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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1903
Page
1
The Jasper News 1903 supplement previews a regional meeting to be held in Joplin October 7, featuring sermons, devotions, and reports. Mentions leaders like J. Morty and A. Perry and emphasizes organizational tasks, county items, and local notices tied to the paper county exhibition and various civic activities.
A county corn show on Friday Oct 23 in Carthage under the Missouri World's Fair Commission will award cash prizes to top exhibits. The event, linked to a state Farmers Institute, seeks to identify the best corn for exhibition at the World’s Fair and to promote corn cultivation, seed selection, and feeding practices among farmers. A county committee to manage details is urged, with plans leading to a January state show in St. Louis offering 100 dollars in prizes.
Allen Whitesel died Tuesday morning on Lexington Avenue after weeks of liver trouble. He leaves a wife and four daughters along with numerous relatives. The funeral, conducted at Mt. KR Chicehard by Rev. Foeguson and Rev. Advowk Jones, drew a large congregation. Whitesel, born in Pickaway county Ohio February 2, 18__, had lived in Jasper since moving from Ohio in 1870. He was a longtime member of the M E Church and known as a Christian man who continued working despite pain. He suffered a painful, protracted decline, losing mobility but maintaining a steady faith and supportive family.
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