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Six The Sedalia Democrat and Capital, Sunday Morning, May 14 I939 Timely News Items From Central Missouri Towns Houstonia I Knob Nosier Ionia Lincoln Mrs. Bennie Martin) and Mrs. Newton King (By Rev. find Miss Beckett, of Cynthiana, have returned to their home after a in Pettis and Saline counties witli the Martin fam- The Rev. King also attended the sessions of the uniting conference of the three branches of the Methodist churches in Kansas City.

Mi-, and Mrs, Harvey Martin, of Marshall, Dan Woodridge, of Sweet Springs visited their uncle Bennie Martin, who is ill with pneumonia. A one luncheon held at the home of Mrs. J. W. Cooper Wednesday in honor of Mrs.

George Janish and her aunt, Mrs. Minia Hedger, of Hickman Mills, near Kansas City. They were former members of the Houstonia Baptist church W. M. U.

After the luncheon the regular missionary program was given at the church near the Cooper home. The Workers Sunday school of the Methodist church. Mrs. O. A.

Milliken, teacher, gave a silver tea at the Day program was Christian Endeav- the Presbyterian e-cning. The fol- I --'t: Betty Ann ith Pfiscu.ary Lay, Marv Grace kitch- Satur- Jack church on last Saturday afternoon, also a pageant in ance of Day. A grf)up of young people of the Baptist and Methodist churches, accompanied Mrs. Mil- likcn and Rev. Sullin.s to War- hensburg, Monday and attended a zone meeting of young people groups of Sedalia and surriiunding territory.

Those who attended weie Wilma Stone, Emojene Moore, Edna Tagtmeyer, Charle.s, Ralph Houclien, Jimmie Newsom, Francis Newsom, Raymond Hall Smith, Woodrow Davi.s, all of Houstonia and Miss Ruby Ellen Bolten, of Dresden. Several friends of this community gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCarty, and hedped Mr. McCarty celebrate his birthday last Thurs- da.y Mrs.

Alfi'ed Phipps, of Kansas City, spent a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Early Davis and her brother, Woodrow Davis. Mrs, Rfiscoe has re- turned to her home in Stottsbury after a visit here with her mother, Mrs. Belle Westbrook.

A troop of boy scouts has been organized under the following committees, Junior McCarty, chairman. Rev. W. B. Sullens, scoutmaster, O.

A. Milliken, assistant scoutmaster, Dr. C. L. Parkhurst, J.

H. Williams. The troop is for boys between the ages of 12 and 16 years of age. Mrs. L.

C. Tuck has returned from a visit with her mother, in Kansas City. Mrs. Ocie Wicker has gone to Idaho, for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Killion and family.

Mrs. F. W. Hueben has returned from a visit with her children in Kansas City. Mrs.

Omer Morris, Mrs. Trixie Houchen, Mrs. L. P. Welborn, Rev.

and Mrs. Sullens spent Tuesday in Kansas City. The missionary society of the Community church met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Fred Houchen with Mrs. C.

F. Wicker as leader of the program. Mrs. T. D.

Homan spent a few days with her mother at Strausburg. The senior Christian Endeavors held a special meeting on Monday night and decided to hold the county at the Community church. Mr. and Mrs. B.

S. Hall, of Marshall. Dr. J. C.

Caldwell, of Slater, were recent visitors in the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Parkhurst.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hou.se and Billie Tuck spent a few days at Fulton. Mrs. Dewey Houchen was hostess to the G.

H. A. members and several guests. Awards went to Mrs. Ed.

Miller and Mrs. G. H. ebaugh. Refreshments were served.

Mrs. D. F. Rhinehart entertained her bridge club members. The next meeting is to be with Renken.

Mrs. Agnes Eads and the freshman and sophomore classes enjoyed a weiner roast at the pasture on the Herman Renken farm on the uf IMay ,5. Mrs. F. W.

Hueben entertained tables of bridge players Wednesday. Awards went to Mesdames N. Harris, D. F. Rhinehart, Trixie Houchen and Charley Carlin.

A plate lunch was served. A Mi it by the or at church Suudav k-wiiig Bn no Ltlry, i' la Butler, Eleansir Mr-. Mildred rris and Corine Jackson and Mrs. John Foster. Mrs.

