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La Plata Home Press from La Plata, Missouri • 8

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a a La Plata Home Press ADS cents a word Card of Thanks 50c In Memoriam $1.00 FOR SALE FOR SALE A few choice Duroc males and gilts. Extra good. Cholera immuned. Henry P. Smith Novelty, Mo.

6-4tp FOR SALE One Winkler Oil heater. Used. Heats two rooms. One latge size Norge heater, Good as new. Herron Hardware.

8-1t FOR SALE Texaco filling station and garage in Atlanta on highway 63 Pearl Walker 6-3tp FOR SALE Car parts and filling station accessories. Dwight Gragg. 8-1tp FOR SALE Wheat straw, 10c the field, Ph. 19F2. R.

E. Windle. 50-tt SALE Pears. Mrs. J.

M. Self. 8-1tp FOR SALE Adair County coal delivered in La Plata and vicinity. Lump and egg $8, nut and stoker $7. Licensed in city of La Plata.

Phone La Plata 392 or Buck Wilson, Novinger 29F5- collect. '5 6tp FOR SALE Farm easy power driven saw and mower outfit 41 h. p. motor with 2 saw blades. 20 and 24 in.

Ernest Wood. Da Plata, Mo. R.R. No. 1 7-2tp FOR SALE Pawnee seed wheat, price $2.35.

98 pet. germination. Murrell Easley, 9 mi. southeast of La Plata. Ph.

12R1. 8-2tp FOR SALE Nice fat baking hens $1. Mrs. A. L.

Ramsey. 8-1tp FOR SALE 40 acres on highway -REA and RFD, at Elmer: includes the Elmer Lake. Priced at $2500. Terms, See R. White and Son Company at Macon, for 50 years a safe place to do business.

8-4t FOR RENT SANDERS RENTED. For floors and edges. Johnston Hardware. Tele. 21 41-tt FOR RENT Sleeping rooms and 5 room apartment.

Warren Wolf. 7-2tp. FOR RENT 20 acres land for Wheat. See Claude Phillips, Ph. 4F2.

7-2tp FOR RENT A furnished apartment with furnace heat and water. Available Nov. 1. Ella Mairens 8-2t NOTICE NO TRESPASSING trespassing hunting on the Rickey farms- Homer H. and Ruth Rickey- 52-tt No hunting or trespassing 'on the Carl Angell Olive Gilbreath McLorn farm or on the tie Olive Gilbreath McLorn farm.

8-tf NOTICE We are factory trained and equipped for complete service, cleaning and adjusting car- Card of THANKS wish to thank the good nurses and doctors at the KOH hospital for their care. Also thank the many friends and neighbors who visited me sent cards, floTa wers and other gifts. Thanks to the Elmer Assembly of God Church for their prayers and other acts of kindness. May God richly Bless each of you prayer. -Mrs.

Carrie Thompson Card of THANKS Words fail me when trying to express my thanks for the many cards, letters and personal calls received by me during my' recent illness. Such a host of friends is very comforting and I am sure had much to do with- quick recovery. Thank you so much.r -Everett Frazee NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby, given to all creditors and others interested in the estate of Frank Sweesy, deceased, that Margery May Waters, Admrx. of said estate, to make final settlement thereof at the next term of Probate Court of Macon County, State of Missouri, to be held at the Court said county on the 8th day of November, 1954. MARGERY MAY WATERS ADMINISTRATRIX ATTEST: GEORGE N.

DAVIS, Probate Judge 7-4t ADMINISTRATORS C. T. A. NOTICE Notice is Hereby Given, Letter of Administration c. t.

a. upon the estate of Daisy, May Jansen, deceased, have been granted to the undersigned Administrator c. t. a. by the Probate Court of Macon County, Missouri, bearing the date 16th day of August, 1954.

All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them to me for allowance within six months from the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate; and it said claims be not exhibited within one year from date of. first publication of this notice they will be forever barred. PAUL C. Adminstrator c.t.a, Attested by me this 16th day of August. 1954 (SEAL) GEORGE N.

