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"ondition. Mrs. Dean | was hysterical and bleeding badly. He took her to the home of a- relative nearby and returned to the scene of the wreck, but as an ambulance ar- | rived to take Alsup' to a hospital ebe come running back. screaming and crying. She, too, was taken to a hos- pital.
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H. O. Spencer. claim agent for the Frisco railway. told of Interviewing the crew of tha passenger train and the blues just the engine bell had been ringing continuously from ' the time the train left the Frisco pas- Fenger statlon until the wreck
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ONLY A FRIEND, GIRL'S REQUIEM ON DEAD YOUTH
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Senior" High Miss Denies Love Affair With · Suicide; She Assigns His Joblessness! and Ill Health as Motive Be -: hind Tranedv
"I can't believe that Glenn killed himself because ba was in love with thần, And i ho già I know that,
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Epondent over thst and ale
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lieve that is why he killed himself.
Lime) canio home late vulica, - night and complained of being 111. saying he had drunk some coffee snd that it was extremly bitter. He die" at 9:05 Monday morning in convul- slons. Physicians deciaret is the re- ruis of 'a deadly potson, which the south apparently took in coffee before he came home.
Another Friend Silent
Eighteen-year-old Nora Baker, who ¡ Is a housekeeper at the Pythian home. waa busy at her work at the home
few dates with the fouth.
"I have absolutely nothing o sas." i
-"e ret lied. concerning her filendship :
-- wscy. "Have you known him Yyear?" .. "Six months?" The giri again repeated. . absolutely nothing to say. 1 do not rien have a picture of bim." Funeral services for Conley will be (unuucted at 2:30 o clock rilvay asici . noon at the Starne Mortuary with in- termnent in Hazelwooch cemetery u .. der the direction of W. L. Starne Elder E L. Sanderson of the Church of Christ will conduct the services.
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Funeral services for W. P. Nell. «ged "AZ who died "Sunday at St. John's hospital. will he conducted Wednes- day morning at 10:30 o'clock at tic Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral home Burial will be In Walnut Grove, Mv.
CELIA MAY HAWKINS
Funeral services for Celia May HaW. xine, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hawkins,'316 Cherry street, will be conducted at 3:30 o'clock Wednes- day at the Herman ."I. Lohmeyer Funeral home. Burial will be in Last- lawn cemetery. The Reverend H. A. Wood will officiate.'' Besides her pa- renta, the child" is, survived by a brother, William.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1928 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marriage license: Ray Butrick, 23, and Winnifred Harrison, 21, both of Springfield.
Page 2: Celia May Hawkins died .* W. P. Neff died .**
James Fitzpatrick died .**
Page 5: Julius Salatin and James Forbes were badly injured in an motor car crash.
Page 6: A. M. Collins celebrates has 95th birthday .**
Page 8: There is a photo of and an account of Rev. H. A. Wood who came from Hume, Missouri.
95th Birthday to Be Observed Here Today by Ozarks Pioneer
A. M. Collins, Whose Father Was One of Earliest Minis- ters Here, Recalls When City Was Small Village
A. M. COLLINS' father fus a "hard- shell Baptist" preacher who lived on a pioneer farm near Virgin Bluff, on the James, and added to the family income by carving out wooden spoone, wooden bowls for bread mix- Ing, and perhaps wooden rolling pins. That was more than 80 years ago.
As a youngster it was one of Mr. Collins' tasks to make periodical trips to Mount Vernon on horseback, with - pack-horse laden with dressed wild turkey and the home-manufactured wooden articles his father had made. and to market them.
He was a toddler of three in 1886 when his father came overland from Tennessee to western Missouri by orteam.
95 YEARS OLD TODAY
Today he will celebrate his ninty- fifth birthday at the home of his son. L. E. Collins. 1800 Kast McDaniel street, with whom he lives. One of his favorite diversions is to visit the new municipal airport here. watob the planes soar to a landing and take off again, and to compare travel to- day with that of 90 years ago. But he always has refused to go up himself.
Mr. Collins was born in Corner- ville, Tenn., October 24, 1838. In 1836, with his parents and a large family of brothers and sisters, he travelled through the region where Springfield now stands. Passing on. they stopped at a large spring on Turnback and made their first Mis- souri home. Later they moved to Virgin Bluff.
