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THE. BLAND COURDBR Kemember Pearl Harbor America Forever! MILDRED GROSS, Editor BLAST), GASCONADE COUNTY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1942 VOLUME 18, NO. 4 Oliver A. Lloyd, 51, CANAAN CLUB HAVE FUN AT SCHOOL Ninety friends and members of To Call Harried Hen In Gasconade BLAND BEARS DEFEAT BELLE THURSDAY NIGHT The Bland Bears returned to the win column Thursday night by defeating the Belle Tigers 49 to 13. This was the second win of the season for the Bears and both are at the expense of the Belle club, which they defeated earlier 42 to 24 on- the home floor.

The Bears lead through out the contest and all ten first team men saw action and all aided in the scoring as the smaller Belle team couldn't get their scoring machinery working. The Belle team defeated the Bland Cubs 22 to 18 In a preliminary game. This week the Bears go to St James to compete in the Third Annual St. James Tournament. They play their first game Thursday afternoon at 2:00 p.

m. against the Dixon school If the Bears win this game they will play the winner of the Cuba-Belle game at 7.30 Friday night. Nothing la known ty the local coaches about the strength of the Dixon club so they are planning for the Bears to be in top shape to meet them in this first encounter. Tuesday -of next week the Bears will play host to the Owensville club on the Bland floor in their first 'of four scheduled games this season. Aug.

Frederick, 79, Dies Af Cooper Hill Death Follows III new of Six Monthe Duration Funeral there Monday August Frederick, 79 years old, prominent farmer of the Cooper Hill community, died at his home there Friday, Nov. 13, 1943. Death was attributed to carcinoma of the stomach, following a six months illness. He was born in Germany Dec. 28, 1862, but came to this country soon afterwards.

He had resided in the Cooper Hill vicinity for the last 55 years. He is survived by his wife, Emma, and six children: Mrs. Senla Lalk of Eureka, Mrs. Lydla Zorbas of St Louis, Joe Frederick of Linn, Gus Frederick of Cooper Hill, Mrs. Ella Patterson of St Louis and Mra.

Tillie Weiss of St Louis. One son, Edward, preceded the father in death. He ia survived also by a brother, Ferdinand Frederick of Cooper Hill. Seventeen grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were conducted Monday morning from the home to the St Paul Evangelical church there with the Rev.

Roy Stock, Auto Accident Fatal To Delle Worker Alfred Baumgartner, S2, Died near Vichy Early Sunday Morning Enroute to Bella Hospital Alfred Baumgartner, of Belle, 33 years old, died early Sunday morning, Nov. 15, of Injuries sustained, an hour earlier in an automobile ae cldent He died near Vichy while en-route to a Rolls hospital. Injuries were described as a brok en neck, fractured skull, cuts and bruises on the body, and Internal ln juries. The accident occurred about 4:10 o'clock when a two-seated car In which he was riding ran off Highway 28 and plowed through the ditch in front of the J. L.

Blrdaong residence In Belle. Babe Wofford, of Belle, was driving the car. Leo Hicks, also of Belle, was the third occupant, Nether Wofford nor Hicks was Injured. While details of the accident war not known yesterday, it waa under stood the three were returning to Belle from Woodruffs Store at Lanes Prairie, after returning girl friends to their homes. As they approached the western limits of the town, Wofford failed to negotiate the.

turn, lost control of the car, and ran off the highway. Baumgartner was said to have been thrown from tha car. His companions summoned Chris Koenlg from his home, and took tha injured man to the home of Dn R. H. Schoenhals who ordered him rushed to a hospital.

Emmet Hicks waa aroused who took Baumgartner to Rolla in his automobile. Leo Hlcka accompanied them. Baumgartner waa "1 Died Last Night Death Followed Day'a Illness In Jefferson City Hospital Funeral Saturday Morning at Belle Oliver A. Lloyd, 51, widely known Republican Party leader and identl fled with Belle business the last 30 years, succumbed at St Mary's hos pital in Jefferson City last night Death occurred at 10:10 o'clock. Mr.

Lloyd became severely ill yes terday morning and grew worse dur ing the day. At 7 o'clock last night he was taken to the hospital but bis condition rapidly grew worse until the end. Death was attributed to heart disease and complication of diseases. Mrs. Lloyd; the younger son, Roger Lloyd, teacher of Success school in Osage County; and a daughter-in-law, Mra.

