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Miami News-Record from Miami, Oklahoma • 7

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Miami News-Recordi
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Miami, Oklahoma
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st Grove News Hockerville at Baxter Springs employed 7 Jim Company in Grove "Decoration Day Services ilt Is announced by Walter Hurst and Robert Moore of vinniBon dis trict that decoration 1 services will be held at Walker cemetery Sat urday evening May 30 at 2:30 Sunday evening at 2:30 services will be held at cemetery The Rev A Parks of the Methodist 'church Welch will deliver the address at both cemeteries in addition to which an unusually good sdng Ser vice will be a' part of the exercises All parties interested are invited to attend Baptist Workers' Council from Grove who attended Leo Stroud? and cousin 's Miss Thelma Vaught' left Wednesday morning for Kansas City Mo for a' visit with their aunt Miss Lou Oakey Leo returned after a two visit Thelma stay with her aunt until the beginning of the school term in 'Welch Miss Madelyn Wifham sone of the teachers in the Avant Okla has returned to Welch in the past week at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs' With am' She will leave soon for Still water Okla where she will take the teachers course in the summer school She has been re employed for next year at the Avant schools Mrs Dorothy Shipman of Tulsa where she' is employed in x'hos nltal as "nurse spent the week end in Welch a visitor with her par ents Mr and Mrs Duvall'' John Hendrix day jailer 'at the Vinita jail spent Saturday night and Sunday in Welch with his fam ily and friends? Miss Wilma Whittington was taken to the Miami hospital the first of the week where she will be treated for the next week or more for nervous disorders James and William Robinson of Lawrence County Missouri anent the past week in Welch visitors with their sisters Mrs Ingles and others of relatives i Mr and Mrs Henry Melton snent Sunday visiting with relatives southeast of airland" and in Af ton Mr and Mrs 'ay Gorton are spending a week or two in Ottawa Kaa with Mr parents Mr and Mrs A Gorton former ly of Welch ay who has for the past two years been superintendent Memorial Services Memorial dky services will be held Sunday morning at 11 at the irst Methodist church The program will be as follows: Organ prelude Mrs Jerome McIntosh audience Scripture the Rev 'Jones prayOr song Male quartet offertory and collection memorial flag fund ser mon the Rev 0 pas tor of the irst Methodist church song male quartet Spangled audience Taps and bene diction the Rev George Jones Preceding the program a parade Will form at the city hall and march Jo the church where the ser vices will be held The Baxter Springs high school band will lead the parade The band will be fol lowed by the Grand Army of the Republic 'the Spanish American Veterans and the American Legion the Relief Corps the American auxiliary the Baxter Junior club and the Boy Scouts Miss Ethel Gist and Miss Bessie Curless of Brewster Kas are visit ing in Hockerville for a few days Mr and Mrs Ben Lawthers Mrs Ola Carr and Mrs Hazel Phillips visited relatives in Oronogo Mo Sunday Mr and Mrs Walter" Connelly and sons Pat Jr and Jimmie Earl were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Ellis of Joplin Miss ern Lawthers has return ed home after a few days visit with friends in Ordnogo Mo Albert Cook returned Wednesday from Pueblo Colo James Hansford of Cpurgeon Mo was a guest Saturday at the home of his brother Ed Hansford Mr and Mrs Guy Hayter of Quapaw visited friends in Hocker vdlle Sunday Shortie Phillips is reported ser iously ill Mr and Mrs John Hansford and family of near Neosho Mo were guests Saturday at the home of the brother Mr Roy Hans ford Mr and Mrs Charley Van and children of Commerce Mr and Mrs Mikc Whitmeir and daughter i Patsy of Baxter Springs were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs rank Gray Mr and Mrs Arnold Buzzard of Joplin were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Chester Buzzard Mrs Eula Phillips has returned home from Anderton Mo Mrs Chester Buzzard was a visitor in Picher Tuesday Rex Barber visited relatives in Commerce Tuesday Mr and Mrs Chester Buzzard were guests of Mr and Mrs Sikes of Baxter Springs Mrs Bessie Jefferies of Cardin visited in Hockerville Thursday "Notice to Students' Students from the rural districts who are ready to enter high school should have their applications for transfers recorded in the office of County i Superintendent i'vL Stryker at Vinita or to the school board at Welch on or be fore the first day of June Do not fail to attend to this at the earliest possible moment Party Miss Grace Shipman entertained with a play party Tuesday night at her home Outdoor games were played after which refreshments were served to the following guests: Miss Vivian Wallace Mr Clarence Shipman Miss Goldie