Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive

The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune from Chillicothe, Missouri • Page 1

Location:
Chillicothe, Missouri
Issue Date:
Page:
1
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

News Notes Happerrlwp Mr, Mfi, Olsfeftee Otaim, St. spent the weekend with Mr. frftd Mrs, Hugh Cfiflift, PROM HANW1AL Mfs, Jack Coulter, Hafinlbfll, Is visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Sum Ireland. VISIT Lester Davis, Orange, and Mrs. R.

L. Coulter 1 Hannibal, are guests this week of their brother, Tom Davis, and Mrs. Davis. PROM IXCI LslOft SPRINGS Mrs. Elisabeth Davidson, Excel- slop SprlHgsV'iWfls a hotiseguest during? the weekend of Mrs.

Goldle Bethel. TO INTER HOSPITAL David Dale, 705 Wlllia'ms will be admitted Tuesday to Sisters hospital, 023 Powell street, St, Joseph, and will undergo surgery. CAM FISH VISITS Miss Pafn fish spent the weekend in Kansas City, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson Lilly.

She accompanied her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geor.ge Fish, home last night. JANICE BERRY VISITS Miss Janice Berry returned last night to her home in Aurora, 111., after 10-day visit with her vs. Evelyn Williams, and her aunt, Mrs.

Marjorie Jones. HOME FROM VACATION Mrs. Perry Lee and Mrs. B. C.

(Continued on Page Six,) Paul L. Schwab Dies af 57 Funeral Services Will Be Held Tuesday. Funeral services for Paul L. Schwab, 57, Tina, will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist church. Burial will be in Edgewood cemetery.

The body will be moved at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Gordon Home For Funerals to the Mr. Schwab died at 5:25 Saturday evening at Bethany hospital, Kansas City, Kan. was born 25, 1906, near Sprmghill in Livingston County, son of Peter and Oma Street Schwab. On April 3, 1925, he. married Agnes Anderson.

She died in 1939. In June, 1942, he married Male Burke, who died in 1946, and on April 20, 1957, he was married to Mable Simmons, who survives. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. P. W.

Schwab, Chillicothe; two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Doris) Barcak, Fulton, and Mrs. Eugene (Donna) Lucas, RFD two sons, Raymond Schwab, Kansas City, and. Dale Schwab, Chillicothe; eight grandchildren, Gary, Carolyn, Diana and Patricia: Barcak; Kevin Valerie, Stephen and Dennis Schwab. He was preceded in his father and two wives.

He was a member of Ziori Baptist church. Richard Gibson Tours Presbyterian Mission in West Richard who will be junior at Chillicothe High School this has traveled 7,000 miles in five weeks, returning Saturday from his second journey of the summer. Richard, son of" Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gibson, represented the Presbyterian church Chillicothe as its delegate on a Presbyterian youth mission study tour of the northwest, Earlier this summer he' accompanied his parents on a trip the East coast.

The group of 30 Mis- tsouri young people and'counselors left Kansas, City Sunday, July 14, visited Presbyterian missions 'in several states, In Denver, it was a study of work with mi- Continued on' Pags' 6 ant Day" i THE'WEATHER Misssyri -r-j a iittlg ssa V8l, LXV OAILVEDITI6M MONDAY, JULY 25, Survivors Fleeing Macedonian Cily In Wake of Quake ta Begin Little Heps For More Rescues, By PHIL DOPOULOS Skopje, Yugoslavia, July 2ft. Survivors by the thousands fled quake-shattered Skopje and the threat of a typhus epidemic today, authorities announced the search for more survivors would end after today, the government reported a Yugoslav girl was pulled out of the rubble, still alive 80 lours after she was entombed In Friday's killer earthquake. Premier Alexander Grlickov of the Macedonian Republic said the number of bodies recovered headed toward the 900 mark and an estimated 700 dead were still buried under rubble. But Grlickov said it would be Mr, fiftd Mm BoU flbbettsoft rnaved Sfttutity to Pfathef, MftfyvIIlft, Mr. ftebeflsbft will teaeH aft at Northwest Missouri State College for next yelf.

He had been art Ifsstruetd? at the cMli. eothe High School ste years. Mr. will teach art at the Girls State industrial Home here, where he has taught two summers, until Aug. 8.

