Repair Crews Work Through Christmas in Sedalia
Sedalia residents see over 500 linemen and telephone workers from Missouri Public Service Co and Bell Telephone Co plus crews from surrounding states laboring on Christmas to restore electric and long distance service. They face thousands of dollars in damages while crews from multiple towns in Missouri and nearby states assist. Women bring coffee and even steak gifts to show appreciation as crews continue until all service is restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Telephone Co
Illinois
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri Public Service Co
Sedalia
William Rich
Tom Mullaly
Bell Telephone Co
Sedalia Electric
Queen City Electric Co
Rich
Mr. Mullaly
Boy Injured In Accident In Hughesville
Five year old Albert LeRoy Anderson, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson, was struck by a moving Crosley station wagon at Fifth street and Ohio avenue Saturday around 3 50 pm. He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and ankle and facial abrasions but his condition was not serious. Driver William Mayer reported the incident to police after taking the boy to Bothwell hospital with aunt Stella Langson present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert LeRoy Anderson
Albert Anderson
Hughesville
Fifth Street
Ohio Avenue
William Mayer
East Second Street
Crosley
Bothwell Hospital
McLaughlin
A. L. Walter
Meyer
Stella Langson
South
Quincy Avenue
Local Readers Welcome Holiday Visits From Distant Kin
Miss Roberta Reed visits Omaha relatives over Christmas while Father Francis Sullivan and Aunt Miss Margaret Egan spend time in town. Joe Patrick family from Memphis joins Mrs. Patrick’s mother Mrs. D. A. Rose. John R. Field from Houstonia plans extended Texas trip and possible Old Mexico. Several families from St. Louis Fall City and Detroit are renewing holiday ties at multiple addresses in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Reed
Omaha
Neb
F. F. Reed
West Main Street
Francis Sullivan
Ottawa
Canada
P. E. Sullivan
Margaret Egan
Sixth Street
Park Avenue
Joe Patrick
Janet Rose
Memphis
Tenn
Patrick
D. A. Rose
East Fourteenth Street
John R. Field
Houstonia
McAllen
Corpus Christi
Texas
Old Mexico
C. S. Lewis
St. Louis
Ira Lewis
Fall City
Minnie Lewis
South Grand Avenue
Frank M. Russel
San Diego
Calif
W. C. Russell
East Eleventh Street
Kenneth Hunt
Law School of Washington University
Lubbock
C. W. Blethroade
Mattoon, II
Harry D. Smith
Detroit
Mich
Dr. Smith
C. A. Smith
South
Ohio Avenue
Kate
Lou Disque
Ohio
Hughesville Community News Highlights Local Guests
Social items note visits by the Hemphills Kincheloe Grimes Weathers and others from Carthage Mexico Green Ridge Lavery City Warsaw and St. Charles. Church repairs at Presbyterian Bethal and Georgetown Methodist gift can delabras noted. P T A Christmas program and Woman's Extension Club gathering described. New president Art Martin to lead January 3 family dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Hemphill
Phylis
Carthage
J. O. Kinchelve
George Hemphill
Greig
Mexico
J. O. Kincheloe
Jay Weathers
Joyce
Shirley
Sonny
Virgil Hampton
Green Ridge
West Grimes
Henry Martin
Dean Grigsby
Grigsby
Michael
Lavery City
Presbyterian Church
Hughesville Bethal Methodist Church
Hughesville Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Bethal
Martin Gouldin
Sedalia
Bethal Church
Georgetown
Frank Hopkins
Clifford
Shiron
Warsaw
Clifford Weathers
Texas
Harvey
Mildred Pages
Public Schools of
St. Charles
Charles Rages
Joe Ream
Ellen Gray
C.M.S.C
Warrensburg
Olin Schondelmaier
California
Robert Rick
Tuck
Long Beach
Calif
Alfred Schondelamaier
San Francisco
Hughesville P.T.A
Hughesville
Hughesville Woman’s
Joe Williams
Edwin Williams
Edmond Martin
Raymond Nagle
Clinton Lowry
Art Martin
Funeral services for James Wesley Leftwich
James Wesley Leftwich dies at home on 1800 South Lamine Avenue. Funeral held at McLaughlin chapel at 2:00 PM Monday with Rev. David M. Bryan officiating. Singers Mrs. Roy Eirenhofer and Mrs. M. O. Stevens perform Shadows and The Old Rugged Cross. Accompanist Mrs. H. O. Foraker. Previous Dresden Methodist church service held Tuesday at 2:00 PM. Pallbearers Ellis Moore Lester Cramer Harry Lambirth Lon Klink Ed Bybee Walter Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wesley Leftwich
