Trainmaster for Missouri Pacific resigns for Arkadelphia post
J M Smith longtime trainmaster for Missouri Pacific Lines between Kansas City and St Louis resigns after a year in the post and accepts a higher paying position with List Construction Company of Arkadelphia Ark He moved to Arkadelphia to start his new duties Mrs Smith and son James travel to Cedar Rapids Iowa before joining him Friends express regret but wish him success in his new field of endeavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Smith
Capital City
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
St. Louis
List Construction Company
Arkadelphia
Ark
Mr. Smith
Midwest
Kansas
Smith
Council Grove
Kas
Wilson to wage active campaign on nomination
Francis M. Wilson, Democratic governor candidate, appeared in St. Joseph with a local club delegation after recovering from surgery. He pledged a vigorous campaign for the entire ticket if nominated, lauded supporters, and said no speeches until after the primary.
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ST. Joseph
Francis M. Wilson
Platte City
A. L. McCawley
Missouri
Wilson
Quimby to be removed to home after surgery
Curtis Quimby prominent local attorney, who had appendicitis surgery at St. Mary's Hospital, was reported improved last night and will be removed to his home today. He is not expected to resume legal duties for nearly a week.
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Curtis Quimby
St. Mary’s Hospital
Quimby
Mrs. Bessie Carpenter Dies in Kansas City
Mrs. Bessie Carpenter 51, longtime resident, died yesterday at 4 pm in Kansas City after a lingering illness. Survived by two sons Elmer and Rice and daughter Catherine. several siblings. Funeral and burial expected in Kansas City Thursday. brother Clarence Haines will attend.
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Bessie Carpenter
Kansas City
Clarence Haines
East Elm Street
Carpenter
Pettis County
Sedalia
Harold Carpenter
Elmer
Rice
Catherine
Haines
Appeal Taken in Gray Suit
Attorney Don C. Carter of Sturgeon Missouri filed notice of appeal with Circuit Clerk Richard R. Nacy in the $2 050 commission suit brought by Omar D. Gray newspaper broker of Heber Nations former editor of the old Daily Post. Nations won the circuit court verdict. The Kansas City Court of Appeals will review the case at its October session.
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Don C. Carter
Sturgeon
Richard R. Nacy
Omar D. Gray
Heber Nations
Old Daily Post
Nations
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Funeral services for Ruth Mae Thompson
Ruth Mae Thompson 48 of Bonnets Mill died Monday at Barnes Hospital St Louis after cancer surgery. Services will be at 9 am Thursday from the family home with burial in Cadet Creek cemetery. She was the daughter of Mrs John Thompson and survived by seven brothers.
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Ruth Mae Thompson
Bonnets Mill
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Cadet Creek
Paul Neutzler Buys Bolivar Struttman Grocery Store
Paul Neutzler has purchased the Struttman grocery at Bolivar and McCarty streets and will take over management today. He brings many years in the grocery business and plans to modernize the Capital City store. He has secured Joseph and Carl Schrimpf to assist.
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Paul Neutzler
Struttman
Bolivar and
McCarty Streets
Neutzler
Joseph and
Carl Schrimpf
Police Probe Attempted Auto Theft at Karr Residence
Police investigate an attempted car theft on Monday night at 215 East Muller Street. Thieves forced the garage lock, tried to start Roy Karr's auto, but gasoline had been drained so the engine would not run. Detectives follow several clues in the burglary.
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Roy Karr
East
Muller Street
Karr
Osage County Man Hurt in Car Mishap
Lawrence Sofferman of Osage County sustained severe facial and body injuries when his Ford touring car collided with a parked Pontiac along the St. Louis highway near Loose Creek. The unidentified Pontiac was abandoned on the road side, and Sofferman admitted fault for the crash. He survived the wreck and returned home the same evening.
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Lawrence Sofferman
Osage County
Sofferman
St. Louis
Loose Creek
Lofferman
Ford
Osage
Second Death in Auto Accident Near Local Aviation Field
The second fatality from a Sunday automobile crash near the aviation field is Harold Hardiman, 13, who died at St Marys Hospital after an operation. Russell Brewington was killed instantly when a car driven by Miss Evelyn True struck five boys near the river bridge on Highway 63. The other three boys are improving. funeral for Hardiman will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Second Baptist Church with burial in California. Prosecuting Attorney Faucett of Callaway County is considering reopening the investigation to determine responsibility for the two deaths.
