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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
1
William Dun Can Be serial star and director famed for thrilling escapes. He trained at the University of Pennsylvania and excelled in college athletics before leading his own dramatic company and later touring as a dramatic figure.
The Hayti Masons chartered the Moose for a trip to Blytheville Arkansas, leaving Hayti at 7:85 Tuesday night and returning 1:30 Wednesday morning. All aboard were masons and J. M. Shy organized the effort. Attendees included members from Caruthersville Cape Girardeau Chaffee Paragould and Hayti with notable praise for Blytheville lodge hospitality.
Harry W. Curtner and Miss Nannie Chilton united in marriage by Rev. J. S. Newsom at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Walker. Curtner, son of Mrs. Mary Curtner, is a county pioneer and prospective Pull Tight School principal. Chilton is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Chilton of Arthur Nebraska with many local relatives. The couple have well wishes for a happy life together. Elsie Stroup of Morehouse was in town visiting friends.
Voile and organdie dresses for girls were showcased at Buckleys. Little Misses Mary Anne and Vivian McCutchen, Vivian being a niece of Mrs. Dale Perkins, visited on Monday.
The Herald announces THman W. Anderson as a Democratic candidate for State Senator to be chosen in the August 3 1920 primary. A native of Commerce Missouri he is a farmer and stock raiser cited for his laboring class outlook and district knowledge. He previously served in the 50th General Assembly representing Scott County and a special session, earning local pride for his record.
The Dorris Theatre furnishes patrons with music played on a New Edison phonograph described as the instrument with a soul. The device was installed by L. L. Lefler to demonstrate the instrument’s quality to the public.
Capt W B Hitchcock of Caruthersville announces this week in The Hayt Herald as a Democratic candidate for Pemiscot County Assessor. A 42 year old veteran with Mexican border and World War I service, he led Company B, earned captaincy, and is praised as energetic, skilled in accounting, and trusted to serve voters well. He has 12 years in the county and strong local support.
Notice to all dog owners in Haiti that the dog tax is due by July 1 1920. If payment is not made, the proceed will kill dogs without license tags. The Board of Aldermen orders enforcement of the dog tax ordinance and asks owners to settle immediately.
A traditional exhortation to farmers facing drought urges patience as rainless weeks leave fields dry and crops stressed. The caller invokes divine will, praising the farming vocation and promising that prosperity will follow with renewed rainfall and supplies.
The Hayti Herald seeks a first class job and ad man or an operator printer. Offer is 50 dollars per week for nine hours or 35 dollars per week for operator printer. Married man with family preferred but all considered. Write or wire the office at once. Hayti Herald Hayti.
R. E. Thomas, a progressive merchant and Wardell citizen, spent a few hours in the city Monday transacting business and visiting the office where he had some stationery printed for his enterprise.
Pemiscot county farmers will publish the Pemiscot County Farm Bureau News under M. D. Amburgy. The twenty page monthly paper will have its own executive committee and be written by local farmers. The first issue is expected by the 25th of the current month and will appear again on the first of each following month.
A Will Mayfield College Orchestra quintette mixed two men and three women gave a musical and theatrical show at the High School Auditorium. Violins clarinet cornet trombone and piano were played. The closing piece That Mesmerizing Slide satirized a French music master in an American flat. Proceeds benefited the Baptist Ladies Aid for the church building fund.
The note invites members to attend next Sunday with services listed: Sunday school at 10:00, preaching at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p.m. A 3 p.m. sermon is announced at the Concord School house. County agent M. D. Amburgey stopped by Caruthersville for county farm bureau matters.
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