Chillicothe Business College Moves to Single Building
The Chillicothe Business College, run by the Moore family for 62 years, will relocate to a single building under David Cone, forming a new corporation Lege Inc. The move follows dwindling enrollment and high operating costs, with many faculty joining Cone and a newer, streamlined campus planned.
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Chillicothe Business Colege
Moore
David Cone
Allen Moore
Ralph Moore
Chillicothe Business College, Inc
Cone
Chillicothe Normal
Air Force
America
Moores
Missouri Traffic Death Toll Tops Six Hundred This Year
Missouri traffic accidents in the first eight months claim 633 lives, up seven from last year. Rural deaths total 522 and urban 111, with 514 drivers and passengers killed and 119 pedestrians. Economic loss exceeds 60 million dollars as officials aim to reduce annual fatalities.
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Missouri
Missouri State Highway Patrol
David E. Harrison
Thudium District Last Weeks Items
Mr and Mrs Glen Bailey and sons Larry and Stevie visited in Kirksville to see Mrs Raymond Peavler and her baby. Curt Helms Bernetta Phillips Faye Bailey and others traveled to Pur din. Families visited Ed Watson and Anna Leichhart near Brookfield. Phillip Bailey returned from Veterans hospital at Wadsworth Kansas. The Leichhart family and Brookfield friends attended the Field reunion.
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Glen Bailey
Larry
Stevie
Charley Peavler
Kirksville
Raymond Peavler
Little Son
Curt Helms
Max
Bernetta Phillips
Faye Bailey
Purdin
Lon Watson
Junior Oman
John Watson
Ed Watson
Pearl Helms
Charley King
Green Castle
Phillip Bailey
Veterans Hospital
Wadsworth
Kansas
Carlos Bauer
Linneus
Clarence McCollum
Emogene
Anna Leichhart
Glenn Arnold
Chicago Boys Visit Pine Bluff Family Then Return
Dale Stanley and friend Jack Doran traveled from Chicago to Pine Bluff Arkansas to visit Mrs E W Riley and the Raymond Phillips family. They returned home on Saturday. Ronald Phillips fell from a swing at school last Monday fracturing his left arm.
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Dale Stanley
Jack Doran
Pine Bluff
Ark
Stanley Riley
E. W. Riley
Raymond Phillips
Chicago
Satan
Ronald Phillips
School Street Safety Message Urges Driver Caution
A public safety notice praises a young traffic monitor at the school and urges adults to reinforce safety rules. It advises careful driving near schools, obeying crossing guards, checking vehicles, and preventing crowding in cars to reduce child injuries and deaths.
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Sam Browne
America
Morris Chapel Social Notes Highlight Sunday Calls
Local column records a sequence of visits with neighbors: Lee Wood, Mary Taylor, Lucile Norvell at Donald Wood. T V Palmer at E J Turner in Linneus. C M Goins, Rolan Gooch at Bar Wilkerson in Brookfield. Babe Kimbrough and family at Ernest Langdon.
Crowded Out Last Week in Local Notes
Crowded out last week. Residents travel to Kirksville for a hospital check up. Mrs. Susie Beck visits Milan and stops at relatives in Wickham and Fanning families. Several callers and dinners occur across Brookfield Keytesville and Trenton with fishing, a Drive-In Theater visit, and family visits noted.
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Roy Taylor
Kirksville
Grim Smith Hospital
William Schumm
Brookfield
Wm. Schumm
Kitty Joe
Lyle Wickham
Susie Beck
Clarence Fanning
Milan
George Clark
Keytesville
Ova Almond
Robert Fields
Snt
Fort Madison
Sumner
Glenn Banner
St. Joseph
Wickham
Ralph Bowyer
Trenton
Local visitors from California and Oklahoma visit Shelby kin
Leo Abbott of San Diego Fay Abbott and Chas Dailey with Vera Howell of Oklahoma visited their mother Mrs Ca mora Abbott and other relatives. John Tucker Allen and Junior and Raymond McCollum with children were Sunday guests of Eldon family.