John Foster gave a on at home day afT-niofin Mrs. Its, form.erly Dorothy of A pleasant afternofin was and the bridf' received many lovely gift. CP p.p.: were; IMrs. Lee IVilham-', Misses Wadene Foster and Mae Moore, of Truo, Le.va. Mrs.

Earl Sap- and daughter, Louise, Mrs. Charles Covey and daughter. Betty Am. Roscoe Bagby and flangiitf TJary Lee. Mrs.

C-. E. IJliott and daughter. Lelty Li)U, Mrs. Foster and son, Le-') Hngiie.s, iVIrs.

SauUw Dan Saults! Ella 1 hornboro and Miss Florence Pooler. Refreshments were Dudley Saiilts and Mrs. Dan Saults. Mr. and Mrs.

W. V. Richeson entertained the post office force and their wives at a 6:30 dinner at llieir hfime Tuesday evening. The table and home was decorated with flowers. Fol- If wing the I'cpast contract bridge was played, for high going to Mrs.

Rus.ell Kendiick ana Piarl Sappingian. Guests wei-e Postmaster and Mrs. P. G. Utley, and Mrs.

Rus.sell Kendrick, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sappington and Otis Hume. Mr. and Mrs.

Will Parsons and Ml', and IMrs. Guy Parsons and daughter. Paela Lou, of Warrensburg. visited Mrs. Elmer E.

Williams Sunday who is ill at the home of Mrs. Roy Neighbors. Mr. and Mi's. Lee Kitterman, of FJdorado, were guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Blaine and family Friday. Mr. and it Arthur Johnson, of Kansas City, spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

H. N. Gillum and family. Mrs. Charles Saults is ill at her home with the mumps.

Mrs. James Hogan and daughter, Miss Mary, returned Sunday from St. Louis where they attended the funeral services of Mrs. nephew, Albert Harral Friday afternoon. Saturday night they visited Mrs.

Hogan's nephews, H. L. and T. E. Bell in Ironton.

Judge H. A. Wimer and son, Wallace, accompanied by Carl Wimer, of La Monte, attended a meeting and banquet at Hotel President in Kansas City Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

Ru.ssell Adams, of Caliente, who were (By Mrs. Homer Howe) Mr. and Mrs. J. T.

Wood, Miles and Murray Wood, of Sweet Springs, visited Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Neil, Mr, and Mrs. John Adams and sons, ilburn and Jesse, moved P'riday to Houstonia. Mr. Adams who had a blacksmith shop at Ionia the past five years will be in charge of a shop at Houstonia.

The Ionia school board met Thursday evening and employed Miss Rothgeb of Henrietta as teacher of Room two. Miss Mae McKenzie who taught the past term in room one has been employed. Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Sutherland of Sedalia, visited Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. J. w. Bowlin and Mr. and Mrs.

Oliver Renfrow-. Dr. Forlines, the president of the Methodist Seminary at West- parents the Rev. and minister, Maryland, preached at Bernthal. the Methodist church Sunday.

A Lynn Carson Courtney of Kan- basket dinner was enjoyed at the spent last Wednesday noon hour. In the afternoon Dr. ihght here with his parents, Mr. Forlines talked especially to the Mrs. W.

C. Courtney, and on children. Thursday morning they left for Mrs. Howard Coffman and where both: children of Sedalia. ove- departed on Friday the week end with her grand- parents, Mr.

and Mrs. H. A. Court-' Adams. to attend the Fair.

Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Stockton C. F. Pohl and and son, Jimmy of Sedalia, visit- C- O.

Davis and son, ed Sunday with Mr, Charles Floyd were dinner guests Otterville Green Ridge (By Mrs, T. R. Cranmer) (By Mrs. J. B.

Myers) Mr. and Mrs. illiam Neal and Commencement held son Vernon, of Kansas City, vis- Thursday night at the high school itoH 1 1 building. Dr. Thomas ited last week end with ters, Mrs.

Art Speaker, and Mr. Speaker, also Mrs. Sam Homan and family. of Bibb, Missouri Valley College. Marshall, gave the address.

The class is as follows: Baslee, Carl (By Maye Messersmith) Mrs. Edward Olson of Chicago, 111., arrived here last Saturday for a visit with her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Fisher, and their family, south of town. Mr.

and Mrs. R. C. Gill and Miss Helen Tueffel, all of Sedalia, and Mr. and Mrs.

