Items of genealogical interest in the Springfield, Greene County, Missouri newspapers, the Springfield leader and the Springfield daily news for 1929, Part 1, Part 45

Author: Hall, William K. (William Kearney), 1918-
Publication date: 1929 v. 1
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Number of Pages: 644


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.W. J. McDaniel,-+15 Cherry street." -- Arch SteCh+gor, 577 At. Louls ntreet.


Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Alerritt. 937 Ben- ton atenue


Bain Minare. 58:" Fast Watnature !! F B Mcrta; . 820 Fost % Alnut. street. ., W D .. Mitsiay :. 895 Faat Walnut street. R McCain .- Bainat Pond. w. P. M!A :: : : Jeffes :. !


. n. D. Mack. 1:13 Bouth (''mphell


avenue.


-Mr. J. B. Mar4.42015 Kast Kins-street, R F. N Mak. W W .; Hch street tiratre 1 Walnut


W Mr ... Tom MrParland. 830 East Monroe street .. Harry: Myers, 021 East Monroe street. Charles. Menler, Dollison avenue. MA JosLike >MeBattre, : 423


Mts. Mamie Ahırph. Mra.l. J. MoCloskey, 137. South Avenue,


Dwight Newton, 515 West Walnut street. T. A. 'Nicholson. 833 State street. John O. Newbill. 312 College street.


Miss Cura R. Ott. 940 South Weller are- Due.


Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ottersun. 1130, North Bonton avenue.


R L. Pate. 1094 Meados meter Cyrus It. Patterson 238 South Kickapoo avenue.


12 MP. And . Mrs. Otis Patterson. South aTe- que. .. Mm. W. - P. Patterson. 1000 Bast Elro


H. E. Patton. 14:4 Washington avenue. Mrs. ; Belle Paxson, 514 Fast " Walnut atreer Atia, J. W. Peacher. 520 West Mount Ver- non street. Mr. and Mrs. Ros Pencher. 723 East Bim street. Miss Lizzie Parrish. 580 St. Louis street. Mra, J. D. Pipkiu. 60t Esst Walnat street .. Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Pipkin. 779 West Walnut street


Will F Pluniniet. El: funshard street MIs. R. C. Porter. 810 St Louis .trer: Atra. Josie Prescott 532 East Atadison street.


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Mrs. L. W. Prabody. 370 South Grant avenue.


W R Pth ... 960 North Afain averue. Fred Prat.ter. 440 East Monroe street. \' O. Prenter @45 Kiekapon a ** nyje Chideon M Patterson. 480 East . Eln street. 1 .


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Roscoe C. Patterson. Orin Patterson. 1125 Benten avenue. 'O. H. Patterson, Jr.


Meu. John A Patterson, South avenue. Jobn A. Pranter. 030 North Orant nue.


-WIHt P. Pauley. Campbell street road. Mrs. Sophia Pauler. 750 South Campben arenue.


Mr* Rhoda Perre. 1^3\ Aummit avenge thatles & Peuland. 611 West Scott sritet,


", H. J. Penland. Git West Sentt rtreet. C. J. Patterson, 960 81 Louts street.


A. T. Quisenberry. #27 81. Louis strent. Atrs. Susan Qntck. #34 State street. Atre. William E. Quinn. 1802 West Atount Vernon street.


T. M. Rainey. 860 No, th Jelicison are- DUP Miss Offve Ramey. 333 East Walnut pire, t


H. J. Ramaey. 803 Bouth avenue. Barnty Rathbone. 056 Bast Locust street. J. H. Rathbone, 1439 Washington avenue. W. O. Rathbone. 1.400 St. Louis street. [. O. Rathbone, IN-West State street. J D. Rathbone SIS North Jefferson sve- nue. Mrs. Ocorge Rayfield. 445 Booth Oraat avenue. W R Raymond. 1207 Eaat Walnut street. W. A. Reed, 1437 North Jefferson avenue.


J. H. Reed. 1218 Benton avenue. W. K. Reed, 1348 North Jefferson arenue. Mrs Joseph Rier. Marquette botel. John L. Rice. Colonial hotel.


J. J. Richesio. 850 Kast Elm street. Mra. O. E Risser. 1031 Cherry street. Mrs. Kim& Robberson. 1304 North Jet- ferson avenue.


