Eight in State Die Over Week End in Accidents
Eight people died in Missouri accidents over the weekend. fatalities include four auto or pedestrian deaths in St Louis and surrounding areas. Names mentioned are Lottie Banks of Holden, James Melvin Rapp of Easton, Celia Lander of St Louis, Catherine Begley of St Louis, Augusta Huegerich of St Louis, Emil Hartman of St Louis, Quentin Rose of Lamar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden
Lottie Banks
St. Joseph
James Melvin Rapp
Easton
Festus
St. Louis
Celia Lander
Catherine Begley
Augusta Huegerich
Emil Hartman
Dittmer
Jefferson County
Lamar
Quentin Rose
Rose
Christmas Party Highlights Oak Grove Homemakers Club
The Oak Grove Homemakers club held its annual Christmas party with needlework, a decorated table, and carols. Mrs. Roy Petty presided, new officers were announced, and plans were made for the December 26 party and January 12 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove Homemakers Club
Glen Warren
Roy Petty
O. F. Gorrell
California
Charles Manhorter
Sedalian
Paul Lewis
L. H. Hodges
Farm Bureau
Clifford Manhorter
John Needy
Joe Thomas
Petty
Mary Childress
Hodges
Myrtle Mewes
Seed corn award winners announced in Missouri seed show
Columbia Mo Dec 14 Winners in the 1938 Missouri corn growers association seed show were announced by the Missouri College of Agriculture First place awards went to Rollie Thomas Sedalia L H Gale Hayti George Wilkerson Missouri Hybrid Seed Company Fulton G H E Walther Boonville Norton Tuttle Prairie Home M B and Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Missouri Corn Growers Association
Missouri College of Agriculture
Rollie Thomas
Sedalia
L. H. Gale
Hayti
George Wilkerson
Hughesville
Missouri Hybrid Seed Company
Fulton
G. H. E. Walther
Boonville
Norton Tuttle
Prairie Home
M. B
Allen
Calf Treated in Oxygen Tent at Sanatorium
In Denver on December 15, doctors at the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society treated a seven weeks old Holstein heifer calf, the largest calf to receive oxygen therapy at the campus. The calf, with double pneumonia, remained under the oxygen tent and was reported “doing all right.” Livestock superintendent Charles I. Manners said the calf, valuable to the milk herd, received standard care due to its noble lineage from a champion sire Carnation Walker Spoffard King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Jewish Consumptives Relief Society
Charles I. Manners
Manners
Carnation Walker Spoffard King
Trader to retire as Sedalia plant manager
George H. Trader will retire January 1 under Swift & Company plan after 34 years with the firm, 25 as Sedalia plant manager. C. S. Kurtz will succeed him as manager with M. D. Smith of Parsons, Kansas, as assistant. Trader will remain active with the Sedalia Democrat Company after retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Trader
Swift & Company
Swift and Company
Sedalia
C. S. Kurtz
Trader
M. D. Smith
Parsons
Kansas
Kurtz
Sedalia Democrat Company
Smith Buckner Retires After Forty Years as JaniTor
Smith Buckner colored, longtime janitor at Missouri Pacific shops, retires from Sedalia store department on June 30 1937 with pension effective August 15. He lives at 114 East Jackson Street Sedalia and has been honored by L W Baldwin president of Missouri Pacific Lines who placed his name on the Roll of Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Buckner
Missouri Pacific
L. W. Baldwin
Missouri Pacific Lines
Buckner
Sedalia
East Jackson Street
Missouri Pacific Pictures Highlight Local Figures
L M Monsees of Smithton and H M Noel of Dupo appear in Missouri Pacific Lines Magazine photos. Monsees, a noted Missouri stock breeder from Pettis County, is shown among visitors at the tenth annual Missouri Pacific Agricultural Chautauqua tied to the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City. Noel, a former Sedalia employee, is identified as track supervisor at Dupo Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettis
Missouri Pacific Lines
L. M. Monsees
Smithton
Missouri
Missouri Pacific
Rothgeb couple recovering from farm road crash injuries
Mr and Mrs C W Rothgeb of 819 South Lamine avenue are recovering at Bothwell hospital after injuries from an automobile collision on a farm to market road between Clifton City and Pleasant Green on a Wednesday afternoon. P D Sweeney of Boonville sustained a fractured jaw and facial injuries and is at his Boonville home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Rothgeb
Lamine Avenue
Bothwell Hospital
Clifton City
Pleasant Green
P. D
Pat” Sweeney
Boonville
Rothgeb
East Spring Street
Norma Pelletier seeks divorce from Joseph Pelletier
Mrs Norma Jeanne Pelletier files in circuit court for a divorce from Joseph O Pelletier whom she married February 7 1932 They separated in August 1934 in Boston Massachusetts The petition states the defendant may be in California and she asks to resume her maiden name Norma Jeanne Constant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jeanne Pelletier