(Continued on Page Six) Takes Many Persons To Put on a Fair Annual 4-H and F. F. A. Event Is Thursday and Friday at Lilian's. Livingston County residents will iave an opportunity to see the results of a year of activities by county 4-H'ers and F.F.A.

mem- aers when the annual 4-H and F.F.A. Fair opens Thursday at the Litton Ranch north of town. The fair will continue through Friday, with visitors invited to look over the exhibits at any time. Special tours of the grounds will be held on Friday. A country-wide activity involving a number of persons, the fair will be headed this year by Robert Posch.

BobKaye and Lloyd Machholz 'are also-, members of the general grounds committee. Other fair officials will be: Moles, Aurel Popham, Cecil'Ashlock arid Harold Warren. Wisdon and Charles Reed. Home Alva Watson, Mrs. Jeston Phillips, Mrs.

Leonard Posey and Mrs. David Campbell. Dress George Stilabower, Mrs. Mel Campbell, Mrs. Carl Bauer and Mrs.

W. B. Bennett. Judging Beever, Charles R. Daylon Dies at Age of 80 Lived Here 75 Years; Was a Former City Street Commissioner.

Charles R. (Chalk) Dayton, 80, died at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Chillicothe hospital where he had been a patient for seven days. Mr. Dayton was born June 6, -883, hi Sampsel township but had ived in Chillicothe for nearly 75 years.

He was a retired city employee, having been street com- nissioner for more than 20 years. 3e had also been an railroad employee and builder for a number of years. He was the son of James L. and 'oily Ann Hutchlnson Dayton. They moved with their family to Chillicothe when Mr.

Dayton was only six. His wife, Mrs. Edna Dayton, died in 1958, a son Charles, in 1948 and a daughter, Millie, in in- Survivors include four sons, Glen and Edward Dayton of the home at 238 Samuel street, Lawrence Dayton of 236 Samuel street and Russell Dayton of Naples, Italy; six daughters, Mrs. Elver Seidel of 222 Cowgill street, Mrs. Erwin Shearer of 257 Southwest drive, and Mrs.

Stanley Hall of 1858 Calhoun street, Mrs. Vern Whitacre of Tay- town, Mrs. Floyd Crookshanks of Browning and Mrs. Harold Ponclet of Kansas City, two sisters, Mrs. Susie Dawkins and Mrs.

Mae Merrill of Chillicothe; fifteen grandchildren and 9. greatgrandchildren Funeral services will be.held at 2 clock Wednesday afternoon at the First and will be conducted, by the Rev. Walter Bingham, pastor. Burial will be in Hutchinson cemetery bqdy wiU be re moved from -he Gordon- Home for Funerals to the church at 1 o'clock Wednesday to lie in state until the hour of the (Continued on Page Six.) Win Kansas City Trip In Dairy Contests 2 County 4-H Girls Top Demonstrators. Two Livingston County 4-H'ers won sufficient points during a dairy foods 'demonstration contest in St.

Joseph Friday to win an expense- paid trip to Kansas City on Aug 19. On four demonstrations, Cynthia King won one blue ribbon, two reds and a white. Carolyn North won one blue ribbon and two reds on three -demonstrations, Carolyn North presented one demonstration as a county representative and was awarded a red Mary Boley also presented a county demonstration and was given a white ribbon. Other participants and their awards were: Mary Boley, red and' white; Jennifer Gilbert, blue and, two reds; Telpha Simpson, three whites; Evelyn Phillips, blue; Debra Davis, red; Connie Deloris blue and two 1 Cherri Bauermeisler, Denise Davis, blue. Discarded Musical Instruments Needed Salvation Army L.t, Donald Crowell, officer in charge' of the local Salvation Avmy Corps, today issued an appeal for donation the of discarded musical instrumentg-r-those no long' ei? in use.

organize a small bsncl-ampng 1 Croweil said, "but we have no in la it." -sHesaddedfiJhal'ifhe the group, with soriif to) play beys 'ana hynwV 4 i 5, fllBWF teittfi I DOM BQfiJBfif SONS MOVE HEW COLLEGE POST Mrs.Minnie McGinnis Dies at Age of 90 Lived in Chillicothe Her Entire Lifetime. 90, widow McGinnis, died at .45 clock this morning at a Chillicothe Nursing home Mrs. McGinnis, a daughter of William E. Myers and Cordelia (Cox) Myers, was bom at Chillicothe on May 23,1873. She was a member of the First Christian Church.

Mrs. McGinnis is survived by a cousin, Mrs. Corda Gowan of this city. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1943 and -her parents. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the chapel of the Gordon Home For Funerals.

