Mrs Ira Langdon Dies at 88 in Browning
Perneta Jane Langdon, born October 9 1856 near Browning Missouri, died September 8 1945 at home in Browning. She married William S Langdon in 1880, later dissolved. Survived by husband six children 19 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren two brothers and a sister. Funeral September 11 at Browning Methodist Church with pallbearers her sons and grandsons. Burial North Salem cemetery.
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Perneta Jane Langdon
William
Perneta Lantz
Browning
Missouri
William S. Langdon
Browning Methodist Church
Roy FE
Jacksonville
Flake Hollon
Clark R
Pueblo
Colorado
Grace Carnes
Oxnard
California
Ernest
Brookfield
Lot
Kirksville
Georgia Louisa
John Lantz
Santa Ana
Minnie Palmer
Moline
Methodist Church
W. M. Owen
L. P. Mo
In loving memory of Henry Taylor departed 1940
Remembrance is a golden chain death tries to break but all in vain. To have to love and then to part is the greatest sorrow. Sadly missed by the Family.
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Henry Taylor
Special Notice For R E A House and Farm Wiring
Read for details about wiring work by Leslie E Belzer of Winigan Missouri. For information write to Leslie E Belzer at Winigan to arrange house and farm electrical wiring services.
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R.E.A
Leslie E. Belzer
Winigan, Mo
For Sale Registered Hampshire Rams
Dr. Ernest Linhart of Star Route Browning Missouri advertises registered Hampshire rams for sale.
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Hampshire Rams
Ernest Linhart
Star Route
Browning,Mo
For Rent 75 Acres Pasture Near Browning
Property offered for rent 75 acre pasture located one mile east and half mile north of Browning. Contact Allen Foster for details and arrangements.
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Browning
Allen Foster
Corbin Family Welcomes Son Jackie Dale
Birth announcement for Jackie Dale born September 4 at a Smithville hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Grafton Corbin. The Corbins also have a daughter, Mrs. Corbin before marriage Miss Mable Lee of Purdin.
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Grafton Corbin
Smithville
Jackie Dale
Corbins
Corbin
Mable Lee
Purdin
Enterprise 4 H Club Meeting Led by Doris Hanman
The Enterprise 4 H Club met on August 15 with eight members and two visitors attending. President Mary Jo Hanman opened the session and the group discussed grooming and introductions. The club will discuss pasture at the next meeting and plans a Sept 12 gathering at Walter Head's.
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Enterprise H
Browning Methodist Church Services告
Browning Methodist Church schedule with L P Mohr as pastor and H L Schrock Ada Smith Morris Ogan and Mrs Morris Ogan listed as superintendents. Sunday School at 10 am Elmwood and North Salem sessions also noted. Preaching at 11 am and 2:30 pm with a Sunday night service and a welcoming invitation to attend.
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Elmwood
Morris Ogan
North Salem Sunday School
National Barn Dance Becomes Film by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures adapts the long running National Barn Dance radio program into a film. The cast includes Hoosier Hot Shots Lyle Belle Scotty and the Dining Sisters with Joe Kelly Pat Buttram and Mabel Paige among others. The film features sixteen classic songs and two new tunes with the Barn Dance troupe and native American folk music flair.
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National Broadcasting Company
Paramount Pictures
Chicago
WLS
Lyle Belle
Scotty
Dinning Sisters
Call Meeting for Henry Cemetery Maintenance
Residents are urged to attend a call meeting Friday September 21 at 2 PM to form an organization to maintain Henry Cemetery which has long been neglected. The meeting aims to organize efforts and secure ongoing care for the grave site.
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Henry Cemetery
Cemeo
Mrs. Joe Johnson Property in Browning Sold
Tom Mc Cown of Browning Missouri reports details on five room modern home known as the Mrs Joe Johnson property in Browning. The item notes the Browning location and identifies the property by owner name and town.
