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THE MILAN STANDARD, MILAN, MISSOURI THURSDAY, DEC. 4. 1N1 THE MILAN STANDARD and THE HARRIS HERALD R. M. WILSON, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday at Milan the County Seat of Sullivan County, Missouri as second-class mail matter at Post Office a at Milan, Mo.

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For fifty-two weeks or more they will be reminded of your thoughtfulness. COME IN AND ORDER IT NOW. Truman Wins Acclaim Missouri and Missourians regardless of political affiliations have every reason to feel proud of the splendid record which Senator Harry S. Truman is achieving as chairman of the special Senate Committee investigating the national defense program. It is a record that has attracted national attention, as is evidenced by the fact that Drew Pearson and Robert S.

authors of the "Washington Merry-GoRound," recently devoted an entire column to the career and activities of our junior United States Senator. "From the very start the committee's disclosures have been a series of headline sensations," the article reads. "But, one of the most remarkable things a- bout the committee is its chairman, Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri. Slightly built, bespectacled, a lover of Chopin and a shunner of the limelight, Truman is one of the last men in Congress who would be considered a hard-boiled prober.

In manner and appearance he is anything but the crusader. But in the eight months he has been operating he has made in vestigating history--and he has a long way to go In referring to Senator Truman's recent reelection, the columnists state: "In one of the hottest campaigns in Missouri history, where fiery elections are an old story, Truman was decisively relected. He returned to the Senate as quiet and as inconspicuous as before. Since January he has been on his feet only four times, and his remarks could all be printed on three pages of the Congressional Record. Each time he talked about one subject-th solution that authorized his investigating committee.

This probe has been his passion ever since friends back home began writing him about waste in the construction of Fort Leonard Wood, at Rolla, Mo." The noted writers also called attention to the fact that Senator Truman has been one of President Roosevelts most loyal supporters in the Senate. "He is exposing every dollar of waste and other failings of the defense program he can uncover." they said, "but he has voted for every defense and foreign policy bill sponsored by the President." All Missouri shines in the reflected glory of Senator Truman's rcord- -a record which elevated him to an enviable position of eminence and prominence in the United States Senate. Here and There Mr. and Mrs. Nova Pilcher and son Harold arrived home Sunday evening after spending a week visiting with their daughter and family of near St.

Louis and son and family of south Missouri. Among those who attended the Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Mrs. Oliver Kelley were Mr. and Mrs. Grover Harrelson.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Harrelson, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McKinney and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Clark and son Marion. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Neely and family and Mrs.

A. L. McKinney. Several attended the funeral of John Downen at Milan last Friday afternoon. Mary Schell, Sylvia and Artis Neely and Ralph Ogle were Sunday evening visitors at the Arthur Lawrence home.

Those who spent Sunday at the Ralph Lawrence home were, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neely and family of Wheeling; Mr. and Mrs. Claud Bows of near Chula; Mr.

and Mrs. Cecil Neely and Alden Neely of Trenton; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Marley of near Humphreys and Mr. and Mrs.

Wilburn Bunch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Lawrence and son. Knight Safety By JAYCEE WOW! THAT FELLA'S GOING TO BE HERE IN JUST A SECOND! KNIGHTLY HIGHLIGHT NO.5 50 MILES AN HOUR THE AVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCE IS 240 FEET." NAT'L. SAFETY COUNCIL DON'T OVERDRIVE US JUNIOR CHAMBER COMMERCE YOUR LOOKING BACKWARD Died Leander Montgomery, age 78 years, at his home five miles northwest of Milan.

Married -Miss Flora McLean of Milan and Earl Hatcher of Kirksville, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neil McLean in Milan. Died -Col John H. Carroll, age 73 years, in Washington, D.

C. He was a former resident of Unionville, and a noted railroad lawyer and lobbyist in Washington. Deputy Sheriff J. O. Martin, and City Marshal, A Pickett, undertook to arrest Leighton (Buzz) Abernathy at Green City Tuesday night about 10 p.

m. Seventeen shots were fired and a great deal of excitement caused. but they failed to get Abernathy. Mrs. Iva Lawrence.

