The Wheaton Journal from Wheaton, Missouri • 1

I RSDAY. JUNE 23. 1936 "CCIET IN VAIN arraoda, tending day ihit It nUttoa la TIIK ONLY STRICTLY IN1JK I' JCN DIfiN TK I-UO TV NKWMt'Al'JCK 1UJHMSI1KI) IN MAUUV COUNTY VOLUME IS, XL mueA 8. Wl I EATON. BARRY COUNTY MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JUNK SS, lf36.

11.00 I'KIt YEAR IN HARRY. NEWTON AND McDONALD COUNTIES. $1.60 ELSEWHERE. Mi? M. E.

Johnson An- I Undergoes Third i Making Improve BLACKTOP WORK ptomaine Poison Travis Moore Re- MOST FATAIJ turns With a Wife nounces for Sheriff, Major Operation ments at Elevator; TO START SOON W. 7. Stephan of Mikes Creek Tiavl. Moor, Vocational Agrlcul- Dicky Shewmake, Hon of Mr, nd A. Allinun has had workmen According to Infromatlon received In this Issue of the Journal will be found the announcement of M.

E. underwent a operation at the b1Hy paHt wyera, days making, here this week work will get under E. Shewm.lie. ho reside b- lur Utcher ot loc41 cho1-tween Wheaton and Rocky Comfort, "'P her. Sat- llri am Ll.

I I. i mm rnui.J Ul vnrlllll. 1. it in uin iiiv T3 avnsiui UCAV Waif VU IUO VIUVK urtluy when he returned from a three- Mm. Ray Fox of Kaiuaa City and a vator.

week's trip with a wife, who before candidate for the nomination of last week, which made the third oper-Sheriff ot Barrv County, subject to atlon Mr. Stephau has undergone dur the will of the Democratic voters at! log the past few weeks. He Is lin- son of Mr. and 'Mrs. Evan A gradual Increase of loada hauled to the elevator made his old scales In- topping ot Main Street.

PWA official stated several day. ago that they were ready to begin work Just a. soon a. Wbeaton secured the ma Huck of Stockton. became- sert- marriage wa.

Miss Mary Alice primary election August 4. proving nicely and Is expected to be I auequuio lo namlle all loads, so the ously III from ptomaine about iVMm of Mrs. Maud Phll- hour, after eating a picnic lunch of Columbia, Mo. The wedding Mr. Johnson Is a native of Barry am.

no.p.ta. ty took place at 3 clock Saturday County, having been born near Wash' of this week. I a new pulr of ten-ton scales. Also at Powell Sunday. the foundation where louds of wheat afternoon, October 26, In St.

Charley i burn and spent the remainder or bis andlne wedding had been kept a life within the county except for about Approximately twenty-five people were pre.ent and all ate of the same secret until it was announced a few chinery to do the work. George Burger, foremau of the project here, made arrangements Tuesday with the Independent Gravel Company of Webb City 'to rent a 12-ton roller and other equipment necessary to do the work. The asphalt will be shipped here in food, but the three who became 111 Mr. Stephau and wife are among the few farmers throughout this territory who have managed to niuke a little money during tbe'past few years. They milk a nice bunch of Jersey cows, keep a big flock of chickens and raise a drank milk from a thermos Ju.t and it days ago.

Mrs. Moore Is a graduate of the Mis and other grain are dumped were braced and strengthened to accommodate larger and heavier loads and a new floor is being installed where the loads are dumped Into the elevator. In the building where produce, cream and eggs are stored a new Is supposed tne mujt container tnaf sourl University and Uught school five yean. He was one of the early settlers of Wbeaton and was in business here several years, buying and shipping livestock, the elevator business, operated a harness shop and ha. been connected with other businesses here.

He ha. been an auctionneer for i poison. last year in Jefferson City. The picnic group broke up in "the lurge amount of alfalfa hay, besides oats, corn and other grain crops. Mr.

carloads and a steam engine will be used to beat It while it Is in the car. Mr. Moore, who Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Moore, of Bolivar, Is a Stephan has already put up 25 big cold storage room Is being made under It Is not known for sure what kind ot graduate of the College of Agriculture many years and has cried sales all loads of fine alfalfa hay from the first the building. The outside walls are of the Missouri University. He has made of concrete and the Inside walls over the country. Mr.

Johnson has been a peace of afternoon with everyone feeling fine. Mrs. Fox became violently ill while riding in the car between Powell and Stella. Members of the party thought she was 111 from drinking too much water and getting hot. They stopped at a farm house and In a short time Mrs.

Fox was unconscious. She was then placed In a car and rushed to and ceiling are made of wood and saw been Vocational Agriculture Instructor here since early last summer. Mr. and Mrs. Moore spent a two- fleer for over thirty years.

