Look Out The Boss Is Gone
A local notice warns readers that the boss has departed and promotes a monthly sale offering ten percent off all shoes and Oxfords. It emphasizes discount timing this month and directs customers to shop promptly.
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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
1
A local notice warns readers that the boss has departed and promotes a monthly sale offering ten percent off all shoes and Oxfords. It emphasizes discount timing this month and directs customers to shop promptly.
Miss Jane Stain of St Louis and Mrs E J Kreider are visitors at the Dr Houser home. Crosson and Mrs Houser are cousins.
Purcell suffers a third serious blaze in a year, destroying the two story frame drug store and barber shop opposite the bank. Loss estimated 2500 to 3000 with partial insurance. Building owned by Jesse Richardson. drug store run by T A Keeney. barber shop run by C E Lanier. Fire began about 2:30 am. bank windows shattered by heat. no water or fire left on scene. No immediate rebuilding announced. The Purcell block has faced prior fires in recent months.
Hon James A Reed Democrat candidate for U S Senator speaks in Carthage at 2 p m and Joplin at 8 p m Wednesday May 24 urging Jeffersonian Democratic principles. Citizens urged to attend to hear the ablest and most eloquent speaker in the state.
Mrs C E Campbell and her son Gail Simpson of Columbus Kansas were here last week making arrangements to remodel and paint Mrs Campbell's cottage on the detiakou week with the M E Church South.
The Jasper School Board has elected a full teaching staff for next year except one high school position remains unfilled. Names include C. W. Thomas superintendent Migs Alma Seidner principal G. P. Campbell grades 7 and 8 Miss Mattie Casement Lamar grades 5 and 6 Miss Isa L. Hendricks Golden City grades 3 and 4 Miss Hull Aurora primary. All have accepted except Miss Hull. Buzzard and wife of Joplin visited relatives here over Sunday.
The 1922 senior class presented Safety First to an overflowing Jasper crowd with Mrs. Drummond from Nevada coaching and strong acting from Helen Hastings Ruth Good and Helen Stith. Jack Montgomery Harley Hammond and Sam Wine portrayed the lovers amid a Turkish plot, a jail sentence, and a dramatic rescue as the cast drew praise for realism and energy. Ollie Roberts and family left for Boise, with plans to scout western locations before possibly returning.
True paint economy depends on coverage area per gallon. De Voe Lead and Zinc Paint covers 50 to 100 square feet more than ordinary paint and lasts longer, reducing material and labor costs over time.
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