Recorder of Deeds of Sullivan County, was seriously ill in a hospital in St. Louis. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO 1926 TEN YEARS AGO 1931 The Green City high school football team defeated Milan at Green City in their annual Thanksgiving game 6 to 0. Died--Charles Wayne Jaynes, age 25 years, of Osgood, in a Trenton hospital, from injuries received from being kicked by horse. Married -E.

DeWitt Hall of Milan, and Miss Irene Eloise Lanphier of Newton, Iowa. The barn belonging to Pete Springer about five miles northwest of Milan was struck by lightning Thursday night and H. Childers. Died- B. D.

Harmon, at her home in Browning. Mrs. Harry Tittle was a patient at St. Mary's hospital at Quincy, Ill. Died- McKinney, in a hospital at Kirksville.

Died--Mrs. Fannie Page, widow of Wm. Page, formerly of Sullivan county. at Denver, Colo. The remains were buried at Osgood.

FORTY YEARS AGO 1901 Married- E. Smith and Miss Florence Senate, at the M. E. church in Milan, Rev. B.

H. Wil son officiating. Miss Lillian Morrison received from Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. wife of the President of the United States, a lovely handkerchief, to be sold at a bazaar in Milan.

The carom club was entertained at the home of Almer Calfee east of Milan. The guests were, Dr. Horton, Charles Reeves, Jno. Custer, John Stewart, G. E.

Davenport, Misses Pearl McCullough Dollie McClanahan, Nora Montgomery, Octavie Mayer, Mae and Maude McDuff and Ella Rawlings. Born--A baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Smith Bennett. Married- John H.

Anderson of Browning and Miss Ethel McNaught, of Milan. Married--Oscar Sears and Miss Gertrude Yardley, both of the Elmwood community. Dr. H. B.

Hardman of Jenkins, located in Milan to practice his profession. (Compiled by Dwight H. Brown. Secretary of State.) Missourians will have an opportunity to vote on the question of whether there shall be a constitutional convention. Dwight H.

Brown, Secretary of State, has announced his intention of submitting the question at the general election of 1942. The Secretary of State said it was his belief, after a thorough study of the constitution, that he must sub mit the proposal automatically and that he intends to do so unless stopped by some legal action. Three members were named to the State Board of Health by Gov ernor Donnell on November 14. They were Dr. Paul Forgrave of St.

Joseph, who was reappointed; Dr. Ira Lockwood of Kansas City, succeeding Dr. Howard Goodrich of Hannibal; and Dr. Cleveland Shutt of St. Louis County, suc- ceding Dr.

William M. West of Monett. Their terms will expire April 18, 1945. Arlie N. Bramwell of Bennett Springs, a Republican, was appointed superintendent of the Bennett Springs State Park.

succeeding Lee A. Woods, a Democrat. He will take office January 1. Other appointments to like positions are expected soon. Members of the State Park Board, which makes the appointments, are Governor Forrest C.

Donnell, Conservation Commissioner 1 I. T. Bode and Attorney General Roy McKittrick. All material for the Missouri Manual (usually called the Blue Book) is expected to be delivered to the printers within a week or ten days, according to an anouncement by Dwight H. Brown, Secretary of State, who compiles and publishes the manual.

Because of the necessity of obtaining legal opinions regarding matter to be published, final completion of the work has been delayed, but it seems likely the book will be off the press early in January. Twenty-four persons were added to the blind pension rolls in the current month, the first to be certified since June. At one time more than 600 pension applications went uninvestigated. due to a lack of funds for such work. However, the last Legislature made an appropriation of $50,000 for that purpose and investigations have been in progress for over two months under the direction of Mrs.

Lee Johnston of St. Louis. Applications from thirty counties have been examined in that period. The first military road project in Missouri will be the construction of a dual lane pavement on Highway 66 in the vicinity of Fort Leonard Wood. On November 28 the State Highway Department will receive bids on the construction of 1.6 miles between Waynesville and Route 17, which runs south to the fort, and 3.2 miles between Routes 17 and 26.

