Sedalia airport land auction yields 53042.50 in eight parcels
The Sedalia airport land auction sold 885 acres in eight tracts for a total of 53542.50 to J L Hieronymus of Buffalo Oklahoma at 60.50 an acre. Mayor Studer and City officials praised the turnout and anticipated council approval as the current field remains usable until the new airport east of Sedalia is ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia Airport
Pettis County Court House
Kemp Hieronymus
J. L. Hieronymus
Buffalo
Okla
Hieronymus
Longwood
Emory Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Studer
Fines Imposed in Pettis County Magistrate Court
Proceedings in magistrate court Saturday list Carl E. Martinez fined five dollars and costs for operating an unlicensed two wheel trailer. Dave A. Butterbaugh fined five dollars and costs for letting a minor drive. Clarence S. Crews fined five dollars and costs for a Public Service Commission permit violation. James Sheldon Good pleaded not guilty to careless driving. trial set for June 20 with $100 bond and potential jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Martinette
Dave A. Butterbaugh
Clarence S. Crews
Public Service Commission
Kansas City
Sedalia
James Sheldon Good
John C. McCloskey
Good
Pettis County
Loyal Rebekah Lodge 260 Reports Meeting at Legion Hall
Loyal Rebekah Lodge 260 met at the American Legion hall. Mrs. Guy Snyder reported on the State Assembly in St Louis and a visitor from Springfield, Mrs. Anna B Crosby, attended and read for the group. Plans were made for a Liberty Park picnic at 6 30 with a venner roast and contributive supper. members to bring food and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Rebekah Lodge
American Legion Hall
Guy Snyder
State Assembly
St. Louis
Springfield
Anna B. Crosby
Emily Meyer
Liberty Park
Damages Sought in $3,000 Suit Over Fire Damage
Frank Adards and Venie Adams sue Guy Thompson trustee of Missouri Pacific railroad for $3,000 alleging a locomotive sparks on March 30, 1950 started a barn fire harming their land and livestock including a cow calf horse and bridle. Crawford and Harlan represent plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Adards
Venetie Adams
Guy Thompson
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Plaintff
Crawford and
Harlan
Birth of Pamela Sue Chaney at Woodland Hospital
Mrs. Betty Vansell Chaney, formerly Betty Vansell, and Mr. David Chaney announce the birth of their daughter Pamela Sue at Woodland Hospital. The infant weighed five pounds and was born Saturday morning at 6 50. The family resides at 546 East Fourth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Chaney
East Fourth Street
Woodland Hospital
Pamela Sue
Monochrome and polychrome TV terms traced
An engineer notes that early television terminology used monocrome for black and white and polychrome for color transmissions. The usage highlights the era’s technical vocabulary shaping consumer perception and product labeling.
Garden Clubs Plant Trees At Bradford Roadside Park
Sedalia Garden clubs plant many trees in Bradford Roadside roadside park along the Blue Star Memorial Highway. Clubs honor past presidents and members, including Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Seifert, with maples and hawthorns. Highway department crews completed the planting as the park opened to the public with amenities and picnic facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Roadside Park
Sedalia
Club
A. A. Ferguson
Memorial Fund
Herbert Seifert
Missouri
Robert Phelan
Council of Sedalia Gardens
Oscar DeWolf
Council of Sedalia Garden Clubs
Club Nine
Nathan Jones
Bradford
John Bradford
Living Memorial Fund Committee
Hilliard Brewster
Missouri State Highway Department
T. G. Harris
Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri
Highway Department
Blue Star Memorial Highway
Sedalia Garden Clubs
Pettis County Court
Annual Meet Of Garagemen In Missouri Districts Nine and Ten
