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the nntEiiCAN, caeutiieilsyille, sqssouri Thursday, January 28, 1937. Thursday, January 28, 1937 iting his mother, Mrs. E. R. Stan chance to apply their standard English to business situations that have TWO SCB-C05DOTTEES NAMED BY CHAIRMAN BUILDING COMMITTEE ton.

Miss Ruth Young, primary teach to be solved by writing letters. A seasoned letter wnter lists four er in the local school, who was called away three weeks ago by the death of her sister-in-law, returned here Monday to resume her duties as teacher. rays in which letters should NOT be writen: (l) ty the huddle system; (2) by the copy-cat system; "Your son is the brightest boy in my class, but he is also the most mischevious. What shaU I do?" The reluctant reply was: "Do as you please. I am having my own troubles with his father." Mrs.

"Crip" Armour left for Am-ory, on Monday of this week where she is visiting with relatives. The Indian paint brush is the aunt, Mrs. A. L. Curtis of Braggadocio and a number of cousins.

While at Braggadocio he made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Skinner. He left Braggadocio for El Paso during the latter part of last summer, where he had been employed up until the time of his death. USE MEMPHIS STREET BUS FOR TRANSPORTING U.

S. ARMY ENGINEERS home of her daughter, Mrs. Amelia Johnson here, after several weeks of invalidism from heart trouble. She was one of Holland's oldes: citizens. The Rev.

Marion Vernon officiated at the funeral and burial was made at North Sawba cemetery in Blytheville, with the Moss funeral service in charge. Mrs. Stro-mire is survived by three daughters and two sons: Mrs. Hester Chelse of Centerville, Iowa, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs.

Katie Pierce of this community, George Stromire, who lives in Idaho, and John Stromire. (3) by the spare-time system; (4) by the hurry system. Mr. and Mrs. D.

V. Kelley and Lyman Dillard attended to business in Cape Girardeau, Saturday. Db You Believe This Happened In Caruthersville The teacher was having her trou The committee, recently appointed by Canithersville Lodge No. 461 A. F.

and A. held a meeting at the room of the chairman, Judge Sterling H. McCarty, Jan. 24th. Judge McCarty has been confined to hi? home since his return from a hospital" tn St.

Louis, but he was able to sit up and preside at the meeting. Othej members of the committee present were, Dr. G. C. Bishop, Juage James M.

Reeves, Jamts R. Moore and Percy Wright The chairman appointed two sub bles, and finally wrote the mother: 1 state flower of Wyoming. Call Off Matches People along Highway 61 must have looked 'askance at a vehicle peculiar to highway travel Wednes: day afternoon, as one of the nevv Mrs. Agnes Stokes, 23, wife of Bobbie Stokes, of near New Survey died Monday at the Blytheville hospital of urinary poisoning. A baby was born to Mrs.

Stokes Monday and is doing Short funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the German Undertaking parlors in Steele, conducted by the Rev. M. A. Massey, of the Steele Methodist Church. Interment was in a Canithersville cemetery.

The deceased is survived by her husband, a child 18 months old, also the baby born Monday, two sisters, and" her father, John Pounds. According to Mike Meroney, referee and promoter for this city and territory, rWrestling matches of 'all his towns ln the 'territory were called off this week, due to the flood. No match was held Monday night in Blytheville, one of Meroney's towns, and he also cancelled matches in Jonesboro Tuesday night, Si-keston Wednesday night and has called off the match here tonight. Other towns of his circuit, over In Tennessee, are under water, including Paducah, and many of them are expected to be flooded any lime, so Meroney has issued instructions to all his assistants to call off all matches for this week, and possibly next week also, he stated committees to 'make special investi-' gation and do special work. As soon as they are ready to.

report, another meeting of the main committee will be held and a report made to the Lodge. The committee is working slowly and carefully and it hopes to have a Masonic hall ready before many months, of which the Masons and the members of Uie Eastern Star may be proud, xxx POLICE CATCH FOUR CHICKEN SNATCHERS type Memphis Street Railway Company's busses sped along the highway from Memphis to Canithersville, bringing additional engineers, cooks and helpers to this area. According to one of the men on the bus, there were about 15 men out of the Memphis engineers' office, one or two stewards and with the balance of the bus load of about 30, being negro for work on a quarterboat headed for this river vicinity. According to this man, the bus left out of Memphis about 3 o'clock and arrived here about 6:10 o'clock, which is excellent driving time. Mil Vt Kll U-W'f GIBSON NEWS Good OOQ That's one reason why so many people say "Let's go to THE PALACE CAFE for dinnerj" There are other reasons, too WARDELL NEWS Mrs.

Herman George and son, Max, of Luxora, are here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs-. John Miller. Mr. and Mrs.

Francis Randell are the parents of a baby girl born January 23. The young lady has been named Frances Ann. 0. P. Tilghmon, O.

H. Acom, Son-nie, Walker, J. I. Burlison and Supt. Troy S.

Pierce attended to matters of business in Cairo, 111., Sunday. Miss Margaret Massey of Tulsa, is spending several days here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F.

Massey. The Wardell basketball teams postponed the Steele game to have been played at Steele last Friday evening due to weather conditions HOLLAND NEWS Mrs. Leonard Daniels of Maxton, North Carolina, left Sunday for her home after being with her mother, Mrs. Amelia Johnson, during the week and attending the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah E.

Stromire, who died Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. O. L.

