Praise for Rural Free Delivery Carriers Loyalty and Roads
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Billany urged a monthly equipment maintenance allowance and praised rural carriers nationwide. He highlighted good roads, efficient routes, and new procedures, recounting carrier bravery in storms and floods and noting retirement trends since 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. D. News
Billany
Ohio State
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Cambridge
Congress
Rural
United States of America
Department
Washington
Punty
Rocky Bar
Atlanta
Idaho
Wharton
Texas
Ohio
State Fair Education Showcases Missouri Schools
Jefferson City August 12 The Educational Department at the State Fair in Sedalia unveils a brick arena pavilion for a major hog show and educational exhibits. Missouri schools display work, with emphasis on Vocational Agriculture Home Economics and Physical Education, plus automatic stereoptical views. Officials announce $5 million first installment of road bonds and a prospective premium sales outlook amid a large road program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Missouri
Jefferson City
State Fund Commission
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Fund Commission
L. D. Thompson
Thompson
Morgan-McCullough
Missouri Schools Apportioned Over Four Million Dollars
The Missouri Department of Education reports apportionment of 4 552 236 09 to state schools for fiscal year ending June 30 1922 from one third of general state revenue. St Louis city received 810 122 36, Jackson county led counties with 489 393 25, while St Genevieve county had the smallest share 7 541 54. Special aid to high schools 82 395 rural schools 131 551.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jefferson City
Missouri
Sam A. Baker
Baker
State Department of Education
St. Louis City
Jackson County
St. Louis County
Jasper
Buchana
St. Genevieve County
Mrs Winkler Struck by Auto In Boonville Neighborhood
Mrs John Winkler of 216 East Boonville was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when struck by an auto driven by John Lynch of Marshall in front of 250 East Boonville. Witnesses say she stepped from near a parked car and was carried into the Fricke residence for medical aid. Dr W T Walsh treated her for severe head and bodily lacerations and possible internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Winkler
East Boonville
John Lynch
Marshall
Ive Fricke
Walsh
Wife of Leopold Sues for Separate Maintenance in Kansas City
Mrs. Harvey Leopold, formerly jailed federal prisoner for Volstead Act violation, files suit in Kansas City for separate maintenance for herself and two sons aged 6 and 8. She claims Leopold owns a roadhouse at Fifteenth street and Blue River valued at 35 000 and holds stock in large firms. Judge Buckner issues temporary restraining order preventing disposal of property until decision.
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Leopold
Harvey Leopold
Kansas City
Pettis County
Fifteenth Street
Blue River
Thomas B. Buckner
Egg receipts ease as stocks rise in August report
The August 7 USDA preliminary report shows August 1 stocks at 10,030,000 cases versus 7,605,000 in 1921, a surplus of 2,425,000 cases. Spring chick arrivals rise with steady prices while consumption grows. Cream deliveries outpace last year as prices ease. Butter in storage on August 1 totals 102,892,000 lbs, up 20,054,000 from 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bielaski Cleared of Guilt in Kidnapping Case
Bruce Bielaski, former Justice Department official, was formally absolved of all guilt in the recent kidnapping episode. Judge Querios conducted the examination and announced the ruling in Cuernavaca Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuernavaca, Mex
Bruce Bielaski
Department of Justice
Querios
Swine Pavilion Wins Approval as Entries Climb
The new swine pavilion at the fair grounds gains hog men approval as entries for the swine show rise 200 above last year, a record year. The large building has been completed and is ready for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
State Hospital to Be Erected on University Campus
Columbia Mo August 12 construction will begin this fall on a new state hospital of fifty beds on the University of Missouri campus south of the present university hospital. It will serve as a general hospital linked to Parker Memorial and later become a children’s hospital once the main main wing is built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
University of Missouri
University
M. U
School of Medicine
Parker Memorial Hospital
General Assembly
Board of Curators
J. C. Jones
Children’s Hospital
Parker Memorial
Children's Hospital
Missouri State Fair Horse Show Promises High Standard
The Missouri State Fair Horse Show will maintain its high standard with top stables entering. Breeding classes will be shown in the morning near the Amphitheater or Livestock Pavilion, while harness and saddle horse classes move to the Amphitheater at night as part of the evening show.