The Automo bile Association of Missouri garagemen from districts nine and ten held their annual dinner at the Bothwell hotel with sixty garagemen from eight counties in attendance. President Matt F. Morse announced aims for growth to 150,000 members by 1952 and highlighted high school drivers training programs in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Automobile Association of Missour
Bothwell Hotel
Missouri
R. E. Mathews
Association
Matt F. Morse
Gus Wahlkamp
George Marshall
St. Louis
Morse
Sedalia
J. S. Mahl
William Boston
Ray Lippard
Program by Pat Dunn Postponed at Smithton Church
Pat Dunn, slated to sing at the Methodist church in Smithton Sunday evening, is unable to perform due to illness in his family. This marks his first postponed engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Dunn
Smithton
Mr. Dunn
Summer Music At Hubbard High Program Start
The C. C. Hubbard school opens the Summer Music Program on Monday May 29 at 9 00 AM. Students listed with the Director of Music should attend. others may join. Instrument groups include Strings Brasswinds Woodwinds and Percussion with instrument displays for visiting parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hubbard
Hospital Notes at Bothwell Admit List
Multiple admissions and discharges logged at Bothwell Hospital include Arnold J Buzzard Cole Camp Luther McNeal Tipton Thelma Keil Springfield address Ben Dial Jefferson City and Mrs W L Whittall Green Ridge Kathleen Battles Kay Wil Moore Ionia. Mrs J B Dyer Miami Oklahoma admitted for surgery with several discharges including Mrs James Durham 1422 South Park and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold J. Buzzard
Cole Camp
Luther McNeal
Tipton
Thelma Keil
Osage Avenue
Ben Dial
East Fifteenth Street
W. L. Whittall
Green ‘Ridge
Kathleen Battles
Beacon Avenue
Kay
South Moniteau Avenue
Elien Moore
Ionia
J. B. Dyer
Miami
Okla
James Durham
South Park Avenue
E. R. Coulter
East Fourth Street
Larry Reed
East Thirteenth Street
George Kugler
Cross Timbers
Robert M. Hall
William R. White
West Fifth Street
City Offices Closed All Day Tuesday
City hall offices will close all day Tuesday May 30 in observance of Decoration Day.
Icy saints day frost marks Siberian spring
In Siberia, late spring frosts are called the icy saints day per the Encyclopedia Britannica. The term roots in regional climate lore as spring remains fragile against cold snaps that threaten crops and buds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Funeral service for Mrs Mattie V Smith
Mrs Mattie V Smith wife of William T Smith of 510 East Twelfth street died at Bothwell hospital Thursday evening. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 PM at Ewing funeral home with Elder Edward R Gwynn and Elder S Murry Matthews of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints officiating. Pallbearers are C D McMurren Bud McCown Frank Yeager Earl Man ley Earl Biggs and Clarence Leiter. Interment follows at Memorial Park cemetery. Body rests at Ewing funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie V. Smith
William T. Smith
East Twelfth Street
Bothwell Hospital
Ewing Funeral Home
Edward R. Gwynn
S. Murry Matthews
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
C. D. McMurren
Bud McCown
Frank Yeager
Earl Manley
Earl Biggs
Clarence Leiter
Memorial Park Cemetery
Funeral services for Joseph Porter held at McLaughlin chapel
Funeral services for Joseph Porter were held at 2:30 Saturday afternoon in the McLaughlin funeral chapel with Rev T W Croxton officiating. Mrs M O Stevens and Mrs Miles Rhodes sang The Old Rugged Cross God Will Take Care of You and The Last Mile of the Way with Mae Moser at the organ. Pallbearers were Charles Joseph Porter Walter Lee Porter Finis Porter Joseph Henry Porter Willis Arnold and Leonard Anderson. Burial was in Green Ridge cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Porter
McLaughlin Funeral
T. W. Croxton
First Baptist Church
M. O. Stevens
Miles Rhodes
Old Rugged Cross
Mae Moser
Charles Joseph Porter
Walter Lee Porter
Finis Porter
