The Neosho Daily News from Neosho, Missouri • Page 1

NEOSHO DAILY DEMOCRAT VOLUME 37. NBOSHO, MOW WEDNESDAY. FEB. 26, 1941. NUMBER 31.

HARVEST SHOW ABANDONED FOR JHIS YEAR Members of the Neosho Ad Club, in regular meeting last night, voted to 41 ssio 27 to abandon plans for the Harvest Show, after short dls- ssions both at the previous meeting two weeks ago as well as before In spite of many charges and suspicions connected with the now ended term of Gov. Lloyd C. Stark, we have continually agreed with the majority that he was one of the greatest, if not greatest, of Missouri's long list of illustrious men. However, we must admit we have received a severe jolt recently. Mr.

Stark's last official act, apparently, was one which greatly changes out- idea of Mr. Stark's character. This the balloting last nisht. Several was the on his last day members made suggestions for in office, of 43 long-term convicts. events to take its place, the feeling being not to stop aid and encouragement to farmers but to find On top of a recent pardoning by Stark of three bank robbers, this is more than our sense of justice can RAF Parachutists in Action something to take its place which I stand.

would be of more benefit in the We don't know why Stark par- present highly competitive agri- doned these men in such a hurry cultural era. One of such ideas is on his last day in office when a already under way in the form of new governor will take his place a promotion of the broiler industry who could or should have had the in this county. Others are the pas- "-privilege" or chance to pass on ture improvement program, the the merits of their cases. We don't lime and strawberry plant procure- know what the prosecutors and ment plan, 4-H and future farmer judges and juries who sentenced aid and encouragement, and the these men will think when they read holding of smaller periodical shows, that 43 long term criminals have such '-as horse shows, stock, dairy again been turned loose on them. and shows, etc.

We don't know whether said 43 The meeting was presided over criminals will return to a life of, by president J. B. O'Reilly, the din- crime ranging all the way fiom rob- ner preceding the business session bery to murder. Nor do we know being served by the ladies of the why the state parole board did not Elm Springs Baptist church. perform its prerogative of paroling Mr.

O'Reilly announced the per- i them. sonnel of the new broiler promo-; But we do know that wholesale tion committee as being Birge pardoning under suc.h circumstances Briggs, chairman: J. F. Johnston, smells to high heaven and if noth-, Ted Williams. Forrest Crocker, ing is clone to stop the trend, we Waddell Adams and Bill Walker, may as well abandon all ideas Mr.

Briggs announced that his "justice' and the respectability of committee would attend a broiler, our criminal punishment system. meeting in Rogers, center of Of these 43 pardoned. 7 were were the industry in this section, in the up for murder, four for major rob- near future, in order to learn at benes. one for rape and one on the first hand all information necessary habitual criminal charge. Even if all of them deserved par- THE WEATHER Missouri: Intermittent light, snow oday and In central and east por- lons tomorrow; rising temperature omorrow.

Arkansas: Cloudy, occasional rains today and probably tomor- slightly colder by tomorrow light. Sun ro.se today at sets at length of daylight 11 11 minutes. hours, FINANCIAL DRIVE TO START HERE AT 7:30 TOMORROW Chairman F. F. Andriano, of the Ad Club commlLt.cc appointed to raise the annual budget of funds witli which to carry on Ncosho's various promotional activities for the your 1941, last announced that the drive will be put on tomorrow.

All members of the committee will meet ill. Cafe at 7:30 a. m. for un "early bird breakfast," after which they will split, up into groups to Immediately call upon all prospects for donations. These men aro donating their time and should be welcomed as fellow worltfoffc.

They won't be askliiM for donations for personal pro.ircl..s, but. ftftve merely to help collect funds to I be used to r.c-ivHI. all of us. i A expanded program of work is planned for this year, such CHRISTIAN KNW.AVOR UANQUKT ii: promotion of the broiler I industry, of conventions, By VirMnia KobiTts' I and defense indus- People's Cons: SNOWY WEATHER One and three-quarters inches of snow fill here during last night, mcl scattered flakes fell dur- the morning. The snow of Sunday night imountcd to two and one-half Inches, and the temperature has re- fairly mild, so that the nnisture of the melting snow went nlo the soil.

