the American Legion of Missouri will meet in Milan on Sunday afternoon May 19. A parade forms at City Hall at 1 30 PM and proceeds to the High School auditorium for a program featuring J Ray Murphy of Iowa and Dan M Nee of Kansas City. Additional district officials and the Auxiliary president will participate. Ex service men, their families and the public are invited.
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Arthur A. Oaks
Milan
American Legion of Missouri
J. Ray Murphy
Iowa
National Americanism Committee
American Legion
Dan M. Nee
Kansas City
Missouri
Murphy
Nee
North
Hall&. Beardsley
Anna Drakesmith
Paul van Osdel
Wheat referendum outlines for Linn County voters May 25
Frank Priebe presents a wheat referendum briefing to Linn County voters and signers. The note discusses export markets and tariffs, world prices, domestic production, and prices, plus livestock feed use and farmer protections through adjustment payments. It also warns against false hatchery price claims and encourages proper chick care for profitability.
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Linn
Brookfield
Meadville
Linnites
Iowa
California
Frank Priebe
Stamper Co Buys Produce Paying Higher Trade Prices
We pay more in trade for produce with Bran at 1.50 dollars, Gray Shorts at 1.75 dollars, No-Corn at 2.50 dollars and others. A ticket is given for every 25 cent purchase. F. M. Stamper Co.
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F. M. Stamper Co
Orvyl Adams Named College Teacher in Birmingham
Mrs. Guy Adams announced Monday that her daughter Miss Orvyl Adams has been elected to teach at a college in Birmingham Alabama starting this fall. She is highly educated and has many years of teaching experience in Birmingham schools.
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Guy Adams
Miss Orvyl
Birmingham
Ala
Terraced Farm Holds Soil After Heavy Rain Near Linneus
William Janecheck, four miles northwest of Linneus, reported a 2 inch rain in West Strawberry branch in twenty minutes. He said terraces and soil dams stopped soil loss, with some areas gaining up to two inches of soil as the area widened to 150 feet in the bottom.
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William Janecheck
Linneus
Janecheck
Letter To Poultry Raisers Dear Friends
A brief, homely note from a produce man to poultry raisers opens with friendly greetings and hints at shared concerns or advice. The fragment suggests the writer intends to offer guidance on better handling, supplies, or market conditions, reflecting common mid century rural commerce correspondence.
Mrs. Lantz McCormick Improves in Kirksville Hospital
Mrs. Lantz McCormick who had surgery at a Kirksville hospital last week is reported to be improving slowly. Friends hope she recovers quickly and will soon be able to leave the hospital.
Public power plants decline despite rising usage
Public Power Plants notes 3,014 municipally owned electric plants in 1922, 2,198 in 1927, and 1,802 in 1932. Despite higher power use in most years, municipal plant rosters shrink as cities find ownership and operation costly and inefficient, a concern amid new government electric proposals.
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Public Utilities
Edith Woodside Returns to Colorado Home
Mrs Edith Woodside of Rocky Ford accompanied by Cole left Monday to return home after visiting her father William Stone and sisters Mrs T A Mullins and Mrs Oca Garrett. She said she enjoyed returning to the old home and old time friends.
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Edith Woodside
Rocky Ford
Cole
William ‘Stone
T. A. Mullins
Oca Garrett
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Lance
Robert Moore
the Home Workers Club
District Legion Meeting
Lantz McCormick
Colorado
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