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WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1945 MONITOR-INDEX AND DEMOCRAT, MOBERLY. MO, SOCIAL AND CLUB NEWS MOTHERS POST INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS Mrs. E. Settle, Mrs. J.

D. Allen and Mrs. Margaret Wade installed the following officers at the meeting of the U.S. Army Mothers held Friday afternoon 'in the V.F.W. Hall: Commander, Mrs.

H. G. Lee; first vice-commander, Mrs. Leonard Bradley of Huntsville; second vice-commander, Mrs. E.

R. Leathers; ad- jutant, -Mrs. M. M. Knight; fin- ance officer, Mrs.

W. B. Har ley; chaplain, Mrs. W. C.

Swindell; judge advocate, Mrs. Allen; sergeants-at-arms, Mrs. Clara O'Bryan and Mrs. John Vader; historian, Mrs. Gladys Bennett; color bearer, Mrs.

Gladys Kilgore of Cairo; banner bearer, Mrs. Ned Hutton; and musician, Mrs. Charles Fleming. During the business meeting Mrs. Lee appointed the following chairmen: Ray Maxey, Canteen chairman for Saturday from 3 o'clock to 6 o'clock; Mrs.

Herman-Lang, publicity; Mrs. Mary Wade, birthday; and Mrs. Mary Settle, sunshine. The post will purchase a seal which will be used on all correspondence of the post bearing the words, Army Mothers, Post 16, Moberly, Mo. Mrs Opal Thomas, past financier, gave a report of S34 paid out in December which included SI5 for rehabilitation work and i S3 for two sets of 2-inch blue I taffeta numerals to be used on the service flag when needed.

Joe Parrish, American Legion flag chairman of Bazan-Bailey post, presented to the Army Mothers a 6-foot pole with gilt spear; and Herman Lang, member of the War Dads, presented a stand for the service flag Mrs. I. E. Precht and. Mrs.

Swindell, committee on highway shelter house for service men on the Morley street highway, gave reports. Mrs. Precht read a letter from the War Dads at Clulli- cothe where they have built -such a shelter. Mrs. Swindell re-' ported having talked to the highway patrolman, who said there is no law in Missouri preventing hitchhiking.

The post voted that Mrs. Precht write the 7th Army Service Command at Omaha, for further information. It was reported that 115 bags for service kits for the Red Cross were made by the Army Mothers with 100 made here in answer to the emergency call from production chairman, Mrs. T. B.

Allen, and 15 by Mrs. Bradley at Huntsville. Several members have kmt- SOCIAL CALENDAR Beta Sigma Phi sorority will meet tomorrow night in the club rooms at the Auditorium. Southeast Sewing Club will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Elsie Lawrence and Mrs.

Cora Williams, 202 East Carpenter street. Round Table will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs'. T. S. Fleming, 517 Fort street.

Social Order of the Beau- ceant meet tomorrow for a 1 o'clock luncheon and installation of officers at 2:30 o'clock in the Temple. Thursday Club will meet tomorrow with Mrs. H. P. Phelan, 316 Epperson street.

Mrs. Beach's Red Cross Sewing Group will meet tomorrow in the Red Cross sewing rooms at the Auditorium. Camp Fire Guardians Association will meet at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night with Mrs. C. O.

Richardson, 504 East Logan street. Auxiliary to Sons of Civil War Veterans will meet at 7 o'clock tomorrow night with Mrs. Frances Albright, 1202 Concannon street, for installation of officers. All members are urged to attend. Study Club will meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the club rooms at the Auditorium.

W.B.A. Review No. 1 will meet in the S.B.A. Hall tomorrow at noon for a pot luck dinner for members and families. Regular meeting-at- 2:15 o'clock.

South Park P.T.A. executive committee will meet at 2-45 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the school. P.T.A. meeting will be at 3 o'clock. Mrs.

A. C. Hunt win conduct the parent education lesson and seventh grade will present program. Mizpah Bible Class of Trinity Methodist will meet at 2:15 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with Mrs. L.

