Dyersville recollections revive old Missouri farming town
A reader-submitted history recalls the vanished Dyersville area near Morgan, including the school founded circa 1905 by J. W. Raines, church life shared by Methodists and Baptists, and the later consolidation with Morgan. Names of families, pastors, and the once called China era surface in memories and requests for records such as baptismal rolls and school rosters.
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Dyersville
Morgan
Dyer
Meridian
J. W. Raines
Sundown Ranch
Cole
Raines
Townley
Boyd
Stewart
Harris
Burns
D. R. McCauley
R. W. Nation
China
Chinamary
Social round of Edna and Victoria visitors over weekend
Mrs. Jennings Bryan and son Bill along with Mrs. Hattie Moseley spent the weekend in Edna and Victoria. Numerous relatives and friends from Waco Elm Mott Fort Worth and Clifton gathered in homes across the area for visits and upcoming moves.
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Jennings Bryan
Bill
Hattie Moseley
Edna
Victoria
Elwyn Milam
Waco
Andrew Bryan
Elm Mott
Fred Vickrey
Milam
Bryar
Gene Vickrey
Son
Fort Worth
Charles W. Cuttings
Lloyd Loper
Leonard Gaskamp
Buster Vickrey
Marshal Mitchell
Jack Henry
Dublin
Clyde Henry
Clifton
Horace Jones
Donna Beckett
San Diego
Calif
David Lyster
Hill
Clayton Brazelton
Baby of
Lancaster
Floyd Warren
Gatesville Centennial Parade Draws 50 Horseless Carriage Club Entries
Fifty entries from the Waco Heart of Texas Horseless Carriage Club will join Gatesville’s Centennial Parade on Friday evening August 7. Bob Gidney of West Texas showcases a 1949 Chrysler antique and a 1929 De Soto Roadster, among the prized vehicles. Local and out of town owners of antique autos are invited to participate.
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Bob Gidney
West
Texas
Gidney
Waco
Gatesville
Hermann Sons District Picnic in Elm Mott August 8
Fritz Schilo Grand President of the 68000 member Hermann Sons will speak at Linden Hall Elm Mott with Walter Prescher reporting. He will discuss the Fraternal Family Membership Campaign involving 162 lodges statewide.
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ELM Mott
Waco Hermann Sons
Linden Hall
Hermann Sons Order
Fritz Schilo
San Antonio
Walter Prescher
Grand Lodge
Clifton
Schilo
Hermann Sons
Nobody Loves A Quitter Club Pins Reward Ex-Smokers
Bosque County announces a Quitters Club with no meetings or strings. summer members receive pins for quitting smoking. Names of recent inductees include Mrs. David Lyster and J Bruce Parks, among others, with support from the American Cancer Society to encourage others to quit.
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Texas
State I. Q
Gerald Carr
Bosque County
Quitters Club
David Lyster
J. Bruce Parks
E. E. Schow
Chris Strand
Joe Crosley
Bobby Ripley
Edwin Bekkeland
Ruth Reierson
Tommy Gustafson
A. L. Cole
James Grimland
Icipate
Foster
American Cancer Society
Cedar Shores Baptist Church Service Schedule
Eugene Shipley, pastor, invites the public to Sunday School from 10:00 to 11:00 and the Worship Service from 11:00 to 12:00 at Cedar Shores Baptist Church.
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Cedar Shores
Eugene Shipley
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R. Q. Allen Cabinet Shop
S. Ave
Purina
U.S.A
Erickson Feed Mill
N. Ave
Clifton, Texas
Rink Thiggers
Rebecca D. Radde
Bosque County Historical Survey Committee
Rt. 1
N. Highway
Lan Cin Health Spa
E. Pea
Marfin
Hfar
Marlin Health Spa
Brazos River
Brazos Trail
Marlin
Coleman St
Medicare
Moshiem News
Mrs. Marshal Mitchell
Ray
Auto Service
Ralph Ray
Auto Maintenan
Sun
Dial
Diamond Brand
Northern Brand
Honey Boy Brand
Kimbell
Scott
U. S. No
UICE
Gold Coast
Armour
Florient
N. Hwy
Hunt's
N.ave
BELL
Horseless Carriage Club
Hermann Sons Lodge Dist
T. N. Foster
I. Q
E. W. McGee
Bob Hegar
Douglas Railsback
R. Q. Lane
Edgar Finstan
Homer Hastings
Louis Robinson
Perry F. Louis
J. B. Quist
Tilden Knudson
Rudy Johnson
Marc Johnson
Danny Ivey
Schmidt - Meyer Motor Company
Dodge
Chrysler
Plymouth
Schmidt-Meyer Motor Co
Carl & Joy Schmidt
Woody
Velma Meyer
Pernie Surley
Bob Barnes
Jack Norton
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