Phelps praised for legislative service and public spirit
Editorial asserts endorsement of Col. Phelps as a worthy Missouri legislator, noting his independent and capable record in public service beyond his railroad work. The piece contrasts him with lesser representatives and reflects on patriotism and community celebration by Mr. and Mrs. Will McClintock, inviting readers to praise civic virtue.
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Col. Phelps
Hwe
Jasper County
Missouri Pacific
Phelps
Sarcoxie Record
The New Train Stops for Passengers Between Cities
An erroneous idea has spread that the new Kansas City to Joplin train carries no passengers. The train stops at Jasper and transports travelers in both directions, including mail and express service.
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Kansas City
Joplin
Jasper
Please Sign Your Name to Our News Contributors
The paper thanks readers who send in news items and notes that some sign, others do not. It urges all contributors to sign their names so editors know who to acknowledge, not for publication.
Revival Services At Church Of The Brethren Baseline
Revival services begin next Saturday night at the Church of the Brethren on the baseline conducted by Elder James Hardy of Kansas City. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Church of the Brethren
James Hardy
Kansas City
High School Library Summer Hours Announced
The High School Library will be open every Friday afternoon from to 4 during the summer. Miss Nellie Crow serves as librarian.
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Nellie Crow
First Wheat Thrashed by Lane in Local District
Will Lane thrashed the first wheat of the immediate area on Friday and produced 20 bushels per acre with excellent grain quality. Lane, a Missouri farmer in a leading farming region, achieved results that exceed earlier two month forecasts.
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Will Lane
Lane
Lance
Missouri
Unclaimed Letters and Local Notices in Jasper
Weekly unclaimed letters list includes Mrs. Jerry Ambler Roy Pety George B Wade Postmaster. Rumor hints a Jasper wedding soon between Well known in Jasper and community and O P Ropers. Webb City visitors Will Lyman family. Mr. Rogers runs for constable in Joplin Township. Gurley children Marie and Fred returned to Springfield after visit. Peerless Princess flour brand, Gott Schooler Grain Co.
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Jerry Ambler
Roy Pety
George B. Wade
Jasper
O. P. Ropers
Webb City
Will Lyman
Mr. Rogers
Joplin Township
Gott, Schooler Grain CO
Picnic on Fox's Branch Highlights a Fourth of July Gathering
An extended Fourth of July picnic at the Keith home near Jasper brought together Silas Ropers of Harrison, George Rogers of Webb City and family, Will Merrithen and wife, Jennie Crenshaw and family of Carterville, the Rovers and family of Webb City, Wil Lyman and family, and May and Orpha Woodro of Jasper. Guests enjoyed a dinner on Fox's Branch with games, music, and entertainment, followed by ice cream and cake. It was described as the finest Fourth of July they had ever spent.
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God
Alex Keith
Graham
Keith
Jasper
Silas Ropers
Harrison, Ark
George Rogers
Webb City
Will Merrithen
Jennie Crenshaw
Carterville Mere
Rovers
Wil Lyman
May
Orpha
Woodro
Fox
Plans for New State House Selection Draws Ten Proposals
The state capitol commission, aided by a panel of prominent architects, today received plans for the new state capitol. Ten designs were chosen for the final competition to be held in September. No figures were available yet and it is believed only a small number were submitted.
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State Capitol Commission
Local Socials and Travel Notes In Jasper
Conrail Mercantile Co Chandler and Son and Crow Mercantile Co listed their bids for barcatse j Cartwright who bought a Denver trip ticket last Friday and plans several weeks away. Miss Lovella Peed of Nevada visited John Ward and wife. Miss Mamie Bell and Marguerite Kerns are in Jasper. Sunday school convention for Church of the Brethren set for July at the baseline church three miles south. Taka Club hosted a city park party with supper. Alpha Club to follow with another park gathering.
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Cartwright
Carthage
Denver
Lovella Peed
Nevada
John Ward
Peed Firmerly
Jasper
Church of the Brethren
Suneday
Taka Club
Alpha Club
Who Is Doing His Part For The Jasper News
Nearly five years in Jasper the News has become a cornerstone of the town. The editor questions readers and merchants about support for church, schools, roads, water, electric lights, sanitary conditions, and local opportunities. The piece urges advertisers to boost their business and double ad spend to strengthen the paper’s role in community progress.
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Jasper
Kteader
Ad Four
Register
Bulserler
Cowpeas in Corn for Better Pasture and Fertility
Farmers in the southern half of the corn belt should consider sowing cowpeas in corn. Under average conditions cowpeas provide excellent fall pasture or green manure, adding fertility equivalent to a clover crop. Best sowing method uses a horse wheat drill with three rows of cowpeas between corn rows, planting early in July. about three pecks per acre. The item also notes local business and social updates from Jasper and Neosho.