A. Hightower, 544 East Rollins street. CRITERION OFFICERS I IN SPECIAL MEETING A special meeting oi the officers of Criterion Class of Trinity Methodist church was held last night in the home oi Mr. and Mrs. George Newby.

729 West Rollins street. Plans for the class work fo; the year were outlined and discussed and the support of the "Crusade for Christ was pledged. Those present were Mr. Newby, president. Mrs.

Charles Noel, vice-president. Fred Sebring, teacher, Mrs. Charles Merry, secretary, and the Rev. V. Powell.

Mrs. Sebring and Mr. Noel were guests at the meeting. Following the meeting Mrs. Newby served refreshments.

The next regular class meeting will be held January 19 at the church. MAYMELITE CIRCLE MEETS MONDAY NIGHT Thirteen members of Mayme- lite Circle of Trinity Methodist church and one guest, Mrs. O. T. Dentoii, attended a meeting of the circle held Monday night in the home'of Mrs.

Elizabeth beverai a a the nome 01 ivirs. ted or crocheted yam into 6- Lea Urbandale, with Mrs. Herinch squares which are to be as- coKoii nufh-Hp co-hostess. Mrs. sembled into knee robes.

Mrs. J. D. Allen will call for the squares if notified and the mothers will immediately assemble them. An emergency call has come to rthe post from thei Walter Reed Hospital, Washington stating a very urgent need of such robes to be used for service men who have bones removed.

Some members have given money for the yarn and others are making the robes. Anyone caring to donate yarn call D. Allen, 1691. Mrs. Fern Harrington donated three of the quilt type knee robes, ready for placement in a hospital Mrs.

Mary Andrews and Mrs. Turner were guests at the meeting and will be installed at the next regular meeting. Mrs. Lang received the gift package presented by Mrs. Ray Cawthon.

Names of the boys from Randolph County who have been killed in action, listed as missing, or wounded were read and silent prayer was offered by the members. Mrs. Swindell, chaplain led in the closing prayer. schell Guthrie co-hostess, Mrs. Dentoh became a member of the circle at the meeting.

Mrs. J. McGfath--served as devotional leader and Mrs: A. J. Hollenback as program leader, discussing "Meditate On "These During the business, session pledges for thecoming year were made and the president, Mrs.

W. Swinney, appointed the following committee chairmen: Christian social relations- and local church activities, Mrs. Kenneth Rippel; spiritual life, Mrs. membership. Mrs.

John Bowman; fellowship, Miss Bessie Elliott, and Mrs. H. H. Holmberg; and status of women, Mrs. Hollenback and Miss Clara Straight.

Following the meeting the two hostesses served refreshments. The next meeting will be February 12 with.Miss Mafra Swearingen and Miss Elliott as hostesses. COUNCIL SECTION IN KIRKMAN HOME Mrs Glenn Kirman, assisted by Mrs. Lloyd Cavanaugh and Mrs. Raymond' Brown, en- PASTIME CLUB WITH MRS.

LOITER MrMs. Earl Howey and Mrs. Harve Nichols were high scorers and Mrs. Joe Martin second high at the meeting of the Pastime Bridge Club held yesterday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Charles Letter, 1021 South Williams street.

Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock. Guests present were Mrs. Howey, Mrs. P. M.

Arthur, Mrs. Roscoe Kimbrough, Mrs. Carter Skirvin, Mrs. John Giesler and Mrs. E.

E. Bagby. The club will meet in two weeks with Mrs. Irvin Tuggle, 503 South Fifth street. Ernest Barker Talks to PTA At East Park Ernest Barker, elementary school supervisor, was guest speaker Monday night at a meeting of East Park P.T.A., held in tlie school, addressing members on "Community and Child Welfare Service." Mr.

Barker told the parents of some of the changes in the school system here and stressed the importance of education. He asked parents to encourage their children to take a greater -interest in good books and magazines and'pointed eut that the proper reading material'may be obtained in the public library for the asking. In BarKer told that the object of schools is to train and equip children for the society in which they live and that the elementary schools are the most important of all schools. During the-business meeting Mrs, Terry Maiigus.health chair- Has Operation in led in the Closing prayer, turn Next meeting will be January tertamed members he 19 at 2:30 o'clock. PUBLIC WELFARE WORK DISCUSSED FOR COUNCIL ''Mrs McKinhey, chair- CS man of the Crippled Childrens fund for the Moberly Council of Federated Clubs, gave a report on how the local funds have been directed, when the Council met Monday afternoon, in the club rooms at the Auditorium.