An derson Miss Ora Cross Miss Dethora Cross Miss Opal Yoast Miss Bessie Curlcss Miss Bernice Kayler Miss Velna Rhodes Mr Alfred Barrett Miss ern Lawth ers Mr Andy Yoast Miss Susie Piecefield of Quapaw Earl Ship man Jack Laster Buck Phillips Tiny Hayes Mr Orval Mooreland red Pettitt Leonard Collins Leon ard Anderson Russel Miller James Brown loyd Shepard Gene Pale lock Miss Bessie Johnson Howard Gilmore Reuben Lawson Ben Os born Carless Simpson Cleo Reed Jesse Hodge and Edward Nay Mrs 0 prize Attend Those the Baptist council held at Centralia Okla Thursday were: Mr and Mrs Noah Harrison Mrs Hurst Mrs Mat rances Mrs Harrison Davis the Rev and Mrs A Pritchard Mrs Dow Phenix and Mrs Nina Hogan Crawford Gibson Wedding Tuesday night at Oswego Kas occurred the marriage of Miss Helen Gibson to Thomas Crawford Miss Gibson is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gibson of Grove a high school graduate and who attended Northeastern Okla homa' Juniot college at Miami Mr Crawford is the son of Mrs Crawford of Miami The couple will make their home in Miami PAQE MIAMI NEWRECORD MIAMI OKLAHOMA dine and Mrs 3t01 return ed to their homd in Anderton Mo Tuesday after several visit with friends here' Roy Clifton and George Adder ton of Tulaa visited friends here Wednesday and Thursday Judge Dixon and son Le roy of Jay Oklawere business Visitors here Thursday' afternoon Miss Mabel Williams of Okla homa City is visiting Mr and Mrs George Rutherford this week Mft rances Chandler and Miss Zelma Scales of Jay Okla visit ed friends in Grove Wednesday af ternoon while en route to Tahlri i quah Okla where they will attend Northeastern State col lege i Mr 'and Mrs Gus Sroufe'1 and daughter Connie Joe and son i Billy 1 Ray left Wednesday for Bartlesville Okla for a visit with the parents Mr and Mrs Sroufe Joe Butler returned to his home in Pryor Okla the first of the week after a few visit with bis parents Mr and Mrs Butler and his brother 0 But ler and family Little Drewus Ann Roark of Southwest City Mo came Thurs day afternoon for a few vis it with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Owen Woods Lewis Lundy of Jay Okla was a business visitor in Grove Thurs day Sparkman motored to Tul sa Wednesday on a business trip Staggs of Tulsa was the guest of Mr and Mrs Herrell Me Aliiater Wednesday evening George Anderson Roy Clifton MisS Anna' Lee Mitchel and Mies Jewel Woods visited relatives and i friends in Southwest City and No el Mo Thursday afternoon Whorton and son EsE Whorton transacted business in Cassville Mb Wednesday 1 Emma Lou McAllister left Wed nesday for Maysville Ark for a few visit with her grandpar entsMr and Mrs Hammon tree? of the schools at Quapaw Okla visit ed friends in Grove the first of the week 'Mr and Mrs Tom of Cayuga Okla were Grove visitors Thursday afternoon Mrs Clay Babb and daughter Barbara Ann returned home the first of week from Vinita where they have been visiting Mrs parents Mr and Mrs Cox Spraker of Vinita was a business visitor here ThursdayMiss Clora Maples left riday for Muskogee Okla to 'visit friends Mr and Mrs Everett McAllister and son Jimmy motored to Joplin Mo riday on a business and plea sure trip Miss Helen Schnitzer a former Grove girl now living in Byron Okla is expected to arrive Sat urday to be the house guest of Miss Naomi Slocum Mr and Mrs Donald Reed and Mr and Mrs Braxton Gambill of Rogers Ark visited friends here Thursday Pete Williams of Southwest City Mo visited in Grove Wed nesday Mr and Mrs Marshal Cox ac companied by Mr and Mrs Herrell McAllister motored to Vinita Thursday evening to attend the show Mrs Brewster and Mrs Earp of Jay Okla were shopping in Grove Wednesday af ternoon Petry Buchanan and son Jim my of Seminole Okie are visit ing the parents Mr and Mrs John Buchanan Mr and Mrs Walter Sheldon and daughter Billie Jean Of Col cord Okla visited her parents Mr and Mrs DeWitt Thurs day Miss Mary Rardin a former Grove girl now living in Sand Springs Okla is visiting relatives and friends here this week Mrs Jim Vandagriff of Mala coff Tex visited her mother Mrs Icy Payne this week Dennis Montgomery a student in Northeastern Oklahoma Junior college at Miami spent Wednesday night and Thursday with his par ents Mr and Mrs Dennis Mont gomery Paul Elam of Vinita traveling salesman for Swift and was a business visitor Thursday John Inman has been to work for the Public Service company here Miss Betty Hampton visited rel atives and friends in Bernice Ok la the first of the week Mr and Mrs Thomas Schoon over of Tulsa were guests of his brother Charles Schoonover and family Monday and Tuesday of this week Charles oreman left Wednes day for MalAcbff Tex where he is employed Kenreigh of Vinita an em ploye of the Public Service com pany was a business visitor here Wednesday Everett and Howard McAllister motored to Tulsa Wednesday on a business and pleasure trip James I Monroe of Jay Okla was a Grove visitor Wednesday afternoon Miss Lucille Coppedgc motored