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Wallaces
Heat wave causes dozens of deaths in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
A severe heat wave across Philadelphia and Pittsburgh has led to sixteen deaths and numerous prostrations. Hospitals report overload as temperatures topped the day’s high. Early figures show seven deaths and fifteen prostrations previously, with revised totals reflecting the scorching conditions.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New Train Service Aims To Link Joplin Carthage and Beyond
A new train schedule introduces a line leaving Joplin at 11 and connecting via Carthage and Joplin for northern and western points. It routes through Kansas City and St Louis area hubs, offering connections to Pittsburg, Topeka, Wichita, and other Kansas and Oklahoma cities. All trains stop at Jasper and allow passenger transfers at key junctions.
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Joplin
Carthage
Konews City
Narth
West
Leavin Narsau City
Ings Pom
Jasper
Sis
Missouri
Macific
Prison
Pittsburg
Stont
Topebay
Cherryvale
Wichita
Kansas
Okt Loma
Kansas City
Jisepet
Mrs Hattie L Fox Married In Cassville
The News reports the marriage of Mrs Wattie J Pox of Cassville to J M Meadors of Sulphur Oklahoma. The ceremony occurred May 10 at the bride’s home in Cassville. Meadors is a son-in-law of H F Fox of Jasper. the former husband Jer ome Fox died four weeks after the marriage years ago. The bride, known in Jasper, visited there. the groom plans Sulphur as home. Both families will reside in Sulphur. Also notes visitors Schenk family from Avilla, bringing a 12 pound head of cabbage and reporting good crops locally including corn ahead.
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Cassville
J. M. Meadors
Sulphur
Oklo
Cagswilla
Meadors
H. Ff. Fox
Jasper
Jerome Fox
Fen
Marridge
Jr Per
Hera
Wid. Mig
Gon Rosa
Avilla
Suniluy
Schenk
Peerless Princess Hour Endures for Schooler Grain Co
A brief note states use Peerless Princess Hour once and you will continue using it at tt. Schooler Grain Co. The message reads as an instruction or testimonial tied to the grain firm's branding and product usage.
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Tt. Schooler Grain CO
Former Jasper Girl Weds in Joplin Wedding
Miss Lulu Tunnel, an instructor in Joplin schools for three years, married Mr. Howard H. Haynie of Joplin on Friday night July 5 in Joplin. Haynie recently returned from Japan and other countries and plans mining ventures with his father. The couple will reside at igog Jackson Ave in Joplin.
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Jasper
Joplin
Lulu Tunnel
Mare Tiage
Howard H. Haynie
Miss Tunnel
Haynie
Japaty
Tire
Mrs. Haynie
Igog Jackson Ave
Carthage Stone Used in Kansas City Building
A Kansas City project plans a $30,000 stone building on a lot with frontage of two feet and depth of 195 feet. The structure will feature four Dibric pillars three and a half feet in diameter and four and a half feet high, all built with Carthage stone, with rough-faced brick and terra cotta trim. The site includes half the lot for an athletic field and the other half for the building.
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Carth
Kansas City
Faure Suiry
Halthe Seligol
Carthage
Star Brand Shove Are Better
Clarence Brown left for Kansas City yesterday after a week’s visit with his parents Hers C C Alves. A prumsive young farmer living on Towle 5 had his name recording Saturday. Present indications point to a fine corn crop in this section as warm weather and frequent showers develop it rapidly. Prat Moon, son of Rev Moon, principal, spending his summer vacation in Carthage. Carthage Desmocrat.
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Clarence Brown
Kansas City
C. C. Alves
Towle 5
Sehurdey
Prat Moon
Marker Moon
Hh Shoul
Clitvton
Carthage
From Small Beginnings. Men who have maitener Tortaned
A fragment notes that men who are industrious earn their livelihoods not from lavish gifts but from honest effort and frugal saving. It contrasts fortune gained by aid with steady, practical work leading to independence.
Belfast Groom Sees Bride Die Hours After Noon Wedding
A Belfast man, set to wed at Christchurch, became a widower twelve hours later when his bride died at midnight from an acute appendicitis attack. The rare sequence left the groom widowed on his wedding day, marking a unique, tragic occurrence.
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Martina Man
Hlower
Belfast
Ireland
Christchurch
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Will McClintock
Patterson
Boyils
Kearneys
Winders
Deans
Stiths
Harrises
Harveys
Mr. Laudenstager
Josephine Gurley
Marie
Fred Gurley
Springfield
State House
Conrail Mercantile Co
Chandler & Son
Crow Mercantile Co
Mixa Mamie Bell
F Mi Gonrad
Misa Marguerite Kerns
First National Bank
E. Burns
Mr. Boatwright
Forest Chandler
Chandler
J. W. Bowers
Neosho
Hattie L. Fox
Wheat's
Dr. Schooler
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