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Thomas .J. White. 617 Mount Vernon street. Willard : Whitehead. 744 800th Pickwick - aranu. Will Whlilock. 901 North Campbell ave- nu¢ Ro: With 007 North Campbell


Roy Without. K. Y. GRY


ton afranc .. .Judge . end. Mrt. Turner


Mrs .. W."Y. Wood, 1340 CHO Sam


W. J." Wand, all Last I'm street ... John Wood, 209 College street. Joe .H. Worrell, 936 Last Division street Mr. and Mrs. . 8. A. Wright. : 755 .West Walnut street.


MFF Elle Wright, 370 Tast Walut .


8 B. Woods. 889 fouth avenue.


Mra, Eva Wakefield. 1911 North : Boule ..


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A H. Witholt. Bouth Jefferson are-


Mra. Ed Youne, $25 East Loren street. George . 'W. Young. 1216 South - Kim- brough avenue B. Youngblood. 735 Prospect arrow.


FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1929 -- LEADER


Page 1: There is a long article about Charles E. Harwood. It is mostly about how times have changed.


Marion B. Gardner was killed .*


Page 6: There is an item about Archer K. Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orin R. Palmer of Springfield.


Miss Frances Kelly and Mr. Charles O'Neill are engaged to marry .*


Page 14: There is a photo of the old Worrell confectionary .**


Page 24: J. W. Morkel died .** Mrs. Arah J. Hobson died .**


The engagement of Miss Frances Kelly to Mr. Charles O'Neill of Kansas City has been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Kelly, 1209 North Main avenue. Mr. O'Nelll Is connected with the Missouri inspection bureau. The wedding will be il- United the latter part of June.


Talented Mr. Palmer


ARCHER K. (SKEETER) PALMER arrived yesterday from Detroit to viell with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orin Ik l'aimer of 919 11nl- land avenue. Archer, though a talented planist. has been making qulle a naמות for himself the last winter ies on dmit ad aloger. With Fay Snodgrass and Clarence Ruth. both of Takes hi, has formed a trin who call themselves "The Cadets" and they have heon playing for the past few months with the Casa Loma of . hestia


rat Detroit. a Gens Goldkelle attraction. They have received a great ! deal of attention In the amusement world with their sinelas and playing and are making rapid stalden forward They have already made records for the Genoett conipsoy and In the autumn will make . Victor records. Archer plans in be In Springfield about ten days, ; ¿then he will return in Detroit Inr a few days before golog on the road : In a vendeville tour on the Keith cireult for 13 weeks. Thin fall the tria will jolo Gene Goldkelte's orchestra In New York where they will play during the winter. In addition to his playing and singlox MAjs rapidly winning recognition an a composer. having rompnsed two new members recebily which are being published by the Schapiro Burn- itets company of New York. The names of the numbers which they bonn in use on their Victor recorda are. "Carlog For You" and "Woo- . dortel." ' Archer's success has really been phanomenel, having left There only last fall for a brief vandevilla four and having rimen in # stellar position in one of the best known orchestra of the country. During the past winter he has played In Detroit. Chiraco, Toledo and at the Palace theater In New York City. In addition in his other, Work be la weil knowa to radlo fans who llaten In on Detrnit and Toledo. In the course of his work Archer has become personally acqualuled with auch antables of the muale world an Gena Gold- kette: Rady Vallee, Pant Tihiteman. Vincent Impea and a score of


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DEATHS


J. W. MORKEL


Funeral services for J. W. Market, 00. who died in Pendleton, Ore .. Win Det be held until after the arrival of the body here. probably Sunday interment be under the direction of the Herman H Lohmeyer funeral home Mr. Morkel is survived by three sons and two daughters and by two brothers and one rieter.


MRS SARAH J. HOBSON


Mrs. Barah J. flobaon, 73, who died Wed- nesday at her home, 2017 Benton avenue. was buried Thursday afternoon in Lust Lawn cemetery after funeral servic-s al the J. W. Klingner chapel in charge of the Reverend George Van Nor. pastor of the Robberann Avenue Baptist church


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This building is the old Worrell confectionery that stood for mans Years on the square on the site now occupied by the Hamilton show store. Springfield's first soda fountain was installed in this build- ing. It also was the first market place for fresh oysters. The place was owned and operated by the father of J. W. Worrell, proprietor of a shoe repair shop in the Elke arcade. Wild Bill Hi!". ! of shout a saint that stand in the year of the binding ..... Old timers declare that it was this buiding that Wild Bill walked out of the day he yelled "I've had whisky with powder in it" and then killed Dave Thịtt


