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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
1
Rain threatened the trades day sale delaying start but by noon the pavilion was crowded to capacity. Swollen creeks and long journeys kept some buyers away, yet by Zoëlock the skies cleared and a real good sale was held. The next sale will be Saturday in June. Readers are reminded to list items early for consignments.
Miss Beulah King and Mr Ben A Whicker wed at the M E Church South parsonage. Whicker, a successful Barton county farmer, and the bride, a former Clendale teacher, received a better offer than returning to school. Friends predict a bright future and long, prosperous life together. D E Dowless notes the couple's nuptials and well wishes. Also, a district show by Funny Odd Fel and Rebekah's of the Carthage Lodge is announced at the Jasper Odd Fellows Hall with tickets 15 and 25 cents, 8 15 p.m. on Friday the 13th.
The event centers on a private wedding officiated in Jasper with the bride a Jasper High School graduate and Missouri University student. The groom is the eldest son of F. Folmer of Jasper, a farmer and business-minded young man. They will reside in Jasper on the groom’s farm as friends extend best wishes.
In Carthage two teens hired a taxi at nine on Monday morning for a trip to a home two miles north of town. Blood stains appeared inside the windshield and on seats. Dewey Tucker, son of a former local resident, is jailed in Joplin amid questions. Hundreds search the countryside, finding only burned brush remains and buckles from a soldier’s uniform. Tucker’s mother lives near the case location. his sister’s home in Carthage saw him asleep during the arrest.
Commencement activities will occupy Jasper High School and patrons next week. The graduating class includes valedictorian Hattie Rand and salutatorian J. K. Saltsman along with Cloyce Morgan Ruth Wiseman Carrie Keltner Howard Hardenbrook Minnie Gresham Eugene Saltsman. Programs feature baccalaureate at M E Church May 15, eighth grade exercises May 19, graduation May 19, a May 20 picnic, alumni banquet, orations and addresses, readings, a piano duet, and diploma presentations.
The program features Grace Patterson on piano with a welcome address by Earl Scott and readings including Tim's Vacation by Dorothea Rex. Vincent Johnson performs The Claus Doctor and Vacation's Call, with Marguerite Teeter and Theo dore Lane presenting The Young Bugler and Assisting Uncle Joe. Closing address by Carl Dowles and diploma presentations conclude the event. We also note subscriptions to the Drovers Telegram.
A business pitch promises to paint half the house with Devoe LEA AND ZINC and the other half with any paint chosen by the customer. If Devoe costs more or uses more gallons the company refunds the Devoe cost. If Devoe lasts multiple years, the offer may be repeated and even extend to painting the whole house.
John Sapp of Joplin came Tuesday evening to spend a few days with his parents. John had a toenail removed by surgeons Tuesday and is walking with a cane.
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