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Mrs
Joe Johnson
Browning
Tom McCown
Browning, Mo
Angus Cattle For Sale In Purdin Mo By Joe Crook Shanks
Feeding calves and a few purebreds and grade cows with or without calves. Purebred bull priced at 175 dollars this fall by Joe Crook Shanks of Purdin Missouri.
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Joe Crookshanks
Purdin, Mo
20 Acres with fair improvements near Purdin Missouri
Earl Helms of Browning Missouri lists 20 acres with fair improvements located one mile east of Purdin and nine miles north of Brookfield, offering property in a rural area of Missouri.
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Purdin
Brookfield
Earl Helms
Browning, Mo
Sewing Machine Clinic At Schrock Church
The sewing machine clinic at Schrock Church supervised by Mrs. Veta Bb. Adams drew a good crowd. Five machines were cleaned and adjusted. Mr. and Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Mae Stoneking and daughter attended as visitors. A short business meeting set plans for Achievement day and a Club picnic. Members should attend Alma Rinehart's on Thursday September 13.
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Schrock Church
Mrs May Schrock Hosts W S of C S Meeting
On September 6 Mrs May Schrock hosted the W S of C S with fifteen members present. The meeting opened with a song and prayer, secretary and treasurer reports were read, and worship was led from Mark 11. Health Around the World was studied. Two circles will meet monthly. Refreshments were served.
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May Schrock
W.S of C. S
Carr
Prather
Hummel
Bartow
Slack
Rush
Hooker
Haning
Mohr
McArtor
Woolf
Haley
Adams
Wiliams
Schrock
Nelle Williams
Mark
Long
Hocker
Legion Post and Auxiliary Install Officers for 1946
A joint Legion and Auxiliary meeting Friday September 7 installed 1946 officers with Arthur Eaton Milan and Mrs. Mabel Harvey leading. Guests included WWI veterans Howard Carter James Gooch and M Blaine White as prospective members amid rain attendance and home repairs plans.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Arthur Eaton
Milan
Legion
Mabel Harvey
Auxiliary
Howard Carter
James Gooch
M. Blaine White
American Legion
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4257 Established in Milan
A charter for VFW Post 4257 has been granted at Milan Missouri. Officers will be elected and installed at Odd Fellow Hall on Sunday September 16 1945 at 2 00 p m. All service men who served outside the continental U S are eligible for membership. Dewey Nea service officer will be present as installing officer. All veterans eligible or current members urged to attend.
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V.F.W
Milan
Missouri
Odd Fellow Hall
Continental
United States
Dewey Nea
Joseph L. Norton
Trenton
Community General Purpose Club at Schreck Church gathering
The General Purpose Club reports a well attended Sunday gathering at Schreck Church on September 2 1945 praising the work completed on the church and cemetery and thanking all helpers. It urges continued efforts for upkeep in the future.
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Schreck Church
35 Chevrolet Truck For Sale With Grain Bed
Short wheel base 35 Chevrolet truck with grain bed and stock rack. Extras include good tires and recently overhauled. Contact Earl Van Dyke Humphreys via Haseville phone.
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Earl van Dyke
Humphreys
Haseville
Corn Fields Inspected by DeKalb Dealer Names Listed
Walter A. Wood inspected several corn fields in the area. The last stage of maturation noted among growers Noble Creeks Marvin Rinehart W. G. Wood R. F. Gooch Browning. Leon Woodling Linneus. O ris Sallee Elgin Botts Meadville. others include W. M. Smith Lawrence Tate G. A. Madkine andson and W. R. Van Horn Purdin. planting occurred mid to late May with phosphate applied.
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Walter A. Wood
DeKalb
Noble Creeks
Mrvin Rinehart
W.G. Wood
R. F. Gooch
Browning
W. M. Smith
Lawrence Tate
G. A. Madkine
Linneus
Leon Woodling
G. W. Hess
W. R. van Horn
Purdin
Oris 2. Sallee
Elgin M. Botts
Meadville
Carrie Morris Hosts Happy Workers Club Meeting
Mrs. Carrie Morris hosted a Wednesday gathering at her home with thirteen members and five guests. Members shared songs and prayers, announced plans for Achievement Day, lunch at Wiley Taylor's sale, and a service flag for Mt. Zion Church.