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Aurora barber, attempted to make a wide "U" turn at the intersection. Two Others Injured


Into the trente The boy lost control of the motor' our and it crash new -


Chodit, of the mocident and 'injury proved too great, however, and be expired early this morning,


Was Long Prominent


Mr. Gardner was one of the best known men in Lawrence county. He became prominent in the county's affairs as early as 1902, serving as clerk of the Lawrence county cir- cult court from then until 1906. For jeuis he served in the Aurora postoffice, for a time as a clerk, for -- two terms as assistant postmaster. and finally as postmaster. His term as postmaster expired about six


M. B. Gardner Fatally Hurt At Crossing


Crushed between a fire plug and a motor car driven by a 14-year-old boy late yesterday, Marion B. Gard- ner, 59, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at Aurora, former post- master there and a leading citizen of Lawrence county for many, reach" died of shock in the Ozark hospital .. .. .. . CULA Uns morning.


The accident occurred at the ip. tersection of Madison and Loaded streets in . Aurora shortly after i o'clock yesterday afternoon's Mr. Gardner was standing at tth tersection, chatting with two age business that Dityto rowed Ford roadster, Jack Ki 14-year-old son of Road": "XX


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DO YOU REMEMBER- The First Oyster Market?


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months ago, and at that time he was ninde secretary of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce


He was widely known as a leader ¡in the promotion of the fruit. dair"- mg and powinny industries in the Ozarks, serving as a director of the Ozark Fruit Growers association. and president of the Aurora Fruit Cirowers.


Nx Children Survive


! At the time of his death he also was secretary-treasurer of an in- ferstate association seeking to have Highway 80 routed over Sare high- way 16 through Aurora, and was a Erand officer of the s'at Odd Fe :- lows assembly.


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widow, his mother, Mrs. Rachel Gardner of Aurora; alx children, Leo and Hugh Gardner. Mrs. Otto Munday, Mrs. Herman Masters and Misses Ethel and Hazel Gardner, all of Aurora; three brothers. E. F. and Charles Gardner of Aurora, and Ernest Gardner of Kansas City. and a sister. Mrs. Harve Young of Aurora.


Funeral arrangements are incom- prete, but services probably will be conducted Sunday under the direc- tion of the King funeral home.


Whether or not there will be a coroner's inquest Into the cause of Mr. Gardner's death had not been determined today.


Mr. Gardner was a native of the Ozarks region, being born near Ash Grove.


SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1929 -- LEADER


Page 1: Marriage licenses issued .**


Page 3: Marion B. Gardner died .** Page 4: Miss Helen Peak and Mr. Harold C. Moseley were married .** Miss Mildred Frances Moore and Mr. Bryan Wooten Collier are engaged to marry .**


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Page 8: Jacob Harpool died .* Lillian Lois Harpool died. * * Perry William Bahl died. Manley M. McNeil died .* Albert G. Jones died .**


Mildred F. Moore Is to Be Married


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Mr. and Mrs. Dow Moore of East - moreland, Joplin. announce the en- gagement of their daughter. Mildred Frances, to Mr. Bryan Wooten Collier of New York. The announcement una made at a luncheon given Thursday at Sherry's In New York Miss Moore In well known tu Springfield society. having been a frequent vialtor bere at the home of Mrs. Thomas W. Hackworth, 1856 South Kimbrough avenue, and having attended school here at State Teachers college. Miss Moore also attended Christian college at Columbia, and for the past year has heen studying at Barnard college. Columbia university. New York. 11 .. wedding will take place September 17 at the home of the bride's pareute at Joplin and will be one of the out- standing events of the autumn season. A number of parties will be given before she leaves New York and she will be honored with others when the returns in Joplin In June


CHARGES ABANDONMENT WITH FOUR CHILDREN


Suit for a divorce was filed in cir- ruft court here today by Mrs. .. Mas Ellen LAhar azninet E I .. LAhar. whom she married July 30, 1913, at Tacoma, Wash. .