9 Mrs. McKinney also read a recommendation for a scientific library.from the Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs. She explained that there is a real need for a scientific book shelf for the nurses working with the crippled children of Missouri. It recommended that each club budget an annual gift of money for the public welfare work of Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs.

Glen Taylor, president, reported on the district conven- f.i-vj-1 a Section Women's Council of Central Christian church last night at her home, 616 Fort street. Mrs. Chester Findley served as devotional leader and used as her topic, "From Everlasting to Everlasting." Mrs. Homer Green, program leader, presented the subject; "On the Road to She was assisted by Mrs. Kirk-' man, Mrs.

Ronald Windsor and Mrs. Harold Thomas. Mrs Troy Miller conducted a map lesson on 'Tslands in the South Pacific." During the business meeting the grout) voted to change the 'time to the second in each month. "The" "next meeting will be held February 13 with Mrs. J.

Atterbury, 910 West Reed MRS. ATTEBERY LEADS JUNIOR SOROSIS STUDY Mrs. A. C. Attebery served as lesson leader at the meeting of Moberly Junior Sorosis held yesterday afternoon in the home of Mrs.

Robert Klein, 930 West Rollins street. The subject of the lesson was "The Problem, of American- born Japanese." It was voted that the organization will participate in the annual Time quiz at the meeting in February. The next meeting will be held February 6 in the home of Mrs. Attebery, 309 South Sixth street. MRS.

RILEY HOSTESS TO SANS SOUCI BRIDGE Mrs. George Sandison, Mrs. B. R. Mrs.

Roy Hampton and Mrs. C. R. Morrow were special guests at the meeting of the Sans Souci Bridge Club held yesterday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Samuel Riley, West Logan street.

A 1:30 o'clock dessert luncheon was served. Mrs. Hampton and Mrs, R. L. Kingsbury were high scorers.

The club will meet January .23 with Mrs. C. D. Maddox, 209 Hagood street. B.

OF R.T. AND L.A. IN JOINT MEETING Eighty persons, members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and its Ladies' Aux- ilary. attended.a joint meeting of the "two organizations held last night in S.B.A. Hall.

A chili supper was served at 6:30 o'clock followed by-games and group singing. The next joint meeting will be February 13 in the hall. OTIS STRINGER, JR. HONORED AT DINNER Mr. and Mrs.

Lawrence Stringer, 1120' Concannon street, entertained at dinner last night "in honor of Mr. Stringer's nephew, Otis Stringer, who will leave Friday to enter the armed service- Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Otis' Stringer, Mr. and Mrs.

John Groeber and John L. Stringer of home. Blue Racer Found At Disposal Plant A 2-foot blue racer, one of the non-poisonous variety of local snakes, was found swirnming in the clarifier pool at the east sewage disposal plant early this morning by W. E. Brooks, operator of the plant.

It was such an unusual sight at this time of the good snakes usually are hibernating for the winter, that Mr: Brooks' brought the'reptile into the Monitor-Index offices. 'He. said he thought the 2-footer probably had come, out of one of the sewers- which empties into the disposal plant. HOSPITAL NOTES man, reported that East 'Park Lawrence Wilford Rupp, fireman 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Rupp of Renick, is in a hospital in the, Pacific theater, recovering from an operation. He is recovering according to word has 57 9-point pupils and urged ceived by his parents. Rupp has that all health "cards be return- been in the Navy 20 months. ed as soon as possible as they are needed for records. Mrs.

Allard Mayes, president, appointed Mrs. O. Wilson as Camp Fire representative for the com- Children's Play, "Old King Is Postponed The Claire Tree Major play for King Cole," scheduled by the Moberly Branch of Women for showing here on January 12, has been postponed because of transportation difficulties. The presentation, an annual project of the University Women, will shown here later, it was' nounced last-night when. Moberly Branch met in home of Miss Kay Houston.