to Tulia riday for a few days! visit with her brother James Cop pedge and family She was ac companied by her nephew James Coppedge Jr who has been visit ing at the Coppedge home in Grove for a number of weeks Miss Mildred Swallows who is employed in hospital at Okla homa City is visiting her mother Mrs John Swallows and sister Miss Lola Swallows this week Mrs Tom Billingsly of Musko gee is visiting her parents Mr and 1 Mrs Butler and her brother 0 Butler and family this week Mr and Mrs? Ross Mode and daughters Sarah Jane and Gwen dolyn are visiting Mr and Mrs Gordon Wilson and children in Donna Tex i Mr and Mrs Bill Butts and daughter of Byron Okla are vis i Hing her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Bolton i Mrs Keith Smith of Jay Okla was a guest of her parents Mr And Mrs 0 Butler Thursday Miss Susie Caywood of Bernice Okla came riday for a few visit with her sister Mrs Ray er rell end Ur errell with his grandparents and Mrs Wear while irf this city Miss Bertha Summers of Oswe go was the week end £uesl other sistef Hrt McGuire and Mrt McGuire 5 Mr add Mrs Willis have moved from their heme Sixteenth street and Washington revenue to their farm in Quaker Valley? Mrs Alvin Winfrey And children and Mrs William of Lowell were shopping in Baxter Wednesday afternoon Claude Nichols and George Winn of this city and Roy mktt Jr' of Riverton left Thurs day for Tulsa to attend the nation al band contest Margaret Winn left today for Nevada Mo where she will visit friends at Cottey college? i Garlich of Kansas Cityvis ted here Tuesday with Mr xind Mrs JDetchmendy Rumery of Columbus transacted business here Wednes day afternoon Bridges transacted bus! ness in Anderson Mo Wednesday Mr? and Mfa Tom Tarr return ed Monday from a visit in Bartles ville and Ponca City Okla James Burke visited friends in Scammon and Weir Thursday Mr and Mrs BoWersock and children left Thursday for Kansas City where they will visit relatives Mr and Mrs GOorge Van visnea inuoiumnus Tuesday Birthday Rerty A surprise birthday party was given Wednesday afternoon in ob servance of the twelfth birthday of Virgil Pattison at the home of his sister Mrs John Price Out door games were played after which refreshments were served to the following: Leah and Mary Alma Kyte Hazel and Maxine Long rancis John Robert and Bert reeman Winifred Kinder Ruby Betty Joe and Billy Ann Pritchard Juanita Cornog Pauline Bali James and Junior Loper Monroe Bradley Paul Breedlove Junior Couch Ruth Hackney Ethel Leia Hazel and Herman Miner Alice and Jesse Pattison George and Betty Clay Leonard and Bobby Price Edward Nay Mr and Mrs Laurence Clay Mrs lora Pattison and hostess Mrs John Price and honoree Virgil Pattison I ThoHp from who tended the Mineral Belt 1 assembly Tuesday at Cardin were: Mrs Joe Bowman Mrs Beulah Robinson and daughter Joeana Mrs Less Simpson Mrs Roy Hous er Mrs Clara Taylor Mrs Laura Clay Virgil Logan and Harry Mar ay The was given by the Baxter Springs as follows: Song service by audience Devotional an Expres sion of Christian by Luth er Boyd prayer by ithian talk by Marguerite Sansocils piano solo by Mary Nutting play Tale of a duet bv Grace Haley and Lucille Haddock talk I Ruth ulton quartet by men talk "Stewardship of Possessions by the Rev Bain song and prayer by audience Thomas underwent a major operation in riseo hospital St Louis Thursday morning His condition wax satisfactory to a message received by his daughter Mrs Wilks Mr and Mrs? Earl Caines and children of Linn Creek Mo wera guests over the week end of Mr mother Mrs Josephus Gaines and brother Walter Gaines and family i Mr and Mrs Plake enter tained a group of friends with 12 dinner Sunday honoring Mr and Mrs Jesse Miller and chil dren i Mr and Mrs Raymond Gaines and son of Lebanon Mo were guests this week of the parents Mr and Mrs Walter Gaines and family 1 Scott of Chelsea was a guest last week of his father the Rev Scott Mrs Chancy and sons red and Ullysss were guests of rela tives in Arkansas City Kas over the week end Mr and Mrs Willis Smith of Cardin were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Wilks Mr and Mrs Andrew Bookout and children of Nowata were guests Sunday of Mrs Boqkout's mother Mrs Lizzie Martin? Mr and Mrs John Smith of Mi ami moved here last week Ireva Wilmuth of airland is a guest this week of her aunt Mrs Blevins and family Sam Martin is in Seneca Mo this week on business (ADDITIONAL ENCE ON PAGE ElGlflQ SUNDAY U931 Epworth League Program' 1 Subject What You Song by the congrega tion prayer song congregation Scripture lesson Matthew 6:1 to 7 Bill Tom Peak song congrega tion talk Protested Against Jewel Long talk "acing Up To the Mirene Hunt talk Tom' Stiver vocal solo Miss Jewel Long song congrega tion league benediction Taeky Party Several ladies at Southwest City Mo were hostesses to a number of Grove ladies Wednesday after noon to a tacky party at the beau tiful home of Mrs Bud Leonard Mrs Owen Butler received the prize for being the