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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
4
Ward B. Hitchcock issues a notice urging payment of all outstanding takes before January 1. The text mentions an authorized list for Pleasant Valley Township and invites calls to pay at convenience.
W H Brasher will hold a public auction at Fay Killian farm four miles east of Seymour on Thursday December 19. Details are listed for local buyers and bidders.
Trade wanted. A 40 acre farm near Mansfield offers a sale or trade option for a Ford vehicle. See George Louthan at O. H. Garage in Mansfield, Missouri, for details and arrangements.
Prose notes a festive mood despite widespread flu as communities plan care for soldiers and neighbors. Elmer Rushing family returns from Iowa. Miss Ethel Kelly visits home. Dr. A J Farmer treated locally. Turkeys bought for holiday meals. Mt Olive school closed for flu. Community editor wishes readers a Merry Christmas and praises the Mirror.
Kenton Purtle and Jewell Smith were married Monday afternoon December 2 at 8 o'clock in the Hartville courthouse. Rev. L W Hensley officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H M Smith of Norwood and wore a blue serge going away suit. The groom, a progressive young farmer, is the son of Mr and Mrs R H Purtle. They departed on December 5 for their future home in California. Congratulations are extended from friends.
Missouri prepares to redeem unredeemed War Savings Stamps pledges as Redemption Week runs December 7 to 14. Gov Gardner sets notice. statewide meetings will test fulfillment, with local stamp groups compiling complete pledge records and urging further subscriptions.
The piece argues for raising money after the war through taxes, borrowing, and War Savings Stamps. It notes the need to demobilize, feed and clothe troops, and keep peace, urging Americans to buy WS85 and other bonds. It closes with a church Ladies' Aid sale at J. J C. Carter’s home on Saturday, Dec 14.
Obituaries recount the deaths of Catherine Coday wife of William Shelton with four children, and Archie Walter Tool son of C N Tool, plus several influenza and pneumonia deaths including Delk, Mrs Delk, Ivy Cleo Hudson, Mrs. Freeman Blakley, Albert Kaimann, Otis and Arthur Wheeler, Cleo Hudson, and Mrs. George Marcum. Funeral services were held at local churches with ministers Rev C N Findley and Rev T B Ritazinger. community sympathy and thanks are voiced for aid and flowers from neighbors and church groups.
W H Seay returns from Iowa and J A Dennis visits Hartville. New carpets at Floyds. Jesse A Mitchell from Ava. J Craig a Hartville visitor. Births at Logan Newton and Alex Kelley homes. Roy Norcross heads to Bluejacket Oklahoma. Books at Fuson Drug Co Adams. Anna Cauble visits Arcola, Miss. Sheriff C G Sanders Hartville passes through. W A Black and son Francis in Norwood. Christmas toy push at Fuson Drug Co. J W Floyd buys goods in Springfield. Local law, court, and commerce notes plus sales and sales events.
The St. Joseph Gazette editorial lauds Governor Gardner for resolving long standing political friction in St. Joseph, contrasting past hostility with the governor’s warm reception last week. The Republican paper credits his success in easing local tensions and earning esteem from a formerly divergent audience.
Governor Frederick G Gardner visited St Joseph for a social and Commerce Club luncheon appearance. He spoke as a business leader detailing his administration’s constructive actions and progress, earning new friends and reinforcing loyalty among supporters while urging lawmakers to unite on Missouri’s needs in the coming term.
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