Mra. Lahar wald her husband her in March, 1928. She Asks custody | of her four minor children, Phyllis : Winifred, 16: Betty Jean, 10; Marjorie} --


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contracting business. according petition, and the aske that the court order child support payments by htm. L12 +


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HOLD GARDNER RITES SUNDAY


Funeral Services for Aurora Business Man Planned for Sunday Afternoon


Funeral Prices for Marion Gardner, secretary of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce. wbo died in a hospital there a few hours after bo .. had been injured Thursday by an su- tomobile driven by 14-year-old Jack Kirby, will be held at First Presby- terian church at Aurora . at 2.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with the Reverend J. D. McCaughtry officiat- ing.


I. O. O. F. In Charge .


Interment will take place in Maple Park cemetery, Aurora, with the King funeral home in charge. Members of the I. O. O. F. of which Mr. Ordner was a former grand officer. will per- ticipate in the service at the grave.


A jury empapeled by Judge D. L.' Patton of Aurora. Lawrence county coroner, returned a verdiet after ita investigation Friday, holding Do one responsible for the accident. Jack. Kirby. son of Mr. and Mrs. Hond Kirby of Aurora and driver of the au- tomobile which struck Gardner. tes- tified, as dild nine eyewitnesses to the


According to Information brought out at that time, the iad lost control of his car when he attempted to make a "U" turn at a street intersec- tion near where Mr. Gardner wax standing talking with two men from Carthace. Mr. Gardner was crushed against a fireplug and his leg broken. - A. U. Landreth, one of the Carthage men. wan slightly injured. but was i able to return in his home after re- .ching :nediral treatment.


Active Chic Head


Mr. Gardner. healder heine perte- ...::... ..


was also president of the Aurora Fruit Growers' association and head of the newly formed Oklahoma - Missouri Fed- eral Highway 00 association. formed at Vinita a few weeks ago to seek to have Missouri state highway 18 desig- nated as the westward extension of United States highway 8 from Springfield.


Besides the wife and Mrs. Rachel Gardner, mother. NI children sur- vire. as follows: Leo and Hugh Gard- ner. Mrs. Otto Munday. Mrs. Berman Masters and Mise Ethel and Miss Hamn Gardner. all of Aurore. Thre brothers and a sister also survive.


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Women


Here's Prophecy


"Mrs. "Nind" Mana for Prest-


from now? : Mis Ids Amberman. Assistant principal and dean of


Tilgh tsbed, ferien that i will. and explains why In The News Und Lesder Sunday morning. ... . MJos Amsherman's fascinating prophecy for "Women One Han- - fred Years Hence" Je the pecand a Banday series of whoulating ; artloles telling what may be an- Ucipated when Springfield cele- Grates Its bicentennial in the year 2020 A. D.


· Thess articles all are written · by leaders in Springfield Ilfe who study present and probable ten- dansles of modern life, and by an Intelligent exercise of Imari- astien anticipate what the con- Gilles will be in another hundred .. . . .


Sunday you will discover how women will dress in 100 years; ·www they will keep house: and what startling accomplishments may be expected from them. Con- servative or modernist, you will find the picture worthy of thought-and a bit amusing as well. Don't miss 11.


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Moseley-Peak Vows Are Read


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Mins Helen Peak. daughter of Mr. and Mra. Robert P. Peak. 876 South latenue, was married last night to Mr. Harold C. Moseley. The wedding towa were read at the new home nf the couple. 1036 South Weaver ave- ' nije. by the Reverend Mr William H. Mansfield.


Mr. and Mrs. Moseley left Immetil- ately after the ceremony for A werj- ding tuip to Little Rock. Hot Springs and other southern places of Interest


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MARRIAGE LIV iAMA.S Glenn H. Thomas, 24. and Wella Grace Vaughan. 23, both of Ur- bana. Mo. Joe Coleman. 26. and Hattie He- . will. 22. both of Carthage.


DEATHS


JACOB HARPOOL


Jacob Harpool. 5. farmer. died at bla home on rural route 1, six miles east of Springfield on U. 8. highway 66 01 6 o'clock Friday evening .. Ile is survived by his wife. Mrs. Susan Harpool; three daughters. Mrs. Ralph Robinson Springfield, Mrs ,-Otto Delshelmer of


Springfield, and Miss Freddie' Harpool at


home ;; and five sons. Allen of Wichita. Kan., Quy of Springfield. Henry of Kan- sas Olty, and Albert and Stanley at home. Four brothers and three sisters also sur- vive. Mr. Harpool was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Interment will be in Republic after services at the Alma Lohmeyer funeral home here at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. .