tackiest one present having received the larg est hurnber of votes'a The after noon was spent in playing auction bridge the tables being decorated with beautiful flowers from the greenhouse at Dodge Okla At a latq hour in the afternoon refresh ments were served to the follow ing: Mrs Stevenson Mrs Denver Ralston Mrs Ellsworth Moore Miss Ruby Reyner and Mrs Bud Leonard all of South west City Mo Mesdames E' Hunt Granville Weathers Beauchamp Slocum 0 Butler Hartley and Owen Butler of Grove and Mrs Smith of Jay Okla Mrs Hartley won first prize and Butler won consolation Valedictorian Named Supt White has announc ed Wiletta Chubb whose grades for the four year high school course averaged 9613 ias valedictorian for the class of "Ada Mae Thompson whose average grade was' 9575 was named as saluta torian Two others who made unus ually high grades were Dorotha Howerton 9560 and Elbert White 9526 The honor list follows: De bate 'Willetta Chubb Barbara Nelson Eula Cox Rhea McCoy and Robert Anderson Scholarship con test Jack Oakes third in general science Harold Peterson fift in extemporaneous speaking and Al bert White fifth in mechanical drawing Clara Jean McKinney was third in the eighth grade subjects out of 25 contestants Letters were awarded to the following athletes: ootball Lawrence Van Hom Roy Garrett Dale Campbell Don Tay lor Eugene Van Hom 'Jom Gil more Lyle Payne Clarence Carnes John Cook Earls 7 Marion Reading Harold Peterson Charles Wells Lee Bennett Robert Ander son 'swilliam Reffett Edwin Mc Gregor and Raymond Cassell Bas ketball Roy Garrett Leslie Wil sbn? Lawrence Van Hom a Lyle Kenneth Jeffries Dale Campbell Alton Yocum Don Tay lor and Marion Howard Douthit Clair Turner Don Taylor John rank Banning Rob ert Anderson Ronald Sherman Eliga Williamsson Leslie Wilson Roy Garrett and Lawrence Van Horn Track' (junior Der wood Garber JIubert Byrd Mer ton Gaodsagle David Oliver Rod man St Qair Herbert Byrd Ken neth Underwood nd Carl Davis Basketball (junior Herbert Byrd Hubert Byrd Derwood Gar ber Kenneth Underwood Merton Goodeagle Paul Cook David Oli ver Malcomb Craig Harry Gil more and Howard egliy Commencement President loyd of North apterp Oklahoma Junior college at We qf the former teachers 'have been retained iphile several of the pld force am leaving: for other schools': The following is the list: CE? Schultz Supt William Mills principal Robert Smith commercial and coach Miss Luther Home Economics: Beulah Ryan? English 'Grade Blaine Glendenning principal sev enth and eighth grades Mrs Schults fifth and sixth grades Genevieve Dobkins' third And fourth' grades: Dora Newman prineipal Dal Paup was employed as janitor for the year beginning jl Boy Seouts Clean up Program "The Boy Scouts of Welch troop No under the direction of Judge McQuitty street com missioner arid Scoutmaster? W' Mills finished cleaning up the al leysof the town this past Week and did 'a thorough job more sa thp for sevral years The boys active ly engaged in the work were Ash ertLivingston Merle Everett Morgan Craig Campbell Robert Witham Lloyd Neil Edgar Wil son Joe Parks Herveys Jennings Victor and Jimmy Dixon Jim my Wat ton Those members of the organisation who Assisted in the work were: Virgil Weitz Lee' Mount Warrefr Hart sock Hubert Barker' arid Laverne Wears Miami delivered the' address at the commencement exercises for the junior higli school held al 8 Thursday evening1 'in the high school auditorium The presentation of diplomas was made by Walter Hartley Two numbers were giv eaby the' junior high' sohooLcno rus The graduating class was as follows: Edith Byler Vales kft Betts Barbara Bdswell Dorothy Campbell 1 Helen Grume 'Nadine Daniels Jone Dinger Jane Elf red Louise Edwards Vivian ulle Na omi laherty' Montez Grant Car rie Green June Gresser Clara Belle Harvey Margaret Heltzel Irene Hilton Irene Howey Maxine Lawson Clara Jean McKinney Ruth MqNall Kathleen' Nelson Mary Nicely Lucille Stanley Lo raine 8tengel Ruth fitigall? Labra Ruth Stults Opar Thomas Joy Turner Gwendolyn Vemattl Alma Wallace Ethel Wilson Opal Wyatt Evelyn Williams Edna Williams Jaek Landis John McCul lough Harold Nunn Charles Oli ver David Oliver Howard Pierce Meirl Pierce Merlin Riley Charles Reading? Richard Scott? Charles Stallsmith Raymdnd Junior Tener John Turner Billie Thomp son John Underwood Harry' Wella Ted Wells Charles Miller Wayne Hamilton? Max WatkinsVerl At sins Hebert Bird Herbert Bird Henry Boyd Lonnie JamesChew Clyde Clark Eugene Coffee Malcomb Craig Sid Davis Jr Or ville Davis Ben DeVJlliers Lloyd Douthit John Mac Evans Roy er guson Derwood Garber Leonard Gilmore Harry Gilmore Eugene Harlan red Holt Want Johnson Bob Keller and Bob Kite Contest' The first annual kite contest sponsored by the Baxter Kiwanis plub was held Tuesday af ternoon at the Baxter Golf club course Garrison was in charge The kites were made by the boys under the direction of Garrison who is manual" training instructor in the Jocal high school Sam Douthit Curtis Watkins