Aged Father Edwin Hatch Dies at 93 in Browning
Edwin R. Hatch died November 16 1941 at age 93 in Browning Missouri after living with his daughter Lora M Carter since his wife’s death. He was born October 8 1848 in Will County Illinois and later completed 93 years with a family including one son one daughter and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at his home conducted by Rev H R Tate with W W Wilkinson singing two solos Abide With Me and Crossing The Bar. Interment followed in Jenkins Cemetery.
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Edwin R. Hatch
John
Jane Hatch
Will County
Illinois
Missouri
Browning
Sarah E. Browning
E. R. Hatch, Jr
von Dean Ogle
Jenkins Cemetery
Card of Thanks for support during sickness and burial
We thank all who assisted during the illness, death and burial of our loved one, the minister for comforting words, the song service and the floral offerings. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hatch Jr, Mrs. Lora Carter and Joan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Hatch, Jr
Lora Carter
Joan
Browning Methodist Circuit Notes Activities and Schedules
The Browning Methodist Circuit reports strong Sunday services with a guest Wilkison and glee club. Congregations also gathered at North Salem, with plans to return next Sunday at 7 30 and Mt Zion for morning worship. W S C S meets with Mrs Schrock Friday afternoon and the Youth group meets at Russell Bartow home next Monday evening.
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Browning
H. R. Tate
Tax Collector Schedule Notice for Duncan Township
Notice to Taxpayers Wm. P. Fields will be in Roger Friday afternoon Cora Saturday morning Browning Saturday afternoon to collect taxes for Duncan township.
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Roger
Cora
Browning
Duncan Township
Wm. P. Fields
Rural America Focuses on Cows and Milk in 1942
In Training it notes farm communities push dairy production for 1942. Cows receive more attention as farmers emphasize grain and concentrates to boost milk output for domestic use and export to England, framing dairy as defense goods.
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America
England
Browning
The Trial of Mary Dugan at Electric Theatre
The courtroom drama returns to the talking screen with a strong cast including Robert Young Laraine Day Marjorie Main Marsha Hunt and John Litel Also on the program is the cartoon The Alley Cat plus News of The Day Two hours of motion picture entertainment.
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Mary Dugan
Electric Theatre
Robert Young
Laraine Day
Marjorie Main
Lady Blacksmith
Wyoming
Marsha Hunt
John Litel
Frieda Inescara
Sara Haden
Alley Cat
Won High Corn Honors at National Show in Illinois
W G Wood Browning Missouri won prizes for five ear sample in the National Corn Show held with the National Corn Husking Contest at Tonican Illinois. Elis L Shafer Royal Center Indiana took Sweepstakes honors with best sample. C D Stead Aledo Illinois carried the national trophy in the DeKalb dealer show. Over 1500 entries marked a record for the United States with eleven corn belt states represented.
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W. G. Wood
Browning
Missouri
Tonican
Ill
Wood
Elis L. Shafer
Royal Center
Ind
C. D. Stead
Aledo
United States
Thirteenth Birthday Dinner for Frances Lou Lawrence
Frances Lou Lawrence celebrated her thirteenth birthday with a midday dinner at the Gem Coffee Shop. Attendees included Mrs. Ruth Lawrence of Brookfield, Mrs. Lena Kenley, and her classmates Bettie McCormick Bettie Lou Steele Nola Jeanne Lay Dorelen Gender Barbara Jean Jones and the honoree. Mrs Reba Nickell baked the birthday cake and Frances Lou received many nice gifts.
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Frances Lou Lawrence
Gem
Ruth Lawrence
Brookfield
Lena Kenley
Bettie McCormick
Bettie Lou Steele
Nola Jeanne Lay
Dorelen Gender
Barbara Jean Jones
Frances Lou
Reba Nickell
Dinner party honors Mr and Mrs Morrow and Anna Beth
A group hosted last Wednesday for a turkey dinner. Attendees included Mrs Virgie Haggard and Miss Charlene, Mr and Mrs Raymond Glenn and son, Mr and Mrs H L Adams, Mr and Mrs W W Wilkison and daughter Mary Ellen, and Norris Burke.
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Robert Morrow
Anna Beth
Virgie Haggard
Miss Charlene
Raymond Glenn
H. L. Adams
W. W. Wilkison
Mary Ellen
Norris Burke
P. E. D. Chapter V Holds Semi Monthly Meeting
Regular meeting at Mrs. Josie Jones home featured Educational Day program led by Mrs. Reba Hummel on education values. Discussion on mispronounced words ignited comment as language shifts noted by Miss Edith Burkholder and guests praised the pleasant profitable afternoon.