His first memory of Springfield is that of a small trading post, set at the crossroads in a country abound-
Ing in wild game.
SERVED IN CIVIL WAR +
Mr. Collins served In the War of Becession as & volunteer member of Company H. 15th Missouri Cavalry.
His wife has been spent farming In the Ozarks until his retirement a few years ago, when he and his wife went to live with their son. His wife died stx years ago.
He is still active, and In excellent health, and still finds a keen joy In living. He came to Springfield when his son moved here about six months ago.
He has one other son .. W. F. Col- Uns, and a daughter. Mrs. Allce Car- ter, both of Wetumka. Okla., and he has 14 grandchildren, uncounted great-grandchildren, and one little
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Exonerate Frisco, Blame Car Driver In Fatal Accident
Absolving the Fileco railroad of blame, a coroner's jury yesterday fixed responsibility for the death of James Parker, 74. of Robinson. Jul., wbo was killed Bunday in a train cross- ing crash, upon the falliure of the driver of the car in which be war riding to obey a "stop" signai.
The bearing. bich was conducted by Jewell Windle, Greene county coro- Der, returned the verdict after beer.
ing testimony of several witnesses, in- duding Q. B. DeArnold, an occu- pant of the car.
Mra. Hasel Dean, driver of the car. and daughter of Parker, was still . patient in the Frisco hospital from Injuries suffered in the crash. Tom Alsup. the fourth person in the car. 'also was unable to leave the hospital
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'MY HOME TOWN' Backward Glimpses By Spring- fleidians to Places They're Lored and Still Cherish
By CELIA RAY
HUME, Mo., a town of 500 popula-
tion, located 81 miles south of
Kansas City near the Kansas line. is the home town of the Reverend H. A. Wood. pas- tor of the Camp- bell Avenue Methodist church Mr. Wood was born in a log cabin on a farm in Pettis county but his patents! soon moved near Hume.
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"I saw the f.st two houses erected in the town and i the first branch railroad run through it to Rich Hill." recalled Mr Wood.
"When I was a small constant companions were a little dog and a pony. Offen I rode the pony through lons days herding cattle over the prairles. Sometimes the grass was taller than the pony and I.
"During August I attended "amip meeting in a brush arbor billt in the timber. It was there I received i license to preach by popular vote of the congregation."
Mr. Wood had the distinction of being the first boy to be graduated
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from the Hume High school. There were seven members of the class Last Jear he went back to the old home town and delivered the bac. calaureate sermon for tir rie. school graduati ch. ci siich his niece was a member. 1
"I return to Hume twice a year to see my mother," said Mr. Wood "She has moved from the farm to a home in the town. She is now past 80 years of age. I enjoy these visits with my mother- with her I find rest and Deace-coatparionsin. sweet and tender."
DEATHS
CELIA) MAY HAWKINS Funeral rvices for Celia May Hawkins, infoat daughter of Mr and Mr. O. M. Hawkins, 816 Cherry street. will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock to- der At Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral
IM MONTIDd H. A' Hood will officiate, Besides her parents she is survived by a brother, William.
W. P. NEFF
Funeral services for W. P. Neff aged 82. who died Sunday at &t John'a hospital, will be conducted at 10:30 o'clock today at the Herman H Lohmeyer Funeral home. Burial will be in Walnut Grove, Mo.
JAMES FITZPATRICK
Funeral servicea for James Fitz- patrick, 76, wil be conducted at 10 o'clock today at Klingner Funeral home. Burial wil be In Greenlawn cemetery. Mr. Fitzpatrick died Mon- day night following a brief liness at his home. 2143 Kellett avenue.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1928 -- LEADER
Page 1: Mrs. Virginia Ryker Steury sues to divorce Elmer Lee Steury .* Robert Kelley died .**
Page 14: A son Wayne Thomas Gregory was born October 22 to Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Gregory, 1099 East Brower street.
Marriage license: Warren W. Cooper, 23, of Stover and Evelyn Marriott, 21, of Springfield.