Ted 'Lloyd, were with him when he died. The other son, Ted Lloyd, state cream and egg lnapec tor, was located at Potosl, but arrived at his home at Belle after hit father's death. Mr. Lloyd was secretary of the Maries County Central Republican Committee at the time of his death. a position he had billed with the ex ceptlon of a two-year Interval for the last 26 years.

He was a state Inspector and deputy commissioner In the state food and drug depart ment under the Hyde, Baker and Caulfleld administrations. He served as delegate to the National Republl can Convention in 1928. His business life was of varied oc cupations. He at one time manu factured Ice cream and soda, was a merchant for years, a timber buyer, conducted a large wholesale food. produce and feed business, dealt Jn furs, and in recent years was a used car and tire dealer.

Oliver Augusta Lloyd was born at Byron on Jan. 4, 1891, a son of Henry Johnson and Margretta J. Lloyd. He graduated from the Linn high school, later moved to Belle with his par ents, and later continued his educa tlan at Gem City. Business College, from which he graduated.

He was married to MUa Cecil M. Wallace on June 15, 1913 at Bland. Two sons were born of this union who with the wife survive. Surviving also la a grandchild and a slater, Mrs. Alta 11 bourn of Colorado Springs, Colo.

His father died 10 years ago but his mother's death occurred only a few weeks ago, Oct 11. He was a member of the Belle Baptist church. Funeral services are to be conducted at 10 o'clock from the Belle Baptist church with the pastor, the Rev. Jos. P.

LickUder, officiating, assisted by Elder J. M. Brown, pastor of the Belle Christian church. Burial will take place at Liberty cemetery under direction of 8aasman Funeral Service. Iloma Destroyed by Fire Mr.

and Mrs. Ira Francis lost their bouse and all of its contents Friday afternoon by fire. The top of the bouse waa la full blase before the fire was discovered. The lose was partly covered by Insurance. They are reconstructing a hen house for shelter until a new bouse can" be built The Francises lire at Byron.

Anyone. who has anything they would like to give to the Francis family may leave It with Mra. Henry Abet Mra, Maary Joaa Die Dr. and Mrs. O.

H. Jones and aona, Howard and Eido, went to East Prairie Friday to attend the funeral of their daughter-in-law. Mra. Money Jones, who died ta a Cape Girar-de- hospital Friday after giving birth to a soft, October It. She was twenty-two years old.

The ana who has been named Richard Munry Jr. Is not a strong Infant The huebaad who la a pharmacist la the Navy at New Loodoa. Con a. waa granted a 10 day furkwfh a few days before ber death and was preat for the funeral. Dr.

a ad Mra. Jones will care for the baby la their borne at Vichy Gta Blrda Trahmid Sgt G3 Blrdaoog. a pharteaets la the armed eervtrea, has beea transferred ta YeUry Forge bnepitU la rontrri. Pa. He had Wwa tattooed at the gui'eiauwrt beaptul at Springfield sUee bis tedvrtiL rharre to 10 mOm from New Tor C5tT and Waahlafioa.

D. sod evf mOm from rhflaaei phi a. The boepftal la one of the en-ai a aew-M with beds for tOOO paUeata. Mr. and M' OofK Benaa of Jerferaaej CMy apeat the wiaea4 at the F.

Oaera sw ma. Mra. Gorre rtarae4 ta Jeffetea City and cpat Maasay there. the Wln-U Home Economics and Busy Bee 4-H clubs of Canaan met at the school Friday evening for a social entertainment The program was announced by Mrs. George Carroll.

Mrs. C. E. Smith, Wln-U club president opened the program by giving a history of the club. Several musical numbers were given by members of both clubs.

Two dramatic skits Interested the audience. National 4-H mobilization week was discussed by the Home Demonstration Agent Pins were presented to the following for com pleting 4-H projects. Geraldine Ruf-fner, Bonnie Mason, Melba Mason, Dorothy Mlttendorf, Rosemary Ditt-man, Wllma Lee Meyer, Ray Jean Aytes, Pearl Kahle, Erma Jean Creek. Nineteen forty-three officers and members of the Wln-U club are, Mesdames, C. E.

Smith, Ed. Ruf fner, vice president; Henry Meyer, secretary and foods leader; Hubert Holt clothing leader. Earl Kin-kead, home management leader; Otto WlUhite, reporter; Miss Ruth Fitzgerald, game and song leader; Raymond Beasley; Raymond and Wilbur Roberson, John Bowers; Frank Mlttendorf and Clydas Mason. The Wln-U club will have its regular meeting at 7:30 P. M.

next Thursday at the school. Making cookies will be demonstrated at this time. Gasconade Court In Busy Session Jurors Drawn for Circuit Court Session la January Liquor Licenses Approved Petit and grand Jurors for the January term of circuit court were drawn by the county court in session last week as follows Boulware Theo. Nullmeyer and Arthur Stephen; Fred Westhols and John Noltenameyer, alternates. Bosuf O.