Circuit Court
Joseph O. Pelletier
Boston
Mass
State of
California
Norma Jeanne Constant
Retired Liquor Dealer Fatally Injured by Car
Louis Deneheim aged 79 a retired wholesale liquor and cigar firm head was fatally injured when struck by an automobile as he crossed near his home in Kansas City. Police reported the annual car death toll to 68 up to last night tying a prior year figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Louis Deneheim
Hunters Without Licenses Fined In Missouri Interstate Stop
Sixteen men arrested near the junction of highways 50 and 65 were brought before Justice of the Peace J. C. Connor. Each man pleaded guilty to hunting without a license and was fined $1 with $9.50 costs, totaling $10.50. Names include C. B. Woolery and Kansas City natives among Sedalia residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
J. C. Connor
East Seventh Street
C. B. Woolery
Fred Stewart
Marion Stewart
Kansas City
Charles F. Burke
Richard Burke
Gilbert Burke
Robert Behen
Raymond Moore
Clay Williams
George A. Berthouex
Archie Landes
C. A. Pirtle
L. A. Martin
Frank Shearer
L. M. Perriguey
Kenneth Lower
Sedalia
Paul E. Carl
Lester Y. Estes
A J Rains Fatal Gunshot Wounds A Local Resident
Andrew J. Rains 73 of Green Ridge died Monday morning from a gunshot wound. Doctors call it a self inflicted act in a personal crisis. opinions vary on accident. He left his poultry business, borrowed a gun, and was found by his son OlAnd. He was born December 24, 1865 in Indiana and married Jennie A. Kyd in 1896. He leaves a widow and four sons, with services arranged by Shelley Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Rains
Green Ridge
Gordon Stauffacher
Rains
Floyd Brownfield
OlAnd
Mr. Rains
Sullivan County
Missouri
Osley
Jeannie A. Kyd
Eldorado Christian Church
Congregational Church
Appeal Filed in A F Koetting Sanity Case
An appeal from the probate court sanity hearing of Andrew F Koetting of Beaman was filed in circuit court Saturday by his attorney Jack L Jolly. A October 28 hearing had jurors finding Koetting not capable of managing business affairs and a guardian was appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew F. Koetting
Beaman
Jack L. Jolly
Koetting
Twins at Home of Mr and Mrs Claude Williams
Mr and Mrs Claude Williams of 1703 South Marvin announce the birth of twin boys born Saturday morning December 10. The first at 6 o clock and the second 30 minutes later. Names are Donald Gene and Ronald Dean. Weights were five pounds and five and one half pounds. Mrs Williams before marriage was Miss Goldie Coffman of Milan Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Williams
South
Marvin Avenue
Donald Gene
Ronald Dean
Williams
Goldie Coffman
Milan
Solon Elected President at Grocers Association Meeting
Charles M. Solon was elected president of the Sedalia Independent Retail Grocers Association at a Monday night meeting at the Bothwell Hotel. Louis Meintg was named vice president, Jerry Sullivan re-elected treasurer, and new board members were Andy Berry Landon Welch Lee Carson and Harry Kanter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Solon
Sedalia Independent Retail Grocers Association
Bothwell Hotel
Louis Meintg
Jerry Sullivan
Andy Berry
Landon Welch
Lee Carson
Harry Kanter
Divorce filing in circuit court for Mildred Williams
Mildred Williams files for divorce from Raymond Williams charging general indignities. Palmer and Palmer to represent the plaintiff in the circuit clerk's office Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Williams
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Raymond Williams
Palmer
Holstein Herd Gains From Barley Pasture Near Smithton
The Pettis County Dairy Herd Improvement Association notes the top October November Holstein herd owned by Klen Monsees of Smithton. Barley pasture on a 20acre field boosted butterfat by about five pounds per cow monthly, with 75 pasture days per acre and minimal roughage needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettis County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Klen Monsees
Smithton
Jersey
Bois d’Arc
Hughesville
Missouri
Monsees
Olen Monsees
Real Estate Transfers in Sedalia Area Details
Joseph B. Kraus nets property on the north side of 5th Street for 2500 dollars. Multiple deeds reveal transfers of 80 acres in Flat Creek Two at one dollar each, and various tracts in Green Ridge Two, Cedar Two, Elk Fork Two, Blackwater Two, and Washington Two for nominal sums. Listings include transfers to Lilian Delkeskamp, Elizabeth Porter, and others, with sheriff and trustee deeds and quitclaim deeds throughout Sedalia and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Kraus
Philomene F. Kraus
