Freshman Initiation at Brown High School Sparks Comic Entrances
Brown High School students staged a freshman initiation Friday with sophomores organizing the antics. Girls wore split outfits and one-sided makeup while boys wore female caps and aprons, carrying mops to pave paths for sophomores. The event featured staged sketches, songs, and jokes, ending with a warm welcome to the new class.
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Helen Johns
Marjorie Taylor
Raymond Kelly
Clinton Bennett
Rosalie McClaren
Joyce Mundell
Dovaughn
Bobbie Head
George Lynn Peters
Bernice McCollum
Dean Brownfield
Wildcats
BHS Basketball Opens Season at Meadville
The girls and boys Phys Ed teams prepare for season openers at Meadville on Friday September 15. The girls expect a spellbinding game, while the boys debut the 1944-45 season in Meadville. Both squads showcase new sweaters as their first three games are set for September 15 against Browning.
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Laclede
Browning
Bucklin
Patricia Gooch
Meadville
Meadvile
BHS
Rationing for stoves to end October fifteenth
The OPA announced coal and wood heating and cooking stoves will stop rationing on October 15. Oil and gas stoves remain rationed. Dealers may buy without certificates after October 15 but can use certificates for orders through November 1 to replenish stocks. Detailed instructions will be sent this month.
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OPA
North Central Missouri Fair Opens in Trenton
The North Central Missouri Fair runs in Trenton from September 20 through September 23, sponsored by the Trenton Chamber of Commerce. Premium lists in excess of...
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Trenton
Missouri
Trenton Chamber of Commerce
Navy Recruiter Coming to Brookfield 1944
Navy Recruiting Sub-Station Chief O J Ostrander will visit Brookfield Missouri at the Post Office on September 22 and 23 1944 to discuss Navy programs General Service and Technical training and to recruit 17 year olds with parental consent WAVES recruitment is also announced offering pay starting at 14150 monthly rising to over 2250 with benefits and opportunities for women aged 20 to 36.
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Veterans Assistance
University of Missouri
Eagles and Anchors
O. J. Ostrander
Navy
St. Joseph
Missouri
Brookfield
Browning
Ostrander
Livestock Sale Inventory listing cows and horses
The document lists animals for sale including 21 whiteface cows aged 2 to 7 with calves, 3 black cows 5 to 7, 2 roan cows 5 to 7, 2 Jersey cows 5 to 7, 2 whiteface heifers 2, 5 yearling heifers, 1 white face bull 4, and horses comprising 1 black mare 6, 1 gray mare 5 at 1300 pounds, and 1 black horse 6 at 1250 pounds.
Sheep lot of 47 ewes and 1 buck sold or listed
A flock description lists 47 native ewes aged 1 to 4 years and a single 6 year old Shropshire buck.
16 Head Hogs and 2 Sows With Shoats Reported
A livestock listing notes 16 head hogs including 2 sows weighing 300 pounds and 14 shoats with a total weight around 100 pounds per animal.
Auction Catalog Item List from Rural Sale
A rural sale offers machinery including a 15 shovel garden plow a 14 inch walking plow a riding cultivator a 10 foot steel harrow an 8 foot horse disc a John Deere corn planter a Jenkins hay rake a Deering mowing machine an iron wheel wagon with new box a 14 foot hay frame a steel road drag a sled a set of harness 13 inch chain harness and pads.
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John Deere
Deering
Auction of Farm Tools and Household Items Noted
A sale catalog lists collars saddle and bridle plus a miscelleraneous mix of farm implements. It includes a corn sheller two pitch forks three cross cut saws a post auger spade hammers chisel and garden tools plus two broad houses two lawn mowers buckets fruit jars and many other articles.
Hay, oat straw, and oats fed in bulk totals
Feed allotment records show 20 tons of hay, 300 bales of oat straw, and 600 bushels of oats prepared for distribution. The figures reflect a mixed forage and grain supply for livestock feeding.
Inventory List Items from a Tool and Furniture Sale
A detailed list of household goods and appliances including a studio couch, piano, beds and mattresses, chests, seating, tables, kitchen units, stoves, ice box, radio sets, a Victrola, rugs, linoleum, laundry machine, telephone, and related items cataloged with sizes and descriptions. This appears to summarize a sale or storage inventory.
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Coronado
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