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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1924
Page
1
Twenty Milan golfers visited Unionville last Sunday for a friendly outing. A large basket dinner was held at the club house lawn with about 200 attendees. Six Milan players and six Unionville players competed in golf matches while all enjoyed Unionville’s course and the neighborly relations between the towns.
Republican candidate Jo Miller spoke late due to rain about enforcing laws and crime prevention. Miller, former St Louis Police Board president, campaigned across Powerasville, Mercer and Princeton before moving north, expressing optimism for progress.
Lawrence Minks and Bele Howell wed Saturday June 2 at the home of officiant J Howell in Unionville. The bride, daughter of Moss Howell, is a 1917 Unionville High School graduate who studied at Barksside State Normal and Migsound University. She is a noted Putnam teacher. The groom, son of Fid and Mrs Minks of Grant township, is a World War I veteran and current mail carrier on route eight from Unionville. The couple will reside in Unionville.
Rev Oscar Creech tendered his resignation as pastor of the local Baptist church effective June 29th after serving since September 1921. He accepts a pastorate at Albany beginning the first Sunday in July. Mrs Creech and their daughter Myrtie will be missed by many friends.
Pat Hunt of the Motor Company was struck in the left breast by a surge from an electricity driven emery wheel while on a clip. He was knocked down but not seriously hurt and expects to be back at work within a few days.
Harry K. Karley of Greencastle planned air travel after a game but engine water circulation problems forced an early landing. He switched to a more dependable automobile and completed the trip, touring Ivonia and nearby Queen City.
The American Legion posts received compensation application blanks under the new soldier bonus law. Commander Ott Paullin urges all eligible veterans to obtain and complete them promptly. Each member should distribute blanks to ensure no delay, with fingerprint as primary identification and no contact with War or Navy Departments needed.
Brigadier General Charles Dawes, Republican nominee for Vice President, earned wide praise for wartime service and for shaping the Budget Act implementation. He led a Germany reparations study commission that devised a plan accepted by all nations, including Germany, to settle postwar debts.
Grace Semple Burlingham of St Louis wins the Missouri national committeewoman seat at a meeting of 39 Missouri delegates in Cleveland. She succeeds Mrs OG Hocker after two years and is noted for her extensive political organization work including founding the Republican Women’s Club of St Louis and leadership roles in wartime and suffrage initiatives.
Barrett praised Mr Otto as loyal, earnest, and highly qualified for Attorney General. He lauded Otto as a brilliant lawyer who devoted nights and holidays to office duties and maintained an unassailable record and unimpeachable character. He urged promotion despite a low salary.
The Uncle Tom's Cabin show, traveling from Chicago by truck, had its tour halted by heavy rains in Illinois. Remaining dates were canceled after being stuck in Blaebird bottom near Mendota and Center, Iowa. Members Mrs Bailey and Mrs Bailey returned home to Centerville, Iowa.
The Democratic national convention met at Madison Square Garden New York to draft a platform and begin ballotting for President and Vice President Delegates backed Senator Pat Harrison as temporary chairman and Senator Thomas J Walsh was elected permanent chairman McAdoo and Alfred Smith emerged as leading contenders with Davis and others gaining brief consideration The meeting drew wide radio attention and delegates anticipated tough fights over platform planks on oil wet and dry questions.
Chautauqua runs July 16 through 20 in Unionville with the Midland Chautauqua Company supplying talent. Local organizers elected Garrison as president C N Martin as treasurer and named committees for ticket advertising and grounds. Elder H F York named local junior supervisor and plans call for a profitable event focused on community inspiration and entertainment.
A band concert program lists selections including Under the Double Eagle Overture The Golden Crescent Athade Waltz and Visions of Yesterday by Rosenkran plus Popular Medleys and marches. Performers include Huffine and Rogenkr’ bones trombone. The program features student offerings and wechselnde titles.
Mont Shipley of near Hartford reported his Ford touring car missing early last Thursday. A Unionville inquiry led to four suspects from LaBelle and Hartford area being jailed, including Heiney father and son J E Clickner and Connie Pickering. Evidence recovered included car parts and a traded chassis. All defendants await circuit court proceedings.
A cooperative dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs WA Garner on Sunday June 22 honored Mr R F Morgan of Alambra California visiting relatives. After a cafeteria style meal guests took pictures and enjoyed peanuts candy and ice cream. Attending were Mrs A G Reed and children of Kirksville and several local families including Mr and Mrs W Murphy and son Des Moines Iowa Mr and Mrs Fred McCock Powersville Missouri WA Mansfield Camia Washington and I G Siler Powersville. Many guests departed late, wishing Mr Morgan more birthdays and visits to his childhood home.