Yesterday's highest. temperature was 3G. and last, nip.ht's lowest was 31. The 1 Soclrt.v of money will be needed finance the work the First Christian church was en- 1 ()f hr )US who can teitained at banquet unil pro- lo nothinc, without, sufficient funds. A11 Pictu.L'd above are British parachute troops.

The URO of these troops by Britain in the southern part of Italy marks the first time England has attempted this innovation in modern warfare. The heavily armed troops landed in Calabria and Lucania in an attempt to cut communications. All were reported captured in a dispatch from Rome. to starting the promotion here. F.

P. Andriano told of plans or dons we find it hard to believe any, the drive to raise the club's annual one man should, or would natural-. ny budget tomorrow, starting off with' ly, suddenly decide that it as a breakfast at Vo's Cafe at 7:30 for; true in all their cases at once, es- JlrtUIY all workers of the committee pecially on the last of a syn-i rwinnmB Sutherland thl' names thetic extra number of days over 4O 1 ()NG-TERM ijVllVI uimlil of Firman Burt, Wiley Wilkerson and Chas. Gibbons as new club members, and the names of Capt. Ralph Bolick and Lieut.

Col. Rector Mace, of the National Guard 203rd regiment, were proposed and accepted as honorary members. his regular term. Stark has been crusading against criminals and racketeers, thus gaining our respect. Now he loses it by one act for which there could be no reasonable excuse.

Is there no recourse? Do we have meetine closed with a talk bv to stand for such things with no the chance to have them stopped? No JAYCEES MEET TOMORROW NIGHT A meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be hold at 7:30 tomorrow night at the Ad Club rooms. I Prof. Carson Barlow will be a spec- ial guest, and will make an address John Gadwood, Convicted in Elcc- on the changing conditions in pres- FELONS, MURDERERS Tuesday evening ut by, the members of the Young Married I llul IU1 7 Couple's Class. The event took place Mn lvln ln in the basement of the church. I mrlls Special guests present were Mr.

and Mrs. A. C'. MeOinty. Mr.

and Mrs. C. Mahin. Mrs. Land, Mr.

and Mrs. Martin Mills, Miss Catherine Sttipp, Miss Lorene Mills, and Rev. Stewart. Marsh. Regular members nf merchants, professional men who inakis his or Neosho and whose pend on the in- of Neosho euus- th" expriulilures and efforts hard-woiking civic-minded who were present were Dean Mahin.

piesident of the group, Ralph Tv- ner. master of ceremonies. Tony BriKRs. Louise Roberts, Margaret Oldham, Billy Jucksch. Irma Lee Young.

Robert, R. Roberts, jr. Those present who were interested in becoming members were Jackie Wood, Joanne Pule, Patty Bliss, Anna Mur- inen. should inef't. them with a smile, with their minds made up to give all (hey can possibly afford.

It is a bin enough job to make this drive once, without, having to go- back to the same persons two or three times because they "want to think about it" or "have to let you know later." Pentecostal Revival. A Pentecostal revival Is still In on, Gurney Lowe. Betty Jo Russell Pat m. ana ami Everybody tnvlted to come. Sister Bessie Horton is the evangelist.

are Mr. US meters here. installing tion Day Killings in K. Among; Group. 'ent-day school systems in which he will stress the part such organ tza- tions as the Jaycees might have in Smith, Carroll Mace Richman.

Sponsors for the group ind Mrs. Louis Oldham. The table was decorated with red and white, Christian Endeavor col- i several dozen I promulgated. "isms" now being MARBLE BOARD SEIZ- EP BY OFFICERS SALE-BOWMAN HOSPITAL NEWS A marble board has recently been taken in charge by Newton county officers and is in the office of Herbert Douglas, Newton county prosecuting attorney. The board was seized at "Swing- aroo." the club operated northwest of here by John Garrison, and a hearing will be held Friday before John Demasters.

Justice of the sri OR helping promote the success of the Jefferson City. Feb. 25 -On his members are urent- Jefferson iy. e. A1 members are urgent last day in office.

Cover nor Lloyd tcd to attcnd C. Stark today freed 43 long-teim, Missouri convicts on parole. Among them were: John Gadwood, 48 years old. con- tcd to attcnd John Pickens In The Hospital. John Picktns suffered a broken victed of manslaughter in connec- right arm last night as a result of tion with four city election day a collision occurring in a basketball Paula Jean McCrite, small daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Ira McCrite of i i i 405 West Sherman street, is a med- killings in Kansas City March 27. game held the high; school gym- ical patient. 1934. After appealing unsuccess- nasium between the local Hot Shots condition today.

route has ing if a marble board is a game of chance. Mr. Demasters, says Mr. Douglas, will either order the destruction of the board, or will turn it over to the State as evidence that gambling has been carried on by means of this feature. Ladles' Club to Meet.