Joseph Henry Porter
Willis Arnold
Leonard Anderson
Green Ridge Cemetery
Funeral services set for Mrs Ray mond R Robinson
Funeral services for Mrs Ray mond R Robinson 25 who died May 24 at Soap Lake Washington will be at the Methodist church in Cole Camp Tuesday at 10 a m Burial will follow at Memorial Park cemetery in Sedalia She is survived by her husband Lt Raymond R Robinson and two sons Raymond R Jr and James Boyd her parents Mr and Mrs B A Damp of Cole Camp five sisters and two brothers The body is at Eickhoff funeral home in Cole Camp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond R. Robinson
Soap Lake
Wash
Cole Camp
Memorial Park Cemetery
Sedalian
Raymond R. Jr
James Boyd
B. A. Damp
George Coffman
Springfork
Frank Eichholz
Henry Kroencke
Lincoln
William Watt
Chicago
James Stephens
Lees Summit
Lewis Dump
Alberquerque
N. M
Cecil Dump
Kansas City
Eickhoff
Frank Chipley Dies in Robertson County
Frank Chipley, 83, died at his son Prentice Chipley's home in Robertson Mo Saturday afternoon at 4 o clock. Funeral services set for Parker funeral home La Monte Monday at 2 o'clock with Rev Botts of Sedalia officiating. Burial in La Monte Cemetery. Body to arrive in La Monte today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Chipley
Prentice Chipley
Robertson
Parker Funeral Home
la Monte
Rev. Botts
Sedalia
LaMonte
Stevens Launches Sedalia Campaign for Sixth District
George L. Stevens 29 year old Springfield accountant and WWII Marine pilot opens Republican bid for Congress in Missouri Sixth district from Sedalia. He barnstorms by plane to reach voters while denouncing party squabbles and urging honest leadership. Opponents include Armstrong Bothwell Dow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Stevens
Springfield
Congress
Sedalia
Stevens
Republican Club
Wilken Farm
Walter White
Lincoln
Dave Hargis
KGBX
Birch
Marine Corps
Sixth
O. K. Armstrong
Wilbur Bothwell
Harvey D. Dow
Admitted and Dismissed in Local Hospital Notices
Admitted for tonsillectomy Bill Heath son of Mrs. Margaret Heath 1114 East Seventh street. Admitted for surgery Harold D Malone 306 East Second street Mrs Archie Allen Jr 1204 East Thirteenth street. Dismissed Mrs William Caton Smithton Miss LeAnna Rasa daughter of Mrs Mable Rasa 905 East Sixth street Mrs Eva Devine Milner hotel Miss Wanda Carter 416 South Wagner avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Heath
Margaret Heath
East Seventh Street
Harold D. Malone
East Second Street
Archie Allen Jr
East Thirteenth Street
William Caton
Smithton
LeAnna Rasa
Mable
Rasa
East Sixth Street
Eva Devine
Milner Hotel
WandaCarter
South Wagner Avenue
Old Sedalia Depot to Rebuild as Modern One Story Station
Missouri Pacific Lines begins a $55,000 remodeling of Sedalia’s 1886 depot. Crews remove the second floor and replace the frame express building with brick. The project includes a four way drive, brick construction, metal trim, raised platforms, gas heating, and new offices for traffic, claim, roadmaster, and mail. The work will proceed in sections to keep the station open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific Lines
Sedalia
C. A. Rucker
Missouri Pacific and Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Rucker
St. Louis
Traffic Department
Kentucky
Ohio Avenues
Jesse James
Pettis County
Main Street
Osage Avenue
McKisock
Garrison
Ives
McKissock
M. J. Collins
West Fifth Street
The
Democrat
Missouri Pacific
Smithton
C. O. Ives
Division Terminal
Garrison House
Railway
Ves
Havana
Pacific Railway
St. Louis Leavenworth
Ed Hough
England
Mississippi River
St.Louis
Iron Mountain
Sedalia Census Officials Seek Hidden 1950 Population
O P Keller supervisor of the census in the Sixth district visited Sedalia and urged contacting the Chamber of Commerce or Census Bureau to enumerate uncounted residents. Officials note the 1940 Sedalia figure was 20 428 and that more than 5000 people may be added from notices and hospital checks, with final results released in Springfield not guaranteed to be official.
