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MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1929 -- LEADER
Page 1: Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Robertson will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary .**
Page 6: Tom Nevins died .**
Page 12: Mrs. Caroline Ames died. She was the mother of Mrs. Will F. Plummer of 71 1 East Lombard street. She was buried in Hazelwood cemetery. She is survived by three granddaughters Carolyn, Elizabeth and Pollyanna Plummer in addition to their mother.
Mrs. Lillian Irwin, 30, of 803 South Jefferson avenue, died Saturday and was buried in Hazelwood cemetery. She is survived by her husband Carl Irwin and by two daughters Mrs. Fay Condict and Mrs. Verna Dial, both of Nebraska, by a brother Herman Ernestrand of Springfield and three sisters Mrs. Elmer Allaman, Letha Painter of Springfield and Mrs. C. E. Landon of Coxeyville, Ill. [This obituary is practically illegible. These names are mere guesses.] needs correction
Charles C. Doty died. [This is illegible.]
Page 14: Miss Marjorie Bollman and Mr. Thomas E. Bates were married. [Dim and uncertain]
MR. AND MRS. ROBERTSON IN GOLDEN CELEBRATION
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On the "afternoon' of Christmas ; Clung "will officiate. . Their " son, day. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Robertson, -
Verne Robertson, of Bristow, Okla .. will sing. He was formerly'd mem- ber of the music faculty at the State Teachers college here. and di- rector of the 'Calvary church cholr. The. two were married on Christ-
of 982 North Jefferson, will cele- brate their golden wedding anni- I versary with 'an open-hotuse recep- tion to all their tueuds in the par- Inrs of the Calvary . Presbyterian mas eve. at Sturgis. Ky .. In 1879. The next year they moved to Mis- w. w Ned Mountain Grove - married at Clarcinore, Okla .. and until 1906. when they moved to will start at once on his honeymoon ' Springfield. For 35 years. Mr Rob- in order to arrive in Springfield the ertson was a traveling clothing same evening. to share the anniver- | salesman throughout the Missouri ' sary celebration. and Arkansas hills. He is now In thir Insurance business
Will Repeat Vous The day also is the twenty-eighth Four Children Here wrdning anniversary of their oldest Mr. and Mis Robertson havr daughter. Mrs. Madison L. Perkins. ; four children, all of whom are in of Enid. Okla .. wife of the dean of Phillips college. .
Springfield for the festive celebra- tion. They are Mra. Madison Pert-
- The reception at the church will , fus. of Enid. Okla .: Verne Robert- I be from 2 30 to 4.30 o'clock. At , son, of Bristow. Okla .: Mrs. Victor 3:30 o'clock, the two aged persons ! J. Winn. nf Chicago, and Herbert V. will repeat the vows taken 50 years | Robertson. of St. Louis. They also 1889. . The Reverend Arthur J. Mc- have nine grandchildren.
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DEATHS
Antes. 64. mother of Mrs. Wol & M
Parail Fart lombard street. were :
( afternoon at 2 o'clock In the Herman I
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church officiated. Interment look place In Hazelwood cemetery. . Three grand - i daughters, Carolyn, Elizabeth, ' and Pol-
Plummer. survives with their miother
MRS. LILLIAN IRWIN
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TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1929 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: William Mowell died .**
Page 2: Margaret Swearengin died .** Doris Imogene Jones died .** Tom Nevins died .** Mrs. Lillian Irwin died .**
Mrs. Maude L. Payne died .**
Harry Ives was killed .**
C. B. Cooper was killed .**
Page 5: Lawrence Evans sues to divorce Lila Evans. They were married May 18, 1884.
Page 11: Card of thanks .**
Page 12: Marriage licenses issued .**
: TRANSIENT DROPS DEAD WHILE UAITING FOR AID
The body of Tom News. 51. 3 transient who died suddenly early' ! This morning at the Model bakery et ithe corner of Phelps street and . B.wmville avenue. where he had stop- pril to ask for a drink of water. WAS being held today dung a watch dog LulaLives.
FADr Multiy c. stone" arrene coun-| Ly coronet, aald death was due to a beart allack. The man had com- plained of Illness when he stopped at
. the bakery, and tumbled over dead ; willle water wus being brought.
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nf the pockets there was a hunting license, issued to the man at Sugar Creek, Jackson county. Other Matters ndhated he had worked mamy near Jefferson City. Some tablets in ' " Springfield city health- department envlope indicated the man had bren A paltent at the effy clinle. 1 ;. body is in charge of the Herman 'If., - Submeyer funeral home."
