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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1921
Page
2
The Industrial Court of Kansas is praised for supporting education while Missouri advances school welfare. The State Department of Education thanks district officers for cooperation in statewide education efforts. A Marshall high school building burned early Wednesday, destroying the facility used for high school purposes. cause unknown.
A 1921 letter from the Missouri State Department of Education to Lafayette County readers notes fifteen Lafayette County high schools across four classes and praises the county’s educational effort. It highlights Superintendent Elmer White, modern rural high school designs, and improved facilities, including doors, seating, lighting, heating, water, and libraries as factors supporting education growth.
Mrs. J. L. Forsha accompanied by her son, Martin, left Saturday morning for El Paso Texas, summoned by the illness of her son Roland. The Castoria line appears as part of an unrelated ad in the clipping.
Dr M W Blackman entomologist at New York State College of Forestry directs an insectary at Cranberry Lake Adirondacks to study yellow birch pests and bark eating insects unrecorded in New York. The facility uses screened buildings and outdoor cages to observe insects under natural conditions. Lexington Poultry Association forms in December with Chamber of Commerce meeting set for Dec 12 to promote poultry production and a coming poultry show. Sam A Baker and Dr C F Enloe urge school boards to enforce vaccination for pupils or deny admission. Mrs Coleman Eckle and two daughters visit Dr W R Eckle in Tulsa.
A lighthearted wartime style exchange recounts a new German giving a counterfeit half dollar to a person, who asks where it is and then reveals it was already disposed of, with the butcher reportedly accepting the note.
A seven year old explains to a neighbor that her aunt is ill with a bad headache. The exchange turns into a playful line about spelling things on her, revealing a humorous misdirection. The Christian Register notes the toy-like misunderstanding.
A moving picture scene in The Ag faire of Anatol shows the church treasurer angrily trampling his wife’s silk clothes bought with church funds. A Bloomington patron recalls the moment with emotion noting the ruin of a teddy bear outfit and estimating the loss at four dollars and fifty cents.
Experts at Alberta universities demonstrated that straw can be transformed into a building material surpassing concrete in strength. A secret process mixes chopped straw with other ingredients to create a durable composite, with vast prairie straw supplies enabling a potential building trade revolution.
Jury awards the plaintiff sixty thousand dollars in a damage suit. The exchange hints at additional injury claims and includes brief remarks about an injured arm and a broken heart.
Public notice of mortgage default and sale of real estate in Lexington Missouri. Trustee Horace F Blackwell states the March 12 1920 deed of trust secures a promissory note. upon default the trustee will sell December 28 1921 at the Lafayette County Courthouse to satisfy the debt and costs. The tract is in Andersons Addition, West side Lot 6 Block Dh, with description and boundary points.
Let ters of Administration on the estate of Dominik Mautino deceased were issued to the undersigned on November 5 1921 by the Probate Court of Lafayette County Missouri. All persons having claims against said estate must present them for allowance to the Administrator within six months after the date of granting said letters or they may be precluded from any further claims. MARTINO Administrator Attested by Stephen N W Wilson Judge of Probate Lafayette County Missouri. November 18 1921. Notice ters Teaty Executor's notice..
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