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Leo Abbott
San Diego
Calif
Fay Abbott
Chas. Dailey
Hinton
Okla
Vera Howell
Vici
Camora Abbott
John Tucker
Allen
Raymond McCollum
Milan
Eldon
Local Social News Highlights in One Week End Visits
Mr and Mrs Ellen Floyd and children plus the Lacer family visited the Ridenhour family Friday evening. Baker of near North Salem stayed with the Riddles Wednesday night. John Longwell attended in Chillicothe to see the Bowyer great granddaughter born Saturday at Chillicothe Hospital weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. A Saladmaster supper was hosted by the Baughmans in Brookfield at the Woodside home with guests Britton Woodside Hollon Longwell and Johnny. The Enterprise 4-H Club enjoyed a hayride and weiner roast Friday night. The Lamberts visited Purdin Saturday night. The Lacer and Floyd families plus others surprised Acres of Marceline for her birthday. Eldon Head and children visited the Riddles in North Salem Sunday.
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V. A. Baughman
Brookfield
Norman
Woodside
Wayne Britton
Jess Woodside
Junior Hollon
Jesse Longwell
Johnny
Enterprise 4-H Club
North Salem
Eldon Riddle
Weekend Visits Highlight Mt Hope Families
Last week's Mt Hope News notes Mr and Mrs Johnny Watson and children along with the Hunts and Abbotts visiting the Daugheys. Dave Coram and David Lee visited the Head family, while Albert Cassity joined Sam Stufflebean. Sunday School was well attended.
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Johnny Watson
Robert Hunt
Alton Abbott
Mona
Elma Abbott
George Daughey
Dave Coram
David Lee
Earl Head
Albert Cassity
Sam Stufflebean
Sunday Chapel Services at Nester Chapel Draw 50 and 75
Sunday at Nester Chapel drew about 50 attendees in the morning and 75 in the evening. The Rev Chester Coram served as pastor and many Coram family members plus others joined in worship and visits.
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Nester Chapel
Chester Coram
Alton Abbott
Donald Thudium
Becca Coram
Gilbert Coram
Oleta Coram
Nolan Cassity
Glenn Bailey
Herbert Newkirk
Paul Coram
Janet Daughty
Estelene Miller
Mona Abbott
Elma Abbott
Tom Coram
Local Social Notes From Gashland And Nearby
Mr and Mrs Leonard Richardson and Pattie from Gashland Missouri spent part of last week at the E J Palmer home and were supper guests at the T C Palmer home. Donald Wood and Lee Wood were in Kansas City on business last Thursday. Roberta Gooch helped Pearl Goins cook for hay balers one day last week. Donald Wood installed new Zenith TV sets for Nova Gooch and Lee Wood last week. Mr and Mrs Rolan Gooch were in Brookfield Friday. Mary Lee Kimbrough Barbara and George were in Brookfield Saturday. Mr and Mrs Joe Moore attended the Jennings family reunion in Linneus Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ben Creason were calling at the Lee Wood home Saturday night. Glenda Cooper employed in Kansas City spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Glenn Cooper and Donald Ray. Sunday night guests at the Lee Wood home were Mr and Mrs Rolan Gooch Mr and Mrs Donald Wood and Juanita and Mr and Mrs Babe Kimbrough Barbara and George.
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Lee Wood
Mary Taylor
Lucile Norvell
Donald Wood
T. V. Palmer
E. J. Turner
Linneus
C. M. Goins
Rolan Gooch
Brookfield
Bar] Wilkerson
Babe Kimbrough
Ernest Langdon
Leonard Richardson
Pattie
Gashland
E. J. Palmer
T. C. Palmer
Kansas City
Roberta Gooch
Pearl Goins
Zenith
Nova Gooch
Mary Lee Kimbrough
Barbara
George
Joe Moore
Jennings
Ben Creason
Glenda Cooper
Glenn Cooper
Donald Ray
Juanita
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Chillicothe Business College
Wm. Minor
Dick Winfrey
Emerson Cordray
Ora Cordray
Nickerson
Chas. Thudium
Floyd Yokum
Helms
Kenneth Bailey
Tucumcari
Mexico
Philip Bailey
Emerson Bailey
Bailey
Pershing Park
Thudium
Morris Chapel News
Fields—Schrock
Shelby Vicinity
MT. Hope News
Gaal
Congress
Missouri Association of Public Utilities
West High Street
Jefferson City
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