J. Traub and Louie Schoenlng; Omar Hllkerbaumer and Oscar Hahne, alternates. Canaan Arthur Seymour, Frank Maha, Harry Henneke, and Henry F. Heldbrink; Wm. Woe mm el, Jr.

R. B. Brandt F. H. Saaaman, and Geo.

Langenberg. alternates. Richland: Herbert Walthera, Rich ard Ltngenf elder, and John Nolle; Ernst Thull, E. E. Schollmeyer, and Albert Lange, alternates.

Roark John Vollertaen, Har ry Hoelmer, Edw. Bsllmann, Harry J. Bohlken, and Jacob Schermann; Wm. Deppe. Gilbert Schneider, C.

M. Danuser, Walter Heberle and Joe Faes alternates. Brush Creek J. B. Sneed and Frank Fuchs; H.

A. Kramme and Edw. Schaefferkoetter, alternates. Third Creek John Juede mann and Otto Hartman Edw. G.

Heeemann and Ben Peth, alternates. Clay H. A. Kaedlng and Raymond Wltte; Ed Miller and John Weber, Jr. alternates.

The following grand jurors were drawn during last week's aeasioa of county court Arthur Schneider, Boulware; Ben Metager. Boeuf; T. Nowack. Bourbols; P. T.

Fit her and Alfred Idel. Canaan; Melvtn Beul Richland; Geo. Mueller, Frank Eiker- mana and Wm. Harm. Roark: W.

A. Schlottach, Jr. Brush Creek: Bea H. Wltte, Third Creek; Henry Seba, Clay. The county court fixed the bonds of the county officers as follows: County treasurer, for coonty funds.

120.000 and for school funda. county clerk. 15000: recorder of deeds S5O00; collector, 160.000; con ta Wei (500 each. Martin F. Kappelmana of Hermans was appointed a member of the County Highway Commlaalon, term ta expire Auruat im.

Ia the matter of Chaster Heoemana rt el petitioners for tocaUoa of public road, court ordered the county surveyor ta view and total the road. moor Bcenaes were granted as foOav-t: OrtrU package. CSareace a Strech, Marrtsaa; ail klada of ft-awr and origtsal package, Wm. R. Frtcke; IS percent beer.

X-. Frey. Mnrr-ns, Joe Faea. nermaaa and Fw last Hetoeyer. Mom PUjeta.

The county art can -a 4 the Friday, tadodmg th a ajtee baOota. Jedre rthe Crmat Jwtre Fred Wee ef tha (Vet district, Ourt coast Is rrlUraKy ta a CI Louis baetal. Be aea fwt sm te recrned to tr aUoent Mra. George akhaeatnteyvr (4 Ua-t-a apeat seral days with bee sae ther D. S.

Br-aoea. Draft Board Notified to Reclassify Harried Mea wlthoat Children for December Can A portion of the December draft call in Gasconade county will include married men without children, the board announced last week. The board has been notified by state Selective Service headquarters that number of married men must be inducted next Those called will be taken from the first and second draft registration. Reclassification of these registrants will begin immediately. The board will place all married men without children not employed la de fense work or in an essential occupation into Class 1.

These registrants will then be notified to appeak and blood test. Men passed by the for the preliminary examinations, which Includes a physical screening examiner will be placed In Class 1-A. Fifteen reservists to leave for active duty in the army. They are: Thursday, November 13 Edw. C.

Juedemann and Delmar Drewel, Bland; Willis C. Howard, Arthur R. Branson, Mllford Hllker-baumer, Harlond J. Rice, Park C. Johnson, Owens vllle; Cyrus R.

Baum-gartner, Emll E. Rappold, Herbert A. Petrus, Hermann; Ervan C. Lalk, Eureka. Friday, November IS Arthur R.

Davault, Bland; Oliver F. Horstmann, Saturday, November 14 Ray E. Heberle and Burnett V. Doll, Hermann. Rejected at Jefferson Barracks last week were: Walter -L.

Hartke, Walter A. Hoemann, Paul Schmidt, Erwin H. Faerber, Hermann; Paul E. Ray and Charles H. Sontag, Gasconade; and John W.

Pollmann, Maplewood. Arnold Meeckll Promoted Arnold J. Moeckll, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Moeckll of Bland, is now corporal, technician.