When completed. the new pavement will separate east and west To Relieve Misery of COLDS Liquid 666 Nose Tablets Salve Drops Cough Drops Try "Rub-My-Tism" a Wonderful Liniment. Buy GREGORY Shoes! Good DESERVE 'Em! Poor Feet NEED 'Em! "WE FIT THE FEET" Kirksville burned, together with all contents. Three cows, one horse, some corn, hay, harness and other things were consumed by the flames. Died-Mrs.

Lewis Garrett, age 57 years, at her home near Milan. Born-a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. Everett L. Pigg.

Died--Joseph High, age 71 years, at the home of his daughter, Miss Myrtle High. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO 1916 Married- -George Matkins and Miss Frances Bumgarner, Rev. S. B. Leatherman, officiating.

Dies-Mrs. Melisia DeCapito, age 86 years, at her home in Milan, after a stroke of paralysis. Married -Ernest L. Dodson and Miss Hazel Spencer, both of Cora. E.

Duckworth and Miss Alice Burke, both of Browning. Herman Coffman, age 20, shot and killed Andrew Page 28, at Mystic. The shooting occurred at a dance at the Carl Shepler home. At a meeting of the Milan Commercial Club held Monday night, the following officers were elected: president, Dr. P.

G. Brumbaugh; 1st R. B. Ash; 2nd L. J.

DeWitt; recording Ray Sevier; treasurer, Mark McCallister, and corresponding secretary, W. S. Shatto. THIRTY YEARS AGO 1911 Married -Lee M. Moore and Miss Elva Hudnal, by Squire W.

CHEVROLET LET TRUCKS CHEVI "TH CARRIERS FOR THE NATION" For Farms For Business For Total Defense Effort COWGILL CHEVROLET CO. MILAN, MISSOURI bound traffic in that particular busy section of the highway. A test case to determine the legal status of burial associations in Missouri has been undertaken by Attorney General Roy McKitrick. In an ouster suit filed a- gainst the Barry County Burial Association of Cassville, he seeks to clarify the future course of the Insurance Department in dealing with such societies. A decision of the Supreme Court, rendered last December, has raised several' questions which the test case should decide.

A revised edition of the Missouri Election Laws is being prepared under the direction of Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown. Material for the new issue has been compiled and the printing is in progress. One new law to be included is that which provides for the pasting of a sticker over the identifying numbers on a ballot, usually referred to as the "secret ballot The recently -appointed State Council of Defense has begun a series of meetings for the purpose of organizing divisional councils. The first was held in Jefferson City, November 18.

Other meetings will be held at: Poplar Bluff, Nov. 19; Hannibal, Nov. 21; Joplin, Nov. 24; Springfield, Nov. 24; Willow Springs, Nov.

25; St. Louis, Nov. 27; Macon, Nov. 28; Kansas City, Dec. St.

Joseph, Dec. 3. Members of the State Council from that particular division will be present at the various gatherings. The State Department of Finance has issued a charter to the Bank of Ft. Leonard Wood.

the first such institution ever chartered at a military post in Missouri. It will serve only the fort. The bank will open with a capital of $25,000 and a surplus of $5,000. Skelly Oil Company reported net profits equal to $5.19 per share in their fiscal year which ended Sept. 3.

In the previous fiscal year the comparative figure was $3.04 per share. NOTICE! General Repair Shop and Garage Located in THE CUSTER BUILDING block south of Sale Barn We repair anything any time JOHN L. REECE Bill McEwen PHONE 187 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Couch visited Sunday at the Allen Cannon home.

Sylvia and Artis Neely are visiting at the home of their bro ther and family this week. CHARLES CHESTER LAWRENCE Charles Chester Lawrence, son of Fred and Floybell Lawrence, was born May 27, 1925 and passed away at the home of his mother at Huntington Park, Nov. 23, aged 16 years, 5 months and 23 days. He leaves to mourn his departure his father, mother, 3 brothers, Dempsey of North Carolina; Olive of Trenton, and J. C.

of Pensacola, two halfbrothers and one half sister of Huntington Park, besides a host of other relatives and friends The family have the deepest sympathy of all who know them. Japan's immutable policies can be altered by force superior to that which promulgates them. Who can remember when the sight of an airplane in the sky was an event to be talked bout? This business of national defense will begin to bear down on the taxpayer and citizen in the year 1942..