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Rush For Licenses
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To Wed Christmas ¥ ¥ ¥ * * On In Office Here
THE "rush" for marriage licenses for Christmas weddings began at the office of Jack W. McKee. recorder. yesterday. when seven couples called.
The recorder expects a large number of applicants today. The office will be closed at noon for the Christmas holiday.
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The licenses issued yesterday were to the following couples: .
Ferrel Courtney. 21. of Aldrich. and Edna Griffin, 21. of Walnut . Grove; - James I. Robberson, 23. and Josephine Vaughan. 22. both of Springfield: Otis R. Tedrick. 20. and Thelma L. White. both of Springfield: Algia Gray. 19. and Nell McCauley. 17. both of Ozark: Harry L. Whittenberg. 35. We- noka. Okla., and Cressy J. Fowler. 37, of Los Angeles, Cal .: William T. Grave. 25. and Ruby Hawkins. 23. both of Ash Grove: and Charles E. Gilleland. 28. and Rosie Holen Davis, 23, both of Spring-
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CARTHAGE BOY KILLED BY&WOMAN -- MOTORIST
CARTHAGE,; Mo. Dec. 23 .- (AP) -Harry Ives. 19. & City Electric company employe, was crushed to death this afternoon by an automo- bile driven by Mrs. W. H. Woodford. of Carthage.
The victim was kneeling in : the act of guying a rope.
An electric light pole which was being installed blocked the street at the time of the accident. Mrs. ---
Woodford misinterpreted a flag- man's warning signal and then · swerved her car into Ives in an at- tempt to avoid the pole.
Ives 'is survived by his widow, a bride of a 'few months.
DEATHS
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MARGARET'LAWEARENGIN
Margaret A Bweare?gin. $5, a resident -
e: Greene county for many years. Gird late reaverday of the Last of ther cauprices. MIL & X.' Reddick, In South avenue ... Bor was the indow of iW. h .; Swearengin. Mrs. Bweareund "had been the mother of IS children. in of whom are still using. ! Bbe is susthed by the Saint Louis of Depew, Mo., W. H. of Springfield, Bam of ! Sfra KCll. M. . Hurt 'of Uppet Mo. and
Mrs. ' Mildred. Johns of form 'ull, Mo, Hrs. Hubert Johns of Beatsz. Mo .. Hm. Belle O Bryant of San Bernardino. Cal. Mrs. M. C. ParDey of Springfield. and Mrs. Recdick. Funeral arrangements are :ncom- plete but tt. Herman H Vitner funeral
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DURIS IMOGENE JO.18 Funeral services for Doris Imogene Jones. fre-year-old daughter of Mr Mrs. Stanley H. Jones of rural route S. who died at the family home early yester- - day afternoon following a brief illness. will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Clear Creek church:' Interment will be In Clear Creek cemetery under direction r: the Klingner Undertaking .Om.par.Y 1 Besides the parents, the child is survived by one brother. Stanley Kenneth Jones: two sisters. Mary Frances and Winifred Maxine: and the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. R & Jones and Mr. and Mr .. B. C Johnson.
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TOM NEVINS
The body of Tom Nerins. 61. who died suddenly early yesterday morning after he had stopped at the Model bakery and asked for a drink of water. will be sent In Rupar Creek Mo t'! al'errison for i huriss. An examination bv for MUttay C ¡ Stone. Greene county coroner. revealed
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MRS. LILLIAN IRWIN
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Irwin. 36. of 803 South Jefferson avenue, who died Saturday, will be held at 2 30 o'clock this afternoon at Starnes mortuary. fol- loved Is Itorme: . . Hazelwood come. tery The Reverend Lewis M Hale of the First Baptist church w !!! off.cinte Mirs Irwin in survived by her husband, Peut Irwin: by two daughters. Mra Rav' Gor- dart and Miss Velma D'al. both of, Buth- erland.' Neb .: @ brother. Herman Erben- truth of Springfield; and three sisters. Mrs. Elmer Alhands and Mrs. Leslie Pointer of Springfield and Mra. C P. Lan- han of Goreville, Ill
MRS. MAI'DE. I .. PAYNE
Mrs Maude L Pavir. 42. wie cf Daniel J. Payne. 2142 North Main avenue. d'ed early this morning at her home F.l. meral arrangement‹ are not complete hu! interment will be in Greenlawn remeter: ...... r direction of the Kleines l'aider. .- Wing company Decides het withAnd she is aurvived by three sons and seven daugbrera
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Sudden Death Halts Reunion In Ozarks City
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Death has prevented & Christmas reunion at Reeds through the pass- Ing of William Mowell. lumber company manager. Mr. Mowell died at the wheel of his automobile while he and his wife were enroute to Sar- coxle to meet their son, Keith, of Chicago.
