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MARRIAGE LICENSES George O. Reynolds, 27. and Bessie Frethwich, 27. both of Springfield: , Homer Jump. 32. of Springfield, 'and' Frthe Riddle. 21. of Republic: and Finie "E. Godfrey Jr."$8. and Eleanor Irene James. 26. both of Nevada. Mo. -
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1929 -- LEADER Page 1: Charles W. Stanley was murdered .**
Marriage license: Homer Grimmett, 21 of Bois D'Arc and Miss Gladys Garoutte, 17, of Republic.
Page 6: Julia Welch of Springfield and Arthur Shallenberger of Ely, Nevada, were married last Saturday in Ely. She is the sister of Mrs. Raymond F. Christian of Springfield.
Miss Eleanor Irene James and Mr. Finis E. Godfrey were married .** Miss Jane Hunter and Mr. Barry Holloway are engaged to marry .*
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Page 16: Milton J. Greene died .** Mrs. Alberta Reese died .** Mrs. Dolly Ethel Stratton died .** Mrs. Daisy Adams died.' *
Births reported .**
STANLEY ASKED POLICY CHANGE
Murdered Man: Sought to Make Wife Insurance Ben- eficiary, "It's Revealed
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W. Stanley. 09. ser. Yound - shot died at his home hear Tuias Wed- newday ' night' - 'principal develop- ments in the Investigation of his strange death came in Springfield, bala formier home.
Steps to have @ $7000 group life pourancy polley made payable to buti: wife' thatend of bis son, Clyde Stanley of Newtonie, Mo., in Newton county, were taken here by Stanley about two weeks ago, it was re- vialed by Harry Brown, in charge 'of group Insurance for Frisco roll- way employes in Springfield.
: Necemary papers for the transfer were sent to ·Staniey "by Brown'st. the home of_D. O. Craig, 1051 West Watnut street a friend of some : standing, but the papers never were signed and returned to Brown not! Lo another Frisco official here who might have received them. Unless they were melled to O. L. Ban. superintendent of insurance for the Frisco at. BL Louis . or are found property signed imong Stanley's of- fecta, the beneficiary of the 87000 policy will be Clyde Stanley and not Mrs. Stanley, according to Brown.
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Stanky, it was revealed, carried the maximum policy possible under . the group plan of the Metropolita" Life company. The beneficiary was; to receive $4000 in addition to the! regular $7000 policy in case of acci- dental death. Because of total die abilty resulting from tallide off sight less than a year ago, Stanley during the past three or four months had been receiving payments of $130 a month from the $7000 policy. Til recently received $760 in cash for total disability upon another tostritnce polley carried with a com- pany at Omaha, Neb., - Brown was Informed, and it is believed he ale carried Lis . toourapop policies with
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the Frisco group plan originally vas) made payable to Mrs. Stanley, whom the man married a few years ago at Thater, Mo. but about atx er eight months aro Stanley made his son,
- Clyde, the beneficiary. Friends here my Mr. and Mrs. Stanley had had "minor difficulties" and Sep- arated for brief periode on several occasions.'
father arrived yesterday at the home of the Craigs bere, It was given to a Frisco railway detective who left immediately with it for Tulsa.
1 . The sutopay ordered upon Staniry's body yesterday by W. L. Cuthey. M- sistant county attorney at Tulen, will bo HEDON . Dr. J. 2. CUSe: :.
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such a pistol. While considerabk evidence bas troded to establhb the death as a suicida, Deliber Coctay. Charles Thompson, e county to restt- gator. bor Jobn Evics and Olecs . satisfied with that rerdiet.
came to Springfield to visit friends
. insurance transfer, On July A. S
bours jeter and tokt podlee next day. Ostperday. poon, that be had bosa
Mrs. Stanley did not report the kid- raping of her husband to police but ·returned to Tuire, according to
to Tuin Sunday, hartag the Bon- ing hotel as his forwarding address. A special delivery Jetter addressed to bim, requesttar that it to forvarded to bis Tules address, was received it the Metropolitan hotel bere Monday and want on to the Browning hotel.
Mr. Octtry, the mmeistant proscouter at Tulsa, has been informed that
his wife be believed someone bad rag- i
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Stanley reumed from the Frisco off- !
