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By John McDonald A joint council of the RLDS Church ad journed after appointing Elder J. Charles May of Independence to the Society Islands Mission. Elder May had served a number of years in this mission, and he was to be in charge of the work there, replacing Elder Joseph Yeager of Michigan, who was being transferred. Two other experienced ministers were appointed, Elder George Nheim of Michigan, to the London and Chatham districts in Ontario, and Elder Carl Edstrom of Chicago to the Northwest Il linois District. John H. Hardin was elected president of the Independence Bar Association at the annual meeting of the group. W.B. Kelley was named vice president; Miss Mary O'Reilly, treasurer; and J. Marcus Kirtley, secretary. Samuel H. Woodson spoke on ‘Judges I Have Known,” reviewing the list of jurists who had serv ed on the bench in Independence from 1872. Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Atwell, 825 N. Main St., observed their golden wedding an niversary with an open house attended by 62 relatives and other well-wishers. At 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon they repeated their wedding vows in a service read by Elder Herbert Barto. Mr. and Mrs. Atwell were married in St. Paul, Neb., in 1889. They had lived at their cur rent address since 1911, where Mr. Atwell operated a repair shop. Mrs. Maybelle Brown Webb, who was prominent in literary circles and women's clubs in Independence and Kan sas City, died at her home at 408 N. Delaware St. She was the widow of William L. Webb, author of ‘‘The History of Independence and Jackson County,” and “Battles and Biographies of Missourians.'’ He at one time was publisher of the Independence Progress, a newspaper. The Board of Education authorized the architectural firm of Marshall Brown to draw plans and specifications for a three-story fireproof building to be added to the Junior High School to replace the portion of the building lost in a fire. The plan included space for a small library, a study hall, and a superintendent's office. Cost of the proposed structure was set at more than $55,000. Insurance money received from the fire in the old building amounted to $52,800. Robert Sheetz, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Sheetz, 419 Eubank Ave., was awarded a medal given by the Sons of the American Revolution to the highest rank ing first year ROTC cadet at William Chrisman High School. He was selected by a board from a list of seven can didates chosen for the honor. Dr. C.A. Phillips, director of the laboratory school, School of Education, University of Missouri, was announced as the speaker at commencement exer cises for William Chrisman High school seniors on the night of May 18 in the Memorial Building. About 300 students were members of the 1939 class, largest in the school's history. Paul Westwood was continued as presi dent of the committee sponsoring the Westwood Roughriders, junior rodeo group. Other officers of the committee were LeRoy Rohrs, first vice president; Raymond Linnenbringer, second vice president; Leonard White, secretary treasurer; and Mel Spitzer, sergeant at arms. A rodeo was planned for April 30 on the grounds used by the Roughriders in the 900 block of South Crane Avenue. Thirty-one boys and girls were to per form.
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Independence Examiner
Independence, Missouri, US
Mon, Apr 24, 1989
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