City News notes visitors and locals in summer era
Mrs Lizale Level returns from Owenton after sister's death. Harvey Boho and wife move to town from Jonesboro Ark. Mrs Mary Lishlay of San Francisco visits sister Mrs Mattie Tolliver. formerly Miss Mary Fisher. Edward White of Butler Mo visits nephew Roscoe White and wife at 2319 Highland Ave. Laura C Alexander of Chicago visits sister and parents at 1507 Jackson Ave. Miss Mabley Vaughan guest of parents. donated gold medal at Western University. Mrs Millie Shackleford and Mrs Lou Pridemore of Tipton attend Bettle Jordan's funeral. Dr E R Vaughan hosts theologs. graduates present silk umbrella. Dancing classes advertised at Armory Hall. lessons by Prof Roscoe White and Mrs Jonie White. Mrs Bettle Jordan dies. funeral held. interment Highland Cemetery. M T social O M C club banquet to honor president Annie E Floyd on June 12 at Armory Hall. Vegetables for sale at 3914 East 14th St. list and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabley Vaughan
Millie Shackleford
Lou Pridemore
Tipton
City
Bettle Jordan
B. O. Crane
Cottage Street
ST. Joseph
Hol Rider
Hantal Patterson
Elvira Carter
Viola Fouls
Oregon
Smith Crews
Dan Howans
John Guthrie
Pittsburg
Lewis Williams
Si Argenta
Ark
J. RB
A. Crogsi
Jeft
Chicago
Sidney Bradford
Bertha Roads
St. Louis
Grand High L. P
Pilatisburg
Robert Lundsey
Libbs Wallace
Kansas City
A. Howard Hill
Sanford Hill
Charley Howard
Mattie Grider
Mise Effie Lucas
Frances Free
Katy Hayes
Frances
Mary Fee
A. ME
Bethel A M E Church and community notices
Bethel A M E Church announces events including visiting dignitaries Grand Master N C Crewse at the Republican National convention in Chicago and Mrs W L Hueston moving to 1907 East 10th Street. Bertha M H Rhodes visits from St Louis, Lincoln School students perform a cantata Strange Visitors, and a Lincoln High School graduate dies with funeral held June 3. Sunday features third quarterly meeting with Rev McClain delivering the sacramental sermon at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hueston
East 10Th Street
Bertha MH. Rhodes
Otternational Order of Twelve
St. Louis
Zella Porter
Woodland Avenue
Two Girls Learn Restaurant Cooking in Missouri
Advertisement offers training for girls to advance by brains. Pay while learning in a clean moral and sanitary lunch room. Describes the Hole in the Wall at 11412 East 18th Street and invites calls or letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
East 18Th Street
Church Services Well Attended and Notables Mentioned
All services last Sunday were well attended with two new members. Min Little Phillips has improved after a period of illness. The lecture by Hey Thos. B. Kalane on Tuesday evening was grand. Mrs J. B. Wright, St John Bible class teacher, visits Alma, Missouri this week. B Y P A meets every Sunday at 6 30 PM. All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Phillips
Hey
Thos
B. Kalane
BR. D
Mra
J. B. Wriisht
St. John Bible Class
Alma
Sunday Sermons Mark Centennial Quarterly Meeting
The district superintendent led Sunday services with morning and evening sermons while Rev. O. A. Johnson preached in the afternoon. Visiting ministers joined the gathering as gratitude was expressed. A Sunday school collection reached 99 dollars for Children's Day and a program by Mr. C. A. Warrick on Miss Wheeler was planned to surpass past efforts. The event encouraged attendance for a 1 o'clock start. We regret the passing of Mrs. Ela Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial
O. A. Johnson
C. A. Warrick
Miss Wheeler
Ela Williams
Second Baptist Church YP and U invite all to attend
The Senior B Y P V W invites all to attend at 6 50 p m Miss Maude Rhodes will lead the discussion next Sunday The Junior 8B Y P U will be addressed next Sunday by Mr Benjamin Moore of the MCA Everyone is welcome Mrs Billy Sunday preached a wonderful sermon in our auditorium last Sunday Seventeen hit the trail The evening worship was devoted to covenant and the Lord s supper and were partaken by a large number of members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Rhodes
Benjamin Moore
Billy Sunday
Covenant
Ladies Coterie Art Club meets at Harrison Field House 14th
The Ladies Coterie Art Club gathers at Harrison Field House on the 14th with all members urged to attend for important business. In related news, Eastern Star chapters held a Day of Esther at the Masonic Temple with a Chapter of Sorrow for Prof. R. W. Foster and Mrs. Ellen Gunnell. The program featured prayers, songs, and several solos by local performers, including Mrs. Nellie Hendricks and Mrs. Lucy Bacote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Coterie Art Club
Harrison Field House
Boyd
Bowman
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
R. W. Foster
Ellen Gunnell
A. B. Robinson
We Thank Friends For Kindness After Loss Of Laura Tolson
