West Linn 4-H Club Honors Billy Joe Edmunds Memory
The West Linn 4-H Club held a memorial service for Billy Joe Edmunds a former member at the regular meeting at the Shifflets home. The program featured readings songs and tributes including a flag ceremony and a star presentation. Local families and neighbors attended as club members recalled Billy Joe’s service and urged community unity and neighborliness.
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West Linn
Billy Joe
America
4-H
Marilyn Gray
Charles Turner
Bill
Charles
Tennyson
Chester Long
Truman
Charles Buckner
Kathleen Martin
Clarice Marie Seward
Clarwe Marie Seward
Inspirational aphorism about temptation and idleness
An aged aphorism observes that men face devilish temptation, while idle individuals invite the devil themselves. Attributed to Anon, the quote reflects on self-inflicted vice and moral instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon
Fish skin fabrics spark strange fashion idea
A witty quip links fish skin clothing to scanty attire among girls. It suggests tax reports show churches collect income tax like others, implying church debt would vanish if churches received all income tax.
Influential Citizen Noted For Pocket Papers And Bank Book
A local figure carries a vest pocket stuffed with papers and pens and a bank book visible in his coat, signaling influence and financial dealings. The image underscores status within the community and prompts speculation about sources of power and control.
Dickinson Items Farm Sale Draws Crowd and Local Visits
Mrs. Ella Leonard of Kansas City visits sister Mrs. Ibb Spencer and Pvt Ellis Abbott on furlough. Large crowd attends Huch Hale farm sale. Bilie Gray visits John Longwell and Daniel Gray. Billy Gray returns from overseas Marine service on leave. Junior Hollon helps Norman Woodside. Onie Lambert visits Mrs Harry Ambert. Wapello family stays with Allen Belzer and children. John Walden Abbott weekends with Harvey Cordray near Purdin. Flossie Wyatt visits home folk. Eugene Jacobs and Belle Gray of Chillicothe also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Leonard
Kansas City
Ibb Spencer
Spencer
Pvt
Ellis Abbott
Huch Hale
J. M. Gray
Bilie
Chillicothe
John Longwell
Daniel Gray
Billy
Marines
Junior Hollon
Norman Woodside
Onie Lambert
Harrymbert
Frank Belzer
Wapello
Iowa
Allen Belzer
John Walden Abbott
Harvey Cordray
Purdin
Flossie Wyatt
Eugene Jacobs
Belle Gray
Local Social Notes from Jackson Center Area
Mr and Mrs L P Gilmer moved to Purdin on Wednesday. Several residents visited kin and shopped in nearby towns including Meadville Chillicothe Brookfield and Trenton. A pie supper and program are planned at Fairview school Friday night November 2.
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L. P. Gilmer
Purdin
A'ta Mae Hicks
Rayma Hicks
Lelia Hicks
Grover Murrell
Chillicothe
Johnson District Social Round In Johnson and Brookfield
Mrs Lizzie Brown and Mrs Muldred Stone visited the R L Brown home in Johnson with Donnie Stone of Kansas City. A party honored Brown and Stone. 65 attended. Proceeds from a Johnson pie and candy supper were near zero. Wendell and scholars presented a program. crowd overflowed.
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Lizzie Brown
Muldred Stone
Donnie
Kansas City
R.L. Brown
Brown
R. L
Stone
Cora Thrasher
Brookfield
Wiley Taylor
Fred Watson
Ted Thames
California
J. O. Harris
Everett Harris
Mildred Stone
R. L. Brown
Harold
Hubert Morris
Johnson
Wendell
Scholars
Clem Spring Items
Fine weather continues as residents report moves and visits. Bill Beck and family join Mrs. Susie Beck on the Ralph Morris farm east of Cora, while visitors include John Pratt of Cushing and others from Clem Spring. New scholars Jackie Jennings Bonnie Jennings and Caro Lou Jennings enrolled at the Clem Spring school. A sale at Lyle Wickham’s drew a good crowd. Eli Shepherd and wife moved to Aunt Mollie Breeding’s farm last week.