and Murdock were judges John Hunt acted as storekeeper The awards were As follows: Smallest Richard Landis' first Harry Evans second nd Herbert ain third Highest MOrle Pierce first iNormpn Ames second? and Odell third Most string Merle Pierce first Norman Ames second 1 and third Strongest Odell first Merle Pierce second and Norman Arnes third Best Merle Pierce first Odell second rind Billie Thompson1 third? Most artistic Richard Landis first Harry Evans second and Howard egley flown by? Herbert Burton third 'g Baccalaureate "The Rew Ralph Taylori pas tor of rhe irst Methodist church who delivered the sermon at the baccalaureate services for the sen ior class of the Baxter Springs high school Sunday even Ing? spoke on Beginning of He congratulated the plass on the ef fort it had put forth the parhhts on the sacrifices they had made and the state for the investment in order to make an education possi ble for the young people He said that Service was the big word of the present generation just as Honor had been the blg wordof the past generation rind Suggest ed that Goodwill or i Brotherhood would probably be the watchword of tomorrow The speaker "asked the question goodwill or broth erhood shall be trie watchword in what soil will it grow He urged the members of the class to continue in their study of books during the summer months'? even before they might enter rii insti tution of higher learning A joint all day meeting was held Tuesday by the Home Missionary society and the Wo oreign Missionary society at the irst Methodist church The morning session was devoted to the Home society with" Mrs Hartley as leader of the lesson study and Mrs Gilman was in charge of the devotional Mrs Winnie Miller led the lesson for the oreign in the after noon A talk was given by Mrs Polster Mrs HL Hartzell Mrs Pyatt Mrs Lan dis and Mrs red Weiss were hos tesses A 1 lupcheon was served to the following Mesdames White John Hunt? Curtis Watkins 0 Taylor Cam macle Scott Park Hartley Charles Polster Polster Evans Winnie Miller Hartley Gilman Hart zell Landis Pyatt and red Weiss E'O sisterhood chapter BT met Monday afternoon at the home' of Mrs ChaHes Wbod It was decided to entertain the I Monday June 1 'at the summer camp of Mr and Mrs Claire Youse east of Miami Those re sponding to roll were: Mes dames Ivan Chubb Touhy Anderson Ledyard Bllharz rank Brewster? Grant Waggoner 0 Anderson Walter Hartley Ralph Pfremmer John Woodcock Jr Claire Youse Reddy Loren Shephard and Arbuthnot "4 Mrs Wear entertained the members of the Auction bridge club and several guests with a 1 luncheon given Wednesday at her home 310 East Ninth street Theguest prize was presented to Mrs Wells of Tulsa Mrs Kane' received the plub prize There were 16 present Chapter BT 0 sisterhood entertained Wednesday: after noon with a tea given in hdnor of the girls of the senior class of the Baxter Springs high school and the women of the high school faculty at the home of Mrs? John Wood cock? Jr Eighth street and Mili tary avenue Mrs Carl Ander son sang two vocal selections Mrs Ivan Chubb gave a talk welcom ing the girls Thri class colors blue And gold were carried out in deco rations and favors Daisies and com flowers ware used Corsages were presented to faculty mem bers and the seniors were present ed with pencils Bobbie Collins? who attended school in Baxter Springs the past year returned Thursday afternoon to bon jn lulsa He stayad Memorial Sen ices Memorial services will be 'held next" Saturday afternoon at 2 in the city park Program follows: Star Spaflgled land Scripture and invocation by the Rev A Pritchard pastor of the Baptist church 4 Quartet Mr and Mrs Allen Mr and Mrs An drew Davis Mrs A Pritchard Mrs Whorton and Jamagin! Memorial day address the Rev Peak pastor of the irst Baptist church Cemetery dedicatory address Allen Quartet Mr and Mrs Allen Mr and Mrs Andrew Davis Mrs A Pritchard Mrs Whor ton: and Jarnagin Address and closlng prayer the Rev Al Pritchard Services at Hollow Special services were held at Hollow Brethren church riday and Saturday night by the Rev Ralph Loshbaugh who is now pastor of the irst Brethren church at redonia Kss Mr Loshbaugh was formerly pastor of the Hollow church and visited at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs? 0 Loshbaugh and with the formet neighbors of the old home district A large number of the old friends attended the meetings Decoration Day" Exercises Decoration day will be observed at Welch Saturday May SO it is announced by' the cemetery com mittee and their assistants who are now preparing the program The program hitherto' has been held on Sunday nearest the Decora tion day date thus enabling those who desired to decorate elsewhere and at the Welch cemetery too todo so The (arrangement changed last year by vote of the members The program will be held at' the Methodist church at pm May 30 following which ad journment will follow for the ser vices and decoration of the graves at the cemetery 'Program