Victor Gill of Sweet Springs, visited here Sunday with Mrs. Nellie McEwen and Mr. and Mrs. Roy McEwen who are here from Fort Madison, Iowa. Mr.

McEwen is making some repairs on the hotel building while here. Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Henderson and two children and Mi.ss Bernthal, all of St.

Louis spent the week end here with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Reeves, parents of Mrs.

Henderson. MLss Bernthal aBo tending William Jewell college at Program was given Wed- Tipton Hughes ville (By Mrs. A. R. Snorgrass) Mr.

and Mrs. Walter K. Monroe, of Helena, are guests of Mr. Monroe's father, Walt. M.

Monroe, and Mrs. Monroe's mother, of California. Mr. and Mrs. P.

L. Stark and Ainett, Louise BasiPP Ida daughter, Nancy Mildred, of Jef- Jessie ferson City, will spend Mother's Rev. G. B. Snapp.

who accompanied Mr.s. Snapp to Barnes ho.s- Bfownfield, Reta Faye Chaney, ferson City, will spend Oreno Stark's parents, Snorgrass Murnhv Marian' Mr, and Mrs, R. Murphy, Ruby Nevils, Helen Pahlow, Melvin Ray Lee bree, Theodore Ralph and will Ferguson son, Lewis Hilton Ferguson, motor to Hale, Mo, Sunday pital at St. Louis, returned home a week ago and Mrs. Snapp arrived Tuesday some improved.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gunn had as their dinner gue.sts Sunday, naie Mr, and E.

Marrs, of James Stark, Emily Tav- to be guests at the Carthage, and Senator and Mrs. Lee Templeton, Mabel Carl J. Henry, of Butler. Wadleigh, Clarence Cox, James Miss Dallisrose Carver, of near and Ralph Snapp. Florence, spent the past week as i baccalaureate sermon was the guest of her sister, Mi.ss Bes- Sunday night by Rev.

sie Carver. A. Moore. Farrie Cole, who is at- Junior High school gradua- tury celebration church building and the seventy- fifth anniversary of the founding of the Methodist church. Both Mrs.

Ferguson and her son will appear as soloists on the gram. pro- Liberty, spent last week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L.

Cole. Mrs. Margaret Arni, who in Kansas City during winter months, and has been guest the past ten days of niece, Mrs. S. Lyles and family at Sedalia, returned to her home in Otterville Friday.

has the the her Mrs. J. C. Collins accompanied high school. I Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Paxton to attend the 1 Kentucky Derby, seventeen pupils were given di- nesday night at the a play entit- Louisville, to led Graduation at and Mrs. N. B. Talk On Meals To County Line Homemakers The Hiunemakers club of the County met at tlie club house.

Rail call was answei-ed with recipes. A talk well balanced meals was given by the fand end Miss Van I'he time v. spm.t in nuikirg gan f' a -aye Ti.c mev.ug will be at dub h.oi Jur.C 1. married are guests at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Everett Ad-1 ams. Mis.s Lena Drinkwater, of Kan- sas City, enjoyed the weekend i i with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Drinkwater. I Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Blaine, Kansas City visited Mr. Blaine's uncle, Henry Blaine and family Sunday, i iss Dorothy Wimer was a weekend guest of Miss Patricia Pcithmaii, a student at Missouri Valley college in Marshall and attended the formal dance given by the Valkyr sorority Saturday night. Judge and Mrs. W.

A. Wimer and daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Marjorie Helen went to Mar.shall Sunday and Doi'iithy aec(anpanied them home. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Hit'fiard dhurston has been named Richard Holloway.

Mr. and IVlrs. Dave Six, of Warrensburg. visited the lattcr's sister, Mrs. John Knaus and family Sunday.

IMr. and IMrs. Cecil Harmon, ol Los Angeles. came Monday for several visit with the former's iiKJher, Mrs. J.

J. Harmon. IMisi- Pllaine Kendrick her IMrs. George Anderson and family in Green Ridge Friday and attended the senior high ol play. IMrs.

George Ken-, di ick and Vlisses Pdaine and Ileene attended the baccalan-eate services in Green Ridge Sunday evening. IVIrs. Tom and daughter, Frances. Mrs. Cecil Elwril, Mrs.

