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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
2
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Waverly notes list residents and relatives visiting kin across counties and states. Claude Mallen family spent Sunday in Carroll county. Miss Annabelle Robertson returned from Kansas City. Jon Callaway and William Byers in Lexington. Dr E L Johnston visited Carruthersville. Dr M L Rowe from Excelsior Springs spent weekend here. Mrs Rowe accompanied him. Ed Miller visiting Dover relatives. M B Duffy returned to Kansas City after weeks with family. Lizzie Thomas recovering from automobile injury. Edith Robertson returned from Warrensburg summer term. Mrs Edward Barnard and Lavon back from Pittshore Kansas. William Burnette family, Ben Downey and Clifford Burnette with John Larkin near Corder. Lon Davis family from Marshall. Samon Robertson returned to Kansas City. Ed Duffy left for Virginia after furlough with M S Duffy. Missouri snagboat noted.
Mrs Paul Yancey returned from Moberly with daughter Mrs Harmon and Mary. Ouida Abbott home from Marshall summer school. Mrs Ben Downey and sons visited in Weir City. Willis Cook's son ill at Camp Funston. Edward Abbott had tonsil operation in Marshall. shed built in Gordon Jackson orchard for a barrel factory. Young men 21 since June 5 must register on August 24 at local board headquarters.
The text notes the Murman Coast of Russia, occupied by Allied troops, lies as far north as King William Land where Franklin’s crew abandoned the Erebus and Terror. It explains the Gulf Stream creates climatic differences making Quebec warmer than London and Boston/New York colder than parallels of Spain.
Mrs. F. R. Neet came home Wednesday after visiting relatives in St. Louis during the holiday season.
Warver and Connor announce cash purchases for farm goods including flour hard and soft wheat bran ship mill run tankage hen feed chops meat calf meal hay oats corn and poultry cream butter and eggs. Phone 158 signals the safe cash plan for farmers.
Temperance groups in Missouri push statewide prohibition with the Citizen Dry Alliance coordinating male support and the Missouri WCTU organizing the women's branch. Lafayette County WCTU requests two representatives from each group to meet August 20 at Higginville M E Church South to organize the women's arm and elect officers. Mrs. Nellie D. Childs and Miss Katie Weedin issued notice as county president and correspondence secretary. Also, county court invites sealed coal bids by Sept 10 for a year’s supply to the courthouse and county jail in Lexington.
For rent detach two farms of 150 acres each located about 214 miles from Higginsville with 30 acres suitable for wheat and 30 acres for corn. Both properties feature good grass and meadow and are in good condition. Contact R Todhunter Lexington Missouri.
About a hundred Lexington residents traveled to Sedalia on Wednesday to attend the state fair. Lieut. and Mrs. Mount Burns arrived Saturday evening for a brief visit with homefolks.
Mrs A Q Arth and her son Harwood traveled to Kansas City on Wednesday for a visit.
Dr and Mrs C B Kingery and their young daughter left yesterday by train for a visit in Iowa. Mrs J F Winn left Tuesday for a visit with her daughter in Lincoln Nebraska, with Mr Winn accompanying her to Kansas City for a day. Mrs J F Lehman of Philadelphia visits at Judge John E Burden's home.
Mrs Ruth Stanley and two children returned to Wellington after attending the funeral of her father George Huddleston. Living Huddleston accompanied her home. W H Waddell went to Long View Farm on business Wednesday.
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