Many Mirrorettes and Travels in Missouri Towns
A long list of brief notices records various visits and travel by residents and outsiders to Hartville Mansfield Mountain Grove Seymour Springfield Joplin Lebanon and other towns. Names include Jeff Rippee J Frank Neighbors T B Bell J D Avery M L Andrews G P Thomas D Cantrell Amos Roy J R Newton D S Cantrell and many more with frequent references to Monday or weeklong trips and local events. Several public notices mention court sessions and the Hartville Aug 10 11 teachers meeting while community groups and clubs meet at Macomb and Hartville areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Thomas
Rigmond Pierson
Kansas
J. G. Chadwell
Macomb
M. W. Oliver
Joplin
J. H. Atkisson
Excelsior Springs
Gz. Brake
C. H. Ervin
Mountain Grove
Hartville
F. B. Fuson
Springfield
P. W. Newton
Arkansis
Nancy Hall
Clyde
Alva Turner
W.C T.U
J. N. Craig
Hen Murrell
W. B. Hitchcock
Hollister
R M. Rogers
Nebraska
Embroidery Club
W.H. Brake
E. B. Garner
Mansfield
Amos Roy
J. R
Authce Newton
Gainesville
F. H. Riley
Bert Laster
Ft. Scott
R. W. Starne
Bisbee
Aziz
R. A Alcorn
Blanche Burney
M. A. Freeman
W. C. Coday
Smalley and Son
Soldiers of the Sixth Missouri Regiment Depart for Federal Service
Funeral dinner in Mansfield park honors W. Coday and fellow soldiers of the Supply Co. as they leave for Seymour and Nevada. Notables from Hartville Ava and Mansfield attend. Rev. G. W. Holmes promoted to captain. many locals pledge support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Coday
Alva Carter
Garrett Carter
Glen Craig
Roy Handy
Frank Hoover
Clarence King
Roy Nerecross
John Potts
Clyde Tarburton
Claude Tripp
Robert Wiles
Seymour
Supply Co
Sixth Regiment
National Guards of Missouri
Mansfield
Hart
Franklin Briggs
Marshfield Boys
Roy
G. W. Holmes
Pete Gaskill
H.C. Hogan
Soldier Boys
Mansfield Bottling Works
Puson Drug Co
Mansfield Drug Co
P. W. Newton
America
John L Stine
Christian Church
Holmes
Prairie Hollow and Clathe Preaching Schedule
Prairie Hollow hosts preaching on the second Saturday and Sunday with Sunday school each Sunday. Prayer meeting is Wednesday night and Christian Endeavor Sunday night. Visitors include Mr Qetting and family from Mansfield at Dr Mick Davis. Various locals attend Sunday gatherings at Mrs Dora Robertson and others. Neighborhood housewives busy drying apples and preparing vegetables for the Hartville picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Hollow
Christian Endeavor
Qetting
Near Mansfield
Mick Davis
Jason Roy
M Roy
Dora Robertson
Lois Letsinger
Ralph Brazeal
Albion
Mick
Paul Williams
Audrey
Howard
R.M. Ruper
Vera Cruz
M. Roy
John
Ernest
Leonel Ray
Ava
Earl Cauble
Ralph Brazeal Lanilay
Leonard Roy
Fern Brazeal
Elva Crippen
Hartville
Bryant Church Meeting And Local News
Last week items report a Bryant church meeting led by Rev. June Chadwell and inviting attendees to bring someone. Esquire H H Bain married Orville Hunsaker and Ms Bessie Hall on Thursday. A canning factory is being built in Bryant and should start in about two weeks. Robert McCrie returns home from Albion Michigan EF Stanton and family visited Mountain Grove. Residents are canning beans and hope for rain to improve crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant Church
Chadwell
Orville Hunsaker
Bessie Hall
Esquire
H. H. Bain
Bryant
Robert McCrie
Albion
Mich
Stanton
Mountain Grove
Local Notes and Family News from the Chapel Section
Left Overs Rev Null failed to fill his appointment at the Chapel Sunday due to inclement weather. Frank Borders and wife welcome a baby born Friday Aug 3. Mrs Chas Meller on sick list. J Pearl and wife left Thursday for southeastern Texas to establish a new home. Miss Ona Taylor of Cedar Gap visited Miss Aleth Borders Saturday to Monday. Peggy Short.