Illumination of Watermelon Patch Lights Up Kansas Field
In Fort Scott Kansas on August 12 a field of watermelons near Arcadia is lit by electric bulbs tied to the Arcadia municipal plant. J P Walker owns the patch and stores ripening melons in a wagon station at the center to deter theft while the crop yields watermelons cantaloupes and muskmelons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Kans
Arcadia Kansas Municipal
Ft. Scott
J. P. Walker
Poultry Show Promises Fine Exhibit at Missouri State Fair
The Missouri State Fair highlights its poultry department as a premier educational feature with $1,500 in premiums. Entries closed yesterday. W. O. Hobbs of Kansas City supervises the department, with E. C. Branch of Lees Summit and C. T. Patterson of Springfield named as judges. The show emphasizes utility breeds and quality stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Department
Fair Grounds
W. O. Hobbs
Kansas City
E. C. Branch
Lees Summitt
C. T. Patterson
Springfield
Jersey Cattle Exhibit at Missouri State Fair in Sedalia
The Missouri State Fair will host a Jersey cattle educational display from August 19 to 26 in Sedalia. The American Jersey Cattle Club will present life sized charts, lectures, cow judging, and prize Jersey stock to illustrate dairying and farm profitability to breeders and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
American Jersey Cattle Club
Breed Association
Jersey
United States
Minnesota
Boys and Girls Club Exhibit at Missouri State Fair
The Boys and Girls Club section at the Missouri State Fair showcases sewing baking canning preserves jellies garden products poultry pigs calves and posters. Stock judging starts Monday at 8 in the Coliseum with classes for horses mules cattle and swine. Corn judging follows Tuesday at 8 and club demonstrations begin Tuesday at 9 at club HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
University of Missouri Day at the Missouri State Fair
August 24 marks University of Missouri Day at the fair with a parade luncheon and afternoon program. Alumni activities include a parade, stock exhibitors marching, an alumni booth, and a special train from Columbia. Speakers include Dr. J. C. Jones and Governor Arthur M. Hyde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
W. T
Bill) Angle
Aluminus County
Pettis County
S County Alumni Association
Guy Titsworth
Jack McLaughlin
McLaughlin Furniture
J. C. Jones
Arthur M. Hyde
Dean Mumford
College of Agriculture
New Swine Pavilion Ready for State Fair Show
The swine pavilion at the State Fair Grounds is completed and ready for the annual swine show from August 19 to 26. H. J. Hanson, supervisor of construction, announces the new building erected by the fair grounds authorities.
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H. J. Hanson
Real Estate Transfers List From Dresden Houstonia and Surrounding Towns
A compilation of property transfers shows Lillian E. Jared and husband convey WD to D. I. Wilcox for SW corner Eleventh St and Kentucky Ave. for token $1. A. W. Likes to Virginia May Tuck transfers in Houstonia for $750. Numerous deeds record transfers in Dresden and Flat Creek Two, including 50 acres or less to Theodore Porter, 15 acres in Dresden Twp to Charlotte A. Keaton, and a $1,350.00 sale to Morris Sunshine Exr.'s. Other notable transfers include 120 acres in Flat Creek Two for $10,200.00, 70 acres in Elk Park Twp for $1.00, and 10 acres in Dresden Two for $1,000.00 with additional consideration.