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Stanley: two deter Min Ofthe Parish and Mrs. Ogorgis Melabon.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Thornberry, 904 North Fremont avenue. announce the birth of a daughter. July 30. at Burge hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Russell 2118 North Johnson, announce the birth July 80, at the Burge hospital. of a baby girl.
Godfrey James Vows Are Read
Miss Eleanor Irene James of Me- vada, Ho. and . Nr. Finis R. Ood- Dv7. Jr. of Munice, Ind., tre mer. ried jeterdiy-afternoon at & o'clock at: the Home of the ocdictating min- Ister. the Reverend Mr. Lewis R. Anschutz.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. James of Nerada. She is a graduate of the Kansas State Teachers college at Pittsburg. Kan .. where she was a member of the Kappa Delta Phi honorary sorority.
Mr. Godfrey is a graduate of the University of Missouri and a mem- ber of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He Me the son of Mr. and Mrs. Finis
where they will make their future home.
Jarle Hunter is to Marry Mr. Hollowa
À marriage of Mim Jane Hunter of My' thali and Mr. Barry Holloway. fo- erly of this city. .
Miss Hunter Le a graduate of the journalism school at Missouri univer- elty and a member of Kappe Kappe . Gamma sorority. 8be la employed the advertising department of Foto- Porter and sons in Kanmes City. Mr. Holloway was also a student of the university and of Drury college ber and Is now with the United Press in Kansas City. The wedding ww take young couple will make thetr bose in Kansas City.
DEATHS
MILTON J. GREENE
Milton J. Oreone. 55. died Thursday morning at 10 o'clock After a heart attack in his home on the Springfield-Ozark high- way. four miles north of Ozark. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Saturday afternoon in the Hopedale Baptist church near bis home and Interment will be in the Hopedale cemetery under the direction of the Klepper Undertaking company of Ozark. Mr. Greene had been one of the most prominent farmers of the Hopedale district for many years. He is survived by hts widow and one son. Estes, at the home address: two daughters. Mrs. James Devidson, Ontario, Cal .: Mra. Raymond Phillips, Ozark, Mo : two brothers. Robey Greene of California and Horace Oreene of North Carolina.
MRS. ALBERTA REESE
Funeral services were held this morning In Denver, Colo., for Mra. Alberta Reese. formerly of this city, who died Wednesday im ber home at Denver. She is survived by one son. Truman Reese. Norma ::. Ofia : two sisters. Mrs. F. J. Maymbb of Springfield and Mrs B .C. Killings- worin. Denver. ahd :40 010 ... tis. 0. .. King and Mitchell King of Denver.
XU. DOLLY ETHEL STRATTON
Funeral services will be held Sunday. probably In Starne's mortuary chapel. for Mrs. Dolly Ethel Stratton, 34. who died at noon Thursday at the family home. 1517 College street. Burial will be in East Lawn cemetery. Mrs. Btretton La mar- vived by her husband. John Z. Stratton: one son. Will!am Franklin Stratton: ber parents. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Melton of the same address: one slater. Mrs. Eimer " Turner of Kansas City. and four brothers. Joseph Melton af 453 North Nettleton ave- nue and William. John and Deanis the College street address.
JORS. DAISY ADAMI
Mra, Dairy Adams, 39, Was buried in Yoakley cemetery. 15 miles west of Spring- feld on U. B. highway es. this afternoon. following funeral services at Yoakley chapel at J o'clock, with J. W Klingner in charge. Mra. Adams, who died Thurs- day morning at her home. 911 West Di- yison street. Is survived by her husband. Bilas Adama: by one son and one daigh- ter, by ber parents, Mr. and Mra. John
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Weds in Chicago
. Word. has been received of the mar-' Plage of Miss Marcella Porter of Chi- cago. to Mr. Jolin Cunningham of Louisville, Ky. The marriage rowe were exchanged Monday in Chicago where the bride has been making her home with her alster, Mra. Raymond Bhav.
Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham are max- Ing their home at the Kentucky hotel in Louaiville. Mrs. Cunningham formerly lived in Springfield and has a large number of friends bere.
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SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1929 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marriage license: Homer Grimmer, 21, of Bois D'Arc, and Miss Gladys Garoutte, 17, of Republic.
