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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
4
Norton Henry, a popular young businessman from Bollinger County area, died in West Plains on June 27 at his new home. He leaves a wife of five months and was widely mourned by relatives and friends.
Kennett veteran state senator C P Hawkins died in a St Louis hospital on July 3 at about 57. A longtime Dunklin County leader, Hawkins served in the state senate after election in 1912 and had sought a second term last year but lost to Senator Harrison. News of his death follows local outrage over a Southeast Missouri disease report and ongoing controversy about race and politics tied to a recent Illinois incident.
Lutesville residents and visitors fill the notes with brief travels. Elfrank returns from De trost Michigan on business. Dr. Coleman leaves for St. Louis after visiting family for the Fourth. Lester and Letta Francis travel to Whitewater to visit Aunt Dora. Sampson players halt in town for a week, and N K Morris of Paducah Kentucky visits relatives.
Fragmented OCR text discusses prohibition voting in Missouri and surrounding states, referencing supporters and opposition, with mention of metro centers and rural influence and political tension. It mentions The New Yorker and daily contexts, but details are unclear due to garbled transcription.
The new delinquent children law, approved last session, took effect June 18 and establishes a juvenile division in each county circuit court to try youths under 17. It replaces the former system that placed such cases under a justice of the peace.
The Farmington Times reports reforms appointing probation officers and referees per county as judges are often away. A justice of the peace may issue a warrant for a delinquent arrest but cannot try a child. No 17 year olds to be jailed with adults. counties must provide facilities for detained youths.
The article discusses soil mapping in Missouri counties Knox Lincoln Texas Reynolds by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture with Federal Bureau of Soils aid. It notes 44 counties already covered, a twelve year term, and that maps aid soil management recommendations. It also covers plant lice control methods with various sprays and home remedies, stressing careful application and equipment for effective coverage.
An article extols milk as a complete, inexpensive summer staple replacing meat and eggs. It notes one quart supplies food units equal to eggs, emphasizes proteins sugars minerals and vitamins, and suggests buttermilk and skimmed milk as valuable exports. It also contains a probate notice fragment mentioning public publication in a county newspaper.
The Missouri Supreme Court ousted Argus Cox from the Springfield Court of Appeals and awarded the judgeship to John H. Bradley of Kennett. The decision, written by Judge Blair and concurred by Graves, Farris, and Williams, fixes Bradley as the elected official after correcting Johnsons ballot error in Maries County. The salary is $6000.
Leah Slinkard administratrix petitions in Bollinger County Probate Court for an order to sell estate realty to pay debts. The court orders notices to interested parties and sets examination ormai, with next term commencing August 14.
A local ad touts a fresh stock of mowers, rakes, and canning jars and fruits, promising low prices for summer and fall needs. The seller notes heavy purchasing to meet demand and urges customers to buy now at affordable prices.
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