Miami News-Record from Miami, Oklahoma • 7

SUNDAY DECEMBER 13 1931 MIAMI NEWS RECORD MIAMI OKLAHOMA JTHBATBU w'mMf wWr wMapk Wt aj wy Wallih JfeWS MHHKkcsOIK 11 I BB fJrjy 1Bb 'sKStlS iZ33 Lila Lee and Ben Lyon in Ladies' Glory theater Wednesday and Thursday Winnie Lightner and Chas Butterworth in at the Coleman riday and Saturday jJr 5k Wlk! JkV 'Bkt ifem wSHraMHBir Step right up and meet Mrs Cagney's red headed wonder Jimmie and Mrs precoious Joan They both may be THE SENSATION THE HOUR I LaBL a aim aaBB 'WBk kL a wc HTM 1 'SsX seen at the Glory theater today in A NEW COMEDY TEAM! Kent Douglass and Mae Clark in the Coleman theater Wednesday and Thursday Charlotte Greenwood and Bert Lahr in BU HM 1 ff hK (Bi 1 wvik 'f A' zjMi fit JM a ''l(k'W afifilr mMBkJi Two of the funniest human be ings America has produced Bert Lahr most imitated comedian and Charlotte Green wood are co featured in uproarious musical talkie which will open at the Coleman theater today Lahr did not make his debut in talkies before this because he was in such demand by New York theatergoers With Every he cascaded at one leap to the very top of the comedy lad der He invented dozens of famous slang expressions boy oh "Some fun eh etc His extremely pliable face seemingly of rubber has permitted a wide range of comic expressions In which is an adap tation of the musical comedy in which Lahr scored on Broadway he plays his famous role of Rusty Krause dumb aviation inventor The whole picture in fact is a laughable satire on aviation Rough house Courtship Charlotte Greenwood plays Pan sy Potts an amorous waitress who desires to marry an aviator Lahr is and their rough and tum ble courtship is carried out in an aviation show at an airport and thousands of feet in the air Richard Arlen rances Dee in at the Glory theater riday and Saturday CENTURY (Continued from Page Six) The following were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Mc Dade and children: Perry ugle man Earl Vergile Edward ogle tnan Roy Corkle and Pat Corkle Mr and Mrs rank Warner of Miami were guests of the former's parents Mr and Mrs War ner Sunday Mr and Mrs 11 Warner andon Roy and grand daughter De ola were Saturday guests of Mr nnd Mrs Lloyd Warner in Miami Mr and Mrs Daily attend ed a pie supper at the home of Mrs Maud Seats in Picher given in hon or of her sons loyd and Mark of Hendrickson Mo Thursday Mr and Mrs Hugh Wilburn and son were six dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Simmons Mr and Mrs Williams and children were guests of Mr and Mrs Merring near Baxter Springs Saturday A group of young folks gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Ben ranklin They were: Mr and Mrs Tommie Powers Mr and Mrs Bill Warner Ruth Aileen and Alice Williams and Messrs George Williams and William Bryan both of Hockerville Mr and Mrs Deb Pierson and son Jackie Lee of Commerce were guests of Mr and Mrs Turner Day and daughter Sunday Turner Day was a Treece visitor Monday Turner Day and Everett Tread well were Chetopa business visitors Tuesday Mr and Mrs Wishon and children of Commerce were guests of Mr and Mrs rances Williams Saturday Mrs Mae Patrick of the New Chicago Mining district was a din ner guest of Mr and Mrs A A owler Tuesday Mrs Chick Blanton was a Miami business visitor Thursday Air and Mrs Thomas were riday guests of Mrs loyd Haw kins in Columbus Kas Mrs Robert Parham spent Wed nesday with Mr and Mrs Claude i Parham in Baxter Springs Kas I Mr and Mrx Earl Short and daughter have returned here to make their home They have been living in Quapaw Mrs Chick Blanton was a Tues day guest of Airs John Jones in Cardin Mrs Mildred Ayres and Miss Jessie Webb were guests of friends in Carterville Monday Mrs Sterling Smotherman and daughters were guests of Mrs red Smotherman in Douthat Sun day afternoon Mr and Mrs Claude Parham of Baxter Springs were guests of Mr and Mrs A A owler Monday Mr and Mrs Ernie Langwell and son were guests of Mr and Mrs Sterling Smotherman and daughters Monday evening Mrs Helena Bone and Mrs Wil ma Leffler of Picher were guests of Mrs Robert Parham at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs A A owler Wednesday Mr and Mrs Tommie Powers visited Tuesday with Mr and Mrs TJed Cupps in Picher Miss Aileen Williams was a guest of Miss Leona Lee Master in Douthat Wednesday Mrs Malcolm Price and children of Douthat were Sunday guests of Mrs Smith and children