Linn County Baptist Crusade Runs September 30 to October 14
Local churches in Linn County launch a large soul winning crusade under the theme Take Your Family To Sunday School. Revivals begin at Locust Valley with 7 30 PM services, Browning revival set for October 14 to 28 led by Rev C L Cody and Rev Kenneth Kelley. Also reported is University of Missouri enrollment figures with 7 376 freshmen in Columbia and 227 freshmen in Rolla totaling 8 580 students at close of registration.
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Linn County
Locust Valley
Browning
C. L. Cody
Kenneth Kelley
God
Jesus Christ
University of Missouri
Columbia
University
School of Mines and Metallurgy
Rolla
Marty- Ann Theatre
Milan
Jeanne Crain
Dale Robertson
First Annual Mechanical Corn Picking Contest October 11
A crowd of six to ten thousand is expected for the First Annual Mechanical Corn Picking Contest on October 11 at the Robert Macy farm five miles east of Gallatin on highway 6. Fifteen technical pickers compete for top prize and a chance to represent Missouri in the National Contest in Benton County, Iowa, on October 27. The event starts at 10 a.m. with a Gallatin High School Band concert, farm implement demonstrations, and talks from the Missouri College of Agriculture and Safety Council. Sponsors include Radio Station KFEQ, Daviess County MFA, Gallatin Chamber of Commerce, and the University of Missouri Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Macy
Gallatin
Turpine Youtsey
Missouri
Benton County
Iowa
Gallatin High School
Missouri College of Agriculture and Safety Council
KFEQ
Daviess County
MFA
Gallatin Chamber of Commerce
University of Missouri Extension Service
Enterprise 4-H Club Holds September Meetings
The Enterprise 4-H Club met September 7 at the Enterprise schoolhouse with 27 members and 28 visitors. Officers voted to enter a float in the fair parade and Jean Sayre was named queen candidate. letters and fair rules were discussed. A second meeting September 18 drew 30 members and 32 visitors with project blanks filled as the year’s work concluded.
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Enterprise 4
Enterprise School House
Kay
Jimmie Badger
Marlene Abbott
C. R
First Defense Bond Drive Reports Missouri Sales
The drive's first three weeks show Missouri residents invested 5 124 665 in U S Defense Bonds Series E F and G representing about 22 percent of the goal set by the State Committee. Chairman Robert E Lee Hill urged regular purchases and outlined plans for wage earners farmers and professionals. The drive ends October 27 with counts due by November 13. In Kirksville Missouri Linn County students enroll for the 1951 fall quarter at Missouri State Teachers College.
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Robert E. Lee
Bob) Hill
Missouri
Hill
Kirksville
Linn County
Missouri State Teachers College
Browning
Gene Bartow
Gary Hanman
Marilyn Jane Jennings
Donald Linhart
Marilie Schrock
Brookfield
Charles J. Elam
Grace Joy Ferguson
Imogene L. Griffin
Elaine Jaquiss
Martha Bess James
Mary Ellen James
Nina Lucille Snowden
Betty Stuart
Shirley Yogel
Marceline
Jerry L. Burgener
Jerome F. Flynn
Paul K. Johnson
Richard A. Jones
Glenn Packham
Ronald Wiggins
Meadville
Virginia
Lee Coates
Richard A. Stelplugh
New Boston
Raymond L. Crist
Emrogene McCollum
Robert L. Rulon
Linneus
Sam Turner
Betty R. Lambert
Purdin
Laclede
Patricia Ann Savage
Enrollment at M. A. Shows Postwar Rise
Enrollment at the Missouri College reaches 7 376 with a rising freshman class marking an postwar trend. The report notes an uptick in new students as the school resumes growth after World War II.
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Columbia, Mo
Double Feature At Local Theater October 9 10 11
A three day program presents two films The Groom Wore Spurs starring Jack Carson Ginger Rogers and Joan Davis and Air Cadet starring Stephen McNally and Gail Russell.