Four are killed .*
Page 4: Miss Betty Davidson and Mr. Fred Mace are to be married today .** George L. Bean sues to divorce Helen M. Bean.
Page 8: Mrs. Dorothy Ethel Stratton died .*
OPPRESSIVE HEAT FACTOR IN DEATH: DOCTORS B ACCIDENT DA
W. M. Butler, Painton On' > Atlantic streso Fu From Truck on flinty 66: Funeral Sunday
CEDAR COUNTY FARMER FOUND DEAD IN STREAM
Long Absence. From Home Causes Neighbors to Join Ln -Search for Prominent Man.Near Stockton
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FOUR men met tragie deaths jester- day in the duarte apie & rounding Springfield and the Cpp atve heat was bothered & couronne factor in three caes. The fourth an accident In which in aged Sprtar-
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The victims:
W. · ML. Butter. 40, 1844
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R. L. Podle. 6, war Itedrte
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LEIFED TO PAVEMENT
According to the story todd at the Inquest yesterday afternoon Marabfield by Tom Les of thet chey. driver of the truck. and a youth who witnessed the accident, the mall lesped to the pavement without ph.
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ing any Indicationa to the driver that he desired to get off His skull was fractured when he was buried to the pavement
Butler was picked up by Les . short distance east of Strafford and i told him that he was pang to peine that he thought he could safely jump to the ground when be reached bad destination without having the driver stop Verdict of a coroner's jury --- yesterday afternoon at Marshfield declared that Butler came to Em ! death accidentally by jumping trom a moving truck. .
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LIVED WITH BROTHER 1
+ He had been living with a brother. the Reverend J U Butler at 1818 W Atlantic street and left there ... ... --
. G Butler. I:es and to Holman for work
.. He is win winted by one sister.
1 .. *** **** a ::: be held at 11 .**** Sunday morning from 8un- se: chapel Moron siente ard Leo street, with burial in Liberty come- ters. 12 miles northeast of Spring- Lula, under the direction of W. L.
--- The second of the victims, Jack ' Hurt, left his farm home, two and one-half mitles r .::: bweas: of Eido- raco Springs at & o'clock yesterday morning to vist: a neighbor. When ne did not retur :. for some time, b: wife har ame alarmed and sent thes son to look fo !.: m. The body Mus Com. br .he by in a field about
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Dr. M. D. Gwinn of Eldorado Springa, coroner of Ceder county. Rua called, although the body was found across the St. Clair county line. In- vestigation disclosed. however, that death resulted from apoplexy. pre- cluding any necessity for an inquest. He had seemed in unusually good health.
Funeral arrangements have rot -- been completed although services probably will be held Monday after- noon. Burial will be in the Mar ..: cemetery under direction of the Gwinn-Siders Funeral home of Eldo- rado Springs. Mr. Hurt is aurrived by his wife, and several childre: ::: Widely scattered sections of the coun-
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Mr. Preaton. prominent Cedar county fermer. yesterday morning went to a small stream near the home of i ... son. E. M. Preston., Etter :1 ..... south of Stockton, to catch
Ing. His continued absence from the home did not cause any alarm, since members of the family thought he Hla body was found on a mand ba! in the creek by Albert Turner and his small son, who asso had gone in search of minnows.
Melvin Church of Stockton, deputy Cedar county coroner. slemed the body and decided that death was due to heart trouble
Mr. and Mrs. Preston, whove home La alx miles west of Stockton. had apent Thursday night at the nom- o! their son. Yesterday morning Mr .; Preaton returned to her home to at .
made plana to spend the day fishin ;. , It had not been decided last night | whether funeral services would be held In the home or at Stockte: Interment will be In the Stockton ; cemetery.
Mr. Greene fell dead Thursday! morning while at work ou his ferm tour miles north of Ozark. He has been helping employes around the barn when he suddenly slumped to the ground. Although he had no: been In good health for some time. his condition was not regarded as serioua.
