Bertrand News Social Notes Highlight Local Guests
Fred De Vore of Omaha visited Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Stormes last week. Edward Sweet returned from Texas after a month away. Howard R. Hinkle departs Friday for Jefferson Barracks to enlist. Local residents hosted and visited relatives across Missouri and beyond, with multiple names and places including Oran, Dayton, Wyatt, Willard, Truman, Paducah, Jefferson City, Rolla, Pierce City, Cape Girardeau, Pittsburg, and North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred de Vore
Omaha
Neb
H. A. Stormes
Edward Sweet
Texas
Howard R. Hinkle
Jefferson Barracks
Army
Leon Lane
Oran
Richard Stanley
Harrison Collier
Dayton
Ohio
Harry Collier
R. B. Wicker
Wyatt
Wm. McCubbins
Lester Wallace
Willard, Mo
Jack Collier
Truman, Ark
Mattie Collier
T. R. Litchford
Charlie Ward
Paducah
Claud Cunningham
Jefferson City
John Cunningham
Gerald Taylor
Charles Lee
Frank Elliott
Harvey Jobe
Rolla
Curtis Jobe
Roses Featured in Missouri State Fair Wildlife Exhibits
The Missouri Conservation Commission will display wildlife exhibits at the 1948 Missouri State Fair in Sedalia to educate the public on Missouri’s wildlife resources and conservation. Highlights include resident fish, deer, foxes, squirrels, beavers, raccoons, and possibly birds, plus a multiflora rose living fence shown via slide projector. A casting pool behind the wildlife building will host anglers testing gear, with twice daily sessions teaching fly and plug casting to youths. Exhibits run August 22 to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
The
Conservation Commission
Oran News Items Chronicle Local Visits and Moves
Oran notes a flurry of social visits and travel. Miss Charlotte Elfrank hosted by Miss Mexica Bernard. many neighbors and relatives—Limbaugh, Patterson, Hirschowitz, Reeves, Lucas, Tate, Stokes—visiting across Missouri and Tennessee. Residents attend church events, vacations, and family milestones. notable moves include Earl and family to Bessemer Alabama. A revival begins at the Pentecostal church with Chuck Gray’s Kennett group. A local revival and several travels mark the week in Oran and surrounding towns.
Community Notes Tied by Weekend Visits and Local Events
Mr and Mrs Edward Jolley and Bill Dodson of Alton Illinois spent the week end here. Norman Mounds and daughter of Peoria visit Mr and Mrs Howard Scudder. Brenda and Glenda Rister visited relatives in St Louis. Mrs W H Rister returned from St Louis and Crystal City. Charles Miller Kay visited Bill Burke couple in Vanclyser. Truman Caldwell and son Raymond of Kalamazoo Michigan visiting relatives. Melvin Henson and Jack Garner of Bell City visited W A Beggs. Dick Jeffries and Bobby Forgeson of Peoria Illinois came down after their mother Mrs Forgeson. The revival meeting at the Baptist church closed Sunday and a basket dinner was enjoyed by many. Robert Crowell visited friends here. they have been going to school in Columbia Missouri. John Taylor daughter Barbara granddaughter Carmen Cook returned from Sheboygan Wisconsin last Tuesday. Leon Rister and Marshall Hurst injured Friday when their plane crashed near Morley. plane owned by Marshall was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Pearman
Kennett
G. W. Pearman
John Barnes
Anita
Mae Fulenwider
Ed Leming
John Wagner
Jackson
Elmer Moore
Florida
Marvin Moore
Bryan Cole
Newcastle
Wyo
Edward Friga
Mike Friga
Oran
Manilla
Tokyo
Wm. Bates
Paul Lowes
Bald Knob
Ark
Frank Metz
Marine
Till
Andrew Cook
Whitewater
Leddheimer
W. D. Cook
Louie Dickie
Sikeston
Roy Long
Streeter
Mary
Betty Hamlett
Mary Purcell
Pentecostal Church
Morley
Hayward
Wis
Jerry Pearman
Clyde Sadler
Jerry
Charles Schott
John Schott
Joe Schott
Mary Schott
Ed Carter
Dupo
Alvina
Taylorville
Ill
Gus Schlosser
Joe
Near Perkins
Kate Schlosser
Earl Anthony
Orane
Bessemer
Ala
Earl
George Dorset
Detroit
Mich
L. H. Limbaugh
Odie Bell
G. J. Yount