Leo Hughes and children and Pllaine Zink shopped in Sedalia afternoon. Miss Nadene P'oster. with her friends, kiss yi.m Moore, both teacher's in the high in va, spent and vnh her parents, Mr. hn C. P'oster.

1 re-elected for parents, Mr. Stockton. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Ransdell and daughter.

Wilma Lee, Wm. Ransdell and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smart and family attended a reunion of the Ran.sdell families at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Smart of Windsor, Sunday. Little Betty Sue Rapp visited over the week end with her father, Earl Rapp at Stover. Mr. and Mrs. F.

B. Brockman had as dinner guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Kletus Cordes and Mr. and Mrs.

Oscar Brockman and children. The W. P. F. A.

held an all day meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred Harms Friday. The vacation church school will open at the Methodist church May 22 and continue until June 2 Mr. and Mrs. John Ratje, of Smithton, visited Sunday with Misses Nan and Margaret Mahnken.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Standiford of Quincy, visited Wednesday with Mrs. George Howe and daughter Jewell Howe. Marion Vaughan of Henrietta, died at his home Thursday.

Funeral services were held at Belle on Saturday. Mr. Vaughan was a resident of Ionia about twenty years ago and was well known by visited with his cousin, N. B. Stockton of Ionia about two ago.

Syracuse Mr. and Mrs. northwest of Trcvv Sundcy and c'- kLs. bt yr Tbi popular hor.ve 1 to stage he Pc'c eron. wlilch if tod Arab It 'lb idf ly toe Argci the United Stales.

Wood rum. I Dr. and vC f.imily 'Fbcy en route uiv ''om the shapes on to c. U'-i. cr r.d .0 7 '( on 'o 1 A 1 i 48 -een the (Miss Caroline Schroeder) I.

C. and Donald Lee Porter of Monett, visited Friday I and Saturday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Porter. Baccalaureate services for the high school graduates were held at the church Sunday evening.

Rev. H. W. Gadd delivered the sermon. Beverly Jean Whitfield of Smithton is visiting her grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Mais and family. Mrs. Maurie Schroter, of St. Louis, is visiting here with her mother and brother, Mrs.

L. A. Palmer and son Junior. Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Dillon and daughters Jane, Katherine, and Dorothy of Sweet Springs, spent last week end with Mrs. Leona Marquess and family. Mrs. Henry Byrd, of Warrensburg, visited Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Maloney. The Commencement exercises for the eighth grade graduating classes of Syracuse and Burford! schools were held on Tuesday evening at the Baptist church. The following program was presented: Processional, Albert Ellis; Invocation, A. J. Nelson; Welcome, Dina Alice Maloney; Grade Girls: Piano Solo, Dina A.

Maloney; That Come R. J. Collins; of a Summer Chorus; Burford Class History. Leo Brodersen; Old Village Quartet, composed of Katheryn Kanenbley, Dina A. Maloney, Bonnie Jewel Moore and Wilma Lou Fisher: Valedictory, Katheryn Kanenbley; Address, Rev.

G. L. Newkirk: Presentation of Diplomas, Miss Elizabeth Bahrenburg. teacher; Benediction. Prof.

C. E. Vilhauer; Recessional. Mr. Ellis.

The following are graduates of the Syracuse eighth grade: R. J. CoHins (president of the class); Katheryn Kanenbley, Dina Alice IMalmey, Jewel Alberta Marquess, Jewel Moore and Lou Fisher. Katheryn Kanenbley ranked first in the Dina Alice Maloney ranked second, and R. J.

Collins ranked third. The three graduates of Burford school are: Leo ho ranked first in the class. Mildred Aldrich, and Marjorie Aldrich. Glen Amos taught the past term at Burford, last Sunday of I Dewey Larson, town. I Mr.

and Mrs. Willard V. Owens and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A.

F. Owens of Weaubleau, Mo. Mrs. S. O.

Brill went to Kan; sas City last Saturday where she attended sessions of the uniting conference of the Methodist church Mr. Bill went to the city I on Sunday and both returned i home Monday. Rev. and Mrs. D.