He was oust, neing about one foot thick. A city marshal and constable a number stairway and shute are being made to cutting and the second crop is ready to cut this week. They take extra good care of their cows and chickens and maintain that to make money from cows and chickens they must have plenty of good feed. During the summer when a lot of people depend on pastures to keep stone will be used in constructing the black top, but Carthage stone ha. been recommended.

It is possfble, however, that stone will be secured at a closer distance from Wheaton than Carthage. The main line of the water system is laid down the center of Main Street and Is not deep enough to prevent freezing during real cold weather. of years at Purdy and has been city week's honeymoon In Colorado, visiting Colordao Springs, Pikes Peak, get the eggs in and out of the storage marshal and constable here for a nuru inis storage will be cool enough to Estes Park, Denver, Royal Gorge and ber of years. At the present time lie keep eggs several days during the hottest summer days and during extreme other points of interest In Colorado. is city marshall, constable and holds a deputy sheriff's commission.

He has The Journal Joins their many friends the Cardwell Hospital where an examination revealed she was almost dead. Dr. Cardwell stated that had she arrived at the hospital a few moments later she would have been dead. cold weather In the winter months it in extending this fine young couple will remove all danger from freezing. J.

C. Ault, owner of the system, has held deputy sheriff commissions under five different sheriffs of Barry County up the flow of milk, Mr. and Mrs. Stephan go right ahead feeding some hay and grain. They keep plenty of pasture for their cows, sowing some best wishes for a happy and prosper ous wedded life.

been notified to lower the line before While the doctor was working with and was first deputy for the present Sheriff, Evan Shore, for several Virgle Payden, who moved here from ElDorado, a few months ago, is connected with Mr. Allman in the feed, poultry, egg and cream business. the street Is blacktoppefl, but so far nothing has been done. Mrs. Fox Mr.

and Mrs. Shewmake arrived at the hospital with thefr son, grass seed almost every year. They sowed 300 pounds of lespedeza for cow pasture this spring. months. ROCKY COMFORT mr.

jonnson nas always been a Pat Dunn to Sing not knowing Mrs. Fox was sick. He With he aid of a hired hand, Mrs. Sundny School Convention tfrs.V. Y.

Chrtstfan was shopping was suffering the same as Mrs. Fox, staunch Democrat, the party many years. His father, the late at Neosho Monday Stephan has been keeping up with the in Joplin Thursday. but was not in such serious condition. J.

T. Johnson, was a veteran ot the work, but last Friday she about had "The Bus Boy who Bustled Into Montgomery made a trip to The South East District Sunday Association of McDonald County will Dr. Cardwell told them they were suffering from ptomaine poison an 1 Civil War, fighting for the South. He her hands full. Mr.

Stephan suddenly Baritone Glory." That is the title of hold an all day Sunday School Con became worse and she had to get the a feature article about Pat Dunn if there were others In the party who Springfield Friday. Mrs. L. C. Thomas and family have moved to their farm south of town.

could have moved to Arkansas and drawed a pension during the last severals years of his life, but he did Major Bowles' Amateur Magazine of a were not accounted for to get in touch vention Sunday, June 28 at Powell School House. F'ollowing is the program for the Belka ambulance to take him to the hospital and late than evening when she returned home she found one of Collis Kenney and J. L. Lauderdale not want to leave Barry County. recent issue.

This same boy who went from Anderson to Kansas City and from Kansas City to New York to at-tract nation-wide attention with hw Mr. Joluuiou.ififila-ttiat with bis their best cows about dead, from milk were Joplin visitors Friday. Mrs. Edgar Biggs and daughter, June, visited in the J. D.

Biggs home Dr. Cummings of Fairview iday: Sunday School at 10:00 Special music and good speakers 1U00 Basket dinner; Afternoon pio gram begins at 1:45 p. Speakers include Rev. E. W.

Love of Joplin, velvet voice and Irish smile is coming was summoned and arrived just in time to save the animal. at Ridgley over the week-end. many years experience as a peace officer he is well qualified to fill the office as Sheriff of this county and If nominated at the primary election he will make every effort possible to win with them. Members of the party bad gone to Carthage and a car was sent to notify them. Upon, arriving Jn Carthage the 6-year-oU boy was found to be suffering just like the other two.

As it had bten so long since the meal had been eaten and no two persons who were together became ill, na one suspected" ptomaine poison, everyone thinking they had become too hot or had drank too much water. Roy Klllion and Collis Kenney spent back for a concert, that the people of his own Southwest Missouri may hear bim sing in person after follownig bis REMODELS CAFE. the week-end in Tulsa. the race in the general election. Lorene Gum returned home Friday after a week's stay la Neosho.

