Car Crash Claims Herman V Kimber In Des Moines
Herman Vaun Kimber born February 12 1891 son of Oscar and Mrs Kimber spent most of life in this city later moved to Des Moines Iowa where he worked in real estate and insurance. He died after a car crash that also injured a companion who survived only briefly after being found unconscious beneath the overturned Kimber car.
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Herman Vaun Kimber
Oscar Kimber
Des Moines
Iowa
Evelene Teters
J. Buxton
Vaun
Kimber
Elected teachers chosen for several rooms at the school
The school board met Tuesday night and elected teachers Miss Cora Garrison room 1, Miss Mariyn Best room 2, Miss Bessie Sayers room 3, Miss Maud Fields room 4, Miss Mabel Kraft principal. M. Hall named janitor. Superintendent election deferred to a later date. Board says the faculty forms an excellent core for another term of success.
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Cora Garrison
Mariyn Best
Bessie Sayers
Maud Fields
Mabel Kraft
M. Hall
School Closes After Eight Months in Linn County District 6
On Friday April 21 1916 district No 6 Linn County ended an eight month term. Students and patrons held entertainments a box supper a play and year end exhibition. The building gained library books an organ curtains and small articles. Four eighth grade graduates Orville Hatch Nina Vincent Irene Lay and Leo Neely will receive diplomas at county graduation.
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Linn Co
Orville Hatch
Nina Vincent
Irene Lay
Leo Neely
Mother's Day event at local school class honors and drawings
At noon tables overflowed with food while noted ladies showcased meals. Pupils sang and performed as the room, decorated by students, celebrated Mother's Day with carnations. Class honors went to George Haley and Curt Hatch. county drawings awarded to Noel Lay, Van Christy, Orville Hatch, and Marcel Simpson. Teacher Bertha A. Neely gave the closing remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haley
Curt Hatch
Noel Lay
van Christy
Orville Hatch
Marcel Simpson
Bertha A. Neely
Stockholders Meeting at Browning Savings Bank
Notice of the annual stockholders meeting of Browning Savings Bank Browning Missouri to be held May 9 1916 at 9 a.m. for at least three hours to elect six directors for the ensuing year and transact any other proper business Attest BD Bolling President F R Duncan Secretary
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Browning Savings Bank
Browning
Missouri
BD. Bolling
F. R. Duncan
Sec’y
PLEO Chapter V Meets At Home Of Members
Chapter V of P. E. O. held a regular meeting at Mrs. Lila Williams home on Wednesday April 26. The group enjoyed a delightful afternoon with refreshments and later hosted state organizer Mrs. Bradley from Joplin Missouri who visited at Mrs. Mattie Duncan's home on Thursday afternoon. The members valued the visit and benefited from Mrs. Bradley's guidance.
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Chapter V
Lila Williams
Bradley
Joplin
Mattie Duncan
Miss Blanche Tripp Spends Weekend in Brookfield
Miss Blanche Tripp visited Brookfield for the weekend to spend time with relatives and enjoy a family gathering.
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Blanche Tripp
Brookfield
Birth and death of Ruth Beever near Bedford Missouri
Ruth Beever born July 26 1889 near Bedford Missouri grew to womanhood married Carl L Simpson on September 4 1912 moved to Simpson farm near Purgin and died April 28 leaving husband infant child father mother three brothers and one sister funeral conducted by Rev Armstrong April 30 burial near Bedford cemetery.
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Ruth Beever
Bedford
Missouri
Carl L. Simpson
Elder
M. Simpson
Simpson
Purgin
Armstrong
The Boy and Cigarettes Warned by Marceline Herald
A Marceline Herald note targets a 12 or 13 year old boy smoking cigarettes, urging him to quit to avoid becoming weak or despised. It contrasts being a strong man with continuing the habit and risking lifelong contempt and insanity. The piece uses sharp moralizing tones typical of early 20th century warnings about youth smoking.
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Sonny
Marceline Herald
Farmers Exchange Bank Shareholders Meeting Notice
Notice of annual meeting for Farmers Exchange bank Browning Missouri on May 17 1916. Shareholders elect a board of directors and transact other business. J A Calhoun secretary.
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Farmers Exchange Bank
Browning
J. A. Calhoun
Sec’y
Golden Wedding Celebration in Hartline Country
Mr and Mrs J C Higginbotham celebrated their golden wedding on March 22 in Hartline, the first such event in the county. The day drew interest from family and friends and honored the couple with special acknowledgments.
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J. C. Hig‘ginbotham
Hartline
Hobson Higginbotham Couple Remembered in Kansas
A fragment recalls Mr and Mrs Higginbotham hosting a gathering in Commercial Hall at noon with full attendance. The wife’s maid Browning, a Sullivan County Missouri native, helped at the event. The couple lived thirteen years in Browning before moving in 1879 to Kansas and later settled near Hartline Washington.