Burial 1 will be in the Edgewood cemetery. The family request no flowers. HIT AT FARMERSVILLE A truck driven by Davis Yeast, 72, Good Hope, 111., was hit in the rear by a car driven by William Kieffer, 19, Chillicothe, at 4 Thursday at Farmersville. The Trenton' Republican-Times said Yeast stopped on the pave- raent to turn the highway and struck iii the. rear by the Kieffer oar, There moderate damage to both vehicles, Kieffer was failure to exercise the.

highest de- gree'of De Gaulle Reports France Will Not Sign Test Treaty Soys Frames Wen'i fis Aggressor! Will Issue Call lot Disarmament. PARIS, July 29. Charles de Gaulle said today France will not slga the Moscow agreement to halt nuclear testing above ground, iH space or under water. be Gaulle said that since France would never strike the first blow, a nonaggression pact would be needless. The President Was referring to proposals advanced by the Russians in their recent talks with the United States and Britain that the limited nuclear test ban treaty by the three powers be tied into a European nonaggression pact.

Premier Khrushchev has publicly asked for it, and the United States and Britain agreed to take up this subject with their allies. De Gaulle commented: "Today, France solemnly declared through the voice of the President of the Republic that there will never be any aggression by France. Our participation in a pact of non- aggression is hence without purpose." He also rejected any European nonaggression pact as proposed by the Soviet Union at the test ban (Continued on Page Six) Orville W.Casslly Dies af Home Here Sudden Illness Fatal To Man Aged 61. Orville William Cassity, 61, died unexpectedly at midnight Sunday at the family home 302 Martin street. Mr.

Cassity was born on Apr. 11, 1902, at Danforth, a son of Isaac William Cassity and Elizabeth (Smith) Cassity. He moved with his parents to Browning when a small child and resided there 16 years. He then moved to Brookfield where he made his home for six years and resided at Chula 11 years prior to moving to Chillicothe in 1943. He attended school at Browning.

On Nov. 14, 1925, he was married to Pearl Bell Hutchinson at Ohilli- cothe. Mrs. Cassity survives at the family home. In addition to his widow he is survived by a son, Edward Lee Cassity, Chillicothe; two daughters, Mrs.

Wade (Ada Ann) Lindsey, Chillicothe, and Mrs. Gene (Elizabeth Ruth) O'Dell, San Diego, a brother, Edgar W. Cassity, Chillicothe; four sisters, Mrs. Jess Knouse, Chillicothe, Mrs. Lela Pullum and Mrs.

Clara Armstrong, Brookfield, and Mrs. Grover Thompson, Linneus. He also leaves seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Orville, a brother and a sister. Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the chapel of the funeral home.

Burial will be in Edgewood cemetery. REV. COYNE IS NAMED DIVISIONAL OFFICER At the Pentecostal Church of God's monthly P. Y. P.

A. rally Friday night in Bethany, the Rev. Russell Coyne of Chillicothe was appointed divisional officer for this section. Mr. Coyne is 23 and is pastor of Faith Tabernacle on west Green street.

The appointment was made by the Rev, Paul Wan ger of Cameron, district P. Y. P. superintendent, The P. Y.

are the young people of the organization, which has its head' quarters in Joplin, The duties of Mr, Coyne's office consist of setting the time and place for the monthly as well as being master of ceremonies for the serv ice itself, fORMER CIIILUCOfHEAN i 'fat jotal ellipse of the sun July 80 wp Qhjrjej Very beautiful. We saw sj m8ny.ftmny things, I could write a book on that one day, It is rea to.Mt, MeKinley and a string high dbm A A PONY CART, BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES had their places in Saturday's parade at the Meadville homecoming. Their also were ponies, horses, decorated floats, tractors, automobiles, the school band, queens, a clown, and children's pets. There were gloomy" skies and a drizzle began during the parade, but nobody seemed to Photo. Overpass Still Is in Plans for Highways 36-65 Junction The overpass which will carry Highway 65 traffic over present U.

S. 36 at the south city limits las not been taken out of the plans or the improvement -nd relocation of U. S. 65, Harold Julius, right of way agent for the State Highway lommission, said today. A report last week that the overpass wasn't in the plans any longer was in error.

