Mt Olive Church Dedication at Purdin Missouri
Dedication services for the new Mt Olive Church six miles west and one north of Purdin Missouri were held Sunday September 18 with morning services a noon basket dinner and a 2 30 p m crowd filling the house. Rev A H Smith led with assistants from nearby towns and special choir music followed by a history of the church from 1839 to its 1937 lightning destruction. A total of 3719 was spent on the building with 1200 insurance, and the church was dedicated debt free.
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Mt. Olive
Purdin
Missouri
A. H. Smith
Chula
Ben F. Heaton
Liberty
Carl Hewlett
Brunswick
Cleve G. Handgrove
Brookfield
E. J.robertson
Laredo
Mt. Olive Church
Hazel Cooper
Herbert Johnson
Rosalee Gooch
James M. Turner
Lloyd E. Bowyer
Browning
E. J. Robertson
C. G. Hardgrove
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. meeting set in Bucklin
The Annual Meeting of The Farmers Mutual Insurance Co of Linn County Missouri will be held in Bucklin on Saturday October 1 1938 at 10 o clock AM. C R Hinton Secretary.
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Farmers Mutual Insurance Co
Linn County
Missouri
Bucklin
C. R. Hinton
Sec’y
Mendow
Browning Redbirds
KFRU
Columbia
Amelia Kelly Hostess Club Meeting Amid Busy Season
Amelia Kelly led an all day club gathering despite damp weather. Members arrived early for a busy session featuring many dishes, needlework projects, and a roll call for secret sister remembrances. Alma drew her name twice and Doris discovered a pink glassware berry set as a birthday gift.
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Amelia Kelly
Amelia
Alma
Lydia
Doris
North Salem Quilting Club meets with blue and yellow colors
The North Salem Quilting Club met on September 22 at Opal Moore's, with 21 members and 13 visitors. They pieced quilt blocks, made curtains, had dinner, and opened with song. A letter writing contest favored the blues. roll call will be grab bag. next meeting with Madaline Tucker.
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North Salem Quilting Club
North Salem Club
Opal Moore’s
Anna Belle
Versie
Almeda
Madaline
Vernie
Helen
Lela
Lavina
Opal
Susie
Elsie
Ida
Iola
Bertha
Eva
Reba
Ritta
Alpha
Flossie
Ethel L
Ethel S
Cora
Bernice Pearler
Ramah McCollum
Agnes Stone
Mattie Lambert
Anna Arnold
Orpha Dickinson
Henry Lambert
John Tucker
Gene Moore
Bobby Pearler
Elba Turner
Madaline Tucker
Annual Hoover Cemetery Meeting Set for October 4
The Annual Meeting at Hoover Cemetery will be held next Tuesday October 4. All interested are asked to come prepared to work and to spend the day. A basket dinner is planned at noon with a business session at 2 PM.
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Hoover Cemetery
Land Mark Gone In Farmhouse Fire Near City
A farmhouse on the Austin Moore farm seven miles east and four miles north of the city was destroyed by a Thursday morning fire. Mrs. Moore, aged eighty seven, her son Will, and a housekeeper occupied the dwelling. only a few articles were saved as sparks from the flue ignited the roof.
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Austin Moore
Letting Soon For High School Auditorium
Architect Warren Roberts of Chillicothe says bids for the high school auditorium will be advertised soon. Plans and specs are in the Regional Office at Omaha which will set the letting date. Bonds are in escrow at First National Bank, Kansas City. Negotiations are under way for a five acre athletic field adjoining the campus, located recently by County Surveyor Wallace Turner.
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Warren Roberts
Chillicothe
Omaha
First National Bank
Kansas City
Wallace Turner
G. P. Club Meets at Browning Park for Social
The G. P. Club gathered at Browning park on September 22 with Mrs. Lula Jacobs as hostess. Eleven members attended and Mrs. Nelson Brassfield was a guest. The group adjourned to meet October 13 with Essie Brassfield for the annual election.
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G. P. Club
Browning Park
Lula Jacobs
Nelson Brassfield
Jacobs
Essie Brassfield
C. R
Foss family reunion at Elwood Foss home near New Boston
The Foss family held their annual reunion Sunday September 18 at the home of Mr and Mrs Elwood Foss near New Boston Missouri. Many relatives attended despite poor weather with a large noon dinner and afternoon photos. Several names listed as attendees. The report notes soil improvement advice and lime orders in the region with a October 31 deadline for Farm Program compliance.
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Foss
Elwood Foss
New Boston
Missouri
Medley Bradley
Billy Crist
Winigan
Harley Crist
Disaster
Washington
Tom Crist
Clarice Crist
Aller Crist
Farrell
Clifford
Brantner
Phyllis
Ronald
Melba
Ted Hanman
Mary Jo
Garry
Patricia Ann
Lee Crist
Lee Dennison
Florence Foss
Henry Sorge
Adolph Liebhart
Rosalie
Gerald
Ernest Sorge
Harold Abbott
Marvin
Marlene
Myrtle Foss
Gary Lee
Harold Foss
Artie Mae Morris
Charles Jackson
J. H. Eitel
Penn Township
C. H. Lawrence
Pleasant Hill Township
A. E. Posey
Sorrell
Roy Taylor
Doyle Carter
E. Roy Childers
I. R. Taylor
Rain proof Floral Hall to house Fall Homecoming exhibits
Special notice states the Floral Hall for the Fall Homecoming exhibits will be fully enclosed under rain proof canvas. Night guard duty will be provided by special police per the Homecoming Committee.