A boy attempting to milk a cow faced intervention by local women. Mrs Herman McClain is jailed on assault charges after allegedly biting scratching and bruising Mrs Jessie Ketcham as the dispute escalated in Trenton.
The Kirksville Journal reports the death of John W Tinsman of Adair county. He was an artist of notable ability who built a lodge on the Chariton River to capture his scenes. Tinsman formerly served as Kirksville mayor and represented Adair county in the state legislature.
The LaPlata Republican reports a mining engineer, who has spent months near Atlanta testing clay quality, claims several seven to nine foot veins suitable for pottery. Talks focus on developing the clay via outside capital or a local company.
Circuit Judge J. A. Cooley of Kirksville, a director of the Kirksville Trust Company, offers all his property except enough to cover small debts to depositors. The bank has been state controlled since the cashier’s death and insurance disputes loom. If insurers do not pay in full, depositors may lose.
A suit filed against the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana requests a receivership for the organization. Plaintiffs allege top officers siphon members' funds rather than render accounts. They claim a university project and other efforts were planned but leaders are allegedly becoming millionaires. Over five million dollars paid by Indiana Klansmen. organization claims insolvent by six million dollars.
Eight bandits stopped a C M & St Paul mail train near Chicago on June 12, escaping with 2 075 000 in loot. Shots fired wounded a robber, investigators traced his hiding place and arrested most others, with officers seeking a leak of inside information about the mail and money.
Randall Burton, 15, and Zimmerlee, 19, both of Bethany, are charged with entering Cole hardware and the Fitnt ee Bethany and taking money. Suspicion focused on them, they were questioned, stories fell apart, then confessed to the theft. They face probable prison terms.
Mi Salina A Maire of Browning narrowly escaped death when crossing main railroad tracks as a passenger train approached from the opposite direction. A freight brakeman flagged the danger and the woman stepped aside at the last moment to avoid being struck.
Authorities in Trenton and Gallatin seek four men after their car struck a ladies’ vehicle in Jamesport causing it to back down an embankment injuring two or three women. The run drivers sped away and offered no aid or information on injuries.
Two automobiles collided head-on on a bridge south of Browning. Both drivers expected the other to stop and neither did. Cars suffered heavy damage and at least one person was taken to Browning for emergency treatment. Several other occupants suffered minor bruises.
The Laclede Blade notes a thriving Spit and Argy club inspected by a veterinarian after a mild winter. The group plans a busy summer with a president, governor, and state officers to elect, plus projects to build state highways and manage local affairs. Mr and Mrs Q M Hutchison and daughters Mabel Dorothy and Gladys of Kirkaville attended the wedding of Miss Jean McKinley and Roy Hutchison last Wednesday.
Dan Comstock won the President's Handicap Tournament defeating Dana Flanagan in a hard fought final at the local golf course. Semifinals earlier Sunday saw Lindley Holman and Fred Cook eliminated, leaving Comstock and Flanagan to duel from the No 1 tee with each side trading leads before Comstock secured a three to four finish.
Myra Belle, two and a half, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albion Drew of Milan, wandered into a neighbor’s home and slept in a bed. After days of searching wells and nearby houses, she was discovered by a tired son who finally noticed the covered sleeper under a turned down blanket. Mrs Drew formerly Miss Jessie Earhart.
A small child of Mr and Mrs Exta Knifong narrowly escaped being burned to death when caregivers left cooking food on a stove to fetch cherries. Smoke was spotted and the mother ran to the house saving the child as flames began to consume the home. The cause remains unclear though a burning stove is suspected.
Rev John Anderson, pastor of the Unionville Presbyterian Church, resigns to accept a call at Carrollton where his field will be larger. He arrived in November 1922 and has since strengthened the church. Mr Anderson Mrs Anderson and son Raymond will depart July 16 with friends wishing them a pleasant and prosperous new field. no successor has been named yet.
The Reveille reports a rabies scare in west Memphis after a dog, believed rabid, attacked multiple dogs and sheep. When chased by men in a car it charged Lester Houk who defended himself with a hoe until the dog was killed. Officials will examine the dog's head as owners are urged to confine their dogs.
Allan McDuff about fifty years old fell from a second story porch while putting up screens at his mother's home in Milan. The railing gave way after he set the screens on the ground, causing a 12 foot fall. He suffered two bones broken and severe bruises to his back and hip.
Lucerne appears to be the sole Putnam County town planning a Fourth of July celebration this year. The Lucerne News advertised speeches music a program and a large basket dinner and invites all residents to attend and join the community Day.
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