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Commercial Hall
May Day at Browning School Delights Community
Browning's first May day program, postponed from May 1 due to weather, drew many parents with baskets of food. Sylvia Martin was crowned queen by Margaret Bundridge, with Miss Cora Garrison praised for directing the program. Pupils showed energy in exhibits and a basketball game followed the event.
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Browning
Meg
Sylvia Martin
Margaret Bundridge
Cora Garrison
Proudest Man in Town Chooses Paige Auto
Dr. D. B. Hunter claims the title of town’s proudest man after ordering a Paige automobile from Jolley & Duncan. The car’s delivery is awaited with a possible Kansas City arrival message soon.
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D. B. Hunter
Jolley & Duncan
Kansas City
Quarterly Conference of M E C S Meets May 6
The third quarterly meeting of the M. E. C. S. will be held Saturday at 1 o'clock, May 6, with preaching by Superintendent J. M. Boon of Chillicothe. Services at Kaifong Saturday night and Sunday morning at Browning Sunday night at 8. Attendees urged by Rice, Pastor.
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J. M. Boon
Chillico
Kaifong
Browning
Rice
Gibson Visitors From Chillicothe Attend Brown T Event
Mr and Mrs S L Gibson from Chillicothe were Brown t visitors Saturday.
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S. L. Gibson
Chillicothe
Oak Grove School Report Highlights Local Progress
District 37 board president R M Logde and clerk Otis Shanks lead a listing of trustees G W Hisel and Wm Buckman. Enrollment 26 with 18 average daily attendance 72 percent. Term eight months began September 6. Library holds 95 volumes valued at $4500. Spring purchases include song books blinds curtains clock pictures and desks. April 22 closed with a community dinner and a prize ceremony awarding Ruth Westgate and Marjorie Hale for spelling and writing improvements. Opal Ruth Neely, Teacher.
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R.M. Logde
Otis Shanks
G. W. Hisel
Wm. Buckman
Qone
Ruth Westgate
Marjorie Hale
Opal Ruth Neely
Fish milk feeding cows in Monticello tale joke item
A comic report claims dairy cows by Smith's Meadow Brook drank water while hundreds of small fish milked them. The tale credits Halli Dell with retelling the story and notes a cow leaving the pond with three pound catfish clinging to each of her four.
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Winsted
Conn
Rey
Monticello
N. Y
Smith’s Meadow Brook
Halli Dell
Hall
Dell
Bootleggers Hint at Cure as Judge Paroles Inmates
Judge Diverbiss sentenced Mike Kelly Blackwell Stand ley and Jim Leibert after they pled guilty in his court for bootlegging. Each faced a $1000 fine and one year in jail but were paroled due to inability to pay. The judge offered a lenient approach hoping to reform them.
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Diverbiss
Mike Kelly
Blackwell Standley
Jim Leibert
Judicial District Enforces Wet Territory Residency
In Carroll County the court orders bootleggers to reside in wet territory and report to the clerk each term. The ruling aims to deter illegal liquor trade by limiting where offenders may live. Officers will pursue violators and the judge pledges a tougher stance in future terms, per Carrellton Democrat.
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Carroll
Clayan Ray
Carrellton
Roll of Honor renewals for the Leader-Record page
The roll lists recent renewals and names including Edward Bailey of Kansas City J C Green George Hooker Marceline J O Jones Quincy H A Daniap Grand Forks N D J E Marvin W C Langdon Lamar Colo A Brehm star route H W Curtiz route 1 Chas E Johnson Linneus L W Almond North Salem Miss Alice Almond Kirksville G W Spencer St Catherine Mrs Mary McCollum North Salem Mrs Rose Morris Seward Cornby Mrs Elfie Brown Frank Smith St Catherine and others on the Leader-Record notice.
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Edward Bailey
Kansas City
J. C. Green
George Hooker
P. U. Urback
Marceline
J. O. Jones
J. B. Harvey
Quincy
H. A. Daniap
Grand Forks
North Dak
J. E. Marvin
City
W.c.langdon
Lamar
Colo
A. Brehm
H. W. Curtiz
Chas. E. Johnson
Linneus
A. L. Ri
Wm. Oaks
Taylor Gooch
Chas. Gooch
L.W. Almond
North Salem
Alice Almond
Kirksville
G. W. Spencer
St. Catherine
Mary McCollum
Rose Morris Seward
Elfie Brown
Frank Smith
Kansas Letter From Garnett Man Comments On Crops
A Kansas letter from Garnett dated May 1 details sending $1 for another year of the paper. The writer M E Peters notes good weather earlier, 35 acres of wheat in good condition, about 30 acres of corn near full growth, 10 more acres to plant, 20 acres of kafir corn, and hopes for less moisture than last summer.
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Garnett
Kan
Joe Nickell
Browning
Hope &E
M. E. Peters
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Stockholders Meeting
PLEO
OAK Grove School Report
Roll OF Honor
Kansas
Rev. Fay
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