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Mr. Green, who lived on the farm where he died for the past 30 years. Is survived be hle alle inn dauch. tera. Mrs. James Davidson of Ontario. Cal .. and Mrs. Raymond Phillipe of Ozark; A son. Estes Greene of Orark. and two brothers. Roby Greene of California and
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DEATHS
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MRS. DOROTHY ETHEL STRATTON Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Ethel Stratton. 34. who died at noon Thur .a: at the family home, 1517 Coller. ..: will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 30 :n the W. L. Starne mortuary. Reverend Raines officiating. followed by burial in East Lawn cemetery. She is survived br her husband. John 7. Stratton, one son. Willla -: Franklin Stra'ton. :.: ter and four brothers. .
Miss Davidson Is to Marry Mr. Mace
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dinge of the season will be that of Mies Betty Davidaon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson of 743 West Renty street to Me. Feed. Mare con. of Mr. And Mrs. E. Burt Mace. "which will take place this morning nt 10.30 welook at the Tabernacle Presbyterian church.
The Reverend Mr. Thonisa Wiles will perform the ceremony bride will be given in marriage by her father. Mr. James Davidson. She will ar blue chiffon and carry a large buquet of Ophelia roses. The brides- mald. Maurine Harper. will Beat a san chiffon frock and carry pink
Ma-Norman Mace will act as
Before the ceremony. Miss lucille Farmer will play lohermind andis march, Mendelssohn's wedding march will be played for the recessional. Miss Lera Bollinger will play "At na. "Ali For You" and the ceremony Min Farmer softly. "Love's Old Sweet HiYet Foster end Am- mon Hond will act as ushe!«.
young couple will leave im- after the wedding for Colorado for a .two week's trip after which they will be at home at 1018 1
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SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1929 -- LEADER
Page 1: Larkin Roberts was killed .** Page 2: W. M. Butler was killed .** Robert W. Stewart died .*
Page 3: There is an article about Rev. James W. Hervey but it gives little biographical information.
Page 4: Miss Betty Davidson and Mr. Fred Mace were married .** Miss Katherine Jones of Beverly Hills, Calif., is visiting her aunts Mrs. George M. Sebree and Mrs. Mose W. Coolbaugh.
There was a Shover family reunion .** Miss Loma Gayle Small and Mr. Paul L. Havner were married .* The probate court docket for August is published.
Page 5: The Bruton family held a reunion .** Page 8: W. M. Butler died .**
Mrs. Dorthy Ethel Stratton died .* Mrs. Walter E. Bailey died .**
Daughter born July 31 to Mr. and Mrs. William Atwell of 1245 West Turner street.
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Page 12: Divorce suits filed .** Tom H. Beason died .**
Members of the Bruton family who were active participants le nineteenth annual reunion picnic of the Bruton association hold Wednesday at Phelps Grove park. are shown here. Top. left to right, are: K. V. Bruton, Joplin, president of the group; Mrs. Helen Rading, Joplin, treasurer, and J. W. Scott, Suclacdoll, secretary. Center, from left to right: It. T.S. Pratos CartuchoHh DE. & 2 Braton, Springfield, and Dr. L.D. Bhiten, Mikorwe, the tirme der tor of the family: "ha tout left to right: Billy Bruton. 731 .Kait Lin str Rehelthardti 637; East Grand street, and . J. A. Brutos, 1935-North National avenue, the youngest and oidest members of the group on- Soving the watermelon .. wonder Buell Photo
WASTEWARE S AT 83 HER
Pioneer of Springfield. Long Active"as Builder, Was Civil War Veteran
Robert".W. Stewart .. . . one ..
Friday night it his Home, Hot Ho avenue, " after · three years ce health during which he had not been . able to leave his home .!!
One of the most outstanding ne- ures in the real estate ' business' ot j this city. Mr. Stewart bad fakes an active Interest In building sotiritien- particularly on Walnut ' street. He had' constructed 10 business bousse in the past 30 years. Before that time he operated the largest whole. . pete and metall music business is the Ozarka section, but in 1900 he sold out to L. E. Lines and wen away from Springfjeld a few years on account of his health. He was a civil war veti eten, Maving serred in the walon troy after enlisting us. the age of 13.