Page 18: Celia May Hawkins died .* W. P. Neff died .** James Fitzpatrick died .* Charlotte May Cook died .* Allan Stockstill died .**
W. P. NEFT
Funeral services for W. P. Natf Ware conducted at 10:20 o'clock this morn- ing at tha Herman H. Lohmeyer Fu- perat home. Burtal. ww in Walnut Grove. Mo.
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FITZPATRICK SERVICES
Funeral services were conducted :May at the Klingner Funeral home - for James Fitzpatrick, Burini was in Greenlawn cemetery.
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SECOND DIVORCE AT 19 IS SOUGHT BY BEAUTY HERE
Virginia Ryker Steury Says Second Husband's Love Soon Cooled
'HE LOVED ANOTHER'
Marriage Lasts Less Than -: Fortnight; Fashion Page -. ant Aftermath ·
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. "A new chapter was written'in the divorce courts today to conclude the second whirlwind romance of Mrt. Virginia Ryker Steury. 19. Spring- field girl, who reigned as & beauty queen at Benfor High school here during :hr 1926-27 term.
Twice married eince mbe was crowned beauty queen of the high school yearbook, The Resume, the 19- year-old girl today flied sult for di- vorce from Elmer Lee Steury. 21. of 1306 St. Louis street, whom she mar- T .. .: 'hree weeks ago.
Because of her age, It was neces- sary for Gene Diemer. her attorney, to file the suit through the girl's mother, Mrs. Ethel Ryker.
General maiguilles and incompati- bility ere set forth In Mrs. Steury's suit to break tue ution with Steury. I who is employed as a decorator at a women's clothing shop here. . man Regels! will be in the
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DEATHS
1. 1. HAWKINS INTANT
Funeral bervions were conducted at 2:30 o'clock today at the Harman H. Lohmeyer Funeral home for Celis May Hawkins, infant daughter of Mr. and Mra. O. M. Hawkins, of 316 Cher- ry street. Burial took place in Rest Lawn' cemetery, the Rev. H. A .Wood omnateting.
COOK INFANT
Funeral services for Charlotte May . Cook. Intan: daughter of Mr. and Xm Ing:, Cook, 1014 West Florida street, will be conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Klingner ! Pineal home with butel following A.
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wys a star in fine pageant, and 8 directorpå
She was married May 11, 1037. to - Frid L . Walker bere, and that - sept- rated February 18 of this year. Later ·he filed suit for divorce, declaring hint Walker quarreled and ungmeu a. her during their married Life and the. : be used liquor to excess.
This divorce action also accused Walker of nonsupport and declared : who was forced to seek ald of her fother for' her support. The divorce Las granted last May ..
"Just Made a Mistake" Bto ty will make no attempt to op- pose the divorce sult. he sald this afternoon, frinkly discussing the brief matrimonial venture. When he took his pretty bride soon after their mar- rlage to 85 Louis, where he had ob- tamed & position, they both soon were bomencx, he said, and discovered that they: were not in love. . Then came the -mutual decision. to return home and separate.
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His courtship of Mra. Steury was of the briefest sort. the youth revealed They had been going together "steady" only about two weeks when they married. . though he had known. ber casually at Senior High school and ister in swo style pageants bere in which she appeared.
"There wasn't any trouble." he said. "except that I found we had made a mistakes that I didn't love her and apparently she didn't love me. We made a mistake and the best thing bow for us both is to try to forget it."
PARALYSIS OF THROAT IS FATAL TO BOY HERE ..
Loringi hin'; voici i While, attending sebool Friday. Robert Kelley. 10-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. N. Kelley of Zebra, Mo., died in a hospital here mandy
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The illness which caused the boy's desth ww an ascending paralysis which mede swallowing Imposible and slowly checked respiration. Nour- ..... nl æn. administered to him throught a etomson tube after he was brought to a hospital bere yesterday. The body will be taken overland today to Zebra. 80 . miles north of "Ichation, where Intiers: screice- -!!! be conducted at 2.Ju o clock i nuradny
cemetery there under aut .. i.ou of Herman Lohmeyer.""""
