Candlelight and a Christmas Eve journey on Smoky Hill
An old rancher recalls a stormy Christmas Eve quest to find a lost boy, guided by a candle in every valley window. A girl’s candle in a soddy schoolhouse window saves him from freezing and a tender letter becomes a beacon of hope, love, and redemption.
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Tully Amtost
Miss Ravenstow
Ame
Tobe
Gabels
Gabel
Apa FE
Reif
Bethlehem
Elbert
Ruth Ravereek
District 33
Box 33
Teacher
Grandma
New England
Administration Notice for Anna M Ancell Estate
Letters of Administration were granted December 1939 by the Probate Court of Scott County Missouri to Ww L Waggener as Administrator. Creditors must file claims within six months for allowance or be barred after one year from the letters date. Witnessed by Co L Spencer Probate Judge.
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Anna M. Ancell
Probate Court
Scott County
Missouri
Ww. L. Waggener
Co. L. Spencer
Wildlife and Forestry Code Adopted by Missouri Conservation
The Conservation Commission of Missouri announces the Wildlife and Forestry Code will take effect January 1, 1940. Certified copies are filed with state and county offices, with copies furnished to prosecuting attorneys, clerks, and permit purchasers.
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Missouri
Conservation Commission of Missouri
Jefferson City
State OF
Secretary of State
Scott County
City of
Saint Louis
City
Mother of County Clerk Dies at Senath Home
Mrs. Ida Oliver, 67, of Senath and widow of Rev. J. W. Oliver, longtime Southeast Missouri Methodist minister, died Tuesday night after a stroke. She was the mother of J. R. Oliver, clerk of the Dunklin County Court.
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Senath
Ida Oliver
J. W. Oliver
Missouri
J. R. Oliver
Dunklin County
Truste es Sale in Sikeston Missouri December 18 1939
Trustee W F Sterrett will sell at public vendue the west half of lot seven block eleven in Sikeston Missouri at the front door of the Post Office between 9 am and 5 pm. The sale secures a delinquent note under a deed of trust dated August 1 1933 by S N Shepherd and Bertha M Shepherd to trustees including Ewing Sterett Ewing and Carter. Proceeds cover the debt and costs.
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Sikeston
Scott County
Missouri
S. N. Shepherd
Bertha M. Shepherd
Said
Wee B. Ewing
W. F. Sterett
Robert L. Ewing
Gilbert Carter
Roast a Turkey the Easy Way for Holiday Meals
A guide to roasting turkey at a constant 300 degrees F using time per pound. It covers weighing, pan setup on a trivet, butter or shortening on the breast, cooking positions for small and large birds, bacon or fat strips to moisten the breast, no covering during roasting, and a two stage finish if needed to save time.
Christmas Menu Tips with Croustades and Teasers
Night before Christmas, home cooks bustle over menus. Creamed ham in croustades, toasted buttered bread shapes, tomato juice cocktails with poppy seed sticks, hot ham buns, scalloped corn, tossed greens, fruit compote, and teaser appetizers. Tiny cocktail sausages on biscuit rounds baked 450F for 12 to 15 minutes. Turkey and chicken pies gain a Christmas touch with biscuits cut into trees and stars.
England paper urges cabbage on golf fairways
The London Daily Express this week argued that England should plant potatoes and cabbage on golf courses. It said lush fairways waste scarce land and every acre should grow food. It mocked rich businessmen for preferring leisure over sustenance, urging them to swap mashies for spades.
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England
London Daily Express
Fruit Cakes for sale by Mrs W H Sikes
Mrs W H Sikes offers fruit cakes for sale with telephone contact 462. Deal details not provided. invites inquiries at the listed number.
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W. H. Sikes
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