He is ourvived by his wife. Mr .. Anda M. Stewart; one. daughter, Mre. George R. Durgan. of Lafayette, Ind . and one son. Roscoe Stewart, of Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday. moru- ing from the Hermen Lohmeyer fu. peral home and- burial will be .. tr Meple Park cemetery. ·
Leaping From Car, Man Fatally Hurt Near Springfield
W. M. Butler, 69. of 1818 West At- Jantia street, . was instantly kuled cbout 1 o'clock Friday afternoon when he jumped from a moving truck on highway 66 at Holman, Mo- about 18 miles from Springfield. A coroner's Inquest beid at Marab ?! eld brought out evidence which indi- cated death was socidental.
Tom Les. & Marshfield truck driver, hed picked up Butler at Straf- ford when the latter man asked for a lift as far as Holman, where Butler Kald he was going to paint a house. Lea said be did not know at the time of the accident that Butler was preparing to jump from the truck and that he had gone some distance before be discovered the man had lesped.
Returning. he found the man dead at the side of the highway.
For some time Butler bad been living with a brother, the Reverend J. U. Butler, at 1818 West Atlantic street, and left there Thursday aft- ernoon on his way to Strafford. where another brotner ... es. ne is survived by these two brothers and one ' sister, Mrs. Joo Breshears, of Muskogee, Okla.
Funeral services will be held Sun- day morning at 11 o'clock at Sun- set chapel. Melton avenue and Lee street. Burial will follow In Liberty cemetery. 12 miles northeast of Springfield, in charge of Starne'a mortuary.
Havner-Small Vows Are Read
Mr. and Mre. J. W. Small of Mor- risville. Mo., announce the marriage of their daughter. Loma Gayle. to Mr. Paul L. Havner of Fresno. Callf. The wedding took place July 29, st Rend. Nev.
After spending a few days at Yel- Dowelone National park. they motor- jed to Caldwell, Idaho, to visit friends where Mrs. Havner attended college. Mr. Havner is a graduate of Leland .- Binpford university. After September : 3. they will be at home at Fresno. CARE
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DEATHS
W. M. BUTLER
Funeral services for W. M. Butler, 89, of 1810 West Atlantle street, who was in- stantly killed Friday afternoon when he jumped from a truck on U. B. highway 66 mar Holman. Mo, msal of Springfield, will be held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at Sunset chapel at Malton avenue and Leo street Burial will follow in Liberty cemetery 12 miles northeast of Springfield. in charge of Btarne's mortuary. Buller is survived by two brothers. the Reverend J. U. Butler of 1818 West Atlantic street. M. O. Butler. of Otrafford, and by one alater. Mra. Joe Breshears of Muskogee, Okla.
MRS. DORTHY ETHYL. STRATTON Funeral services for Mra. Dorthy Ethel Stratton. 34. of 1617 College street, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at Starne's mortuary, followed by inter- ment in Fall Lawn cemetery. The Rev- erend William Raines will officiate. Her husband, one son, father and mother, one sister and four brothers survive.
MRA. WALTER E. BAILEY
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Mrs. Walter E. Balley, 39, Hled at her home In' Carthage at 9:30 this morning efter . lingering illness. She was the wife of. W. E. Batley, Judge of the Spring- field court of appeals, and has visited In Springfield a number of times. She is aurvived by her husband. two sisters. Mrs. Charles K. Martin, and Mrs. R 8. Wilson. both of Anringfield, her parents. Mr. and Mrs John T Withera, of Carthage, at! four children Harrison :. Wafter F Jr .. John end Mildred Funeral arrangementa Have not been announced.
DEATHS
TOM H. BEASON
Tom H Heanou. 89. prominent resident of Ala died at 10 brinck this morning In Springfield Baptist hosptial. He is nur - sowa. as follows· · · Mra. Claude - Webb ef Wichita, Kan .; George Benson of Clindner. Mo . Charles, of Wood River. Ill. : Harvey. Petr, and Waller of Los Angeles. Oal .: end Hare" of Waverly. Neh. Four ala- Ful. real serviert probebir sul be hell Aun. 1 Posts of Ava follow-A *: int:rm: .
.- Girdner cemetery. Stern-'s mortuary 4 . in charge of arrangewrote.