Mr and Mrs Charlie Hicks and children and Mr and Mrs rancis Williams and children were Joplin visitors Sunday evening Mrs Charlie Hicks and children and Mrs rancis Williams and son Jimmy were Wednesday guests of Airs I Reading in Picher Mrs Lee Hanks is confined to her home with illness Lee Hanks James Nation Dan Malone and Paul Thomas have re turned from Topeka Kas where they had been employed for the last few months Dee Dry and loyd Holt were guests of Aliss Edith Yost near our Corners Kas Sunday after noon loyd Holt and Dee Dry were Quapaw visitors Tuesday at the home of Afiss Bertha Tipton Miss Naomi Anderson of Dou that was a six dinner guest of Miss Opal Canady Miss Geneva Anderson of Dou that was a guest of Miss Clara Juana Canady Monday night Earl Moffet of Joplin was a guest of Miss Opal Canady and Guy Smith over the week end AIRLAND Christian Missionary Meeting The Christian Missionary society met at the home of Mrs Chandler Thursday evening The business and devotional were in charge of the president Miss Sally Price during which time officers for the ensuing year were elected The society decided to send off the annual Christmas boxes to the old folks Christian home at Dallas Tex and also to sponsor a New silver tea Miss Nelle Ry croft was program leader and chose for her subject Scripture lesson from Rev 22:1 4 The quiet hour talk and opening prayer was given by Mrs Gail Hutts and several in teresting talks on Christian giving at Christmas time were made by different members with the meet ing being closed by song and pray er Refreshments were served to the following: Mesdanms Robert Nidiffer Price George Thom as Gail Hutts rank Kennedy Truman Sam May A Com mons Philip Enloe Misses Lisle Dumas Sally Price and Nelle Ry croft Pennington uneral The funeral of Norvell Penning ton of Commerce was held at that place at the Baptist church riday afternoon with the Rev Grover Scales officiating Interment was made in the airland cemetery He was the son of Mr and Mrs Ed Pennington who foremtriy lived here A large crowd from here at tended the funeral and a number who could not go to Commerce were at the cemetery here This is the second child Mr and Mrs Pen nington have lost in the last two years Sympathy is extended Missionary Meeting The of the Baptist church held their regular mission study riday afternoon at the home of Mrs Lee Vaughan A very in teresting lesson was enjoyed by the following ladies: Mesdames Eva Long Anna McGorder A Dry 0 Cole Bay Sher ley John Riddle Ella Nidiffer John Goins Hollis and the hostess Mrs Vaughan Masonic Meeting Qnite a number of Alasous from airland attended the Ninth dis trict meeting held at Picher hurs day night DeVilliers of Qua paw was elected presid nt of the organization for the ensuing year A fine turkey dinner was served after the business hour Silver Tea The Christian Missionary society will sponsor a silver tea to be giv en at the Legion hall New day from 2 to 4 A musical program is being arranged and an enjoyable time is assured for those who attend The public is cordial ly invited Teacher Honored The pupils of the second grade gave their teacher Miss Blanche Johnson a nice surprise last Thurs day when they presented her with a basket of fresh fruit This ex pression of their love was much appreciated Leroy orsythe left the first of the week for Madill Okla where he has employment Word has been received here of the serious illness of Airs A Hallam who is with her daughter Mrs Otto Chandler in Sapulpa Mr and Airs Nation of Pittsburg Kas spent the week end with the sister Mrs Edgar Price and family While here they also visited in the reeman and Emmert homes Airs Minnie Price Mrs Philip Enloe Mrs A Woodson Mrs Emmert Airs red Milbourn and John Lisle Price went to Miami last Monday evening to see the play the at the Cole man theater The last news received concern ing the illness of John Connelly was that he was slowly improving Airs Gallimore received a nice box of big red Missouri apples last week from her sister who lives at Springfield Mrs Rebecca England is visiting her daughter and family in Vinita Jack Mcarlin lias returned to his work in Gary Ind after a visit with home folks Dr A Johnson and family were Thursday evening dinner guests of Mr and Mrs John Towne who live east of airland The din ner was in honor of the birthday of Mr Towne WELCH Missionary Society The Home Mission so ciety of the