Death of 11 year old in Kirksville accident
The 11 year old son of Mrs. Ella Spence died by accidental hanging in the yard of Rolla Robinson in Kirksville on a Saturday afternoon. Jimmy Robinson, 10, witnessed the incident and alerted the plant where his father worked. Authorities and a county physician investigated. the coroner was notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Spence
Kirksville
Rolla Robinson
Unionville
Spence
Albert
Pete” Spence
Robert Eldon Spence
Linois Street
Jimmy Robinson
Centennial Avenue
Jimmy
Fs Company
Arthur Descamp
Robinson
F B Farrington
C D Davis
Local team sweeps doubleheader in cool wind
In Sunday games the locals defeated the visitors 13 to 0 in the afternoon and 10 to 5 at night. Buban led with four hits in the opener, while Unionville pitcher Derry allowed only four hits in the second. Swede Nelson missed the night start. next Sunday brings a tougher home match with former players Oulton Iowa and Dave Ross on the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigs
Visltors
Quincy Gems
Kiefer Stores
Buban
Derry
Princeton
Nelson
Unionville
Oulton
Iowa
Dave Ross
Cooling Spring Delivers Frost Risk in Local Area
Weather notes a cool spring with below normal temperatures and rapid vegetation growth. Some cabbage and beans showed frost damage Sunday night with occasional frost visible Tuesday in parts, though not everywhere.
Legislature adjourns after longest Misari session
The legislature ends its record yearlong session in Misari marking a historic adjournment. Leaders celebrate the extended deliberations and indicate continued work ahead on key policy areas and budget considerations.
Brasfield Family Visit Noted With Johnsons
Mr and Mrs E D Brasfield and daughters Venta and Maude Selech visited the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Johnson on Monday. The gathering included relatives and friends in a cordial change of greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Brasfield
Venta
Maude Selech
Paul Johnson
Professional gambling warned against by editor
The article denounces professional gambling as a vice that destroys morals and exploits gullible individuals. It notes rumors of heavy losses during a recent Unionville circus appearance and highlights the role of “cappers” who betray trust for money, urging vigilance to keep the county clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Third Open Air Concert On West Square This Week
The third free open air band concert will be held Thursday on the west side of the square. Last week’s event drew an excellent crowd despite circus competition. The program will have two parts with a four to five minute intermission for rest. The ensemble will not leave the stand during the second half. Featured will be a Carnega duet by Robert and Roger Sprars followed by a sequence of marches overtures and duets including My Buddy and Down the Street.
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Donaldson
Robert
Roger Sprars
Gurplider
Erene Hazel
Pandora Eisenberg
Gradel
Men of Ohio
Fillmore
Kloffman
Harmonia Galuska
Gipsland Lithgow
Salutation Seitz
Unionville Prepares for Fourth Celebration With Painted Facades
town readies July Fourth events with a beautification plan for the business district. dealers offer discount paint and painters agree to reduced rates while owners consent to repaint several aging buildings before the big week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Senate
Dunia
One City Pump Outed as New Reservoir Work Progresses
The article notes a 25 hp motor used to pump from the new city reservoir, with a rewound motor to be installed this week to resume pumping. It mentions Mr and Mrs Clyde Reams of Brunswick spending the weekend at the Pollock home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New City
Clyde Reams
Brunswick
T. H. Pollock
Missouri State Legislature Nears Sine Die Adjournment
The 59th General Assembly moves toward adjournment as leaders expect a swift end after more than five months of lawmaking. Key actions include a two percent sales tax, a one percent gasoline tax increase, and a pooled fund for unemployment compensation benefiting over 600,000 workers. The pension outlook remains uncertain for the elderly as funds are projected to grow in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Capitol
de Pine
59Th General Assembly
Senate
Old Residents to Leave Worthington for Davenport
Mr and Mrs FE Husted and their eleven year old son plan to move to Davenport Indiana next week selling their Worthington home this Saturday. Two daughters already live in Davenport and the family will join them. Mr Husted ran a store in Worthington for about 81 years, 21 at the same location on the square before retiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE Husteda
Davenport
Worthington
Husted
C E Husted
Dee Whitworth
Putnam
Two Captains Lead Golf Tourney at Missouri Cafe
More than thirty players competed in the first dinner golf tournament of the season led by John Haynes and R. Gibson. Haynes’ team won an excellent free chicken dinner, with another large event planned in two weeks led by W. E. Ross and Edmund Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Haynes