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Lored . Another,'He said The divorce petition osclaret thai soon after thetr marriage ber . Rus- band "told her he did that" love. her. that be was in love With : another girl;and wished be wir trie. to: marry
He told her Mra. ateury declares in the petition' that
charges that' Me. ten deterdely "cota
Stury wat to the home of ber for brief romance with' Steury
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ALLAN STOCKSTILL
The body of Allan Stockstill, about 70, & farmer living 10 miles northeast of Bpringfield, will arrive today from Chicago and will be taten charge of by the Klingner Funeral home here to be prepared for burial Mr. Stock- still died a few days ago while visit-
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THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1928 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Harry E. Schneider died .**
Marriage license: Walter W. Cooper, 23, of Stover and Evelyn Marriott, 21, of
Springfield.
Marriage license: Lester W. Garton, 21, and Muriel N. Boyts, 21, both of
Springfield. Marriage license: Vern P. Trantham,25, of Tulas, Okla., and Mildred Prophet, 24, of Springfield.
Page 3: Charlotte May Cook died .** Celia May Hawkins died .*
Page 7: Robert Kelly died .**
Page 10: There is a photo and an article about R. F. Smalley who came from Hartville, Missouri .**
Page 14: Two marriage licenses have not been returned .*
PARALYZED RESPIRATION CAUSES DEATH OF YOUTH
Robert Kelly. 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Kelley of Zebra, Mo., died in a hospital here yesterday of an unusual malady which para- lyzed respiration.
The youth lost his voice while at- tending school last Friday. The 111- ness, according to attending physi- clans, was an ascending paralysis which made awallowing Impossible and slowly checked respiration.
The body was taken overland to Zebra, 10 miles north of Lebanon. yes- terday afternoon, where funeral ser- vices will be held at 2:30 o'clock to- day. Burial will be in the cemetery there under direction of Herman Loh- meyer.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Hanel n Cooper 23. blower. and
tu W Outon. JI. and Murle N.
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LICENSES ARE MISSING Official return of two marriage licenses issued early last summer have never been made to hia office. Jack W. McKee, recorder of deeds. said yesterday. The licenses were those issued to William D. Kootz of Hutch- inson, Kan., and Eulah Price of Elk- land, June 8, and to Ned C. Smith of Springfield and Julia M. Adair of Pleasant Hope May 10.
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RACE WITH DEATH LOST BY OZARKIAN
West Plains Stockman Dies While Crossing Missouri River
Harry E. Schneider. 28. prominent stockman of West Plains, lo:t a race with death at Jefferson City yester- day. Ile succumbed in un automobile from Acnemin while speeding 10 ward home. where he wanted to dic.
Schneider and his wife, accom- punted by another couple, fett West Plains yesterday morning for Roches- ter. Minn. where Schneider planned to receive treatment. At Moberly he suffered a relapse and asked that he be taken home to die. Just as The car crossed. the Missourl river bridge he succumbed. The widow and ouc son survive. -
DEATHS
CHARLOTTI' MAY COOK Funeral services for Charlotte May Cook. Infant daughter of Mr. and Mra Louis Cook. 1014 West Florida street, will be conducted at 2 o'clock toc.ay at KiIngner Funeral home Burial will be in Greenlawn ceme-
HAWKINS INFANT
Funeral services wire conducted at 1:30 o'clock yesterday at the Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral home for Cella May Hawkins, Infant . igi ter of Mr and Mrs. O. M. Hawkins, 316 East Cherry street. Burial was in East L wn cemetery. the Reverend H .. A. Wood officlutings
'MY HOME TOWN' Backward Glimpses By Spring. fieldians to Places They've Loved and Still Cherish
By CELIA RAY
R. F. SMALLL .. chairman of the agriculture bureau of the Cham- ber of Commerce and head of the poultry and dairy leed department of the Lipscomb w.all and Seed! company. fre- quently returns to hts old home town! of Hartville and to the community of ! Fuson where he lived until be was growIl.
Hc gets much .easure. he says.' out of visiting old. Smalley friends and he' takes pride in the agricultural progress of the region.
Mr. Smalley was born on a fa: near Seymour and when he was 3 ! years of age his family moved to Fuson, which then was a little post- . office six miles from Hartville. Mr Smalley'a earliest experience in agri- culture came when he was 9 years of age and put In a crop of corn tended a small garden and a little crop of oats. His first interest dairying, which he has done much to promote in the Orarks, was when he was placed in charge of a cream
station at the Fuson storc.