will be ready the first of the week and fbady for publication Revival Services "Revival services are being 'held this week in the Christian church undpr the direction of Rev Morgan of Vinita who began' the services last Monday night These meetings will be continued until further notice "Members of the Choirs of the different churches in Welch will assist in the singing Tonight all of the 'churches will omit their regular services and join with Rev Morgan in his prbgram A general invitation is extended to the town and surrounding districts to attend these meetings and bring your friends Reported as Recovering 1 It is reported that RoscoeiMcAf frey of Sunflower district who was discovered to have 'a case of lock jaw aS" he was having' an in jured finger treated at a office in Miami the latter part of the past week is getting along nicely at the present He was tak en to the Miami hospital immedi ately and serum treatment applied although at the time notmuch hope was entertained for his reeovrirv A thorn in his finger starting blood poison nearly two weeks previously caused the trouble i tf Band Cnnear Parker lender of the junior Band of Miami? will in the future make regular dates at Welch for hand coneartA will take jplace every Saturday i nitht beginning at 8 pfo vising the weather is favorable In cage of failure to meet on ac of rain these concerts will be held the following Tuesday nijfht Mr Parker uses1 a part of th Junior Band of Miami assist ed by the members of the Welch band that art in Welch during thesummer As a number of the Welch band are away at the vari i Ous state schools this arrangement 1 waa jiecessary until they can return from their studies ff 7 Russell Crek Steel Here The steel for the new bridges at Russell and Elrii creeks south of state line on Highway 78 ar rived rind is on the ground awaiting completion of these bridges in ts order to jirice the sante The Rus aell and Elm creek bridges are four feat higher than the old bridges and are the regulation Na tirinal arid Military highway size and style Travel on the highway i te Kiriias is possible at the present bu over a very rough road and a riuMoer of the small bridges and Lh A1 culvirtj hays not been graded up as vst 'Work has stopped through Welch ibt the reason that a resur ut tey rtdy be necessary if orders are laturid to build the highway through the town on Main street Inttdrid of Washington street the rovtd laid out at present Welch Teachers Employed 'rThe school directors made their selection if teachers for the Welch aehdola for the coming term of Wftjnninit ia Sftfitinibtta Narcissa News Baptist Church Sunday school at 10 rclock rank Armagost Supt Morning sei vice 11 Evening ser vice 8 McQuitty pastor Special music by Junior choir Thomas Wilke song leader Everyone is invited to ti School of Instruction There will be a Masonic schoolof instruction in Neosho May 25 26at Masonic hall Several members Racine lodge in Seneca are plap ning to attend ftf A Alma Crouse Eunice Grainger Lois Hoare Eula Rhinehart: Jewel ssj Dobbs and rances K'ev attended the bathing beauty contest at the Coleman theater in Miami ridaya night where Dorcas Long and Isabel Puryear were among Litre contestants r''1 Prof Eric Viles and son Grajh son of Neosho visited his 'auhf Mrs Ed Setterstrom TliuTsdaV Prof viles was superintended! of the Seneca school a few vears'ngo but has been in the NeOsho schdofc since leaving Seneca He will leave Neosho this fall as he has a better position elsewhere Mr and Mrs Manford SpSrlih and son Marvin Mr and Mrs KH Sparlin and children were guftttsfrf Hugh Sparlin and family near We la nark Wednesday tf Mr and Mrs Ed Stegall return ed Thursday from Rifle Colo where they visited Mrs parents Mr and Mrs A Mr and Mrs Harry Roger and two children of Dunellen N'Jgjid Mrs Carl Lawter and four children of Anadarko are ruests of their sj4 ter Mrs Riley and Mr Riley Mr and Mrs Oren Morgan Weye guests Sundav of A Morgin 'attd wife in the countrv 7 Mr and Mrs Sidniv TparlWi A Mrs Tom Poor Mrs HemetTCole a and Mrs annip Cole attendeerthe? funeral of John Dorsey in Rgqine: riday afternoon la Mr and Mrs Harvey StoCkfcon 4 of Wellington 'Kas tives here Wednesday Orville Walker is here Attorn: Washington visiting relativesziui' There will be all day services to day at Bethel church Preachirtg and roll call in the morning nA: basket dinner at noo" i day program in the Rev Medearis will be preach either at the morning gr evening service Earl Morgan and wife La' Junta Colo are here: visiting tala tives Mrs Campbell of VeJa Parlqhas gone to Kansas for medical treatment A Long has opened' a ''feed store in the building eAst of blacksmith shop'1 TJje family will mover soon iriton''t)ie ft George Porter property on'TXtiT man street Mr and Mrs Alfred PurVMf 'otw Pawhuska and Mrs Ed Durhiiih of Miami were guests of Mr JSirid Mrs Norris a few daysrihe past week all vlsttedlJthe peonv fields at Sarcoxie Thursday Mrs Albert Porter and grans