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MRS. FRANCES RHODES
Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Challota Rhodes, 58, who died Friday night at her home, 630 Page street, will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock to- day at the home. The Reverend I. D. Harris. will officiate. Burial will be'in Hazelwood cemetery under direction of W. L. Starne, undertaker.
17 MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1928 -- LEADER
Page 4: Fifteen marriage licenses have not been returned .**
Page 10: There is an article about the pencil factory.
Page 11: Miss Dorothy Durst, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Durst of 773 East Walnut street, and George Horton were married Friday in St. Louis.
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Page 12: William Kintrea died. *
A daughter Florence Hazel Themisch was born September 12 to Mr. and Mrs.
· Julius Themisch, 1515 West Lynn street.
A son Henry Eugene Ruggles was born September 10 to Mr. and Mrs. George M. Ruggles of Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Ruggles was formerly Miss Ruth Smith of Springfield.
Mrs. Anna Kate Burgess died. ** Charles D. Mills died .*
William Reichle died .**
W. R. Watson died .* Mrs. Frances Challota Rhodes died .* Henry Richter died .** Buddy Elders died .**
Mrs. Alice E. Suttle died .*
Champion Shoe Salesman, Uncle Billy' Kintrea Dies
Em yed for 'Sixty Years at Heers Store, He Set Unique Record; Associates Will Be Pall Bearers at Funeral - Services Tuesday Morning
Willlem Kintres, 80 years old., who fa dodbt be sold moms Abges then Ppy sold more shoes and boots in Spring- other man has ever disposed of 'in Springfield and Greene county. end probably southwest Misedurl. Never Reed . Book field and Greene county than any other man living and who worked for abe. firm for 60 years, died at his homoe at 1947 North Douglas avenue yesterday afternoon.
"Uncle Billy." as he was known to the many thousand Springfield and Greene county people who bad. pur- chased footwear frodi" him;''wu a veteran employe of the Heera Store company here.
He came to Springfield from Can- ada when 20 years old and imme- diately went to work for the Heart Fagner company store which was lo- cated on Boonville hill, where the Lines Music company store is now lo- cated.
BlIty Years on One Job
Xpergetic and anxious to work ba was placed In the boot and shoe de- partment. Each of his 00 years with the store wu spent in this depart- ment. Two years ago he was retired
However, for a year or so after bia retirement, he came to the store every morning, always arriving on ttine. and helped wait on customers, although he was not required to do 10.
"Uncle Billy" was characterized by Les Beer. u one of the best shoe elerka the store has ever had. Without
Although He had little schooling and never read a bood in his life, Uncle Billy was well informed on most. . any ._ subject, that might arise to the day's conversation. His Infor- mation was received from newspapers of which he was an inveterate reader. His reading took In every page, and every column, Mr. Heer said. He was especially interested in politics and sporta.
He was a great lover of children, and much of his earnings went to buying them candy and presente. His acquaintanceship among children took lb a large number in Springfield and rural Greene county. . Most of them, upon coming to the store, would immediately hunt him and chat with him.
He never married. Up until three years ago he lived with a sister, Mrs.
Funeral services will be held at the Herman Lohmeyer funeral home at 10 -'' Tuesday morning. Pall- bearers were chosen from among his associates at the atore. They are E. E. Heer. Lee Heer, E. H. Drake, 8am Scarborough. Kenneth Carmichael and Charles Morton.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mm. Juliu Themisch, 1515 West Lynn street, a. . unce the birth of a daughter, Flc ice Hazel, on September 12. Mr. and Mrs. Geor M. Ruggles of innounce the igene, or. Sep- 'a wu former- this city. 'lis, Minn, birth of a son, Hen: tember 10. Mrs. Ru; ly Miss Ruth Smith
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15: MARRIAGE LICENSE RETURNS ARE MISSING
Required returns'on ' 15 marriage licenses Lesued. more . tham, three monthe ago have not bein made .in hie office, Jack W. MeKes, ''recorder i af, deeds, mid this morning. . $13 " *. The law requires that a, minister : or other persons authorised to - per- form marriages ceremonies should make a retard on the certificate within 90 daye 'after the ceremony , is performed," MeKee sald. "Conse- quenily. our records cannot be com- i pleted until these returns are made." Licenses lavued on which the re- .
