The Sedalia Democrat from Sedalia, Missouri • Page 3

THE SEP ALT A. HEMOCHAT, 2. IMA aioni CEislb Mote 'Sy Mrss Pomsllliy. Craig Family Reunion. Barrett avenue Friday even- Mrs.

I- raiK lireen inp. She will be assisted by her Ridge, and children and grand- mother, Mrs. J. Skinner, and cnildren were assembled at the her sister. Miss Jeanette Skinner llorae of Mr.

and Mrn. Rolla S. i Baboiirn, 1219 Eist h'ixth ntrert Will Give Bridge Supper f- assisted death nf fra'' by her grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Ji'ais ago. will entertain twenty guests of the7aml7 hridge-supper at her home, 616 of the families having contributed vVest Fifth street, Friday evening to the sumptuous repast.

In the The affair will be in honor of Miss afternoon, a large box of home Mary Ritchey, daughter of Mr. and made sweets the pft from h. K. Ritchey, who will be tlves la Walla Walla, graduated Monday from the Smith- was enjoyed. Kodak picture-- were Cotton high school, and who will taken of the group.

leave February 1st for Grand Forks Among those present Mrs. North Dakota, to enter the state Mary R. Craig, of Mr. and Mrs. I.

and i family; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Mines, Gave Party and family, of Sedalia; Mr.

and Mrs. P. Craig, of I.aM„nte; Mr. and Mrs. vra Seventh street, assisted by Miss Charles, both residents of Carrol ton.

who have been his guests for several days. Young Mr. Scott, together with Mr. Smith and Miss Duncan were among those attending the New dance and midnight supper at the Country Club Tuesday night. and Mrs.

Jack Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ruffin and children, all of Green Ridge; Mr.

and Mrs R. A. Raboum and children, and Mr. Prances Hill, entertained with a parly at her home New eve. and Mrs.

Rolla Egbert, and son, were the Jimmie, all of Sedalia; Mr. and entertainment and at midnight a buffet supper was served by Mrs. Martin, assisted by Mrs. Hill. Among those present were Misses Elizabeth Tandy, Jessie White, Eva Gehlken, Ila Anderson, Alberta Owens, Rosedene Haeslip, Anna Johnson, Mina Deal, Hazel New YcaEs Party.

Neighbors, Muriel French; Messrs. Mr. and Mrs. F. G.

Buchanan, Joseph Tivis, Herbert 815 South Vermont avenue, were at Frank Fisher, J. A. Cunning- Mrs. H. B.

Marshall and daughter, Lanova Jean, of Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bleu, of Warrcn.sburg; Mr. and Mrs. Norvel Brown, of ton; Mr.

and Mrs. Lf Roy Craig and wife, of Glasgow, and Mr. George Atwood, of Kansas. home at a New party Tuesday evening at which they entertained twelve guests. Bridge was the diversion of the early evening, and at midnight, a lunch was served to the following: Mr.

and Mrs. W. E. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.

Dan H. Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Harve McFarland, Mr. and Mrs.

Edward McLaughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Briggs Harriman and Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Lemon. Trophies In bridge were presented Mrs. Harriman, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr.

Harve McFarland and Johnson. ham, Jack Starkey, Roy Hill, John McBride, Robert Scott, J. H. Smith, Edward Martin, Reuben Meyers, and Mr. and Mrs.

T. H. Trasty of Kansas City. Mr. Martin contributed a group of vocal solos during the evening that were very much enjoyed.

Mrs. Gold Weds Mrs. Maud Gold, well known and popular Sedalia matron, and Mr. H. G.

Jordan of St. Louis were married Wednesday, New day, at the home of Mrs. F. L. Mayes in Warrensburg, the Rev.

C. W. Keumaugh officiating. News of the marriage came as a surprise to the friends of the bride here as there had been no announcement of the date. The couple had slipped off quietly to Warrensburg where the ceremony was performed.

Mrs. Gold has been with the C. W. Dry Goods company for several years and was one of the company's most efficient employes. Mr.

Jordan Is with the Shapleigh Hardware Company in St.Louis, holding a position as an authority on guns. After a few days spent in Kansas City the couple will be at home in St. Louis. Had New Guest Mr. and Mrs.