On Saturdays he would buy cream from farm women who marketed it in small tin buckets. He tested the. cream with a Babcock tester. a new device at that tline. On Mondays he started the trip to Niangua to take cream and poultry for ship- i ment. The cream was sent to Mountain Grove, by way of Spring- fleld. It took two days for him to make the trip to Nlangua and back. . The cream station at Fuson was one of the first In that section. Later Mr. Smalley served as postmaster at Fuson for a time. The little pos' office since has been discontinued
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"I enjoy going back to visit." says Mr. Smalley. "The drive between Mansfield and Hartville is one of the finest In the country. They have ' made fine progress In poultry rais. ing. datrying and the like in that country."
At Fuson Mr. Smalies Vits hit old friends Including A A Barr. a progressive farmer; L. R Fritz. a pioneer poultryman of the Ozarks W. R. Delk, prominent stockman and others.
"Hartville has a beautiful lake formed by a dam to furnish elec- tricity for the town." he adds "There also are some ilne large . ; poultry plants there Harry Clod felter Is one of the progressive poul. tryman there. Roy Curtis has one t
of the most modern poultry plants i In the state near Hartville. There also are other fine agricultura' projects in the community."
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THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1928 -- LEADER
Page 9: Harry E. Schneider died .**
Page 14: A daughter Gracie May Ivey was born October 24 to Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Ivey, 2048 North Missouri avenue.
A son Billy Lee Beersman was born October 23 to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Beersman. Cook infant died .**
Emil Schwarzenbach died .*
John Kouba died .** Glenn Connely died .*
James Parker died.
Mrs. Sarah Guthrie died .** N Pratt divorced Glenn Pratt. They have a minor child.
Page 18: Edward F. Daily died .**
DEATHS
COOK INFANT
Funetral services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cook were conducted today at the Klingner Funeral chapel. Burtai was in Greenlawn cemetery.
WEST PLAING. MAN DIES
bistting to Rochester, Mint. 1 the planned to receive treatment, but turning again toward home when De rudared . s relapse at. Moberly, Mob; Harry E. Schneider, 28. prominent stockman of West Plains died of Angela yesterday; as his car. 1-7 the Mimourl -river. at Oty. He is survived by's widow and -
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JOHN KOUDA
John Kouba. 59. died yesterday In a local hospital. The body was taken overland by the Alme Lohmeyer Un- dertaking company to Houston, Mo .. for burlsl. He is survived by the widow and one daughter, Thelma.
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GLENN CONNELY
Funeral services for Olenn Connely will be conducted Friday afternoon at the Starne Mortuary. Interment
"in Hazelwood cemetery.
JAMES PARKER
body of James Parker -w Ripped to White Rock, Il, todey for Burdi thers by the W. L. Starne Un- do taking company.
MRS. SARAH GUTHRIE
Mrs. Sarah Guthrie of route 7. Springfield, died this morning at 7 o'clock at the home of ber son. Bassie Outhfle of route 7. She is survived by; the one son and three daughters. Miss 'Lutte Guthrie of the homs ad- dress, fand Mrs. Bessie Wise, Windy- ville. Mo., and Mrs. Oma Paltz of Wyoming. Funeral arrangementa are not completed. but the body will be taken overland to Cockery, Mo, for burlaf hr the Herman H Lohmeser funeral home
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FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1928 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marriage license: Louie W. Newton, 41, of Henderson, Ky., and Mabel M. VanDorn, 18, of Walnut Grove.
Page 5: Mrs. Sarah Guthrie died .* Emil Schwarzenbach died .**
Glenn Connely died .** James Parker died .** John Kouba died .*
Page 12: There is a photo of and an account of Clyde O. Sperry who came from Bolivar, Missouri .**
Page 14: Card of thanks.
DEATHS
MRS. SARAH GUTHRIE Funcral arrangements for Mrs. Sarah Guthrie are Incomplete. She died yesterday at the home of. her Bon, Bassle Guthrie, route No. 7. De- talls are under the direction of Her- . man H. Lohmeyer Funeral honie The body will be taken overlund to Crocker, Mo., for burial. She is sur- vived by her son and three daugh- ters, Miss Lutte Guthrie, of the home address: Mire. Bersic Wise. Windy- ville, Mo .. and Mrs. Oma Peltz of Wyoming.