5Th St
Harrison
Grand Avenue
Mathias Mills
Charles B. Evans
Lenna P. Evans
10Th St
Flat Creek
Thos. S. Smith
Lilian Delkeskamp
16Th St
Park
Sneed Ave
W.L. Marlin
Lillian Delkeskamp
Tr’s. D
Tenth St
Porter Ave
Lizzie B. Stuart
Prairie Two
A. O. McKechan
D. S. Cooper
Green Ridge
Bennington County Savings Bk
August F. Mittelhauser
Lucy L. Mittelhauser
Cedar Two
W. P. Hurley
Donnohue Loan and Investment Company
Jefferson St
Lamine
Washington Ave
B. F
Stella Abbott
T. D. Woodward
Eva Nolen Martin
Pettis St
Ernest W. Hoehn
John R. Ballah
Lucille L. Ballah
Elk Fork
Ella Bowen
William W. Wisdom, Jr
Washington
J. C. Senior
Bank of
Knob Noster
Blackwanter
Allena Ehlers
Blackater
John Campbell Senior
Colin F. Senior
Blackwater
Elzabeth S. Porter
Bank
Tee
George K. McFarland
Benjamin W. Haines
S. D
Dresden
Prairie
Annie Waters
Ernestine M. Stroup
C. A. Pfeiffer
Ada Cooper
Smithton
J. B. Greer
H. G. Mullins
Harrison Ave
20Th Sts
S. Goodknight
Asbury S. Goodknight
Sedalia
Fred W. Olson
Fred A. Easter
S. P. Miller
Charles K. Sipe
L. A. Sipe
Sedalia Trust Company
Charles L. Lee
F. A. Boysen
John W. Knight
Otho S. Pate
Longwood
A. A
Lula M. Coleman
North Sedalia
J. B Greer
Mamie P Rowlette
Kentucky Ave
17Th
18Th Sts
Mrs. Field Injured in Highway Crash Near Sedalia
Mrs. R. F. Field, an English instructor at Central College Fayette, was seriously hurt when her car left Highway 65 twelve miles north of Sedalia and struck a tree. She suffered a fractured left knee, a severe chin cut, chest injuries and bruises, and was taken to Bothwell hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Field
Central College
Fayette
Sedalia
Chicago and St Louis Live Stock and Grain Market Report
Chicago and East St Louis cattle and hog prices edge higher or steady with limited demand as steers move up to 12.25 top and hogs largely 7.35 to 7.59 for 166 to 200 pounds. Sheep and lambs show activity, while St Louis grain shows steady wheat, corn off modestly, oats steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Market report from Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep
Hogs 1,500 with gains up to 10 cents. top 7.30, 156 lb feeders 7.35, 160 to 300 lb 7.10 to 7.30, sows 6.50 to 6.75. Cattle 1,300, calves 600. beef sales weak to steady, yearlings strong 10.00, heifers 8.00, cows 5.00 to 6.00. Sheep 4,000 slaughter lambs steady, fed lambs 8.50, natives 8.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
East ST. Louis
Dee
Kansas City
Butter Prices Reported by Chicago Market
Butter trading in Chicago on December 15 shows mixed tones with 901 373 pounds weak. Creamery specials and extras hold 21 to 26 cents per pound, while firsts and seconds vary from 21 to 25 cents. Prices for unsettled and fresh graded firsts are noted with small fluctuations across categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry and Live Poultry Prices in Chicago Market
Chicago dealers report live poultry with 2 cars and 423 trucks steady. Ducks rise to 12 pounds 1s 14lsc, white ducks 141cc, geese unchanged. Dressed turkeys firm with box packed young hens at 27s a ton unchanged on other prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Market prices for poultry and dairy in Missouri
Missouri pricing data lists standards for poultry and dairy products. Rates include hens heavy and light, leghorns, fryers and broilers, roosters, turkeys, ducks, geese, butter and butterfat, and cheese with listed grade ranges and per unit prices. The sheet reflects December regional market values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Missouri
Kansas City Market Report Eggs Butter Prices
Kansas City markets report eggs at 1 cent for loose produce and creamery butter at 2 to 3 cents per pound, butterfat at 20 to 22 cents, poultry prices with hens up to 14 cents and roosters at 12 to 13 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Grain and Grain Prices and Auction Notice
Kansas City cash grain reports show Wheat with bid 67e to 73% cents for No 2 dark hard and 63% to 66% for No 3 while Corn holds around 48 to 60 cents for No 2 white. Property notice states John L Eckhoff and Dora Eckhoff defaulted on a trust note and James A DeArmond will sell the northeast quarter of Section 22 Township 48 Range 23 Pettis County Missouri at public vendue on December 20, 1938 between 9 AM and 5 PM at Sedalia courthouse to satisfy debt plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John L. Eckhoff
Dora Eckhoff
Recorder’s
Pettis County
Missouri
Pettis
Towit
Sedalia
County of Pettis
State of
Daily Poultry and Egg Market Prices Report
Prices delivered for various poultry and egg products from Swift and Co. Include Leghorn hens, turkeys over 14 pounds, young tom turkeys, hens, pullet eggs, and No 2 butterfat. Tables show market values and unit prices across categories with notes on quality and feed-free status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift and Co
