Road law election turned down flatly in county
In Cotper and Steele the road district proposition failed 109 to 0, tied to confusion over county road plans and $60 million state road bonds. W Ellis, Sikeston school superintendent, headed to Caruthersville to referee a basketball game between Caruthersville and Memphis High tonight. Local leaders Delona Shohe, Wahl, Byrd, and others were noted in routine travel and business.
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Cotper
Virginia
Steele
W. Ellis
Sikeston
Havati
Caruthersville
Memphis
Gifts and social notes fill Christmas season pages
The item lists fashionable hair ornaments for festive wear, highlighting rhinestone headpieces with poinsettias. It also records social news from Blytheville area including visits of Miss Elva George, Perry J. Allen’s Aetna duties, and local moves and travels among residents like Mrs. Litthe, Marshall Reeves, Miss Boonie Gardner, and Arkansas Grocer Co. manager Jas. V. Oates.
Lavender's London Calls as Mitcham Fades
The cry of Sweet Lavender echoes from Lavender Hill to Mitcham fields once cultivated by Huguenots. London’s scent travels through centuries as Mitcham’s lavender fame wanes with the last grower retiring, while the lavender legacy lingers along the Wandle Valley.
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London
Lavender Hill
Clapham Junction
Charing Cross
Wandle
Mitcham
Mitcham Fair
Christiun Science Monitor
Vererat actor recalls touring with dogs in old days
In a Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt the veteran actor says during tours for a Caele Tom's Cabin show they used large Great Danes or mastiffs instead of bloodhounds. He notes it would be bad policy to risk real bloodhounds that could aid sheriffs in trouble.
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Birmingham
Fragmented quote from Boston Transcript on love and a girl
A garbled excerpt discusses a girl described as central to Shick and Dueck. The fragment reflects a casual newspaper tone, noting a man’s claim that the girl is “all the world” to him and sheepishly dismissing broader implications. The source is a partial historical quote with unclear context.
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Shick
Dueck
Boston Transcript
Too Much Curbing of Shipping the Ecard Table
A quirky Lotsville Courder.ournal item presents a fragmentary, oblique exchange about Charlie and Tad with garbled phrases. The readable bits suggest a humorous or nonsensical note, but no clear events, dates, or identifiable entities beyond the names Charlie and Tad.
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Charlie
Women's Tongues and Gentle Gossip Contain Inside Power
A brief note discusses women’s influence and restraint in conversation. It notes that they may gossip yet exercise stronger self control, signaling a nuanced view of female communication and social dynamics.
Ralek and Ekater in a shifting power struggle
A fragmented report suggests Ralek, Ekater, and Knoark-Yes amid a tense dynamic as tensions rise. The piece hints at shifting loyalties and fluctuating influence within a troubled circle, with no clear resolution in sight.
MBC Church Ladies Aid Bazaar and chicken dinner
The Ladies Aid of the MBC Church will hold their annual bazaar and serve a good chicken dinner in the Armory Friday December 16. Doors open at eleven o'clock. Local news notes Caruthersville residents Roscoe Hayden and Billy Nethery conducted business here. Local shops advertise Waterman and Parker pens, gold and silver belt buckles, and Hoover vacuum sweepers from Lefler in Hayti, Missouri.
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MBC Church
Armory
Posey Chilton Visits Pascola Sunday
Posey Chilton traveled to Pascola on a Sunday visit, spending time in the nearby community and meeting residents during a brief stay.
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Posey Chilton
Pascola
Reynolds Attends County Seat Business Tuesday
Reynolds went to the county seat on Tuesday to attend to business in the local government district.
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Reynolds
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Hayti, Missouri
Turnbaugh's
Mayme Hudgens
County Teachers’ Association
Caruthersvile
Thiow
Fisk
D. R. Dortch
W. J. Dorris
D. & D. Garage
Hayti
Missouri
A. P. Kersey
Pemiscot County
5. W. Telephone Co
JS. Wahl
Dyer Byrd
W. Or, Limbaugh
Hornersville
Phil Conpage
Elva George
Perry J. Allen
Aetna Casualty and Surety Co
L. J. Banner
Aetna
Chicago
Aten
John Litthe of
Holland
Lena Henderson
Marshall Reeves
Hoyti
Boonie Gardner
Blytheville
Frisco
Hoyts
Jas. V. Oates
The
Arkansas Grocer Co
Earl Nunn
Harry Gaither
Blytheville, Ark
Volla
Ruth Matheny
Nell Waltrip
Campbell
Conklin
Peoples Drug Store
Hayti, Mo
Lotsville Courder
Ournal
Ralek
Ekater
New York
Roscoe Hayden
Waterman, Sheaffer
Capitol
Tempoint
Parker
Turnbaugh’s Jewelry Store
Billy Nethery
Gent
Tiriniugh’s
Sean of
Hay
Ctruthersville
Nuelness
Hoover
Lefler
Brethers
Bank OF
Malden Marble Works
Malden, Mo
D. Johnson
Prop
Ziegler
Hayti Ice and Cold Storage Company
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