24 Apr 1919
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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
1
A baby eyes a glass case brimming with dentures while a whispered remark about grandman's bite hints at a curious scene in a dental display. Aunt Emily listens as the child peers at the shimmering artificial teeth.
The 110th Engineers docked in New York Harbor Sunday aboard the USS von Steuben. At least four Jasper boys Charley Whitteman Walter Lauderbaugh John Keener and Louis Lear signed a card for the paper aboard. They head to Camp Mills New Jersey amid a warm welcome.
Renewals and new subscribers recorded last week include J. W. Buzzard U. H. Brown Co. L. Hayslett W. J. McCoy Mrs J. J. Schooler. The new subscribers listed are Mrs 8. B. Foreman of Jasper.
A Jasper appeal explains the Victory Liberty Loan to repay war bills and support veterans returning home. It emphasizes the sacrifices of soldiers in France, urges prompt subscription, and lists the local quota of 55 550 dollars split between Farmers and Merchant Bank and First National Bank.
Miss Minnie Busby becomes the bride of R. B. Harrington of Lamar County. The ceremony was at the Baptist parsonage with Rev. T. W. Medearis officiating. The couple will reside three miles southeast of Lamar as friends wish them well.
The memorial committee at Carthage urges Eastern Jasper County families to submit service record forms for soldiers and sailors. A memorial hall tablet will honor those named, and records will be kept in the building vaults. The News office has blanks. please fill them out promptly to ease the committee’s work. The school board met Friday and reelected high school teachers I C Wilkins, May Sanford, and Mary Blanche Moss, who will not return in the same roles.
Mrs. Gilbreath's father Dr Jease Scholl died at his El Dorado Springs home after a long illness. He had been an invalid for years and was about 74. The funeral was held in Eldorado on Tuesday. Scholl, raised in Calloway County, was a longtime resident and neighbor to several local families.
Leland H Karl and Misa Edith Keener were secretly married last Wednesday at Neosho M E Church South parsonage. The groom is son of Judge and Mrs WO Mark, a Jasper Hardware Co. member. The bride, daughter of Newt Keener, lives east of Zion Church and is described as gracious with a wide circle of friends. The couple will reside in Fred Follmer’s South Main cottage, prepared for their home.
Arlo Mstey traded his 120 acre farm 514 miles southeast of Jasper for 2340 acres in Bates County with Webb Bros. The exchange, valued evenly per acre, left Mstey with the cash difference. W M Courtney, neighbor across the road from the Estey place, bought the Estey farm last week, totaling 201 Jasper County acres and meeting his need for more land. The Estey family must leave the county to pursue their goals.
Hoard's Dairyman highlights farmer duty to the Victory Liberty Loan noting farmers are major creditors and that prompt debt payment funds army supply bills, food for occupation troops, and other wartime government expenses through the loan's proceeds.
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