Methodist church met at the home of Mrs War wick on North Main street Wed nesday Dec 2 where a program was prepared on the subject of and The lesson had been thoroughly studied and prepared by the president Mrs Noe and the discussion that followed was interesting and to the point It was decided that in all reforms public opinion will do more to bring about peace than I all legislative enactments There fore individuals must act and sow the seeds of peace which will grow I until the harvest universal peace is an assured fact In the mean while the members were advised to Peace Think Peace Talk Peace and Pray Methodist Church Rev A Parks Pastor The Christmas program is in the process of preparation and will be something along the unusual this year There is a part in it for all both young and old and the children are meeting after school at stated dates in order to prepare their parts in the celebration It is hoped that everyone will take a part in' assisting the children where necessary and reserve a portion of the program for yourself as every one is expected to assist Poultry Show The poultry show at Muskogee the last week was the usual for Craig county which had a large exhibit in the lists and the county received high honors with no disqualifications A record of 27 percent of the 4 honors were received by the membership in Craig county among which hon ors north Craig county secured the following: Rhode Island Reds Jay Beetle first Evelyn reeman third White Minorcas Eva ree man third The Rhode Island Reds owned by Evelyn reeman won second place at the Interna tional Hay and Grain show at Chi cago recently in the poultry divi sion The Craig county exhibitors at the different points won $250 Iseed 5 Ycar Law Pelsue of Miami spent the day Monday in Welch and north Craig hunting qua'I in company of Copeland Mr Peisue is of the opinion of a great many of the hunters and farmers of northeast Oklahoma to wit: That the quail laws should be extended for the protection of the birds for the next five years and longer if necessary The excessively cold winter of year before last froze thousands of the birds where they were so isolated that the farmers and others could not get to them in order to feed them The hatch since has not been sufficient to allow them to catch up Culverts Disappearing James Sheehy Ed Murphy and Luther ields of ields district and Charles Rhodes and Lloyd Griffith of Golden Rod district were in Welch Monday seeking to meet with the Township board as a means of getting something done for their rapidly disappearing con crete culverts in those districts The continued wet weather and slow rains have soaked into the ground until a number of these culverts on the main highways of the north end are disappearing in the mud These men were seeking to have assistance extended by the board in order to bolster them up with proper foundations before they sink farther The hoard wiii act in the matter immediately it is stated although not in session this week Elects Officers Green Grange of Prairie Center district elected officers the last week for the ensuing terms of office as follows: Alaster Dobbs overseer reeman lecturer Mrs Maggie Oliver stew ard Osburn: assistant stew ard AV Kerr chaplain Mrs reeman treasurer Poulson secretary Miss Evelyn reeman gate keeper Oli ver The next meeting will be held the second Thursday night in January at the schoolhouse at which time these officers will be installed Dues will be collected at this meeting Installation will be held in open meeting Not to Leave Chetopa MacMichaels formerly of the National Bank of Chetopa which was combined with the Che topa State bank recently is trying to correct a misunderstanding that was in all of the papers of Okla homa and Kansas where publish ed This was in relation to Mr MacMichaels being reported as leaving for Kansas City Me Mr MacAIicbaels states that he is not going to leave Chetopa but will be located with the Chetopa State bank His interests in land hold ings for himself and landowners from other states will keep him busy for all time ener on corn shucking on most of the farms the mud being too deep for the teams to pull more than an empty wagon and consequently re ceipts are all of corn shucked be fore the rains with a few loads now and then of shock com Prices were off the last week com selling below 30 cents A grest deal of com still remains in the fields of north