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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1925
Page
4
A damaged OCR passage mentions hot weather and rain, with reference to hail harming corn. It notes sections of Putnam county and references a Seamer Tooke like rain, but the text is garbled and many details are unreadable.
Mr W M Moore will end his four year tenure as superintendent of Unionville schools at July end and assume a junior post at the Co store Saturday. He and his family have roots in Unionville and may move closer to business and social ties as he purchases an interest. His school contract ends August first, and he will not immediately start in store duties.
Mrs Ellen Brotzer of Timberlake died Thursday after suffering a stroke last November. She was 81 and mother to Harold Timberlake, with many friends in the community. The death was announced by Harold Brottr Timberlake while visiting at the Timberlake home.
A fragment from a church notice mentions Horace Good and a 2:30 gathering time at a Baptist group. Details are partial, but indicate a community event or meeting with attendees and local organizers named in the readable text.
Unionville Golf Club players travel to Chillicothe next Sunday to compete against Gall, Trenton, Milan and Kirksville. The event serves as a tune up for the upcoming annual championship tournament set for August in Chillicothe.
Mr and Mrs Marvel Haynes and daughter spent Sunday in Milan. Journey Fowler and Birney Landtiser returned from South Dakota. Lowell Zugg came home after a five week visit with relatives around Chicago. Mrs Marvel Haynes and Anna Melvin attended the Hartford sale where Anna Melvin took a group of children to the park for a picnic and supper.
Sparse readable fragments describe a time event and a person named BeWilliess with scattered references to week evening and work. The legible pieces hint at a schedule or notice, but most details are obscured.
Sunday gathering eight miles east of Unionville Missouri reunites Mr and Mrs J N Lewis with all their children including Mrs Eddie Yates Newton Iowa Mrs Andng Shelton Valley Junction Iowa Mrs Roth Tal Y Genterville Iowa Mrs Hazel Minear Detroit Michigan Mrs Esther Pearson Worthington Missouri Nina Howard and Darwin at home Grandma Zerilda Cummings Howard Clark Forest Minear Percy Talkington Leo Pearson and grandchildren Mildred Shelton Leona Talkington. Don Summers joins afternoon photos taken.
Mr. J. W. Jones of Lowfround says prolonged dry weather is injuring corn in southeastutham county and could ruin the crop if rain does not come soon. He notes prior prospect was excellent and that oat and wheat crops in the area are fair. Miss Dorothy Lynch and Miss Orva Lynch return to Des Moines after visiting their uncle John Lynch near Lafonville.
The stage tale follows Lucy Mullins as Portia in The Merchant of Venice, revealed as the journalist’s daughter to her astonished parents. Old villagers applaud as justice and humanity trumped suspicion, and Lucy reunites with her worried family after the dramatic courtroom scene.
Moulton Indiana has installed stop signals to control traffic on its main arterial street. Vehicles approaching the arterial must stop before turning onto it to reduce accidents, especially with crowds in town. Other towns are adopting similar plans with stops at each arterial approach.
France and Germany appear in better humor as the last French troops leave the Ruhr. They are to confer on a no security pact to cement peace. Officials credit the Dawes Plan with bringing both nations to discuss terms frankly and work out details soon.
Authorities in Harrison County roundup five men accused of belonging to a hot car ring that steals vehicles in the region and criminates them as they move between areas. The Bethany Clipper reports substantial evidence and preliminary hearings, with many distant accomplices identified and a string of defense strategies under way.
The Laclede Blade reports Brookfield to Ja sonville and Brookfield to Chillcothe auto bus routes are discontinued as unprofitable. Until routes operate on a sound business basis and road surfacing completes, success seems unlikely in the future despite some profitable segments.
A car owned by Mr Bradly of Bible Grove Scotland County was stolen and found later in a pasture with most parts removed. Hunters located it the same night, and authorities investigate to identify the thief or thieves. Eye paint from ancient Egypt is mentioned alongside this report.
Dr Hanna conducts an exclusive optometry tometrial at Farmers Bank Building Livonia Missouri all day Saturday August 1. Visit to have your sight tested and tested accuracy of correction.
J. D. Johnson presents the answer to the previous week’s illustrated item asking readers to identify the subject. The item notes the contest and reveals the correct name connected to the photograph.
Walter Bunch, a Browning to Winnigan star route mail carrier, spotted smoke from his car on the road. He moved the mail to safety, called for help, and watched the vehicle burn while ensuring no delay in delivering the mail.
Frank Higbee of Keokuk allegedly peddling liquor in Memphis led officers on a chase after a tip. Higbee’s car crashed into a ditch west of Memphis and he appeared intoxicated when seized. About four gallons of booze were found in the vehicle. He is held on liquor charges.
A Surrey church owns a mile long race course near Esher, known as the Sam Geyn track. The church has held this land for about a century and gains substantial revenue from race meetings held there.
Mrs Alma Goldberg alleges drastic change from a cheerful 142 pound woman to an invalid of 1300 pounds due to cruel treatment by her husband. The Boston Transcript reports the claim as part of a domestic case and notes her stated physical decline.
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