Holland returned Friday from Kansas City where they had been attending the uniting conference. On Sunday morning the Rev. J. Fisher Simpson, who from the West to the uniting conference, preached at the Methodist church here. Mr.

and Mrs. A. B. Allgaier left Monday for their home in Poplar Bluff, following a visit here with relatives. Miss Helen Love and Mrs.

A. F. Heermann, students in C. M. S.

T. at Warrensburg, spent the week end at their homes here. Mrs. Chester Winfrey of Kansas City was a guest of hor parents, Mr. and Mrs.

G. W. Wolfe, and family the past week end. Mrs. S.

O. Brill was hostess to Garden Circle No. 5 at her home here on last Friday. A very delightful afternoon was spent with Mrs. Harry Stober and Mrs.

Jas. M. Allgaier as assisting hostesses. Special guests were Mrs. W.

W. Wisdom, Mrs. W. W. Wisdom, and Mrs.

C. D. Brill. Mr and Mrs. C.

A. WGsdom of Green Ridge spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.

Wisdom, leaving Sunday evening to attend the Bankers Convention in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. W. C.

Wear were guests of relatives in Fairfield, Sunday afternoon. Miss Betty Rue Salley who had spent the week-end in Fairfield, and Miss Melva Loertcher, came home with them. Mr. and Mi's. G.

M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jones and Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Failer were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Jones and family, southeast of town. The 4-H club met with Miss June Stanfield last Thursday evening. Visitors were Miss Fyrn Gerken and Virginia May Henry.

Mrs. Chris Hirsch of spent Friday here with Mrs. S. O. Stratton.

She and Mrs. Stratton i called in the Allgaier homes in the afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. S.

O. Stratton, Miss Glenn Dillon, Mrs. C. C. Neas and daughter Irene, and Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Moor and family were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Moor. The occasion was in celebration of Mr.

and Mrs. Oren birthdays which are on May 7 and 4, respectively. Leonard Schenewark, of the C. C. C.

camp at Kaiser, spent the week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schenewark and family. The Lincoln soft ball team won first place in the soft ball tournament in Cole Camp last Saturday. Eight schools participated.

Mrs. Will Buchholz of La Monte visited here Thursday to Sunday of last week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Berry. On Friday, Mrs. Roy Hunt and son Le Roy of Windsor were guests in the Berry home and on Sunday Leonard and Miss Maurine Buchholz came down, and their mother returned home with them. Mr.

and Mrs. W. J. Lumpe and children of Warsaw and Mr. and Mrs.

C. C. Lumpe and daughter, were dinner guests Sunday of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lumpe.

In the evening othe guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Mulled and Mr. and Mr.s Herbert Moellman and their families of Cole Camp and Mrf and Mrs.

E. N. Lumpe and fam.ily. IMr. and Mrs.

H. B. Lynch and family and Mrs. Fannie Mothers- The Otterville Consolidated District No. 2 school clo.sed the: past week and on Sunday evening the baccalaureate services were held, Rev.

G. B. Snapp delivering the sermon. Members of the graduating class are Mildred Rogers, valedictorian; Billy Dunham, salutatorian, Eugene Hall, T. E.

Wear, Joe Potter, Helen Rogers, James given plomas. School closed Friday with a ba.sket dinner. About 275 people attended this annual event. In the afternoon the Seniors pre- i sented their class day program. I The Home Builders class of the Presbyterian church entertained the ladies of the church Tuesday afternoon.

Thirty-two attended to hear the review of the book, This and Heaven by Rachael Field, which was Mrs. Carl Johnson, were served. The Triple club Briscoe nesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Proctor.

Plans Judge and Mrs. J. D. as their guests their daugh- Swope of ter, Mrs. Henry Freiidenberger Schneck and daughter, Miss Helen, of Colorado Springs.

The Mothers club held its regular meeting for May in their rooms in the Masonic building Thursday afternoon. In the line of hostesses were Mesdames Charles Peters, A. L. Finley, A. McVean, B.

C. Finley, J. C. Hardy, H. A.

Hoehns and Foster. Simple decorations prevailed. Refreshments! Mrs. J. F.

Potts, the president, I head the business, the chief event Wed" being the vote to again spon.sor given by met Mayfield and Nora Belle Caton. were made for the club anniver- The candle service was on Wednesday evening. On Thunsday evening commencement for both eighth grade and high school was held. Rev. McNeil, of Tipton, gave the address to the eighth grade class of twelve of which Hugh F.

