Funeral services for Salcedo child Arland Wilson
Funeral services were held at the family residence in Salcedo this afternoon at 1 o'clock for Arland Glenn Wilson five year old son of Mr and Mrs Harney Wilson with Rev Ed Brock in charge. The child had been ill for five days with a severe sore throat and died Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Besides the parents he is survived by two sisters Tiny Mae and Sylvia and one brother Raymond Lee. His grandmother Mrs Eulah Vines also survives.
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Salcedo
Arland Glenn Wilson
Harney Wilson
Ed Brock
Tiny Mae
Sylvia
Raymond Lee
Eulah Vines
Turtles 12 Feet Long Once Lived in Kansas
Fossil evidence shows enormous prehistoric river turtles measuring about 12 feet in length inhabited what is now Kansas. Paleontologists report finding skeletal remains suggesting a thriving aquatic ecosystem during the Late Cretaceous period, with these giants roaming inland waterways and feeding on vegetation and small vertebrates.
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Kansas
Money in Old Building Found by Kansas City Worker
Joseph Johnson a 70 year old laborer in Kansas City was cleaning an old building when a ceiling collapses forced him to pry open a small tin box. He discovered about 12,900 dollars in old greenbacks tied in bundles inside the box, hidden in the back of the building.
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Joseph Johnson
Kansas City
T. Cormice
Johnson
East Prairie Bans Fireworks on Downtown Streets
At a recent town meeting East Prairie residents voted to enforce the law prohibiting fireworks on town streets and walks during holidays Mayo Scott issued a proclamation urging extreme care with fireworks to prevent accidents.
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East Prairie
Mayo Scott
Cigaret tax drains St Louis smokers’ wallets
Receipts show St Louis cigarette tax from last July 18 to December 2, 1930, with stamps totaling $584951 and licenses adding $7234. City projections from the first year estimate $971730, well above the original $800000 to $900000. Merchants pay $1 yearly license fee and sales continue to be unit can sales.
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St Louis
Bishop's Bread Recipe and Society Visit Mention
A damaged clipping describes a Bishop's Bread recipe using shortening brown sugar bread flour salt cinnamon soda baking powder egg sour milk and a crumb topping baked in a well greased loaf pan. It also notes Mrs Tom Baker of Malden visiting friends in Sichester and attending a Jolly Twelve Club meeting on Wednesday.
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Tom Baker
Malden
Sichester
Jolly Twelve Club
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New Sikeston
Dan McCoy Seed Company
Boys Life Monthly
All Boys
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scout Movement
China
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
Davey the Plumber
Sikeston, Mo
Amy
California
Florida
North-End
Hunter St
WWE
GES Eagle
Russell Walker
Lige Inman
Irene Walker
Charles Willer
John Halter
Nellie Sutton
Tanner C. Dye
Scott County
Santa
Joe Anderson
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