Shafter Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Activities
Mrs Mabel Gillispie and son Harry visit her parents the Arnolds along with the Morrises. Neighbors attend canning demonstration at Pleasant Shade schoolhouse. Several go to Pershing Park and Chillicothe. True Blue Club meets with Mrs Dilmer. Local families host and visit in Chillicothe and with Hicks family.
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Pershing Park
Chillicothe
True Blue Club
Lilburn Dilmer
Geo. Phillips
Morris
Elmer Hammeck
Bill Puckner
Lilburn Gilmer
Morning Sun promising six-year-old Percheron stallion
Ray Bennett announces Morning Sun a black six-year-old Percheron stallion developing into a top North Missouri breed horse. Expected weight 1800 to 1850 pounds and a strong breeder. Morning Sun season to 1940 at Bennett farm 30 miles southwest of Browning. Sire Morning Sun owned by W H Thomas & Son Wakenda Mo. Grandsire Hoover. Terms include 10 dollars to insure a living colt with service fee due if more leaves the community.
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Missouri
Morning Sun
W.H. Thomas & Son
Wakenda
Hoover
Sadie P
Browning
Double Carnot
Percheron Society of America
Theee Realty Co
Coalton
Ohio
McGilvray & Moritz
Clifton Hill
Lee A. Husted
Carnot
Belleau II
Perrette
Bonnie Bell
Fier A
Belinda
Marshall i
Bird
Arsha Y
U- Jos
Gine
Jouvencelle
Martin
Giroflee
Ellis McFarland
W. E. Crooks
Special Election Ordered for Enterprise Township Bonds
County Court of Linn County Missouri orders a June 3 1940 election to decide issuing twenty thousand dollars in serial road bonds for Enterprise Township funds. Bond proceeds to finance road building grading surfacing bridging and general highway improvements within the township. Voting place remains the usual polling location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Missouri
Enterprise Township
Linn
Said County
Linneus
C. E. Swinney
Gossip and Gas: Local Home Projects and Pest Tips
Ed Meeks begins new house construction on the highway north of town. Garden pests prompted a tip to spray Hydrate lime to deter bugs and worms. W. E. Sayers plans a coat of primer and white house paint. Van Mairs plans painting including poultry houses. Creosote oil advertised to rid poultry houses of pests with a 50 cent treatment. Johnson's Glo-Cote paint sale offered at 49 cents for 1 1/3 pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Meeks
van Mairs
Mary Muffs Lamb Salad and Dessert Case
A judge comments that Mary supplied the wrong address and calls her a dirty little flirt in a terse courtroom remark. The fragment suggests a satirical or misdirected social exchange without further legal action detailed.
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Mary
Local residents share visits and gatherings in Purdin area
Miss Joyce Molloy visits Miss Veda Irene Hammock. families attend church and socialize. Wallace Keithley’s funeral is noted with death relatives present. several trips to Kirksville and Milan for hospital and medical needs. Sunday fish fry hosted at the Minor home with extended family and neighbors.
Social Visits and Family Notes from Brookfield Area
Mr and Mrs D L Cady hosted visitors including Miss Louise Stufflebean and Mr and Mrs Charley Grice. Brookfield trips included Mr and Mrs Will Pulliam and Mrs Lucy Cotter. Community members like Joe Creason and Jim Hedges are mentioned with multiple Sunday and Monday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Cady
George Pulliam
Will Pulliam
Lucy Cotter
Brookfield
Joe Creason
Louise Stufflebean
Charley Grice
Jane Olson
Lucy Houser
Joe Creekshanks
Elmer Stufflebean
R. D. Cassity
Pleasant Hill Notes On Rain and Weekend Travels
Pleasant Hill items report another rainy weekend with a large crowd at the Barbecue in Brookfield. Local folks share travel to Kirksville and visits with relatives, while several residents announce teaching assignments and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Britton
Brookfield
B. C. Brantner
Wesley Brantner
Kirksville
Scott Browning
Wm. Riley
Leo Pearler
Jno. Tucker's
A. L. Knnfong
Bernice Riley
Jno
Tucker
E. W. Riley
Earl Smith
Roll Smith
Earl
Trenton
Stanley Riley
Fairview
Van
Mairs
Funeral Attendees Gather in Morning Sun Area
Miss Bessie Lambert visited with Eve lyn Longwell on Wednesday. Ferris Bailey family from near Morning Sun attended the funeral of their uncle Jesse Head, staying as dinner guests. Ronald Bowyer visited his grandparents from Wednesday to Monday and spent Sunday with Mrs Elgin Ferguson and Ma Mrs J J Head and family. Miss Marjorie Minor and Al
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Lambert
Evelyn Longwell
Ferris Bailey
Gary Lee
Keith
Allen Belzer
Near Morning Sun
Iowa
Jesse Head
Frank Belzer
Ronald Bowyer
Fay Bowyer
Walcott
Ind
John Longwell
Elgin Ferguson
J. J. Head
Marjorie Minor
Local Figures Visit and Return From Kansas City Hospital
S A Warren returns home improved after a hospital stay in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs Robert Stephenson Sr and Nellie host visits with the Stephenson family. Ermajean Stephenson, Margaret Seckington and Judith Ruth Bertschman visit Kirksville guests of Clyde Bauchman. Henry Ford of near Brookfield travels en route to Glaze Cemetery. Edith Ford visits grandparents Robert Stephenson and Nellie this week. Dorothy and Iloe Rader are mentioned among local acquaintances.
