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"Flemington Pleasant Hour Club Collection"

 

APG-001-03 Flemington Pleasant Hour Club 3A-5-3
 
The Pleasant Hour Extension Club of Flemington was organized in 1950.
 

Folder

Contents

1

Year Books 1956-1964 (11 copies in all)

Lists Club and County Council Officers

Lists dates of meetings, hostess, roll call, subject and project leader

2

Secretary’s Record Book 1950, 1952-1962 (12 copies in all)

Includes list of members’ attendance records and minutes of meetings

Installation Service for Home Economics Extension Clubs

3

Record Books for 1963 and 1964

4

Records as follows
  1. Pleasant Hour Club 1968-1969 loose leaf records includes Roll Call and Minutes (31 pages)
  2. Mimeographed copy of Membership Pledge and Club Collect (Tune: America the Beautiful)
  3. Four pages of words to various songs
  4. "History of Pleasant Hour Extension Club" written April 24, 1958
  5. Information from company on "Favorite Company Menus"
  6. "Special Data" includes names of 3 charter members, members who have served as 4-H leaders and the oldest member
  7. Five page article (typewritten) entitled "Time—Use It or Lose It!"
  8. Undated list of former members living and deceased
  9. Pleasant Hour Club Candidate for "Woman of the Year" Mrs. J. D. Stone (two pages of information on Mrs. Stone)
  10. Notice of closed membership—undated

5

Miscellaneous Items as follows
  1. Booklet "Honoring Our Heritage" Nov 4, 1976 contains information and history of currently active extension clubs
  2. Hand made year books for 1981, 1986 and 1987 (three total)
  3. Catherine Thayer’s Yearbook—no year listed
  4. Flemington’s Favorite Recipes cookbook compiled by Flemington Pleasant Hour Club copyright 1950
  5. Eagle Stamp Savings Book
  6. Circular "Stor-Mor Closet Space" copyright 1959
  7. Informational flyers

"Duties of Public Affairs Chairman"

"Suggestions for the Parliamentarian"

"Duties of the Secretary"

6

Newspaper articles that have been cut out. Some are dated 1981 but most are undated.

7

Humansville Star Leader Nov 23, 1961

Contains article about Pleasant Hour Club

8

Certificates awarded to Pleasant Hour Club
  1. University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Agricultural Extension Service for the years 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957 for completing requirements for Standard of Achievement
  2. From same source "carried on program based on family and community needs…" one certificate dated 1958 and three certificates undated
  3. Certificate of Recognition for Ruth Pitts 31 December 1952 in recognition of Pasture Improvement Program

9

Correspondence
  1. Receipt for donation to American Cancer Society—no date
  2. Thank you postcard with picture of Loyd Evans Family—no date
  3. Thank you from Merle Swingle Family—no date
  4. Thank you from Lena Emmett Family—no date
  5. Thank you from Savilla—no date
  6. "Official" resignation of club membership by Roberta Miles 1 Jan 1966
  7. Letter from Bill Bailey, KWTO, 31 Oct 1953 concerning involvement in Butternut Christmas Club
  8. Questionnaire, "Score Card for a Successful Farmer"
  9. Letter from Good Samaritan Boys Ranch with receipt for donation 19 May 1960
  10. Letter from Good Samaritan Boys Ranch thanking Club for donation of clothing and cookies as well as information about activities happening at Boys Ranch
  11. 30 April 1971
  12. Letter from Bill Bailey, KWTO, 7 Nov 1956 concerning involvement in Butternut

Christmas Club

  Spiral Notebooks (6) containing minutes of Pleasant Hour Extension Club for the following years:

1970-1973

1974-1976

1977-1979

1980-1981

1982-1983

1984-1988

  Heart shaped candy box that originally contained the clipped newspaper articles about the Pleasant Hour Club

 

 


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