Vernon Phillips Dies In Gar Wreck At 47
Vernon James Phillips of Linn County Missouri died in a gar wreck on October 29 1938 at age 47. He married Omi Bowyer in 1914 and left a wife three children three grandchildren and three sisters. Funeral services were held at the Mt Olive cemetery and he was a devoted family man with strong community ties. The notice includes tributes and references to Red Cross fundraising in Browning.
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Vernon James Phillips
L. D
Mildred Arnold Hillips
Linn County
Missouri
Shafter
Mt. Olive Church
Drinkard
Omi J. Bowyer
Dughter
Price
Alinda Bowyer
Esterete
Browning
Dorothy May Cooper
Humphreys
Junior
Floy Morris
Purdin
Bertha Bruce
Maryville
Ora Molloy
Phillis
Joan Cooper
Kenneth Jeff Jennings
Vernon Phillips
Vernon
Poultry Price List From Nichols & Co Georgia
Finest Blood tested Chicks Reds Rocks Leghorns eight fifty each or hundred Large assorted seven eighty five Kite Giants nine eighty five Reds or rocks all Pullets nine eighty five Live arrival COD Four weeks old pullets four eighty five for hundred Nichols & Co ockmart Georgia
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Nichols & Co
Ockmart
Georgia
Red Cross Roll Call Urges Community Support
A Browning notice explains the annual nationwide Red Cross appeal to relieve suffering and raise health standards. It emphasizes the Red Cross role in community welfare and highlights local program efforts.
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Browning Red Cross
Mericans
Red Cross
Sullivan County Republicans Hold Browning Meeting
Republican candidates visited Browning Saturday afternoon and spoke to an attentive audience. Com A D Peterson introduced the aspirants who presented their claims to voters. Att Harold Dobson, who financed his education alone, was applauded. Harry Rhodes, the local man on either ticket, received an ovation. It was a good meeting.
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Sullivan County
Browning
A. D. Peterson
Harold Dobson
Harry Rhodes
Bailey hosts Ride-A-Wee Club bridge dinner
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bailey entertained Ride-A-Wee Club members and husbands with a bridge dinner last Friday evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Peters Miss Lorraine Glaze and John Wm Grice. Favors for high score went to Mrs. C. B. Fleming and Mr. Peters and traveling prize to Mrs. J. H. Calhoun.
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H. C. Bailey
Ride-A-Wee Club
W. F. Peters
Lorraine Glaze
John Wm. Grice
C. B. Fleming
Mr. Peters
J. H. Calhoun
Milan obsequies honor John S. Hagan at First Baptist
Edward F. Williams with Miss Lorraine Glaze attended the funeral of John S. Hagan at the First Baptist church Milan on Monday afternoon. Williams sang Goin Home and tenor in a mixed quartet with Glaze providing accompaniments. An overflow crowd gathered and the I O O F performed last rites at the cemetery.
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Milan
Edward F. Williams
Lorraine Glaze
John S. Hagan
First Baptist Church
Mr. Williams
Dvorak
Miss Glaze
Der Rick Drilling At S J Taylor Farm Near Milan
Sightseers watch hundreds as a 100 foot steel derrick rises on the S J Taylor farm west of Milan. The drill site sits on a knoll near a gravel highway with work speeding due to favorable weather. West half of the county is under lease and promoters employ several locals to secure new leases amid countywide enthusiasm.
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S.J. Taylor
Milan
C. E. Ainheart
John Burwell
Leonard Shipley
N. W. Phillips
Alva Berry
Mrs Le Bowyer Celebrates 56th Birthday Party
A birthday dinner Sunday October 30 honors Mrs Lloyd Bowyer turning 56. Relatives and friends gathered at her country home, sharing cake baked by her daughter and a festive noon meal. Kenneth Arnold and Billy Phillips celebrated with candles, while radio music and conversation filled the afternoon.
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Lloyd Bowyer
Kenneth Arnold
Billy Phillips
Kenneth
Billy
Wallace Keithley
Everett Keithley
Hazel Keithley
Evelyn Keithley
Pie Supper and Program at Grantsville School
A pie supper and program are planned for Friday night November 4 at Grantsville school two miles east and one mile south of Purdin. Margaret Bagley is the teacher organizing the event.
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Grantsville School
Purdin
Margaret Bagley
For Sale Honey in Sections
Classified brief notes a sale of honey by W. H. Bennett from Browning Missouri. The snippet indicates a local ad offering honey in sections for purchase. The item appears in a small rural classified listing with minimal details.
