APT J M Sellers to Return to Wentworth Command
First Lieutenant James McBrayer Sellers Marine Corps resigns to become assistant commandant at Wentworth Military Academy. He served from June 1917 to August 1918 as captain of the 78th Company 6th Marines and earned a Distinguished Service Cross Croix de Guerre wound chevron and a silver banner. he will join Wentworth after holidays. Also reports Wentworth students’ holiday arrivals and local prize winners in The Lexington News subscription contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
James McBrayer Sellers
Marine Corps
Wentworth Military Acade
Lexington News
Josie Anderson
Lexington
Gerand
Fidpa Rohlfing
Alma
Theodosia Morris
Miay Anderson
Lexington Township
Sellers
Maie Corps
78Th Compa
6Th Marines
Ovber
Jtember
Ile
Spokane
Washington
Marineecruiting
Maj. Dewey
A. B
Germany
Wentworth
Man Found Crushed Under Freight Car in Myrick Yards
Sunday morning at 8:30 the body of a man about thirty was found under a freight car in the Myrick yards. He was neatly dressed, clothing marked "J. Glass" and "Joe Glass." A lady's ring engraved "M. G." was on the body. The corpse was taken to Winklers Undertaking Parlour for identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrick Yards
J. Glass
Joe Glass
M. G
Winklers Undertaking
Paleis
Marriage License Issued To List Of Local Couples
A marriage license has been issued to Theodorre Meyer Concordia Pearl Tebbenkamp Concordia Chris J Wulfkuhle Wellington Beulala M Lark Wellington Whadderea Martin Lesingehint Ethel Cartmill Dover Mrs Margaret Jones visiting with Mr and Mrs Walter Shinn returned home in Kansas City. Miss Mary Cavanaugh to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs Mike Gavin Lieut and Mrs Ira E Ryder Fort Leavenworth Kansas Mrs Annie Higgins of Higginsville and Mr and Mrs J F Forster and son Franklin of Wellington were Christmas guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Ike H Noyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Jones
Walter Shinn
Kansas City
Mary Cavanaugh
Mike Gavin
Ira E. Ryder
Ft. Breavenworth
Kansas
Annie Higgins
Higginsville
Imr
J. F. Forster
Franklin
Wellington
Ike
H. Noyes
Waverly Social Notes and Local Death in Fayette
Miss Lee Franklin of Marshall hosts in Waverly with callers including Miss Mabelle Pangborn and Miss Ogda McGrew. Travels bring Gorton Cooper from Kansas City to visit Jack Cooper, and Thornton Gordon spends holidays with Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Gordon. Clyde Jenkins of Odessa dies at Central College Fayette after kidney trouble. He leaves parents, sister Pearl, and brothers Festus and Forrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouida Abbott
Columbia
W. W. Davis
Jacque McGrew
Dover
Margaret Oliver
Frances Buck
Dennis Elvin
E. J. Easterly
Marshall
Leroy Naylor
Kansas City
William England
Leta Miller
Ogda McGrew
Malta Bead
Carter T. Davis
Collin Pinn
Marguérite Landrum
T. R. Landrum
Odessa
Centra College
Fayette
Clyde Jenkins
W. T. Jenkins
Central College
Pearl Jenkins
Festus Jenkins
Bucyrus
Kansas
Forrest Jenkins
Oklahoma City
Christmas Visitors and Local Notes from Lexington
Mrs Emma Young is seriously ill at her daughter Mrs Frank Hord on Franklin avenue. Mrs Ralph Campbell in Wesley hospital Kansas improving after an operation. Miss Mazie Hulver university student from Missouri Columbia arrives for Christmas. Judge Dan Wade of Odessa visits Lexington on business. Henry Seitz Walter J Shinn and Hazel Thompson travel to Kansas City on business. Miss Frances Myers from Japan visits her grandparents Judge Richard Field. Warren Vivion visits his ill father Clarence Vivion with pneumonia. Mr and Mrs L Fred Evans and family from Independence and Hubert Field of Kansas City come to spend Christmas with Judge Richard Field. Miss Pauline Willson of Aurora Mo teaches at high school arrives to spend holidays with her parents. Arthur Petsch Rolla School of Mines student arrives for holidays. Mr and Mrs Henry Dankers announce Lois Mary born December 22 1919. Frank Bowman of Jefferson City spends Christmas with family.