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tu:i.s have not been made Include : those of Westly Jenkins and Ella Strafford, Byros P. Player and Barth ! Berotce Burt, Ned C. Smith and Julia' M. Adalr. Burt R. Bowen and Mme Rill Raymond A Welch And I !!!; Gale Canfield. William A Andrews and Ida A Dinselrein. William D' . Koon'7 and Full Price. Elton C. . Smith and Mary Elizabeth . Hampson. . Paul Richmond and Lena Meezell." Glen !; 1! Crain mod Nins Stokes. | Odie ' Richards and Golda Ashcraft . Alva Ausderson aud Amy Gardner. - Harrison Reed and Eula Swain. | Charles H. Harrison. . Jr., and Hilda : Marle Ci !!!. John L'. Robb and Rinnie Seatt Whl:c.
DEATHS
MRS. ANNA KATE BURGESS CARTHAGE, Mo., Sept. 17.Funer! services for Mrs. Anna Kate Burgess. who died here Saturday, will be held this afternoon at the Umier-Drake funeral home. Mrs. Burgess was the wife of J. C. Burgess, pioneer resident !: She is survived by her husband, fire! sons, Arthur of this city. Earl of St. Louis, Clement of Tulsa, Okla .; Lou for Wichita, Kas., and J. K. of Cubes two daughters. Mim Grece Burgess of Lebanon and Mrs. Ralph Carr of Eml- nence. The eldest son, Richard, wy killed in France nine days before the armistice was signed .. "The Legion. post at Carl Junction is named for bìm. .
* : WILLIAM REICHLE.
William Reichle, 76. Ozark pioneer, died this morning at 1:35 o'clock at his home. 2118 North Campbell ave- nue, following . Upgering juness. Mr. Reichle was a pioneer of this section. haring lived here since the age of 14. He ta. survived by . three cons, Albert w. 'and Harry, of Springfield. and Charles D. of Detroit, Mich., one daughter, Mrs. Henry Deckert of Chi- cago, one granddaughter, Mra. Klien Owen, also of Chicago; two grandsons. Albert Page of Grand' Rapida, Mich., and Merrill Reichle of Detroit. Fu- neral services, under direction of the Herman Lohmeyer funeral home, will probably be held Wednesday morning at. the Sacred Heart church, with bur- ilal in St. Mary's cemetery.
CHARLES D. MILLS
Funeral services for Charles D. Mills, 56, who was killed in an acci- dent at Olney. Tezas. Friday, will be held Tuesday afternon at 2 o'clock at. his home here, 1942 North Robberson Lvenus. The body arrived from Texar! this morning and the Herman Lob- meyer funeral directors took charge Burial will be In Oreen Lawn cemi- tery .
W. R. WATSON.
W. R. Watson, aged 49 years, of 780 East Monroe street, died at his home this morning at 5 o'clock following . brief Illness. He is survived by bla widow. one daughter. Eva May, and one son. Quy, both of the home ad- dress. Funeral arrangements under direction of Hermao Lohmeyer funer- ni home, are Incomplete.
MRS. FRANCES RHODES
Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Challota Rhodes, 68. were held this -- afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home . idress. 630 Page street. The Rev- .... : D Harris will officiate Burial .. incriwood cemetery under direc- , Con of W. L. Starnc.
HENRY RICHTER
Henty Richter. 69. retired farmer, .ed at his home 801 North Warren Pet & M: ": !!! ! survived
by his widow, and one daughter. Mrs. de Blokir of this city. Funeral services will be held at 11 : o'clock Wednesday morning. at the Klingner Funeral parlors. Burial will be in Kerr cemetery, near Billings, Mis- sourt. :
ELDERS INFANT'
Word was received here this morning of the death of Buddy Elders, Infant son of Mr. Opal Riders, formerly of Springfield and . now reiding in Brooklyn, New York. Mr. Elders moved to Brooklyn shortly after ber husband, A. C.' Elders died in Spring- field last winter. The Infant ts sur- rived by his mother and one sister, Mary Elizabeth Elders.