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W. H. Bennett
Browning, Mo
Work on School House Begun at Local Annex Site
The schoolhouse annex project began Monday afternoon with PWA Engineers Thomas and Weller Architect Roberts and Contractor Peterson present. The first stake was driven at 3 p.m. Cornelius and wife, the job foreman, have moved here to oversee work, with excavation by machinery. Weather permitting a five month completion is targeted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Thomas and
Weller
Roberts
Peterson
Supt. Dutton
J. R. Williams
Cornelius
Milan
Birthday celebration honors Mrs. Levi Rensch and John Rensch
Relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Rensch in Laredo to celebrate Mrs Levi Rensch 87th birthday and her grandson John Rensch 18th birthday. About fifty guests attended the dinner and social gathering.
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Levi Rensch
Laredo
Ernest Rensch
John Rensch
Bailey and Crawford Families Share Event
From the fragment, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Crawford are mentioned as attending or involved in a social event. The concise note offers no further context or details about location or occasion.
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Herbert Bailey
W. W. Crawford
Iola Hampton Thanks Helpers After Store Contest Win
Iola Hampton expresses gratitude to everyone who assisted in the contest at the Farmers Store, saying she could not have won without their help and ends with thanks.
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Iola Hampton
Hostess Mrs Letha Bailey Chairs P E O Chapter Meeting
Mrs Letha Bailey hosted Chapter V P E O last Wednesday with a luncheon and regular business session. Guests included Mrs J S Sloan Mrs Elizabeth Lantz Mrs Dutton and Mrs Josie Jones. Rosalie Schrock presented a travelogue on France and Laura Hamilton discussed Our Grandmothers and Women of Today.
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Letha Bailey
J.S. Sloan
Elizabeth Lantz
Dutton
Josie Jones
Rosalie Schrock
France
Laura Hamilton
Mrs Calhoun Hosts Bridge Dinner For Ladies circle
Mrs J H Calhoun entertained with a bridge dinner Monday evening. Guests included Mesdames Bailey Bolling Calhoun Carter Carr Dutton Edgar Carter Forbes Glaze Hoselton Johnson Lay Moore Nevins Lumsden Peters Peterson Thurlo Williams Dickinson Burkholder Glaze Petersons plus Misses Burkholder Glaze Marjorieane Erma. High score favors went to Miss Rinehart and Mrs Forbes.
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J. H. Calhoun
Mesdames
H. C. Bailey
J. P. Bolling
R. M. Calhoun
J. B. Carter
C. B. Carr
J.C. Dutton
Edgar Carter
Forbes
R. A. Glaze
Edgar Hoselton
O. T. Johnson
Fred Lay
Robert Moore
J.J. Nevins
Ernest Lumsden
W. F. Peters
A.D. Peterson
A. G. Thurlo
J. R. Williams
Eunice F. Dickinson
Edith Jean Burkholder
Lorraine Glaze
Marjorieane
Erma Peterson
Miss Rinehart
Mrs. Forbes
Bridge Dinner Held in Linneus by Mrs Taylor
Mrs D A Taylor assisted by her mother Mrs J D Lay entertained with a bridge dinner at her Linneus home last Thursday evening. Guests included Mesdames Duncan Thurlo Bailey Peterson Calhoun Carr Forbes Gooch Williams Moore Dickinson Dray Anderson Western Thorne. High score favors were awarded to Mrs Duncan and Mrs Dray.
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D. A. Taylor
J. D. Lay
Linneus
K. M. Duncan
W. C. Thurlo
Brookfield
H.C. Bailey
A.D. Peterson
J. H. Calhoun
C. B. Carr
D. S Forbes
C. W. Gooch
J. R. Williams
Robert Moore
Eunice
White Minorca Breeding Males Pedigreed Sired Flocks
Edwin Hanman advertises white Minorca breeding males with pedigreed lines from 200 to 300 rop sired flocks. Large type listing.
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Minorca
Edwin Hanman
Good Sale At Mac Montgomery Farm Crowds Attend Clos ing Prices
The closing out sale on Mac Montgomery's farm drew a large crowd Monday. Each item sold well and Montgomery expressed satisfaction with the returns. He and his family plan to move West in a few weeks as bumper crops in recent years encourage investment in livestock.
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Mac Montgomery
Montgomery
Democratic Rally Brings Linn and Sullivan Candidates
Democratic candidates from Linn and Sullivan counties spoke at a Thursday night rally presided by Dr. Q. H. Becker. Att. P. M. Marr spoke in place of the advertised speaker as supporters filled the crowd.
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Linn
Sullivan
Q. H. Becker
P. M. Marr
Legion Post Holds Regular Meeting and Plans Turkey Shoot
The Local Post No. 274 of the American Legion met on October 28 and voted to sponsor the fourth annual Turkey Shoot at Baseball Park on November 18. The Ladies Auxiliary will serve lunch. A Second District meeting is set for November 6 in Carrollton at 1:30 p.m. A membership drive targets the 1938 total, with captains named. An Armistice Day commemorative ad will run November 10 as the 20th anniversary of national observance. A proposal to light the Baseball Park for year-round events was discussed, with a plan to raise funds and prepare grounds before freezing weather.
