Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary With Family
Mr and Mrs A Brehm marked their 50th wedding anniversary at a Sunday gathering. Six of seven children attended from Missouri and Oklahoma, plus grandchildren and friends. The day featured masked costume prizes, readings, songs, and a late evening return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brehm
Robert
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Alfred Broyles
Chillicothe
Fred Thomas
Linneus
Roy Buncies
Dutch Brehm
Jerry Lee
Rolan Gooch
Ralph Creason
Woodrow Keithley
Browning
Keithley
Ann Johnson
John Thurlo
Betty Jean Woolf
Allen Watson
Brehm
Hugh Campbell
Lillian C. White
Oscar Hollon
Darrel Norvell
Walter Prather
Ella Strode Burns
Sue Campbell
Barbara Hampton
Ila Hollon
Martha Ann Cotter
Carl Norvell
Dwight Skeen
Billy
Lindley Hollon
Billy Joe Crookshanks
Birthday Dinner for Mrs Bundridge and Mrs Bun dridge
Sixty six relatives gathered at their Humphreys and nearby home on Sunday October 30 to celebrate. A noon feast featured abundant foods and afternoon visitors included the Hisels. The day was spent visiting and playing ball and horseshoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veda Bundridge
Annie Bundridge
John Long
Neva
Addie
LaPlata
Warren Gibson
Betty
Rex
Doris Jane
Alton Walker
Marilyn
Edward Foster
Vivian
Dora Etta
Edward Bundridge
Kenneth
Humphreys
Edward Franklin
James
Wilma Ruth
Marion Franklin
Thomas Spencer
Lloyd
Milan
James Spencer
Clement
Lorraine
Vern Foster
Ernest Bundridge
Bert
John A. Browning
Barbara Jean
Addison Payne
Cora
Will Foster
Haskell
Beulah Spencer
Purdin
Lucille
Frances Spencer
Robert Harwood
Brookfield
Wes Bundridge
Anna Mary
Jackie
Tom Hisel
George Hisel
Halloween Party Draws Large Attendees At Cotter Home
More than fifty Willing Worker Club members with families and friends gathered October 31 at Fred Cotter's residence for their annual Halloween party. The crowd displayed a wide range of grotesque faces including Charley McCarty, Indian tribe members, Negroes, timid ladies, cavaliers, ghosts and witches as they assembled and prepared for the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cotter
Charley McCarty
Construction advances on Audi torium Gym annex
Weather cooperated last week as excavation finished in two days and machinery arrived. An office with lights and phone was installed, the minimum wage posted, and twelve local men are employed. The sandy site allows immediate rain follow up work, with fencing to avoid school disruption. PWA Engineer Weither oversees from Milan, with Architect Roberts and School Board on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Weither
Milan
Roberts
Poultry chicks and pullets offered by Nichols & Co
Finest Blood tested Chicks Reds Rocks Leghorns eight fifty per hundred. Large assorted seven eighty five White Giants nine eighty five Reds or Rocks all pullets nine eighty five. Live arrival COD. Four weeks old pullets twenty four eighty five per hundred. Nichols & Co Rockmart Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols & Co
Rockmart
Georgia
Official Representatives Join 1938 39 Red Cross Roll Call
Miss Lorene Stone and a list of Mesdames and others answer the Red Cross Roll call for 1938 39. They will form a work group to conduct roll calls early next week and welcome helpers at phone 130.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Miss Lorene Stone
Mesdames Mabyn Gooch
Eunice Dickinson
Margaret Smith
Ira Nevins
Beverly Moore
Edna Forbes
Pearl Thurlo
Genevieve Prather
Burton Carr
John C. Dutton
Armistice Day Reflections Mark Peace Vigil
A local reflection on Armistice Day recalls World War sacrifices and fears of future conflict. The piece notes a shift from glamorous war to wary prudence, cites costs of war and destruction, and includes club meeting details and upcoming events led by Mrs. Crookshanks and Mrs. Kroeger with social notes about a windy yet mild afternoon.