C. E. Johnson, 1414 South Kentucky avenue, had as guests Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. G.

II. Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. Glen C. Morris and daughter, Patty Lee, Mrs.

Zora Johnson, all of Green Ridge and Mrs. F. M. Johnson of Hugoton, Kansas. Mr.

and Mrs. Johnson were assisted In entertaining by their daughter, Miss Margaret, and by Mrs. sister. Miss Cora E. Lively.

New Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Self, of 916 South Marvin avenue, entertained at a turkey dinner New day. with the seated: Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Eschbacher, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schultz, Mr. and Mrs. John Miers, Mrs.

Anna Schultz, Mrs. O. E. Palmer, Roscoe Elton and Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Self. W. R. C. to Meet The Relief Coips will meet Friday afternoon at 2 at Tillbetry hall.

Installation of officers will be held and it is requested that all members attend. Priscilla Club The Original Priscilla club will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. Ross Kindred, Seventh and Kentucky streets. Entertained Guests Mr.

and Mrs. Ervin Arnold, 1420 South Carr avenue had as dinner guests on day Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Hollenback and daughter, Dorothy Lee, of Green Ridge; Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Arnold, Miss Thell- tha Drake and Mr. Harry Arnold, all of Sedalia. Mr.

and Mrs. Ervin Arnold, together with their son, Harry, recently returned from a ten visit with relatives in McGhee, and Oak Grove, La. Will Entertain Teachers Miss Ida Lee Skinner, of the faculty of the Martha Letts school, will entertain members of the faculty at a party at her home, lo24 Students Depart. Victor Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs.

R. Scott, of 813 West Sixth left day for Fulton, to resume his studies at Westminster College, after spending the holidays his parents. He -was accompanied by Travis Smith, his room mate at Westminster, and Miss Helen Duncan, a student of Lindenwood College, St. On! OUR SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE OF AND SHOES NEVER SUCH VALUES AT THE PRICE REDUCTIONS IN EFFECT FOR SUCH QUAUTY FOOTWEAR. Engagement Announced.

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Williams, of 418 South Mas.sachusetts avenue, announce the engagement of their daughter.

Miss Jessie Mae, to Mr. Whitley Woodson, of this city, the wedding to take place on 15. Miss IVilliams is one of prettiest and most popular young ladies. She is a graduate of the Smith-CottoiL high school class of 1926, and since completing her high school eduaction, has devoted her time to the study of piano and voice. She is an accomplished musician, and is a member of the choir of the Federated church.

Mr. Woodson, who Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T.

Woodson, of 1604 South Carr avenue, is employed for the Missouri Pacific Railroad as brake- roan. The marriage will take place at 10 o'clock in the rooming at the home of the parents. The couple will spend their honeymoon in Detroit, Michigan, and points in Canada. PERSONALS Mrs. D.

H. Robinson left today for Moberly, to visit her son, J. M. Robinson and family. C.

E. Bodlne and family and F. O. Bodine and family returned Tuesday night from visiting relatives in El Paso, Texas, and in Old Mexico. Dr.

Jennie Dunkin has returned from Kirks ville. where she was the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Smith, during the Christmas holiday season.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sullivan of 413 Eleventh street, have returned from a visit during the Christmas holidays in the southern part of the state. MISS BEARD BRIDE OF CLAY J. HOLMAN The marriage of Miss Edna Mae Beard and Mr.

Clay J. Holman, both of Beaman, was celebrated New day afternoon at 3 the Rev. A. W. Kokendoffer, pastor of the First Christian church, officiating at his home on South Ohio avenue.

The bride has been a bookkeeper for the Sedalia Milling Company and the young groom is employed at the Missouri Pacific shops. An unusual circumstance in connection with the wedding is that Dr. Kokendoffer officiated at the marriage of the parents twenty-two years ago. IMMENSE OUTPUT BY SHOE FACTORIES By The Associated Press. ST.

LOUIS, Jan. Louis shoe manufacturers turned out more than 87,000,000 pairs of shoes here in 1929, according to information compiled by John A. Bush, president of the Brown Shoe Company, and made public today. St. Louis is one of the leading shoe manufacturing cities of the world.