MRS. ALICE SUTTLE
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon Klingner's Funeral chapel by the Reverend E. O. Bechler, pastor of Cen- tral Christian church for Mrs. Alice E. Suttle, widow of J. W. Suttle. route 9 on the Cherry street road. She was the mother of eight children. Two daughters, Edos G. Buttla and Della D. Sutule; and four sons. E. G. Suttle and Harry L. Suttle, all of Spring- field, Mo .; K. E. buttle, Tulsa, Okla,, and T. O. Suttle, survive her. Mrs. Suttle moved to Springfield in 1882 and has been a resident of Springfield and vicinity ance that time. During her early life she was an active mem- ber of the Methodist church.'
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TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1928 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marriage licenses issued .**
Page 2: William Kintrea died .**
Charles D. Mills died .* William Reichle died .* W. R. Watson died .* * * Henry Richter died .** Eighteen marriage licenses have not been returned,*
Page 4: Miss Dorothy Durst and Mr. George Vaughan Horton were married .** Miss Elva Mack and Loren Smith were married .**
Miss Mona E. Klingner and Mr. Herbert F. Rice were married .**
Page 6: Mary Melton was appointed administratrix of the estate of C. F. Melton of Strafford.
Miles Throgmartin and Blanche Hersey, both of Galena, were married yesterday in Springfield.
Page 8: There is a photo of and an article about Charles F. Newman who came from Lockwood, Mo .**
Page 10: Miss Nellie Fisher of Ava went to Crestline, Kansas, for the funeral of her uncle Edward Hashman. Her brother Roy Fisher and Mrs. Fisher of West Plains went with her.
Miss Murriel Elam of Ava and Roy Johnson of Enid, Okla., are engaged to marry. Page 12: Karl Beisiegel and Lillian Mathena were married yesterday in Springfield.
Miss Durst Is Married In St. Louis
MR AND MRS. HARRY D. DURST. 773 East Walnut street, hare announced the marriage of their daughter, Dorothy. to Mr. George Vaughan Horton in St. Louis, Friday. The. ceremony was read at the Ham- Uton Street Christian church at 6:30 o'clock.
Miss Helen Louise Graves of this city was maid of honor and Mr. Maurice Stewart was best man.
The bride was charming in a valencia blue crepe afternoon frock with harmonizing grey and blue ac- cowsories. She carried scarlet . Ameri- can Beauty roses. Mim Graves wore « belge afternoon dress and carried sunburst roses.
The ceremony was followed by din- ner on the Statler roof.
Mr. and Mrs. Horton will make their home in Springfield where both are well known and popular mem- bers of local society circles.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Edward A. Huseman, 28. and Laura Marle Wasson. 26, both of St Louis: Karl Belsiegel. 26, and Lillian Mathe- na, 2L .. both of Springfield; Miles Thogmartin, 26. and Blanche Hershey. 23, both of Galena.
Miss Nellie Fisher was called to Crestline, Kansas, Monday. by the death of her uncle, Edward Hashman. She was accompanied by her brother. Roy Fisher and Mrs. Fisher of West Platna. They returned to Ava Tuesday avening.
Miles . Thogmartin and Blanche Hershey, both, o Galena, were mar- ried at the court house yesterday by the Reverend. H. A. Wood.
Judge John H. Fairman in probate cours yesterday appointed Mary Mel- ton administratrix of the estate of the late O. F. Melton of Btrafford. :
Misses Eida and Reba Norman visit- ed from Friday until Sunday in Joplin, Mo., They went to attend a party given by Miss Murriel Elam, announcing her engagement to Roy Johnson of Enid. Okla., the wedding to take place sometime in November.
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Smith-Mack Wedding Is Announced
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. M. Mack, 501 West High street, annoounce the mar- riage of their daughter. Elva, to Loren Smith of Tulsa, Orla., September 12 The parents of the bride accompanied the couple to Halltown where the Reverend Markley performed the cere- mony. The married couple then motored to Tulsa where they will make their home.
