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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
2
B Y P U program leader Beulah Stephens introduces a state missions meeting on redemption of the Commonwealth from industrial greed and social vice. Sylvia Brazeal reads scripture Psalm 67 as Ruth Turner addresses illiteracy and corruption.
A column of short social notes lists Tuesday night visits and weekend gatherings. Mr and Mrs Edwards visit Sam Letsinger s. Lydia McIntosh stays with Charles Davis and families travel between Springfield Willow Springs for work. Many neighbors share visits, apples drying, hay loading, and school duties across multiple households in a small community.
Macomb resident Shiloh Joe Doyal attended the pie supper at St James Thursday night. Mrs Frank Liggett and children visited sister Mrs Tom Miller last week. Liggett left Monday for Wichita Kansas. Sunday school at Shiloh dismissed for basket dinner at Fairview. Ben Hylton moved to Oliver Royers house in Olathe with Leeman moving to his father's farm. Mrs Dora Robertson moved to John Turner farm. Lawrence Pugh Samuel Pugh left for California. Mr Christner left for Pittsburg Kansas. Several Macomb residents attended church at Fairview Sunday. Julia West of Fellows California, visiting her parents Jim Keith and wife, started home last Friday. Mrs Cole Brooks and children and Miss Elda Linders and Mrs Frank Liggett visited Will Miller’s last week. Sunday school at Shiloh every Sunday. all invited.
Lead Hill reports a good rain over Sunday night and Monday morning easing stock watering and wheat sowing. Leana Crider returns after a two week visit with Grandma Matney near Seymour. A Sunday singing is planned for Lead Hill at 2 o clock using Em manual's Praise with about a dozen books for sale. King Matney Oscar Rippee and others are mentioned in family visits and home projects including a new well.
The farmers in Clear Valley are busy harvesting crops. Mrs Elsie Wheat spent Saturday night and Sunday with Roy Buckles killed a beef Friday night. Mrs William Brand returned home from a visit with relatives in Kansas City. Grandma Crain is sick this week. George Floyd spent Saturday night with Fressie Deaver. Doc Findley delayed baling due to machine breakdown. F A Coe enjoyed a birthday dinner Sunday. Attending were Doc Findley J W Floyd Roy Buckles Mrs J B Stout and children W A Plack Grandma Reed and Harlin Williams. The day was spent pleasantly. Glen Myers of Utah visits his sister Mrs Rabey near Mansfield. Mrs J M Moutray received a letter that her son Orie has landed safely over sea.
Sunset Hill Church announced a gathering at Ashley led by Rev Findley, inviting all to attend. Local notes mention Miss Ellen Fry and Herbert Fry visiting W A Bennett, Alma Drap visiting home folks, and a horse wagon incident at Widow Fry's causing a scare but no serious injuries. Neighbors noted frost Monday night and the column closes with the title Sleeping Beauty.
A local Norwood snippet recounts a rainy Monday social scene with visits among the Frye family Dalhgreen and Roland households. Several families associated with the Shores and Chadwell households are noted visiting relatives and friends. A protracted meeting is listed at Liberty school this week. Dolly Dimple.
Local church notices list Sunday services and events as September approaches. Items mention Wayside Gleanings class, Christian Endeavor under Ramie Goss, Rev H J Fenwick’s final Macomb appointment, and the Norwood Clark township Sunday School Convention set for September 29.
Chilly nights signal the approach of winter. A town fair is urged for next week drawing a large crowd. An all day singing at Fairview Sunday drew many attendees with Rev Price Robertson of Lindsay California conducting a protracted meeting at Fairview church in Olathe. He plans to stay two more weeks with services all day Sunday and dinner on the ground. Everyone is welcome. Paul Roy and Miss Mabel Coday visited L M Roy's Sunday. Roy school opened Monday with Miss Mae Hopper as teacher. Claude and Homer Roy visited Marion Let singer's Saturday night. L M Roy's received word of a birth, a son, to W B Roy and wife of Porterville California.
Rembert preaches at Pleasant Hill first Saturday night and Sunday services led by Rev Gearing. The community notes praise the recent rain. Uncle Clint Young is very poorly. Elihu Coday and Elbert Coday visited Norwood. Will Proyer bought Isaac Coday’s farm. Frank Coday bailed hay for Joe Branstetter. John Long and wife visited Frank Coday. J D Jones and wife spent Sunday with Nancy Scott. Text ends with CRAZY MADGE.
The official tax lists of Pleas ant Valley township may be found at our office, where you can now pay your taxes.adv. AVERY & STEPHENS
Local notes from Ava to Hartville and nearby towns list residents visiting relatives, businessmen in town, and traveling. Names include E Bi Lawson Ava Myra Thomas D D Norcross Macomb J N Busby Norwood P Jones Norwood B E Latimer Hartville, plus multiple returns from Springfield Rochester Minn and Indiana. Community events note dedicatory services at Mt Zion Baptist Sept 29 and service flag dedication.
Bryant Miss Bessie Sullivan returns home from Mansfield where she stayed with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Erwin. Camp meeting draws many local youths at Mt Zion. Albert Hall comes home from St Joseph while George Wallace loses three fingers filling the silo last week.
Busy Hollow reports Mrs. W. M. Deadman remains ill after several weeks of sickness with no definite improvement. Joe Rushing and his wife visited his parents on Friday and Joe is assisting with the wheat harvest. Jack Rabbit
Among those attending the Christian church convention at Hartville last week were J. Carter and wife and Miss Queen Chapman.
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