Baker was valedictorian and Philip Fri.sby salutatorian. Dr. Calvert of the history department of the C. M. S.

T. at was a Texas conference On Friday morning at 10 o'clock the Senior day program was presented. The various clas.ses with their sponsors and teachers enjoyed picnics the past week. The Sophomore class entertained the teachers with a tea Friday evening at the school. Ancil Whitehar, of the commercial department, will leave Sunday for a vacation visit at his home at vSpringfield.

Doris Larison left Saturday for her home at Windsor. isary party which i the home of Sims will be held at Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

in June. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were Vacation Bible school will open Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the health clinic for children. Revx William McNeil spoke on Hidden The home economic unit was in charge of the program and one of its leaders, Mrs. C. E.

Stone, presided. Three ladies from California made up most of this which proved very pleasing to the club. the Presbyterian church. The pas- Mrs. Georgia Brownfield gave the tor, Rev.

D. A. Moore will superintend the school with the fol- I lowing teachers, Mrs. Elvis Anderson, Mrs. J.

B. Myers, Mrs. Helen Paige, Zelma Louise Pur; Mrs. Charles Ward, Glenda McCampbell, Mabel Wadleigh, Marian Murphy, Mrs. D.

A. Moore and Mrs. Carl Ragar. A family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Ward honor of Mrs. John Hampton and daughter, Allie Frances, who expect to leave soon to join their husband devotional study closing this with two poems appropriate to day. A voice selection was given by Mrs. Fowlar Young with Mrs. Robert Fulks accompanist.

Tre speaker for the afternoon was Miss Marian Flint who gave a travelogue on her trip to Europe. A most appreciated addition to the program was the voice solo Old Fashioned by Mrs. A1 White, accompanied by Miss Carolee Wray. The club was pleased to have as an added gue.st, Mrs. W.

R. (Mrs. C. L. Rages) Mrs.

Fred Oliver is vdsitinf relatives in Kansas City. Frank Swope and son Leonard are visiting relatives in Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wiley, Miss Minnie Wiley and Jack Noggle of Kansas City and Mr.

and Mrs. Con Scott and sons Bruce and Wiley, of south of Sedalia, were guests Sunday in the Mont Wiley home. Mrs. Clyde Jones and twin quarter cen- daughters, Carolyne and Kath- of the present ryn are visiting in Excelsior Springs. Mr.

and Mrs. Le Roy Reese and Margaret Wiseman were Sunday dinner guests in the C. L. Rages home. Friday, the following grade graduates will take their finals at the high school, DaVid Heironymus, Clarence Hickman, Mildred Horn, Betty Page McClure, Ruth Bunch and Leota Prairie Vallie; Bobbie Hazel Forbes, Coieta Wheeler, Robert and Mildred and Lorraine Olson of i Hughesville No.

1 and Carl Wiseman, Helen Finch, Gwendolyn Brandhorst, Juanita Murphy, 'Yual Wisdom and Helen Walker i of Hughesville No. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Poesse and children were guests Sunday in the Henry Nagel home.

Mr. and Mrs. George Powell had as week end ter's niece, Mrs. Mr. Stevens and of Kansa.s City, Mrs.

Lyle Powell ter. The Presbyterian Auxiliary met with Mrs. Norbert Poese in an all day meeting Thursday. There were thirteen members and one guest, Mrs. Edwin Meyers, present.

Mrs. John Callis was program leader and Mrs. John Fowler devotional. The topic for the day was the guests the lat- Carl Stevens, two daughters and Mr. and of Knob and father, John Hampton, of Flint, of California.

A social Miami, Okla. Other guests were period followed the program and J. H. Gunn, cashier of the Bank of Otterville, attended a district meeting of bankers at Fayette last Friday evening. Miss Ada Potter, accompanied by Miss Lenora Buchanan, of City, came Thursday for a short visit with Miss parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. H. Potter, south of town, and to attend commencement of the Otterville high school. Her brother.

Joe Potter, was a member of the class of graduates. William Snyder, Dick Harlan and Wayne Scrivner stationed at Washington, spent last week end at their respective homes. Irl Hotsenpiller, employed with a telephone company at Mexico, is spending a few days at his home here. Mr. and Mrs.