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Chapter
Edith Burkholder
Josie Jones
Reba Hummel
Letha Bailey
Jones
Ada Bolling
Artie Calhoun
Laura Hamilton
Betha Haning
Irah Linhart
Flidy Peterson
Della Peters
Beverly Moore
Wanted Old Papers and Scrap Metal Buyer Ad
Wanted old papers rags copper brass aluminum scrap iron junk tractors old radiators batteries. Good prices paid. Call Carlos Mace Browning Mo.
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Carlos Mace
Browning
Red Cross Busy Aiding The Needy In Browning
The American Red Cross mobilizes for relief with Junior and adult members worldwide. Local volunteers led by Edgar Carter Robert Morrow and Carl Drake canvassed Browning raising about seventy five dollars.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Britain
China
Egypt
Russia
Browning
Edgar Carter
Robert Morrow
Carl Drake
B. H. Peterson
J. J
Browning Public School Lunch Showcases Community Effort
The Browning Public School hosts a hot lunch in the new gymnasium with a W P A driven garden program. Under Unit Supervisor Clara L Stults the project serves 80 meals daily using garden vegetables and canned produce.
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Browning
Linn County
W. D. Grice
Clara L
Lizzie Austin
Chris Hansén
Miss Stults
For Sale Head of Livestock Auction Ad
For sale 30 head yearling steers and 100 head ewes to lamb in March. Roy Haley.
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Roy Haley
Crowdis Tops Bull Sale At Edina In Northeast Missouri
A registered Aberdeen Angus bull eight months old sold for 300 dollars to lead the Edina bull sale. Lloyd Crowdis of Duncan township produced the calf, bought by S. K. Tweedie of Carroll County. The sale featured 22 Angus calves averaging 158 dollars and 11 Herefords averaging 118 dollars.
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Lloyd Crowdis
Sullivan County
Spring Creek
Buchanan Township
Agriculture Extension Service
No Hunting Notice Signed by Johnson Family
Farm property owners Mrs. Joe Johnson and Otto Johnson post a no hunting sign prohibiting hunting with guns or dogs on their farms to protect livestock and crops. The notice urges compliance from trespassers and neighbors.
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Joe Johnson
Otto Johnson
Purdin Women Gather for November Meeting and Christmas Plans
The Purdin Women's Club met at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Rockshanks on Wednesday November 5 at 1 PM with eighteen members and three guests present. A Christmas program to remember the aged and shut ins was planned, and a committee was appointed. The devotional by Mrs. Minnie Pulliam preceded an instructive radio program. New members Mrs. Merton Street Mrs. Merlin Schrock and Mrs. Hattie Schrock were welcomed.
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Purdin Women’s Club
Elizabeth Rockshanks
Minnie Pulliam
Merton Street
Merlin Schrock
Hattie Schrock
Hunting Prohibited on Rented Farm Land Statement
A signed notice from W. V. Walker and G. D. Walker bans hunting with guns or dogs on their rented farm land.
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W. V. Walker
G. D. Walker
Willing Workers Club Completes Comfort for Fire Victims
Eleven club members met at Lydia Shepherd and Leya Warren to finish a comfort for Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Waltz whose household supplies were lost in a spring fire. The project progressed quickly from lining to binding and the group completed the work before dismissal.
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Willing Workers Club
Lydia Shepherd
Leya Warren
Floyd Waltz
Mushrooms Spur Reports Across Towns
A fresh eight inch high three inch diameter mushroom was sent to the Palmyra Spectator by Dr. H. Hines. In Gilman City a duck hunter found no ducks but gathered sponge mushrooms. The column notes odd seasonal shifts with April in October.
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Palmyra Spectator
H. Hines
Gilman City Tribune
Mrs Stella Peters heads west for winter visit
Mrs Stella Peters traveled from Brookfield to spend the night with Miss Meda Alspach. She then visited relatives in Denver before continuing to Glendale California to spend the winter with Mr and Mrs Fred Kille.
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Stella Peters
Brookfield
Meda Alspach
Denver
Glendale
California
Fred Kille
Billie Joe Crookshanks Wins 4-H Congress Trip
Billie Joe Crookshanks son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Crookshanks from near Purdin won a 50 dollar 4 H National Club Congress trip offered by the Santa Fe Railway to the Missouri boy or girl with the best 4 H club project record He will travel to Chicago November 29 for one week at the International 4 H Club Congress Crookshanks has completed eight projects earning 2175 24 and owns 32 head of sheep and registered cattle He is a Browning High School senior and has been Linn County 4 H Livestock Judging Team state contest ranking leader He has held club offices including Browning Baby Beef Club president for three years His prizes total 275 with 14 blue ribbons 12 red ribbons and seven others He offers to help rural youth to follow in his footsteps as a leading 4 H winner from Linn County.
