Arkansas Grocery Robbed By Organized Gang
The Arkansas Grocer Co reports loss of about 35 000 cigarettes from its warehouse last Tuesday night, taken by a gang that pried a window screen and broke a window. Arthur Allen’s new Ford vanished the same evening, as did Jim Myers’ car. A $25 reward is offered for Allen’s Ford. The spree suggests an organized gang.
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Arkansas Grocer Co
Wurglurs
Wwurglurs
Arthur Allen
Ford
Jim Myers
Arthur
Yale
Allen
Portageville Bride and Hayti Groom Wed at 4:30
At the bride’s Portageville home the marriage of Miss Belle Fisher and Ernest B. Darham of Hayti took place with Rev. Fred Baker officiating. Only family and close friends attended. The bride is the Fisher family’s youngest daughter. the groom is a city nightwatchman. The couple departed that night on the Moose for Hayti.
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Portageville
Belle Fisher
Ernest BE. Darham
Hayti
Fred Baker
Methodist Church
Wm. Fisher
Caruthersville theft and Hayti repairs report
GEO, Crockett loses a Ford while visiting Caruthersville at Dr. Walter's home. Thieves took the car and left it stuck in mud on the road between Pascald and Hrage City, later brought to Hayti for repairs. This adds to several cars stolen this week. Local shipping news mentions Billy Nethery receiving a bag of White Foam Flour from Raymond Toole. Community notes cover visits by Mr and Mrs Win York and Miss Lillian Nolan, with Mississippi State College connections. Attorneys Von Mayes and J Gerssom paused in Hayti en route to New Madrid.
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Cr. Walter
Caruthersville
Pascald
Hrage City
Hayti
Billy Nethery
East Arkansas Lumber Company
Raymond Toole
Buck & Toole Milling Co
Campbell
von Mayes
J. &. Gerssom
New Madrid
Local Shoppers and Visitors Seen Around Towns
Mrs John Wilks and daughter Miss Irene shopped in Caruthersville Saturday Attorney Sloap Oliver of Caruthersville was in Hayti a short while on Wednesday Scott Carey of Caruthersville was attending to business here Wednesday Misses Volla Matheny and Nell Walrip shopped in Caruthersville on
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John Wilks
Irene
Caruthersville
Sloap Oliver
Hayti
Scott Carey
Volla Matheny
Nell Walrip
Hayti Board of Education Strengthens School System
The Hayti School District board enhances governance with a purchasing agent and finance oversight while the superintendent and principals drive teacher development and program upgrades. Improvements include manual training in the High School, Economics and Business Arithmetic, 5-2 departmental work in the Grammar School, new Palmer writing method, beautified grounds, a debating team, and basketball success as enrollment climbs and public cooperation persists.
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Board of Education
Hayti
J. O. Johnson
J. T. Buckley
Po Ss. Ravenstein
T. A. McNair
W. T. Nether
R. N. Brasher
Pond
Inuiine
Elucate
Hite
Poplar Bluff
Palmer
Malden residents amid weekend travel and transfers
Walter Allen of Malden visited his parents Mr and Mrs H L Aren over the weekend. He works for the Cotton Belt and expects a transfer to Mimo this week. Mrs S J Hollis will spend holidays in Campbell with daughter Mrs Roy Sarver. Lee Wolf of Caruthersville was in Hayti Sunday. Other local names appear in scattered notes.
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Walter Allen
Malden
Mr. Allen
Cotton Belt
Hit
Mimo
Holiday visitors and shoppers from Brady and Arkabank
Hitman and Julius Kohn visited relatives of Mr and Mrs I Kohn and others in town. Brady Tex guests Karl Chism and Summers family came to see kin. Mrs TF Oates and Mrs Amily Taylor shopped in Caruthersville and county seat. Wood Taylor travels to Memphis for Xmas. Abigail Reynolds, a Holland teacher, and Martha Reynolds visited last week. Mrs Johnson of Arkansas spends holidays with her mother Mrs W P Meatte.
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Mrs. Win, Summers and Son
Karl Chism
Brady, Tex
Abigail Reynolds
Holland
Martha Reynolds
Johnson
Isthe, Ark
W. P. Meatte
District Mass Meeting Names Delegates for Sikeston Convention
A Democrat mass meeting in Caruthersville selected delegates to the district convention at Sikeston on December 28. Delegates include W. H. Carter R. N. Brasher Mrs E C Speer J A Shelton H V Litzenfelner Highfill Mrs Wm Finch Geo Lamb Mrs Clint Cunningham H E Doerner Mrs W D Byrd Von Mayes Everett Reeves L A Hopper FR B Sanders and C P Potter. The group is instructed to vote as a unit on all convention matters. The convention will choose the Democratic candidate for the senatorial district’s Constitutional Convention to draft Missouri’s new constitution early next year.
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Court House
Caruthersville
Sikeston
W. H. Carter
R. N. Brasher
Mra
E. C. Speer
J. A. Shelton
H. V. Litzenfelner
H. Highfill
Wm. Finch
Geo, Lamb
Clint Cunningham
H. E. Doerner
W. D. Byrd
von Mayes
Everett Reeves
L. A. Hopper
FR. B. Sanders
C. P. Potter
Highfill
B. B. Sanders
Messrs
C. EB. Bragg
Juden
Swift Special Road District Proposed in Township 20
Notice filed for petition to form Swift Special Road District in township 20 with R H Truitt T P Russell Alfalfa Farming Co H M Hoffman among organizers. Advocates say district will improve bad roads similar to Hayti model and urge landowner support for timely completion.
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R. H. Truitt
T. P. Russell
Alfalfa Farming Co
H. M. Hoffman
Swift
Hayti
Swift Community
Judge Finch Appointed State Coal Oil Inspector
Gov Hyde on December 16 appointed Judge J A Finch of New Madrid as State Coal Oil Inspector with a 3500 year salary. Judge Finch named Todd Ormiston deputy after senate rejection. Finch to assume office immediately, Ormiston to replace Gene Wyatt of Atchison County. chief clerk salary 2800.
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Gov. Hyde
J. A. Finch
New Madrid
Finch
Todd N. Ormiston
State Senate
Todd Ormiston
Ormiston
Gene Wyatt
Atchison County
Saulury
Caruthersville Sells Water Works Bonds
Caruthersville city council recently disposed of the voted water works bonds aimed at improving the system. The city secured an excellent price from two St. Louis bidders, J. H. Walker & Co. and J. EB Anderson & Co. jointly through A. B. Cline.
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St. Louis
J. H. Walker & Co
Local notes from Manila and Hayti area
Juanita Chism returned home from Manila Ark after visiting relatives. Constable S P Oates attended to business in the county seat. Frank Dillman of Caruthersville and C C Raine Jr visited Hayti on different days. W J Norton of Canady also attended to business in Hayti.
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Juanita
Ollie Chism
Manila
Ark
S. P. Oates
Couny
W J. Norton
Canady
Hayti
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Barham—Fisher
Geo, Crockett
Herald
Haytt’s
Wells
Propst
The
Lee Wolf
Ho Goodwith
Copia
Wooal
Chenie
Hitman
Julius Kohn
Kenetl
I, Kohn
TF. Oates
Amily Taylor
Wood Taylor
Memphis
Tenn
Wood
Edwin Clarkham
Missouri
New Road District
Judge Finch
Frank Dillman
Wis
C. Raine, Jr
Carutheraville
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