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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1920
Page
3
The article reports rising paper prices surpassing 275 per ton and shrinking supplies. It notes even hedges fail and big dailies pay 100 to 125 per ton, accusing a conspiracy to strangle country newspapers and many of them suspending publication.
Lowground Mr and Mrs Henry Lloyd and daughter Reta visited Owen Stokes on Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Tvan Miller from Queen City spent Saturday night and Sunday with their daughter Mrs Sam Hatfield. Neal Fatfield spent wet remains unclear with Herman M Ruthie Kedix and Oscar Short on Sunday afternoon. Various neighbors including Mary Trae, Ant Meri Hortett, and others spent time with Obra and Or ay Partin, Ben Weber, and Meant Mrs Ive ter Luaw. Mr and Mrs Richard Lawson and Mr and Mrs Sarence Fortune joined visits with Sam Hatfield and Albert Lawson family on Sunday.
Sanders and Herman Mills spent Sunday with Neal Hatfield. Ethel and Rolla McKee plus Reta Lloyd were with Minnie and Jim Stoker Sunday evening. Emma Partin visited Bonne Partin Sunday afternoon.
The First Baptist Church celebrated its anniversary on June 27 with an all day service led by former pastor Fred Cook who delivered three sermons. A basket dinner followed in the basement with thanks to Arthur Bacux and the women for the food. C L Miller gave a history report of the church founded 18 years ago by I S K McCutchen who prepared the history. The night crowd was the largest of all time. Next Sunday services and Wednesday prayer meeting were announced. A convention plank on wine and beer was rejected, sending the platform to the convention without that issue.
William Choate aged 68 9 months and 17 days died at his Unionville home July 2 1920 after a life of faith and service He married Margaret Ann Starnes November 21 1875 and six children were born two survive Mrs Cecil Perkins near Lemons and Late Choate of Kansas City were at his bedside The funeral was at his Unionville home led by Rev J Howard Thompson with Rev J M Dutton assisting burial in Anders cemetery southeast of Unionville The family and many friends mourn his passing and extend sympathy
Born November 2 1865 on a farm in Brooming Grove Morrow county Ohio to Dr George T Harding and Mrs Phoebe Iackerson Harding of Holland Dutch descent Harding worked as farm laborer painter railroad hand and teacher while studying law. He moved to Marion where he owned the Feening Star and built a newspaper career from printer s devil to managing editor with no strikes at the Marion Evening Star. He married Florence Kling of Marion and joined Trinity Baptist Church as a trustee.
The fragmented text recalls political figures and events, including references to a senator and governor roles, discussions on Wilson era policies, and mentions of nominees and conventions. It also reports on local social events in towns with names such as Sullivan, Trnfionsville, Unionville, and Washington, plus brief marriage and visit notes.
In a recent interview President Wilson argued that the American people neither assumed nor obligated themselves to bind the nation without proper constitutional procedure. He stated that only the President with Senate approval can bind the country to international obligations, per constitutional process.
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