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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
1
The Wells family expresses heartfelt thanks for kindness shown during bereavement and for beautiful floral offerings. Joy Wells and family acknowledge the support from friends and neighbors.
J. W. Brown and family lost their home to a Tuesday morning fire between 7 and 8 o clock. The blaze started from a defective flue and spread rapidly, leaving very little standing.
Commercial Club leads a four day push to finish unsubscribed shares of the closing shoe factory. Local donors, including Omer Webb and Dr. Hendricks, sign on as Jasper residents and neighboring county citizens show interest. By press time 220 of 300 shares sold amid community effort. social visits noted as Alvin Wilson and family visit Joy Lincoln. D. C. Houser attends Carthage lyceum.
The Jasper coal crisis leaves townsfolk short as no shipments arrive for over a month. Farmers with teams can haul coal from banks at 25 cents per bushel or 6.25 a ton, while town residents pay 8.75 to 11.25 a ton for delivered coal. The school building holds a month's supply, and a few dozen locals can endure winter with tight economies.
Jasper Masonic Lodge conducted a packed fall schedule of degree work with many candidates seeking light in Free Masonry. Afternoon and evening meetings conferred Master Mason status on several members. Dr Knott left to treat a patient before his degree. The Eastern Star served a fine dinner, with visitors from Carthage. Jasper lacks an organized band but has talent and sees potential for local musicians to form a group before warm weather.
Hal and Lee Pinnell from Car terville were in town Sunday. Hal had returned from an extended stay in Philadelphia and left Sunday night for Kansas City to take a job with Faxon Gallagher Wholesale Drug Co.
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