Ln.LIAN LOIS HARPOOL


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Lillian Lois Harpool. 2-months-old daugliter of Mr. and Mrs. D &. Harpool of 2802 East 13th street, Wichita, Kan. dled at the home there et 5:15 o'clock Friday evening. Just 45 minutes before ber uncle. Jacob Harpool, died at his home six miles east of Springfield Besides the parents. two sisters. Esther Jean and Frances, also survive Mr. and Mrs. Harry E Martin of 1014 North National avenue and Mrs. Fred F. Murphy plan- ned to leave today for Wichita to attend the funeral Mrs Martir and Mrs. Mur- -


phy are sisters of Mrs. Harpoo !.


PERRY WILL.LIAM BAHL


Word has been received In Springfield | of the death biny 18 in San Diego, Cal. of Perry Willlam Bahl. AS He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Clara E. Bahl: a daugli- tor. Miss Hade A. Bahl of San Diego; . brother. Toblas dahl of Canton, 'Ohlo, and I've Bahl of Pleasanton. Kan. He was a member of Constellation Lodge. No. 95. A. F. and A. M. of Fredonta. Kan., and Datus E. Coon Post No. 172. O. A. R. of San Diego. Mr. Bahl brought his family to Springfield In 1884 and in 1920 mored to Callfornia Interment nas in Mount Hope cemetery, San Diego.


MANLEY M. M'NEIL


Manley M. McNell. 76, died at his home. 2005 North Cirant avenue, at & o clock this morning. He was formerly a resident of Walnut Grove. Ons son. S. N. McNeil. 1º a rural mail carrier there Another son, Alfred C McNeil. is a postal est. fler in Springfield Another son. Jolin T McNell two daughters. Mie Coma. at home. and Mrs. Nellie Corson, all of Springfield, also survive with the mother. Funeral services will be held at Walnut Grove at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.' fol- lowed by Interment in the cemetery there In charge of J. W. Klingner.


- ALBERT G. JONES


Albert O Jones, 87. Civil war veteran. died at midnight Friday . at his home. 3309 Pierce street. He was' a' carpenter by trade Surviving are the?wife and the following sons and daughters' Waber and Ray of St Louis: Mrs. Jesate Reece of Bt. Louis. and Mrs Pearl Noe of Tulsa Okla Funeral ser:ices will be 1:eld at the Klingner funeral chapel at : oclock: Sun- day afternoon followed by Interment in Maple Park cemetery.


The News and Leader for Sunday, May 26, 1929, is missing.


MONDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1929 -- LEADER


Page 8: Miss Hazel Greenwade and Mr. Thomas A. Persell were married .** Page 10: J. W. Morckel died .** Ernest Timmins died .** James M. McElwee died .** O. L. Reynolds died .** T. M. Woodrome died .* Marion Fulbright died .** Page 14: Lloyd Colley was killed .*


O. L. REYNOLDS


The body of O. L. Reynolds. Ta. who died Saturday at the home of a daughter. Mr. Cors Ellia of Bummer. Wash .. la expected to arrive here for funeral services and in- ferment Sunday afternoon in charge of the Herman H. Lohmever funeral home. Members of the Modern Woodmen will participate in the services at the grave In Maple Park cemetery


MARION FULBRIGHT


Marion Fulbright. 15. died early thia m.oThing at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mra. Quy Fulbright, of 1410 West Olive street. He is survived by two brothers. Ralph and Raymond, and two sisters. Pearl and Edith Marie. all of the home address. Funeral arrangements are Incomplete but will be held under direction of Alms Lohmeyer funeral home,


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wing Young Admirer, Girl is Held for Trial


Charges Youth Attempted to Force Marriage After Becoming Intoxicated; Victims's Father Once Cleared of · Killing Man


Three years after Emory Colley, investigated.


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properous* farmer living four miles north . of Stotts City. Lawrence county. had accidentally killed a young hunter in a fussle over a gun. Colley'a own son. 24, las dead on the


Others Refuse Liquor


Colley and Lena Griffin met for : the first time last Friday night. He, took her to a carnival at Carterville and Hated her for Sunday Rober. Bryan. 16 and Cirace Service, 14. porch of his home Sunday after- , two of her friends, were with her noon, show twice by a young girl he had known only & day.


A shotgun played a tragic leading all wer: for a ride. Lena and the - part twice in the affairs of the Col- 'others sald.


jley family, respected farmers, and mixed up in It also was a bottle of corn whisky, except for which young Colley probably would be alive to- day.


