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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Democrat
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1940
Page
3
Local Windsor items include funeral attendance by the Dyer Hart Livingston Parks Ball and others from Kansas City Clinton and Manitou. Hospital moves travel plans vacations births and a 1940 anniversary reunion of John Will Christian descendants with 131 attendees.
Alaska defense expansion accelerates as bases at Fairbanks Sitka Kodiak Dutch Harbor near Sitka and Baranoff Island grow. Army and navy push 700 troops airfields 10 000 foot runways and repair facilities while calling for roads and rail to support rapid response and protection of vital northern routes from Asia and Europe.
An executive business meeting of doctors from the sixth councilor district was held at the Bothwell Hotel Tuesday night. About 50 attended. The district covers Pettis and ten other counties. Dr. Cyrus Burford of St. Louis, president of the dentists, attended. Dr. A J Campbell, local physician and district councilor, presided.
Alfred E. Smith, once Roosevelt ally and 1932 rival, declares support for Wendell Willkie. He denounces the Chicago convention as the death knell of the Democratic party and vows to oppose the New Deal by marching under Willkie's banner. Smith calls for defeating the Democratic party this year.
Mrs Clyde Bechtel of Houstonia Missouri was admitted to a hospital for medical treatment.
A series of warranty and special warranty deeds record transfers in LaMonte and nearby areas. Transactions include Quincy A. Morgan to Leon and Olive Harris for land at Seventh Street and Brown Avenue, and Isaac D. Sidwell to Winfred and Maggie Conner on Prospect Avenue. Additional transfers involve Elizabeth A. Andrew to H A Wimer and Karl S. Wimer in LaMonte, Besse T. Stover to George and Ollie Lamm near Tenth Street, Phoenix Joint Stock Land Bank of Kansas City to Forrest and Ferrol Shull for 9113 acres, and Ruth Edna Burford to James and Glenna Gardner on Sneed Avenue. Annuities note nominal sums of $1.00 with other consideration where listed.
Deeds recorded include Julius B Wolf and Sophia T Wolf granting west Madison avenue parcels between Tenth and Eleventh streets. J Emmett Hurley and wife to Edward J Hurley west Carr avenue between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets. J B Greer county collector to J B Whitfield collector’s deed in Dresden for $3. Nannie Paxton Bridgewater to Thelma Paxton Hern north Clay street between Moniteau and Missouri avenue for $1. Clarence Schnabel and wife to Henry E Loving and Elizabeth Loving forty acres in Sedalia township for $1400.
S. D. Farley, driver for Atherton Transfer Co., said two men in a Ford V-8 swiped his billfold containing about $9 while he slept beside the road near Muddy Bridge on Route 50 at 4:45 AM. A woman was in the car. Farley was en route to Wichita from St. Louis with furniture.
Arden Sherfey of Florence Missouri pleaded guilty to reckless driving before Magistrate C. W. Bente in police court and received a $25 fine after his automobile, traveling south on Ohio, collided with Miss Bailey Magarel’s westbound car on Broadway. The Sherfey vehicle struck the Magarel car’s right rear fender and overturned. police arrested Sherfey during their investigation.
It is estimated that 12,000 man-hours are needed to produce a single huge die used to shape automobile body tops.
Mrs Katherine Dahl of Tipton died suddenly at home on Friday July 26. Funeral at Richards Funeral Home with Rev A L Browning officiating. interment in Masonic cemetery beside her husband who died in 1935. Mrs Dahl, born 1871 in Getburg Germany, had five children and was a member of the Evangelical church. Edward B Windsor, 79, born June 19 1861, died July 25 1940 after illness. Funeral at home with Rev William Sampson. burial in Walnut Grove cemetery at Beconville. Pallbearers listed. attendees from many nearby towns. Mrs Paul, born near Windsor October 28 1891, died July 1940 in Sedalia after long illness. Survived by husband, daughter Helen Mansfield, son Elmer Paul Jr., granddaughter Barbara Jane Mansfield, mother Mrs W D Walkup, Green Ridge, siblings and numerous relatives. Funeral set for 2:30 pm Thursday at Gillespie’s Funeral Home.