Craig that will not be shuck ed out until after Jan 1 Tax Books About Completed County Assessor Mack Carselow ey announces that the tax books are about completed and ready to turn over to the within a few days following which tax collections will probably begin The estimates were not filed until the 2nd day of December therefore the period of 40 days allowed for the filing of protests against the levies will not expire until Jan 12 Protests which are allowed will be settled by refunds instead of mak ing the changes in the tax books as the custom has been in the past Charles Neill of Hollow district returned the middle of the week from Kansas City Mo where he liad been with a shipment of cat tle from the cattle lots of Neill Son These cattle did very well and made a little profit but not so much as they should have The Rev A Parks will preach at Rogers schoolhouse this after noon at 2:30 it is announc ed following his services at Grand View at 11:35 Everybody is cor dially invited to attend both ser vices if possible Mrs Copeland is back at the storp following a day or two of illness as a result of a cold Jim Riley of Blackwell Okla who recently bought a farm iit Prairie Center district arrived in Welch Wednesday morning after a strenuous trip in the mud for about 50 miles as a result of try ing to cut off some of the distance when he got caught in the rains Air Riley is getting ready to take possession of his farm directly af ter Jan 1 Ernest and Cary Nall of Kansas City Mo spent the latter part of the week in Welch looking after their property interests in Welch and surrounding districts and vis iting with their many friends of the city L'pton of Tulsa spent the latter part of the last week in Welch looking after his property interests and attending to business matters Mr Upton is making his home with his daughter Mrs Alice Noel at the north city limits of the Oil city Mrs Alickel a former resi ifdnt of north Craig county for many years but who left here fol lowing the death of her husband Ed Mickel farmer and cattleman is now located at Springfield Ill letters from that capital city state and is employed by a hospital Mrs Ed Keener and daughter Hazel of Parsons Kas spent the week end in Welch visitors with Airs mother Mrs Horn who is at her home here with a broken hip received in a fall Mr and Mrs Clid Whittington and daughters spent the week end in Grove visiting with Mrs Whit brother Arthur Adams and family Mr and Mrs Afaddox of the Delaware service station report the receipt of a Christmas present for 1931 which is a new radio present ed by their son George Maddox and wife of Miami Air and Mrs John Swango and family of Picher spent Sunday at the home of Mrs par ents Mr and Mrs Wilson in Welch On their return to Pich er Miss ae Wilson accompanied them for a few visit with Picher friends Mr and Mrs Emmett Hood of Grandview district spent Sunday in Welch with Mr sisters Mrs Maddox and family Perry Coppers and two daugh ters Mrs Roscoe Woods and Airs Boone McAffrey returned the lat ter part of the week from a visit in north Missouri points with rela tives and friends of the old home A Wilson and sons Don and Wade and wife of Bluejacket were visitors in Welch Tuesday with friends and attending to business matters Mr and Mrs Morris of Bluejacket Route 3 spent Tuesday morning in Welch with their many friends in the city while attending to business matters It is reported that Mr and Mrs Perry Close and family now of Bartlesville will return to their farm in Russell Creek district di rectly after the first of the year Carl Green of Russell Creek dis trict returned to his home the first of the week from a visit with rela tives of Larned Kas Mr and Mrs Sam Pierce of Welch district spent the week end at the home of Mr and Mrs Chris Garde Sr at Russell Switch Mr and Airs Clyde Wade of Miami spent Sunday at the home of Air and Mrs Burnic Gamble in Maybelle district Shoplifter Loses To Police by a Ley TULSA Dec 12 (Pl John Coakley of Vein Station Tulsa suburb was busily engaged in do ing his Christmas shoplifting ear ly but a matter of symmetry proved his downfall Coakley has but one leg Clerks Shower at Banner A will be held at Ban ner schoolhouse Saturday Dec 19 for the benefit of the Kev Mr Gates of Mayhello district who has been preaching at Banner during the last summer and Mr Gates and family are leaving for another location between Blue Jacket