Expressions of gratitude from Alonzo Tolson and children for sympathy and flowers after the death of Mrs. Laura Tolson. Also notices of baccalaureate sermon at Wheatley Provident Hospital and Nurse Training Association and later graduation details at Centennial M. E. church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Tolson
Wm. H. Thomas
Wheatley Provident Hospital and Nurse Training Association
Allen Chapel
Robert G. Jackson
Centennial M. EB. Church
19Th
Woodland
Pauline Tibbs
Royal House
Henry Tibbs
Amelia Blackwell
Henry Blackwell
Carrie Tibbs
William Tibbs
Zion A. M. E. Church
Lizale Miles
Clarence Ruby
James Kelly
Negro editor dies at desk in Kansas City office
A. D. Griffin, said to be the nation’s only Negro Democratic editor, died at his desk in the Kansas Elevator office at 845 Minnesota avenue on Friday while finishing an editorial praising President Wilson and the administration. He was 68 and had moved to Kansas from Tennessee five years ago, previously working with Nick Chiles on the Plaindealer in Topeka until a year ago. He had no relatives in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Griffin
Kansas
Minnesota Avenue
Kansas Side
Wilson
Tennesse
Nick Chiles
Plaindealer
Topeka
Local Social Notes From Kansas City Kansas
Kansas City society column lists residents and guests including Celesta Meeks Elizabeth Carter J H Hadley Serena Ewing Laura Logan and others with visits to family in Kansas City Park Avenue North Third Street and New Jersey Avenue. It notes receptions for Mrs John Edwards and a summer trip for the Starr family including Mrs Hattley Starr and daughters with travel to Triplett Missouri and Brunswick Dalton and Chillicothe before the railway mail clerks convention and the National Negro Business League event in Kansas City Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattley, Starr
Chas
EB. A. Starr
Cerressa
Washington Boulevard
Triplett
Keytesville Church Revives Activity Under Pastor Davis
In Keytesville Missouri under Rev W H Davis the church shows new life with a June 2 business meeting, a Sunday school outing, and well attended Sunday services. On June 1 W H Williams wed Cola Wilson at the groom's residence, a reception followed June 2 with about 25 attendees. May peace and happiness be theirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keytesville
W. H Davis
W. H. Williams
Cola Wilson
Local Clergy and Visitors Hit Weekend Talks
Rev A B E Johnson of Springfield Missouri stopped here Saturday enroute to Memphis Tennessee. Rlder J Reed of Little Rock Arkansas held quarterly conference at the Watson Chapel CM E. Mr Robert Denton left Sunday night for Joplin Missouri. Rev A E Johnson preached a powerful sermon Sunday night. Reverend Richmons and Reedy arrested? Noted. Mr A L Ball Md Rev J S Reed preached last Monday night and Hey Johnson Tuesday night. Mrs Harvey Bobo returned to her home at Jonesboro Arkansas after visiting Mrs Robert Reotor. The 5 5 Club met at the home of Mr and Mrs H Greenhand Monday. Little Miss Pauline Harvey returned to her Jonesboro home after visiting grandparents. Mr L B Campbell spent weekend visiting relatives here. Rev W J Richmond preached a wonderful sermon Sunday with a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Be, Johnson
Springfield
Memphis
Tenn
Rlder J
Reed
Little Rock
Ark
Watson Chapel
Robert Denton
Joplin
A. E. Johnson
Hey. Johnson
Harvey Bobo
Jonesboro
Robert Reotor
H. Greenhand
Pauline Harvey
L. B. Campbell
W. J. Richmond
Local News From St Joseph Missouri area
St Joseph residents report visitors from Oregon and Kansas City. Drownings and illnesses appear among community updates. Notable names include Mrs Elvira Carter and Mrs Frances Free with church services at the A ME church cited.
For Rent Ads Blend of Rooms and Rates in City Listings
A fragmented rental page lists multiple units with varied terms from 1907 to 1903 addresses, including cottages, modern apartments, and houses. Prices range widely up to 70.00 monthly with down payments noted. The ad mentions a real estate firm Afro American Investment and Employment Co at 1810 18th St, with contact numbers East 802 and Gell 722.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee East
Enesserenes
Michigan
Flora
Montwall
Yousin
Ifith
Brera
Ceee Vaneer
Kani
Seth
Wwon , Sr
Wee Gu
Afro-American Investment & Employment Co
Missouri Happenings in Platte County and Nearby Events
Platte county voted wet by a large margin with Weston showing 24 dry to 400 wet and outside Weston 23 precincts voting dry. A tornado hit Montgomery county damaging several buildings but injuring no one, while a church blew down at Jonesburg. Notables include deaths of Fred Schuchnert near Hovier and veteran showman George H. Olendorf in Springfield. Local officials elected for Confederate Home Association of Missouri in Higginsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte County
Weston
Drydale
Farley
Royal Brewing Company
Parkville
Montgomery County
Jonesburg
Bargain Sale Purchases Noted In Courteous Exchange
A brief exchange reveals a bargain sale produced cheap goods. One speaker notes the items purchased, while the other confirms by pointing to the visible purchases.
