Fleming Family Visits at J R Williams Home
Mrs. Orley See of Oakland and her mother America Fleming stay with J R Williams as the Fleming family visits from Linneus and Chula. A Sunday dinner in their honor includes Lee Fleming J B Fleming C B Fleming Raymond McCrary and others. The group plans a New York business trip after the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orley See
Oakland
California
America Fleming
New York
Fleming
J. R. Williams
Lee
J. B. Fleming
Linneus
C. B. Fleming
Raymond McCrary
Near Chula
C. A. Fleming
J. J. Smith
Mary Elizabeth
J. P. Bolling
Lantz Family Marks C R Lantz Sixtieth Birthday Dinner
Mrs. and Mr. C. R. Lantz hosted a one o clock Sunday dinner for C R Lantz celebrating his sixtieth birthday. Guests included J R Lantz Mr and Mrs M A King and Sandra Maurice Lantz Ronald Clifton and Julia Anne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Lantz
C. R
J. R. Lantz
M. A. King
Sandra
Maurice Lantz
Ronald Clifton
Julia Anne
Rams for keep offered by Car Porter at his farm
A farmer notes Shropshire rams for sale and invites contact via Norman Woodside to arrange viewing or purchase at Porter's farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Woodside
Fall Flies and Health Dangers Warn Citizens
The fall season brings peak health risks from houseflies which spread typhoid and disease. Authorities urge continued swatting and weed cutting to prevent fly breeding and protect public health before Jack Frost arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Jack Frost
In Memory of Mildred Bradshaw
In sad loving memory of our daughter Mildred who died three years ago on September 22 1934 We think of you often and will to the end Gone and forgotten by some you may be But dear to our memory you will ever be Sadly missed by Mr and Mrs I E Bradshaw and daughter Joan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
I. E. Bradshaw
Joan
Hoover Cemetery Annual Meeting Set for October 5
The Hoover cemetery will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday October 5 with a 2 o'clock business session. All interested are urged to attend. Elizabeth Lantz secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Cemetery
Elizabeth Lantz
Sec’y
Haley Family Hosts One O Clock Dinner Honor Grice Guests
Mr. and Mrs. George Haley and children entertained with a one o'clock dinner honoring Mrs. Haley's parents Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Grice and family of Gilman City. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Fay Gray and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haley
Family Visit From Linneus and Denver Sparesan Evening
A lettered community note recounts a social gathering with the Powell family of Linneus and the Lane family of Purdin visiting. After noon callers included the Grice and Martin families and Mrs Minnie Beacham of Denver Colo. Attendees enjoyed a lengthy visit before departing for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Powell
Linneus
Isaac Lane
Purdin
Wallace Grice
Edwin Martin
Mr. Martin
Minnie Beacham
Denver
Colo
Family guests from several towns visit Missouri hosts
Visiting Sunday and Saturday from Gordon Vivian and Truman and Elmore Osborne of Wellsville Mrs A G Strahan of Oakland Calif and Misses Helen and Annette Appling of Montgomery City Mo. were guests of Mrs Ann Moore Mr and Mrs B H Peterson and son and other relatives and friends through Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Pipes
Gordon
Vivian
Truman
Elmore Osborne
Wellsville
A. G. Strahan
Oakland
Calif
Helen
Annette Appling
Montgomery City
Ann Moore
B. H. Peterson
Friendship Circle Club Elects Officers at September Meeting
The Friendship Circle Club met with Mrs. Lucy Houser on September 22 with seven members and five visitors. Officers chosen for the coming year include President Mrs. Mont Cumbo and Vice president Mrs. Sam Remick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Circle Club
Lucy Houser
Mont Cumbo
Sam Remick
Erwin Smith
Curtis Bagley
Lillian Brown
Frances
Jewell
Lucy Cumbo
Edna
Mail-order dealers signal coming boom for local business
Strongest competitors, the mail-order men, report an era of heavy mail-order orders unseen since 1929. They are doubling and tripling advertising, signaling bigger business ahead and urging local merchants to act promptly to capitalize on the anticipated retail boom.
