Friendly Neighbors Club Meets at Mrs Ivan Cokerham Home
The Friendly Neighbors Club held an all day meeting November 15 1950 at Mrs Ivan Cokerham home with one guest Mrs Lee O Dell of Houston nine members present and several children. New president Mrs Roy Simpson led the session after opening with What A Friend and the club collect. Members shared Thanksgiving plans and a quilting project finished during the day. Gifts were exchanged a contest was won by Mrs Harold Foss gloves were proposed and Christmas and family drawing names were conducted. The next meeting is with Mrs Harold Foss on November 29 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Neighbors Club
Ivan Cokerham
Lee O'Dell
Houston
Texas
Eva
Ada
Elva
Nola
Frances
Oudima
Lois
Carol
Iole
Karen
Joy Lee
Richard
Roy Simpson
Craig Simpson
Chas. Schreiner
Harold Foss
DeLois Jones
Car
Tapscott
Bittersweet Club Thanksgiving Sup Delights Families
The Bittersweet Club hosted a Thanksgiving supper at the Pleasant Shade hall on November 16. A school program entertained attendees, a party games contest followed, and pie winnings spiced the evening before a late wrap up. Families listed include Oertwig Luding Kimbrough Gooch Smith Buckman Falconer Creason Adams Gooch Wood Spra gue Goins Griffith Wood Palmer and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Shade Hoolhouse
Aspen
Red Gooch
Don Wood
Gus Oertwig
Joyce
Fred Luding
L. M. Kimbrough
Chas. G. Gooch
Martha Smith
Jerry
Kate Buckman
Jessie
Leta Buckman
V. L. Falconer
Ola Creason
Notice To Veterans Reissue ID for Insurance Premiums
Veterans who misplaced their V A return envelopes for mailing National Service Life Insurance premiums should include complete identifying information with their checks or money orders. John R. Wilson of the Moberly Missouri VA office urges veterans to send full name present address insurance number or service and serial number plus date of birth to ensure proper identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
John R. Wilson
Moberly
Office of the Veterans Administration
Mr. Wilson
Social Security Law Clarifies Eligibility in Brookfield Visit
A field representative from the Federal Social Security Office will be at the Brookfield Employment Office on Tuesday December 5 at 8 00 A M to answer questions about the NEW Social Security Law and how it affects eligibility and payments for you and your family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Social Security Office
Federal Building
St. Jossph
Missouri
Brookfield
Aid for Filing Federal Social Security Benefits Steps
The notice describes assistance available to individuals applying for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments. It highlights eligibility guidance, required forms, and contact points for obtaining benefits or resolving questions about potential entitlement.
Edith Hale Hosts Happy Homemakers Club Meeting
Mrs Edith Hale welcomed nine members for a full day gathering at her home on November 16 with Miss DeLois Jones guesting from the County Home Agent. Demonstrations on dress forms and glass etching were given, two forms were made, and trays were completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Hale
Happy Homemakers Club
Mapey Homemakers Extension Ab
DeLois Jones
Doris Hanman
Irene Kelly
Allie Ware
Grace Henry
Hallie Minor
Blanche Head
Orpha Dickinson
Goldie Abbott
C. R
Notice To Hunters On Private Farm
Ray E. Bennett posts a strict no trespass rule for his private farm prohibiting hunting with guns traps or dogs and warning violators. The notice seeks to keep unauthorized individuals out of the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray E. Bennett
Purdin Methodist Church Thanksgiving Fellowship Event
The Purdin Methodist Church reports a wonderful Tuesday night Fellowship supper and a fine Thanksgiving program. The pastor W A Pollock invites all to Sunday School and Worship services next Sunday in morning and evening. You are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdin Methodist Church
W. A. Pollock
Central College Homecoming Features Parade and 27–26 Game
Attendees including Mr and Mrs Calvin Lambert Jerry Lee Quigley Kenneth Arnold and Louie Brookshire watched Central College host William Jewell in a football homecoming on November 18. The 2:00 PM kickoff yielded a close 27 to 26 margin for William Jewell, following a parade of floats and bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Lambert
Jerry Lee Quigley
Kenneth Arnold
Louie Brookshire
Central College
Central
William Jewell
School Lunch Menu Week Include Varied Dishes
Monday vegetable soup cheese crackers pickles bread and butter milk oranges. Tuesday ham sweet potatoes jello salad bread and butter milk plum cookie. Wednesday roast beef and dressing apple sauce green beans bread butter milk cherry coke. Thursday wiener mashed potatoes lettuce tomatoes bread and butter milk cinnamon roll. Friday baked beans spinach hard boiled eggs carrot sticks corn bread bread and butter milk fruit salad.