The promotion was from private Tlrat class. Mrs. Moeckll, bis wife, resides at South Tacoma, Wash. He ia station ed at Fort Lewis in Washington, and served at Jefferson Barracks, Camp Barkeley, Tex, and Fort Lewis from February, this year. S4 LEAVE MARIES COUNTY rtR ARMT TUESDAY Eighty-four men left Maries county Tuesday for Jefferson Barracks where they were to be inducted into the army.

Among those leaving from Belle were: Kenneth Goodman, Harold Baumgartner, Babe Wofford. Elmer Elrod, Marion Rat" Rethemeyer, Wllford McQueen. Harry Potts, Gentry Pointer, Bud Garret, Warren Rldenhour, OUIe Rogers, Mack Wit-bouse, Everett Seymore and a Mother boy, first name unavailable. Barbarlrk Baby Baptise Ray Keith Barbaric, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Melvtn A. Barbaric of St Louis, was baptised Saturday, Nov. 14, at the AusUnnana home la Bland. Rev. F.

H. Austermana officiated. Witnesses were Henry A. Danuser and Edna R. Danuser.

Ia Naval Traialag Edmund Joseph Ruettgera, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ruettgers of Linn, reported Ust week at Great Lakes, IlL for naval training. Farm Leaders Hear Farm Program Cap riff od County and community commltee-men, farm reporters and farm field-woman met la Linn Saturday and received provisions of the 1941 Agriculture Adjustment Program. The Farm Reporters were given add! Uonal Instruction oa 1941 wheat checking.

GRACE TO WAR IXDUSTRT ADVERTISES rUBUC SALE Mr. and Mrs. R. Grace of Sena, plan to tear Monday. No.

2) for Los Angalea, Calif, where Mr. Grace has accepted responsible poslUoa ta a war Industry. Ht was formerly mail carrier oa the VWane Belle tar route. He la e-twerU-tRg a public sale of bis pmewrty te lake piece Saturday. JCe-.

IU at the OU)e Branson ma la BeSn. KOTtcE to ct ro VD EXT Corrv-tpoaAfaU are naweted te mail their oro- Rem ea 6tr aat w-ek ta lorure ph3-enuoa la the run-rat twt i ls am. The fep le pram ea Wedmoaay far the staff ta tiwni TasJiartnng Day. the pastor, officiating. Burial took place in the cemetery there.

Attend Presa Convention Mr. and Mra. Norman B. Gallagher attended the seventy-sixth annual convention and banquet of the Missouri Press Association In St Louis last weekend. The Gallaghers represented this newspaper.

Wm. L. Zev-ely of the Linn Un terrified Democrat attended the banquet 8. L. Caatleya ta California Mr.

and Mrs. 8, L. Cantley, form erly of St Louis, are making California, Mo. their future home. They were planning to move there when their daughter, Mrs.

Elma Williams, was killed In an automobile accident near there recently. They are occupying the spacious house they built for their daughter and son-in-law. Mr. Williams ia keeping a room. High Gate Teacher Called Elmer Elrod, teacher in the High Gate school, reported to Jefferson Barracks Tuesday for Induction Into the army.

Miss Mildred Scott teacher in the lower grades there, is keeing his classes this week. A teacher will be employed to fill the vacancy If Mr. Elrod la accepted. WUIoaghby Sella Farm Walter Willoughby of Belle, closed a deal Saturday with the Joplin Min lng Co, of JopUn, In which the Jop lin company became owners of the Willoughby farm. The farm compris es 118 acres and the sale price In cluded the premises and all mineral rights.

Mr. Willoughby ta looking for a good farm but may remain there a year if ha choses. TTNES ABEL VeralU Tyaea aad "Zen- Abet, Bella Coupie, Married Satarday Miss Vernita Tynes became the bride of Warren "Zk" Abel at o'clock Saturday night la a wedding ceremony performed by the Rev, Joa. P. LickUder la the BeSe Baptist persoaaga.

Mr. and Mrs, Oca Otlrer were at tendants. The bride Is a daughter of Mr. and Mra. Virgil Tree of BeSe.

and Is a gradual of eVUe h'-fk srhaoi of Mr. Abel, yw-M-rt saa of Mr. and Mrs JGea, Abel also of BeOa. rradaated from the BeSe school ta INL He Is leave neat Thoraday for s-r-tce ta the V. Maria-a.

Mrs. AM wiZt rraaala la Be for the piweL Buel Hey-r ai-Vr- an arpd.a efwratMa Miwday inentiag at St Varrs Hnanital ta Jet' Cty. Re Is rewt-ruig. -J i Mra. ARRET ABEL.