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The car went Into a ditch, but Mrs Mowell escaped Injury. The son had not visited his parents in several years and a joyful reunion had been planned. ..
Lowry Citizen Dies in Crash On Highway 71
A collision involving three trucks on highway No. : 71, six miles, south of Harrisonville, 'last night resulted In the death of O. B. Cooper, 47, a huckster of Lowry City. Cooper was guiding a truck being towed by an- other machine, when one driven by Paul Branic, of Pleasant Hill, Mo .. collided with them. Cooper died shortly after reaching a hospital.
2-CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIUN 10 centa a line.
CARD OP THANKS
We wish to thank our many friends for their sincere sympathy 'and assistance shown during the , sickness and death of our deceased husband and father and brother. Arthur Bowies.
Signed, MRO. F. 8. LINCH, Paris Texas MRS. DAN APPLE, Russellville. Ark. MR. J. BOWLES, Goodnight, Texas MR. ELMER BOWLES, Magnolia, Ark. MRS. GRACE MORRIS, Clayton, Okla. MISS MINNIE AND NELLIE BOWLES. Claytou, Okla. -
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TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1929 -- LEADER
Page 1: H. M. Smith died .*
Page 2: William Thomas Saye died .**
Page 8: Joe Person was killed .*
Page 10: There is an article about Theodore G. Rechow .**
Page 12: Mrs. Margaret A. Swearingen died .** Doris Imogene Jones died .**
Tom Nevins died .** Mrs. Maude L. Payne died .** James O. Cavener died .** Births reported .**
Page 13: Card of thanks .**
Page 16: Marriage licenses issued .**
RETURNING FROM VISIT RERE. MAN IS KILLED
farmer of Wahoo, Neb., was kuled near Wahoo In an automobile Arci- dent yesterday. according to in -;
I several weeks ago. thinking they I might purchase a farm in this src- lion, and started bier. to the :: lugar last Widar day. alt the x-the;
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received b; Mr. and Mrs. Y'ap.r
2-CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIUM
CARD OP .THANKS We wish In thank uur miany fileuds fot their sincere sympathy and shown during the sickness and death of
Bitted. MRS. F. 8. LINCH, Paris Texas 1
HIS DAN ANTLE. Hastalar. A ... 1
MI EIMER BOWLES. M ...
MISS MINNIE AND :,11:
{'Insion. Okla MP 1: 1. RUIM11 - Memphis, Tenn.
Wittenburg.
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THE WASTEBASKET Into which are often tossed things well worth while."
Theortore G. Rechow, a lawyer mf
i'mnotrs. "¡Me. Rechow is probably us
well known as any imwyer In the Ozarks and has appeared in about rory court in this district ... He vu
- country at an early age. He tells something of how they worked In the good old days .. the, days some
,00. the 3rd of December 1860. 1 : Ran Apprenticed to a Mr. Engler. of Cassville. Wisconsin for a terms of three years and wal to receive $20 for the first year. $30 for the red. ond. and $50 for the third. Mr Engler was a line fellow und a fine shoemaker. but he had a red-head- ed wife. aud, like some other red- headed women; she was all tow and . fire, and Industry personified: there
work that she could do, and she Fakta to think that i ought to be able to do as much work as she- was, but I could not. elther from lack of strength or Indolence From September 'inttt April or arkad nights. viten until midnight. M: Engler took the New York Staats Zatung, a large four-page Germans theet af that time about three Sont page of which was del voled .to a conllinied story of dar- Ing deeds during the Revolutiona; w. 'The paper"usually : came on Thursdays, and, as ur .. .
nights that the paper carne | the- in the balance of the night to read the story. "During the winter of. 1860 and 1861. U. B. Lirant who was at that time In The Irathet business at Galena, Illinois, with come of his people, visited at our shop to sell Mr. Engler some stock and dined there. . This is the only afff-T wwwrate -with, or cam"any's body that was afterwards president of the United States, and the only time. with the exception of Grover
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He did not impress me ver; much. was a rough, large. coarse-looking specimen of man. When I saw Grant. I never dreamed ni him making a great commander and president, :.