daughter Mary Howell xyifed Mrs lorence Howell in Jophn a few days the last of the Prof and Mrs Paul Matthews have returned to Seneca teapd the vacation of the Bluejacket cheolX has re algned hir position there and ex pects io study for toother degree this fall and winter fi ft red Henderson tod" sonj ranklin of Columbus Kas spent the Jitter part of the week in Welch visitor with Mr and Mrs Charles Watson andnuinerous oth er friends of the city and with rel atlveri and friends in West Point district ragk Ketron spent the first of the in Oklahoma City where he attended to business in relation to his war service Mr and Mrs Dave Mllley Mrs Miller and Mr and Mts Wil liam Mills spent the Week Cnd in Enid Okla where ihy visited withthe little Jairthter Mr and Mrs Miller who is being treated there for nervous troubles Pauline Cutbirth and Zelma Givens and son Opal Shouse and son Beatrice Wheeler rind daugh ter of Commerce 1 spent the latter part of the week visitors with Mr? ahd Mrs Clarence Mills and rank Mills at the heme "in Ban ner district a i Mr and Mrs Pat Allen of Ber nice Okla spent'the week end vis iting with' Mrs mother Mrs Dan Campbell of Welch and brother John Campbell'and family of Miami Route Mrs Clarence Noe and small daughter left Saturday? night for St Louis Mo where they will vis it for the next four to six weeks with relatives Mrs Thomas Pollock and daugh ter of Harrisonville Mo spent the week end Welch' visitors 1 with Mrs mother Mrs Duvall of the Hotel Duvall who is recovering from a pkralytic stroke of the past four weeks 1 i Miss Mary Dee Holloway who has been employed the past term as teacher in the Bluejacket schools is spending a week or two ate the home df her parents Mr and Mrs A Holloway' Mary Dee leaves soon for Tahlequah whebo she will take the teachers rammer course She has been employed tojeach at Bluejacket next year Mr and Mrs John Potter and son Roy of Haskell Okla spent a short time in Welch Monday while on their way to Chetopa where they attended thft funeral services over Hancock? Mrs neph ew who died in Vancouver Wash May 12 Mr and Mrs Monroe1 for merly of Muskogee Okla where they have been living for more than a year have returned to Cof feyville Kas where they will make their home in the future Mr and Mrs Monroe their home in Welch for a number of years oper ating the Wasson hoel iii the early history' of Welch Woods left the first of the week for Parsons Otwego and other A points in Labette county Kansas a visitor with relatives and attending to business matters for the Woods Lumber company A son was born to Mr and Mrs loyd Neill of Hudson Cornersj a son to Mr and Mrs Richard Miller of Wimer and a son to Mr and Mrs Clyde Ruggles at their home near Bluejacket the past week it is reported LMrs Mose Sterne and children of Skiatook Okla are spending the week in Welch visitors with Mrs sister? A Wilkerson and family? Seneca Newsv ALLEN ABKIN Carrier Phone 164' Misijohary Mettiag i 'I? The Women's Missionary? Union? with Mrs Charles Oliver Thbrifr" day afternoon The leuon ihbJlc for the afternoon was "Ouroree Our The scripture read waa1' Matthew 28:16 20? Topic Line of the Goldenr Mhu'dv Easton and Mrs Blaine Burk hart Topic Our orte and Our ield" Mrs ft CamdjipU: topic "How Our orce is Orgari I' ized and How Our orce Mrs Jim Chandler topic Our ield is Mrs C5tiifw Ten members were present to foP lows: Mrs Herbert Easton C'KfK Campbell Mrs Couch Mf? Mark King Mrs Ezra Plummer Mrs Blaine Burkhart Mrs Jinvl Chandler Mts Elmer Evans Mts' '7 Ida Sparlin and Mrs CharlesOte iver srU A 1 Death of Old Resident? Uiyy John Dorsey a well resident of Newton county diftd UK 5 his home near rog Pond Wad nesday May 20? at the age otHl years? He was born in Kentucky' 1857 He came to Missouri :4 and was married to Miss Julia Isen bait of Burkhart Prairie or many years he taught in tho schools of Newton county He is survive fcyi his wife and three children Wsltof Dorsey of Coffeyville Kas Humphrey of Racine anif Mrs: 8 Scott of Picher The funfra was held riday afternoon Baptist church in Racine was in the Burkhart cemetery un der direction of Mitchell Undertak ers '7 uneral of George CimpfeRvo George Campbell died at "hfi home in Tulsa Wednesday aY'titft age of 38 years He it his wife and three Sons BctjlhS joined the navy a few Billy and George at home" Ms mother Mrs Jennie CampWlI 'and brother Howard Campbell live at Wela park The fiindrai was held Thursday aftemodn val the South Methodist church in Sen eca conducted by the Rev Blaine Burial was in the Benee cemeterv with Mitchell Undertak ers in charge Party 1 A group of boys and girls uwe entertained Thursday evening at 4 the home of Neola Ehrhart pleasant evening was fiA' a playing games? with refreshmfptg' '1? served at the close a ent were: Mary Ruth Helm' lora Katherine Pollock Martha Hughes Kelly Lou DeLaplaine Phylljs Duemler Neola and Parthena jjhr '7 hart Billy Dutton Bobby Hugh'er George Bennett Harry Sargent? Sher well Hoare Louis