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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
2
The Red Cross Society outlines unpaid volunteer solicitation across stores. Presidents and officers do not take pay for their service. Merchants are urged to close up by 6 o clock until next Saturday to launch the sale early and complete it quickly. remaining tasks can be finished later the week.
Jasper Girlin jebste Miss Stuy Sanford and Ed Walters representing Springfield Normal defeated a Cape Girar deau team last week in the annual interuniversity debate. The winners argued the negative on universal military training. Winners' names are carved on a brass tablet in the hall of the normal. Lily from Kan Sas was among the educators involved. Miss Sanford is J. M. Sanford’s daughter, Jasper High School graduate, former teacher in Carthage, now finishing a year at the Normal.
Sunday School at 10 a m and reaching at 11 a m. Preaching in the Joe Schoolhouse in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. Everyone is invited to attend these services. Leverett Looney, pastor.
Mrs May Dewey and guests Fern Patrick and Edith Johnson visit Mrs Follmer. The Dewey School seeks a dry day, planning a picnic for Friday. One and a half inches of rain fell Sunday night. Local notes report Sunday School electing Md Early as superintendent with Dan Matthews as assistant, and several residents visiting neighbors. Ralph Sterling, a former Sunbeam, trains at Great Lakes Naval Station in Illinois and is hospitalized. A buggy accident involving Dick Carter and his son George left them bruised but not seriously hurt. truck driver aided and animals uninjured. Bernice Boyd stays with Mrs Stith this week. Deweytown locals attended Jasper jetty events Saturday.
To see Bro Brock there MMe has been quite sick for a long time Grandma Cline is feeling better Dry Fork was past fording Monday Mr Courtney and sons and Mr Foll mer hauled gravel and fixed up a nice piece of road
Mrs Myrtle Conner and many neighbors visit Adam Malone kinfolk. Several trips occur to Lamar Carthage and Jasper with guests staying Friday night and Sunday calls. Dr Norton sells farm to Mr Tucas with possession Aug 1. Red Cross talk at Diamond Draws large crowd. harvest era talk of wages and Canada war impact. School of names and places weave through family visits and community events across Barton Jasper and surrounding towns.
Miss Ada Andrews of Lebanon appears in several notes of visits and travels. Families including Winters Carns Andrews Rex and Stansberry are mentioned with outings to Jasper Carthage Pittsburg and Wentworth. A Red Cross drive, a fruit social, and visits to relatives mark community activities.
Miss Ewa VaAtiss Kay Bowman and wife Edna and Menest Yates and Arthur Puph spent Sunday at the Bowman home near Jasper with Geo.
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