La Plata Home Press from La Plata, Missouri • Page 1

Ohio inn H) THE IMIRIST Oh THE COMUi is La Plata Home Press TI KNT I I kwlMI II IN HNINK Kfrfct I tr MOItK JOH Ol I 111) I IN Ml- H'l It II II I I llll' It IN NI I VOL. B2, NO. TIIK LA PLATA II OMR PURSS, LA PLATA, MISSOUM. IIIMlMtU. I 1 UCs Pl.lt WAR Vi'o News and Comments Shower fur Mr.

Williams Willia.ii who i mariiid was given a 'l km eons shower at the hi mo of I Mrs. Mary Ballanger Dies At Home Here iil- Country Cat Finds Warm Town Friends 11 II .1 ii' a in- in )t Lcgion-Auxiiiary Hold First District Meeting Ii.i i H.Tii.m lit Id l.i'i.' ll.ill SihkIiiv A ti'Mittitii a I Tii Tl. Davit- Tuft-day i naii I. 'I 01. i i I'nrk raptured Aft.iT Staying In Tlirouirli I dlil Jfulii a hi iirtj bv a )i' in i.il'Cl pe unity.

e.iai' a-- lu: v-e v. n. i'i: riran I.i g. and Aaxil it: a nil1. Siui-a .1..

in the lia.l, i Waiter WMk-i of opened Ut 1 u' ia, cKiveniv: I 'ni'li it lt i 'I'ac lui. i i i lui; I i i 1 cm when tiicy ir-i ha. ai- Willi of Itcrnan of a jnn rs w.U not only the evident) drop a few the atte-n-r them. Only Siek Honrs ISmlj Taken To JI until Mary 1 Ila-lleiisor away early Suulay imrnitig at her home here, following a very brief illneve, at thi' if fli'ty-twtt years and 18 days. The body was immediately taken to the Albert Skinner Home for Funerals, in Macon, where a brief funeral was held Tuesday I ad.u ii.

The aii'fair a complete iiii'ptii" to Mrs. as sho had be; invited to fiv tn lirktvilie with Mkc Diu'is, but im-itnul she wa; taken to the Davis home where efoo wa pressed by a number of friends. She received a number of lovely gifts which will mean so much when she leavew for her homo in Chicago. She piam-to leave a week from tomorrow to join her husband. Mrs.

Williams was Dorothy Iianihart 'before hr nia.rr.iage on LYcemiber iMii-B Davis, assisted by he.r moth yioa 1)1 W-i and i evil) Each IVf i. e- il. i. i-' of: of -1 1 i. jin-tiw X.

V. a knit, in his es their niin.i to 1)V! no i 'a! 'vs. T.ic ojv vv presented a'. I j.tiaed in ri-peawiig Some hard hearted soul, if they luixl one, brought a big Hue Sir Tom cat 1o and dropped it out near the city park. Not lined to town ways frieghtencd until it wuj frantic It flattened iuself out, cat stjle when seeking to hide in the open, on the ground in the rain and cold when it far anyone cumins through tie park.

It was by Chief Myers, the friomd of a.ll animate, and he walked slowly over to thP black beauty, calling "kitty-kitty" and succeeding af--. tiu- 1 of at 1 o'c'i ek p. in. this uie the p. to tne rias.

Muin; Auiiein and rejiea g'Ctls. A. and 0. wiii start. Wlua1--li'ntf and ennnecttd when I to stitches, but dVtrao'r tion of other jurois nr; to tan i.iii of regular fu-1 ih Ftllowiiig th's service craft, wl'l conduct t.he takf care of a.ay L(i''oti.

The onnaiaiui- nsral rites were held at 2:30 p. m. at north of Callau. er. Mrs.

I. Davis served lovely re- Chariton church Burial was made at Old Chariton with the Sujek can be iVtt'd with citiierof there well known auctioneers at. any time. fresibmenits of heavenly hash with i L. Pcttuf of heart ilia ped cookies and coffee.

