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i\am in mum.Mineral Springs Man To Observe 100th BirthdayOn Otriatatas Day William Terra!) Ball of Mineral Springs | wifi reach the century mark.Quiet observances are planned to mark bis 109th birthday and; Christmas Day at the home of his niece. Mrs Cloyd Rieff. with whom lie has lived for the past t wo year* iWhen asked how he planned j to oeiebrate his birthday he re-plied. *i might just put on my slhn's and Hie out “Two bouts of pneumonia during the past year have failed to blunt his kindly interest in pen-pie or dull his sense of humor.He is presently recovering from the last illness which hos-pit alt zed him for two weeks He was happy to get haek home because the hospital didn’t serve his favorite-“hot Biscuits and gravy”Although considerably less active than a year ago. he has not permitted his illness to make him a complete invalid Unable to walk without assistance he 1 spends much of his time in bed but is able to be up for short j periods each day ami insists- on shaving himself J“He is determined to get up 1 and go.'* Mrs. Rieff remarked ' Ball was born iVc 25. 186.* J in Lincoln Countv. Ky. andISmoved to Texas County. Mo in * 1872 in an ox-drawn covered v wagon He has been a farmer, 1 operated a threshing machine. I built houses and owned a gor- * eery store in Joplin tor II yeirs.dIt
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Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Fri, Dec 24, 1965
Page 36
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