BIRTHDAY PARTY Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Goostree and i Harold Sehirterll of Xoel and Miss Beva Scantlfn of Mikes Creek.

Special music arranged by A. E. Brumley of PowVU and Ben Evans of Mountain. All Sunday Schools in South Eastern McDonald County are especially Invited to be present and help with the work. A host of neighbors and friends daughter, Joyce, were Sunday dinner career on the radio.

He will be the feature performer in a popular recital at the Neosho High School auditorium next Monday night, June 29, at 8:30 p. m. Also on the program will be two other young artists whom you will Dicky was able to leave the hospital early Monday morning and later in the day was able to return to his home W. P. Walton, who recently purchased the Turner's Cafe, here closed the restaurant Sunday until late after noon while he was cleaning up and re-arranging the fixtures of the cafe in order to make the work more convenient and aid in the appearance of the interior of the cafe.

Mr. Walton, who is an experienced restaurant man, has been operating a second hand and" jewelry store here for the past few months. H. L. Grane, guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Troy Goostree. W. C. Johnson returned home from Kiinsas City last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Theron McPhail and son visited relatives In Purdy Sunday. Mrs. Pearl Ferguson of near Ridg BIRTHDAY DINNER J.

H. DeVries, Pres. S. E. Dist S.

S. Association of McDonald Co. gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.

H. McQueen June 17 to celebrate Miss Arvilla McQueen's twentieth birthday. A handkerchief shower was given in honor of Hugh Lacey's 20th birthday also. Games were played and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served to the following Albert Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Carson of entertained with a family dinner RETl'RN'S FROM TRIP ley visited in the J. W. Brattin home Sunday. probably remember hearing over WDAF. One is Barney Roth, violinist formerly with the Chicago Civic Orchestra, who was a solistn the Minne apolis Symphony Orchestra and who i now directing his own orchestra.

The other is Howard" Everett, young piano virtuoso, who at the age of eight was already such a musical marvA that ie was proclaimed a boy prodidy by the Cooper and family, Lois Cooper and Prof H. A. Taiheit family rmd Allman relumec' last weet jewelryman, is operating the second family, Mrs. Nellie Bass and daughter, hand and jewelry store. Jenny Jean Bass, Hugh Lacey, Howard Link, Harley, Terrace and Katherine McArron, Willadean, Wila and Orvilla McQueen, Lester Cooper, Sarah Alice Margaret Wright returned home Sun day after afmonth's visit with relatives in Tulsa.

Thomas Bond of Kansas Clty visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Bond, a few days last week.

Mrs. Wanda Burroughs and daughters of Hutchinson, are visit from a 3000-mile trip in the South. They visited Arkansas. Louisiana, Mississippi. Florida, Texas and Old Mexico.

On the return trip they stopped at the Texas Centennial celebration at Dallas a few days. The trip Undergoes Operation music critics of Phialdelph'ia. They will present a varied program which will probably last about an hour and a half. Sunday In honor of Mrs. Carson's father, F.

J. 'Maxey. It was not only Father's Day but the 84th birthday of Mr. Maxey. The relatives came from far and near, the earliest arrivals came on Saturday.

All of Mr. Maxey's children were present except Roy Maxey of Colusa, The bountiful country dinner was served from a table with sweet peas. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Carson and son, Melvln, the guest list included Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Maxey ot Independence, Lloyd E. Maxey of Topeka, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Maxey and Mrs.

Maxey's mother, Mrs. Lanie Sweet ot Aurora, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Maxey and daughter, Louise, Mr. and Mrs.

Don Maxey and son, Marvin, and Rosemary, Barbara, Sylvia and ing Mrs. Vesta Dabbs and family at present. Mrs. Burroughs is a niece of and Lawrence Gardner, Earl Haynes, John and Russell Dorthy, Ary-lene and Mel lie Jagelski, Esther Warner, Evelyn and Marjorie Karvanek and Mr. and Mrs.

R. H. McQueen and children. All departed wishing Orvilla many more happy birthdays. REPIBLICAX MEETING May Holmes, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. S. J. Holmes, one-half mile west of town, was taken to the Freeman Hospital at Joplin Friday where she underwent an operation for the removal of her appendix. She is reported improving nicely at the present time.

Mrs. M. F. Francis and Howard Mrs. Dabbs.

was made in one of Mr. Talbert's school busses, and they returned having spent an enjoybale trip, which was made without any mishap except some one stole the spare lire from off the bus. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patterson and Mrs.