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Carrie Morris
Ben Brantner
Andrew Pfeiffer
Ben Opel
Betty Jo Barder
Doris Harris
iLith I’salms
Edna Knight
Wiley Taylor
Mt. Zion
Ona
Myrtle Opel
Faye Taylor
Doris Brantner
Ona Franklin
Bernice Lawrence
Della Sayers
Lenore Knight
Woman Killed Crossing Tracks in Laclede
Mrs. Naomi Cummins dies instantly at Main street crossing in Laclede while crossing under a stationary freight train during a recess. She leaves a husband and young son James Murray. family resides on the Good man farm near Laclede. Her father Charley Singleton farms west of Browning. mother Rose Singleton lives in Leaclede.
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Laclede
Naomi Cummins
Main Street
Henderson Produce Company
Browning School News Open season and reading list appeal
The Browning School announces Friday night kickoff games at eight o'clock with freshmen leading the events. Students anticipate sophomores’ stunts and freshmen garb. Fourth to sixth graders seek copies of their Reading Circle List titles including Mrs Wiggs, Robin Hood, Bible Story Books, Bird's Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, Wild Animals I Have Known, Peter Pan, and Uncle Remus works.
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Mrs. Wiggs
Seton
Peter Pan
Uncle Remus
Cadet Ray D Peterson Graduates at Iowa Pre-Flight
Cadet Ray Duane Peterson of Kenosha Wisconsin has completed training at Iowa Pre-Flight and will begin primary aviation instruction at Norman Oklahoma on September 1 1945 He is the son of Benjamin H Peterson a Browning High School class of 1943 graduate and attended Washburn University with the Navy V-12 program The Naval Air Primary Training Command oversees ground schools and flight training for Navy Marine and Coast Guard pilots
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Iowa City
Ray Duane Peterson
21St Ave
Kenosha
Wis
Navy
Naval Air Station
Norman
Okla
Peterson
Benjamin H. Peterson
Addreess
Browning High School
Naval Air Primary Training Command
O. B. Hardison
USN. 3
Glenview
Marine
Coast Guard
Mrs Gladys Bagley Hosts The Womens Club Meeting
The Womens Club of Purdin met September 5 at 2 30 PM at hostess Mrs Gladys Bagley home. Members present included Elma Chambers Elizabeth Croack shanks Thora Carr Clara King solver Minnie Pulliam Mile Street Lois Schrock Mary Street Sylvia Street Bertha Tribble Lottie Urbach Sadie Payne and guests Mrs Alkice Abel and Mrs Helen Payne. Lois Schrock presided Devotional by Elma Chambers and program covered School Days Roll call a school days poem and a discussion on Soap and Soda at Home led by Sadie Payne. Lottie Urbach spoke on The History of the Ozarks. Refreshments of sandwiches fruit salad cake and iced tea were provided by Mrs Bagley assisted by her mother Mrs Sadie Payne.
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Womens Club of
Purdin
Gladys Bagley
Mesdames Elma Chambers
Elizabeth Croackshanks
Thora Carr
Clara Kingsolver
Minnie Pulliam
Mile Street
Lois Schrock
Mary Street
Sylvia Street
Bertha Tribble
Lettie Urlsch
Sadie Payne
Bagley
Alkice Abel
Helen Payne
Elma Chambers
Lettie Urbach
Ozarks
Viola Crookshanks
Alta Monroe
Clara Thurlo
Cote
Navy Recruiting Drive Seeks Men 17 to 37 in Brookfield
Executive Order allows voluntary enlistments for ages 17 to 37. Chief C J Ostrander will be at the Brookfield Post Office on Wednesday September 19 to recruit for the Regular Navy and Naval Reserve. Enlistment terms shortened to four years for those 17 to 30. World War II veterans are signing for regular service. information available from the Navy Recruiting Substation in St Joseph Missouri.