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Murder Charge Filed


' According to them. Colley stopped At A roadhouse near Stotts City where he bought a bottle of moon- shine liquor. He drank from it con- .stantly and tried to induce them to idrink but they refused. Soon he was drunk. they sald.


Because Lloyd Collev drank ton Within tem that a mile of the Colley home. according to Lens and - her friends. Colley atopped his car : and proposed to Lena She rejected + him, stating that she did not love ; ' him, and Colley was sald to have be- . come enraged. He forced the other boy and girl to get out of the cat and said he wanted, to talke to Lena 'alone and would be back soon. much Sunday. and forced Lena Griffin. 17 pretty worker in an nv- erall factory at Carthage who lives 'at Lakeside. to !lir extreme of kill- 'Ing him when his infatuation led by liquor led him to press her too Frenuousiy to marry him and even to threaten her life with the auto- matic shotgun that killed him. the Tried to Pacify Him 1 : "ford'a murder 'charge." He drove to the Collev home ana forced Lena to go lomide with him. . .she told authorities. Inside. be per- ! .: tted in his adrances, and when she 1 . According to Lon Smith. deputy sheriff. at : Mount Vernon, county seat, a first degree murder charge was. brought .: against Lena this, fured him he got the shotgun and. - Threatened to kill her if ahe would not : marry him, she said. He Insisted . that they go to Mount Vernon Imme- diately and get married


morning She had given herself up and had been. In the custody of the proballon" officer of the county wernich'


Format Probe Started


Coroner Al Patton of Lawrence ! county this morning was· preparing for an autopsy to be held today over : the remains of Colley as'the first ¡official step in determining whether iThe tragedy. occurred as Lenn said i did!


Ilove Celler south of good work who never before had been reported ; In any. serious trouble. may have


where he had taken the girl in hi .. family's absence. she said. against her will. According to the sheriff's office at Mount Vernon. the girl : would not .admit that Collri's ?'- tentions had been other 'han hun- orable. but this angie nas being


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When .bo gos the gun. i told At itold"ro." Lana' told the: abertft and prosecutor at 'Mount Vernon last night. "I thought that if I went to Mount Vernon I could get away from him, but I was so frightened I hard- į I'' knew what to do When he went lu the next room I picked up. the, 'sun, and when he came. back I told . hal I wanted to go home I pulled. the gun at him and started to back out the door. He got very angry and ; started Inward me when he en: rime I pulled the ticket and he !all "


lena became hypertra !!! the shooting. and ran to the Woolen


something other than marriage in the Colley. honic Sunday afternoon. "home nowrby. where she told her ! alory. Her imo frienda meanwhile hecame impatient and concerned lor har salety, after they .walled AD! hour and 55 minutes, so They went, In the Coller home There they


Father Killed Youth


There were no. witnesses , to the shooting other than Lena. the Colley family being in a atrasherry field"a mile Away.


According to Deputy. Smith, who was called to the :. er ... Iona helps wipper: a famili : nice hrot !. ers and sisters


Young Colley had seen another young .man fall with a fatal charge! of shot jointe body. In the fall three years Ago Colley and his father set out to run hunters off their fields. A Iphone had been set and the Colleya did not want hunters to molest the


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"The couple overtook Printy Burne in a field and an argument, --- ensued, Burns had a hunter's skin- ning knie in his belt. and 'according In the ans: I'd ne he the Colors the handle looked like the butt of a -- sun. Emory Colles carried a bient. gun. according to Deputy Smith. In the course of the argument Burns was said to have attempted to gain possessor of his gun and In the souffle !! aa. d! - charged. the charge killing Burns The head : the Cui- : ley family was tried and acquitted on a murder charge, but later Judgment tor. 4500 iwas scoured-in Polk county by members of Burns' family against ! | Colley, the deputy sald.


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Hazel Greenwade Weds Mr. Persell


A wedding of interrs. t. a number ní Springfield people took place Sole urday evening when Mina Hast Greenwade, daughter of Mr and M


- Lynn street, was hinned . matt to Mr Thomas A. Persell of 829 Bort Grant avenue


The ceremony was performed Reverend Lloyd O Sanderson : "1


- Only members of the immediate ff.) Ily were present. The couple be at home, for the present, at &T West Lyon street.




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