M. J. Patterson attended a birth day dinner for H. H. Patterson of Pea The Women's Republican Club will hold a meeting at the Community Hall Monday night, June 29 at8 o'clock and all Republicans, both men and are invited to attend.

SOIL COJiSERVATIOX PROGRAM Ridge, Sunday. Mr. Patterson Reece of here and Mrs. W. and Mrs.

Lou Fly of Pioneer Returned was 82 years old. Mrs. Patterson re POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Friday from Sawyer, where mained for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs.

Mike O'Malley and children and Mrs. Carl Murphy at they visited relatives. Earl Francis, who went to Kansas with them, remained and will work in the wheat Sale bills were printed this week for Mrs. Ruth who will hold a public sale on Saturday, June 27 in A ruling has just been received at the office of County Agent, T. T.

Mc-Connell, from Washington to the effect that small grains such as wheat, rye, barley, oats, rape or mixtures of small grains which are not harvested even though they are pastured off can be plowed under before July 1, 1936 and seeded to legumes, grasses or a mixture of grasses and legumes with (REPUBLICAN For Sheriff W. H. HOLMAN (Fiat Creek Township) harvest. Stark City, Mo. She is selling one lot of household goods, garden tools, etc.

Sale will begin at one p. m. and terms are cash. Col. L.

Belka, anct NORMAN E. SPAIr. (Monett Township) Charlotte Maxey, all of Springfield. Robert Lee Douglass came In with Melvln Ticbenor and family and will spend the summer with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Carson of near Fairview. Fred Douglass, formerly ot here has accepted a position at Osage, as Principal of the Junior High School for the coming school term. tended the show at Neosho Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs.

A.J. Jacoby and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. WalFBroad-hurst and daughter were Joplin visitors Saturday. Mrs.

Carl Murphy escaped what might have proved a serious accident Friday morning. She was cleaning the cellar and some board, which covered a dug well broke and she fell into the well. Fortunately the well was The Wheaton Motor reports the following car sales during the pastl week: Fat Higgs, model T. coupe; Jcej Narell, 31 Chevrolet sedan; Oibj XOTICE out a nurse crop prior to September 1, 1936. and this acreage used to earn a For Coroner A.

BELKA (Wheaton Township) Brown, new Chevrolet pick-up; Newt Gill, 29 Chevrolet Truck; Durward i I will have in stock about June 22, I prime white distillate at a specir 1 i price here at my balk plant ssor Soil Conservation payment this year. Also any from which no soil depleting crop ha. been harvested, that and Ceorge BERT WILLIAMS (Ozark Township) Robinson, new pick-up Davidson, new coach. is plowed or cultivated prior to July rims OIL COMPACT Wkeaton, Mo, :1 only about six or feet deep and 1, 1936, and seeded to legumes, grasses she managed to climb out Aside from 'or a mixturebT Tegumes and grasses ttupe Horton of Flint, Michigan, son HEAR GERXAX WHIP SEGKO A large number ef people In town were gathered around radios last Friday night to bear a radio blow by blow description of the Schmeling- THEIAHE SCHIDCTR shock she suffered only scratches and i without a nurse crop before Septem-; of Mr. and Jirs.

Press Horton of Kings (DEMOCRAT) For Assessor E. L. THOMAS (Wheaton Township) The Gilliox Theatre of Monett will bruises. ber 1, 1936, can be used to earn the: Valley, was a Wheaton visitor Mon-i Chevrolet! day. Dupe works for the Louis fight inut'ew York.

The radio Mr. and Mr. D. H. Jewell and Jim Soil Conservation payment in 1936.

The inclusion of late summer seed-. Motor Company at Flint and was caU-iFor Prosecuting Attorney igbt tans, a. well Everyone else who Smith of Goodman transacted bust- ings of grasses such a. timothy, or- has kept up with' the fighting of the nes. here Monday.

ed home on account of the illness of TED FROSSARD (Monett Township) Ha was accompandied i again carry its weekly schedule in the (Journal and those who wish to keep up with the picture, shown by thia 1 theatre may do so by consulting yonr I Journal. If yon misplace a copy and wish a schedule yon will aftrayi Cnd I one at the Jonmal OGkt two figfiTeri predicted the Negro Olin Brown, Herbert Draper and chard grass and red top in addition to bis mother. a. tr 1 fc. T1.

would win, but he didn't and the Oer- Robert Morgan left for Kansas Sua-1 legume, such a. red clover. man knocked Elm out In the latter! day morning to work in the harvest and sweet clover should make it easy i turn to Flint the latter part ot this. 1L E. JOHNSON (Wheaton TowmafclnV i fields.

i to perform andcr the 1J3C program, iweek. part of tne twelfth round. Yi. I).