M. E. Church South Posts Notice of Conference Absence
The M. E. Church South announces no Sunday services due to the pastor attending the annual conference in St. Joseph. A prayer meeting is planned at Mrs. Virgie Haggard's next Thursday night. The Young People's Zone meeting drew 107 attendees with strong delegations from Bucklin Purdin Bear Branch Morris Chapel and Browning. next gathering at Purdin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
South
St. Joseph
Virgie Haggard
Bucklin
Purdin
Bear Branch
Morris Chapel
Browning
W. M. Owen
Leslie Bagley and Doris Woodward wed in Chillicothe
Leslie Bagley and Doris Woodward of Chillicothe were married at Rev J E Todd's Christian Church in Trenton on September 17. They were joined by Alva Bagley and Ronald from this city. Bagley, son of C S Bagley, previously worked for Farmers Store and now sells for Armour Packing Co. in Kansas City with Chillicothe as headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Bagley
Doris Woodward
Chillicothe
J. E. Todd
Christian Church
Trenton
Alva Bagley
Ronald
Bagley
Armour Packing Co
Kansas City
Warren Bertha Magdaline Stephenson Warren Dies at 48
Mrs Bertha Magdaline Stephenson Warren wife of Samuel Alexander Warren and mother of Iris Alexander and Wilma Theo died September 20 1937 at age 48 after a life spent in Sullivan County Missouri She was born near Cora Missouri and converted at the Church of God in Roger Missouri Services were held September 22 1937 at 2 oclock from the family home with Rev Fred Bertschman officiating Burial at Schrock Cemetery nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Magdaline Stephenson Warren
John R
Mary Ann Stephenson
Samuel Alexander Warren
Childen
Iris Alexander
Wilma Theo
Sullivan County
Cora
Missouri
Church of God
Roger
Jennie Tully
Robert
Johnnie Stephenson
Milan
Will Stephenson
Ella Jerome
Green City
Walter Stephenson
Browning
Fred Bertschman
Schrock Cemetery
Uncle Jeff Fields Pioneer Farmer Dies At 76 In Missouri
Peter Jefferson Fields died at home south of Reger Missouri on September 20 1937 aged 76 years 5 months and 6 days. He left a large family including siblings Emily Sayers Camora Shepherd Alice Taylor Jacob Fields and Julia Knnfong. A Sullivan county pioneer and prominent landowner he lived with his brother Bob Fields until his death and afterward with Josie Fields and later his sister Alice M Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Jefferson Fields
Perry B
Sarah R. Fields
Reger
Missouri
Childen
Emily Sayers
Camora Shepherd
Alice Taylor
Jacob Fields
Milan
Julia Knnfong
Browning
Jeff
Sullivan County
Bob Fields
Josie Fields
Alice M. Taylor
Obituary: Sickness Ends for Local Resident
A longtime resident endured illness for three years with patience and died after medical care failed. Funeral services were held at the deceased’s old home on Tuesday, September 21, conducted by Rev. Seyfarth of the M. E. Church South of Milan, with burial in Fields cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seyfarth
M. E. Church
Milan
Fields
Thanking friends for kindness during illness and death
Mr and Mrs W L Taylor and family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness shown during the sickness and death of their beloved brother and uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Taylor
Irene Sayers Lee Dies After Illness In Missouri
Irene Sayers Lee of Linn County Missouri born June 22 1908 died August 25 1937 at McCormick Hospital after five weeks illness. She was wife of Richard Lee and daughter of Walter and Mrs Sayers Wellsville Missouri. She is survived by her parents two sisters Lucille Bennett and Lois Sayers one brother Bennett Sayers and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Cleve Hardgrove at 2 30 p m at Bennett Cemetery with Snow Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Sayers Lee
Linn County
Missouri
McCormick Hospital
Richard Lee
South Clark St
Moberly Mo
Lee
Walter Sayers
Wellsville
Lucille Bennett
Lois Sayers
St. Louis
Bennett Sayers
Bennett Bros
Cleve Hardgrove
First Baptist Church of
Brookfield
Snow Funeral Home
Moberly
Bennett Cemetery
Sayers Lee Acknowledgment of Kindness and Services