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'MY HOME TOWN'
Backward Glimpses By Spring- fieldians to Places They've Loved and Sull Cherish
L OCKWOOD, Mo., Is the home town of Charles -F. Newman, Springfield attorney and chairman of the | Greene . county democratic committee, and he still goes back there on visits whenever he can get away from his business.
Mr. Newman was born on a farm near Lockwood, attended the schools at that town and after returning from the Univers- ity opened his first law office there. When he was 24 years of age he was elected prosecuting at- torney of Dade county and moved to Greenfield where he lived until he came to 3pringfield sè v- 'ral years ago.
Looking back over his boyhood Newman days, Mr. Newman says the thing that impressed him most about his home town .. in his youth was the seriousness which people took their political and religious affiliations
"There was bitterness in rellgion in those days," he recalls, "people generally believing that only mem- bers of their own denomination would go to heaven. I can remember that when I was a boy that struck me as a sad and regrettabl thing and I am delighted that churches have outiived that day.
"There used also to be extreme partistianship in politics The old saying "I vote as I shot" really was the attitude when I was a boy. Dur- ing the campaigns on the streets of Lockwood we used to have the most bitter arguments and fist fights. The use of weapons was a common - -- curence. It is good to know that inost of the narrowness and bitter- ness of politics and religious ton- troversies have been outilved."
Mr. Newman continues to boost for the old home town. stre ; the fact that Lockwood has "modern schools. electric lights. waterworks and other things that make a good towm1, and declaring that it is con- sidered the best business point of its size on the Frisco "Iroad between Memphis and Kansas City."
Miss Mona E. Klingner Is Married
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Klingner. 1425 Washington avenue. announce the marriage of their daughter. Mona E. Klingner to Mr. Herbert P. Rice of St. Joseph. Mo. The marriage Was celebrated May 3 at El Dorado. Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice will make their home in St. Joseph where Mr. Rice Is associated with the St. Joseph Ob- server.
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CHARLES D. MILLS
Funeral services for Charice D. Milis, -60, of 1949 North Robberson avenue, Who was killed in an aoci- dent. at Olney, Texas, Friday, will be held at 2.o'clock Tuesday afternoon at .Hamlin Memorial Baptist church. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery under direction of : the Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral home.
WILLIAM REICHLE
Funeral services will be conducted at:9 o'clock Wednesday morning at Sacred Heart Catholic church for Wu- Ham Beichle, 75, who died Monday morning at his home, 2118 North Campbell aredue. Burial will be in Bt. Mary's cemetery under direction of the Herman H. Lohmeyer funeral home.
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Failure to Report Marriages Ties Up Records of Cupid
Failure of the Mergymen or other officiating officers to make returns on 18 marriage licenses have made it Impossible to complete the records In the office of Jack W. Mckee, re- corder of deeds. All the licenses were Issued more than three months ago. and the law requires that a return be made on each certificate within : pc, days - after the ceremony is per. ! forn ed, according to the recorder | Licenses in which . the returns have bot been made include those Issued . to:
- Westly Jenkins and Elle Strafford. Byron F. Player 'and Sarah. Bernice Burt, Ned C. : mtth and Julle M. Adair. Burt R. Bowen and Mae Bills. Raymond D. Welch and Lilly Gale Canfield, William A. Andrews and Ida 4. Dingeldein, William J. Koontz and Eula Price. Elton C. Smith and Mary Elizabeth Han.poon, Paul Richmond and Lena Mearell, Glenn H. Orain and Nina Stokes, Ollie Richards and Golda Ashcraft. Alva Anderson and Amy Gardner. Harrison Reed and Eula Swain, Charles H., Harrison,- Jr .. and Hilda Marie Eilte, John H. Robb and Bonnie Jeane White.
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W. R. WATSON
Funeral services for W. R .. Watson. 49. of-780 East Monroe street, who died at his home Monday morning. will be conducted Wednesday after- : poon at the Herman H. Lohmeyer funeral home.
HENRY RICHTER
Funeral services for Henry Richter. 69, retired farmer, who died at his hime. 801 North Warred street, Mon- day morning. will be conducted at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Klingper funeral home. Burial will be in Kerr cemetery, near Billings.