Hie Way About It Money Making Faker Rumors
A fragment notes chatter about a young Faker profiting greatly by teaching rope climbing at an ally Velo school. The brief item pitches curiosity about the method and venue of his earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ally Velo School
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City News
Lizale Level
Owenton, Ky
Harvey Boho
Jonesboro, Ark
Mary Lishlay
San Francisco
Mattie Tolliver
Lydia
Mise Mary Fisher
Ths City
Edward White
Butler
Mrs
Roscoe White
Highland Avenue
Laura C. Alexander
J. W. Alexander
Jackson Avenue
E. R. Vaughan
Dean Vaughan
Armory Hall
Cottage
Vine Streets
Bell Phone East
Jonie White
East 14Th St
Bethel A. M .E. Church
Win
Smith
New York City
Hax
N.C. Crewse
Chichro
Lincoln School
Lucian D. Carter
Io Lincoln High School
Christian Endeavor of
McClain
Vine Street Church
Gentennial
M. E. Church
Second Baptist Church
Alonzo Tolson
Chas. Ridley
Chas. Adkins
Parthenia Wendell
Jennie Walker
Lydia Avenue
J. F. Slannon
Lizzie Wendell
Jennie Graham
Guthrie
Okii
Cora Jordan
Lulu, Johnson
Parthenia Carter
Gladys Reeves
19Th Street
Willam Graham
Okla
Harold Johnson
W. Bacote
Highland Cemetery
Kansas City, Kas
Zenobia Nelson
Celesta Meeks
Everett Avenue
Elizabeth Carters
John Hertz
Park Avenue
J. H. Hadley
North Third St
Indianapolis
Serena Ewing
Ann Avenue
Laura Logan
Jefferson City, Mo
L. EB. Nutall
New Jersey Avenue
Albert Caldwell
Tonganoxie, Kas
C. W. Barnett
Oakland Avenue
Payne Ransom
Rev
Mrs. Ransom
Washburn College
8.G. Toole
Ohio Avenue
Dorsey Green
North Eighth Street
George Byrd
Lawrence
Barnett
Andrew Jackson
Odessa
J. R. Rhodes
J. C. Ray
Troupe Avenue
Denver
Omaha
Shirley Brown
Greeley
James Brown
John Edwards
Nannie Jones
West Plains, MO
W. W. Matthews
D. D
St. James A. M. E
L. W. Kyles
Matthews
Norton
Euclid
Meniow
Park
Almont Ser
Dries
Alutomobile
Sprawen Ee Overland
Will
Aoe
Menses
Calate Pe
F. J. Weaver
Tweek
Fred Schuchnert
Hovier
George H. Olendorf
81. Joseph
The
Hell, Olendorf & Ballard Amusement Company
Confederate Home Association of Missouri
Higginsville
Frank Galerie
G. W. Lankford
Marshall
J. W. Halliburton
Carthage
H. F. Campbell
Jasper County
Neck City
W. Long
L. Hegle
William Smith Baker
Sedalia
Captain Baker
Cames
Col
A. D. Endsley
Ray County
Richmond
J.J. Kean
Jefferson City
D. &. Bollinger
Cape Girardeau
Wilbur F. Horton
Frank Bennett
Sarah Douglass
Charles S$. Douglass
J. ©. Wallace
Sterling Price
Baldwin
Aurora
William F. Black
St. Joseph's
Elliott Marshall
Joseph BD. Williams
Henry Williams
Pacific
Meramec River
James C Kelly
Lafayette County
Walter Duncan
Broomfeld
Henry Bildridge
Centralia
Callaway County
J. Q. Cooper
Thomas B. Rodgers
Department of Missouri
Grand Army of the Republic
140Th
Pennsylvania
Nevada Mining Company
Pleasanton
Kas
Walter Bray
Ba Ward Riggs
Nevada
Gunnary
Drayer
Kansas City, Missourl
White-Wood Drug Store
Quality Store
Home East
Bell E
Moon
East Eighteenth Street
Moonnn
W. H. Hubbell
East
Blunk's
Eighteenth St
Auto Service
Bell Phone
Main
Fred Mahan
Harrison St
A. T. Moore
18Th Street
Edna Hammett
Bell
Highland Ave
George A. Wood
Grand Ave
J. A. Wilson
West Ninth St
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