The Ladies' Club of the First Congregational church will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Everett Farney, with Mrs. A. F. Karbe.

joint hostess. ment. QUESTIONNAIRES The following questionnaires for Newton county men were prepared yesterday in the office of the local draft board: Merle Lee Quick, Saginaw; Loran Donald Hilton, Rite hey; Donald Wimberly, Neosho, Rt. James Herman Thomasson, Seneca, Rt. Ernest Virgil Chester, Seneca.

Joe David Brown, five-weeks' old (fully to the supreme court, he be- and a team from Saginaw. He was son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, gan his 10-year sentence December taken to the Sale-Bowman underwent an emergency major 31, 1937. where it was found that i sss nn i ft.

sJSK Francois county "to quiet a dis-. restful night, and he is to turbed conscience." connection with the filed against him in 1904. but missed for lack of evidence. Charges in'be able to leave the hospital with killing were I in a few days. Although he will entered prison under life January 23.

1936. Dewey Adamson. Jackson county Negro, sentenced June 10. 1927. to life in prison for robbery.

Mike Harding. 37. St. Louis, seri- dis-! have to wear a cast for quite some time it is probable that he will return to school within a week or two. Shlrl Dean Davidson.

He sentence Dr. and Mrs. J. J. McDonald of 404 South Hamilton street have as their guests, Mrs.

McDonald's par- 24-Hour Service. 32 Cab Co. tf "THAT worry is off my mind!" five-year term on February St. Louis, for' 26.1 tenced December 21, 1931, to life ents. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Pllls- under the habitual criminal act. bury, and her sister, Mrs. Leonard James Rogers, 41, Jackson coun- Johnson, all of Devil's Lake, North ty, received July 13. 1934, to serve Dakota.

15 years for robbery. Joan McDermott. 36, who began a manslaughter 1940. A G. Delaney, 32, Jackson county Negro, received February 25, 1926, to serve 50 years for rape.

I George Price, 32, Franklin coun- Family wishing ty, sentenced to life for the robbery of the Bank of Union. He entered prison December 16. 1929. Ben Sanders. 44, St.

Louis Negro. Wanted Young man of business who had served 21 years of a life ability, honest and willing to term for murder. work. See me in person. Joe Ro- Robert Owens, 33, Jackson coun- ark.

3l-2t. ty received February 24, 1936, un- der 10-year sentence for man Bell boy wanted at Big Spring Inn. slaughter. I A PP lv in Person. 31-21.

William Lashley, 65. St. Louis Newo who had served 13 years of For apartment a life'term for murder. corner Hickory and Lafayette. Boat Hicks, 62.

Jackson county. Mrs. Annie Lane Shambaugh, phone received August 7, 1926, under life 367. 31-tf. sentence for murder.

Want Ads (TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY farm employmen see O. Q. Hall at Ozarka Cafe. 31-t irs; with lovely crystal loldcrs belonging to Mrs. Oldham, adorning the center of the long table.

The program consisted of an invocation by Reverend Marsh, the dinner. A welcome address by Dean riahin, songs directed by Mr. Loren Williams, two humorous readings by rma Lee Young, short talk by Virginia Roberts, a vocal duet by Margaret Oldham and Patty Bliss accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Elvin Land, and a clarinet solo by Dean Mahin. Main speaker for the evening was Dorsey Mahin.

who spoke on "Growth." The banquet was also honoring the 60th anniversary of the Endeavor, as this month marks the time of organization. It is a cold world, but a bank book issued by (he Bank of Neosho Is a warm friend in the time of need. 26-6t. Michael Novak, a federal prisoner in the Newton county Jail on a charge of writing annoying or threatening letters to President Roosevelt, was taken to Springfield yesterday to appear in Federal court there. SO HALIBUT LIVER OIL CAPSULES 69c Two SOc PEPSODENT ANTISEPTIC 49c iiTEVANS DRUGS," 'Your Friendly Druggist" you ore concerned about your family's future.

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