Gross of Memphis were the guests of the latter's parents, and Mrs. Frank Bray, this week. Mrs. Basil Edwards was in Jones-boro Wednesday where she received medical attention at the hospital there. Mrs.

Russel Devore and daughter, Joe Cohoon and Miss Hazel Co-hoon of Cape Girardeau, are home with their father, Jim Cohoon, whose condition is slightly improved after several weeks' treatment for heart trouble. William McArthur visited relatives in Portageville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Azbili and daughter, Mary Joan, of Wardell, are with Mrs.

Azbill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Workman, this week. here. There is also a possibility of Mrs.

W. E. Taylor and iMrs. Jim Miller visited Mrs. S.

B. Tate Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cecil and family were the guests of Mr.

and Mrs. H. L. Cupples Sunday. Miss Ruth Williams spent the week end in the -home of Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Whittfield. Mr. and Mrs. Russ Owen and family went to Cerro Gordo, Sunday to visit with relatives for the next two weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Web Stegall and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smothers and baby, have left their homes near Rives on account of the high water.

They are staying with Mr. and Mrs. R. H. White until the water goes down.

High School News COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT REDMAN DUNHAM Typewriting Grace Eleanor Ridgley lead in the alphabetic sentence drill with 54 words a minute, June Malin had 44, Catherine Thrupp 42, Marcella Cromer 41, and Jeff Bates 38. Jeff Bates increased his lead in the rhythm drill by writing 8 lines minus. Grace E. Ridgley pushed up to Vs plus and June Malin gained to 7. Business English The class has thinned down to 26 workers who are anxious for the the Deering games having to be postponed Tuesday evening.

CHEERFUL SERVICE PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS REASONABLE PRICES But above all, it's food that makes the crowds come back again! SUNDAY DINNERS 50c Choice of Meats, Vegetables, Drink and Dessert Steak Dinners and Suppers, 65c-85c The Palace Gafe Joe Owens made a business trip City police officers and Deputy Sheriff Bill Thomas arrested Walter Mack and Lee Blake, both colored on charges of stealing chickens Mack was placed under arrest Friday and Blake Saturday. They waived their preliminary hearing before Justice J. D. Huffman and are being held in the county jail awaiting action of circuit court. Police Chief Luther White informed The Republican that the two negroes admitted taking a total of 323 chickens over a period of about eight months.

Seme of these chickens were sold in Charleston, Cairo and some taken to Memphis. They also sold a number of dressed chickens to local people. Local officers have been -on the lookout for these two for some time but were unable to get a lead on them until about ten days ago when Cairo officers held them for Char-Jestonpff icers, but when Charleston officers said the chickens were not the ones they were looking for, they were turned loose. However, Cairo officers called local officers to check on the license plates. Local officers in checking up on the license plates, found they belonged to one Ben Williams, negro, and from him they learned who had the car.

Two other negroes, Willie George and Willie Parrow, were placed under arrest Sunday by city police. They are charged with the theft of eight hens from Sgt. Ferguson last Thursday night. They informed police that they ate one of the hens and sold the other seven to the C. T.

Baird Cash Grocery and Market, on South Ward, for the sum of $3.90. Mr. Baird hid one of the hens for dinner Sunday and when informed that the remaining hens belonged to Sgt. Ferguson, he remarked that $3.90 was rather expensive for a hen. The two Willies waived their preliminary hearings before J.

D. Huffman and are being held in the county jail awaiting their appearance for sentence. JOHN AMOS FISHER to Leachville, Tuesday. Mrs. P.

L. Owens and daughter, Miss Ilene and son, Lee, of 15t. Louis, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. M.

C. Owens and other relatives here this week. Miss Grace Hampton left Wed nesday morning for Jefferson City, where she will be secretary for A. B. Brinkman, Pemiscot Mr.

and Mrs. Curtis Sawyers of Mrs. Susie (Suke) Winters Baugh aged 62 and a half years, died Sunday afternoon at her home here after a six weeks of uremic poisoning. She was one of the very few people who retained and operated an old fashioned spinning wheel. She is survived by one son, Jake, and a brother, Bob Winters.

Burial was made in the Coleman cemetery with German Undertaking Company of Steele in charge of the body. HAROLD E. SHIVELY, Mgr. West Third Street Cafes Also at Kennett, Sikgston and Blytheville Caruthersville spent a -few1rours here Monday afternoon attending to business. Lawton Stanton, who is employ ed in Memphis, is here vis A farm meeting, one of a series being held throughout this county, was of interest to dozens of farmers in this vicinity Tuesday morning in the new auditorium here.

The principal speaker, M. D. Am-burgey, county extension agent of Caruthersville, discussed at length farming problems, explained the crip diversion payment plan for 1937 and offered information on new features to this plan. Sam Edwards, Leslie Samford and O. Fowler were elected for the committeemen in this territory, who will direct the program.

Funeral services were held Thursday morning for Mrs. Sara E. Stromire, who died Tuesday at the is mm John Amos Fisher, 32, well known resident of tliis county, passed away last Friday 'in the City Hospital at El Paso, Texas, after a brief illness-there, according to a communication received last Saturday by Bert Skinner of Braggadocio. Funeral services were held in El Paso for the deceased last Sunday. He is survived by no immediate relatives, with the exception of an A if riT RENE' NEW THRIFTY "60" FORD V-8 Owners report 22 to 27 miles per gallon.

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