Putnam County Circuit Court Ends Term With Few Jury Trials
The February term adjourned with two days of court, Judge Higbee presiding. one remaining jury trial date set for April 5 in the case L Adams & Co vs Dan Loughead. Several cases continued or set for trial, with judge rotations by Higbee and local bar members handling proceedings.
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Putnam County Circmt
L. Adams & Co
Dan Loughead
Udge Knight
Lorenz Jones
Harry A Woodruff
Tunffe
Daigea
Clell Brummit
Ber Hamilty
Burkland
Ada Burchett
Torda Jurnmire
Lucerne
Earl Weltz
Plair
Mary Jarrey
John
Harrey
McCalment
Nettie G Haigler
Chase Haigler
Charles H Greer
W HK Peek
Ureel Hurley
John Smith
Corder
William Jump
K. Elledge Va
Wim. M. Jump
Adadhi Ve
Dan
Flaar Motor Ee
Quarrel Ends With Knife Wounds and Arrest
Charlie Magee fought in a Sunday afternoon quarrel leaving Ryals with a five inch back gash and a quarter inch deep wound while Ross suffered four thrusts near the groin all not life threatening. Magee turned himself in after Pat's Cafe incident and was charged with assault and battery, fined 25 dollars plus costs as the victims declined more serious charges.
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Charlie Magee
Ryals
Ross
Magee
Coste
Squire Chappell
Lincoln Day Program Promised by Legion Auxiliary
The Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary sponsor a Lincoln Day program in the Grade School auditorium next Friday afternoon with all first six grade pupils taking part. The program includes talks on Lincoln's Wife and the Pledge to the Flag. Rev. O C Gross of the Presbyterian church will deliver a Lincoln life talk at the High School morning assembly.
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Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary
Lincoln
O. C. Gross
Presbyterian
Abraham Lincoln
Deputy Revenue Collector to Aid Tax Returns in Unionville
A letter from Mr C G Updyke Deputy Internal Revenue Collector of Chillicothe announces he will be at the federal building Unionville on Wednesday February 24 to help those required by law to file federal income tax returns No charge for his service and any eligible person may seek assistance at the stated time as part of a community visit program
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G_ Updyke
Internal Revenue Collector
Chillicothe
Federal
Union Villa
Mr Updyke
Junior Operetta to Stage Twain Based Tor Sawyer
The Seventh and Eighth Grade pupils in Unionville High School will perform a February 19 operetta Tor Sawyer based on Mark Twain. Prof Robert Donaldson directs with about fifteen acting roles and sixty in choruses, music, and staging, with work progressing well and optimism high.
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Lpu
Tor Sawyer
Aduitonum
Mark Twain
Robert Donaldson
Unionville
Man Nearly Freezes After Night Lost in Haystack
A man identified as Borgesen, age unknown, wandered near Unionville Friday night drunk, spent hours in a haystack, and was found severely frostbitten the next morning. He lost a leg in the war and may lose another toe. guardian in Des Moines plans care then return to Mendets.
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Stone Mona Mateilborhops
Gasolne
Warn
Gra
Arer Rennoue
Unionville
Burgeso
Kermit Walker
Sheriff Gray
Hix
Haystack
Borgeson
Des Moines
Iowa
Guardian
Radio Program for Store Avette in Kirksville
An office letter from Kirksville announces a weekly twenty to thirty minute broadcast on WTAD Quincy starting February 12 at 10 45 am. Mackie's Markets will host a program dedicating each week to a town where its seventeen stores operate with town facts and community profiles. Unionville store is run by Orval and Elmo Miller after years of operation.
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Avette
Cit
Kirksville
WTAD
Quincy
Unionville
Messrs
Orval
Elmo Miller
Married couple from Numa and Centerville wed at Noland home
Mias Fern Anderson of Numa and Mr Johnny Wright of Centerville were married in Centerville on Wednesday February 8 in a brief single ring ceremony read by Mr Noland. The couple will reside in Centerville where Wright is employed with Rosenbaum and Co. They were accompanied by the bride's mother.
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Mias Fern Anderson
Numa
Johnny Wright
Centervile
Ware
Marrier
Noland
Canterville
Centerville
Wricht
Rosenbaum and Co
County Budget Estimating Expenditures Slightly Below Last Year
The county court approved this year’s budget under the new state budget law with total receipts projected at 44,606 dollars. Tax income is 41,600 dollars and fees 2,900 dollars, with delinquencies possibly reducing net tax income, and expenses balanced by the anticipated net revenue for the year.
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Court
Weex
Lota
Williams
Farm Wage Rates Rise in Missouri This Year
Missouri farm wage data show January 1937 averages higher than 1936 and 1935 with board at 19.00, without board 27.50, daily rates up from 0.90 to 1.25, and a labor supply 42 percent above demand. Wages strengthen as spring contracting nears and March hiring looms amid cotton and corn crops in the southeastern counties.
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Soumpia
Missouri
E Al[ogan
Missour
Bureau of Agricultural Economica, T
Corn and Wheat Prices Rise for Missouri Farmers
Columbia Missouri reports higher prices for corn and wheat than a year ago. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes farm prices across Putnam County for January show corn at 16 cents per bushel in 1938 with various past values, and wheat around 40 to 90 cents, compared with dollar benchmarks in the 1930s and 1980s.