We thank friends for kindness shown during sickness and death of Irene Sayers Lee. Grateful for flowers and the impressive sermon and song services. Signed by R S Lee, Mr and Mrs W Sayers, Mrs Lucille Bennett, Miss Lois Sayers, Mr Bennett Sayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Sayers Lee
R. S. Lee
W. Sayers
Lucille Bennett
Lois Sayers
Bennett Sayers
P. E. O. Meeting Hosts Pan American Round Table Talk
The local P. E. O. chapter met on Wednesday afternoon September 22 at the home of Mrs. Nellie Seaman. Attendees included Mrs. Lila Williams Mrs. Letha Bailey Mrs. Cornelia Harmon Mrs. Hinda Rush Mrs. Etta Lantz Mrs. Floy Peterson Mrs. May Schrock Mrs. Reba Hummel Mrs. Jennie Glaze and Mrs. Nellie Seaman. Floy Peterson presented a discourse on Argentine The Land of Opportunity and the group enjoyed a lively Round Table on notable Pan American figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Seaman
Lila Williams
Letha Bailey
Cornelia Harmon
Hinda Rush
Etta Lantz
Floy Peterson
May Schrock
Reba Hummel
Jennie Glaze
Burlington Adopts Iron Lung for Community Use
Chicago Ill Sept 24 1937 Burlington Relief Department buys a Drinker Respirator to aid polio and other respiratory emergencies. It will be available at no cost to employees families and citizens of communities served. Stored in Omaha under Mr F R Mullen with requisites via local Burlington agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Boards of Health Physicians
Becaue
Burlington
The
Burlington Relief Department
Omaha
Nebraska
F. R. Mullen
Farnam Street
Burlington Railroad
D. B. Moss
M. D
Livestock for Sale by B H Slater
Six 2 year old steers six yearling steers all white face one Jersey yearling heifer seventeen yearling Western ewes two broad sons B H Slater
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Slater
U B Workers Club September Meeting Weaves Quiet Progress
The U B Workers Club met on September 22 with Lavaughn Miller guiding an all day quilting session. Members enjoyed a noon dinner and a program featuring poems by Iva and Kathryn and a dialog by Nola Lylla Fern and Kathryn Smith. The group decided to use funds to paper and clean the church for the new minister, with Mrs Payne and Mrs Burris volunteering for canvassing. The next meeting is October 4 with Helen Cokerham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaughn Miller
Iva
Kathryn
Nola
Lylla
Fern
Kathryn Smith
G. P. Club Meets for Embroidery Session
The G. P. Club held an all day session on September 23 with Mrs. Sarah Brassfield leading. Attendees embroidered tea towels during the afternoon with a noon break noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Club
Sarah Brassfield
Miss Bolling Cast In Dulcy Play At Kirksville College
Has A Part In Play Miss Virginia Bolling daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Bolling has been selected as a member to take part in the play Dulcy to be presented in the latter part of October by the College Players at Kirksville where she studies at the K S T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Bolling
J. P. Bolling
Dulcy
G& Lege
Kirksville
Reverend Hobbs Reappointed To Browning Charge
Reverend O. B. Hobbs returned Sunday from the Kansas City annual M. E. Church conference. He and Mrs. Hobbs and their son L. C. have lived in Browning for two years and will remain for another year due to strong community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Hobbs
Kansas Ctr
M. E. Church
Slats Diary Mixed Week of School Sleep and Football
Slats records a week with misread humor and rough spelling noting school days five more days as a prisoner content with practice football throws of 1060 24 and 5 feet entries about Emmy at the bank signing a check and a theater show where Jake teases about money and pants a class discussion on chicken croquettes and general fatigue and chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mister Gillem
Jake
Ant Emmy
Emmy
Opr
Otto
Ball
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.R. Williams
Mrs. Orley
Trenton, Mo
Bertha Warren
P. E. O. Meeting
Pearle Thurlo
Jessie Oliver
Frances Hoselton
Irene’ Crooks
Mae Hoselton
Iran Crowdis
John Crowdis
Ehrene Jacobs
Mesdames Byron Taylor
Jonah Seaman
Earl Jacobs
Burt McClarren
Chilera Club
Whma
U. B. Workers Club
Rev. Hobbs
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