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S. A. Warren
Kansas City
Robert Stephenson
Nellie
Robert Stephenson, Jr
Tom Ford
Ermajean Stephenson
Margaret Seckington
Judith Ruth Bertschman
Kirksville
Clyde Bauchman
Henry Ford
Near Brookfield
Glaze Cemetery
Edith Ford
Dorothy
Iloe Rader
Linneus residents census visit and beauty shop outing
Mrs Pleasie Clements of Linneus led a group including Lillie Spences Kathryn Collins Phyllis and Betty Bardon Virginia and Nellie Stephenson to the Re Nu U Beauty Shop in Linneus owned by Mrs Clements and Aliene Bertschman on Thursday morning. Mr and Mrs Walter McKay visited Millard Swank on Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys
Pleasie Clements
Linneus
Roger
Lillie Spences
Kathryn Collins
Phyllis
Betty Bardon
Virginia
Nellie Stephenson
Clements
Aliene Bertschman
Walter McKay
Millard Swank
Cross Roads and Cora Weather Brings Beneficial Rains
The piece notes recent fine rains over the past week praised by residents for vegetation benefits. Farmers report most have finished planting or fieldwork as moisture improves crop prospects.
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Cora
Corn planting delayed by mice across Milan area
Farmers report mice have eaten seed forcing some to replant corn. Local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morelock and Mr. and Mrs. General Sayre visited Chas. Dodson. Joy Alice Sayre visited grandparents C. C. Dodson. births noted near Cora. J. J. Smith of Browning bought lambs in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Morelock
General Sayre
Milan
Chas. Dodson
Joy Alice Sayre
C. C. Dodson
Edward Bundridge
Humphreys
John Major
Kirksville
Raymond Pearler
Cora
Buster Lawrence
Babe
Buster
J. J. Smith
Browning
Local Visits Highlight Cora Area Families This Weekend
Lloyd and Bernie Talbert of Lock Springs visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Chas Dodson northeast of Cora. Fred Bozwell east of Cora worked for G M Spencer in Cora. Mr and Mrs Coram and son of Kirksville visited their daughter Mrs Raymond Pearler northeast of Cora Sunday.
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Lloyd
Bernie Talbert
Lock Springs
Chas. Dodson
Cora
Fred Bozwell
East of
G. M. Spencer
Coram
Kirskville
Raymond Pearler
Carl Brown Announces Sheriff Candidacy in Linn County
The Leader Record authorizes Carl Brown of Meadville to announce his candidacy for Linn County Sheriff subject to Democratic voters at the primary on Tuesday August 6 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Brown
Meadville
Linn County
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Browning Lumber CO
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Edgar Morris
W. E. Morris
Wallace Keithley
James
Jerry Jennings
Virgil Lee Falconer
Carrie Bowyer
Elmer Hammock
Jen Lambert
Edna Lambert
Ruby McDonnald
Shirley Fields
Helen Ann West
Kermit
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Hamilton
Wayne_ Britton
Nelson Britton
Norman Woodside
L. A. Dickinson
Archie Dickinson
Phillip Britton
Fessie Minor
Ibb Spencer
Willie Ware
Walter Head
Theo Steele
Ellis Abbott
Clifford Spencer
Billy Fields
Oda Spencer
Raymond _ Browning
Wilma
J. C. Browning
Becker
Chester
Dotcor
Pleasant Hill
Dickinson
White Rose
En-Ar-Co Motor Oils
National Refining Co
van Christy Garage & Service
Sta
Sullivan County
Vacuum Process Company
Omaha, Nebraska
Forrest McGinnis
Tarkio
A. J. Lambert
Lloyd W. Hummel
T. R. McArtor
M. D
M. L. Haning
DR. Vinton Jones
Carl Brassfield
General Assembly
Zina A. Cleeton
Tee
Atlas Vales
Atlee
Allpach
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