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Billie Joe Crookshanks
Herbert Crookshanks
Purdin
Santa Fe Railway Company
Missouri
Chicago
Santa Fe
Billie Joe
Browning High School
Hig
Linn County
Columbia
Browning Baby Beef Club
Linn
Strayed Shropshire Duck Found Near Browning Farm
A Shropshire duck named Nora Harris went astray from the Harris farm southeast of Browning. The finder, Clifford Gooch, should be notified to reclaim the animal.
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Nora Harris
Browning
Clifford Gooch
Diamond Recovered From Rooster's Craw
Mrs. Wallace Tindel recovered her lost carat diamond from a rooster’s craw after searching poultry yard remains. The gem disappeared from her ring last summer and was found while dressing a young rooster, ending her long hunt.
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Wallace Tindel
Salisbury Press
No Hunting Notice On Farm Hoisted By Owner
H F Kille restricts hunting on his farm forbidding use of guns, dogs, or trespassing by hunters to protect property. The notice cautions against trespass and hunting activities on the premises.
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H. F. Kille
Yearling Shorthorn Bull For Sale at Browning Auction
One yearling Shorthorn bull listed by Glenn Gooch of R 3 Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Gooch
Browning
Barred Rock Yearling Hens For Sale
Barred Rock yearling hens offered by Mrs. John Quigley in Browning Missouri. Price 90 cents each. Phone 99F41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quigley
Browning, Mo
Friendly Neighbors Club Holds Quilting Meeting
The Friendly Neighbors Club met with Mrs Rose Edens on Wednesday November 12 for an all day session. Sixteen members one visitor five men and two children attended. They quilted tea towels and pillow cases and enjoyed a noon dinner. The vice president led the meeting in the absence of president Nora Cokerham. Roll call honored with a hot pan holder. One new member Edna Atwood joined bringing total to twenty. Plans discussed for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner at Mrs Nannie Cokerham’s on November 27. Meeting closed with Lord’s Prayer.
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Friendly Neighbor's Club
Friendly Neighbors Club
Rose Edens
Nora Cokerham
Edna Atwood
Nannie Cokerham
Mesdames Elsie Patterson
Maggie Ogle
Myrtle Penhale
Mildred Toss
Kathryn Smith
Janie
Lois Foss
Cherrill
Carel Schreiner
Nannie Cokeham
Sadie Payne
Icel Tapscott
Frances McGhee
Betty Edens
Ruby Burkholder
Ethel Burkholder
L. H. Edens
Herold Foss
Will Penhale
J. H. Burkholder
W. J. Cokerham
Club Reporter
Mrs Ona Franklin Hosts Happy Workers Club Meeting
The Happy Workers Club met at Mrs. Ona Franklin's on Wednesday November 12 with fifteen members two men seven children and four visitors from Kansas City Vallejo and Columbia Farmers Week. Officers for the year were installed and reports heard including a certificate for 1940 41 standards and sewing leadership appointment.
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Ona Franklin
Happy Workers Club
Marie Bureh
Kansas City
Kansas
Lizzie Dankin
Vallejo
California
Mary Spencer
Glenn Collins
Mary Ball
Verda Franklin
Nellie Brown
Leanne Knight
Wiley Taylor
Edna Knight
Columbia
Wes
Lizzie Dunkin
Alta DeVore
Malacha Watson
Funeral for Mrs Dale Colescock Held in Odin
Mrs Dale Colescock of Odin Tl died November 13 at Barnes Hospital St Louis. The funeral was held at LaPlata with Mrs Ruth Wampler remembered. Attending were Mrs Van Christy Mrs Ea Brookshier and Mrs Floyd Coker.
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van Christy
Ea Brookshier
Floyd Cokerham
Dale Colescock
Odin
LaPlata
Colescock
Ruth Wampler
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Slats Diary Weekday Ramblings of Family Life
A diary style fragment logs everyday topics from Sunday to Saturday. It notes family talk about an elderly man, a math class question, a party and dances, college plans, a perfume remark, grammar concerns, a coffin flower glimpse, Jane’s behavior, and college talk about future plans and a taste for street meat.
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Jake
Areeless
Janes
Jane
Grammer
Todsy
Jane Enny
Collige
Collge
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4-H Club
LaPlatz
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