H. Roger Starke, Mr. and Mrs. T. R.

Cranmer were guests of Miss Jennie Lee Starke at a dinner at Arrow Rock tavern last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gunn attended the convention (J the Missouri Association at Excelsior Springs Tuesday.

Mrs. Lloyd Beaty, of Des Moines, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F.

Oswald, and family this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. A.

Berry entertained with a family dinner last Sunday their and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Berry and family, of Green Ridge, Mr and Mrs. Frank Berry and son, Franklin, of Rolla, Miss Edith Berry, of Jefferson City, Mr. and Mrs.

J. P. Dunham, Mrs. Roy Edwards, Mr. Edwards and son, Billy Joe, of Sedalia.

Mrs. H. Roger Starke and Mrs. W. L.

Layne were guests at a meeting Tuesday of the Garden Club at Boonville. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Straiten and daughter. Miss Esther Mrs, Pauline Spillers.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Burford and daughter, Frances Jen.

Mrs. Ida Gentry, Miss Gertrude Castle and Orville Finley, attended the oratorio, presented at the Warrensburg state teachers college last Sunday evening. Elmer Phillips, of Topeka, was looking after business interests here Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs.

Brooks Heck and son the past week to the farm north of town by Charles Heberer, who moved to Oklahoma. baugh spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wnolery near Calhoun. Mrs.

Mothersbaugh remained there for an extended stay. Mrs. Applegate of Deepwater arrived here Monday to take charge of the telephone office. Her daughter, who is now valescing from an operation, will arrive here soon to assist in the office. Mr.

and Mrs. Charlies Dar, Mr. and Mrs, Ward and children, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Nold, of Marshall, Mr.

and Mrs. Ulie Ward and family, of Windsor. On Monday night fire destroyed a brooder house and 300 chicks of Mr. and Mrs. Charles i Dump.

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Berry and children attended a family reunion at the home of the parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. A. Berry, at Otterville. Mrs.

John Dowdy received a message Tuesday apprising her of the death of her mother, Mrs, Mattie Eagan, of Odessa. Mrs. Eagan spent the winter with Mrs. i Dowdy. Mr.

and Mrs. Dowdy I and sons, Charles Lee and Eugene, left Tuesday for Odessa in response to the message. has been received that H. Frank Myers has received a pro! motion to be inspector of a music case factory at Los Angeles, Calif. He is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. B. Myers. Mrs.

D. A. Moore entertained at a fry at the outdoor oven on the lawn of the manse Thursday evening honoring Rev. Moore on his birthday. Guests were Rev D.

S. Sisk, Miss Nola Barrow, Miss Thelma Lancaster and Miss Julia Kilpatrick. Mr. and Mrs. I L.

Gregory and Fon, Vernon, were guests Sunday of their daughter and sister, Mrs Vernon McMullin, and Mr. Mc- 'Mullin, of Sedalia. Miss Fredonia Carter, a student of Southwest Baptist college at Bolivar, was a week end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.

C. Carter. Rui'al life Sunday was observed at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. Two Sunday school teachers exchanged places with the Broadway Presbyterian church teachers. D.

S. Crissman and Mrs. Wilfred Acker with Miss Thelma Lancaster, Billie Stark and Marvalee Beach went to the Sedalia church. Those from Sedalia coming here were Dr. L.

S. Geiger, Mrs. Geiger, Mrs. Hugh Schrimser, Miss Valkenburg. Miss Dorothy Bockelman and Forest Heacock.

On Sunday afternoon a group of Christian Endeavors made a trip to Clinton to attend the Youth rally of the Sedalia Presbytery. Elaine Kendrick, of Knob Noster, attended the Senior play on Friday evening and was a guest of her aunt, Mrs. George IMurphy, and Mr. Murphy, and daughter, Marian. Elmo Beach was here from Sedalia as week end g'lest of greTndmoiher.

Emma Caldwell. and uncle, L. B. Beach, and family. Ream, of is the guest of his father, F.

E. Ream. IMr. and Mrs. Fred Brown, of Angeles.

visited the lir't uf une week with the sister. Mrs. Will Baslee, and Mr. Basleft. a sweet course hostesses.

was served by the The closing week of school opened with the baccalaureate service held in the auditorium, which was quite simply decorated in spring flowers. As in all events of the week, fine audiences were present to enjoy this program: Processional, (Xerxes), Handel. Father H. J. Breit.

