Chamber of Commerce Wins Grain Shipping Battle
The Lexington Chamber of Commerce along with St. Louis partners secured an order to allow shipper choice by killing freight at the option of the shipper, easing grain and livestock movement away from Kansas City. Corder defeated Lexington 5 to 1 in a Sunday baseball game on Carder’s grounds. Holleron starred for the Athletics as Sweet Springs moved into second place with a 4 to 0 win over Higginsville.
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Pacific
Corder
Lexington
Lexington Athletics
Carder
Schumaker
Athletics
Holleron
Sweet Springs
Higginsville
Forest City visitors join Mrs. Rush relatives
Mrs J O Rush and her daughters Frances Annie and Stella from Forest City Ark arrived Friday evening to visit Mrs Rush's mother Mrs James Peak at her home.
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J. O. Rush
Frances
Annie
Stella
Forest City
Ark
Woman's Club Luncheon at Hinesley's marks opening of year
The Woman's Club annual luncheon was held Tuesday at Hinesley's with seventy dinners set. President T C Ryland presided. Mrs Sandford Sellers reported on the National Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Des Moines. Mrs Bird of Kansas City gave a general summary and Miss Jean Brightwell sang. W J Gresham spoke on Lexington Chamber of Commerce cooperation.
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Woman's Club
Woman's Club of
Hinesley’s
T. ¢. Ryland
Sika Club
Des Moines
Iowa
Sandford Sellers
Bird
Kansas City
W. J. Gresham
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Jean Brightwell
California
Red Cross Home Hygiene Course Seeks Women and Girls
All women and young girls are invited to enroll in the American Red Cross Nursing Division course at 112 Main. The program runs until Sept 1 with fifteen practical nursing lessons and demonstrations. Successful students earn a National Red Cross certificate as a Nursing Aide, for 45 cents class book. evening sessions may be arranged if there is interest, contact Miss Teubner at 40F2.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Democratic candidate Stone campaigns in Lexington
John H. Stone of Bates County, the Democratic State Treasurer hopeful, visited Lexington Friday in support of his candidacy. He currently serves as Bates County treasurer.
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John HH. Stone
Bates County
Lexington
Stone
Bates
Breckenridge Youngest VP Candidate and 19th Century Career
Franklin D Roosevelt faced a question on becoming the youngest vice president at 38 while John Cabell Breckenridge became vice president in 1857 at 36 years. Breckenridge later joined the Confederacy and served briefly as Secretary of War in 1865 before dying in Lexington, Kentucky in 1875. The Lexington Co operative Society opened a store in Labor Temple selling groceries and cured meats for cash.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
John Cabell Breckenridge
James Buchanan
Breckenridge
Lincoln
United States Senate
Jeff Davis
Lexington
Lexington Co-operative Society
Labor Temple
Sweet Springs Baseball Hosts Athletes in Inter-County Showdown
Sunday at Athletics Park Sweet Springs aims to climb from second place in the Inter-County League facing the Athletics. Sweet Springs pitchers Curry Berry & Berry oppose Athletics Cross Clark Helms. Umpire Mavel. Also noted Missouri Democratic contenders for US Senate Breckinridge Long Chas Hay and Judge Priest with divides on prohibition and platform loyalties.
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Sweet Springs
Athletics Park
Curry, Berry & Berry
Cross, Clark & Helms
Mavel
Missouri
United States
Breckinridge Long
Chas. M. Hay
Judge Priest
Long
Hay
National Democratic
Marriage Licenses Issued in Higginsville Area
A list of marriage licenses issued includes Alfred L. Schultze Higginville with Hazel George, Joseph E. Nee Higginsville with Frances Lee Ridge, Grave West a Mo cel doower Everett W. Oliver Higginsville Minnie EB Poisal Higginsville Louis R Jung Higginsville Mary E Chittick Higginville Misa Ruth Merchant. plus a note that Misa Ruth Merchant left Friday for Brunswick Mo after two weeks visiting her aunt Mrs Hix and daughter Mary Howard accompanied her home for a visit.
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Alfred L. Schultze
Higginville
Hazel George
Higginsville
Misa Ruth Merchant
Brunswick
Mis
E. D. Hix
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John Morrison & Sons
Ford
Main
Mae
Matthew A. Kenney
Checotah, Okla
Dr. Kenney
C. L. Kenney
Asisoiente
Savings Bank
Moncton Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Excelsior Springs
William Page
Lakeview
George Conners
Lola Ellenwood
Hugh Ellenwood
George Petty
Kenrietta
Otis
Charles Petty
F. W. Mehl
Bales Avenue
Mr. Mehl
Louise Hammer
Minnie
Gussie Mehl
John Hogan
Geo. Trail
Calmese and Sims
Hogan
Pauline Willson
O. O. Willson
Forest Avenue
Edward Nettles
T. L. Barnett
Jung Chittick
Louis R. Jung
Mary Esther Chittick
Hig
Innville
S. N. Wilson
Lafayette County Trust Co
Federal Reserve System
Lafayette County
John C. Breckenridge
Buchanan
Baseball
Joseph E. Nee
Frances Lee
Everett W. Oliver
Minnie EB. Poisal
Mary E. Chittick
Lambert A Ol Company
John J.P
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