Ida Jungeblut Bride Of Harvey Garner Wedding Solemnized Sunday Eve- lng at Bland Methodist Parsonage Groom at Camp Crowder Miss Ida Jungeblut became the bride of Corporal Harvey Garner in a ceremony solemnized at 6 o'clock Sunday evening at the Bland Meth odist Parsonage by the pastor, the Rev. Wm. McNeil. The bride was attired in a street length dress of ice blue crepe with a gold necklace, with this she wore an off the face hat of black with veil. Her corsage was orchids.

Miss Ruth Dekker served as bridesmaid. She wore a street length dress of aqua blue crepe with black accessories and had a corsage of talisman roses. The bridegroom bad his brother Fred Garner as best man. He wore his military uniform and bis brother wore a dark blue suit Following the ceremony they went to the home of her parents where dinner was served to the wed ding party and the immediate families. The dining room was beautifully decorated with yellow mums and red roses.

A three-tiered wedding cake with minatute bride and groom formed the center piece of the dining table. Mrs. Garner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.

H. Jungeblut of Bland. She is a graduate of the Bland High School and has been employed at the International Shoe Company for a number of years, and her pres ent position is payroll clerk. Corporal Garner Is the son of the lste Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Garner of Bland. Before he was Inducted Into the Army last May was employed at the Bland factory for several years. Corporal Garner returned to Camp Crowder Thursday where he is ata tloaed, and Mrs. Garner will continue to make her borne with ber parents.

Gaaollaa Rattoalng Far Oaago All places of regiatratlioa will be open for purpose of Issuing the basic book from to 4 o'clock. Places of rrglstraUoa as follows: Linn, Linn High School; Chamois, Chamois High School; Morrison, Beeckera Hall; Jefferson Township and Cooper Hill, F. J. Tachappler and W. H.

Rohrer; Loom Creek, Loose Creek High School; Bonnoti Mill, Bonnets Mill High School; Westpha-U, Westphalia High School: Rich Fountain, Rich Fountain High School Freeburg. Freeburg High School; ArgyW. Art7e High School; Koeits-town. KoelUtowm High School; MHa. Meta Hvgh School; Folk, Folk school; Frankenstein, Frankenstein, High School.

Bland Methadtm Charr Church School Morning Worship Subject The Ood of Eve-elng arm 74. Subject "As Anti dote For Church Schonl 11:09 11 oo Morning Worship Subject The Ood of Hep. Cbarch School Worship srve 1 0 1-W -tafcjrrt The Cod of Htpe-. Caar-ace Burje wt te PorUaad. Oref-a wwks ace aad baa ae-refted a pomUo a at the Boat Tarda believed to have died near Vichy, and! at the hospital a physician, aald ha had been dead some little while.

Alfred Earl Bsumgartner waa son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Baum gartner, who reside 2 1-4 tnllesj southwest of Belle.

He was born Jan. 10, 1910. Surviving are his parents; two brothers. Clarence Baumgartner of Belle, and Clyde Baumgartner at Norfolk, one nephew, and three nelces. He was bsptlsed in the faith of the Liberty Church of Christ several years ago.

He had been employed at tha Belie Counter Co. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday from the Liberty Church of Christ with O. A. Mallow officiating. Pallbearers were Clyde, Clarence.

Harold and James Baumgartner, Sonny Keeney and John Rogers. Burial was in the cemetery there under direction of Sassmann Funeral Service. LAND MILK PRODUCERS RE-ELECTS OFFICERS At the annual meeting of tha Bland local of Sanitary Milk Producers held November 3, at the Bland city hall the following officers were reelected: J. Aug. Lehmryer, Bland president; Hubert Relnkensmeyer, Linn, vice-president; Henry S.

Michel, Bland, secretary-treasurer. Advisory committee conslsta of: Geo. Krieg, A. L. Neuner, W.

Loeb, H. Koepke. Delegates ta tha annual meeting of tha AaeoclaUoa are: Antoa Fick, August Lahmeyar; alternates: John W. Scbeulen and Henry Michel Anthony Boland. director waa present and reported the activtUea of the aseoctalioa for the past year.

Eater Karal Tt-b-ag Earl Ten-ill and Earl Travta of Belle, nave entuted la the U. 8. Navy and left St Louis Monday for Great Lakes, I il ia Maria Warren Trx" Abel and CboaWy Koenlg of Belle have eaUeted la tha U. S. Marinas and are la teeva Thankaglvlttg Day.

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