DAVIS Judge of Probate Court 7-4t Mettes Obiturary Funeral services for James Francis Mettes. 45, of Edelstein. who died Sept. 20 in a Peoria Hospital, were held the following Thursday morning at the Weber Funeral Home with Father Spalding. officiating, Death came as a result of a heart attack at 3 a.m.

Monday morning at his home. He had been in failing health since March. Born at Atlanta, he had been employed at the Keystone Steel and Wire Company in Peoria for the past 17 years. On April 30. 1929 he married Miss Ida Maude Davis at Atlanta.

Five children were born: Mrs. Beverly Snyder, Peoria; Jimmy, Phillip, Tommy and Johnny the home. Surviving are his wife, four sons, one daughter, a daughter Deloma, father, by a brother previous Clifford marriage, and sister, Mary, of Edelstein, and a brother Lyle of Shelbina. Preceding him in death were his mother, and a brother, Raymond. Burial was in the Catholic ce- now makes SKELLY FURNACE OIL without tiL BETTER THAN EVER! ANTI CLOGGING ACTION ADDITIVE RETARDS SLUDGE Save discomforts winter save break-down SKELLY PREVENTS RUST repair bills get the highest BTU REDUCES GUM output possible use new Skelly Furnace Oil with SK-121 DECREASES CARBON New Skelly SK-12 retards the IS ASH-FREE mation of insoluble residues, the major cause of clogged filters, CLEANS STABILIZES nozzles, screens and lines.

It's tive from fuel tank to flame, assuring a clean- free-flowing fuel at ORDER YOUR TODAY! all comfort, times. All greater this economy plus with greater the SUPPLY Race concentrated Oil is heat guaranteed new to Skelly deliver. FurLA PLATA OIL CO. The Home Press metery Chillicothe, Ill. Out of town relatives at the funeral Mr.

and Mrs. Lyle Mettes of Shelbina, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Massey of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs.

M. V. Maloney of Macon and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lyons, Shelbina.

Elmer PTA Planning Fall Festival Oct. 18 By Mrs. Jennie Grubbs The Elmer P. T. A.

is planning a Fall Festival for their regular at meeting night, Monday, Oct. 18, the High Auditorium. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chilli, pie and coffee will be sold beginning at 6 p.m. Donations of food may left at the Mock and Mathis grocery. program will start at 7:15.

The Freshman Class will preone act play, "Wild Cat by a Willies' Lucky Number" followed the Mountain" by the Sophomores. play, La Plata, Mo. Page THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1954 There will be speciality, numbers by, the Music Department. Following the program there will be cake walk, fortune telling, fish pond type carnival, ment. The P.

T. A. asks that you bring chickens, aprons, home made cakes, etc. for the cake for the fish pond to leave walk, wrapped ten cent, articles them at Drake's Store. Funds raised will go toward school improvement.

Board Makes Decision On Lunch Issue The hot lunch committee of the Parent Teachers Association met at the La Plata High School Tuesday evening to discuss plans for starting a hot lunchroom as soon as possible. The committee meeting followed closely, a decision on the school board relating part to the starting of vocational agriculture and hot lunch- gram in the schools. At its last meeting, the board decided that to institute a hot lunch program and vocational agriculture course, a building prohave gram costing about $50,000 would to be voted. The board expressed the opinion that such an amount would be excessive for the La Plata' District alone to raise. The board's suggestion was that since the La Plata serves 22 school districts besides the La Plata district proper, that of the 22 districts Vote $2000 each toward building a vocational agriculture-hot lunch building.

The La Plata District would raise the remaining portion of the money necessary and provide the teachers. burator on any make of oil heat21. 51-tf ers. Johnston's Hardware, Phone FARM LOANS Come in arid see Will us about office your farm financing. be in Wednesdays and Saturdays.

H. D. Snider Company, 107 E. Bourke Macon, Mo. 3-tt NOTICE GAMBLE store fran-1 chise available.

Real opportunity for individual with investment. Stock a complete line of hardware, housewares, paints, appliances, toys, etc. Free training. Write to Les Sismilch. Box.

106, Chillicothe. 5-4tp NOTICE Dry Oak tree tops or green wood. Come get it. Paul Moots. 7-3tp 15th.

Everyone welcome. Mrs. NOTICE Love Valley Pie Supper Arthur Richards, teacher. 7-2t NOTICE Love Valley Pie Supper and program Oct. 15 Candidates invited.

