Putnam County Petroleum Industries Committee Formed
A permanent group of oil men in Unionville, named the Putnam County Petroleum Industries Committee, was formed to oppose higher taxes on oil and related costs. Lee Smith was elected chairman with profits not sought as the group aims for cooperation and wider participation. Missouri speakers urged defeating the proposed gas tax increase, arguing average motorists struggle with gasoline and license costs while highway quality relies on moderate taxes.
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Unionville
Putnam Country Petroleum Industries Committee
Lee Smith
Unionville Oil Man
Putnam County
Equity
At G. Lewellen
St. Louisa
Missouri Petroleum Industries Committee
Muissour
Missour
Missouri
Putnam County Petroledya Ingustriex
Missouri replaces no hunting signs with game management area notices
The Missouri Conservation Commission replaces No Hunting signs with notices designating game management areas. Under the wildlife food and cover program landowners cooperate to stock farms with Bobwhite quail. Areas are temporarily closed to hunting and trespass requires owner permission. Over 600 game management areas have been established statewide with more planned this summer.
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Missouri Conservation Commissions
Conservation Commission
Commission
Missouri Conservation Commission
Missouri
Band Concert Program at Culver Mill Academy
March program lists Rosenk March Down the Streets Overture Panora Old Dance Country Gardena Patrol Knights of Old Kiefer Serenade Romance Land Jewell March College Pride Greenawald wares STE Bay Solo Merriment Polka Barnard Selection The petty Widow Lehar March Invincible Myers DeLameter March Men of Ohio Fillmore.
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Panora
Patrol
Knights of Old
Kiefer
Romance Land
Jewell
College Pride
Greenawald Wares
Ste Bay
Merriment
Barnard Selection
Petty Widow
Lehar
Invincible Myers DeLameter
Men of Ohio
Fillmore
Unionville Leads Ban Johnson League After 9 3 Victory
Unionville defeated Bethany 9 to 3 to reclaim undisputed first in the Ban Johnson League. Osborn allowed three Bethany hits and struck out 13 for Unionville while McQuary started for Bethany and Hall finished. Excelsior Springs visits next Sunday with Unionville playing a July 4 doubleheader in Trenton.
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Unionville Ban Johnson League
Bethany
Bethany Boys
Osborn
Trenton Boys
McQuary
Hall
Vandiver
Excelsior Springs
Umionville
Trenton
McQuaif
Nepean
Halete Akiade
Vanfiver
Unionville
Pos
Rhore Cortesio
McClellan
Buell
Fowler
Faoro
Martin
Cunningham
Morse
Bureski
Osburn
Kummary
Gurtia
Curtright
Bailey
Curtriht
Martin Faoro
Banes
Balla
McQueary
Schaffner
Springa
Red Cross urges Fourth of July safety rules
Washington says a 72 hour holiday over the Fourth could bring up to a thousand accidental deaths from fireworks traffic and drownings. Last July saw about 1200 deaths as the peak day was the fourth. The Red Cross urges obeying fireworks laws, cautious driving, and not swimming alone at patrolled beaches.
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Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Ladies Aid Meeting at Christian Church
The Ladies Aid of the Christian church will meet at the church on Friday. Members listed include Mrs Bran Brant, Mary Freed, Mrs John Breas, and Mrs O'Reilly.
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Lediea’ Aid of the Christian Church
Hopteenna
Bran Brant
Mary Freed
Pict
Pitt
John Breas
el O'Reilly
Wrecks Car on Stop Sign In Hevrle Lacey Area
A Friday night crash near a Methodist church left a car demolished after Mr Hill reported a blowout near the intersection caused him to swerve into the stop sign base. The incident occurred in Wy Min area as emergency crews responded.
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Hevrle Lacey
le Col. Methodist
Hill
Fire destroys Drew Store in Gilbert Garrett building
Fire destroyed the Drew Store and severely damaged the adjacent Bledsoe Variety Store in the Gilbert Garrett building on the east side of the stones. Residents were awakened by an explosion as smoke and water caused rapid spread. fire fighters used three hoses amid dense smoke. The blaze highlighted a urgent need for better water facilities and smoke masks for responders.
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Drew
Gilbert Garrett
Bledsoe
Wm. Bledsoe
Drew Store
Beas Davidson
Nauare
Lmonville
Bethany
Pauline Wells
Unionville
Miner Admits Killing Wine Owner After Quarrel
Norton 42 of near Ottumwa confessed to shooting his first cousin Alvie Carder 60 at the Amal mine after a heated dispute over a notice to move Carder was killed near the mine. Norton said he feared dispossession for his wife and six children and that he fired after Carder grabbed him. First degree murder charges were filed after Norton changed his story.