WILLIAM KINTREA DIES AT AGE OF 80
Veteran Salesman With Heer Store Identified With Firm For 60 Years
Funeral ·services will be conducted at 10 o'clock this morning at the Herman H. Lohmeyer funeral home for William "Uncle Billy" Kintres, 80, veteran shoe malesman for the Heers Store company here, who died Sunday afternoon at his home, 1947 North Douglas avenue.
Burial will be in Maple Park ceme-
tery. Pallbearers, chosen from among his associates at the Heer store, will toalude: K. E. Heer. Les Heer, Z. H. Drake, Sam Borbrough, Kenneth Car- michael and Charles Morton.
Carne Here 60 Years Ago
Mr.' Kintres came to Springfield from Capada when 20 years old and Immediately want to work for the Heers Farmer company store which was located .on Boonville hill, where the Lines Musto company store is now
Mr. Kintres had been in the shoe department of the Heer store for 00 years. Two years ago he was retired and placed on pension. However, for a year or so after his retirement, he came to the store every morning, al- ways arriving on time, and helping wait on customers.
Mr. Kintres was rated by Lee Heer as one of the best shoe clerks the store has ever had. He sold more shoes than any other salesman in Springfield and Greene county, Mr. Heer mid
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"l"address and spent's"great Awoord.ofi his ; earnings for candy for them .. " ....
: Mr. Kintres was never married. Un- til three years ago he lived with a aster. Mrm. Del Bissett.
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1928 -- LEADER
Page 1: Leo A. Wagoner was killed .**
Sylvester Eldridge divorced Minnie Eldridge. Nettie M. Cale divorced Ammon Cale.
Page 4: Freda Hamel divorced Carl Hamel. She is the daughter of Tice Rader.
Page 6: W. H. Watson died .* * William Reichle died .*
Page 15: Miss Elva Mack and Mr. Loren Smith were married. ** Miss Katherine Kump and Miss Nellie Kump went to Philadelphia for the
wedding of their sister Miss Jessie Kump to Mr. Guy E. Duncan.
Miss Dorothy Dickerson Durst and Mr. George Vaughan Horton were married .**
DEATHS
... W. IL. WATSON Funeral serviosi for W. H. Watson, 49, who died et his home here Mon- day morning, will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Herman Lohmeyer funeral home. Burial will be in Haselwood cemetery. .
WILLIAM REICHLE
Funeral services for William Reichle, 75. will be conducted at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Bacred. - Heart church. "Burtil will be In St. Mary's cemetery under direction . ... .-
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MARRIAGE OF MISS MACK IS ANNOUNCED
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Mr. and Mrs. R. E. M. Mack, 501 West High street, have announced the marriage of their daughter. Elva, to Mi luten South of Tulsa, Okla. The ' marriage was celebrated September 12
at Halltown
They were accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Mack
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Following the commony Mr. and
Mrs Smith motored to Tulsa, where they will make their future home.
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Horton-Durst Vows Are Read
Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Durst have arbounced the marriage of their daughter. Miss Dorothy Dickerson Durst, to Mr. George Vaughan Horton. The ceremony took place Friday evening, September 14. at 6:30 o'clock at the Hamilton Avenue Christian church In St. Louis, Mo., with Dr. G. E. Lemmon, pastor of that church officiating.
Mrs. Horton wore an Elizabeth crepe afternoon frock of Valencia blue with & gry and blue hat to match ar 1 accessories of the two chades. The bride carried a abower of American Beauty rodei. Her only attendant was Miss Helen Louise Graves of Springfield, who wore a beige .'ress with bat and accessories to match and carried sun burst roses.
Attorney Maurice Stewart of St. Jie. a former classmate of Mr. Hor- ton. served as best man.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Horton are prom- Inent members of the younger circle of Springfield society. The marriage Ja a uniting of two of the pioneer families of Greene county, Missour!
Mra. Horton attended Missouri Uni- versity at Columbia. Mo .: Jimmons
ccl'ege in Boston. Mass: Theatre G Ild schoch In New York City: South- west Missouri State Teachers college and Drury college of Springfield.