Everyone welcome. Mrs. Arthur Richards teacher. 8-1tp NOTICE Just this week! A modern wrought iron television stand (reg. $10.95 value) FREE with each table model Hunter Radio and TV La Plata 8-1t NOTICE Pie and candy supper Bear Creek School Oct 19 Candidates welcome.

Helen Spencer, teacher. 8-1tp NOTICE Illinois Bend Church old fashioned chicken supper: on Oct. 20, 6-8 p.m. Adm. 75 and 35.

8-1t. WANTED WANTED Someone to hand quilt. Must be close stitching. Will furnish tops and supplies needed. Write.

Ivan B. Self, 4117 Ridgeway Aurora, Ill. 7-2tp WANTED you to see on WGEMAdolph Menjou "Favorite 9 p.m. standard time each clair Marketer, Harvey Bros. Sunday.

Sponsored by your Sin51-t WANTED To do your custom baling. 10c a bale or on the shares. Bob Yantis. Ph. 8R2.

8-ff THANKS Card of THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks to relatives, friends and to neighbors for the beautiful flower, the lovely food, many. cards and deeds of kindness shown us in our recent bereavement. We especially want to thank. Mrs. Bruce McGee and Mrs.

Martha McDade, Rev. Thompson, Rev. Johnson, Mrs. Harker, Mrs. Vaughn, and Bragg for the bea'utiful music.

May Gods richest blessings abide with each of you. -Mr Mrs: Ferman, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Longfield and Larry Mr. and Mrs.

Lee Bunch and Pam A HOME PRESS WANT-AD Security Benefit Life Ins. Co. Reams Insurance Agency Insurance of all types Be sure of your Security by Insuring wisely today. 2 DOLLAR DAYS Friday Saturday, Oct. 15th 16th THESE ARE BARGAINS THAT 110 ARE ONLY OFFERED ON OUR DOLLAR DAY SALE.

5 Yards Fancy Print $1.00 Home Hospital Sheets 2 for $3.00 Dark Light Striped Flannel, 3 yds. $1.00 Colored Solid Fancy Chambrys, 5 yds. $1.00 Solid Color Corduroys 79c yd. Demins, Suede Cloth, etc. 2 yds.

$1.00 Ladies Cotton Plisse Slips $1.00 Ladies Rayon Panties, 3 pr. $1.00 Ladies 1st Quality Hose 66c pr, Girls Can-Can Slips $1.77 Birdseye Diapers, 2 doz. $3.00 Boy's Turtleneck T-Shirts $1.00 Gingham Cotton Dresses $4.48 While they last straight halves One T-Stand of House-dresses to 'be sold at $1.00 each when you purchase a Dress, Coat or Suit over $10.00. These are national known dresses so get in early while the selection is good. Marie Barkers Special Sale on HAND CREAM Regular $1.50 only 75c Colored Cotton Sheet Blankets 70 90 $2.00 ea.

Plastic Garment Bags $1.00 holds 14 garments, SHOP IN LA PLATA AND SAVE Tansil "The Store Pepperel Sheets 81 108 $3.00 ea. Pepperel Cases 36 42 $1.29 pr. Foam Rubber Pillows $4.00 ea. White Sheet Blankets 70 90 $1.88 Bedspreads (Narrow Chenille in ass't solid colors) $5.00 ea. China Gift Items (good Ass't.) 88c ea.

Plastic Drapes $1.00 pr. Men's Argyle Soxs 2 pair $1.19 Men's Cushion Sole Soxs 4 pr. $1.00 White Colors Men's Sweat-Shirts S-M-L $1.00 Men's 8 oz. Blue Jeans $1.98 pr. Men's 8 oz.

Test Overalls $2.89 pr. Test Grey Khaki Worksuits $4.75 suit Extra pant $2.60 Shirt $2.15 Broadcloth Shorts 2 pr. $1.00 Men's Nylon Shorts $1.00 pair Cotton Throw Rugs 58 x'110 $2.00 Men's Cotton Unionsuits $1.98 A De. Don't Forget to add a pair of Levi's FREE PARKING Grantges of Famous Brands".

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