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Jack Carson
Ginger Rogers
Joan Davis
Stephen McNally
Gail Russell
Grantsville Homemakers Club Birthday Party Honors Members
The Grantsville Homemakers Club held its July and August birthday party Friday night September 21 at Purdin Hall. Members celebrated birthdays and shared a covered dish supper amid games and visiting.
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Grantsville
Nellie Barrows
Burl
Bud Tate
Reagan
Ralph Ogle
Ronnie
Patty
Gary
Thelma Haley
Betty
Roy
Rita
Stanley Murrain
Phyllis
Virginia
Andree Barrows
Irene
Maurice
Jerry
Martha
James Fowler
David
Brye
Jess Pulliam
Gladys Bagley
Luster Burkholder
Wayne Burkholder
Wayne Lynn
Frank Cassity
C. RB
Social Security Rep to Visit Brookfield October 16
A field representative of the St. Joseph Missouri Social Security Office will be at the Brookfield Employment Office on Tuesday October 16 at 9 00 A M. He will provide facts about old age and survivors insurance provisions and help file applications to secure benefits.
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Brookfield
St. Joseph
Missouri
Social Security Administration
When A Town Loses Its Railroad
An editorial in Woodstock Vermont's Standard argues that after 18 years without rail service the town gains nothing but nostalgia. It notes paper shipping costs from Gatineau to White River Junction rose about $33 for three tons by rail and about $10 by other means.
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Woodstock
Vermont
Standard
Gatineau
Que
White River Junction
Neighborhood Social Visits Net Several Family Gatherings
A flurry of Sunday and weekend visits tied Dickinson Shelby households. Norman Woodside and family joined Jess Woodside’s kin. multiple families from Peck Idaho and Brookfield traveled to see locals like Tom Lacer, John Longwell, and the Ogles.
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Norman Woodside
Jess Woodside
Marlin Woodside
Junior Helton
Patty
Nelson Britton
Earl Pyle
Milford Helton
Ethel
Millard Smith
Peck
Idaho
Tom Lacer
Ellea Floyd
Kirksville
Jesse Longwell
Johnny
Mendon
John Longwell
Chillicothe
Flossie Wyatt
Elizabeth Lantz
Wayne Abbott
Abbott
John Walden
Tom _ Lacer
Brookfield
Everett Briggs
Jimmie Briggs
Orval Ogle
Lana Lee
Eddie Ogle
Detroit
Ervin Smith
Janice
Shelby
Edd Ogle
David Ogle
Ralph Ogle
Local Visits and Young Guests Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Mrs Will Hargadine and son Donald Dale and Eddie Ogle are mentioned with Mr Ogle recently bedfast after a stroke. Various households host Sunday dinners and visits including the Lambert Boyles Smith and Bauer families and Carmen Smith connections with references to travel and new car purchases.
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Will Hargadine
Donald Dale
Eddie Ogle
Ogle
Lolan Lambert
Robert Boyles
Roberta
Shelby
W. H. Smith
Purdin
James Cokerham
Nile Rauer
Leon Smith
Marceline
Allen Belzer
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Linn County Baptist Simultaneous Crusade
Marty-Ann Theatre
Bucklin
Russel L. Nickerson
Dail Stone
St. Catharine
Ellen J. Anderson
Joanne Anderson
Rosemary Anderson
Louise E. Brown
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Canada
Colombia
Okinawa
China
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Denmark
Japan
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Phillipines
Spain
Trinidad
Grantsville Homemakers Club
Dickinson
Carl Bauer
Beverly
Margaret Rauer
Emerson Rauer
Detriot
Michigan
Roberta Bogies
Connie Simpson
Larry Smith
Janice Smith
Archie Dickinson
Wayne Britton
Fay Bowyer
Brownlee-Moore Banking Co
Security State Bank
Citizens Savings Bank of
Bucklin State Bank
Moore & Mullins Banking Co
Bank of Meadville
Bank of Purdin
Brookfield Sale
Colorado
Linn County Auction CO
Roy L. Sturtevant
Charlie Edgar
Dobby Hamilton
Aucii
Consumers Public Service Company
Securities and Exchange Commission
Commission
Wheeler
Brookfield, Missouri
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