The Cemetery. Elder er the iw. inb. is of the U.f-fere..t iu ts and units of Uie drict and tiion introduced Lloyd Mo'iit of I'a'nivra, l.rt District inaa who tomk charge of the Lesion sfusion. AWace Xaughton, 1st District Governor Stark last week announced the appointment of Jajws Linton, Lex in on.

as chief ei; ur.se! of the ituiilic sen-ice comnr'ssion. Hie aiipintment is effective March 1, and fills the place of T'. Boyd of Monroe county, whoso term has Valentine idea bclmsr carried out in eon conducted the the menu. She was the daughter of the late Richard C. aud Sarah E.

Epperson, born Jan. 13, 1S8G, near Ethel, and has wpent her entire life in Macon County, with the exception of four years t-pent in Oklahoma. She leaves to mourn her passing, three sisters, and one brother, Nellie Grugin, Cal-lao; Mrs, Brooks Waters, LaPlata; EOiel Hestawrant Ituriis A fire which destroyed the T. D. Craig restaurant at Ethel broke out Tuesday morning at about 10:30 a.

probably originating from a defective flue, according to reports. The burned to the ground com. iiituew oman naa euargt- ol Auxii.a.-y p-rogram. The Auxiliary gave a greeting of welcome to the vic-rtors. Ucbby Miles tliwn with a piano folo and two vocal solos were given by Junior Nautfaton with Mrs.

Walter Arm- Haiiderer Found in Hunter A young man was found Sunday morning asleep in the John Hunter barn on the highway when Mr. Hunter went out to do his chores. The man fe-enied to be suffering from cold and hunger. He was brought to town, and placed in the city jail win -re he was fed, given warm clothing and was taken to Macon jail Sunday afternoon where he ft ill remains, lie appeared to Ik? deransed, not knowing his name, but gave his as 22. lie was thinly we.ir-.

in gainjn.g the an 1.111 ail cancidence enough to pick it up. However when Sir Torn felt that he was being held, his fear came back and he ran up on the should-ens of hie captor, where he sat for a minute or two then leaiped to the body of one of the park trees that bad been topped until eonf of the larger limbs were as much as six or seven inches across. Upon the topmost one of these 6mooth resting places the cat stopped and resisted all efforts to call him down. Saturday night was one of the worst this part of the country hs experienced, it did about everything be David and Joseph Jladdox of Fhilo, 111., said to be the oldest twins living in the Enited States will cbsen-e their ninety-third birthday anniversary today. They were bora in Rose County, Ohio, in 181." and have lived in their present home sixty-nine years.

A birthday dinner is planned for them today. ana a negiigioio amount oi equipment jerushia Sears, Ava. and W. was saved. A fire truck was called from New Cambria but arrived at the fire too la.te to extinguish the blaze which had pained great headway in a short time.

np.peivon, Macon, and a number of 1 triug atcompaaii-t. Everyone en-relatives and friendis. joyed these special numbeas. Her father, met her and three bro-j Ti.e department 1st vice president, thers preceded her in d'ath. Airs.

Luiie S.nith, of Kaa-s Mr. DaKaivper had spe-nt some time i City was then ititroiiuccd, who gave in LaPlata and about a year ago pur-' a very m-teresing and instrnc: and oxfords m.g nrcnertv lure where fthe liveaiiaitc on Ame-ncunn. on Americanism. Airs, bait in nd ee raining hard, it turnifiiiM quite an storm with plenty off fire works and thunder. Then it aj rt i he State chainniu, and! 5jjgy jJJ-Jj jfg preach and teaching of Amor- the lime of her death.

un-ned cold and sleeted and snowed President Koosevelt nominated Robert 11. Jackson, assistant attorney general to U. S. Solicitor General, to succeed Stanley Reed, recently ap-pninred to the United States Supreme Court. Jackson, while assistant attorney general argued many of the a.Titi-trust cases brought before the si.preme court with success.