Miss Houston, Mrs. Dan Miller and.Mrs. Allen- White presented last night's discussions for study, using "Employment of Women in the Post-War World." Miss Mary. Sheahan, Kate Stamper and Miss Houston were appointed, to represent the. versity Women on the.

Moberly Camp Fire Council. The chapter-will meet again on February 13 in the home of Mrs. Frank be an- the Marvin David Kruse Files Divorce Suit I Marvin David 838 Fanklin asks a divorce from Irene M. Kruse, in a suit filed yesterday in circuit court. The couple were married in i Columbia, 19, 1939; and lived together until Nov.

14, 1944, when Mrs. Kruse left home. The husband has not I heard from her since then, his I petition says. The grounds for di- vorce are general indignities. I Raymond Falzone is the' attorney for Kruse.

HAPPY SMOKING, GOV. SPRINGFIELD, Jan; 10. Dwight H. Green- got a couple of extra' special birthday presents: on Ms 48th anniversary. Two, cartons, of cigarettes were sent to the by two Chicago friends." liOHTCoUOHf due to eased without A i jSuggett Edwards ing year and Mrs.

Adolph Lindsey as Founders' Day chairman. The following program was Killed in Bomber KANSAS CITY, Jan. Suggett Edwards, 38, former state representative given: Minuet, by Marjone Cross if Audrain County, was kill- and Gary Cross, Grade 2, accom-1 ed rj ec 13 in a 3.39 crash near panied by toy band; xylophone solo, "Song of the U. Cross; Long, Webster, 10-year-old West Park pupil; songs, "Froggie In the Well," "Tea Party In Fairy Land." "Duck In a Puddle" and "My Heart Ever 3 and and several selections by the school orchestra, inchid- R. N.

A. DRILL TEAM ELECTS NEW OFFICERS liCWi i JCiAJAi tion and announced that the dis-1 At a meeting' yesterday after- trict meetings will be held in the noon the home of Mrs. Gray- spring instead of the fall of the don Turner new officers for year The Fayette triennial con- i rj in Team Siler Camp 8006 vention will be held April 3, 4, i A were elected. Mrs. J.

C. 5 and 6 in Springfield. Mp. 1 Myers, Mrs. Virgil Balthrope Mrs Taylor also announced i rs George Harrington ruary and should be sent to the district department chairman, and that club presidents should rs 'that all reports of the depart- wer co-hostesses Mrs.

J. ment chairmen are due Hedges, outgoing vice-presi- i -i 1 J. J.T i i. 4-1-in T-mfl I i -L dent in charge of the business session. The new officers jmu tnat ciuu OIAWUAXA me utrvv a report to the district dent, Mrs.

Myers; vice-president. secretary and press I'AA OJ Fi v. Mrs. Turner; secretary and press Members of the federated clubs reporter, Mrs. Harrington: treas- president.

Members- of Moberly are participating in the Infantile Paralysis Drive for funds The next meeting of the council- will be held April 9 with election of officers. TUESDAY BRIDGE WITH MISS PENICK Miss Jeanne Stephens was a. special guest at the meeting of the Tuesday night Bridge Club held last night in the home of Miss Elaine Penick, 714 West Coates street. -Irene Moore was high scorer Miss Alberta Martin second high and Miss Billie' Quinn third. Following the games refreshments were serv- -vill meet next week ed urer, Mrs.

L. W. Richards; and musician, Mrs. Balthrope Biiiso eames were played with all receiving a prize- the grand award'going to Mrs. Foster.

Mrs. Walter Nolte received the attendance prize. The four hostesses served a plate luncheon. The Februarv- meeting, chairman will be Mrs. Ed Murray.

MRS. NAVE HOSTESS TO ENTRE NOTJS CLTJB Mrs. Irma Peirce Nave was hostess to the Entre Nous Contract Club: yesterday afternoon at her hoirie on West Reed street. Mrs. Nave was high scorer and Mrs.

