Elaborate Lafayette County Soldiers' Homecoming Picnic Plans
A large county meeting outlined July 4 preparations for the Soldiers Homecoming Picnic. Highlights include a military parade with floats, enlisteds participation, tanks and war gear displays, speeches by Dr. Burris Jenkins Col Ristine and Horace Blackwell, hoped Governor Gantner attendance, an honor service flag, a Lexington versus Odernass Evin ball game, bands, community singing led by Dr Heiner, war maneuver and machine gun post capture, air joy rides from Kansas City, boxing bouts under Dr Reilly, dancing with a 505100 foot platform, barbecue by a Kansas City specialist, possible illuminated acrobatic stunts, countywide advertising, grounds and concession committees, and a projected $3,000 expense with initial pledges from local firms.
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Fay
Burris Jenkins
Kansas City
Col. Ristine
Horace Blackwell
Ganther
Harry Leary
Lexington
Odernass
Concordia
Dr. Heiner
Reilly
Kansas City Athletic Club
Kanana
Norborne defeats Central College in a Corking game
The Athletics beat Noor-Friday 3 to 1 with strong pitching from Sanders and Crisp. Hines allowed six hits as Norborne struggled, while Roy Sanders held Noorborne to three hits and struck out eighteen. The local crowd filled the park for the Sunday game and the Sedalia club was noted as an upcoming attraction.
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Noor
Korne Club
Paark
Board of Curators
Hines
Aliwnange
P.M
Roy Sanders
Norborne
Sedalia Club
Odessa
Sanders and
Crisp
Neyborne
Hines Ard Bruner
Union 171 boosts reward for Talbot murder suspects
Local Union 171 of A. M. at a Monday meeting voted unanimously to add 1000 dollars to the existing 4600 dollar reward for the arrest positive identification and delivery of the three men who murdered Sheriff Talbot and his deputies on May.
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U M
Talbott
Bour & Sons Store Burglarized in City Break-In
Bours Store Burglarized. Bour & Sons' store at corner 18th and Franklin Street was broken into Friday night through a rear window. The safe was forced open with store tools, with the takings undetermined. Some small change, tobacco and other items were taken. exit was made via the rear door.
Four Sciences of the Bible and Tekel at West Lexington Church
Baptist Church schedules morning worship at 11:00 with theme The Four Sciences of the Bible. Evening worship at 8:00 p m with theme Tekel. Mid week prayer Wednesday 8:00 p m B Y P U Sundays 7:00 p m Sr Jr Sunday school 9:45 Myric Mission Sunday school 8:30. Pastor L B Arvin invites all to attend.
Card of Thanks from the Wedge Family
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends and fraternal orders for kindness and help after a bereavement on behalf of Mrs. Thos Wedge and family.
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Thos
Wedge
Locust Grove School Hires Adele Ford for Term
H L Wehrman Jesse W Ed wards and Allen Chambers as Locust Grove School directors appoint Ad elyne Ford to teach the upcoming term.
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H. L. Wehrman
Jesse W. Edwards
Allen Chambers
Locust Grove
Adelyne Ford
Methodist Episcopal Church Drives Centenary Fund Drive
The Methodist Episcopal Church South began a one week five Tuesday morning campaign to raise thirty five million dollars for evangelization and reconstruction work. The local M FS Church South aims for twelve thousand dollars with nine thousand eight hundred collected Sunday. They feel encouraged and hope nearby members and friends will join to complete the quota at the earliest possible moment.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
South
M. FS
Centenary Drive boosts Methodist mission funds in week
This week the local Methodist Church held a Centenary Drive to raise funds for Missionary Extension and Re contietion work. Pledges covering five years were secured and by Sunday night the congregation had reached 9,800 of a 12,000 quota. Canvassing continues with services reporting progress and a final big report planned for Sunday night. J. E. Alexander, Pastor.
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Methodist Church
Suny
J. E. Alexander
Ryland Returns Home From Army Discharge
Dr. T. Ryland arrives home with Mrs. Ryland after being stationed at Camp Grant NL and receiving his discharge.
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Ir. Ryland
Dr. T. Ryland
Camp Grant
Sint
Mrs. Ryland
Mrs Clark Murray Spends Sunday in Richmond
Mrs Clark Murray spent Sunday in Richmond with relatives and friends, sharing time with family during a day of informal visits and social interactions in the city.
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Clark Murray
Richmond
Lexington Lawyers Dinner Promotes Sociability for Bar
Judge and Mrs Richard Fietu hosted a Saturday May 7 dinner for Lexington lawyers and court of fees with Col. Ristine Judge Wilson and many others attending. Judge Wield led the Bar Association as president, urging goodwill among workers.
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Richard Fietu Asaistal
Kitty Fulkerson
Tom. Barnett
Mixa Caroline Field
Lexington
Col. Ristine
SN. Wilson
Wm. Aull
Wa. Aull, Jr
Chas. Lyons
T. A. Walker
Henry €. Wallace
FP. Blackwell
A. G. Phetzing
N. M. Houx
Chas, A. Keith
Wm. T. Tutt
Felix G. Young
Geo. P. Blackwell
Judge Wield
The
Bar Association
Fire Chief reports decline in yearly runs
The Fire Chief notes that 32 runs were made in the past year, 75 fewer than the previous year, highlighting a sharp drop in activity.
Rural School Graduation Address by Lieut Governor Wallace Crossley
Rural and Village School graduates in Higginsville Missouri will hold commencement on Saturday May 24 1919 at 10 pm at the Rex Theatre with Lieut Governor Wallace Crossley to deliver the address A morning program at Higginsville High School includes a luncheon for graduates parents and teachers A 114 pm afternoon gathering leads to a diploma ceremony and a program at the Rex Theatre with songs readings and scholarship awards The event notes a note on the Y M C A and county presence at the scene of sheriff deputy gravesite discovery two weeks ago
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Wallace Crossley
Lafayette County
Rex
Higinsvill
Missouri
Higginsville
Rex Theatre
Missouri sheriffs and deputies murdered in Missouri
Within a few weeks Shiwe sherifs and two deputies have been murdered in Missouri.
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Missouri
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