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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
1
Miss Marjorie Lyngar of Carthage spent the weekend with Miss Elizabeth Lawsen. Dr H A LaForce and family of Carthage visited Mrs Mary Roberta and Mrs L J Henderson Sunday.
Jasper High faced Lamar in a inter school tennis event on a Monday afternoon. Karie and McAdoo led singles with decisive Jasper wins while Karla and Hardaway paired in doubles for Jasper, and Lockwood with McAdoo competed for Lamar. Jasper’s boys dominated stages of play as they prepare for Springfield Agri 23 and a return match on May 1 at Lamar.
Jasper High will send a track team tennis players and declamatory contestant to the Southwest Missouri meet in Springfield Friday and Saturday. Contender Arattie Hyder, praised by Jasper, leads the declamatory entry while tennis players Glenn Karla and Walter Hardaway, and track members Glenn Karle Herman Winans Howard Hardenbrook Carl Teeter and John Crow seek honors. Several previously won honors in Springfield and the school expects more success.
Virgie Masse and Minn Virgie MAs, of Fowler, wed by Rev. F Y Campbell at Tucker's Ford on the river front near the big bridge. Bride's family and Carthage’s city attorney Frank Birkhead attended with six Baptist Sunday School boys watching. The ceremony ended with the couple departing for a Jasper home amid camping cheers. The bride had served as housekeeper for her father since age 12. The groom, son of Alice Keltner, will live with his mother and sister on the farm near Jasper for the time being.
Due to sickness and and unavoidable costs a deficit hit the Lyceum Course. To avoid burdens on business people the organizers schedule another event starring the Musical Grays. The program features orchestra music saxophone quartets and clarinet solos. April W date announced. Season tickets not accepted. Prices 50 and 10 cents.
BT sells 827 South Clinton Street to R K Jones of St Joseph Mo for 7000 and will give possession when he can move in. Jones bought for investment to rent. Hart sold, Ble sold a northeast Jarper farm to Mr Peck. Peck buys 40 acres adjoining for 115 per acre to extend site farming. Carthage Press.
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold a civil service examination in Kansas City on May to fill clerk or carrier positions. Applicants must be male, aged 18 to 45. Men seeking entry should apply for form INTL and “Instructions to Applicants” from the Local Secretary at the Kansas City post office. Further details are available at that office.
A Jasper Odd Fellows delegation of 10 or 16 members traveled to the county association meeting in Sarcoxie last Thursday evening. The group faced a broken bridge but reached the objective, while the Joplin Odd Fellows band and Sarcoxie Lodge performed well. On return one car got lost and, after midnight, a Lawrence County farmer directed them toward Springfield and St. Louis. driver Otis Rice and passengers J E Hull E W Scott Omer Webb W A Cayence and C F Merrill then returned to Jasper about 2:00 a.m. Further details are available from Webb Bros. this week.
Mesdames J. P. Leiss of Joplin and EB. L. Thomas and Mattie Peterson of Carthage, all formerly of Jasper, attended the Missionary conference here last week.
Mr and Mrs Fred Davis and their family from Bunter Springs Kans spent Saturday night and Sunday with L T McCune and his family. Mr Davis is a cousin of Mr Alce Cune.
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