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The
Red Cross
Browning
J. Y. Norfolk
American Legion
Motion
Baseball
Carrollton
Freeland
B. J. Harvey
A. D. Peterson
Legion Post
Post
White Rock cockerels R. O. Steele Browning Mo
A brief notice lists White Rock cockerels associated with R. O. Steele of Browning Missouri, Route 3, indicating a local poultry event or sale.
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White Rock Cockerels
R. O. Steele, R. 3
Browning, Mo
Closing Out Sale Near Purdin and Browning
A closing out sale takes place Wednesday November 9 at 1 o clock. Location 44 miles northeast of Purdin and 5 miles southeast of Browning. All live stock and farm machinery to be sold. Ora M. and W H Cumbo owners. H V Campbell auctioneer.
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N. E. Purdin
S. E. Browning
Ora. M
W. H. Cumbo
H. V. Campbell
Regular sermon schedule at Reger church on Nov 6
M. E. Church announces regular preaching services at Reger on Sunday November 6 at 11 o'clock led by the pastor and at 7 30 in the evening by Rev. E N Garrett of Kirksville. Everyone is invited. O B Hobbs, Pastor.
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M. E
Reger
E. N. Garrett
Kirksville
O. B. Hobbs
Oregon couple recounts cross country trip with relatives
Reverend and Mrs T S Wheeler of Corvallis Oregon visited Eddie and Ray Bailey and other relatives after leaving Corvallis September 23. They traveled through Pendleton Denver Kansas City attended the Wheeler reunion in Clarence Missouri and continued to Browning praising pleasant weather despite a few conditions.
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T. S. Wheeler
Corvallis
Oregon
Pastor Rev Wheeler Remembered After Forty Years
Rain showers recalled as the community honors the former pastor of the M. E. Church South who led the congregation here four decades ago. Local readers reflect on his tenure and city history linked to the church.
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Wheeler
M. E. Church, South
Browning Hosts Bucklin. Purdin Rival on Night
The Browning girls face Bucklin on Thursday at 7 p.m. with a fourth place in Linn County Tournament at stake. The Browning boys meet Purdin at 8 p.m. hoping to claim fourth in the same tournament.
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Browning
Bucklin
Linn
Purdin
Warren School Friday Night Program Invitation
Doris Dell the teacher invites attendees to a Friday night program at Warren school on November 11. The notice requests presence and attendance for the event.
M. E. Church South Announces Sunday Schedule
The M. E. Church South sets Sunday school at 10 o clock with preaching at Browning at 11 a m and 7 30 p m This Sunday Young People District Meeting occurs in Chillicothe on Wednesday night Nov 2 First Quarterly conference is Sunday Nov 20 after the evening service Bro Wilcoxon the presiding elder will speakPrayer meeting Thursday night at 7 30 at Mrs Elizabeth Prathers home J Y Norfolk Pastor
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Browning
Young People’s
Chillicothe
Wilcoxon
Elizabeth Prather
J. Y. Norfolk
Halloween Party Honors Best Masked Guest
A Halloween party was hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs John Browning for their son Bernard his teachers and many classmates Miss Lorraine Glaze won the prize for best masked person Guests included Mr and Mrs J C Dutton Mrs Ted Brantner Miss Lorraine Glaze and numerous friends and neighbors.
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John Browning
Bernard
Lorraine Glaze
J.C. Dutton
Ted Brantner
H. R. Anderson
Merilee Ware
Dorothy Quigley
Charlene Haggard
Kathryn Cumbo
Leone Watson
Nona Claire Neet
Vella Lin
Sunshine Workers Club Elects Officers and Completes Quilt
The Sunshine Workers Club of the Brookshier district met October 19 for an all day quilting session hosted by Mrs. Nina Taylor. A noon dinner was served, and a comforter was completed. Mrs. Ella Stufflebean presided at 2 pm, roll call referenced Halloween, and Mrs. Lora Baeger led a report on Fall planting. Officers elected for the coming year include Lola Kille president, Arnold vice president, Ella Cokerham treasurer, Zelma Stufflebean assistant, Alda Brookshier club reporter, Reba Nickel child welfare director, and Lora Badger game and song leader. Twelve members and several visitors attended. Next meeting planned November 2 with Mrs. Leanna Woodside.
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Sunshine Workers Club
Brookshier District
Nina Taylor
Ella Stufflebean
Lora Baeger
Miz
Lola Kille
Label Arnold
See-Treas
Ella Cokerham
Zelma Stufflebean
Alda Brookshier
Reba Nickel
Lora Badger
Leren Vincent
Myra Lay
Marjory Britton
Leon Vincent
Garry Lee
van Arnold
Herbert Sayre
Asa Badger
Geo. Taylor
Leanna Woodside
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V.J. Phillips
Gar Wreck
LE. Bowyer
Democratic Rally
Legion
Warren School
Doris Dell
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