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Lillian E. Jared
D. I. Wilcox
Kentucky Ave
A. W
Virginia
Houstonia
John C. Porter
Theodore R. Porter
Dresden
Anna M. Barrow
Leonard and
Mattie Dickerson
Elmer B. Licklider
C. M
Isabell White
Seventh and Center Sts
Moses Chasnoff
Morris Sunshine
S. D
Henry St
Osage Ave
Harris A. Cohen
Charlotte A. Keaton
Robert T. Knox
A. H. Schroeder
Quincy Ave
Twelfth
Fourteenth Sts
W. J. Fuller
John
Maggie Esther McGrath
Flat Creek
Charles A. Russell
W. R
Linnie M. Finnell
Prospect Ave
Main
Second St
J. W. Stanley
Fritz
Anna Mahnken
Seventeenth St
Thompson
Collins Ave
Rosella Hornbeck
Earl A
Helen M. Mackey
R. R
Pettis St
Rosella Horn
Harrison Ave
George H. Baldwin
Mary L. Christ
Elizabeth J. Boyle
Harry E
Mary E. Weber
Tenth and
Summit
Notice of Trustee Sale in Pettis County Missouri
Fidelity National Bank and Trust Company of Kansas City as trustee will sell the 240 acre Pettis County Missouri property on September 7 1922 at public auction between 9 am and 5 pm at the north outside door of Sedalia City Hall to satisfy the secured debt. The deed of trust dates May 21 1919 from Wallace W Russell and Marie S Russell to the bank as trustee. Default occurred on interest coupons due June 1 1921 and June 1 1922 with the principal note declared due. First publication August 11 1922.
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Wallace W. Russell
Marie S. Russell
Recorder of Deeds
Pettis County
Missouri
Fidelity National Bank and Trust Company of
Kansas City
Pettis
Township Forty Five
Sedalia
Lester W. Hall
Man Fined for Driving Without 1922 License
C. R. Tapper was arrested Friday afternoon by Deputy Constable W. H. Pfeiffer on operating a motor vehicle without a 1922 state license. He appeared before Justice T. H. Fisher Saturday afternoon and was fined $5 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Tapper
W. H. Pfeiffer
Justice of the Peace
T. H. Fisher
Missing Rockefeller granddaughter and escort vanish in Switzerland
Aug 12 report from Lucerne says Mathilde McCormick, 17, granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, and her 47 year old suitor Max Oser, a Swiss riding master, are missing. Hotels report McCormick absent while Oser left Reiden by car and would not disclose his destination. Dr Mangold, a Reiden physician, adds to the mystery.
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Max
Mathilde Lucerne
Switzerland
Mathilde McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Max Oser
Miss McCormick
Oser
Reiden
Dr. Mangold
McCormick
Executors Notice of W R Brown Estate Pettis County
Executors Christina Brown and C A Witches are named for the estate of W R Brown granted July 24 1922 by the Pettis County Missouri Probate Court. Creditors must present claims within six months or be barred, and all claims not exhibited within one year from the last publication are forever barred. Judge Samuel W James attested July 24 1922.
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W. R. Brown
Pettis County
Missouri
C. A
Christina Brown
Samuel W. James
Probate Court
B. F. McClure
Fannie L. McClure
Stone W. McClure
Probate
Administrator to Sell Real Estate in Hughesville
By order of the Pettis County Probate Court the administrator of John Bolger deceased will sell at public auction on August 19 1922 at the Sedalia City Hall the interests of the deceased in lots 1 2 3 4 in block 15 and 14 15 in block 4 in the original town of Hughesville Pettis County Missouri to the highest bidder for cash.
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Pettis
State of Missouri
Court House
Pettis County
Missouri
Sedalia
Osage and
Second Streets
Hughesville
Co. O. Howe
Final Settlement Notice in Pettis County Missouri
Asa Elliott administrator of the estate of B F Elliott deceased will make final settlement of his accounts at the next Probate Court term in Sedalia Pettis County Missouri beginning August 14 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Elliott
B. F. Elliott
Pettis County
Missouri
Sedalia
Said County
Letters Testamentary on the McClure Estate
Notice to creditors for the estate of B. F. McClure deceased dated July 1 1922 requests all claimants to file for allowances with the executor within six months or be barred, and within one year from the last publication. Executors are Fannie L McClure and Stone W McClure with probate judge attestation July 1 1922.
Notice of Final Settlement by Courtney Executors
The undersigned Hugh Ennis and Hallam Courtney executors of the estate of Leslie Courtney deceased will make final settlement of their accounts at the next term in the county on the 14th day.
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Hugh, Ennis and
Hallam Courtney
Leslie Courtney
Pettis County
Missouri
Sedalia
Said County
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