South
Lamine Avenue
McLaughlin Chapel
David M. Bryan
First Christian Church
Roy Eirenhofer
M. Oo. Stevens
Old Rugged Cross
H. O. Foraker
Funeral Rites Held for Harry Smith at McLaughlin Chapel
Funeral services for Harry Smith, who died Wednesday at his home on East Broadway, were conducted at 2 00 PM Friday at the McLaughlin funeral chapel. Rev R E Hurd officiated with solos by Maude Horton and F O Withers, and Paul Berthouex as accompanist. Pallbearers were Logan Hoard Leonard Quint Oscar Purnell O R Cox and M H Shelby. Burial followed in Crown Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
East Broadway
McLaughlin
R. E. Hurd
Epworth Methodist Church
Maude Horton
F. O. Withers
Paul Berthouex
Logan Hoard
Leonard Quint
Oscar Purnell
O. R. Cox
M. H. Shelby
Crown Hill Cemetery
Funeral rites for Mrs Ma tilda Klein held at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for Mrs Ma tilda Klein wife of August Klein of 421 West Fifth Street were conducted at Sacred Heart church Friday at 9:00 am by Rev A J Brunswick. Pallbearers included Charlie Weller John Bruehl Amos Klein Lawrence Klein and Joe Klein. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Klein
August Klein
West Fifth Street
Sacred Heart Church
A. J. Brunswick
Charlie Weller
John Bruehl
Amos Klein
Lawrence Klein
Joe Klein
Calvary Cemetery
Wallace Farris Dies in St Joseph Hospital
Wallace Farris son of Mr and Mrs George Farris of Dresden died in a St Joseph hospital Friday night at 7 00 oclock Surviving besides his parents are three brothers G D Farris Jr Sedalia route 3 Clyde Farris Clinton and John Earl Farris La Monte Burial was in Memorial Park cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Farris
George Farris
Dresden
St. Joseph
G. D. Farris, Jr
Sedalia
Clyde Farris
Clinton
John Earl Farris
la Monte
Memorial Park Cemetery
Emma Kemp Shacklett Dies in Denver After Stroke
Mrs Emma Kemp Shacklett of Denver Colorado died at home on Wednesday December 21 after a stroke on December 11 She was born near Longwood June 22 1880 and married William Shacklett March 2 1912 in La Monte She is survived by two sons Lawrence and Clark Shacklett and by three sisters and two brothers Funeral services were held in Denver Colorado at 1 00 p m Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Kemp Shacklett
Denver
Colo
J. Elmo Wheeler
Lawrence Wade
la Monte
R. O. Claycomb
Glendale
Calif
Shacklett
Col
Win at Syracuse On Decorations
Syracuse Homemakers club sponsored a Christmas home decoration contest judged Thursday by Robert Stockton and Mr. Priestly. Four years running, top winners include Omer Cordry and Old Homestead Farm, with other placements for Ray Boulware, J A Poe, Roy Mowrey, Tom Veulmans, and a first place in business house decoration to A. and G. Market owned by C. B. Allison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Syracuse Homemakers Club
Robert Stockton
Versailles
Priestly
Versailles High School
Omer Cordry
Old Homestead
Ray Boulware
J. A. Poe
Seeger Resigns to Lead Kansas City Insurance Division
Harry A Seeger of Sedalia resigns as managing partner of the Sam Highleyman Agency to become general manager of the Insurance Agency Division at Charles F Curry enterprises in Kansas City. He will finish December 31 and the agency will be taken over January 1 1950 after Highleyman’s buyout and vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Seeger
State Fair Boulevard
Sam Highleyman
Charles F. Curry
Births in Chicago Otterville and Hughesville Families
A son born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Talliferro of Chicago weighs seven pounds four ounces but died soon after birth. The mother is Virginia Cooper of Otterville. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Norman W Bottcher of Otterville at 9 24 am at Bothwell Hospital weighs six pounds eight ounces. A son born to Mr and Mrs William S Allen Jr of Hughesville at 10 09 am at Woodland Hospital weighs six pounds four ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Talliferro
Chicago
Norman W. Bottcher
East Chestnut
Bothwell Hospital
William S. Allen, Jr
Hughesville
Woodland Hospital
Birth of Edgar Kitchen at 400 North Moniteau Avenue
The birth record notes Edgar Kitchen weighing seven pounds at 400 North Moniteau Avenue on Wednesday.
