James T Moffett Polo civic leader dies at 58
James Thomas Moffett a respected Polo citizen died at his home near Polo February 19 1935 at age 58 6 months 9 days He was born August 10 1876 in Linn county Missouri He married Mary Viola Bathgate and had five children Survivors include wife five children two sisters ten grandchildren and in laws He joined the Baptist Church in 1902 and was noted for integrity and upright Christian conduct aged 57 years old
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James Thomas Moffett
Polo
Thomas Jefferson
Elizabeth Moffett
Linn‘county
Missouri
Mary Viola Bathgate
Mechael Imogene
G. E. Harris
Nedham
Mass
Leon Thomas
Kansas City
James Noel
Dexter
Kenneth Charles
William Duane
Edith Kimber
Centerville
Iowa
Martha Turner
Browning, Mo
Elizabeth Corey
Prairie Mound
Mary Mundell
Mary Frances Mundell
Browning
Chillicothe Normal
Carrollton
Moffett
Mary
Baptist Church of
Polo News- Herald
Polo, Mo
Administrator's Notice for C. L. Williams Estate
Letters of administration granted by the Linn County Missouri Probate Court on March 4 1935 for the estate of C L Williams deceased. Claims must be presented within six months for allow ance or they may be barred. failure to exhibit within one year bars all rights to the estate. Attest Dora Atkins Administratrix Arthur L Pratt Judge of Probate.
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C. L. Williams
Linn County
Missouri
Dora Atkins
Arthur L. Pratt
Sarah A. Mairs
Browning City Council Passes Auto Truck and Dog Taxes
At the last Browning Missouri City Council meeting a tax on automobiles and trucks within the city was approved. Passenger cars face a $1.00 levy and trucks $2.00. Dog taxes continue with male dogs $1.00 and female dogs $3.00, due on or before March 10.
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Browning
City Licenses Required for Vehicles and Dogs
City announces license tags must be displayed and that any vehicle or dog owner found without a license will be arrested after March 10. This notice, issued by order of the board of Aldermen on February 5, 1935, is the official word from City Clerk H. L. Adams.
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Board of Aldermen
H. L. Adams
Man from Linn County Announces Candidacy for Superintendent
Jno Ed Fuhrman, a self made Linn County man who worked his way through Central College Fayette, announces his bid for Linn county School Superintendent. He cites rural education welfare and 1500 local rural students as the campaign core and notes years of teaching and study of rural schools. Fuhrman highlights hard work from boyhood, financial aid from Knights Templar, and readiness to lead Linn county schools if elected on April 2.
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Linn County
Maceline
Fuhrman
Mabel Fuhrman
Marceline
Central College
Fayette
L. M. Means
Marceline High School
Drennen
J. W. Jackson
Knights Templar Educational Loan Foundation
Howard County
Mound City
Kansas
Jno
Ed Fuhrman
Testamentary Notice for the Estate of Sarah A Mairs
Letters testamentary on the estate of Sarah A Mairs dated February 11 1935 require all interested claimants to exhibit their claims within six months after letters are granted or be barred from any benefit. Attest seal R C Mullins Executor.
Haseville Notes and Family News Across Town
Local social life includes pinocle at the Lawrence home with guests listed and a new baby boy Stanley Duane born to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sayers. Community visits span Bartow, Jerome, Gooch, Duffield, and Sayers households. The Ladies Aid met with 26 attendees at Lizzie Rottmann’s, with refreshments served. A letter from Frank Priebe discusses chicken farming, urging readers to buy high quality chicks for better profits and tracing the moral of selling eggs from healthy flocks.
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Otis Lawrence
Teddy Holger
Burl Warren
Kenneth Young
Virgil Sayers
Stanley Duane
Fred Meeker
H. T. Jerome
Alvin
Bruce
Earl Jerome
W. J. Gooch, Jr
T. S. Bartow
C. A. Woolf
A. Duffield
Linneus
Ladies Aid Society
Lizzie Rottmann
J. C. Sayers
O. E. Rottmann
W. R. Sayers
Prather
T. I. Bartow and Son
J. Bartow
Lee Baird
Vernon Davis
Ora Holser
Trenton
Ray Gooch
Kathaleen McKay
Mrs. Simmons
Frank Priebe
John Crowdis for clerk and assessor in Duncan township
The statement announces John Crowdis of near Roger as a candidate for clerk and assessor of Duncan township subject to voter will at the upcoming Democratic primary election.
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John Crowdis
Near Roger
Duncan Township
Catch of Nice Fish Reported by Loren Haggard and Major Lay
Loren Haggard and Major Lay were chopping willows along an old creek last Friday when they saw a large fish snag a branch. They inspected and found about twenty fish weighing roughly one and a half pounds each, which they took home. A small pool in the branch trapped fish unable to move upstream or back toward the creek.
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Loren Haggard
Major
Lay
Poultry Raisers Hear Mrs Simmons On Breeding For Quality
Mrs. George Simmons, a Missouri farm woman with 25 years in poultry, urges breeders to prioritize a strong, uniform strain and standard egg size. She says results from feed and care hinge on starting with good chicks and stresses self-critique to meet standards. She spoke amid Chicago grower discussions.
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George Simmons
Marshall, Mo
Saturday Evening Post
Chicago
Missouri
Local notes from Cora area detail deaths and appointments
Perry Jacobs reports a mule lost to fodder poisoning near Cora. Judge E. E. Frazier died Friday. Route 2 carrier James Fanning retires after 30 years. Floyd Fanning takes over Route 2 with Jimmie Compton on Route 1. Various residents, rentings, and trips noted including Milan and Kansas City business visits.
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Cora
Perry Jacobs
Lloyd Talbert
Milan
E. E. Maxey
James Fanning
Floyd Fanning
Jimmme Compton
Jimmie
E. E. Frazier
Gayle Ingraham
Browning
S. F. Harmon
John Lee
G. M.spencer
Haskel Spencer
Kansas City
Frank Smith
West of
Millard McNabb
Pollock
Wm. Quigley
Chas. Dodson
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R. C. Mullins
Hall
Antone Forst
W. R. Martens
Meadville
Committeman
Orville
E. F. Carr
Roy J. Guyer
A. R. Finney
W. F. Roach
Jackson
E. W. Hoover
W. R. VanHorn
Walter Wood
Sam J. Gooch
Jefferson
Fred Clinefelter
Ross Welsh
James Nobel
Chester Swank
Locust Creek
Glenn Tomlin
Price Hoskins
W. L. Dickinson
Ray Cloud
Frank Stephenson
J. P. Taylor
C. D. Stanley
North Salem
Orville Thudium
A. L. Almond
Norman McDonnald
John Bailey
Parson Creek
A. E. Siegrist
E. E. Sidebottom
Galen Lewis
Yellow Creek
Geo
A. Coulson
E. L. Lineberry
Mike Walsh
BLOUR
Browning Farm Club
Gooch
P. S
Reinhard Bros
Ford
Worley Motor Co
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