Local Correspondence Highlights Social, Travel, and Church News
Mr. Chas Houts buys south farm and stays with Buster farm until new house. Hill family moves from Carthage into Young’s vacated house. Grandmother Goff visits neighbors. Roth Kincaid kin return to Mt Vernon after visit. Matthews dine with Gresham family. Dryen and Hadley visit Simmons. WCTU notes and Sunday School in Carytown. Goff visit to Will Jones in Oklahoma. Dunlap ill with rheumatism. Cline visits Busby. WCTU convention in Webb City. federation meeting in Lamar. Bain attends Joplin Sunday school convention. Busby building barn. Wyatt, Harvey, Teeter, daughter, Courtney, Hutch dine with Buster family. evening services follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Houts
John Gresham
Jason Dryen
Alice Hadley
Simmons
Missouri
Carytown
Jim Goff
Will Jones
Oklahoma
Dunlap
Wasson
Cline
Dora Busby
Mmes. Breeden
Daniels
Crow
Matthews
Webb City
McCarthy
Federation of Clubs
Lamar
Bain
Joplin
Pittsburg
Kans
Tom Busby
Wyatt
Harvey
Dan Teeter
Courtney
Hutch
Orin Buster
Burial for Mrs Alfred Crandall at Webb City
The funeral of Mrs Alfred Crandall of Webb City was held Sunday at 11 in Stafford cemetery. Friends from the F. W. Wescott home area mourn the loss as corn gathering and community life continue. Nearby, Clyde Wagner visited Alba relatives, and locals such as Troia Wood, Beulah Wood, and Stanly Wagner spent the day with Dollie and Elmer Hughes. Henry Cather plans house additions. F Wescott and son Charley traveled to Carthage on business. Frank Hardenbrook threshes cowpeas for Elmer Pugh. Marsh Deardorff bought two cows near Webb City. Mrs Willie Peterson and children attended church in Jasper. Jake Cather and family visited his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Crandall
Webb City
Stafford
F. W. Wescott
Clyde Wagner
Alba
Troia
Beulah Wood
Stanly Wagner
Dollie
Elmer Hughes
Henry Cather
Charley
Carthage
Frank Hardenbrook
Elmer Pugh
Marsh Deardorff
Willie Peterson
Jasper
Jake Cather
Joe Cather
Rising Sun Social Ties Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Nathan Rice spent Saturday night and Sunday with Virgil Rice. Dick Patterson entertained Sunday with Jake Lemasters and family Abe Patterson Luther Wescott and son and Mrs Sallie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Rice
Virgil Rice
Dick Patterson
Messrs
Mmes
Jake Lemasters
Abe Patterson
Luther Wescott
Sallie
Local Residents Attend Nearby Gatherings and Corn Show
Lemasters Lena Beulah and Grace Patterson and Mr Jas Bird visited. Mr and Mrs Fred Gresham spent Sunday at Wm Patterson's. Luther Wescott attended the corn show at Carthage. Mr and Mrs Vernon Gresham returned from Dade county. Seth Gresham and son Guy visited Wm Wood's family. Mr and Mrs Walter Weimer spent Sunday at Abe Teeter's. Several locals attended the meeting at the Dunkard church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkard
Mules Sold and Local Visits Reported in Area Notes
Robert Kincaid sold three head of fine mules last week. Nearby, Mrs. W. M. Wardlow and her nephew Jeff Dayringer spent Saturday night and Sunday at John Wardlow's near Neck City. Clarence Hiner with family visited A. Beeson. Jessie Kincaid called on Mrs. McCarty. Houston Cline and family were Sunday guests at Roe Cline's. Ed Wardlow visited John Frakes. Rosco Hoffman spent time with his mother Mrs. C. H. Gearhart of Duval. Mrs. John Keltner visited old friends in Lamar over Sunday. Mrs. Drue Sharp stayed with sister Annie Wardlow. Arthur Mevius helps John Keltner this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kincaid
W. M. Wardlow
Jeff Dayringer
John Wardlow
Neck City
Clarence Hiner
Harry
A. Beeson
Jessie Kincaid
McCarty
Houston Cline
Eva Cline
Roe Cline
Ed Wardlow
John Frakes
Rosco Hoffman
C. H. Gearhart
Duval
John Keltner
Lamar
Drue Sharp
Annie Wardlow
Arthur Mevius
The Battle With John Barleycorn Contributed by W.C.T.U. Worker
An editorials style appeal by Lora S Lamance urging Missouri to enforce prohibition locally and nationally. The piece compares liquor laws to past prohibitions against slavery lottery prize fighting and duelling, arguing public sentiment will drive enforcement and predicting neighboring states will join dry counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Centerville
Reynolds County
W C T U Leaders Campaign in Missouri
Mrs Lillian M N Stevens national president and Miss Anna Gordon vice president arrived in Missouri to aid the campaign. Stevens spoke at Webb City on Oct 24 as the district W C T U convention began Oct 25 with a contest. Miss Ethel Masters of Jasper competes. delegates to Jasper Union chosen. the Citizens Defense committee floods the nation with anti prohibition literature challenging amendment 16 projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Maine
Anna Gordon
Missouri
Stevens
Webb City
Ethel Masters
Jasper
Hancock
Donald
Jasper Union
Citizens’ Defense
Personal Liberty versus saloon limits, a temperance view
The Model License League favors restricting saloons as a temperance measure, permitting some and denying others. The piece argues that claims of personal liberty mask vested interests and harm the many, calling liberty a gilded steel collar and highlighting social costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Model License League
Central Christian Advocate
Stafford Cemetery Notice Meeting to elect three trustees
Stafford cemetery holds a meeting at the cemetery on Friday November 11 at 1 p.m. for selecting three trustees. All interested parties are urged to attend to address this matter. Byers, Trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford Cemetery
Byers
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Cluett
Shen
H.J. Deardorff
T. W. Harkless
Lamar, Mo
The
Chicago
Lynnland
John Barleycorn
W.C.T.U. Worker
Tennessee
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Arkansas
Lora S
Lamance
H. Woods
Dugan & Kaufman
VOGUE
Juanita Hendricks
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