R. Gibson
Haynes Mann
Missouri Cafe
W. E. Ross
Edmund Cook
DeVoild to Teach at Greencastle Next Year
Rev H R DeVoild, former Unionville and Linn Creek pastor and Greencastle High School graduate, will teach at Greencastle next year per the Sunday Bakei' Press. He has been active in Methodist church work in this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. DeVoild
Methodist Church
Unionville
Linn Creek
South
Missouri
Greencastle
Express
Tor
H. R._ DeVoild
Jes
Kansas graduates invited to university commencement
Mrs G A Tate receives invitation to attend Kansas University commencement exercises this week. The note mentions her nephew Brantase Wilson, son of Mr and Mrs Bert Wilson, with ties to Unionville and now living in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. ‘Tate
Kansas Universion
Ore Brantase
Bert Wilson
Will
Bere
Wildoc
Laeily
Unionville
Mves
Kansas City
Wilson
Mra
Tate
The Nolands Leave for Marshfield Missouri
Rev and Mrs J Noland plan to move this week to Marshfield Missouri where he has served as pastor at multiple area churches. Friends here wish them happiness and will miss their presence. A farewell meeting at the Christian church Thursday night will feature open house from 8:30 to 9:00 with short talks music and light refreshments. All friends are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Noland
Marshfield
Raifield
Christian Church
Celebration plans mature for Unionville Independence Day week
Unionville gears up for a week long celebration ending with a July 3 Independence Day program. The event features Sinon D. J. Collins as a clown and showman, contracted jointly by Unionville and Trenton committees. He will perform in Unionville on Saturday and in Trenton on Sunday. The plan includes a patriotic fireworks display and other festive offerings, with Collins also planned as a clown policeman and a Graucho Marx impersonation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Sinon D. J. Collins
Trenton
Kansan City
Kansas City
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St Louis
D. Collins
Hollywood
Europe
Collins
Graucho Marx
Edere
Lone On
Power Plant Beautified at West Main Street Site
A town power plant on West Main Street has been updated with an interior repaint, new gun rails around generators and flywheels, improved lighting, and a neater office area. The new engine allows rest for smaller units and better efficiency, aided by an oil filtration system that cuts costs by reusing lubricating oil. Exterior and interior cleanliness enhances the site’s appeal, with only a lattice screen near the filtration plant needing minor repairs soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Main Street
Ge Ft
Waa
Old Five Cent Coin Found Near Unionville
Mr. G. L. Dewees found a likely 1868 five cent piece near his Unionville area home six and one miles northwest. The coin was uncovered Thursday morning and described as having a plain clear front with a blue circle and a U S shield surrounded by a wreath on the reverse with the date beneath. He initially thought it was a metal cap but kicked it and realized it was a coin though details remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Dewees
Unionville
U. S
Tractor Accident Injures Selden Wiseman
Selden Wiseman suffered a fractured left leg and torn ligaments in a tractor accident on Mr Wiseman’s farm south of town last Thursday evening. Paul Hickman aided, freeing Wiseman after the tractor toppled, then carried him about 100 yards to a car for transport to a doctor for first aid and X ray evaluation.
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Selden Wiseman
Mr. Wiseman
Paul Hi Jr
Paul
Mr Wiseman
Paul Hickman
Wiseman
Circus Comes to Unionville Despite Threatening Weather
Large crowds attended Thetan Theodore's circus in Unionville on Uraday. The show featured many animals and stunting with a well received parade. Report notes the outfit is affable and the program pleased attendees, calling it possibly the best in Unionville in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore
Sinionville
Unionville
Building West Main Street Office Attracts Attention
The West Main Street highway building used as office and depot for employees and supplies has been cleaned inside and out. A large yellow horse and green grass carpet frame the approach, new fence rolled and piled south of the building, masking machinery until reuse. The site is kept in excellent condition and unusually attractive.
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West Main Street
Unionville Set July Fourth Celebration Plans Coordinated
Committees appointed by Clare Magee for Unionville’s weeklong celebration beginning June 28 meet at City Hall at 7 30 PM to review plans coordinate tasks and finalize details for the Independence Day event on Saturday July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Magee
Unionville
Magee
Sheriff Gray Improving After Second Operation
Friends report Sheriff P B Gray is improving after a second operation at a Centerville Iowa hospital. He is thought to be on the mend and recovering steadily following the procedure.
