Fornfelt area funeral and regional notices
Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Fornfelt for Hester Mullinax aged 78 who died of paralysis. Survived by husband two daughters Bessie Finley Essie Keesee and two sons Oral and Arle Mullinax. Also Chaffee and Gideon notices of deaths, inheritances, and local family updates from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fornfelt
Christian Church
Hester Mullinax
Mullinax
Ilinois
Bessie Finley
Essie Keesee
Oral Mullinax
Arle Mullinax
East St. Louis
Fog causes wreck north of New Madrid
Eleven persons escaped serious injury when three vehicles collided in heavy fog on Highway 61 north of New Madrid at 3:50 AM. Marshall Qualls and Earl Taylor in a northbound Kewanee car rear ended a coach driven by Marshall Rodgers of Manila. Mrs Rodgers and their five children, plus Roy Rodgers and others were aboard. Mrs Rodgers lacerated her leg, Taylor suffered head cuts. all treated by Dr. E Nienstedt. Both cars sustained minor damage and were driven away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 61
New Madrid
Marshall Qualls
Kewanee
Earl Taylor
Matthews
Marshall Rodgers
Manilla
Arkansas
Rodgers
Roy Rodgers
Michigan
Taylor
E . Nienstedt
Qualls
John Tandy
State Patrol
Inspection at New Madrid CCC Camp Delivers Repairs
Inspecting Mechanic John F. Kitch and Traveling Mechanic Noble Shaw of the U S Bureau of Agricultural Engineering inspected trucks tractors and heavy equipment at the New Madrid CCC camp this week. Shaw’s traveling shop made necessary repairs before proceeding to the Hayti camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
CCC
John F. Kitch
Noble Shaw
U. S
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Shaw
Truick
Hayti
School Board Plans Additions And Repairs In District
New Madrid County notes report the Scott district plans a 22 by 30 foot addition to hire a third teacher and meet next Friday to discuss. North part of Bockerton district to build a 24 by 56 foot school with porch and interior work. both boards list directors and clerks. Other updates include a bolt accident injuring Miss Bertha McCrate, a third room for Kendall, painting at Oak Island, new superintendent at Conran, and state aid cuts feared for rural teachers. State university funding moves may require blocking and letters to lawmakers. May 22 to 25 state convention set in Jefferson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles R. Davis
School Board of
Scott School
Slater
George Worth
Herbert Hall
B. C Wrather
Robert Almand
Bockerton
Crit Brock
C. A. Hawkins
Albert Keith
Robert Simer
Bertha McCrate
LaFont
Joe McCrate
Portageville
Kendall School
H D Fnriend Ott Johnson
James B Ward
Oak Island
Clyde Walson
Dalmer
Burns
Roy Bell
Conran
Delmar Cobble
Patton
Sterling G Croell
Croell
Fannie Swilley
Eula Cole Kimes
Emma Monan
Raymond Hovgard
General Revenue Fund
New Madr County
Delmar Dale
Marcellme
Jefferson City
New Madrid Court Doles Out 28 Cases in First Week
New Madrid county circuit court opened its May term with a full docket and disposed of twenty eight cases in three days. Most defendants pleaded guilty. one jury case, Harold Sparks, was acquitted of burglary and larceny. Several DUI, theft, and felonious assault charges resulted in prison terms ranging from six months to twenty years, with many defendants paroled or fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Albert Deane
R.C. McBride
Owen Johnson
Louis Jimmerson Tyro
Dr. Fatson
Queen Cisr
Junior Denton
Albert Summers
Elzia Pulliam
Algoa Farms
Sam Abello
John Williams
Ernest Lawson
Uriel Childers
Willis Tippen
Frank Sumpter
Emerson B Horn
George Smith
Walter Beyer
Ed Beyer
Lous Hirschowitz
St Louis's 1875 Home Rule Charter Origin Story
The article recounts how May 14 1875 marked the birth of St Louis home rule with a Missouri constitutional provision for city and county separation and a city charter. It details the 1876 freeholders board, the two draft documents, the August 22 1876 vote, election fraud rumors, the March 5 1877 court ruling approving separation and charter, and the expansion of the city from 20 to 62 square miles plus assuming county debt of about 6.9 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lows
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis
United States
St. Louis County
Abel
Freeholders
County of
City of
Ed Butler
St Lous
Butler
Court of Appeals
Enrollee Leads High School Play at New Madrid School
Edward Virgin, enrollee and member of the New Madrid CCC drainage camp, graduates from New Mawrud High School this week and played the lead in the senior play on Thursday May 11. He received recognition in drama and oratory contests this year and was named second best actor in the district drama contests held at Cape Garardean on April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Virgin
New Madrid CCC
New Mawrud
Virgin
Cape Garardean
CCC Boys Quarantined Over Mumps at New Madrid CCC Camp
Claud Daniels of Neelyville in the camp hospital at the New Madrid CCC camp has mumps prompting a working quarantine for his barracks. Commander Capt Johnston segregates Daniels intimates, with separate meals and evenings, while Superintendent Jacoby assigns a separate work crew to limit spread. Dr Pennington on temporary duty at Poplar Bluff CCC camp but to return Saturday. May 20 notes include Alton residents visiting Wood family and Richard Duvall staying with the Wood family to tend farming interests. The quote on happiness closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Daniels
Neelyville
Madnd CCC
Hood
CDC
Robert G. Johnston
Pany
Daniels
Fred R. Jacoby
George R. Pennington
Poplar Bluff
CCC
New
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Domino Blanchard II
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