Fred Peak was second high. The club 'will' meet next time TIO fiiih mee ne Mrs William F.agsdale, with Mrs. Lloyd Halliburton, South Clark street. Epperson street. WOODLAND Miss Anna Marie Epping, 403 South Williams street, admitted and operated on yesterday.

Mrs. Dixie Parks, Keytesville, admitted yesterday. James Richard Noel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Noel, Paris, admitted yesterday.

McCORMICK Fuller. 109 South Clark street, admitted yesterday. Mrs. Sarah Hulen, 414 East Rollins street, dismissed yesterday. Earl Mayes, 1 Huntsville, dismissed yesterday.

Clarence Fletcher, Brunswick, dismissed today. Mrs. S. K. Kitchen, 717 West Coates street, dismissed yesterday.

WABASH Howard R. Tucker, LaPlata, dismissed today. Nolte Patterson, Moberly, dismissed today. Curtis Jones. North Kansas Citv, dismissed today.

James C. Stuart, retired engineer, Stanberry, admitted today. STURGEON CHRISTIAN PASTOR RETAINED STURGEON, Rev. E. Keiter of Jefferson City occupied the pulpit Sunday morning and afternoon at the Sturgeon Christian Church.

At a business' meeting held in, the afternoon the Rev. Mr. Keiter was called to the pastorate of the church for another year. ing an Italian march, with cornet duet by John Ranier and Eddie Johnson, with Janice Scneder and Donna McDonald accompanying the orchestra on the piano. Grade 2 won the attendance award.

Refreshments were served during a social hour following the program. The next meeting will be February 5 and will be a night meeting. Charles M. Hirst, Jr. Advanced to Major Charles M.

Hirst; U. S. Army Engineers, Fort Belvoir, was advanced to the rank of major on December 12, according to an official announcement from his headquarters. Major Hirst, 26, entered the service about six months- before Pearl Harbor. He is one of three sons of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Hirst, 519 South Fifth street, all in the service. Saipan, his mother, Mrs. Jan- ctte Edwards, of Jefferson City, has been informed. He previously had been reported Edwards was' elected to the.

Missouri House in 1936 and 1938. He. lived in Jefferson City before he moved to' Mexi-, co. Mo. Besides his mother, who visiting a daughter here, he survived by four brother.

sisters i is is and a Cpl. James H. Kirk Cpl. James H. Kirk, Route 1, Bevier, has been awarded the Purple'Heart, by Major Gen.

John R. Hodge, commanding general of the 24th Corps, for wounds sustained October 2s, when a bomb hit an ammunition dump 100 yards from him. Kirk's outfit is serving on Leyte. He entered the service December 8, 1943. and'has beer.

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N. R. SAYLORS RETURNS TO LONG BEACH, CALIF. N. R.

Saylors left Monday for his home, "Long Beach, after a visit in the homes of his late wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Squires, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Lankford. Mr. Saylors accompanied the body of his wife, the former Miss Catherine Jane Fuller, for funeral services here December 24. Mrs.

Saylors died December 18 at their home in Long Beach. for Electric Co-Op ST. LOUIS, Jan. An allotment of S80.000 to the Grundy Electric Cooperative of Trenton for further electrification in six north 'central Missouri was announced by the Rural Electrification Administration today. The cooperative has received of $550,000 for construction work and acquisition of existing lines for consumers in Grundy, Harrison, Sullivan, Mercer, Linn counties.

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The robbers refused to listen and one slugged him. Balias told Hyde Park police he wanted to tell the trio 'that a few minutes earlier two bandits held him up and took from him an eight pound bag of sugar-which also contained $400, the day's receipts from his grocery store. They didn't bother to search his pockets. MEMORIAM In loving memory of our dear wife and mother, Lilburn Halliburton, who departed this life one year ago 'today. God needed another angel In his beautiful home up there.

So He gathered'her to his bosom And freed her from; all'care. Though you have gone before us And left such an-emptiness here, We know you are, happy in heaven With God and the angels dear. We have'-only sweet memories of you, darling, To cherish our whole life through. Memories that will linger forever As we treasure the image. of you.

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