Mrs Amanda E Fuller 77 of 3440 Bellefontaine Ave Kansas City died Tuesday She was the widow of Rev Isaac H Fuller a Christian church minister who served at Raytown LaMonte Grain Valley Buckner and Hume Mo She was a life member of the WCTU Surviving are two sons Frank and Earl Fuller of Kansas City a sister Mrs Ethel Kreischer El Dorado Kans Another son John Fuller a railway mail clerk died at Webster Groves earlier this spring
Mrs Augusta Berlin widow of Franz R Berlin longtime Sedalia resident died at home 322 North Brown avenue about 5 55 this morning after fifteen years of ill health bedfast five years. Born in Wredenhagen Germany December 23 1859 she lived in the United States fifty seven years and married Berlin November 18 1882 in Germany. Surviving children include Max G Berlin Louisville Ky Emma D Fisher Kansas City Gertrude B Fisher and Frieda B Nelson of Sedalia Herbert A Berlin. Grandchildren Robert W Berlin Max M Fischer Franz D Berlin and two great grandchildren Dorothy Ann and Max Clark Fischer.
Mrs Lillian E Davenport of Hinsdale Illinois died July 22. She formerly lived in Sedalia Missouri and was buried in Joplin Missouri. Survived by husband George Davenport son Thomas Davenport two daughters Mrs Mattie German and Mrs Elizabeth Erikson and four grandchildren.
Mrs Myrtle Walkup Paul wife of Elmer Paul of 128 South Park Avenue died at the Bothwell hospital. The brief notice records her passing and residence, with standard obituary phrasing.
A graveside service was held at 4 o clock this afternoon at Calvary cemetery for Lucian Kibler about 80 years old who died early Tuesday morning at 728 East Fifth Street.
Relatives and friends attended the funeral of William D. Riley in Sedalia. Sermons and songs were performed by Rev. Ralph Waggoner Mrs. H C Johnson and Mrs Percy Metcalf with soloist Rev R E Hurd. Pallbearers named included John Petty Melvin Carl Lewis Scott Joe Reid Dr M E Gouge Grover Brent.
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Marshall Brame wife of Dr Frank Brame were held at Huston Turner Funeral home Windsor with Rev M L Riley officiating Active pallbearers were William Cooper B W Sisson Everett Carter J O Sutherland A T Bradley and W W Wheeler Honorary pallbearers were Lewis Hughes Dan McMillen George Carter Dr T A Blackmore and Will Livingston of Clinton Burial was in Laurel Oak cemetery She was born March 28 1871 at Wright City Missouri and moved to Windsor in 1881 She married Dr Brame October 18 1891 She was a Methodist active in church work until a paralytic stroke on April 6 1935 She is survived by her husband two sisters Mrs G L Taylor and Mrs H A Barber of Windsor and one brother J P Ball of Mangum Oklahoma
Charles Howard son of J C Howard died suddenly Monday at the W P Gibson home near Windsor where he had managed the farm for 32 years. Funeral services were held at Richards Funeral home chapel on Wednesday with interment in the Masonic cemetery beside his mother and brother Cecil. He leaves his elderly father as survivor.
Representative Lindsay Warren of North Carolina is slated for appointment as comptroller general. Presidentill secretary Stephen Early confirmed the nomination, to be sent to the Senate, with Warren succeeding the ailing Fred Brown of New Hampshire who resigned recently.
Clay V. Poynter files for divorce from Geraldine Poynter in circuit court citing desertion since October 1937 after their July 17 1933 marriage. Attorney Irvin Bringes represents the plaintiff.
Floyd Burton, a local trucker, was fined $50 and costs by Justice of the Peace J. C. Connor on Tuesday for operating a truck for hire without a Public Service Commission permit. He pled guilty as PSC inspector R. T. Finks explained the probe showing trucks must hold permits for hire and detailing enforcement by highway patrol and ICC observers.
Clay T. Henderson Post No. 98 American Legion elected officers for the October start of the new year. Commander elect Dr A R Maddox addressed the group and delegates Glen Hinkle Marvin Jefferson were chosen for the state convention with alternates Pearl English and Ellis L Smith.
Charles Incha buys the Ninth street Stewart avenue apartment property and will spend over $2000 on remodeling to create seven individual units each with three or four rooms and a bath. Work finishes in sixty days. Joseph L. Rosenthal adds a new sun living room at 1101 West Broadway while W F Keyser at 1004 West Fourth street makes general repairs.
Vincent Banks reports watching a blue racer snake catch and slowly swallow a smaller green snake near Longwood. The event, observed Tuesday afternoon, lasted about one hour as the larger snake consumed the smaller from head to tail.
Seven youths en route to a swimming party died when a freight train struck their automobile at a Georgia crossing near Augusta. All seven occupants perished as the car was dragged about 1400 feet, in one of the state's worst highway tragedies. Victims include R. A. Elliott Jr., 19. Helen Elliott, 16. Corinne Elliott, 16. William Wheeless, 20. Julian Baldowski, 19. Harry Jarrell Sheppard, 19. and Emma Baker, 16, a visitor from Alapaha.
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