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field. He was too young for # sul- dler but he gut into service just the same. He thus tells of the Incident: "Just at the time I was dischary- ed as a teamsier a recruiting office was' opened at Springfield to re- erult new Company B. On the 14th i .. of July. 1863. 1 presented myself for
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enlistment. When I wentinto the , office the regular recruiting of :. rr
E. S. Stoich, afterwards a cap- Etamn'was not in. but Rug Buless,
Cergrant trong Company H . charge. I told him i. so do and he told me to have a week" that the officer was out, but would be In soon; so I waited. Soon Stor- er cime In; and the artant Maryse ducd me and told him what I wanted; he scanned me closely-I was only sixteen years "old and - small to my age. so he said that Ii Ras ivo small and too young to se- i. gin the company with, at 1 watt furs: recru't to enits: in the new co'npans I a' orice commeneed an aren ach Fim told him I had bern driving sia mules for several
could drive a six-mule team surely ; would ride a house and carry a sabre. carbine and revolver My ar- ' "gumes .: prevailed at! I was ac-
WAS to go Out With Sergeant Buiess : on recruiting service to Polk coup- ' ty; we were up here several days. ! . arvi were at the homes of sor. eral . who afterwards enlisted in the com-
al:oor the Sont. Serert Christian church Dor stands, Ne drilled con- i 1. siderably. but did no other service of ronsequencer until the Shelby raid aboy! the first of October. i When wind cane that Shelby tel
prep. at Neosho : and empire proper and was martine noite
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battery .out of the arsenal. whxb i
near where we were ramped. We" For The Envir places. horses, and .. equipments and, with other com- ; mands, started in pursuit: and tei. In behind him st Stockton, where ! we are maily in the morning. while
Ing. From there we went in Hu- I mansville, and from there to Quin- ¡cy. we camped here."
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I'M SMITH'S LONG LIFE ENDS
"Long Prominent -in-Ozartti Business Circles. Dieş al His Home Here
the cwtr and Imiviges. hir of Spring-
morning at : 1% orwek in his home BLUSAS Fast Walnut aireel. follow- ing an Illness of pneumonie
"Although for the wall few years Mr. Smith bad trou in the tom.
one of the planet's bankers. ... after mming , to, Ilahiand. Mo .. !PA'+ p'11 . tah'ised the Farmers
"Merchanta "aljoost bank et, 200,
Springfield in Tid. He sold the Ist. however in 1010
A member of the t'aiveryty and! .... ..
Hand A. M. 'Chapter. Comelly I'mmendry Shrine, and The Mad. - ^Th Weadrien Mr Smith had hern
and in forward plans for Spring-
He is survived hy his aste Mrs sinh C Smith, at the home ad -! -
Funeral services for Hosts lungei.e Jones, S-year-old daughter of Mr and Mia -
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her. Besides the parrets, s brother, Htan- ler Kenneth Jones, and two alters, Mary Frances and Winifred Maxine, and the grandparents, Mr. amil Mra R 8 Jones and Mr and Mrs 8. O. Johnson. survive
TOM NEVINS
-The body of Tom Nevins: 41; who died suddenly Monday morning While waiting At the Model bakery, where he had stop-
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HLA. MAUDE.L-FALKE -
Mra Maude L. Payne. 42, wife of Daniel J. Payne, 1142 . North Mais, avenue, died early This morning at her home The hus. band .. three sons and seven daughiera aur . The Interment qui be in Ortepla up ceme- tury In charge of J. W
Funeral mertlces win be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday. offerpoo at.the Hamda
be in Greenlawn cemetery
. JAMES O. CAVENER 1 James O. Gavener, 28. @ Frisco employe. d.ed this morning in &t. John's hospital. Ife Is survived by two small daughters and a Non Funeral arrangerrente are in charge ef [ :- K' .es.er V'udertaking company. and burtal will probably be in'Mount Hopr I *** *** 't a' Weah CHfv. as his wife ».«
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Robert Johna of Helton, No., Nia. Helle o'bryantal
Mr. M C Fabrney and Min Reddiek ' of
Khus n Crow. 31. and Fulla Bourkes Is both of Springfield married At the runthe house by the Reverend F. LAcy Porter.
ling I. Prater. 34 and Ruth Sher- rell. 21, 'both of Mountain "Grove. .. Sam F. Davis ta. ant
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.++Jamos-i. Robberson: 23,and-Jon . phine Voustil at half of Spring- heid. .