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P. B. Gray
Imp
Centerville
Iowa
Minear Beck Family Visit Noted in Local Notice
Mr and Mrs James Minear and EF Beck are mentioned with a return home and a planned visit by Arash to their mother. The fragment notes an upcoming visit and family connections in a light local notices tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Minear
EF. Beck
Manda
Arash. Etr
Ome
Sales tax doubled under Governor Stark timing
Governor Stark signed a new sales tax law Monday afternoon effective Tuesday morning. The levy doubles the previous one cent tax, expected to yield two million dollars monthly for state operating expenses. Tax applies to all product sales and is charged to buyers with penalties for nonpayment. Zinc tax tokens arrive later. until then bottle caps used for reporting through June 8. Revenue funds old age relief and school aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Bluegrass Seed Trade Expands In Northwest Missouri
Buyers from St. Joseph operate through Putnam County to obtain bluegrass seed. A mechanical stripper removes heads, which are dried in St. Joseph before threshing. The industry has grown for years, with drought last year cutting supply, and current readers report fresh seed ready as blooms appear. Pasture value up to about one dollar per acre for the best land.
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St. Joseph
Misouri
Putnam County
Service Officers' School Draws Veterans Bureau Officials
Kansas City officials from the Veterans Bureau attended a Service Officers' School in Putnam county last Friday. The session focused on claims processing, law provisions, and county coverage with input from state and regional officers and local veterans posts. The event offered ex-service men a clearer view of Veterans Bureau operations and claim procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Veterans Bureau
Orpensentian
Kansas City
Putnam County
Ralph McGinnis
Kansas
American Legions
John A. Brody
Robert Cot Ee
Goy
Veterans Bureau
Service
Unionville
Mrs Williams Falls in Home Accident on West Main Street
A near invalid resident of West Main Street, Mrs Williams, attempted to rise and fell in her home last week. She sustained several bruises and a cut above the right eye while Mr J A Williams, partially paralyzed on his right side, hurried to assist as soon as he heard the fall.
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J. A. Williams
West Main Street
Williams
Fixit Bhop Moves Rating High in Td Starcup Building
Unclear OCR fragment notes someone named Fixit Bhop moves rating high at the Td Starcup building on West Main Street where he is now found. Details are fragmented and cannot confirm event or date.
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Td Starcup
West Main Street
Day of Accidents Reports Fatal, Injuries Nearby
A rough Saturday night in this area saw multiple accidents. A car carrying four Mystic, Iowa youths overturned near the George Palmer home two miles south of Towa line on No 5 highway, injuring all four with fractures and cuts. The driver Charles McDonald survived serious pelvis injuries and arm fracture. Wesley Inskeep, Marcella McKearn, and Thelma Taylor suffered various injuries. Two of the riders were en route to Unionville for a wedding. Doctors from Unionville and Centerville treated the group before hospital transport. That same night Eldon Chic Jobe of Mercer County was killed.
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Newtown
Birksville
Mystic
Towa
Eorge Palmer
Pilgel Ip
Towa Line
No 5
Oint
Fene
Charles McDonald
Wesley Inskeep
Marcella McKearn
Thelma Taylor
Unionville
Centerville
Eldon
Chic" Jobe
Mercer County
Kull
New Sales Tax Law Goes Into Effect With Higher Rate
Gov Stark signs the bill as the emergency clause takes effect. The tax doubles from one to two percent and places penalties on buyers for failing to pay. Some exemptions remain for bartering laundry and advertising. Merchants collect and may take a small commission, while new metal tokens begin circulation. State Auditor outlines tax brackets and collection plan.
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Stark
Aoa Iana
Oper
Sri
Maytime Highlights in Paris Stage Revue Returns
The text references the operetta Maytime and performances by Marie, Jeanette MacDonald, and Nel Pondy with mentions of Paris venues, opera houses, hotels, and colorful backdrops. It notes a famed song Sweetheart Remem is retained for Mortishorata within Louis perceived settings, suggesting a grand revival in Parisian venues.
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Marie ” Jeanette MacDonald
Nelpondy
America
Royal Ara
Thea
Berto
Louis Perce
Paris
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Ottumwa
Misari
Crooks
C. E Husteda
Nolands
Sheriff Gray
Ees Ele
Fine Service Men's Meeting
The
American Legion
Veteran Bureau
Bhop
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