Mr. Hortor attended Washington University Engineering school In St. louis and is the junto. partner In the Horton Stone company of this city. he young people wul have a studio apartment at 427 East Walnut street. Springfield. Mo
Springfield Man Killed by, Plunge : .. From Skyscraper
. Waroner, 37. of Spring- field. . plunged to his death today from the steel skeleton of a high ballding on'which he was working In St. Louis
Wagoner, structural
stee! worker. was the son of Mr. and Ara. Fred Wagoner. 2375 North Summit avenue .He had been em- ployed for some time in. St. Louis, . Detalis 'of his death were. not con- tained In the telegram ' received here Ihla morning by his parents. He is survived only by the parents. and his wife.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1928 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 3: Freda Hamel divorced Carl Hamel. Her father is Tice Rader.
C. F. Goffman was appointed to administer the estate of Mary F. Coffman.
Page 4: Misses Katherine and Nellie Kump went to Philadelphia for the wedding of their sister Miss Jessie Kump to Mr. Guy E. Duncan.
Page 6: William Reichle died .**
W. H. Watson died .**
Page 7: Leo W. Wagoner died .*
Page 10: There is a photo and an article about Allen C. Foster who came from Seymour, Indiana .**
FORWARD BODY TO CITY OF SKYSCRAPER VICTIM
The body of Loo A. Wagoner, 37, of Springfield, who plunged to bis death yesterday from the steel skeleton of a high building on which he was working in St. Louis, will be forward- ed here. arriving this morning.
Funeral arrangements are Incom- plete, but they are in charge of the Herman H. Lohmeyer funeral home. Wagoner, a structural steel worker. was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagoner, 2375 North Summit avenue. He had been employed for some time in St. Louis. He is survived by bis parents and his wife.
DEATHS
WILLIAM REICHLE
Funeral services for Wil. am Reichle, 75, will be conducted at 9 o'clock this morning at the Sacred Heart church. Burial will be in st. Mary's cemetery under direction of the Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral bome.
W. H. WATSON
Funeral services of W. H. Watson, 19, who died at his home here Mon- day morning, will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Herman H. Mhmeyer Funeral home. Burial will 1 . in Hazelwood cemetery.
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'MY HOME TOWN'
Backward Glimpses By Spring- fleldians to Places They've Loved and Sull Cherish
By CELIA RAY
ALLEN C. FOSTER. Boy Scout executive, has just returned from his first visit in eight years to his old home town - Seymour. Ind. He attended a national confer- ence of Boy Scout executives in New York City and on the return trip stopped over for a family reunion in the place where he finished high school.
"The town hasn't changed much," he said. "except they have well paved streets
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and attractive new school buildings. I was par- ticularly impressed with their mod- ern schools. I just thought as I looked at them that if a town of 6000 could have buildings like that we in Springfield certainly ought to try to get school structures that look better than some of the ones we have."
Mr. Foster's mother and father will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary next year and he ex- pects to return to Seymour for that event. His parents have night chil
dren and 13 grandchildren. all of whom attended the reunion from which Mr. Foster has just returned
Looking hack past the 18 years he has been away from there. Mr. Foster recalls inost vividly of all the days he spent in the old home town the day he graduated from high
school.
"I never had known as much be- fore and never have known as much since. as the day I graduated from high school." he laughed. "That was the most important day of my life."
- Seymour. Ind .. was the town from which Seymour. Mo .. was named The first postmaster of the Missouri town was formerly from Seymour Ind .. and so put the name on the man in this state. Dr. Otto Horst - of Springfield also is from Seymour. Ind. He was . graduated from the high school in that town the year before Mr. Foster and they knew each other as boys.
A tradition which has been 'handed down in Seymour is that | concerning the famous Reno gang ! of outlaws which operated 'along about the tune of reconstruction days after the Civil war.
"Two miles west of the town is a railroad crossing which is still pointed out as the place where the Reno gang was hanged." said Mr. Foster. "The gang was caught in Missouri and brought back on a train to Reno. Two miles from the town a band of angry vigilants stopped the train and hanged the gang with the exception of the youngest brother. which I under- stand later became a good citizen."
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