The Current Local from Van Buren, Missouri • Page 8

THE CURRENT LOCAL, VAN BUfiEN, MISSOURI THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1940 Otis Snider, accompanied by his mo- jcowin refused to allow the wound to merican Railroads. In the ther, Mrs. Fannie Snider, and sisters, be given medical attention in any ponding 1939 period, loadings amount- Hi WEBS I are now employed in Douglas Aircraft Company's Santa Monica and El Segunda, plants as the result of addition of 1000 skilled work- Mrs. Scott Stult and Miss Clara, was manner whatever, even though the Current backlog of orders exceeds $140,000,000, of which nearly represents orders for commercial "Skyliners" for United States use. Backlog a month ago was around $117,000,000.

ed to 630,060 cars, and in the 1933 week, 553,854 cars. among the holiday visitors here over broken bone came out through the the Fourth. Otis, who learned his flesh. The leg received no more at A total of 2,961 persons obtained ers during the past according trade in the Current Local office sev tention than a wet cloth laid over the jobs with St. Louis and St.

Louis to a statement by Donald W. Douglas. In the flesh. Monday when he county Employers during May through eral years ago, is now a linotype operator on the St. Louis Globe-Demo Miss Lucille Skiles is now employed at Hattie's Cafe.

Chas. Coleman of Birch Tree was a business visitor in Van Buren Wednesday. Gene Sutherlin and family attended exhibited his leg it appeared perfectly of the Missouri State Em- crat. rigid, not in any way deformed, and sound except for a small portion of We acknowledge the following new the flesh wound. Despite the predic and renewal subscriptions since last tion of many familiar with the case the funeral of Ellis Condray at Ellsi that Mr.

Cowin would at least lose nore Monday. his leg, if not his life, he has almost ployment Service, according to C. R. Kaemmerer, district manager. This represents an increase of 32 per cent over the same month last year.

The Third Batallion of the 138th Infantry will soon move into a new armory at Chillicothe now nearing eompletion at a cost of $145,000. The building, constructed of stone and concrete, provides a drill floor 120x- I 00 feet, with a rifle range in the issue: L. C. Warth, J. M.

Knight, L. H. Corsaw, Howard Wright, C. M. Jones, Rolla Johnson, Mary E.

Roger, Lawrrence McDaniel, H. P. Webb, Herold Condray, Mrs. A. D.

Waid, Norman Robinson returned Wednes completely recovered at this date. day from Detroit where he had been Price Merc. Co. Van Buren and Fremont, Mo. Sat.

July 6-8 employed. Cuba Kester, C. A. Smith, A. V.

Ray, We are sorry it is necessary to o-mit some of our community notes this issue due to advertising, shortness of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bell of Fuxico Gentry Bowen.

were visitors at the C. P. McClintock basement. time and office force, but promise to be back to normalcy next Issue. Andrew Little of Brushy Creek and home this week Gold imports continue to mount, Miss Myrl Harris of St.

Louis were united in marriage Saturday after Jeff Duckett of illiamsville was retching the unprecedented total of Succeed in Big City attending to business matters in Van noon, June 29th, the ceremony taking S5S2.477.333 last week as snnniiniW Buren Wednesday. VINEGAR in Wide Misses Helen Kelley and Cuba Kes- bv the Commerce Denartment. Thi place at the Gospel Tabernacle church, Rev. Sherrell of Annapolis officiating. Several friends and relatives of ter arrived at Chilton one day last hupe amount was listed as coming Mouth Gal.

Jug 23c Mr. and Mrs. Joe Massfe of South Van Buren report the birth of a girl wee iur a iew oays visit Bt paren- from Canada, but officials tal Fred Kelley and Ray Kester, t0 France. The denartment said LEMONS, Dozen 23c the couple attended the ceremony. The bride is a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. George Harris of Aldrich Valley. Mr. SOAP SALE RINSO, Large 22c RINSO, Small, 3 25c LUX, Large 23c LUX, Small, 2 19c SPRY, 3 lb. Can 55c SPRY, 1 lb.

Can 21c LIFEBUOY, 3 18c homes. The young ladies came from indicated much of it really belonged baby, born Friday, June 28th. Mrs. Joe Davidson returned from St. Louis Tuesday after spending a few days there under hospital care.

MATCHES, Carton 15c IorK wnere lnev are em- $399,802,223 of the metal was deposit Little is employed at the Rose Cliff pioyea, oy airplane ai. iouis wnere ed under earmark to the credit of hotel. PEACHES 2 1-2 C. 15c they were met at Lambert Field by foreigrn governments, boosting the Loretta Wilder of California, who is foreign total to $1,686,703,889. Hina Maberry, who spent a few also visiting relatives at Chilton.