Omaha trip settles auditorium equipment issues
After a long correspondence with the PWA Regional Office in Omaha, the school board held an executive session. Supt. J.C. Dutton and architect R. Warren Roberts were sent to Omaha to adjust auditorium equipment matters and reported a satisfactory settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Omaha
Supt
J.C. Dutton
R. Warren Roberts
Womens Club Meeting Hosts Thanksgiving Luncheon
Mrs. Margaret Hardin hosted a 1 PM covered dish luncheon for the Womens Club on November 2 with members Stella Bumgarner Viola Crookshanks Elizabeth Crookshanks Eva Dryden Thora Carr Susie Fuller Oneta Grice Nellie Kroeger Bernice Daisy Minnie Bettie Sylvia Street and invited guests Mrs. Hazel Gooch Miss Hermia Street who decided to join the club. Absent were Mrs. Cora Hisel and Mrs. Callie Smith. The program honored Thanksgiving with a devotion research and reflection segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Crookshanks
Nellie Kroeger
Minnie Street
Stella Bumgarner
Bernice Street
Margaret
C.R
Margaret Hardin
Womens Club
Viola
Eva Dryden
Thora Carr
Susie Fuller
Oneta Grice
Bernice
Daisy
Minnie
Bettie
Sylvia Street
Hazel Gooch
Hermia Street
Hermia
In Memoriam Darlene Rhodes November 8
In memory of our daughter Darlene who passed three years ago on November 8. Our hearts cannot tell how we miss you our lips don’t know what to say but God only knows how we miss you in our home today. Sadly missed by mother and father Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rhodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Germany
Italy
France
England
Darlene
No Hunting Notice on Ray A Nickell Farm
Ray A. Nickell requests hunters and trespassers to stay off his farm. Poster declares no hunting on property and asserts private land boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray A. Nickell
In Appreciation Thanks to Farmers Store Contest Supporters
Mary C. Smith expresses gratitude to friends who backed her in the recent contest conducted by the Farmers Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Store
Mary C. Smith
Lewis Stephenson Hosts Sunday Dinner
Mr and Mrs Lewis Stephenson entertained Sunday October 30 with a one o clock dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ross Knight and son Douglas Neal Mr and Mrs Noel Tully and son Roger Kent Mr Edgar Tully Mr and Mrs Artie Cotter and daughter Alma and Mrs James Havens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Stephenson
Ross Knight
Douglas Neal
Noel Tully
Roger Kent
Edgar Tully
Artie Cotter
Alma
James Havens
Dickinson School Halloween Party Delights Students
The Dickinson school district hosted a Halloween party led by teacher Mrs. Pansy Britton at the schoolhouse. Guests wore caps, prizes honored both students and visitors, and activities centered on Halloween contests with pumpkin pie and cider to close the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson
Pansy Britton
Marvin Abbott
Spencer Britton
Eldon Head
Mr. Dickinson
Orpha Dickinson
Edith Hale
Bernice Riley
Effie Britton
Florence Elliott
Hallowe'en
Pansy
L. A. Dickinson
Bessie Steele
Marlin
Alpha Christy
Willie Ware
Fessie Minor
Jim Elliott
Harold Abbott
Marlene
Walter Head
Larry
Maxine
Dale
Eugene Straley
Lyle Britton
Waverly Ware
Richard Head
Jean Minor
Linn County Farmers Plan December 6 Soils and Crops Conference
Linn County will hold its annual Soils and Crops Conference on December 6 in Linneus. J Robert Hall reported to the Board of Directors last Wednesday that the event may be held in a church due to Circuit Court in session. The program aims to help farmers conserve soil while maintaining adequate family incomes, with topics including pasture improvement, tailored cropping systems, lime and fertilizer use, good seed, and crops suited to each farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Linneus
J. Robert Hall
Missouri
No Hunting Farm Signage Across Roy and Nearby Farms
A terse notice lists residents Taylor Brown Roy Haley Edwin Martin Mrs H F Carter Roscoe Slater and Mrs May Hicks Mont Cumbo as signers or affected parties, urging no hunting on local farms and to keep out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Brown
Roy
Haley
Edwin Martin
H. F. Carter
Roscoe Slater
May Hicks
Mont Cumbo
Anniversary Meeting Of Hummel Wesley Class
The Hummel-Wesley class held an anniversary gathering at Mrs. Ivah Carr’s home on a Thursday, October 20. Thirteen members attended with six visitors Della Peters Marie Woolf Clara Whaley Lorene Whaley Mamie Bartow and Beverly Moore. Iva Rhodes and Ivah Darr led the program ending with prayer by May Schrock. A class activity summary noted about sixty women have belonged since organization, six having passed on. The afternoon included social time and contests, roll call toast, and cake salad and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hummel-Wesley
Ivah Carr
Della Peters
Marie Woolf
Clara Whaley
Lorene Whaley
Mamie Bartow
Beverly Moore
Iva Rhodes
Ivah Darr
May Schrock
Home Workers Club Holds October Meeting
The Home Workers Club met Thursday October 13 with Mrs Nancy Bennett for an all day meeting. Morning was spent visiting and no work occurred before noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Workers ‘Club
Pearl Mundell
Mery Mundell
Club
Home Workers Club
The
Nancy Bennett
Slats Diary: A Week of Quirky School, Editor, and Town Talk
A child’s diary covers a week with school praise and mischief. Entries recount breakfast, a dentist visit, editor tasks, Meddy school luncheon, debate over a newspaper joke, after school mischief, and a downtown encounter with a near accident. The voice blends humor and small town life.
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A. Sream
Willing Workers Club
Loren Vincent
Chas
Lay
Hallowe’en
Orvis Vincent
Geo. Taylor
Nora Harris
Asa Kadger
Eddie Hatch, Jr
Ella Stufflebean
Leon Vincent
C. R
J. R. Williams
Womens Club of
Mrs
Glenn Rhodes
Dickinson School Party
Farmers Plan Conference
Cordin Cotter
Ethel Dell
Mary Havens
Reading
Lillian Bennett
Gillem
Jane
Elsy
Jake
Bisters
Ant Emmy
Ono
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