May 1 Mirth-po FARIS FOR JUDGE
The Phelps County Bar Association met in this city last Wednesday with Judge J. S. Gossom presiding. The group discussed candidates for circuit court judge in the Twenty Eighth Judicial District and urged selecting the best person for the role despite modest pay. A consensus formed around Hon. C. B. Faris of Carthersonville as the preferred candidate.
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Penisecot
C. B. Faris
Carthersville
Caruthersville
Hunters Celebrate Largest Buck In Local Area
A group including Dr. F A Mayes Hayti Dr Mayfield St Louis Sheriff J A Franklin Caruthersville Ben Phillips Braggadecia A J Dorris J Provine and Brack Gaskins held a jubilee at a Little River camp last week after killing a record buck in the region. Sheriff Franklin fired the shot. Mayes and Mayfield, humorists and peers, praised the feat and teased about a forthcoming brick business house by J L Dorris described as an un “whopper.”
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F. A. Mayes
Hayti
Dr. Mayfield
Mayfield Sanitarium
St. Louis
Sherif J. A. Franklin
Caruthersville
Ben Phillips
Braggadecia
A. J. Dorris
J. Provine
Brack Gaskins
Little River
Franklin
Dr. Mayes
Mayfield
Newspaper Don’ts and Subscriptions Reminder
Don’t discontinue a newspaper until you have squared up with it. Don’t delay paying your subs cription because it is a small matter. If all subscribers did the same thing it would kill the paper in six months. Do not curse the editor for opinions that do not conform. Exchange.
Guardians Sale opens prime Hayti land near city
The Hayti Herald notes a legal notice about the Guardians Sale of the Oates property just west of and adjoining the city. Describes the site as the most beautiful building ground near town and likely to boost growth if subdivided into lots and marketed once titles are clear. Urges timely purchase by suitable buyers to aid the city’s development.
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Hayti
Oates
Local notices and social chatter fill city pages
Citizens comment on failing side show promotions and chalk advertising while praising community events. W S Stewart of Stanley attends Woodmen social. editors receive venison gift after a hunting trip presented by Brack Gaskins. Van New of Game attends M W A social. Greenwell from Marvin Chapel visits town Saturday night.
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W. S. Stewart
Stanley
Brack
van New
Game
Pioneer Woman Mrs Popham Dead at 70 in Hayti
Mrs Ann Julia Popham wife of Albert D Popham died after a short illness at her Hayti home on Christmas Eve. A Pemiscot county pioneer and last of the Oates family born September 26 1839 in Sampson County NC she was 70 years 2 months 28 days old. Funeral at the Baptist church Christmas Day with burial in Oates cemetery.
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Ann Julia Popham
Albert D. Popham
Hayti
Popham
Pemiscot County
Oates
Samson County
North Carolina
Kentucky
Missouri
Cairo, Sr
Funeral of grandmother burned to death in Portageville
Ernest Caldwell of the Morgan butcher shop was called to Portageville for the funeral of his grandmother who died when her clothes caught fire from a stove. Her husband, 80, and a grandchild were present but could not save her. This week the paper paid Hayti rent installments and clerks comment on city hall office rent donations.
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Ernest Caldwell
Chas. Morgan Butcher Shop
Portageville
Hayti
Caruthersville
Frisco Post Office Adopts New Jan Schedule
The Frisco post office announces a new schedule effective January 2 with expanded weekday hours from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mail dispatch times to Cape Girardeau Caruthersville Leachville and St. Louis routes are listed, with dispatch only when mail is in office. P. M. Bb. L. Guffy signs as postmaster.
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Cape Girardeau Caruthersville
Leachville
C’ville
Cape Girardeau
Caruthersville
C'ville
West Bound
Democrats of Kansas City rally for unity in state meeting
The Democratic gathering in Kansas City in January promises strong turnout and momentum if they unite, noting past losses from disunity. The Game post office closed on the 15th of last month, with locals urging reestablishment or a rural route for daily mail. Mrs. Dave E Dever and children will move to Harti to join her husband.
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Kansas City
Game
Dave E Dever
Harti
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J. L. Dorris
John
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Mr. Greenwell
Marvin Chapel Neighborhood
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