ican is her job and she does it well Assessed Valuation of Macon County! The valuation of Macon coun- Alter short ilines W. A. Kixon Dies Following Stroke Funeral Services Here Held At ffTe Sue City Baptist Church, Tuesday She we ehouid al know more ty real estate and personal property constitution of t.he United lan filter of Mr. and Mrs. Stark Passes Away Thursday is $17,212,273 according to figures re-, ju wder to lhc Colu.

leased by County Clerk W. A. Tibi mmic in our country mie oj u.e eouai-j 'a "i day. Great stress is being put forth u. tor tne uixeis oi Tlie "hoTse and buggy" days had a carry-over last week when Charles Lo-c-tch was fined1 and sentenced to by the Legion and Auxiliary in carry 1938.

ing out this program. Constitution with the wind blowing a gale most of Uie night. Sunday morning about 1ft o'clock Chief Myers went 1own town after bis mail and in paesintg through the park, glanced up to see where the cat had been. He not only had been, he was still there, all wet and cold, but M'ttinig tight. Myers took one look at the poor creature and resolved It should not have to spend smother night, of misery.

He looked up his pal, Frankie McKenzie, another lover of ail ani-mail life. Then tfliey hunted up a tall ladder and a "gunny sack." Frank Shirley Ijoui6e, the one-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Stark, who live ten, miles southwest of LaPlata in Milam Chape! community, passed away Thursday evening, January 27 at 6:40 o'clock, The acres, in the county- have a total valuation of study classes, essay contests- and many other methods are conducted in adult group and school at great ex Town lots' number 7,871 with a valu W. A.

Nixon, a highly respected citizen, of the Sue City community, died at his home about noon Sunday, following a stroke of paralysis which he suffered a week ago. William Allen Nixon was born in Illinois Dec. 7, 18'U, being at the time of hie death 67 years, 1 month and 23 dayis of age. He hod lived in the xraaniuniity of Sue City for a number of years and hiis passing will leave ten days in jail and his driving privilege taken away for ninety by Judge J. M.

Braude of Chicago, on, a charge of driving a horse and wagon while drunk. The judge stuid the low applied to horse drawn as well aa motor vediLolee. at their home. She had suffered on ly about three days with what physi cians pronounced spasmodic croup. pense of time and awardu of cash to wfinners.

The local unit was glad to refport to her fihart they were eponsor-inig an Americanism essay comtesrt in the sixth, sieventh anj eighth grades of LaiPlata and surroundiing rniTal Shirley Louise was horn June 25, 1936 making her age one year, 7 nnonitha and two days. sadine in the romrwitilty as well as etdhoolfl. She is survived by her parents and ation of $3,450,510. In the county, including fanmis and there are: Horses, 4,429, assessed ait $220,540. Mules, 782, valued at $42,240.

Meat cattle, 21,249, value $509,690. SQieep, 13,678, assessed art $59470, Hogp, 10,211, vialued at iFUooks Of ohickene, 1,333, value $16,910. Farm maichinery its valued at Household furniture ha been as-seeised art $307,010. in the home. Under a new ruling of the Social Security Oamroifisym people who are able to work, who get direct relief from the government offices, must work out the value of the relief they two sisters, Nedra Carol, 6 and Phy llis Yvonne, the grandparents-, Mr.

After Mre. Stmith'e addTese the Legion discussed methods of brlntgiing their Ainerieanliam and other program before the public, The joint session and Mrs. H. H. Stark of the same went up and Ohdetf ddreoteda.

few friendly words amd Pramkiie had "Sir Tom" in the sack. Today there probably Is mot a cat in LaiPtata having a better time. He is at Frank Vs. home, full of pet cat flood and' acts like he wus going to like out city, and lick ever cat that comes on Frank's plaice. secure at the raite of 30 cents per community and Mr.

and John R. Danner of Atlanta; five aunts, tfhen adjourned and eeperate busi-neiK meetings were held by the Le- Funerail services were held at the Sue CSty Baptist Church Tuesday nnorming at 10:30, conducted by Rev. Cleve Hardlgrove of Brookfield and Rev. J. M.