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Cresser Norton
Ottumwa
Alvie Carder
Sherff
P B
Gray
Barding
Norton
Carder
Harding
Amal
Drowned in Montana flood claims many lives
A fragmentary message reports a flood in Havre Montana with 46 deaths. It notes Pratt as an uncle of Mrs John Comatock and Mrs John David Pollock, formerly of Green City, and known in the community near Miss City.
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Loudbaret
Havre
Montana
Pratt
John Comatock
John David Pollock
Green City
Mle City
Cullor Wyant Morris Wyant Wedding in Pollock Area
Orval Lee Cullor and Doris Wyant were united in a ring ceremony at 6 30 Saturday evening at the home of Rev Bas Sinclair. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Cloe Wyant of near Pollock and has lived in the community. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Cullor of near Pollock. The couple, praised for their quiet unassuming manner, begin married life amid many well wishers and best wishes for happiness.
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Orval Lee
Rred Cullen
Pollock
Iowa Fines Gust Visitors Over Vehicle Certification
Missouri motorists claim they were arrested in Iowa for not carrying motor car ownership certificates. Captain Baxter says five cases in three days paid fines and costs totaling 21 and 10 dollars. Missouri and Iowa officials deny any order requiring such certificates and promise to investigate the mix up.
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Missouri
Iowa
William J. Baxter
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Baxter
Missoun
Des Moines
Horace Tate
John Hattery
Highway Patrol
Missouri Patrol
Kargas City
Million Security Numbers Highlight Missouri Social Security Push
St. Joseph Missouri June 24 The cumulative total of Social Security account numbers issued in Missouri as of June 1 is 1 062 046 Alden H Corey of the Social Security Board announced a national total of 39 106 321 Many graduates of colleges and high schools have obtained numbers recently Torrey stressed the need for Social Security cards even for temporary work Employers prefer workers with cards Residents in cities with Social Security Board offices should apply at field offices Others should obtain blanks at post offices and mail them to the local field office manager in their area Counties in Torrey service area include DeKalb Buchanan Clinton Caldwell Livingston Linn Sullivan Grundy Davies Andrew Holt Atchison Nodaway Worth Harrison Mercer Putnam Schneider Building St Joseph Missouri address given
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St. Joseph
Social Securty Board
Social Security Board
Torrey
DeKalb
Summer enrollment at Kirksville teachers college tops 1400
A Kirksville teachers college report shows 1431 students enrolled for the summer term with Putnam county supplying 77. About 90 Putnam residents are studying locally or elsewhere this summer. Names of many students from Putnam county are listed, including Beulah Be and Julia Barnett among others.
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Kirksville
Geneva Babbitt
Julia C. Barnett
Jaok L. Be
Bibile
Kathleen Black
Valee Bramhall
Gurney Brown
Lucille Brown
Minnie Brown
Reva Butler
Anna L. Casady
Flo K Cassady
Lorene Clinkensmith
Ival Colling
Clarice Cook
Hazel L. Culler
Mildred J. Davis
John R. Dickerson
Martha B. Dickerson
Ve Torrey
Hollis
Ma Vermilion
Nancy We West
Arthur Wike
Reinstated Appeals and Court Actions In Missouri Cases
Judge Rex L. Moore reconvened the Circuit Court to handle cases reset earlier. Among them were Solomon Cowan Eunice Hill Warren Hill David L Husted and Granville Wade against the State Social Security Commission of Missouri for reinstatement of penalona. The commission’s motions for new trials were denied and appeals filed. Several other docket items included tax delinquencies divorces and various appeals all slated for July 18 term.
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Rex L. Moore
Circuit
Solomon Cowan
Eunice T. Hill
Warren M. Hill
David L. Husted
Granville Wade
State Social Security Commission of
Missouri
Penalona
Moore
Commission
Dr. Husted
State of Missouri
Don C Pollock
Coll
Consumer Public Service Co
James Bonebright
Beatrice Bonebright
Lotha Ellison
Virgil Shroyer
Eunice T Hill
State
Social Security Commission of
Mismuoui
Miasouri
Miknourn
Miknourn Appeal, Reinstated B I. Hart
Santa Fe Trails
Ida McClellan
McClellan
Royal Theatre Upgrades With Modern Western Electric Projectors
Mr and Mrs Summers announce a contract with Western Electric to install 1939 classic projectors and motion picture sound gear at the Royal Theatre. The system promises brighter, flickerless picture, clearer sound, larger specialty speakers, reduced fire risk, and quicker installation by Chicago technicians with no show interruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Electric Company
Royal Theatre
Eastern Electric
Motionacture
Summers
Mr. Summers
Chicago
Destroyer McCall Sets New Speed Record
The U S Navy destroyer McCall reportedly reached 42 knots during preliminary acceptance tests off the Golden Gate, exceeding the required 38.5 knots for the 1600 ton vessel. The speed was maintained for four hours, with the ship built by Bethlehem Ship Building Co and powered by a private concern since 1921.