and Afton and owing to the fact that he would accept no mon ey for his services in the past the householders are going to present the family with whatever they can use in the way of canned fruit and other offerings of general house hold use Grain Moving ast Corn receipts at the elevator and at the various feed lots of north Craig were brisk this week and all week a steady stream of corn wagons have been unloading as fast as possible with many wagons to follov ready to unload The wot weather has been a damp MIAMI VgiveW A VSUBSCRIPTION TO TH NEWS RECORD 1 1 noticed the turned up pants leg had gained weight alarmingly and called police The leg matched the other in size as the officers drew out an assortment of wear ing apparel and toilet articles He will be out of jail Dec 21 Scrubwoman Dares River on Adventure BURLINGTON' la Dec iD The of has offered a challenge to a 63 year old scrubwoman and she has ac cepted it The woman Miss Randi Leroyl of Superior Wis is determined that neither fire water ice nor snow shall stop her from realiz ing a dream of many years namely to float clown the Mississ ippi river from Superior to the Gulf of Mexico in a flatboat 20 feet long ire destroyed her oilcloth tent 10 miles north of here last Tues day night causing her to suffer from exposure in winter like weather but she promptly bought a new one restocked her larder and pushed her craft off again She propels her with hand made oars Someone suggested that her slow progress an average of 20 miles a day since she left Super ior late last would cause her to find the river frozen before she finishes the 2200 mile trip In that event she said she would the trip on Yuletide Setting antastic CHICAGO Dec The make believe world in Chicago's Loop has crossed the boundaries of the big toy departments this Christmas season and invaded busy State street itself rom one end of the Loop to the other this great shopping center has been transformed into a street of fantasy Seventy giant figures adorn the tall lamp posts There is not a Santa Claus in the lot but each of the carnivalesque figures is designed to stir the imagination of children And in anticipation of the questions each figure has been named and parents sup plied with fables about them The four Laugh Brothers Hearty Loud Happy and Long who were always gay always play ing jokes and who had a dog nam ed Giggles are shown as they were dressed in comic costumes to visit their friends on Christmas Big Ben and little Leo two strong men in the circus are there with little Leo standing on Big shoulders just as he did in the circus And Crooner the saxo phone player with his mouth open as if he were still singing soft love tunes The legend is that lie knows more Christmas carols than anyone else in the world Hoovers Will Have Christmas Reunion WASHINGTON Dec The Hoovers have planned a fami ly reunion frr Christmas Mem bers of the White House person nel said the two sons nf the dent and first Allan and Herbert Hoover Jr will come to the capital a few days before Christmas Mrs Herbert Hoover Jr and two of the grandchildren of the Piesident Peggy Ann and Herbert PAGE SEVEN CM Rl STAAS Crv IB GREETINGS Jl J'V A StAL III will come with Herbert and Allan The latter now is working'' in a Los Angeles bank The young i est grandchild Joan will remains in Palo Alto Cal CONVICTS STORE OOD JOLIET Ill Dec Coh victs in the Illinois state prison' 1 here says Warden Henry Hill have 124415 pounds of dehydrated vegetables and soup stock stored for winter use MYSTIC THEATRE PICHER OKLA ADMISSION 10c 20c TODAY AND MONDAY CONSTANCE BENNETT In i i With Ben Lyon Richard Bennett and Dorothy Peterson I A Vitaphone Production Coming Tuesday and Wednesday TALLULAH BANKHEAD A Paramount Picture WALK PHONE 1300 or Prompt Delivery Senice No order too small to deliver cheerfully COLEMAN Hirns DRUG CO Inc Claude Parker Mgr 1301 WE DELIVER Ji Vi: HOW Till!) HIGH WITH i BERT LAHR That daffy comic repeat his stage hit in this talkie panic of 4 hilaritv on the ground and way iii at I UP the air A IDEAL Certainly it's the one and only tHKISTMAS yVaJBp GIT A COLEMAN CHRISTMAS JU Jg 1wl COUPON Jrf book a CHARLEY CHASE With In BERT LAHR CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD 1 Note: George White the pro dticer of is also producer of George iR BOZO xow AXD more galsi Matinee Today 2 Any Seat Any Time 10c 25c BLONDE CRAZY I JAMES CAGNEY Xf JOAN HLONDELL.