Dawktas of AUainita. Burial was mad? in the LaPlata Cemetery. Deceased is survived by his widow, two sans, Cecil Nixon of Hutchison, Kansas; Dewey Nixon, manager of hour. fMost direct relief now is in the form of food. The wortt must done on public property and no charge is made for it.

Mrs. R. N. Hvans and (Miss Lillian Stark of Chicago, Mrs. Clarence Ril I gion and Auxiliary.

Refreshments of sandwiches, pickles and coffee wwe (Money, notes and bonds $183,580 ey, (Mrs. Earl Prather and Miss Anna (Motor vehicles 3,029, valued at served, from an attractive table by the (Mae Danner of Atlanta: two trades, The Santa les publication, The I ladfiee of the local unit and a social James Danner of Atlanta and Alphtis Earth, says all of the broom corn in $373,510. All pen-tonal property nrt.tinw wafl eI)ovwj. Young Democratic Dance The Young Democrat Club of Macon County is going to give a free dance tomorrow night in the Legion Hall at LaPlata. While the Leg'on hall, formerly the K.

P. hall, is bolh beautiful and commodious and will enumerated, $175,460. Danner of Del Norte, and eight i the United States is grown in (lo-cousins. rado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma. The funeral services were held Texas and Illinois.

In these Banking corporations, $110,353. Miss Walton KoMttd The total real estate and personal Hattie Walton, of the Walton the telephone company here, one brother, George Nixon of Kirksville. One brother and three sisters preceded him In death some years ago. Mr. Nixon was a member of the Sue City i and in the Santa Fe states of Nebras I property v-altuiition or this year, is uu ci was roiie-a mwraj Saturday a'ternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Church, here, and burial made in the LaPlata Cemetery.

Ibe able to take care of a lo of youn Baptist Church and a memiiber of the ka, Arizona, California and Missouri all the grain sorghums in tho Uii'itd Silat.s are grown. All the lemons in the U. S. are produced in California Democrats, yet from the looks of lower than the a.tHtwment arteraoon of her purse containing of l'Ji'g, when the valuation of the ab-cut $7, some insurance papers and county w-ae put at $25,313,170. I tax receipts- a she was walking from In the face of the reduction in val- her home to the cafe.

As she had uatlon there has. been only a small reached the Payne Son Store a car Increase in levies, although there pulled up to the curh and a young have been added and increased' ex- man jumped out, seized hor purse M. W. A. Lodge, here.

Friends extend sympathy to the family in the of this htisband and faither. leadliiie for Motor License Tags i Tf ycu have a car you had better make a pre-seut of a car li- cense tag for your valentine. Val en- i tine dav is tho 14-th. and the deadline! Governm-nt census figures- sihow that the American breed of people is running out and that America is a- pense accounts- over the ten year 1M7 on l- f1 grew mB. rt-M-r on using your the 15th.

year old children are counted each time the census is taken. More sert- Saeward. sitatft motor veliicie from irndi-r her arm, juaiped back In car and with other occupants sped on. -Misfc Walton reached for the car door it s.ped awwy, she was. knocked down, but not seriously injured.

things just now there is godnig to be nn overflow meeting, as the menilje' up in this end of the county no three hundred and will oe more when the first sot is calltd, from the way dues are pouring in. It. E. Groodding ha.s, In his usual onerous manner, offered to solve he overflow problem In a mighty nice manner. The K.

P. hall is over the old post office buildlug, which Rtr. Goodding has Just finished redecorating, put In hardwood floors and otherwise improved it until It with its steam heating plant, is a splendid place, and Mr. Good ding Death of Mrs. Carrie Mttle At the heinie of her daughter, Mrs.