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Glee Club. Presentation of the Reverend William G. L. Donahoe. Baccalaureate sermon Rev.

William McNeil. To a Wild Rose, Glee Club. Father H. J. Breit.

Wednesday evening a double service w'as held. Miss Mina Schricker presenting her eighth grade graduation in a program that held a series of talks on progress through invention, interspersed with music, Mrs. J. £. Bell gave the invocation and Superintendent Donahoe the diplomas.

The class roll was: T. J. Farris, James S. Gish, Donald C. Rains, Mary Monroe Bell, Betty i Jane Drake, Mary Otta Kindle, Evelyn Maxine Morris, Ruby Evelyn Owens.

Following this came the lovely i candle service. i On Friday evening this com- I mencement service closed the week: Processional, (Xerxes), Handel. Father H. J. Breit.

Vocal Adele Finley. Address by W. Imms. Thombone White. Address by Valedictorian Frank W.

Miller. Girls Adele Finley, Lee Norman, Mary Lee Gratz. Introduction of G. L. Donahoe.

John Rufi, University of Missouri. Presentation of Diplomas Supt. G. L. Donahoe.

William McNeil. The twenty-four graduates are; James Raymond Alexander, Margaret Mary Bull, Ned Lerov Burriss, Ruth Laverne Cobb, Martha Adele Finley. Melba Lee Frcdrich, Mildred Emily Fry. Ray Gratz, Bernard A. Hainen, John Way field Dorothy L.

Lnwe. Fank Weesen Miller, Gordon Melvin Nelson, Vera Lee Norman, Charlie D. Norvell, Lewis Alvin Rau, James Dallas Reynolds, Evelyn Bernice Ross, Francis Routszong, Jerome A. Schmidt, Edwin Quigley White. Emily Iona Woods, Calvin Francis Woolery, Carolee i Wray.

Commencement At Houstonia Commencement exercises for the graduates of the Houstonia high school were held Thursday night for the following graduates: Dora M. Abbey, Novella Charles, F. C. Dohrman, Beulah B. Hand, Dorothy Jean Higgins, Sally Higgins, Hazel Irene Hill, Frank H.

Janisch, Robert M. King, Rosena Lockney, Nadine Frances Martin, Frances Newsom, Mary Frances Schondelmaier, Richard Schondelmaier. Following is the program that was carried out: Mrs. L. C.

Tuck, Mrs. Wallace Smiley. Beulah Hand. Charles. Glee Club.

Sally Higgins. Address, For Richard L. Harbour. Month of Octette. Presentation of Class Miss Parkhurst.

Presentation of Diplomas and Mr. Freund. Benediction, (Last Bowling Green Club In Meeting The Bowling Green Homemakers met Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Lotspiech at Beaman.

Mrs. E. R. Thomson was assisting hostess. At noon a menu for balanced meal which was given to the clubs for demonstration purposes, was served to the members.

This was pronounced not only adequate but enjoyable. After dinner the president, Mrs. Frank Summers presided at the business meeting. The invocation was given by Mrs. W.

B. which was followed by the club song and the roll call. The roll was answered by each member telling what they admired in their mother or grandmother. This called attention to many traits worthy of repetition in this present time. A very interesting report on Understanding and Adjusting This Patterns and was given by Miss Flossie Ferguson.

The meeting closed with I game led by the game leader, Audrey Wagner. Canrlidates For C. M. S. T.

C. Students living in and near Sedalia, who are candidates for the degrees indicated at the State Teachers College, Warrensburg, are: Miss Alma Ruth Chamberlin, Houstonia, art; Melvin Floyd Chambers, Clinton, social; Miss Neva Lynn Harpham, Cross Timbers, home economics; Donald Clayton Horn, Calhoun agriculture; Hoy A. Latimer, Longwood, economics and commerce; James Jackson Mayes, Knob Noster, commerce: Mildred Schrimsher, Sedalia, art; Mildred Bernice Starr. Sedalia, physical education; Laura J. Taylor, Knob Noster, intermediate grades; Esther Tillman.

Clinton, commerce: Frank Edwin Wellman. La Monte, economics and commerce. Bachelor of Science: Roy A. Latimer, Longwood..