Figany
Leghorn
Stockholders Meeting of Third National Bank in Sedalia
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Third National Bank of Sedalia Missouri will be held in its banking room Tuesday January 10 1939 between 10 a m and 12 Noon for electing directors for the ensuing year and transacting any other business that may come before the meeting. Cc LL Hanley Cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third National Bank
Sedalia
Missouri
Cc LL Hanley
Order of Publication in Pettis County Divorce Case
Missouri court issues notice in Pettis County for Norma Jeanne Pelletier versus Joseph O Pelletier seeking dissolution of marriage. Defendant must answer by February 6, 1939 at Sedalia courthouse. failure to appear will result in the petition being confessed and judgment entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O. Pelletier
State of Missouri
Sedalia
Pettis
Missouri
Lelia E. Perdue
J. L. Jolly
Eee Wees
Administrator's Notice of Bettie Gibson Estate
Letters of Administration for Bettie Gibson deceased were granted November 1 1938 by Pettis County Missouri Probate Court. Creditors must present claims within six months or be barred. claims not exhibited within one year from this publication are forever barred. G H Gibson Administrator. J E Smith Judge of Probate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Gibson
Probate Court
Pettis County
Missouri
G. H. Gibson
Executor's Notice in Estate of Laura Trader
No. 702 Executor's Notice Testamentary on the estate of Laura Stanley Trader deceased granted to the undersigned on October 21 1938 by the Pettis County Missouri Probate Court. Claims must be exhibited within six months or be barred and within one year from publication. Date November 23 1938 Executor George H Trader. Judge of Probate Court seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Stanley Trader
Probate
Pettis County
Missouri
George H. Trader
Administration with Will Annexed for Michael J Donahue Estate
Letters granted December 2, 1938 by the Probate Court appoint Margaret J Donahue administratrix with will annexed. All claims must be filed within six months or be barred. those not exhibited within one year from publication are forever barred. Judge of Probate Court attests with seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Donahue
Probate Court
Pettis County
Missouri
Margaret J. Donahue
Sheriff’s sale in Pettis County Missouri 1938 sale notice
In Pettis County Missouri Circuit Court November Term 1938 the sheriff will sell the described land at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the West front door of the Court House Sedalia Missouri on December 16. The action involves multiple plaintiffs and defendants including Iona May Bulkley Hubert Luster McCown Johnnie Joe McCown minor Leonore Simpson executrix and H T Williams trustee. The property begins 30 feet east and south from a specified NW corner and includes a six foot alley reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iona May Bulkley
Hubert Luster McCown
Johnnie Joe McCown
Fred Oehlricks
W. HH. Griffin
Catherine McCown
Guardian
Leonore Simpson
Gertrude W. Harman
H. T. Williams
Circuit Court
Pettis County
Missouri
County of
Pettis
Foreclosure Sale of Pettis County Property in 1938
Default on taxes and notes secured by deed of trust on 210 acres in Pettis County Missouri prompts sheriff sale. The deed of trust dated September 1 1928 names Mabel L Wharton and William A Wharton as grantors and Jesse R Clark Jr and The St Louis Union Trust Company as trustees. Sale to be held December 31 1938 at the West Front door of the Pettis County Courthouse Sedalia.
Deed of Trust Filed in Pettis County Missouri 1938
William A Wharton and Mabel L Wharton executed a deed of trust dated April 1 1930 recorded in Pettis County Missouri Book 343 Page 205 conveying 120 acres in sections 2 and 3 Township 44 Range 23 to Jesse R Clark Jr and The St Louis Union Trust Company as trustees. The real estate will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the West Front door of the Pettis County Sheriff on a Saturday at 9 00 AM and 5 00 PM. First published December 9 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel L. Wharton
William A. Wharton
Recorder of Deeds
Pettis County
Missouri
Jesse R. Clark, Jr
St. Louis Union Trust Company
Sedalia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Press
Mrs. Rothgeb
Norma J. Pelletier
Hunters Without Licenses
A. J. Rains
A. F. Koetting
Mrs
Charles Solon
Grocers
Seers
Renee Holstein
Ernest Thompson
Carl Johnson
Association For the Month
Bois D’arc Farm
Peter Eeeere Weer
Olen Monsees Jersey
Nts
Peebererereeereres
Helstein
Helstein Sedat
Peed Deere Sens
Grolstein Seereeeeeeereees
James A. DE Armond
J. E. Smith
F. Y. Campbell
W. L. Marlin
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