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San Francisco
Cal
McCall
Golden Gate
Naval
aInce
Bethlehem Ship Buildi Ng Co
Sid Kingdon Misses Next Week Show
Sid Kingdon will not perform on July 4 due to a local celebration. The decision was made by Mr. Kingdon. The notice appears in For Real Bargains Road the Ads.
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Sid Kingdon
Kingdon
A Circus Comes to Unionville by Russell Brothers
The Russell Brothers Circus will perform in Unionville on July 17. The show features eight animals and complete acts with seating for about 4,000 in a main tent and three rings in operation. Advance agents report a reputable organization that visits larger towns.
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Russell Brothers Circus
Unionville
Fourth planned for VF W celebration week of events
The VF W post outlines a full week of entertainment for the Fourth including a Unionville band concert Byers Greater Show carnival rides a dog and pony show and a large fireworks display on Monday The schedule also includes Veterans Day events with speakers Tarantola Shy Bennett Clark and other officials slated to appear on various days with Democratic Republican and other party activities noted
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VF. W
Milton A. Probasco
V . W. Post
R. D. Freeborn
Todo
Ball Park
EFW
Tarantola
St. Louis
Joe Shy
Chilicothe
American Legion
Bennett C Clark
St Laus
M A_Romine
Macon
Dan M Nee
Kansas City
Internal Revenue
The
Rex L. Moore
Renee Dean
Casey Rose
George Hu
School Route Meeting Date in Putnam County
The annual transportation meetings in Putnam county will be held at 10 a.m. on August 19 in the office of the county superintendent of schools. W FE Sears from the State Department of Education will attend to approve routes and advise boards on transportation. City superintendents and boards of education are urged to attend as this is the only pre-school meeting of its kind. Those transporting children from other counties are urged to attend. Decisions by the high school supervisor will be final per Lloyd W. King, state superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
FE. Sears
State Department of Fducation
Boards of Education
Lloyd W. King
Hand of Ancient Queen Draws Revival Meeting Interest
Rev and Mrs W A Webster touring at a church series claim to possess items linked to ancient Egypt including what is said to be the left hand of Rameses II queen and a marble fragment from the ruins of the Theater in Ephesus The artifacts are described as remarkably preserved and will be shown during their talks in town.
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W. A. Webster
Chris
Webster
Egypt
Holy Land
Asia Minor
Kiene Eees
Rameses II
Moses
Christ
Fragmentary notice at parental C. C. Paul home
A clipped OCR snippet mentions a location at the parental home of C. C. Paul and an unfamiliar phrase Try The Reyotllean Want Ade. No clear event or date is shown.
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C. C. Paul
Reyotllean
Immediate Poison Use Urged To Halt Grasshopper Menace
Putnam county grasshoppers remain a serious problem say County Agent Neff. He notes fields near Locust Creek bottoms northwest of Unionville are heavily infested and hoppers are still hatching. Farmers should apply bait now while hoppers are small. later requires five times more bait for similar effect.
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Neff
Putnam County
Locust Creek
Unionville
Mr. Neff
Zora Smith
4 H Club Round Up Set for August at Missouri College
The 4 H club Round-Up for Missouri farm youth runs August 15 to 19 at the Missouri College of Agriculture. The event features contests in agriculture and home economics, new activities in entomology, farm forestry, and farm handicraft, plus seminars, pageantry, and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Missouri College of Agriculture
T. T Martin
J. W. Burch
Salit
Missouri Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Extension Service
College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Wide Open Faces Tangles in Small Town Comedy
Joe E Brown stars in Wide Open Faces at the ee Theatre next Sunday for a two reel show. A bank robber ends up at Joe's fountain seeking a hidden prize in a deserted hotel with metropolitan headlines and underworld chatter. Jane Wyman appears with her aunt Skipworth as chaos unfolds amid mercantile towns.
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Joe E. Brown
Soda Apaar
Joe's Fountain
Gmen
Vicinia
Joe
Jane Wyman
Skipworth
Boom
Ases
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C. W Whitmore
Presbyterian
Virginia Cassady
Eel Jean ‘Fields
Mary Katherine Hamlet
Mary Susan Husted
Betty Jean Kent
Sara Beth
Mary Jane Mabee
Marjorie Eaezee
Mildred Porter
Annie Laurie Rockwood
Reva Jane Smith
Reason Bomgardner
Dick Monroe
James Trusten Mullenix
Jack Wright
Comstock
Billie
Jack
Bobby Ren
Mr. Riggins
George Allan Cook
Rankin Gibson
George Allan
Rankin
Bobby Rouse
Marjorie Mae Williams
Frances Porter
Culver Mill Academy
Rosenk
Ladies’ Aid Christian Church
East Side Square
Charles Pratt
Howard Robinson
Joan
Aoe
Cullor’ Wyant
K. 8
S. T
Poutnam County
Judge Moore
COM
ROYA
W Summers
Vv. F. W
W E. Sears
Rameses
Missouri College
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