Miss Tomato CATSUP, 14 oz. 10c, 3 for 25c Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Voyles of St. Louis are visiting with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hanger. io.

neavy melting steel scrap days here visiting his mother, Mrs. Helen, a former student in Van Buren Levi Maberry, who is ill, returned to DRY GOODS: Men's WORK SHIRTS, Each 39, 49 59c Louis Saturday. Hina has been a city as an artists model, posing fori. 1 tarted climbing several months ago SALAD DRESSING, Quart Jars 23c Salesman for Simmons Hardware for wnn steeI makers expanded output Mr. and Mrs.

Ercell Krout of near Kegville report the birth of nine pound baby girl into their home Sunday, June 3oth. several years, the Simmons company Master Test Overalls, to meet mounting foreign orders. recently sold out to Shapleigh Hard 8 oz. $1.35 CORN FLAKES, 13 oz. 3 for 25c Bleach MUSLIN 36 in.

ware and he was the second man of the Simmons force to be hired by the D. R. Kennicott, WPA regional young lad.es are to be congratulated directorf ha8 notified cil CIerk Bruc, on their success in the.r chosen pro-Jj, Carl of Columbia that the per yard 10c Mr. and Mrs. Tolman Dawson and baby of St.

Louis are vacationing this week at the parental J. R. Dawson SUGAR, 10 lb 49c Unbleached MUSLIN, ment has ranted an additional Carter County who will follow their fin4 fm. A home on Clear Springs. future careers with Interest.

36 in. Heavy, yd. 10c TOWELS, 10 25c oosal plant. The last amounc allowed by the government brings the ap -Shapleigh company in reorganizing their force, an excellent testimony to his ability as a large number of the Simmons salesmen were thrown out of employment by the merger. Among the visitors we noted in town Monday was Luther Cowin, who CRACKERS, 2 lb.

13c GARDEN HOSE, 50 feet $2.89 Mrs. O. F. Spaulding and grand Prosperity Notes propriation for the project up to $168, DRY GOODS son, Kenneth Smith, visited with Mr. and Mrs.

S. E. Dell on lower Carter Creek Monday and Tuesday. Revenue freight loadings on the nation's railroads in the week ended Arter dropping sharply in the Cold Pack CANNER9, Each $1.49 $1.99 about the first of last March suffer June 8. rose to the highest level since Memorial Day week, the Administra ed a compound fracture of his lower November 18, at 702,571 cars, a earn and Research Corporation'3 right leg when a tree fell across it.

CLOTHE PINS, 60 pins for 10c CLOSE OUT Bathing TRUNKS, Reg 98c, Now 69c Ladies SUITS Reg $1.98 Now 98c Lee OVERALLS, Reg. $1.85 Now $1.59 Mixed Brand OVER- of 63,445 cars over the previous week, according to the Association of A- Because of his religious faith Mr. Weekly Index of Business Activity recovered more than it lost to stand at 95.5, a point and a half above the Charles Sang, who is employed in Kansas City, arrived here the first of this week for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.

E. Sang. Roy Richardson, who is in charge of Standard wholesale distributing station in Winona, was in Van Buren Tuesday on a fishing trip on the river. pre-holiday week. Last year the Frying PANS 15 25c HUH was Highest figure since HAND SAWS each 89c a 1 mid-March.

Week's electric power 1 consumption was 2,453 million Now 75c EGG MASH $1.75, Ladies Rayon Dresses, MIX FEED $1.35 $1.98 Now $1.49 DAIRY 16 per cent $1.39 Men's Summer Trousers CHOPS $1.65 Reg. $1.10 to $1.98, Now CORN, 98 lb, 75c up I 8.7 per cent above the 1939 level, Both exprrt and domestic demand I I continued heavy, and steel mills were operating at 81 per cent of capacity, two points above the previous week, Automobile assemblise of 95,560 were 1 up 34,580 units after the holiday I shut-down. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Davis and daughter, Emery Bowen, Harry and Neva Davis of St.

Louis were weekend visitors at the Jim Bowen home. Mr. and Mrs. Lawn-nee Dildine, T. J.

Clark and S. H. Randolph were a-mong Van Buren citizens attending the Ellis Condray funeral at Ellsi- a I i FOR SALE wcaaii mtmmtmmmmum Hickory Wood $1.00 Loads Only BEAMER HANDLE CO. Mj.e than 18,000 men and women 0 nore Monday. Wanted Rural people having Western Electric farm line telephones may sell them by sending card to Luin Smith at Van Buren, sta'ing the price and where you live.

