The following information was sent to my Great-Grandfather by the United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service. It is postmarked "Warren, Ark., Jan 20, 10-am, 1942".
During WWII representatives of all farm families in Bradley County were asked to go to specified enlistment centers to "pledge their wholehearted and complete assistance to the Food for Victory Campaign."
The United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service declared January 22, 1942 "Enlistment Day". All Bradley County farm families, "as public, spirited American citizens," were asked "to help supply the needs of allied industrial and armed forces."
The following is a list of "Minutemen or Leaders & the Enlistment Centers":
Wagnon Mrs. C. T. Lavender & O. J. Davis Church
Pleasant Grove Mr. & Mrs. Roy Burks School
Center Point Mrs. Lige Moseley & Orlan Carter Moseley's Store
St. Paul Florence Martin & Isom Belin School House
North Oak Grove Mrs. Parker Brown & Walter Thomason Baptist Church
Harmony Mr. & Mrs. John Nichols Nichol's Home
Blue Springs Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wagnon Church
Hopewell Mrs. A. B. Reynolds & Carl Cooper Reynold's Home
Oak Dale Mr. & Mrs. Roy McKinney Good Hope Church
Willoughby Mrs. J. D. Divine Divine's Home
Warren Mrs. Fowler Claytor County Agent's Office
Corinth Mr. & Mrs. Chas. T. Jolley & Mrs. Luther Durham Church
Center Ridge Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Strange School
Pine Grove Major Mcoy School
Banks Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Loomis Post Office
Cross Roads(Route 1, Warren) R. H. Wherry Church
Ebenezer Cone Kinard & Mrs. John Bradford Bradford & Kinard Homes
Oak Grove Mr. & Mrs. Earl Hairston School
Carmel Mrs. Tom Singer & Mr. A.D. Knowles School
Lanark Mr. & Mrs. Archie Frazer Jones' Store
Davis Velma Davis & John Tatum School
Pleasant Valley Mrs. Mable Doggett School
Prospect Mr. & Mrs. Sam Bryant Church
Childs Irene Childs & Murray Momon School
Springhill Mrs. Homer Wallace & Troy Rowland School
Farmville Mrs. Frank Castleberry & H. F. Castleberry Church
Pine Crest Mr. & Mrs. Dunham Green Green's Home
Santuck Mrs. Harvey Rowland & Webb Brown Brown's Home
Sumpter Mrs. Johnny Savage & M. C. Mann Baker's Store
Jersey Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Johnson Methodist Church
Gravelridge Mr. & Mrs. Arlie Lewis Church
Hermitage W. F. Measel & Mrs. Fred Wylie Mayor's Office
Pattsville I. F. Ferguson & Mrs. Bob Dickey Church
Mt. Olive Archie B. Ross Church
Hilo Mr. & Mrs. Monroe Bethea Church
Ingalls Mrs. Zack Dees & D. F. Haygood Clanton's Store
Union Hill John Morgan & Mrs. Harrold Vickers Church
Johnsville Mrs. H. R. Calloway & G. P. Cooper Calloway's Home
Moro Bay Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Pirtle Pirtle's Home
Marsden Mrs. Joe Johnson & J.D. Johnson Church
Thomas Mary & Peter Thomas School
Vick Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Pope Jeff Pope's Home
Palestine(White) Mr. & Mrs. T. F. Craig Craig's Home
Palestine & Broad(Colored) Mamie & Mose Newton Broad School
Eagle Lake Mrs. Jack Richards & John Harrod School
Cross Roads/Ingalls G. C. Corker & Mrs. Fred Temple Church
The following information was sent to my Great-grandfather by the United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Adjustment Administration. The postmark states "Warren, Ark., May 7, 5-pm, 1942".
It is a list of WWII "Neighborhood Stamp and Bond Pledge Committeemen" as follows:
Wagnon Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Lavender
Pleasant Grove Mr. & Mrs. Roy Burks
Center Point Mr. & Mrs. Lige Moseley
St. Paul Florence Martin
North Oak Grove Mr. & Mrs. Walter Thomason
Harmony Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Taylor
Blue Springs Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wagnon
Hopewell Mr. & Mrs. Carl Cooper
Oak Dale Mr. & Mrs. Fred McKinney
Corinth Mr. & Mrs. M. C. Jenkins
Center Ridge Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Strange
Pine Grove Steve & Bama Gardner
Banks Mr. & Mrs. N. B. Whittington
Cross Roads Mr. & Mrs. Van Hamaker
Ebenezer Mr. & Mrs. Hilburn Faulkner
Oak Grove Mr. & Mrs. Carl Hairston
Carmel Mr. & Mrs. A. D. Knowles
Lanark Mr. & Mrs. Will Ederington
Davis Velma Davis
Pleasant Valley Mrs. Mable Doggett
Prospect Mr. & Mrs. Sam Bryant
Childs Murray Momon
Spring Hill Mr. & Mrs. Troy Rowland
Farmville Mr. & Mrs. Frank Castleberry
Hickory Springs Mr. & Mrs. Webb Brown
Sumpter Mr. & Mrs. M. C. Mann
Jersey Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Johnson
Gravel Ridge Mr. & Mrs. Claude Sweeney
Hermitage Lawrence Peebles
Pattsville Mr. & Mrs. Bob Dickey
Mt. Olive Archie B. Ross
Hilo Mr. & Mrs. Preston Moseley
Ingalls Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Splawn
Union Hill Mr. & Mrs. Harold Vickers
Johnsonville Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Calloway
Moro Bay Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Pirtle
Marsden Mr. & Mrs. Joe Johnson
Thomas Peter & Mary Thomas
Vick Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Colvin
Palestine Mr. & Mrs. Tom Craig
Eagle Lake Mr. & Mrs. John Harrod
South Cross Roads Mr. & Mrs. Fred Temple
If you would like a copy of the original correspondence, or further information regarding this document please e-mail me. I will gladly mail a copy of these original documents to any person interested in adding this information to their family records.
This information comes from Shannon Lloyd
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