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Sedalia
O. P. Keller
Keller
Chamber of Commerce
Census Bureau
Springfield
Washington
Hargis elected Sixth District Republican Women president
Mrs Amanda Hargis of Springfield Missouri was elected president of the Republican Women's clubs of Missouri's Sixth District at a Sedalia district meeting. Other officers named include Mrs Wilbur Bothwell and Mrs Seth King with delegates Mrs Hargis and Miss Hazel Palmer to the Jeff City state meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Hargis
Springfield
Womeen
Missouri
Sedalia
F M. Hatfield
East Fifth Street
Court House
Hatfield
Rose Leibbrand
Pettis County
Sam McCluney
Warrensburg
Wyatt Peck
Clinton
Leibbrand
Hargis
Hazel Palmer
Jeffrson City
Juanita Young
Republican State Committee
Miss Young
Herb Studer
Ayres Blocher
Kansas City
Federated Republican Women’s Clubs
Lucien Snyder
Holden
C. D. Demand
Herbert Shepherd
Roy Bowers
George Stevens
Marine Corps
O. K. Armstrong
Wilbur Bothwell
Drury College
Harvey D. Dow
William Barton
Hit and Run Driver Outruns Taxi Near Houstonia
A hit and run driver side swiped a 1948 Oldsmobile coach owned by R. E. Collister of Houstonia at 518 West Second. taxi driver Ora Mozingo and passenger Harry Hindman chased the coupe, believed Plymout h, to Missouri and Broadway but could not overtake. Police sought the license plate as the patrol was alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Collister
Houstonia
West Second Street
Ora Mozingo
North Stewart Avenue
Harry Hindman
South
Missouri
Missouri Avenue
Broadway
Mozingo
Hindman
Collister
Highway Patrol
Marriage Licenses Issued to Several Couples
Elmer Humseth of Cole Camp married Edna Schroeder of Twin Falls Sa Paul Russell Buehler and Marjorie Weiss both of St Joseph. Robert Alvin Hausam of Sedalia wed Elizabeth Anne Fulkerson of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Humseth
Cole Camp
Edna Schroeder
Twin Falls
Paul Russell Buehler
Marjorie Weiss
St. Joseph
Robert Alvin Hausam
Sedalia
Elizabeth Anne Fulkerson
Marshall
Cage Honor To Bill Holst In Ozark Bowl
Bill Holst 1950 Smith-Cotton graduate earns a place in the first Ozark Bowl at Springfield on June 10. The 18-year-old Tigers star led his team with 480 points last season. He will depart June 5 for practice as Missouri faces Kansas in the all-star clash coached by Russ Comiskey and Ralph Miller. The event offers a week’s paid trip by the Springfield Leader Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Holst
Smith-Cotton High School
Missouri
Kansas
Springfield
Bill
Ernest O. Holst
East Tenth Street
Holst
Tigers
Springfield Leader Press
Slight Damage In Collisions In Sedalia
Police investigated two weekend collisions causing slight property damage with no injuries. At Seventh street and Kentucky avenue a 1948 Plymouth coach driven west by W. G. Hoffman collided with a 1950 Chevrolet coach driven east by Marjory A. Ford. damages included a grill, left fender and headlight on the Plymouth and a bent bumper on the Chevrolet. A Kaiser sedan driven by Mrs. Dick Bennett sustained front fender damage after a curb exit collision with a 1942 Chevrolet driven by W. L. Jackson. settlements were reached.
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Sedalia
Seventh Street
Kentucky Avenue
Plymouth
W. G. Hoffman
South Grand Avenue
Chevrolet
Marjory A. Ford
Jefferson City
Kaiser
Fourth Street
Fifth Street
Ohio Avenue
Dick Bennett
Kansas City
W. L. Jackson
West Fifth Street
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Rebekah
Hubbard High
Ford Tractor
Stevenson Tractor Co
Leonard Swope
Paul McMullin
Everett Stevenson
Kenneth Pabst
John Bowman
Blue Ribbon
McMullin
Whitaker Distributing Co
Ralph Johnson
P. B. Reeves
Kent Damrill
Mrs. Robinson
GOP
Liberty Park Swimming Pool
Liberty
Hubbard Park
State Board of Health
Padgett
Cage
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