Phillip Strebler
Donald Cook
L. A. Cook
Eliza Halford
Matthews
C. L. Halford
Walter Cook
Halford
Chuck Gray
Pary Hawkins
Salem
Criss Porter
Flat
Edward Jolley
Bill Dodson
Alton, IL
Norman Mounds
Peoria
Howard Scudder
Brenda
Glenda Rister
St. Louis
W. H. Rister
Crystal City
Charles Miller
Kay
Bill Burke
Vanclyser
Truman Caldwell
Raymond
Kalamazoo
Melvin Henson
Jack Garner
Bell City
W. A. Beggs
Dick Jeffries
Bobby Forgeson
Forgeson
The
Baptist Church
Robert Crowell
Columbia
John Taylor
Barbara
Carmen Cook
Sheboyagan
Leon Rister
Marshall Hurst
Marshall
Draft Horse Special Offers Prizes At Missouri State Fair
A 1948 premium book entry invites youths up to 21 to compete in hitching and unhitching a draft team. Five prizes total 100 dollars, with 40 for first, 20 for second and third, and 10 for fourth and fifth. Half the purse is donated by Schellcrest Farms. Details through Roy S. Kemper, Secretary, Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Schell
Schellcrest Farms
Liberty
Missouri
Roy S. Kemper
Sedalia
Weekend Visits Across States From West Charter Oak
Mr and Mrs Harry Swinger and son Gary of Benton spent the week end with his parents Mr and Mrs Arzie Baldwin. Miss Mary Helen and Lois Lacey spent last week at Flatwoods Mo with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs George Albertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Swinger
Gary
Benton
Arzie Baldwin
Mary Helen
Lois Lacey
Flatwoods
George Albertson
New Electric Paint Remover Aids Wood and Metal Surfaces
A new electric tool advances paint removal by stripping heat resistant coatings from wood and metal. The device promises efficient coating removal for restoration and renovation projects, offering faster performance than traditional methods.
West Charter Oak Family Visits Across States
West Charter Oak notices list residents and guests traveling and visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Avery Stobaugh visit Arkansas relatives while J C Lacey and Glen Pressent return from Illinois peach picking. Other households—Mr and Mrs Bill Stall and family, Mr and Mrs Albret Baldwin Jr with Pettit family, Mr and Mrs Lemon Evans with children, and Dewey Baldwin with Vernon—are visiting or hosted by relatives in Charter Oak Benton Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Stobaugh
Arkansas
J. C. Lacey
Glen Pressent
Ilinois
Bill Stall
Albret Baldwin Jr
Arzie Baldwin
Ralph E. Pettit
Benton
Lemon Evans
J. W. Evans
Charter Oak
Dewey Baldwin
Vernon
Harrisburg
Ill
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Lenora Shartle
L. E. Williams
John Dunham
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Boyd Willis
North Carolina
Birdie Eurie
Morley Swingle
Cape Girardeau
Stanley Swarts
Pittsburg
Penn
Albert Rushing
Minnie Rushing
Catherine Gaty
Dorothy DuCote
Gwendolyn Gaty
Ann Marie Prosser
Charleston
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Joan Peters
Joanne Lepchanske
Bruce Patrick
John Gaty
Kelly Hinkle
Evelyn Wicker
Herman Hinkle
Doris Hinkle
Hink
Missouri Conservation Commission
Oran News
Charlotte Elfrank
Mexica Bernard
Joe Limbaugh
G. K. Patterson
Memphis
Tenn
S. Kaplan
Louise Hirschowitz
J. W. Reeves
Bill Stokes
Lilbourn
Stokes
O. J. Bingley
Ernest Ledbetter
Marble Hill
Ledbetter
Lizzie Hollingsworth
Lula Barnhill
Bob Noble Park
Vernon Green
Chaffee
J. P. Gilbert
Robert Childress
R. R. Garrett
A. H. Voelker
Earl Bowman
Martha Russell
Glen Wilmarth
Joanne
Billy
Cecil Bethune
Clayborne McKinley
E Cajon Valley
Calif
Clara Marie Stone
Marvin McClard
River
Fred Withrow
Naylor
Mike Harris
Joe Pfefferkorn
Carbondale
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OX Furniture Company
Morehouse, Missouri
Allard-Matthews Insurance Agency
Center Si
Blodgett News
Wm. Beggs Jr
West Charter Oak
Goodyear
Goodfyear Service Stores
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Sikeston, Oran
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