Appleton City Journal
Appleton City, MO
Thursday, 26 May 1932

Spring Grove:
James Nevius and wife visited Friday with Didge Ditty and Mrs. Faye Culbertson

Mrs. Gilbert Wheeler visited Friday with Mrs. A.L. Lough and daughter, Mrs. Fern McConnell.

Leslie McEwan and family visited Sunday afternoon with Lewis McEwan and family.

Marshal Osborn took a car load of sweet potatoes to the Springfield market Monday.

Dick Batchelor and wife and Lester McConnell spent Sunday with A.L. Lough and wife.

Magness Cockrell and wife and Mrs. Bassett spent Sunday with Alfred Cockrell.

Marjorie Ditty visited with Beulah Long one afternoon last week.

John Reeves and family called in the Virgil Compton home Sunday evening.

Mrs. E.E. Huey visited Saturday afternoon with Mrs. A.L. Lough and Mrs. Lester McConnell.

Breezes From The East:
We are having some very dry weather at the present time. A good rain would be of great benefit to the growing crops.

Arthur Rice and family were Sunday visitors at the Orson Rice home.

Chester McKinley of Bates County, was shearing sheep in the Ohio neighborhood Monday.

The condition of George Downer remains about the same. He does not seem to improve.

Mildred Dorward visited at the George Troxell home Tuesday afternoon.

The grading and bridge construction work on the remainder of the Appleton City to Lowry City gravel road project is progressing rapidly. When completed, the road will be a great convenience to the people of this community.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dorward were callers at the Geo. Downer home Saturday evening.

Alva Wishard is sporting a new Chevrolet coach.

J.T. Williamson left last week for Texas County, Missouri. He will be gone for several weeks.

Mrs. Chester McKinley and little daughter, Lois Jean, spent Monday at the home of her parents, M.H. Williamson and wife.

Rev. Strohm, of Roscoe, will preach at Ohio, Sunday, instead of the regular preaching day, which is the first Sunday in each month.

Gilbert Tourley of Oklahoma is visiting at the John Williamson home.

Mrs. Martin Dorward and Mildred were callers at the Orson Rice home Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Dessie Foster visited in the Judd Brinel home Tuesday.

Leroy Williamson and Glen Rice are spending a few days with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Orson Rice.

Mount Zion:
Mrs. Willard Richeson and daughters spent a few days the last of the week in the Doc Rosbrugh home.

Mr. and Mrs. Billie Allinson of Taft, Florida, came in the past week for a visit with friends and relatives. A young man, Mr. Peacock, accompanied them for a driver.

Word has been received here of the death of Maxine Allinson, youngest daughter of Albert Allinson.

Friday evening a large number of friends and neighbors gathered at the Moody Carroll home to help him celebrate his birthday. However, the surprise was on the whole family.

The Mt. Zion Club met last Wednesday with Mrs. Mary Allison. Eight members and three visitors were present to enjoy the day quilting.

Northeast Breezes:
Mr. and Mrs. George Beater spent Saturday night and Sunday with his mother and father west of town.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harves and Mr. and Mrs. John Duke were Sunday afternoon callers in the Fred Simpson home.

Mrs. Paul Adamson spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Bertha Eye while the men went to Osceola fishing.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Stevens and children spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Jim Stevens.

Mrs. Florence Bunch, accompanied by some of the little Brownsberger children, of Montrose, called on her mother, Mrs. Fred Simpson last Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Biles, who moved to Montrose last spring, were calling in the neighborhood last Thursday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Hooker went on a picnic and fishing trip Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harves and Carl spent Wednesday in the Fred Simpson home and ate ice cream.

Winnie Stevens helped Bertha Eye pick gooseberries this week.

Canning gooseberries and strawberries seems to be the order of the day now.

Several in this community are enjoying peas and new potatoes.

We appreciate having the Rich Valley correspondent tell us about moth balls keeping away bugs on our melon vines. We wish someone would tell us an effective method of getting rid of moles when the ground is so loose they go below any trap.

Ed Wyckoff, Jim McDaniels, Will Stevens, George Bearce and Mac Knowles sheared sheep at Jim Stephens, north of Montrose last Monday.

Mrs. Florence Bunch came to her mother's home Sunday evening to spend a few days.

Harmony:
We have been expecting rain but so far it has not arrived. Light showers the last of the week seem to be absorbed. This spring seems very much like last.

The Claud Bock family were Sunday dinner guests in the Harold Hill home, going home with them from church.

The Arthur Ridgway family were at the Ginter home when they returned from church. W.F. Ginter, father of Mr. Ginter, was also with them to spend the day.

Rev. Conyers was entertained the two nights he was here in the Ecerett Nickels and A.W. Allinson homes.

Kidd's Chapel:
We are hoping for a good rain in this part of the country as it is getting real dry for crops and gardens.

Jean Ogle left Monday for Bolivar, Mo., where she will spend the next two months in the Baptist College at that place.

Clarence Wilkins and family visited in the D.R. Williams home Sunday afternoon. Bert Knight and family spent Sunday with L.M. Ogle and family.