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Columbia
Missouri
Putnam County
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Gone Haywire in Sheriff Reports Across Town
Sheriff Gray and deputies faced a rash of bizarre incidents including a one legged man nearly freezing to death, a neighboring state sheriff being detained for drunken behavior, a knife wound incident, and a spate of animal and human accidents. Citizens fear the town has gone awry.
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Gray
Sherff
Hig
Bemng
Fossil clues reveal former inland sea near Unionville area
An article traces MillIon year old geology in Putnam county and Unionville area showing a vast inland sea covering what is now north central Missouri during the Devonian Age. Fossils such as ammonites and prehistoric snails mark the submerged landscape and glacial and coal measures record further earth history.
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Nature
Missouri
Putnam County
Unionville
Mendotanal
Mendota
Migsour
Les Fosslla
Lemons
Howland
Young Democrats Meet In Unionville To Elect Delegates
Bramhall of Putnam county announces a 2 pm Saturday meeting of the Young Democrats to elect delegates for the state convention in Kansas City. The gathering, aimed at using the Circuit Court room, faces scheduling uncertainty as Bramhall is away and Judge A Montgomery is out of county.
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Ore
Bramhall
Young Democrats Organization
Putnam County
Unionville
Kansas City
Circuit Court
A . Montgomery
Unionville High teams win both games in league doubleheader
Unionville High School basketball squads defeated Green City rivals last Friday night. The first team won 28 to 19 and the second team 14 to 11 in a tight contest. Both Unionville teams travel to Lancaster High School tonight and will host the same two Lancaster teams next Wednesday in the Hoel gymnasium.
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Unionville High School
Basketeers
Green City
Unionville
Lancaster High School
Lancaster
Hoel
New North Unionville Highway Plan Aims Wider Roads And Bridge
State Highway Department outlines spring and summer work to widen the North Unionville highway and straighten curves from Murphy place to the Murphy area. A new Blackbird Creek bridge will be built and parts of the old route abandoned. The project promises fewer sharp curves, a longer sight of way, and improved connections to two gasoline stations and nearby homes.
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Unionville
Murphy Place
Anu
Harvey Shultz
Anurt
Wil Feav
Hensley
Ian Highwarve
Bali
Lowa
Blackbird Creek
Acreage limits outlined for 1987 corn program
The article details core corn acreage limits under the 1987 program. County committees set individual farm limits based on county cropland, soil, and topography, with a total county cap. Limits aim to balance corn with small grains, prevent overexpansion, and safeguard soil conservation and potential diversion payments.
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Corr
North Central Region
AAA
Bealls Return to Unionville After Move from Queen City
Mr and Mrs Beall have moved back to Unionville from Queen City after selling their lease and cafe interest there. The Burnses, formerly residents of Unionville, have also returned from Queen City to Unionville. Beall stated last week he has not decided on a new venture yet, and idle talk about retirement seems unlikely.
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Beall
Unionville
Queen City
Charlie Burns
Burnses
Leare
Queer City
Turner
J Harry Evans Promoted To Goodrich Silver Tower Manager
J Harry Evans receives promotion to manager of the Goodrich Silver Tower at 230 Olive Street. The appointment, effective February 1, was announced by J Sowersdistrict manager for the company in St Louis. Evans has experience in service station management and will oversee tire and rubber accessory distribution.
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St. Pamie
Goodrich Sivertes
Goodrich
Sandie Motore
Akron
Plana
Olive Street
Wilking
Sheriff Arrested After Reckless Driving Episode
Sheriff Floyd Clark was arrested in Missouri on a reckless driving charge after a drunken High speed chase through Lancaster Glenwood Unionville and Hartford. He resisted arrest insisting on his office and ultimately left the state rather than continue toward Excelsior Springs. Rennella was found asleep in a car on East Main Street.
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Putnan
County
Floyd Clark
Merce County
Ulmoi
Alexis
Alexia Cleli Rennelia
Lancaster
Excelsior Springs
Schuyler County
Glenwood
Highway Patrol
Grayte
Gray
Hartford
Grant Houster Corner
Unionville
William Gray
Garl Gray
East Main Street
Rennella
Clark
Missouri
Halley School Night Program Promised This Week
A program at the Halley school house Friday night, sponsored by the district trans, promises a very interesting evening. Considerable work is underway, per Chester Latimer. The public is invited.
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Halley School House
Trans
Chester Latimer
Record Ice Harvest Breaks All Precedents In County
A severe ice and sleet harvest covers Ulian county amid four to five inch thick ice for weeks. Livestock and people face dangerous conditions as slick surfaces cause frequent falls and injuries. Notable incidents include Effie Sidwell fracturing her hip near Centerville and Ben Hatfield sustaining a broken bone below the hip, with medical care and hospital transfers noted.
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Ulian
Uec
Aioe
Effie Sidwell
J F Underwood
Nora Mairs
Tinderwoold
Minderwood
Leland Petiit
Centerville
Flood relief donations pour into Putnam county Red Cross
Free will contributions totaling 610.50 were turned in to aid flood sufferers, credited to the Putnam county Red Cross, with a county quota of 825. Donations continue as residents aid refugees. The Ohio River floods recede and displaced families restore homes amid disease concerns.
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Ty .Wesday
Red Cross
Forrest Smith
Putnam County
Ohio River Valley
Memphis
Gulf
Missias
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Sunda
Pete
Hay Stack
Mackie
Marketa
Rey Colter
Init
Umber
Pw County
Lemonville
Iland
Northentra
Young Democrats
North End
Harry Evans
Ntonville
Russ Jate- Bers
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