Thirty-five St. Louis shoe manufacturers did a business of more than $225,000,000 during the year. The report said that it took more pairs than in 1928 to produce this amount as hides and leather have been relatively in price and shoes have been sold on a close Margin. Bush said that although the stock market uncertaintly has inspired a feeling of caution, the position of the shoe and leather industry is so sound from a statistical standpoint that there is a high degree of confidence in all quarters. Volume production, new methods of distribution and close profit margins brought a price reduction In shoes in 1929, he said.

The factories in St. Louis and vicinity employ more than 42,000 persons and more than 1,800 traveling salesmen present this merchandise to more than 100,000 shoe retailers in the country. MAY ASK RECEIVER OF FOX CORPORATION COMMUNISTS EXPEL DR. SCOTT NEARING By The Associated Press. NEW YORK, Jan.

Roger Baldwin the New York Times has obtained Information that Dr. Scott Nearing, whose radical views cost him professorships in the University of Pennsylvania and Toledo University has been expelled from the communist party. He also has resigned from the board of directors of the Civil Liberties Union and the board of trustees of the Garland fund. Possible reasons for his expulsion from the communist party were seen in the fact that on the board of the Garland Fund he had voted to give aid to the conference for progressive labor action, an organization opposed by the communists and had written a thesis on imperialism which was said by communist leaders to deviate from the line of their party tenets. FOR AMENDING COMPENSATION ACT By The Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. State Federation of Labor today began circulation of initiative petitions to place on the ballot at the November election an amendment to the Compensation Act substituting state insurance for private insurance. The proposed amendment drawn by Alroy S. Phillips, former chairman the compensation commission, who now is counsel for the Federation of Labor.

Union leaders have charged private insurance companies dilatory tactics in settling compensation claims. In order to place the proposed amendment to a vote, it will be necessary to obtain the signatures of 5 per cent of the persons voting in two-thirds of the congressional districts at the last general election. PALLBEARERS FOR THE FUNERAL OF J. C. HUNTER By The Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. M. Lazarus, counsel for the class A stockholders committee of the Fox Film in a statement issued today said are that a must be resorted to at once in order to protect all receivership is not immediately applied for by the the statement continued, immediate action Is contemplated by the class A stockholders for their Regarding causes for such action, Mr. Lazarus said, reported disagreement among the trustees and the class Fox Film stock, the unwillingness of the company officials and trustees to cooperate the class A stockholders committee, and the status of the creditors whose claims are reported due no present arrangement for satisfying them, makes such steps seem PLATE DINNER SOLD FOR SUM OF $3,500 By The Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Jan.

ordinary plate dinner of the kind served at church affairs sold here last night for $3,500. The dinner was held In the Linwood Christian church to raise funds to pay off the church debt and diners were permitted to pay any multiple of $30 for their meal. The name of the high bidder not announced. Dr. Burris Jenkins, pastor, said $100,000 paid by the diners.

RECORD VOLUME OF SALES PAST YEAR By The Associated Press. CHICAGO, Jan. Roebuck and Company today reported its annual sales for 1929 as $443,452,640, a record volume compared with $315,973,915 in 1928, and an Increase of $96,478, 725 or 27.8 percent for tho year. December sales totalled $54,219,540 against $42,434,173 in December, 1928, a gain of 27.8 percent. IN SEARCH BY AIR FOR MISSING PLANE were discovered in an animated and friendly conversation.

Washington is wondering w'heth- er a truce has been declared in the social feud, which arose from the question of whether the sister and official hostess of the vice-president or the wife of the speaker of the house be given precedence at state functions. TILDEN ViJCTOR IN NET SEMI-FINALS By The Associated Press. PARIS, Jan. Tilden defeated Christian Boussus, young French the semi-finals of the French international covered court tennis chapionshipa today by scores of 6-8, 6-2, 8-6. He will meet his old rival, Jean Borotra.

the bounding basque, in the final on Saturday. Ionia Items SUPERINTENDENT FOR BURLINGTON By The Associated Freas. CHICAGO. Jan. of the appointment of J.

D. Farrington as general superintendent of the Missouri district of the Burlington railroad to succeed C. D. Peklnbaugh was made today. The new superintendent will have his headquarters in St.