Mrs. Ogle, Mrs. Knight and daughters called in the Rob Parks home in the afternoon.

Geneva Knight is spending a few days with Cecile Ogle.

Mrs. T.J. Holland spent last Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rob Parks.

Rufus Parks spent a few days with friends and relatives in Lowry City and Osceola last week.

Prairie Home:
We had a real nice shower Saturday evening.

Mrs. J.C. Barnett is feeling better.

Vernon Grass spent Monday with his grandfather Grass.

Mrs. H.I. Sagaser passed away Saturday morning about 7 o'clock. She has been ill for quite a while but got real bad just a few days ago. She was laid to rest in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Mr. Bowden called on Alfred Grass Sunday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Skinner of Macon, Mo., visited Sunday nite with Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Moore. Mr. Skinner is a cousin of Mr. Moore's.

Mrs. Will Mistler spent Tuesday with Mrs. Bernice Mistler and family.

Closing School Exercises This Week
The Commencement exercises, to be held tonight at the Presbyterian Church will mark the closing of another year's school work in Appleton City. Dr. Frank S. Arnold, pastor of the Butler Presbyterian Church will deliver the commencement address in the presence of the class of '32, their relatives and friends and other patrons of the school.
The Junior-Senior banquet, sponsored by Miss Mary Van Meter and held at the Christian Church last Friday evening, proved to be a most delightful affair, and one long to be remembered by those present. The decorations were beautiful and the program quite interesting, and varied, giving evidence of much effort on the part of the Juniors who were responsible for its success. The luncheon was served by the bay's class of the Christian Sunday School.
The Baccalaureate service for the graduating class of the high school was held at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening, May 22. Rev. Shapland preached a very inspiring sermon on the subject of "'Life's Tapestry"'. In his message to the graduating class he emphasized the fact that a life to be worth while, must be made after a pattern, that into this life must be woven the dark threads as well as the bright threads of life, and that all of the component parts must be woven harmoniously and with a definite purpose. Rev. Shapland pointed out to the class that our aim in life must consist of making a life as well as making a living. The beautiful thoughts so ably expressed in this baccalaureate sermon formed a very fitting message to the Senior class as this commencement time. Two beautiful anthems, "'Teach Me, O Lord"' and "'Trust In Him"' were sung by a double quartette consisting of the following members: Mesdames A.J. Bever, Rylan Lampkin, Letitia Mendenhall, E.A. Martin; Messrs. L.B. Herrman, C.E. Herrman, R.S. Bazzell, J.C. Lee, accompanied by Mrs. C.E. Cline at the piano. A beautiful solo, "'Come Ye Blessed"' was sung by Mrs. Leo B. Herrman in her pleasing manner. Rev. R.S. Bazzell gave the invocation to the program, Rev. Lee read the scripture reading, and Rev. J.H. Boling pronounced the benediction. The services were attended by a large and appreciative audience.

Butler, Mo., May 24 - The victim of a blast that wrecked two business buildings here this morning was identified as late today as Robert Wilkerson, Negro, 30 years old.
Sheriff A.C. Hartley said he believed robbers were mixing nitroglycerine preparatory to blowing open the safe of the People's grocery store when the explosion occurred.
Wilkerson apparently was in the rear of the store, away from the explosive. He was trapped under a falling wall and his cries were heard by persons who first arrived at the scene.

Long Suffering Ended In Death
Anna M. Morris Sagaser was born December 31, 1858 and passed away at her home in Appleton City May 21, 1932, at the age of 73 years, 4 months, and 21 days. She had been in declining health for some time and had been a great sufferer the last few weeks of her life, but bore it all with great patience ever thoughtful of those who so lovingly cared for her. All that ___ skill loving hearts, and willing hands could do was done, to no avail. Her life was one of gentleness and devotion to her home and family and that kindly life bound to her many friends. That kindly influence so quietly lived will ever be a memory at the minds of those who were fortunate at knowing her in the home church and community.
The funeral service was held at Mt. Zion May 22 conducted by her former pastor and for many years a close friend of the family, Bro. J.I. Miller, assisted by the pastor of the church.
Beautiful music was rendered by the choir and there was a profusion of floral offerings which spoke of love and sympathy. Many old time friends were in attendance. She leaves to mourn a faithful husband and four sons, two brothers, several grandchildren, two great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. The sons are, M.D. Sagaser of Appleton City, W.E. Moore of near Rockville, I.L. Moore of near Osceola and J.C. Moore of near Kansas City.
"'She is gone, but not forgotten,
Never shall her memory fade
Loving thoughts shall always linger
Round the spot where she is laid."'
A Friend

Card of Thanks
We take this means of thanking very earnestly and sincerely those who so graciously assisted in the last illness and placing to rest of our dear beloved wife and mother. We cannot express our gratitude for the many kind words of sympathy and the many beautiful floral offerings.
H.I. Sagaser, M.D. Sagaser, W.E. Moore, I.L. Moore, J.C. Moore