Fred Mixon in Kansas City, Mrs. Carrie Little pasised away on Saturday, Jan. 29. 1938. The body was brought to LaPlata on Monday and Interment sen'icee held in the ccaue-tery, placing her beside her husband, W.

S. Little, who preceded her some twenty yearn ago. She leavens a Coldest Day The lowest temperature of the year was recorded here Monday morning wnerc the thermometer dropped below were notified of the rob- cconmissiioner says the deadline for the largest proportion of 5- purchasing the tags will ab-olutely dauvrhters is from bo February 13, and after that families the f-ea-oriPt date every person driving with an old cpnt is taken each ten liceiue will be arrested. ycanR- Ool. Marvin Castee.1.

head of the: Doctor J. C. Miller, for the past State Patrol, says the enforcement 1hrw voan5 d1Jla of tae fllCU3t.y at u-, zero. The reading In LaPlata was 4 and iTn.nK!-:ately worit TO worki lielow, but individuals living in this locating a wrecked car in a ditch and roponro rwumHg oi lierore reading th's car they daughter and n-in-law, Mr. and Mra.

ai degrees ntgier. in a i'4 nour pe- I i p.i A. villi iiviu rill: juur I drive wvuld be a dual affair with I- xorthwest Sate Teachers at wvmld be nleflfed to turn it over to Up, i r. xtc Sunday midnight the mercury drop trokiK-n. ins.tructed to see that all 5 assumed the duties ae persons stopped for lack of 1338 li-: of the Christian in cense also have drivers license.

1 Columbia last Tuesday. He succeeds meit another car driven by a woman, had picked the Mys up on the highway. Officers took them into custody and IVxind they were the ones wanfed. They were from Mt. Pleasant.

Ioiwa. Tire bojv were placed in jail to await hearing. Ki-stry and family of LaPlata. many-friends In Kansas City and her o'd Srome, LiPlata will be saddened by her froing. ped 47 degrees.

A rainstorm virited this, region, Saturday which carried with It nearly an Inch of rain and a severe wind. The temperature dropod steadily all the club to take cane of mamy as -ould wWh to use it. Anyway Uiere will be plenty of room, plenty of people and some m'ghty fine mwic to make the occasion one to be gTcetly enjoyed, and you are Invited to be there. Miss Wilson to St. Charles become president of PhtT-'ps uni versity at Enid, Okla.

Dr. Priggs to Miss Charlianna Wilson who has been teaching in the school at Elaier Walton is quite well known W. L. a brother of Senator Frank Rr'g? of Macon. B.

R. Williams Winn Airain The Kan-as City court of appeals last Monday overruled a motion of the Missouri bar advisory committee left Friday night for St. Charles i where she has accepted a teaching! uay tunaay ana uie coiu nraunutu aml a fMo.r of Mw until Monday morning when the mcr- jtLXUnn this city. cury started on the up-grade again. Death of Mildred Self Word reached her today of the for a rehearing of the cafe against position in the Junior High School.

Her place at Elmer will be taken by Orace Wilson of KirkFville who has Allen Quinn, the writer of the Hunter and Angler column of the Kans.T VXy Journal Post. Fiftieth Year With One Firm C. A damns', ralosman for theGra- Snrpiised On Birthday Af-isasa CLsAA ia aIAav wrosa. Ti a rmi 1 woath at Mist Mildred Self which oc B. W'iliiains, former fheriff ar.d ham Paper Company out of St Levuis surpnsed yesterday when the fourth I.

.1 a--l mv ourred In St. Louie kist ght No probate judge of Macon County. too particulars could be learned at the' was named In a debarment cuit. been employed at the McClellan store jmus-t be one of those very euthusiaa-in Kirksville. He is to teach Eng-jt'c followers of Sir Isaac Walton.