Birth of Virgil Frazier at 430 North Washington
A baby boy named Virgil Frazier was born on Thursday at 430 North Washington Avenue weighing eight pounds. Mother reported in good condition. Father listed as records show the family residing at the same address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Frazier
North
Washington Avenue
Birth of John Stephen Esser in Boonville
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Rich ard Esser at St Joseph hospital Boonville on Friday December 16 at 6 30 pm The baby weighed five pounds ten ounces and was named John Stephen Mrs Esser previously stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Butcher in Boonville The Esse rs are former Boonville residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Esser
South Prospect Avenue
St. Joseph Hospital
Boonville
John Stephen
Esser
Clarence Butcher
Fire damages W. W. Howe residence on Dal-Whi-More-court
Fire of undetermined origin caused over $1,000 in damage to the W. W. Howe home at 514 Dal-Whi-More-court. Firemen arriving at 6:08 PM found headway in a downstairs half-bath beneath the stairs, with the blaze burning through the room and a pantry. North windows were broken by heat and water, and a canary in a south room suffocated in smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Howe
Serious Injuries After Icy Road Crash Near Marshall Junction
Mr and Mrs Clyde E Heath of Richmond Heights were seriously hurt when their car skidded on an icy patch on U S 40 west of Marshall junction last night and plunged over an embankment. Heath 54 suffered skull fracture broken right arm and multiple ribs. Marie 39 suffered skull fracture broken collar bone and fractured right leg. Their children Larry Robeson 18 and Patricia Robeson 11 escaped with minor injuries as the family was en route to Kansas City for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde E. Heath
Richmond Heights
U.S. 40
Marshall Junction
Heath
Marie
Mrs Boston Improves After Illness at City Address
Mrs John Boston of 804 West Sixteenth street has been ill for about ten days but is now up and around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boston
West Sixteenth Street
Sedalia hams relay state messages during service outage
Four amateur radio operators Garnett Bryan Tom Gray John Davidson and Bill Fingland operated a makeshift station at 216 South Lamine Avenue during a Western Union outage. They relayed 185 messages with 150 for Western Union and 35 misc messages, from 11:30 Thursday to 12:15 Friday night and a few hours Saturday. Messages went to Kansas City Columbia Windsor Warrensburg St. Louis and Butler. Western Union manager Leo Lennartz praised the volunteers after the longest service interruption in 42 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Bryan & Battles
South Lamine Avenue
Garnett Bryan
South
Grand Avenue
Tom Gray
West Seventh Street
John Davidson
West
Fourth Street
Bill Fingland
South Barrett Avenue
Western Union
Telegraph Company
Bryan
Kansas City
Columbia
Windsor
Warrensburg
St. Louis
Butler
Thomas Gray
Leo Lennartz
The
Lennartz
Pettis County Purchases Property For Road Equipment Building
The Pettis county court bought real estate at State Fair boulevard and Main street from Florence C Potts and Raymond A Potts for 11780 dollars. A 3000 dollar down payment was made with the balance due when a 40 by 80 foot Butler rigid frame building with an office is completed and accepted by the court. Possession will be given May 1 1950 after the county court signs a real estate contract with the Potts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettis County Court
State Fair Boulevard
Main Street
Raymond A. Potts
Potts
J. W. Kesterson
W. L. Marlin
Ed Callis
Florence C. Potts
Missouri Quail Season Ends December 31 1949
The 1949 quail season in Missouri ends December 31 and tests hunters and dogs due to heavy cover and warm dry weather early on. Despite these conditions, overall quail were plentiful statewide except in the northwest where populations declined from land use and lack of cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
The
Conservation Commission
Mickens Heads to Gator Bowl With Missouri Team
Harold Mickens University of Missouri student from Columbia leaves home for St. Louis at 3:00 AM to fly to Fort Lauderdale for a week of training before the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville Florida. He is among 135 lads who lettered this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Mickens
University of Missouri, Columbia
J. W. Mickens
West Fifth Street
St. Louis
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jacksonville
Mickens
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RYO Club
Liberty Theatre
Herman McMullin
Betty Wolf
Leonard Klein
Ruth Harvey
Richard Warren
Betty Jean Klein
Byron McMullin
Amelia Weller
Gilbert Lampton
Robert Cranfill
Jesse McMullin
Bill Leicher
Anna Lee Harvey
Edith Crain
Woody Grimes
R. R. Chapman
Claude Bratton
Hoedown
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks
Padget
Children At Lion’s Club
Christ At the Liberty Theater
Padgett
Sedalia Lions Club
Missouri Pacific Booster Club
Santa Claus
Hugo M. Sparn
Joe Toler
Missouri Pacific Gift Basket Committee
Harold Conway
Ninth Street
Church of the Nazarene
Fannie Payne Jones
Jarrett Aycock
J. W. Leftwich Service
Harry Smith Service
Mrs
Wallace Faris
Harry Segers
Rnsioda City
Mrs. Boston Better
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