Local Notes and Social Bits from the Community
Duff Jennings picked Red Dunlap's corn last week. Wayne Buck of Sioux City Iowa visited Red Dunlap's home over the weekend. Prince of Peace picnic show drew crowds in Milan on Friday night. Rain is badly needed as cisterns run dry. Jackie Jennings and Jerry Gramling left for Rock Island Illinois seeking work. Robert Artz was inducted into the armed forces. Duff Jennings was in Brookfield on Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duff Jennings
Harry
Bertha McCaughey
Wayne Buck
Sioux City
Iowa
Milan
Dewey Mason
Jackie Jennings
Jerry Gramling
Rock Island
Ill
Robert Artz
Armed Forces
Brookfield
Governor Praises Holzhausen in 1950 St. Louis Award
The governor reports from Jefferson City that Colonel William L. Holzhausen, president of the St. Louis Police Board, received the 1950 St. Louis Award, an honor noted with great satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
William L. Holzhausen
St. Louis
Thanksgiving reflections on gratitude and shared blessings
A reflective Thanksgiving meditation urges gratitude for personal blessings amid global abundance. It contrasts life in wealthier lands with hardship abroad and emphasizes humble prayers, sharing, and recognizing the good fortunes that sustain individuals and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Governor lauds Holzhausen for moral courage and lawty enforcement
The message honors Colonel Holzhausen and St Louis police leadership, citing a long record of crime reduction and gambling control. It notes new additions to the local honor roll including numerous residents and Mrs. Head, Mrs. Clara Head, and Earl Myrick, among others, with renewals listed for several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Cfvicer
St. Louis
St Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Jack Head
Harley Almond
Pershing Mills
Marion Mills
Y J B Mc Cown
Clara Head
Earl Myrick
Clifford L. Monroe
Susan Creason
H. F. Leslie
Leon A. Gooch
Stella Baker
Erio Wolfe
Eva Paul
Pfc
Elmo D. Britton
Myrtle Baker
Flora Wrightson
D. B. Hoover
E. E. Rushton
Frank Bartimus
Dale Bartimus
Ruby Law
J. H. Gibson
Herald Lambert
Bert Powell
Frank H. Newell
Melvin Brummitt
Lee Allen
Kathleen Hoerrmann
Kelly
C. L. Wilson
Lle ‘Eithley
Donald Witt
W. L. Fields
Chloe Fields
Carl
Missouri students fund United Nations fountain in New York drive
Missouri school children respond with generosity to the Governors Committee campaign for a United Nations memorial fountain in New York. Mrs Smith, Missouri chairman, reports checks from rural Henry County schools and a sixth grade class notes 11 pupils. The program ends with pledge, prayer, and the Star Spangled Banner as schools are urged to participate. A tank crew of Missourians in Korea requested a Missouri flag and promised a photo when it arrives. Thanksgiving messages express gratitude for national and state efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
United Nations Amit
New York
United Nations
United Nations Movement
Korea
Pfc
Louis P. Price
St. Louis
Honor Roll Alert prompts reader to verify names
A long list of names is presented with notes that many dates read 1951 or 1952 and that readers should examine their paper tag to add their name to the next honor roll. The item asks to save several other names for the list and to verify who should be included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Gooch
Leland Cassity
Olga Elliott
Donald Jones
Ivah Carr
Lafe Bennett
B. F. Carr
J. B. Moore
Bill Crowdis
W. L. Sparks
R. G. Owens
Morris Crookshanks
Richard Brown
O. J. Schell
E. W. Linhart
Geo. Carr
Ray Gooch
J. N. Neet
Lewis Wood
Forrest Studer
Flora Wrightson
W. F. Creason
Ada J. Schafer
Nelson Britton
C. V. Miller
Doris Marshall
Elmer White
L. T. Wykoff
Dee Sayers
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Mrs
Clem
Lucille Stults
W. S. Woodside
J. R. Wood
James Leslar
Hardin George
E. N. Neely
Lyle Lee Hollon
Clayton Har
H. S. Johnson
John Peer
C. L. Holdiman
Hope B. Holdiman
Mary Shepherd
E. R. Carter
Glenn Gooch
J. B
King Keley
W. E. Bailey
Ernest Pearson
Geo. E. Kollasch
W. E. Linhart
Mabel M. Pipes
Harry Leslie
Henry Smith
E. F. Yard
Mark
Magaz
Country Gentleman ‘Farm Journal and
Good Housekeeping
Household Magazine
McCall’s Magazine
Parents’ Magazine
Pathfinder
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science Monthly
Poultry Tribune
Radio & Television Mirror
Reader
Saturday Evening Post
Skyways
Sport Magazine
Sports Afield
THE
WOMAN
Woman’s Home Companion
Aper
Emee
RFD
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