Karl Schupp, Henry Fox and Fritz Schoenhardt, employed as carpenters on the Clearwater dam project near Piedmont, visited with their families here over the weekend. Ward's Store No. 31 i tii i 1 jj i mrn rt 1 iHiimmiiHiH hjtj rr mi! Hmrmi amir Hut" uip Kn if 1 mi ni 1 rimumrj rniu nif ni rmin miu nil 1 hi tun lunttrn rTamHitrninn im: mi! fiii.t: uii Van Buren, Missouri i- i a -v a i 0 i in i in i Mr and Mrs. Robert Phelan of St. Louis report the birth of a baby girl, Friday, June 28th.

Name is Patricia Ann. Mrs. Phelan is a daughter of Mrs. Joe Davidson of this place. GONE WITH 'A Friday Saturday, July 5-6 ..8 FLOUR FLOUR FLOUR THE a 0 1 BThe year's most famous mnintiire Qtarrino- Vivian fi Mr.

and Mrs. Roy McSpadden, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. R. L.

Coleman, motored to Kirksville for a weekend visit at the Robert Meador home. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman remained to visit over the Fourth holidays. Zede Smith, manager of the Chilton Club' house, recreational quarters of the Carter County Hunting and Fishing Club, was in town Tuesday driving a new Plymouth which he purchased in Poplar Bluff Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Buckhanan visited a few days at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buchanan, of Carter Creek.

Mark only recently received his degree from Cornell University in New York. (Leigh Clark Gable willg BABY GINGHAM SNOVVFLAKE KUTTER 24 lb. Bag 8oc 24 lb. Bag 75c 24 lb. Bag 59c 48 lb.

Bag $1.65 48 lb. Bag $1.45 48 lb. Bag $1.15 pure Cane Large 3 for 23c, Medium 5c SUGAR, 10 lb. 48c, 100 lb Bag $4.79 31b Can 49c, 1 lb. Can 19c f.

COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE SUPREX SATISFACTION ARIOSA 1 lb. Can 25c 1 lb. Bag 15c 2 lb. Bag 25c 3 lb. Bag 39c ANISE JELLY CANDY, Per lb 5c IT FjnWpJg FLY SPRAY, in Mason Quart Jars 29c MiE regular SODA CRACKERS, 2 lb.

Box 15c 21c' 2 for 19c aoDear at the Ta rfj E. L. Humphrey, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Bowen and son, drove to St.

Louis Sunday to meet Mrs. Humphrey who had been visiting in Mich, the past two weeks. Lyman and wife remained in the city for a longer visit. aRitz Theatrel 0 JULY 10 I CORN or TOMATOES, 2 No. 2 cans 15c 1 1-2 Gallon HOMINY 10c Mr.

O. M. Frazier and daughter, Juanita, Mrs. Hattie Ward and Ivan Davis spent the week-end in St. Louis.

They were accompanied home by Mrs. O. M. Frazier and daughter, Freda, who had spent the previous two weeks visiting in the city. Mrs.

A. D. Waid, Mrs. W. J.

Oliver and Mrs Leonard Snider of Fremont GLASS JAR PEACHES, Fresh 2 1-2 Size Can 18c COOKIES, Per lb ioe 0 Afternoon Night Only jjj were visitors in Van Buren Wednes ni PORK LIVER, lb 10c PORK SAUSAGE, lb 10c T-BONE or SIRLOIN STEAK, lb. 29c SALT PORK, 2 lb 15c BOLOGNA, 2 lb 25c FRESH TOMATOES, lb 6c CABBAGE, lb 2c GRAPE FRUIT, 6 for 25c SUNKIST ORANGES, Doz. 23c SUNKIST LEMONS, Doz 23c day. Mrs. Waid is a daughter of the late W.

J. Oliver and is over from San Diego, California, visiting in the "old home town." The matinee begins at 1:30 m. and night show at 7:30. 0 Admission for matinee 7Sr Bp- GET YOUR STAR BRAND SHOES. WE HAVE THEM.

Men's SHIRTS SHORTS 15 25c ea. DRESS PRINTS, Par Yard lOc night $1.12 and Mrs. W. F. Smith, son, Stanley, and lady friend, Miss Dorothy Booker, departed Wednesday for a few dayt fishing trip on the Gasconade river and Lake of the Otarks.

They will be Joined there by two of Mr. Smith's brothers from California and other relatives. Men's GILT EDGE OVERALLS, Per Pair IH All Children must have tickets. 98c ft inrnt mi.