Pleasant Street Notes on Weather and Local Happenings
A brief Pleasant Street item notes that rain would aid crops, John Kennedy will begin canning tomatoes, Ethel and Lillie Kelley returned from Springfield after school, S. J. Pearl and wife left for Texas with their son Robert planning to go soon, hay harvesting winds down, Joseph Rushing and wife and Miss Irmey Kennedy visited L. J. Rushing on Sunday, signed Granny Matucen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kennedy
Ethel
Lillie Kelley
Springfield
S. J. Pearl
Texas
Robert
Joseph Rushing
Irmey Kennedy
L. J. Rushing
Local Ad Offers Cream Trial by A P Wilcox
A P Wilcox advertises locating Tam and buying cream at W W Tarburton's place. He states he has a new up to date outfit and asks for a trial with the cream, claiming potential to make money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
W.W. Tarburton
P. Wilcox
Adv
Registration drive under way in Wright County women’s reg
Mrs W M Diean of Mansfield chairs Wright County’s women’s committee for the Council of National Defense Missouri Division. Thirty six women registered in Wright County and more are expected as registration continues through the county. The effort aims to secure a large registration to support service during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.M. Diean
Mansfield
Clairman
Wright County
Conncil of National Defense
Missouri
Thiry
Feo
Sarah J. Gaskill
Irene Ho Paul
J. €. Courter
Rebecca Craig
Havel Burney
Elizabeth Craig
Blinche Burney
Susa B Urney
Norbin Newton
Mary Newton
Magpie Reynolds
Liza. Peters
Ellan Craig
Minuee Cole
William Brand
Mande Coday
Moss Matuhe Reynolds
Ele Divan
Mes
Margaret Yates
CA. Darnell
Mineva Aobert
Jewell Hoover
Ann Coday
Alma Jack
Nancy Coday
Huth Freema
Daisy Chiniall
Nell Kebinett
Marian Livingston
Grace Cini
Mary Kk. West
Mabel Cody
Pearl Newton
Witten
Varios
Ser
Womn
Council of National Defense
Locust St. St. Louis
When you have backache try Sand for liver kidneys
An old advertisement claimsSand tonics will aid the liver kidneys and bladder. It urges readers to get a triad bottle from the drug store to be convinced of its benefits.
Doing Their Bit At Amwanda Farm Produce Row
M L Andrews and B E Stanton till the soil at Amwanda Farm where 6 4 acres of sweet corn and a share of turnips join 8 miles of vegetables in a state crop report reveal. Andrews, Douglas County Council of Defense chairman, notes the long plant rows illustrate a big farming effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amwanda Farm
M. L. Andrews
BE. F. Stanton
Alwanda Farm
Alwanda
Andrews
Douglas County Council of Defense
Minn. Sheriff Detains Forger Beesley Transit to Fort Snelling
Sheriff C G Sanders of Hartville captured Thomas Austin Beesley, a wanted forger from Mountain Grove, as he traveled through Minnesota en route to Fort Snelling to secure requisition papers. Beesley, an Army enlistee, had evaded capture by three days in Pocahontas Arkansas. Authorities note additional warrants in Missouri and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C G. Sanders
Hartville
Fort Snelling
Minn
Thomas Austin Beesley
Mountain Grove
Missouri
Minnesota
Beesley
Pocahontas
Ark
Macomb Post Office Robbed After Window Break-In
The Macomb post office in the Macomb Mercantile Co. building was robbed Sunday night of 30.81 in money and 4.75 in stamps and supplies about 10 in merchandise. Entry gained by removing the front window glass. Postmaster Mrs. W. H. Brake and store operator Mr. Brake run the post office and store. No clues available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomb
Macomb Mercantile Co
W. H. Brake
Local Charity Donations Reported in Mansfield
Donated fifty dollars to the Red Cross Mansfield Chapter No 122 Royal Arch Masons. Money turned over to Dr Ri M Rogers, chairman, who sent nine thousand four hundred twenty five dollars to the Mountain Grove chapter, with the local society an auxiliary. New members include Manson Daubenspeck FP Mooney Miss Maude Reynolds Mrs Horace Paul Miss Pauline Paul, total now eighty two.