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Mazie Hulver
University of Missouri, Columbia
Dan Wade
Odessa
Lexington
Henry Seitz
Walter J. Shinn
Hazel Thompson
Kansas City
Frances Myers
Japan
Richard Field
Warren Vivion
Clarence Vivion
L. Fred Evans
Independence
Hubert Field
Pauline Willson
Aurora
O. O. Willson
Arthur Petsch
Rolla School of Mines
Rolla
Louis Petsch
Henry Dankers
Lois Mary
Frank Bowman
Jefferson City
Daniel Ruebel Stricken With Paralysis
Lexing ton’s Daniel Ruebel a prominent citizen suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday night returning from his barber shop. His left side is paralyzed and his condition is serious. His son Daniel A Ruebel of St. Louis arrived Monday. Herman Ruebel and Mrs Louis Eckle of Scotts Bluff Nebraska arrived Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Rubel
Lexington
Daniel A. Ruebel
St. Louis
Herman Ruebel
Louis Eckle
Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
Navy Medal noted for Marine officer in AEF list
The Army and Navy Journal lists Marine officers with the American Expeditionary Force who were awarded the Navy Cross. Among them is James McBrayer Sellers, a captain who already holds the Distinguished Service Cross, a Croix de Guerre, and a silver citation bar on his Victor Medal.
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Army and Navy Journal
James McBrayer Sellers
Sellers
Christmas Gift Deed Presents Farm to Daughter
On Christmas Day Judge tno EB Burden conveyed a $40,000 farm, located a mile or two north of Mayview, to his daughter Mrs Arline Harrison McAdow wife of Captain Lew H McAdow as a Christmas gift. The news notes the substantial gift and extends congratulations to the couple.
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Tno
EB. Burden
Arline Harrison McAdow
Lewis H. McAdow
Mayview
Mrs. McAdow
Martin Cartmill Wed Effie Cartmill In Dover Office
Theodore Martin of Lexington and Miss Effie May Cartmill of Dover were united in marriage Tuesday afternoon in the office of Justice of the Peace Clyde Wright. Justice Wright officiated the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Martin
Lexington
Effie May Cartmill
Dover
Office of
Justice of the Peace
Clyde Wright
Justice Wright
Marriage Announcement from Liberty Missouri
Mr August A Lisiecki formerly of Lexington and Miss Anna Hughes wed Sunday December 7 in Liberty Missouri the bride’s home They left after the ceremony for a Florida trip Henry C Chiles traveled to Lexington Kentucky for a Kappa Alpha Society meeting then to tour Kentucky Mr and Mrs James T Kinkead of Miami Oklahoma arrived to visit Mrs Kinkead’s parents Mr and Mrs George W Callaway Dr R L Britt went to Fulton to visit his mother Mr and Mrs H A Kappelman left for New Haven Missouri to visit relatives Claude Price and Miss Kittie Price of Kansas City spent Christmas with home folks
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August A. Lisiecki
Lexington
Anna Hughes
Liberty
Florida
Henry C. Chiles
Kappa Alpha Society
Chiles
Kentucky
James T. Kinkead
Miami
Okla
H. A. Kappelman
New Haven
Claude Price
Kittie Price
Kansas City
Wash Fruits Before Using in Daily Diets
The article urges washing dried figs and dates before eating due to possible contagion from flies and dirty hands. It questions how many hours oranges and lemons are washed before use and notes that citrus skins are often dirty. It recommends washing shelled nuts bought at the market and drying them with a clean cloth.
Auto Abandoned Loaded With Silks And Furs
A car found abandoned near Joe Smith's east of Odessa contained bolts of silk and furs. Discovered about six o'clock with headlights on, the car was linked to a theft at Jack Hereford's Odessa store, robbed during the night. Deputy Sheriff Forsha assigned to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Smith
Odessa
Forsha
Jack Hereford
Genevieve Blee Visits Ham burg for Holidays
Miss Genevieve Blee of Hamburg Iowa is visiting relatives here for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Blee
Hamburg
Iowa
Elects New Officers of Lafayette County Farmers Association
Higginsville Saturday meeting of the Lafayette County Farmers Association discussed farm problems and organization building. Officers elected for the year are John Rabsahl resident Higginsville as president C A Schumacher Mayview as vice president Prim er J Slusher Lexington as secretary treasurer. Executive committee elections deferred. Newly elected officers take charge at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette County Farmers’ Association
Higginsville
John Rabsahl
C. A. Schumacher
Mayview
J. Slusher
Lexington
Also Mentioned on This Page
APT. J
Marines
Cecil Jenkins
Iowa State Agriculture College
Ames
Mrs
J. B. Jenkins
Mary Brooks
Mary Terhune
Tifton
Smith Clark
Cherryvale
Wesley Clark
Miury Sale
Eielen Waler
Camden
Theodorre Meyer
Concordia Pearl “Tebbenkamp
Concordia
Chris J. Wulfkuhle
Beulala M. Lark
Whadderea
Martin
Lesingehint
Ethel Cartmill
Sitismec
Accumulah
Lexington Savings Bank
Lexington, Chissouri
Emma Young
Frank Hord
Franklin Avenue
Ralph Campbell
Wesley Hospital
Daniel Ruebel
Lisiecki-Hughes
Lafayette County Trust Co
Lexington, Missouri
Elizabeth Young
Louise McDonald
Randolph-Macon College
Lynchburg
Rose Riley
Frank
Don Murphy
Lambert Lumber Company
John J. Price
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