Louis, Mo. Mr. Peckinbaugh takes over the Illinois district as general superintendent and will have headquarters at Galesburg, III. HORTON SMITH IS NOW By The Aa.sociated Press. SPRINGFIELD, Jan.

Horton Smith, famous golfing star, became an unattached professional yesterday when his con tract the Oak Hill Country club at Joplin, expired, according to received here. family home is In Springfield and information here was that he will register as a Springfield until he signs with another club. BUBONIC PLAGUE CLAIMS MANY LIVES By The Associated Press. TUNIS, Jan. plague has taken 56 lives in the City of Tunis 600 persons have been segregated.

All the victims were Arabs. An official statement published today said that no new cases had developed in the past two days. The European quarter has not been touched. CHARGE AGAINST THEATER MANAGER By The Associated Press. PAISLEY, Scotland, Jan.

Charles Dorward, manager of the motion picture theater where 72 children perished in a fire panic on Tuesday, was arrested today charged with culpable homicide. C. C. Altis Improved C. C.

Altis, who has been a patient at McCleary Sanitarium, Excelsior Springs, is Improving. Mrs. Altis spent the week end with her husband. By The Associated Press. SANDUSKY, Ohio, Jan.

by airplane for another plane supposed to have fallen last night near Island, four miles out in Sandusky Bay, failed this morning to locate any signs of a landed plane or of wreckage in that vicinity. Coast guards to attempt a search by boat later today. They made one attempt last night but their boat was blocked by ice. MAY BE TRUCE IN A SOCIAL RIFT By The Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Jan.

social rift that has Mrs. Dolly Curtis Gann, the sister of the vice-president, on one side of it and Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the w'ife of the speaker on the other, was bridged yesterday at the New Day White House reception. Mrs. Gann and her brother and i Mr.

and Mrs. extended their greetings to the president and just a little later the two ladies Notice! Beginning Sunday, January 5th, will feature two Table Sunday Dinners, one priced at 75c and one at Served In Palm Room and Main Cafe from 12:00 noon until 9:00 p. m. Week days we feature two popular priced luncheons, one at 50c and one at 65c, from 11:30 to 2:00 p. and a 75c and $1.00 evening dinner from 5:30 to 8:00 p.

to gether with our A-La-Carte menu of the most choice foods at all hours. We are also equipped to handle wedding parties, bridge parties, teas and banquets In our different private dining rooms. Hotel Pallbearers for the J. C. Hunter funeral Saturday will be E.

S. Bohon, L. G. Fellers, M. J.

Tilberry, Charles Robinson, W. F. Norton and Charles Barnhart. Mr. Tilberry and Mr.

Robinson represent the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen lodge. Rev. A. W. Kokendoffer, pastor of the First Christian church, offl- I elated.

On Trip To California. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Licklider left Tuesday evening for an auto- mobile trip to California, where they will visit Mrs. mother, Mrs.

W. P. Stout. They expect to be gone about three months. Superior Quality Always Fresh Roasted and Everlastingly Dependable.

At Your CLEARANCE SALE SPECIALS RADIO TABLES OFF SMOKING STANDS 118-20 S. 8rd. A beautiful Christmas pageant, two playettes and Christmas songs made up an impressive program which was given at the Christian church Tuesday evening. Santa, the tree and many present made it the thrilling experience that all children expect at this time. After the invocation by Rev.

Garther and welcome address by Betty Jane Kreisler a playette Plan that by Fern and Clara Kelb was given. A motion song representing snow flakes by five children, a song In the by the Rages children and songs by a quartette composed of Mesdames Hampy and Browning and Messrs Willis and VanWey were the interspersing numbers. The two act ette, Ourselves and showing the contrast between the rich and poor families Christmas and how the Christ spirit can bring the two together was a credit to those who represented the different characters. There could be no misunderstanding of the true meaning of Christmas after seeing the realistic pageant which was the last unmber on the program. Ruth Willis, "Wilma Posson, Eugene Browning, Keith Hunter, El- wln Stocton, Clay Williams and Oscar Stephens all attended the party given at Cole Camp High School Friday evening for the students.