TWO .DIVORCES GIVEN AND ONE IS ASKED
"Two "dfmerce decrees were granted
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"Inen Seritchfield, a minor. whone petition was entered by E. G. Wad- low. her next friend, was given a dectos: : fox . divorce from Albert Beritchfield and her maiden name of Yatra restored. The petition stated that the couple was married early in April of this year and that thry onl; lived together.a few days.
. Fannie Billups was granted a di- vorce from William Billups.
Bult for divorce was filled th!s morning by Myrtle McCook against Edward L. McCook. The couple war married In Alamosa, Col .. in 1924 ar.4 separated in January of the follow- ing year. Wife and child abatidoni - ment and nonsupport are the charge. ! the divorce petition. The wife
custody of a son, Edward L ' McCook, Jr.
Miss Davidson Becomes Bride Of Fred Mace
ONE of the charming weddings of the late summer season was that of Miss Betty Davidson. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson of . 749 West Scott street, to Mr. Fred Mace. son of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Mace, which was solemnized at 10.80 o'clock this morning at the Tabernacle Presby- terien church.
The Reverend Mr. Thomas Wiles was the officialing mintater. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Mr. James Davidson. She wore a lovely Informal frock of powder bitte chillon and carried a bouquet of pink Ophelia roses. The bridesmald. Mlas Maurine Harper, a cousin of the bride, wore a tan chiffon ensemble and rertien !!. / .. roses. Mr. Norman Mace was best man.
Preceding the ceremony Incille Farmer played Lohengrin si wedding march Mendelssohn a well- the march was platre as a grits. sional Before the criemany MIxx ! Lena Bollinger rank. 'All For You " and "At Dawning." and during the ' ceremony. MIM Parme: played soft - ly. "Love's Old Sweet Song." M!ASPA Harriett Foster and Mums Ammon Hood, act. 1 as ushera.
The young couple Jeft immediately after the wedding breakfast for a two weeks' trip through Colorado. They will be at home after August 21st. it 1018 East Stanford street
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Family Reunion Given at Republic
.A family reunion. is being held at the home of Mrs. J. T. Shover. of Re- public. Mo. All members of the fam- lly are present, Including Dr. and Mrs. J .. C. Shover of Ken Gardens, Long Jeland, Mr. W. O. Shover of Spring- field. Miss Merle V. Shover of Water- 100. Jowa. Mrs. Bethel Corder of Springfield, and two sons. Woodward and Harold; Mr. and Mra. Vernon Shover of Republic, and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wilcox of Lenors, Kan. Ou Wednesday they had as their gtiest. Miss Mee Traller of Springfield. That evening Mra. J. C. Shover, who waa formerly a minutenarpy in, Chine, lec- tured at the Methodist church on the missionary work now being done in that country.
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Larkin Roberta. 55-year-old eiti- sen of .Willow Springs, was instant- ly killed at 10 o'clock this morning when his Ford truck ww overturned on a hill five miles from Willow Springs on the Pine Creek road. crushing hits body underneath a load of ties
He had started up a hill when the truck hit a rock and turned over the embankment. The last ! front wheel was torn off and Rob- erte thrown under the time, and crushed to death. . He was a voll ; known cithen and tan for marchal in the last election. He Is survived by his wife and mix children -
SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1929 -- NEWS and LEADER
Page 2A: Mrs. Walter E. Bailey died .** Page 3A: Mrs. Elizabeth Barton died .** W. M. Butler died .** Mrs. John E. Stratton died .* Robert W. Stewart died .** Tom R. Beason died .*
Page 12A: Frank Fulton of Newburg and Mrs. Lena D. Woody of Meta, Mo., were married.
The Daugherty family held a reunion .** There is an article about Rolla, Mo .**
Miss Mildred Kenney and William V. Sweeney were married Thursday in Monett. They will live in Chicago, Ill.
Page 1B: Fender family will hold a reunion.' Marriage licenses issued .**
Page 7B: Miss Glenne Squibb and Mr. Ray Wilson were married .**
Page 11B: George W. Wadlow died .** Page 12B: Cards of thanks .**
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Murphy return-
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Miss Mildred Kenney and Wi !!! am V. Sweeney were married at the res- Idence of Rev. B. R. McNamee of the St. lawrence church at 9 o'clock. Thursday morning. After the wed- , ding breakfast to Immediate rela- tives at home of the bride's parents.
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