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Bill Beck
Susie Beck
Ralph Morris
Cora
Hattie Jennings
John Pratt
Cushing
Okla
Guy Brookshier
Noerene
Kay Stuffiebean
Duff Jennings
Bev Franklin Anduff Jennings
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Clem Spring School
Jackie
Bonnie
Caro
Lou Jennings
Lyle Wickham
Eli
Mollie Breeding
Knifong Return From Washington After Health Concerns
Fairview district note lists the Knifongs arriving home Saturday after several weeks in Washington for Mr Knifong’s health. Leslie Belzer wired electric lights to Mrs Tucker’s house Friday and Saturday. The Tucker family received a long distance call from their son Devon on Sunday night reporting arrival in California and pending travel to Oakland. He has served in the S W Pacific for eighteen months. Mr and Mrs Charley Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Belzer
Mary Tucker
Frank Tucker
Devon
California
Oakland
S. W. Pacific
Chariey. Smith
Nile Clark
Allen Lambert
Don Minor
Forrest Thomas
Enid Moore
Browning
Frank Belzer
Jerry
Larry
Wapello
Iowa
Ethan Swisegeed
T. S. C. Lambert
Purdin
Aleatha Nelson
Sharron Ann
Turney Bailey
Oley Hall
Lanenburg
Kansas
H. M. Hammer
H. M
Parson
Mabel Martin
Erie
John R. Smith
St. Louis
Beryl Taylor
Beverly
Denver Leeper
R. J. McCollum
McCollum’s
REA
Milan
Arlo Smith
T. M. Smith
Charley Smith
Agnes Stone
Janice Wheatcraft
John Tucker and
Allen
Walter McKay
Buel McClaren
Dorothy
Millard Swank
Gilbert McKay
Nadine
Dwayne Ford
Vern Seckington
Jerald Seckington
Jeanette
Harold Secking
Missouri
Arthur Grindstaff
Wadsworth
Veterans Hospital
Eden Shepherd
Cal Burress
North Salem church bazaar and local frowth notes
North Salem Community Church Club held a bazaar and supper on October 16 attracting a large crowd. They cleared 43.68 with 20 donated by distant supporters, bringing the treasury to 102.06 after expenses. The item lists cover writes of family visits, renovations, and church work, including Go to Sunday School Day and a Home Workers Club meeting hosted by Kathryne Taylor with new officers.
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North Salem Community Church Club
Treasury
Fred Bailey
The
Home Workers Club
Kathryne Taylor
Velma Jennings
Maggie Wykoff
Hazel Johns
Mundell School House
C. R
Veterans Return: Kenneth Hoskins Receives Honorable Discharge
Kenneth Hoskins of Milan formerly of Reger, an early enlistee in Sullivan County service, received his honorable discharge and visited sister Mrs. Cleo Collins and friends in Reger last week. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Smith returned home after visiting his sister Mrs. Kate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Hoskins
Milan
Reger
Our County
Sullivan County
Cleo Collins
Grant Smith
Kate
PURDIN ITEMS Weather, visits, and travel notes
PURDIN ITEMS report pleasant weather and thanks. Mrs Ruby Burkholder visited Mrs Effie Pulliam on Monday. Rev Anglen and family moved to Columbia last Saturday. Mr and Mrs George Pulliam and son visited relatives Sunday and then left for home in California on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Pulliam
Mary and
Bessie Brown
Sadie Payne
Ray Pulliam
Loren
Minnie Osborn
Kansas City
Merle Wohler
Frank Murrain
Waverly
Ruby Burkholder
Anglen
Columbia
George O. Pulliam
California
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Browning, Missouri
Eila Leonard
Bart Lambert
Lambert
Jesse Longwell
Marvin Lambert
Pfc
Calvin Lambert
Helen Lou Johnson
Robert Lambert
Luelle Leoma
Irvin
Johnnie
Alva Deskins
T. S.C. Lambert
Floyd Swisegood
Dickinson
Jackson Center
John Tucker
Bernice Riley
Noya Straley
Reymond Phillips
Herman McCollum
Mr. Tucker
Rockford
Illinois
B. O. Brantner
Wesley Brantner
Trenton
Bernie Brantner
Glenn Swearengen
Fairview School
Johnson District
Clem
Fairview Dist
A. L. Knifong
Washington
Mr. Knifong
North Salem
T. R. McArtor
M. D
DR. Vinton Jones
Office
Schoene’s
Milan, Missouri
E. R. Duncan
Burlington Station
Browning, Mo
Carlos Mace
E. G. Boatright
Optometrist
Over Welsh Drug Store
Brookfield, Mo
Electric Theatre
Oan Peice
Anil
Russell Rouse
Ray Golden
Sam Taylor
8. F. Zeidman
Lana Turner
John Hodiak
Burlington
CTC
Superman
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