A number of Ionia folks attended the funeral of England which was held at Lincoln Methodist church Sunday afternoon. F. B. Brockman reports the following prices received for some of the stock shipped to St. Louis Monday by the Ionia shipping per cwt.

for veal calves; four 4-H club calves ranging In price from $12.50 to $14.00 per cwt. The contributing 4-H club members were: Grover and Murry Wood, Leonard Hampton, Paul Mowery and Charles Rages. Lester Mahnken is having a filling station and garage erected at the junction of highways 52 and 65. Mr. and Mrs.

Marvin Willis and daughter Shirley arrived in Ionia Sunday after a six day motor trip from California. Another daughter Beatrice, will remain in California until the end of her high school term. After a visit with relatives here they will take possession of their farm near Fulton which they purchased recently. Miss Edith Willis, teacher In Slater High school was at home for the holidays. Russel Mather returned to Springfield where he Is a student at Drury College.

After holiday vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mather. The Board of Education of Ionia school met in regular session Saturday night as did the Ionia Shipping board. Mr.

and Mrs. Homer Howe Christmas eve and day guests of the father, Mr. W. H. Pfaff of Green Ridge.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brockman entertained at 6 dinner Christmas day the following guests, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown and family Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Hampy and family ana Miss Grace Perry of Leeton. A Christmas tree and Santa Claus furnished entertainment. Among others who are on the sick list at this writing are John Hunt and Keith Hunter. Mr.

and Mrs. A. W. Hampy and family were dinner guests, Wednesday of Mr. and G.

Sutherland of Sedalia. Billy Sutherland returned home with them for a few visit. A six goose dinner was served to the following guests by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brockman Sunday: Messers George Gross, John Meisner, Karl Harms, Ernest Harms, Hugo Schnackenberg, Edd.

Meisner and families and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brockman, Mr. and Mrs. Claus Meisner, Mr.

and Mrs. William Bormann, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bormann and Edd Bormann. Mr.

and Mrs. George Sargeant and children spent from Tuesday until Friday of Christmas week with relatives In Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brockman entertained the following relatives Christmas day: Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Harms and son, Norbert, Mr. Ernest Harms and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Schnackenberg and little daughter, Mr.

Fred Brockman and family and Mr. George Townley of Denver Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. A.

W. Hampy had as six dnner guests Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brockman and Fred Brockman and family. Mr.

and Mrs. C. C. Myers and daughter, Dorothy were guests of the parents Mr. and Mrs.

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LOUIS, Jan. spurious plant raided here yesterday by prohibition After they had raided a saloon and arrested Joe Spezia, the agent said they found a key which let them Into a vacant house next door. Here they seized bottles purporting to contain of and other equipment for flavoring and coloring liquor. They also said they seized twenty one ten-gallon kegs of whisky, 40 gallons more in jugs and bottles and two cases of imitation bottled-in-bond whisky and supplies of alcohol and tin cans. They estimated the liquor waa worth $3,000.

FUTURE DELIVERY TRADING ON HOGS 3v The Associated Press. CHICAGO, Jan. delivery trading in commodities has a new recruit. The latest addition ia future deliveries of live hogs. Official announcement is expected tonight that hogs for future delivery will be traded in shortly on Chicago Livestock Exchange.

EIGHT Coffee 3 Lb. BcJcar, Lb. 41c WEEK-END VALUES AT STORES Real Economy In food Quality Foods and necessary household items at the lo'Mrest possible prices!" and a pledge that has kept for 70 years a pledge that will keep during 1930 and a pledge that will mean many dollars in monthly savings to every housewife who daily practices the thrifty A6tP shopping habit. FLOUR Iona Brand, 48-lb. Bag $1.55 Z4 79 p.

Hur Crystal White Soap Campbells 7 up 3 27c Pork Beans 3 for 2Sc Matches rackers 2kh 25c Raisins 3 25 Waldorf 3 19c Spaghetti Brand 9c RED BEANS Scott County 3 for 25c Lifebuoy Soap 2 bars 15c COFFEE Maxwell House TOMATOES Iona Brand 3 for 29c Peanuts 29c Apple Butter 25c LARD Pure Rendered ZSc Grape Fruit Celery Royal Lettuce Texas Seedless Large Heads Leaf Lettuce Carrots Bwch Bananas Medium Size 5 for 25c Bunch 15c 10c lb. 21c 2 for 15c 3 lbs 25c ATLANTIC PACIFIC TfA G.N.