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Harold Hardiman
St. Mary’s Hospital
Russell Brewington
Evelyn True
Columbia
River Bridge
Young Hardiman
L. D. Hardiman
Second Baptist Church
California
F. B. Wells
Faucett
Callaway County
Buckner Fined on Bad Check Charge
L. G. Buckner Jr. pleaded guilty in Justice W. P. Smith's court to giving a worthless five dollar check to R. R. Armstrong of the Standard Drug Co. He was fined five dollars plus costs. Prosecuting Attorney Nike G. Sevier did not seek jail time due to extenuating circumstances.
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L. G. Buckner, Jr
R. R. Armstrong
Standard Drug Company
W. P. Smith
Nike G. Sevier
Miss Grace Blair Improves After Appendicitis Surgery
Grace Mary Blair aged 57 underwent appendicitis surgery at St. Marys Hospital on Monday and was reported steadily improving by last night. Doctors expressed confidence in her full recovery.
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Grace
Blair
Grace Mary Blair
St. Mary’s Hospital
Levelsmeyers Leave for Nebraska Visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Levelsmeyer of 1222 West High Street depart for Grand Island Nebraska for an extended visit with friends and relatives this week.
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Nebraska
J. E. Levelsmeyer
W. High Street
Grand Island
Neb
Ford airship Hi Way reschedules Jefferson City visit
The big tri motor Ford airship Hi Way will reach Jefferson City on Thursday instead of today due to heavy rains and soft air field. Wilbur Neely manager of the tour announced the delay, noting it preserves ship safety and protects the grass field from damage with the field’s ground conditions.
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Tri-Motor Ford
Jefferson City
Wilbur Neely
Neely
Chamber of Commerce Aeronautics Bureau
Reed to Speak Tonight in Missouri House Chamber
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri will address a capacity audience in the statehouse house chamber at 8 p m. He is expected to back James A Collet for the U S Senate and will be guest of honor at a Missouri Hotel dinner hosted by local Democrats.
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Senator Reed
House
Statehouse
Reed
James A. Collet
U. S. Senate
Kansas City Statesman
Missouri
East End Pastor in Ozark Country
Rev. J. B. Pleus and T. J. Riley spend two weeks vacationing at Lake Taneycomo in Missouri. They left by automobile this week for the summer playground, planning many days of outdoor enjoyment.
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J. B. Pleus
Immaculate Conception
T. J. Riley
Lake Taneycomo
Ozark Country
Missouri
Feinstein Couple Return From Short Odalia Visit
Mr and Mrs Joseph Feinstein completed a brief trip to Odalia and are back home. The outing featured sightseeing and a restful pause before resuming daily routines.
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Joseph Feinstein
Odalia
Missouri Weather Outlook for Northwest to Southeast
The forecast calls for fair conditions in the northwest with possible local thunderstorms in the eastern and southern portions. Warmer readings are expected in the west central area, followed by partly cloudy skies Thursday with warmer conditions in the east and south regions.
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Missouri
East
Hold Up on Club Drive Is Probed
Officers Popp and Bock searched for the identity of a young man who held up and robbed four residents on Ten Mile Drive Monday night. The bandit escaped in a large touring car after threatening them with a revolver near a schoolhouse by the old city airfield. He took several dollars from the four and fled. investigators suspect a tourist short on funds.
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Popp and
Bock
Jefferson City
Ten Mile Drive
Herbert
Herman Grider
Old City
Swimming Meet at State Park Postponed to Thursday
The statewide swimming and diving meet at State Park is postponed to Thursday due to recent poor weather. Event time will start at 8 pm, with many expert swimmers and divers expected. Parking is free and extra seats have been arranged for the crowd. The public is invited to attend.
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State Park
Paul Rose
Rose
Funeral Services Held for Former Cole County Assessor
Funeral services for Frank E. Jones former assessor of Cole County were conducted at 3 PM from the home of Mrs Will Jones 626 East High Street Rev A B Jackson pastor of the Presbyterian church officiated burial followed at Riverview Cemetery The body arrived from California and lay in state at Wymore Gordon Funeral Parlors before services The active pallbearers were Lee Dulle Paul Schaefer Tom Fisher Herman McKinney Clem Dirckx and Martin Gipfert.