Purtle Named Chairman in Wright County War Labor Plan
E G Purtle appointed chairman of the Farm Labor committee for the Wright County Council of Defense based in Hartville to prepare for potential labor troubles during a prolonged war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Purtle
Wright County Council of Defense
Hartville
Wright County
Road survey sought for Ozark Highway in Wright county
Wright county road commissioners led by J A Chase and M A Freeman appeared before the county court at Hartville on Tuesday to request a county survey of the Ozark Highway to prepare a profile for filing with the county and state. The Mansfield commissioners organized an association with J R Archer Mountain Grove as president and J L Lee Cedar Gap as secretary, with vice presidents including R D Berry Cedar Gap Joel Dennis Mansfield W H Dahlgreen Macomb and H J Schofield Norwood and A F Collier Mountain Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright County
J.A. Chase
Ozark Scenic Highway Association
M. A. Freeman
Hartville
Ozark Highway
Joe H. Dennis
J. A. Fuson
J. C. Carter
Mansfield
J. R. Archer
Mountain Grove
J.L Lee
Cedar Gap
R. D. Berry
Joel Dennis
W. H. Dahlgreen
Macomb
H. J. Schofield
Norwood
A. F. Collier
Local Notes on War Enlistments and News
Wright County Republican Charles Nichola and Robert Ward of Duncan enlist in the army. Neighborhood women knit for the war effort, sending work to Butterick to fuel one ship. Mrs Erma Purtle travels from Norwood to Worland Wye to visit relatives. Announcement of a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Ira Aber of Mound Valley Kansas. Mrs Aber formerly Dorothy Robinson of Ozark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nichola
Robert Ward
Duncan
Erma Purtle
Norwood
Worland Wye
Ira Aber
Mound Valley
Kansas
Aber
Dorothy Robinson
Ozark
Incendiary Fire Attacks Robinett School House
An attempt to burn the Robinett school house was discovered by Jasper Robertson. Oil had been poured along inside walls and one side was alight. Robertson secured water, rang the bell, and neighbors helped extinguish the flames. No suspect identified yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinett
Jasper Robertson
Robertson
Farm Loans At Lowest Prevailing Rates Ad by Freeman
Adv Geo B Freeman offers farm loans at the lowest prevailing rates with no delay. Freeman promises prompt service and competitive terms for agriculture finance.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jeff Rippee
Oklahoma
J. Frank Neighbors
T. B. Bell
J.D. Avery
M.L Andrews of
John Swith
Lebanon
D. M. Seal
O. H. Garage
Jake Miller
W. A. Glenn
John Newton
West Plains
J.P. Ward
Mr. Werth
Willow Springs
H. M. Baker
Silas Rippee
Wright County Bankers Association
Walter I. Creer
Jefferson City
Jeasie Cordle
Violette Craig
Ben Grover
Fuson
Geo. B. Freeman
E. A. Crippen
Smittle
Christian Ladies’ Aid Society
F.M. Young
J. D. Reynolds
John Deere
Hazel Burney
Yvonne Callender
Fordland
B. E. Latimer
B. W. Simmons
A. C. McCallister
Galena
Kas
L. B. Johnson
E.j.nichols
J.J. Rabey
St. Louis
Illinois
Mr. Phillips
Monett
A. F. Richardson
Burney
B. A. Taylor
Huntley
Montana
Whittaker Hanes
J. Hanes
France
C. ©. Cunningham
Houston
Cabot
Royal of
Jersey
J. B. Freeman
R. L. McCrue
Douglas County
FP. H. Riley
Nevada
M.A. Freeman
G. C. Freeman
W.C. Coday
F. L., Beach
Seymour Supply Co
Clathe
Pleasant Street
W.M. Divan
Fison Drug Co
Violette Cini
Divan
Divi
Frank PB. Haws
United Patrio
Red Cross
Republican
Democrat
Electric
Fuson Drug Company
Wm. Tarbutton
Fuson Drug Co
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