Charles F. Gilleland. 28. and Rilas Hent Dates. 22. of Springfield
William T Grover. 21. and Ruby
, Hawkins. 23. baths of Ash Grove.". Mia Lira: 19, and Meil Mc- Canley. 17, buth of Ozark. ..
Olle R. Tedrick '20' and Theima
Ferie! Courtney. 21, of Aldrich Grave.
Kirk T Pruess. 33 and Alffe Trar- folke Stone. Il. both of Springfield Harry I. Whittenberg. 35, Way- noka Oil and (i ) For !: 37, o[.Los Angeles, CAl.,.
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DORTY IMOGRENE JONEY
DMlard of Springfield; two brothers, .
Mellissa "Anent. F.lt . hart. Ind., and Mr. Magzie Heimer. Ruffain, Minn. and tour grandchil. dẫn.
Funeral Nel Arranged TiMin. July 20. 1837, hat AFF IRMIN moved to La Grange Ind. when he 's three months old He was mar- a"In Indianapolis. Ind ... co go, and moved to Micomit
Le but ffe in chiến of the Anh Lohmeyer Funeral home.
DEATHS
Afr. Ma. Karel A Swearingen. 95. ditd Monduy of the home of her daughter. Mrs t!" widew of w Rt Swearingen and th- mother of Is children, in al atom [ still living. as follows: Louis and flush ! Hf-repe .- Me-t-W.H .- of-Springfield ;- dam of Johne Mill. Ma . Jack of Anten. Mo !!
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Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bloom, 1033 : Delmar street, atttoutce the birth of
December 23.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Har- :+11, 850 South Campbell avenue. a son. December 26.
Mr. and Mrs Charles A. Carner. 2402 North National avenue. an- ; bounce the birth of a daughter Pepxy Lon. December 24 at their I home.
Polk Co. Pioncer da Fatally Injured:
ma. Thomas SFunkE, membe: con county,
was fund 'in. sf. a.itmnabis ar 1.
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married and had been In 8t. Louts . for many years. He was burn neat Morrisville and spent his boyhood there. Mr. 83"" ! suntted by twofals- Hudmuce otvor- Manchester:
Copyille JU; Unve Bures, Mrs. F. ; HALAL MON. Al Rountree of [ "n"AH! Jor Shotle of !
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1929 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: J. Warren Swift was killed .**
Page 2: Joseph R. Nugent died .** Mrs. Maude L. Payne died .**
Page 5: William Thomas Saye died .** [His nieces were Ora Vaughan Rountree and Ella Vaughan Hall, wife of Samuel A. Hall.] Page 9: H. M. Smith died .* Marriage licenses issued .**
Page 10: The Evans family held a reunion .*
Page 15: Card of thanks .**
2-CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIUM 10 centa a line.
CARD OF THANKS
In loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Jullan J. Herndon, our darling father and mother. who departed .this life March 26th and August 10th, 1928.
Our hearts are sad loday for our pa: lit's we love are gone. Home is now so sad and lonely. since God called them to We miss their dear faces, their loving cale, but how sweet. the blessed promise we'll meet them over there.
Sadly missed by children. children-in-law and grandchildren.
DEATHS
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. Joseph R. Nugent. 64, of 2239 Boonville -avenue, died at 6 o'clock last night at his home following a lingering illness. Funeral arrangements are Incomplete but inter- 1 ment will be in Belle View cemetery under direction. of the Klingner . Undertaking comp."". Mr. Nugent is survived by hle wife, Mrs.'S. Ellen Nugent: two daughters. Mrs. Grace Mae Daugherty of the home and Mra. Eva Roberts of Chicago: one grandson; one orother. William Nugent of Anaconda. Mo .: and one sister. Mrs. ; Martha Boggs, Pensacola, Okla.
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ANDREW RENOR !: "I am over from tienes & les Hall
years in Italy and will fer fiume here for about two months when I will return. Genoa Is the home lown af Columbus and Is a Ilsr. progressive city. Haly is an In- dustrious, prosperous reunir. compared to what it a.d. just ilt. . INe war. Then the country oremrd ruined. Business seemed former liktals , were corrupt
tion. Then ramer Ihr . reign of
There is-a-different
FYYW.mur him. for several .