Hostess To Cinderella Club Dinner Hosts Add Guests
Mrs Joe Nevins entertained Cinderella Club and guests with a two course dinner on Wednesday evening. Attending were Mesdames Alpha Brantner Helen Carter Opal Carter Frances Carr Eunice Dickinson Bessie Dutton Edna Forbes Frances Hoselton Blanche Johnson Vera Lay Beverly Moore Margaret Smith Lila Williams and Misses Edith Burkholder Erma Peterson Mary Elizabeth Smith Harriet Wicker. Favors for high score were won by Mrs Forbes and traveling prize by Mrs Beverly Moore.
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Joe Nevins
Cinderella Club
Mesdames Alpha Brantner
Helen Carter
Opal Carter
Frances Carr
Eunice Dickinson
Bessie Dutton
Edna Forbes
Frances Hoselton
Blanche Johnson
Vera Lay
Beverly Moore
Margaret Smith
Lila Williams
Edith Burkholder
Erma Peterson
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Harriet Wicker
Mrs. Forbes
From Washington Mrs Ora Slater McCabe Visits Brown ing
Mrs Ora Slater McCabe of Seattle and her sister Mrs Jas Street of Pur din toured Brown ing on Saturday to visit old friends. McCabe longtime away from the hometown rekindled ties during a Homecoming visit and planned to see many familiar faces in the brief stay.
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Ora Slater McCabe
Seattle
Wash
Jas. Street
Purdin
Browning
Farmers rush lime orders under $1.50 per ton incentive
Many Sullivan County farmers are ordering agricultural lime this fall to spread on their land. The county’s rock quality and a federal program offering $1.50 per ton for lime spread on farms drive the surge in orders as farmers recognize lime’s value for soil.
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Sullivan County
Road improvement fund appeal for County Line to Bowyer corner
Subscriptions are urged to begin rock application on the County Line road from the City Limits to Bowyer corner. Treas. Joe W. Woodward requests immediate payments to start the work and invites donations from all who have not yet subscribed.
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Rock
Bowyer Corner
Joe W. Woodward
Treas
Roger Kent Celebrates First Birthday At Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Noel Tully hosted a Tuesday September 27 birthday dinner for their son Roger Kent. A white cake baked by Roger’s grandmother Will Kenley bore his name. Guests included Will Kenley Eva Turner Ramah McCollum Byron Taylor and others, with a radio tune by the cuse twins.
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Noel Tully
Roger Kent
Will Kenley
Roger
Cuse Twins
Roy Smith
Eva Turner
Elba
Edgar Tully
Ramah McCollum
Fred Smith
Phyllis Joan
Byron Taylor
Jerry
Howard Havens
J. D. Elliott
Kenneth Maggart
Asa Badger
Cecil Walker
Phyllis
Phyllis Kay
James Dunlap
4 H Ewe and Lamb Club Achievement Meeting Report
Taylor Township 4-H Ewe and Lamb Club met at Whaley School. Eleven members reported 44 lambs from 33 ewes. 29 lambs sold, 15 kept. Income from lambs and wool totaled 286.27 with ewes costing 351.90. Four lambs were lost. Members listed include Donald and Glen McKay, Dwayne and Emmet May, and others.
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Taylor Township
4-H
Whaley School
Lamb Club
Donald
Glen McKay
Dwayne
Emmet May
Donald Axtell
Harold Dunlap
Billy
Donald Ingraham
Willard Williams
Robert Neet
Willard R. Carver
Prolific Mrs Hamilton and Mrs Prather Report New Pullets
Mrs H R Hamilton and Mrs G W Prather report pullets hatched this spring have laid set and now have broods. The observers call the rise unusual but see it as potential evidence of agricultural progress.
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H. R. Hamilton
G. W. Prather
Birth of Shirley Rae Harvey in Forker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harvey of Forker announce the birth of a nine pound baby daughter named Shirley Rae born Sunday September 25. Mrs. Harvey is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Nickell.
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Robert Harvey
Forker
Shirley Rae
Harvey
W. P. Nickell
Birthday Dinner Honors Local Family
Saturday marked Jerry Lee Brehm birthday while Tuesday celebrated Glenn Robinson and his grandmother Mrs Hul dah Phipps. A Sunday dinner at Mrs Phipps home included Mrs Phipps, George Robinson and son Glenn, J D Seaman, A A Brehm and Jerry Lee.
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Jerry Lee Brehm
Glenn Robinson
Huldah Phipps
Birthday Party Held by Mr and Mrs Fred Smith
Mr and Mrs Fred Smith entertained on Friday evening with a birthday party at their home. Guests enjoyed light refreshments and festive decorations marking the occasion.
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Mrs
Fred Smith
Calf entrants compete in St. Joseph stock show
In St. Joseph this week R. A. Thurlo and son Eugene C. L. McQuown and son J. W. Ross Fuller and son travel for the H stock show with their calves entered.
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St. Joseph
R. A
Thurlo
Eugene
C. L. McQuown
J. W
Ross Fuller and Son
Turkeys killed after passenger train crashes into flock
Last week a passenger train plowed through Clarence Head's flock of turkeys. Ten of the largest toms were killed. Head notes ongoing difficulty keeping poultry off the rail line, with repeated incidents.
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Clarence Head
Mr. Head
Slats Diary Covers A Week Of Misadventures And Mischief
A diarist recounts a week of small misfortunes and social scrapes. Family church, Uncle Hen’s snoring, feuds with Jane, and a hospital visit mix with satirical notes on news reports and national wealth. The tone is humorous, rambling, and loosely connected to daily life.
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Lois
Jas. Harris
Mollie
Alice
Goldie
Sylvia
Ewe and
Claude Myers Post
American Legion
Browning Public Schools
Clare McGhee
Unionville
Jack Darling
Electric Theatre
Gene Autry
Ant Emmy
Jane
Nashnel Det
Wimmen
Childern
U.S. of A
Elsy
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