H W Kyle Charged In Cottonwood Point Fatal Shooting
H W Kyle a respected Pemiscot County resident and former justice of the peace fatally shot Jack Henning at Cottonwood Point last Saturday afternoon. Henning died about forty minutes after the incident. Preliminary hearing set before Justice Geo W Watkin, bond increased, and Kyle surrendered to deputies.
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Pemiscot County
Cottonwood Point
H. W. Kyle
Jack Henning
Henning
B.D. Crowe
Kyle
Geo. W. Watking
Jake Findley
Henry Morgan
Juden
Wilee Curtner
Jim White
Morgan
B. A. McKay
Bragg
Watkins
Hhm
J. A. Bigham
T. F. Ford
Douglas Taker
Caruthersville
Hayts Telephone Exchange Losing Money
The Bell Telephone Company plans May 1 1919 rate increases to cover costs after net losses in 1917 and 1918. Local manager Sam Blakemore cites rising service costs postwar and government operation under the Postmaster General, stating higher revenue is needed to continue service. The piece also includes stray humorous and misprinted vignettes about a traveling salesman father and influenza germs on a car.
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Sam Blakemore
Bell Telephone Company
Blakemore
United States
Habits Cobwebs to Cables Shape Daily Life
Habits govern daily actions from shoe-tying order to mail opening as the read long piece notes. Misees Mae Dowd Pearl Gotch and Tina Caple visit Paragould Arkansas relatives, returning early this week. Caple, a nephew of Mrs. Goleher, just out of two-year army service, spent days with the aunt’s family. Old trade routes and the Murphy family are mentioned as traffic slowly improves.
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Misees
Mae Dowd
Pearl Gotcher
Tina Caple
Paragould
Arkansas
Caple
W. E. Goleher
Untitled Story Fragments Reflect Family Talk
Two brothers entertain a rich friend as their world shifts. Lacking understanding, they drift apart until the elder rejects a contentious topic. A younger brother breaks the silence naming Omar Khayyam as a cheese, highlighting misinterpretations. Blair Buckley noted Monday and Tuesday.
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Omar Khayyam
Hayti Wins Ball Game Over Kennett 11 to 5
Hayti defeated Kennett 11 to 5 in a Sunday afternoon baseball game. A crowd of ball fans watched as the Hayti boys secured the win, with the event described as interesting and well attended. Prosperity themes from the era are noted in a surrounding commentary urging optimism and collective effort.
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Kennett] Boys
Hayti
Hayti Boys
Pemiscot County Victory Loan Parade Schedule
The Pemiscot County Victory Loan parade lists locations and times for May 3 and 4, 1919. Speakers include R. L. Ward, N. C. Hawkins, C. F. Blaker, C. G. Shepard, B. A. McKay, M. C. Morris, J. S. Gossom, Morrell Te-Reign, Everett Reeves, and others. Venues span Steele, Braggadocio, Harti, Holland, Cooter, Cottonwood Point, Tyler, Concord School House, Dry Bayou Church, Pascola, Deering, Oak Ridge, Denton, Micola, among towns in the county.
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Victory Liberty Loan
Steele
B. A. McKay
M. C. Morris
Cooter
B. A
McKay
Cottonwood Point
C. E. Bragg
H. Vier
Ralph Hutchison
Tyler
Divedin
Everett Reeves
Concord School
J. S. Gossom
Morrell
Duncan
P. Reynolds French
Mr. Medling
Sam Jeffress Pascola
Guay
Phisiips
Deering
Sp. A
Shepard
N. Hawkins
Way
Oak Ridge
Third Grade Gleanings and Local Visits in Hayti
Hayti residents report four people attending a Dry Bayou church basket dinner Sunday. Mrs. Harry Stout of Ogden visited Hayti last week. Carolyn Stout recovered from an illness and returned to school Monday. Miss Proffer welcomes two new pupils. Mrs. G. W. Loving and children visited Miss Effin. Jewel and Ruby Riles visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marrs and Mrs. Burgess. Jatter’s mother Mrs. D. C. Gaskins rode with them over to Caruthersville Monday night. Patrons urged to see "I Believe" at the Liberty Theatre, praised as one of the best shows. Albert L. Bailey of Chaffee spent Sunday in the city.
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Hayti
Dry Bayou
Harry Stout
Ogden
Carolyn Stout
Miss Proffer
G. W. Loving
Effin
Jewel
Ruby Riles
J. W. Marrs
Burgess
Sun- Jatter
Former Postmaster Wilks Sentenced for Shortage in Caruthersville
William H. Wilks former postmaster of Caruthersville was sentenced by Judge Dyer in Cape Girardeau to five years in prison and fined $28,262 after pleading guilty to a government shortage discovered last December. Ernest Greene urged leniency noting Wilks’s lack of fitness for office and gambling entanglements. Bondsmen paid $5,000 on Wilks’s bond after the shortage surfaced. Wilks disappeared before arrest amid gambling accusations and a failed bet on Folk vs Spencer.
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William H. Wilks
Caruthersville
Dyer
Cape Girardeau
Wilks
Ernest Greene
Jones, Hocker, Sullivan & Angedt
Greene
Post Office
St. Louis
Folk
Spéncer
United States
Grand Jurya
Hewager
Idla
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Soldiers May Keep Discharged Gear and Policy Notes
War department allows every discharged enlisted man to retain items for personal use including overseas cap or hat, olive shirt, woolen undergarments, boots, leggings, belt, slicker, two overcoats, underwear, stockings, gloves, kit, barracks bag, gas mask, and helmet. Unauthorized wearing of red chevrons is advised against. Also notes teaching staff at local high school.
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War Department
Byars to Take Daily Paper Delivery Starting Soon
H T Byars Jr will take over daily paper delivery on the first of the month replacing Mr Hodge and asks for new subscriptions while promising the best possible service.
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H. T. Byars Jr
Hodge
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H.W. Kyle
Y Justice Watkins
Circuit Court
Hayts
Mae
R. P. Murphy
Blair Buckley
Albert L. Bailey
Chaffee
Our City
Firestone
Michelin
Bicycle Supplies
Neverleak
Sefler’s
Baseball Goods
Score Books
Ero
Bonne Huge
Iike
Haytt
Patin
Hart
Chaltee
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