Southeast Missouri notes and tragedies in week’s issue
The Southeast Missouri page reports a fatal accident near Clayfoot as Clarkton Giaretto, age 55, died when a tree fell on a ditch right of way two miles north of Clayfoot last Friday. It notes crop pest damage from a fly affecting wheat, plus local concerns over weather, college prospects, storms near Harviell killing Nora Gibson and her baby, and a collection of obituaries and community notices from Perryville and Poplar Bluff.
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Clarkton Giaretto
John Criss
Clayfoot
Poplar Bluff
Deimierat
Nora Gibson
George
Harviell
Babe
Gibsons
Dunklin Democrat
Wetherbelt
Jim Harpers
Corn Growers Contest at State Normal School Ends June 1
Five five corn growers have entered the district contest held by the State Normal School in Cape Girardeau. Twenty three counties are represented with Stoddard and Franklin tied for most contestants. Cash prizes go to the highest yield up to 50 dollars, plus a scholarship per county and extra offers in Stoddard and Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal School
Cape Girardeau
Stoddard
Franklin
Butler
Ser Baccoes
Department of Agriculture
Autocars at Missouri State Fair Drive New Parking Plan
Missouris State Fair expands to include automobile parking by a subway under the race track. The fair board authorized construction to reserve central track space for cars. spectators with cars can view speed events from parked vehicles during the fair September 25 to October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Sevlana
Union
State Fair Board
Tig
Fences at Sedalia fair to deter horses bulls and boys
Missouri Shire fair attendees will see a model state fence around hut grounds, built with steel posts and modern materials to be both horse high and boy proof. The enclosure is expected to boost gate revenue, eliminating under canvas access at the fair. Annie Bennett Hawn of near Patton, Missouri, died in Reno Oklahoma May 11 1915, leaving a daughter Beulah and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perryville San
Chas. Yammnitz
Brewer
Barks
Missouri
Annie Bennett Hawn
Patton
Isto
Fi Reno
Okla
Marta
Charley W. Hawn
Beulah
Rosa Berry
Olathe
Cole
Sidney Bennett
Fl Reno
J.D Hawn
Annie
Obituary: Grandma Corbin Passes at 82 in Indiana
Grandma Corbin died April 5 after a year of illness. A devout Baptist, she joined Owensburg church at age 20 and remained loyal. She lived 15 years with daughter Mrs J Wiggins near Greenbrier. Survived by two daughters, two sons, many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral note: the golden gate was open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J Montgomery
Me. Montgomery
Pine Hill
Ford
Grandma Corbin
Baptist Church
Owensburg
Ind
J. Wiggins
Greenbrier
W. F. Cortun
Zalma
F M
Little Rock
Ark
Holland
Fort Worth
Tex
Jerry Hatfield
Marian Folington
Janira Ascraft
Ela Record
Owensburn
Golden Gate
Drudges Behind Town Women's Rackets and Roles
In every town a few women act as drudges, doing work at church socials, lodges, sewing societies and clubs while others hold offices and share glory. Drudges are too busy to raise a ruckus, and the patient drudges go unpaid while others profit. In the hereafter, their toil will be seen in rewards of glittering robes and jewels.
Fragmented ransom of a damaged postcard scene
A garbled exchange shows a chaotic interaction among clerks and a barber as they discuss massages, shampoos, and haircuts amid scattered phrases and odd names. The fragment hints at a odd shop dialogue and partial character names without clear resolution.
Language jokes at a dinner party and a NC congressman
A Philadelphia Telegraph note recounts a dinner table joke about pronouncing Russian names. Congressman Edwin Y Webb of North Carolina shares a quip about difficult words, while a man named Benners adds a jab about his own family’s linguistic twists the baby and parrot joining the banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Y Webb
North Carolina
Benners
Amaread
Weill
Philadelphia Telegraph
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Dreammers
Caruthersville
Benton Democrat
Orchard
St. Louis
J. H. Underwood
R H Harris
Ed Martin
Shep Bryant
George Jackson
John Linder
Tom Lindsey
Harris
Baynes
Kennedy
Democrat
Democrat-Monas
Keasler
el Cook
Mouser's Creek
Marquand
Mr Cook
Bay Springs
By Nee, William P. Pearce
Teswa Erewa
Tlearyy
Tye Helm
State University of Missouri
Ans
Burt
Tevth
Baptists Higgest
Will Mayen College
Will Mayfield College
Marble Hill
Woh Mayfield
Hendricks
Sayall College
Commonwealth of Missouri
Appleton
Wisconsin
Tiape
Wayne County Journal
Earth
Ous
Gol
Enid el
Galilee
Dauchter
Bollinger County
Elmer Sitte
Gipsy
Ernest Farnsworth
Rosewell Bess
Dongola
Charley Baker
Laitesville
Somersaly
Neonat Thay
Jernie
Jim
New York Times
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