At lisfh and music. grade pupils of which she is teaching here raw her a surprise, bringing lunch which all enjoyed, honoring her on her birthday. Teacher erf UiMJV UU) UUU VWVil 111 I VUJ, UIV1 l. Ins. Not only did this mark his first trip in 1938.

but it marked also the bejrinnin of fiftieth year with this one firm. In the beginning Mr. Adams made bis trips by train, but now for the part few years he has driven his own car from his home in the head of h's column he carries a corrh! nation, cut of a bird faf pointing and a black bass try1 to shaXe the hook by leapiiyr out of the ivarter. The bass Is quite a bit bigger than the dog. other grades were also invited for far the lunch.

The bar committee sought to (Tie-bar Williams for alleged prtfessdon-al misconduct. On Jan. 10 the appellate court ruled he was not guilty of the charges and dismissed them. Monday's crpiaiom, overruling the motion for reheartnjt, was written by Special CommlsrloncT Floyd L. Sper-ry aad concurred in by the three Juice of the court time we go to pre.

Miss Self tetbe daughter of the late Crit Self and Mrs. Bthel Self who Is now living in Iowa. Deceased Is rurrlved by her mother, four broth and four tVlerr, Harold and Claude Self of LaPlata. J. T.

Junior and Blanch with their mother In Iowa. Father. Benlah and The! ma of St. Louis. iMss Self was 22 yr of are.

The body will arrive her tonight and burial will be made In LaPlarta F.nter Welding grhnol Called By IUne Mitb. Hugh Shepherd of Sioux City, Iowa has arrived here to be with her mother. Mrs. Joella Carpenter who is in a fcorp'ta! at Kirkwville for treatment for injuries receiv jA from a fall. Mr.

Oarpenter and son. accompanied her, returning to her home Sunday. Mrs. Carpenter still remains lU. Re Is the type of John Benjamin has gone to Were- Bowling Green land.

Ohio, where be will enfr thejfatornaa alio may eerily succeed in Linooin Scbont of Instruction for arc rernainitw; wii one company for as wld ng. John is a graduate of the 'Ion as Is deMre. Aanninre Encampment Dr. and Mt. J.

A. Daniel of Shel- LaPlata II gb School and bis frier! wVii him merFS in h' new work. He left yesterday morning 00 thf bus. The two men. Raymond Dover and John B-own.

the latter a tmv. wbo wer sen'enced to be burg for murder some months before the kist irlature displaced hasrina Mt cap'tal in th state wib death by lethal gas. wr 1 in th pas chrmer in n-rm Mirch 4 a-d te rrT Marrh a ai of ti MVsourt s'i-- C-fl-t. dtv'rrrr bthaj pasi he tr. Voa have recently annoanced the en- Ts Social Ssmrity INJtli Mrs.

O. B. Griffith of Gobi, Vrry. 'crmet iwident here, bs recently niTD'si Jimior Visitor for th of their dauThter. SI'sa K'zahh Daniel of St.

Lm. to In- Wan-htl BraV Hint Jl'linfa ItsptM Tasftr Rele The ReT. Carl Srhtie'der ha. 'n Challrren. aV of Ft.

I-nis. The a A. cor city slirw! Sic al S-cn-ity of fee. fllire the t- Attend Itellencer FanersI Mrs. Ivan Waters.

M-s. S. T. Mrs. Minnie Mrs Ef- Hutch son and Jli.

L-iura Shule Jrc-e to Tuvdr-y for fu-l-ra' of y.t. Mary PalV-ror c' ay ber me h' re Sunday n.r..g riirned his pr 'orate of the mold r.g aill occur rr T4 or he Tt yt. rrir-ia Dan- day f-4 b'vz'k. rg to bt r-i-ir-d to aor-ft a tj 12. at Diiiiel bo-c ia Fhl- Vna Da-.

5s a of W. O. Eyit church, to bnne Kebnnry IS. II itikts to wbtre re has armtber p' '-n jhis baM Altir1i rarr tfac'-'- of Ic'jh i ti LiTIa I- t- co do-y. t-i th ty.

njj (1. i-4 iv.