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C. J. Ostrander
Navy
St. Joseph
Brookfeld
Truman
Army and Navy
Mer
Naval Reserve
Missouri
Head Family Notices Son Killed in World War II
Mr and Mrs J S Head have received a War Department telegram confirming their son S Sgt Howard Shirley Head was killed in action February 25 1944 in England. He served as a bombardier and gunner with the 8th Air Force and a follow up letter was promised. The community extends sympathy.
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J. S. Head
War Department
Howard Shirley Head
8Th Air Force
England
Head
Promotion for Sergeant Donald F E Hall in Italy
Sergeant Donald F E Hall son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Hall Brookfield promoted to Staff Sergeant in Verona Italy. Hall has four years service and seven months overseas with the Occupational Forces now at Vienna Austria. Mrs Hall formerly Doris Havens and their son stay with her father James M Havens while husband serves overseas.
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Donald FE. Hall
Ernest Hall
Brookfield
St Verona
Italy
Hall
U. S. Army
Vienna
Austria
Doris Havens
Jas. M. Havens
Poultry for Sale in Browning Missouri
English White Leghorn pullets and White Rock hens offered by Mrs Ver Riddle Browning Missouri. Phone 213F12 for details.
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Ver
Riddle
Browning, Mo
Bronze Star for Sgt Nelson Rinehart in France and Germany
Grace Burdett reports from the 79th Division that Sgt Nelson Rinehart 315th Infantry US Army 37514058 earned the Bronze Star for meritorious action from 1 August 1944 to 24 March 1945 in France and Germany He treated and evacuated wounded under fire and was wounded while aiding two men during the Rhine crossing He previously received the Purple Heart Citation Medal and Infantry Combat Badge entered service from Missouri this item notes his commendable conduct and awards.
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Grace Burdett
79Th Division
Nelson Rinehart
Nelson FE. Rinehart
United States Army
France
Germany
Rinehart
Rhine
Missouri
Turnips for sale at $1 per bushel
J. W. Cordray of Browning Missouri advertises turnips at one dollar per bushel, inviting buyers to contact him.
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J. W. Cordray
Browning, Mo
Farm For Rent Near Browning
120 acre farm advertised for rent located three miles south of Browning. Contact Elizabeth Gilmex 424 Cherry St Chillicothe Missouri for details.
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Browning
Elizabeth Gilmex
Cherry St
Chillicothe, Mo
Stenographic Course Student Profile In Browning
Miss Rosalie Jewell Gooch daughter of Mr and Mrs S J Gooch of Browning enrolled last weekend at Chillicothe Business College for a stenographic course. Her sister Miss Gladys Marie Gooch now employed as a congressional secretary in Washington D C attended CBC in 1941 42.
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Rosalie Jewell Gooch
S. J. Gooch
Browning
Chillicothe Business College
Gladys Marie Gooch
Washington, D. C
C.B.C
Slat's Diary Fragments Reveal Everyday 1930s Scenes
Entries cover weekly highlights from Slat's family life including Post Office issues, visits by Netty Winkle, Pa’s birthday news, Uncle Hen and Aunt Cynthy painting, a secretive note about a boss, Pa drafting for the noose paper, Uncle Hen saving money, and discussions on gasoline taxes, physics professor visits, atomic era fears, Mrs Gillem opposing automobile law, and Aunt Emmy’s quip about removing horse flies.
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Slat
Post Office Dept. Wood
Netty Winkle
Are
Ant Emmy
Netty
Truman
Robert Montgomery
Clark Gable
Unkel Hen
Ant Cynthy
Evry
Wensday
McCown Couple Return to Town After Chillico Move
Mr and Mrs Tom McCown moved back here from Chillico last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McCown
Chillicothe
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Ira Langdon
Memoriam
Electric Theatre
Call Meeting
Angus Cattle
W. S
C. S
Veterans of Foreign Wars
General Purpose Club
Happy Workers Club
Browning School News
Ray D. Peterson
Womens
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