Campbsll and Elba Campbell Sn Memorial Day Program ollowing is the programJoT Memorial day Saturday May 30 beginning at 10:30 am at thn erf eca cemetery: Song Ameriih ktf dience invocation Rev Gj'W? Leonard song male quartet' tuie Rev GM Blaine Rev Campbell song Aale a quartet address Rev Blairie? The American Legion will tiveri take charge and hold iheic cere tnony and decoration of soldiers graves New Arrhai Word was received by Mr and Mrs Jim Rhodes this week of the arrival of a son born Saturday morning May 16 1931 to Mr? and Mrs John Snyder at Pawnee Ok la which was given the name of James Rhodes Mrs Snyder was formerly Miss Gladys Rhodes daughter 01 Mr and Mrs this place Methodist Church Paul pQcfrt 10 Sunday school under the direction of Superintendent Allen 11 a preaching ser vlcq1 7:30 Epworth League Subject What You preaching service Baptist Church Pritchard Pastor JO a Sunday school under the direction of Superintendent Noah Harrison 11 a morning worship Subject Qhristians 7 the Baptist Young Union "Subject Missionary Spirit and Bap tist 8 pleaching service Subject Victory Over Sunday afternoon there will be preach ing at the Dodge schoolhouse 7 miles east of Grove Attend Legion Convention The following ex soldiers from Grove attended the district con vention of the American Legion held in Miami Monday evening: iiewis Ben Howe Marian Quinn John Logan Brink and Harrison Davis Lloyd Hampton is visiting friends in Tulsa this week Burnett and daughter Na I (Continued from Paga Six) I Mrs ltona Stoung of Joplin I A Mo spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Nola Hor I tOft I Mri? Lucille Robinson tod friml Iy returned to' Howe Okla Mon I day after a visit with relatives a andfrienda hre' u' Mr and Mrs' Chad CowheidK visited 'relatives' Jn Purdy Mtf riday I Mf and Mrs rahk Garrett and 17 children Lucille Jim and Hiram I Miss AUee Potenon? Dillard Web I her Sterling and James Ackley of Minifal View district wert guests I OfMr and Mrs HaleWtd yeaday evening IC Mrs Noel Wyatt and children II were Miami visiters riday Mias Grace Mitchelson of Bax l' ter Springs visited Miss Kather tea Allen Tuesday I Miss Dorctha Elmorc was 1 in night guest of Miss Bonnie I Shelton of North Miami Thursday 1 J' Those who attended the Royal NMftbor uconventioA at Miami Thursday Mrs A Har per lossie Jeffery "Nellie' Shcl ton and Mary Chilcctt 7 l'Mrt WOOdrow Odneal and aunt Mary Anderson attended the I'f Cherokee county high school alumni banquet held at Columbus Tuesday night 1 Mrs Jori Deathrage was a Mi visitor Wednesday L1 Mrs Anderson and children' Opal Mge and Melia I Giy viritld relatives at EdMOnd 1 5 Okla riddy A Sweesy red Reeves John West and attended a 66 Highway meeting at HotelMiami last night President Tomp 1 kins of El Reno called the meet tag 2 i 7 71" 7 rank Owen' and 'Roy Gordon "rare in "Kansas City on business I Miss? Gladene' Caldwell spent "'Thursday with Mrs Muri Gordon who lives near the Prarie mine1 Mr Mrs red Collard at "tended a show in Miami Tuesday night a 7 Mrs WL Pittman and daugh 1 tari Bonnie Lou end Mrs A Poteet visited Mrs red White Monday evening Clyde Wagoner "and daughters I Madeline ana Josephine of Jasper 77zMo are visiting their uncle and I aunt Mr add Mrs John West John Capine returned from Ok lahoma City Thursday after a visit i with relatives at that place M( Cliftton Kitto accompanied him hrime for a visit with lier parentss "1 Mr 4nd Mrs Al Morton qf Miami and relatives in Commerce "Mis Stokes Ballard1 and1 son Jack and Virginia Clark spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs 1 7 Mr and Mrs Oscar Molten and son Dean Slgle of Muskogee Og were guests of Mr and Mrs I Geofge Montgomery Wednesday to rente to Springfield Ill Mr and Mrs Glenn Smith' of 'Afton Okla spent Wednesday af Jetobon with Mrs Bertha Jacobs Mrs Maude Leaf of Kansas 'City Mo? la visiting "her sister Mrs William Barbee and husband'7' for an indefinite time fr Mason and family! of 4 Pensacola Okla' have moved into the William Barbee property Cherry street J6hn West C7 rid Rtoves and A Sweezy" Went to Louisburg Kas to attend 4 the Opening of Highway 73 con peering ort Scott to Kansas City with a cohiteto highway Mrs Lewis returned Wed after visiting with her Mrs Ivan Shrum ri north of Picher Mr and Mrs Pittman and daughter Bonnie Lou Mr and Mb Bub Allen and son Woodysyaprint the week end with Mrs Pitt father Wood of Wag onto Okla? Miss Babe McAnally spent "the Wtok end in Tulsa Mr and Mrs i Morgan1: Spent the week end with Mrs Mor grandmother Mrs Helms of eorla Mr and' Mrs wbodrow Odneal sprint the week end with relatives in Tulsa 1 Mr and Mrs'W 'Anderson and ekfldren were guests of Mr Arid Mrs Pat McLaughlin of Mi ami Wednesday 7 Mrs Lemmie Hawk of the Prom enMde and Mrs Roller of QuapawjWtori guests of Mrs George Mont griptery 'Monday Mts rancis Anderson is 're pairing and painting her home on Nerfh Cherry street 1 Welch News.

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