The State Highway Commission will take bids in August for the relocation. The commission has a 3-part program for improving U. S. 65 from the Chillicothe city limits south across Grand River and Shoal Creek. One section is the relocation that will angle southwesterly from the city limits to tie in with the present pavement south of radio station KCHI.

Already under way is a project that will widen the highway and replace trestles between the Milwaukee railroad overpass and across Shoal Creek to "Milbank Hill." The third part of the work will link up the two projects and calls for a new bridge over Grand River. This middle part of the 3-projec1 improvement has third priority and bids for it will be asked at another time. LEROY FULLERTON WILL 1PEND YEAR IN VIET NAM James Leroy Fullerton of he United States Army, who has ieen here the last 15 days visiting lis parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W.

Fullerton, and sisters, 218 Jackon street, left Kansas City Sun- lay morning by plane for Travis Air Force Base in California, 'rom Travis Air Force Base, he will fly to Saigon, South Viet Nam, where he will be stationed a year. picnic at the family home was in his honor. Mrs. Marion Chapman Bray Dies She Was Sister of Don Chapman, Van Chapman Mrs. Miarion Bray, 64, sister of Atty.

Don Chapman, and Van B. Chapman of this city, died un- ixpectedly Saturday at her home, 618 North 32nd street, Omaha, following a heart attack. The body will arrive in Chillicothe this afternoon and will lie in state at the Norman Funeral Home until the hour of the funeral serv- ce. The service will be at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at the chapel of the funeral home. The Rev.

Med- Speaker, minister of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Bural will be in the family lot at Sdgewood cemetery. Mrs. Bray, daughter of the late Atty. Lewis A.

Chapman and Luella F. (Brenson) Chapman, was born on Jan, 19, 1899, in Chillicothe. She attended the Chillicothe pubic schools and Central College for Women at Lexington, On Oct. 15,1918, she was married to Carl Bray at Chillicothe. He preceded her in death, Survivors of Mrs, Bray include sons, Nolan Bray and Thomas Bray, Omaha; four daughters, Mrs, Englebretson, Mrs, Sarah Jane Gruidel, Omaha, Miss Pa- Bray of the home, and Mrs, Betty Sue Malutis, Lake Wood, three brothers, John Chapman, St.

Joseph, Don man, and Van B. Chapman, hillicothe; 19 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren, in addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her par ents, six brothers and one sister, William Cole Will Illustrate Book on Missouri Pioneer William (Bill) Cole, commercial artist of Chiliicothe, has been com missioned by the officers of Smoky Row, to illustrate Mrs, Bertha Belle Entriken's historical novel of the same name. In addition to Mr, Cola's illustrations, the hook will include a photograph of a painting 9f Watkin'8 Mill by the author. The book is based on the, life pf pioneer, who, came to, Missouri from Ken heck gflyeis, the many WatKfas basUwbiJi establishing plants sear- Lawm" lesiftet'be fflUWlv or pioneer. BENJAMIN G.

RAMMING, 73, LIVED IN CARROLL COUNTY Funeral services for Benjamin 'rant Ramming, 73, who died Tuesday at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, were leld Friday at the chapel of the ilifford W. Austin Funeral Home at Tina. The Rev. Lewis Scholle conducted the services. Burial was made in the family lot at the Blue Mound cemetery.

Mr. Ramming, son of Adam and Margaret Elizabeth (Hall) Ramming, was born Dec. 8, 1889. On Dec. 12, 1911, he was married to allie Elizabeth Wooden.

With exception of 12 years spent in Jefferson City they had spent their entire married life in Carroll Coun- y- To this union three children were born, Mrs. Opal Benice McCracken, Bogard; Mrs. Thelma Frances Hedberg, Kansas City, and James Adam Ramming, West Covina, "alif. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild and a sister, Mrs. Nora Barry, Sedalia.

He was preceded in death by his wife, who passed away on Oct. 29, 1956 and three brothers and sister. Hugh Youngs Dies; Had Lived in This Area Since 1909 Funeral services for Hugh Youngs, 77, who died Saturday af- iernoon, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Lindley Fu neral Home, Burial was in the Avalon cem etery, Mr, Youngs was born April 24, 1886, near Little River, Kan. He was a son of Francis and Mary Galpin Youngs, He attended the Rice County schools and McPher son College of McPherson, Kan. With his family he moved to Foun- Lain Grove, in 1909, On Dec 30, 1914, he married Octavia Plas ter, near Bedford, Mr, Youngs was a farmer, He is survived by his wife, of the home; three sons, John Youngs Meadville, Lloyd Youngs, Gra nada Hills, and Benjamin Youngs, Hale; three sisters Miss Sarah Youngs and Mrs Caroline Lowry, both of Meadville and Mrs, George Strickland, Swink 18 grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