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Frank E. Jones
Cole County
California
Will Jones
East High Street
A. B. Jackson
Presbyterian Church
Riverview
Wymore-Gordon
Lee Dulle
Paul Schaefer
Tom Fisher
Herman McKinney
Clem Dirckx
Martin Gipfert
Fare Jenkins Sells Moreau Clubhouse
Earl W. Jenkins longtime Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen official and local leader announced he sold his cabin on the Moreau river to Jefferson City residents. The landmark structure will be renovated into a regular club after repairs. Miss Edna Morris visits St. Louis for several days.
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Earl W. Jenkins
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Moreau River
Jefferson City
Richard Young and Mary Robertson Wed in Secret Mexico ceremony
Richard R. Young an employee of the State Highway Department and Mary V. Robertson secretly married in Mexico Missouri December 4. The couple returned to their homes here and kept the news quiet. Young was a star athlete at the local high school and will soon join his wife in Kansas City.
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Richard R. “Dick” Young
State Highway Department
R. S. Young
W. McCarty Street
Mary V. Robertson
William C. Robertson
Kansas City
Mexico
Andrian
Young
Beta Phi Sigma
Jay
Central Missouri Athletic Association
Snsas Robinson
Ward and
High Schools
Cottey College
Nevada
Eisenstein Seeks Divorce Over Desertion Indignities
Walter Eisenstein, Jefferson City merchant, files for divorce from Georgia Eisenstein in Cole County Circuit Court. He alleges desertion on May 1 1928 and refusal to attend household duties, married July 27 1927 in Jefferson City. Hearing hoped for October term.
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Walter Eisenstein
Jefferson City
Cole County
Georgia Eisenstein
Nike G. Sevier
Koss Sentenced for Liquor Charge in Local Court
Joe Koss pleaded guilty in Justice John G. Leslie's court to possession of whiskey and received a $200 fine plus costs and a 15 day jail term. He cannot pay now and faces remaining time in the Cole Bastile. He was arrested after officers found a bottle in his coat pocket beside a Ford, and investigators probe a possible related crash at Dunklin and Lafayette streets.
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Joe Koss
John G. Leslie
Cole
William Smart
Dunklin
Lafayette
Mrs Geisecke Returns From Weekend Visit
Mrs. Geisecke returned from a weekend visit with her son JJack and Mrs Geisecke in attendance.
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John Geisecke
Jjack
Geisecke
Rehearing On Injunction Sought In Mining Case
W. J. Hager, county farmer, seeks further relief against Ozark Mining and Milling Co in Cole County Circuit Court. Judge Henry J. Westhues set a rehearing today after a prior injunction denial. Hager alleges waste water from the plant polluted a stream on his land harming cattle and drinking water. Irwin and Bushman represent the plaintiff in the motion.
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W. J. Hager
Ozark Mining and Milling Company
Henry J. Westhues
Cole County
Irwin and Bushman
Hager
Lime dumped on farms along Missouri Pacific line proposed
Farmers along the Missouri Pacific right of way in Cole County may get crushed limestone unloaded directly at their farms. The Blackwater Stone Company will dump lime on a train load basis, with farmers supplying two workers to unload and a total of twenty on site for rapid offloading at 10 cents more per ton. Contact the county agent to arrange.
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Missouri Pacific
Jefferson City
Bagnell
T. F. Lucker
Blackwater Stone Company
Blackwater
Missouri Pacific Railroad
K. G. Harman
Cole County
Mechanics lien filed against Missouri hotel in Cole County
The Hickey Paint and Glass Company through former president Orlando Hickey filed a mechanics lien for 326.96 in Cole County Circuit Court against Realty Holding and Investment Company operator of the Missouri hotel, with Noah W. Simpson as receiver. Attorney Nike Gosoe represents the lienant and the case is set for a hearing.
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Hickey Paint and Glass Company
Orlando Hickey
Cole County
Realty Holding and Investment Company
Missouri Hotel
Noah W. Simpson
Nike Gos Oe
Pan 7
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Construction Company
State of Arkansas
McCawley
C. J. Quimby
Newspaper Commission
Ruth Thompson
Buckner
BIG Ford
James A. Reed
Jefferson
Harrie & Ewing James
East End
Boonville U
Iocbose
Mniienen Oe
Hermann
Warsaw
Teemmen
Tuscumbia
Fare Jenkins
Moreau Clubhous
Edna Morris
Richard Young
Mary Robertson
W. Eisenstein
Koss
Ozark Mining and Company
M. P
Blackwater Company
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