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I.MH. SCHWARZENBACH
Funeral services for Emill Schwer- tenbach, 54. of Fair Grove, will be . conducted st 10 o'clock todny at the Methodist church At Fair Grove Burial will be in. Mt. Vernon ceme- fery under direction of J. W. Kling- Der Funeral home. Mr. Schwarzen- bach died yesterday following a long Ulness. He Is survived by his wife. One daughter. Mrs. Mary Keener, Los Angeles, and a son. Leonard, of Fair Grove.
GLENN CONNELY
Funeral services for Glenn Connely will be conducted thia afternoon at Starne mortuary. Burial will be In Hazelwood cemetery.
JAMES PARKER
The body of Jamea Parker shipped to White Rock, Ill., for burlal vesterday by W. L. Starne undertaker. :
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Eden P. Dally,, for 23 years the agentefe the Katy rallroed at Galena. Kan .. d'~1 this morning : at 10:30 O'clock et the home of # brother, Charles Dally. 1019 North Main 4ve- nue. following a stroke of apoplexy 6.w.u., a.p!it. He was 59 years old. Mr. Dally drove from Galena to his "brother's bome Saturday for a visit ** * Ras #rirken that night
He is survived by his wife and two brothc:z. Charles of Springfield, and Peter Dally of Oldwien, Iowa. He was and the Modern Wooden of America 'at Osiem. .
Funtru! services probably will be conducted Baturday at the Mount .Hope cemetery near Joplin under the e': pires of the Masonic lodige. The hody will be taken overland by the Herman H. lohmeyer Funeral home.
EMIL SCHWARZENBACH
Emil Schwarzenbach,'54 years old. dled this morning at his home at Fair Grove, Mo., after a long liness. Ho. 10 survived by his'wife, one daughter. Mrs. Mary Keener of Los Angeles, and rine son. Leonard F. Schwarzenbach of Fair Grove. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 o'colck Friday morn- Ing at the M F. church at Fair Grove aud burial will be in the Mount Ver- non cemetery under the direction of . .. ....- gner, undertaker.
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MY HOME TOWN' Backward Glimpses By Spring- fleldlans to Places They've Lored and Still Cherish
By CELIA RAY
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BOLIVAR. county seat of Polk county, is the home town of Clyde O. Sperry, realtor and Insur- ance broker. Very often the Spring- field man returns to visit old friends and to take pleas- ure In progress made by the town. Mr. Sperry was 16 years of age when he left Boll- var to come to Springfield. His father. J. N. Sperry, was mayor of the town and : was just complet- ing a term in that Sperry office when he moved lus family here.
One of the incidents Mr. Sperry remembers In his boyhood is when 'the county court ordered that the magnificent trees in the court yard be cut to give an unobstructed view of the new court house. Now, he . finds. a determined effort is being made to raise ino.c trecs.
"Bolivar is a pretty town." I:e de- clares. "Since I left there the square and main streets have been paved. There are many fine shade trees,
throughout the town and beautiful' homes. The Southwest Baptlet col-' lege also Is there and the town Is a good agricultural center."
Mr. Sperry says that en huis visits to the town he particularly likes to ; look over the old swimming hole. the home where he formerly lived, and the other places associated with ! his boyhood there.
There are, a large number of . , Springfield business and professional ! men who lived in Bollvar at the time Mr. Sperry was there. In fact. ho points out. the entire county of Polk 1; well represented among the civic leaders of Springfield.
JOBN KOUBA
: The body of John Kouba, 59. wns taken overland to Houston. Mo., for burial yesterday by the Alma Loh- meyer Funeral home. He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Thelma.
CARDS OF THANKS
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many friends and Delghbora for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the iliness and death of our beloved one. Also for the beautiful floral offerings. Especially do we :bank the Reverend Edwin W. Armstrong and Reverend W. O. Hicks. Wa also thank the choir and Mr. W. L. 8tarne. Mrt. HATTIE HEADLEE
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