He was, preceded in death by hii parents, and five brothers, TAKE at PolH street noti fled, JQh.ce. abQut gaturd t' that someone had parked thf sitting removed Bill Wheel Weekend Rain Puts July Above Normal Cool Weather Is Over As Fair Skies Return. Chillicothe enjoyed a very pleasant weekend, as a cool front moved through the area, bringing some moisture and moderate temperatures. The high Sunday was a very pleasant 78. On Saturday, the mercury dropped from a high of 7, during and after a short rain hower in mid-afternoon.

Chillicothe got a total of .30 of inch of precipitation during the weekend. Saturday showers nought .12 during the afternoon. iunday showers left .18 of an inch moisture. The weekend rain increased the otal for the month of July to 3.57 nches, more than a half inch more than normal for the month. Some rural areas east of the city had even more moisture.

Laclede got an even inch. Some heavy rains fell in other parts of the state. West Plains had 1.94 inches, Springfield 1.05, Cape Girardeau 1.04, Vichy .96 and Columbia .84. The cool weather seems to be jone, however. The highs will re- urn into the upper 80s or lower 90s again and continue at about normal for the next five days.

There is a chance of some scattered showers tonight. Davenport Will Be Co-Op Speaker Farmers' Electric Members to Hear State Association Manager at Meeting Here. John Davenport, manager of thi Missouri State Rural Electrifies tion Association, will be the guest speaker at the Farmers' Electric- Cooperative's annual meeting at Chillicothe Tuesday, Aug. 6, Ernest C. Wood, manager of the cooperative, has announced.

The Electrical Fair wUl again be a part of the entertainment provided for members. there will be door prizes, awarded on a quiz-type program, and lighl bulbs will be given away. Free swimming at the Simpson Park pool will be provided for children of members. A bus will carry them to the pool from annual meeting grounds at the Beever Sale Pavilion and will return them. City officials of Chillicothe are providing courtesy parking ledges for cars of members whS want to shop downtown during the meeting.

One of the highlights of the fair will be the beauty contest. CHARGES THREATS Mrs. Louetta Rader signed a court complaint charging thait Clarence Gilbert Rader, 25, of 302 Clay street, threatened to km her) used abusive language and shoved her small daughter to the ground; Police were called to the address early Saturday evening. BITTEN BY A DOG Donna Jones, 20, of 231 Brunswick street, was bitten by a dog while making a call at 215 Turner street, according to a report by police. The owner of the dog said it had been vaccinated.

It is to be under observation for 10 days, CAR WRECKED ON U.S. Accident Won't Stop Them from Enjoying Vacation Trip Despite the interruption of a traffic accident in which their car tangled with a trailer truck, went off Highway 36 backward and overturned, throwing all the occupants out, four Ohioans left Chillicothe today to continue their vacation trip to the west. Mrs, Amy Cox of Columbus, own. er of the 1954 model sedan, which was demolished Friday, said she purchased a used car here and that they would head toward Cali- forma once again, With her are her daughter, tience Lee Cox, 15; her father, Charles Lewis Voltz, 80, all of Ju.mbus, and her m'ege, Miss bara Ann Neaie, 16, All were treated for various cuts and bruises, Mrs, Cox said a highway- trooper said they were fortunate, they weren't all killed and that they possibly escaped serious to- jury because the car was so heaV' ily loaded with their clothing camping gear. A few items thrown out with them 'there checked to tr.ans.fgr- Jjht JpjiHa the replacement the location of jM of The band was broken the watch runs and apparently needs only cleaning.

The group picked up about 20 dimes that were part of their fund for using laundry facilities. The dimes were scattered to grass, Mrs, Cox said they were unaWe find a couple of paring knivei and two or three spoons and forks, They are camping along tto way and their destination is the Redwood Forest in California, Father, a farmer and former cattle buyer, had always the Redwoods, Mrs, Cox Voltz will soon be 81 and his might not be so good she pointed out, If you must hpive -an rgood place- it, Mrs, Cox believes, everyone they had here had Jy, Wdnde grass, p'tablf refrifeptpr twMMffftWBS.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune Archive

Pages Available:
362,960
Years Available:
1890-1988