-hours white he reviewed a parade. :
· character that he is, It has been And that while Haly has been said on a firmer"and " mure .prosperous basis the prople hele lost their liberties. While the pros. eple are more restrained 1 1link H . for the best. sometimes people Mhh inch Thenty and they Watletpline. -. While -away a great deal Springfield .Is still m and: my' family are all
FORMER CASHIER OF BANK SUICIDE, OFFICERS BELIEVE
J. Warren Swift, Prominent in Stone County Circles, Found Dead ·in Barn After Two- Day Search
FATHER WAS PRESIDENT OF REEDS SPRING BANK
Borrowed Shotgun for Hunt- "ihg Trip; Failure to Return Causes. Friends to Hunt in : Nearby Woods
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AFTER friends and relatives had spent a day searching for him. the body of J. Warren Swift, former bank cashier at Reeds Spring and cousin of. Dr. Carl B. Swift, dean of the Bible school at Drury college, was found in a barn yes- terday . noon with a shotgun wound in the temple.
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Mr. Swift borrowed a shotgun from a friend Monday morning. He explained that he wanted to use it on a rabbit hunting trip. When he falled to return to his home Mon- day night search was started.
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FATHER HEADED BANK
Mr. Swift, who is well known over the country, Is the son of the late Charles B. Swift, who at one time
was, president of the Reeds Spring bank. The son served as cashier. The Institution was taken over sev- eral years ago by the Shepherd of the Hills bank. Swift had no in- terest in the bank.
Friends said that they were un- able to give any reason why Mr. Swift should take his life. "They said he apparently had been in good health and that he had not, as ; far as they knew. experienced any financial reverses.
Mr. Swift was not married. He. Is survived by two sisters and . brother, Brainard Swift. who lives In California.
No inquest had been held yes- : terday.
Polk County Man Killed In St. Louis In ; Auto Accident
William Thomas Saye, 72, mem- ber of a prominent pioneer family of Polk county, was killed in an automobileaccident in St. Louis Monday, according to word receiv- ed here by relatives yesterday. Funeral services will be in St. Louis Thursday morning.
Mr. Saye was salesman for a tea and coffee concern. He was unmarried and had lived in St. Louis many years. He was born near Morrisville and spent his boy- hood there.
Mr. Saye is survived by Pro sis- ters, Mrs. Helen Skidmore and Mrs. Jennie Wise; both of Manchester, Ill., and one brother. Ed Saye :of Jacksonville, Ill. " He has two nieces . in Springfield, Mrs. Al Rountree and Mrs. P. M. Hull.
MRS. MAUDE L. PAYNE Funeral services for Mrs. Maude .L. Payne. 42, wife of D. J. Payne. 2142 North Main avenue, will be held Thursday after- noon' at 2:30 o'clock at Hamiin Memorial Baptist church. She died early yesterday morning. Interment in Green Lawn ceme- why will be made under the direction of J. W. Klingner.
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Recorder To Issue
Marriage Licenses " ¥ Y
At His Home Today
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THOSE couples who might call at the Greene county court house today to obtain marriage licenses and find the recorder's office locked there should not de- spair.
For their accommodation-and happiness-Jack W. McKee, re- corder, has arranged to Issue licenses at his home at 963 North Lyon avenue.
Licenses were Issued yesterday for ten Christmas weddings. They are as follows:
Carl Torrance, 21. of Goshen. Ind., and 'Rose' Garletts, 18. of Sppringfield: Robert Lee Muse .. 22, and Myrtle Spelers. 18, both of Springfield: Vincil N. Westland. 21, and Harriet Prescott, 19, both of Springfield; Lessly C. A. Fleleke. 23, ol Momence. Il., and Catherine Nicholson, 20. of Ash Grove; John Holdren, 21, and Wilma Triplett, 16. both of Springfield: Jack E Hall. 27. of Fort Smith, and Bertha Dewett. 18, of Republic: Sam E. Davis, 28. and Patsy Hagaman, 26. . both of Mountain Grove; Roy : L. Prater. 34. and Ruth Sherrell. 21. both of Mountain. Grove; Otis R. Ted- rick. 20. and Thelma L. White. 19. both of Springfield: Elvis R. Crow. 31. and Eula Stuckey. 35. both of Springfield. The latter couple was married at .the court house by the Reverend E. Lacy Porter.
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