Marble Hill Post Office Scene Closer to Aide Record
An unclear fragment notes Marble Hill post office scene and reference to a clerk or figure named Mather. The readable items hint at a local civic detail, with no dates or broader actions confirmed.
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
8
An unclear fragment notes Marble Hill post office scene and reference to a clerk or figure named Mather. The readable items hint at a local civic detail, with no dates or broader actions confirmed.
Lone Girove Farmers sow wheat as frost damages cotton. Corn gathering underway. Young people attended a General Baptist gathering at Grassy last week. Refill of Piecce is due. Steatton of Elsinore visits relatives. Mount Zion singing progress. Mr Grimsley praised as teacher. Mrs August Dorsett and children visit Ashkrim relatives. Born to Marvin and wife on October 17 a daughter.
The town notes several illnesses with Mrs Sitou Benon and Dave Snider among the sick. Mrs Wiliam Strong is on the puay list Cordy Smith improves slowly. Dr John Frioney is busy. Charley Hulman mourns his daughter whose remains rest at Barks chanel cemetery. John Crites and family join neighbors in extending sympathy as others prepare corn.
A crowded weekly record from Marble Hill recounts visits and moves including Rev Howard at Marble Hill Baptist Church Saturday and Sunday, Chas Goodson en route to Grassy, and Mrs Winters with family attending church. It notes car trouble for Tallent, Hale resuming as 98 agent, and many locals visiting relatives, churches, and markets around Marble Hill, Lutesville, Zalma, and nearby towns.
Hearth is coold Mrs Rove Rhodes visited Miss Eva Rea Saturday night A pie supper drew guests at Pond Creek schoolhouse Saturday night Sunday afternoon guests Ruth and Nellie Clubb visited Miss Minnie and Zille Clot Jim Withers is very ill John Crubb searched Dunklin county for work without success Melvin Gray visited Jake Aberpathy Friday News from Grassy and Two Poax Creek Guys remain readers.
W M College notes say Fiward Collings recovering from typhoid fever and nearing return. Five new students arrive this week including Miss Blanche Robins and Miss Edwards. Mr Smith heads to a government position. Marvin College visits for a football game. Iona Davault listed sick. The college honors many former students now in military service including Rosewell Bose and John B Cook among others.
Dr J. J. Chandler traveled to St. Louis Sunday while Robert Baker returned from St Louis last week. Claudius and Clarence Barrett are staying around Oran for work. The Ford garage received six new vehicles.
They traveled from here to Buchanan to visit relatives until their household goods arrived. The goods arrived Tuesday as they move into the Dunn property in Marble Hill.
W A Leoffler delivered an address in chapel urging pupils to attend classes, while a debating club for high school boys is planned. The Lyceum series begins with Gridley entertainers to raise funds, and school dismissals on Wednesday allow teachers to attend Cape Girardeau meetings.
A fragmented line notes a tired girl quitting yesterday amid a local press report. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear names, places, or dates to anchor a fuller summary.
The Women’s Liberty Loan committee of the Eighth Federal Reserve District met in St Louis with Florence J Wade presiding. Attending were state chairwomen from Missouri Tennessee Kentucky and others with all Illinois county chairmen receiving instructions for a broad campaign across women’s church organizations and civic groups. The drive aims to finance the war and mobilize women’s energy for October fund disposal.
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