Appleton City Journal
Appleton City, MO
9 March 1933

UPPER MONEGAW:
Tom Farrar and family called to see Mrs. Lucille Cloud last Saturday.

Mrs. Mayme Walters called on Miss Lovel Pence Saturday.

Several in this vicinity have been farming the past week.

On account of the rain there was no prayer meeting at Benton Green Saturday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Swan, Jr. spent Saturday with Gus Wiechert and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thompson and Junior spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Avery Hunsucker.

Ed Carroll and family spent Sunday in the Jewell Carroll home.

Arthur Hayes and daughter, Mrs. Paul Everett, and baby spent Wednesday and Thursday with relatives at Lamar, Mo.

Lavon Lillard spent Wednesday with Arlene Hayes.

Mrs. C. E. Ginter and daughter, Belva, visited Thursday with Mrs. G. W. Thompson.

Arlene Hayes spent Saturday night and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Paul Everett. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hayes spent Sunday eve in the same home.

Mr. and Mrs. Troy Carroll, Mrs. Doc Duffey from North Kansas City, and Mrs. Chas. Lillard ate dinner Saturday in the Jewell Carroll home.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dines visited Thursday in the home of Flavil Dines.

Mr. and Mrs. Claud Coleman spent Sunday in the parental Ed Carpenter home.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dines visited with E. M. Thompson and the Arthur McIntire family Sunday.

MONEGAW SPRINGS:
Chester Keeton and family moved to the Rowland ranch Monday. Max Doll and family moved where Mr. Keeton lived.

Mrs. George Motley and little son moved to Monegaw this week.

The Sunshine Club met last Wednesday with Mrs. Will Paul. A wool quilt was quilted and blocks for an Irish Chain quilt were pieced. A good dinner was enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Haynes received the prize in the contest. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Allen.

RICH VALLEY:
The Taberville High School will put on a program at the Ward school Friday night, March 10th, which will be free to the public.

Through the family we learn that Mrs. Leonad Boch expects to leave the hospital on March 6th, but will remain in Kansas City for three weeks before coming home. This is indeed good news to her friends here.

Sumner Stotts who recently moved to the John Voght farm in Speedwell township, was in Taberville Saturday afternoon. There were also many others from across the river doing their shopping in Taberville, which has recently become as good a trading center as many of the towns on the Katy R.R., with only two passenger trains each day.

The farmers in this locality put out a large acreage of oats last week.

Chester Hoover,wife and son, Bobby Lynn, surprised his folks the latter part of last week by making them a short visit. They were joined by Herschel and wife from Lindale, which completed the family circle. The mother who is under the doctor's care, is able to go to town and do a part of her housework.

Mr. Rice's sister, Mrs. Elbert Dunn, and Mr. Dunn came down Saturday from Kansas City, to see her brother. They wanted to take Mr. Rice back to Kansas City with them to b treated, but he preferred to stay at home, and his sister remained to help care for him.

The wolves are getting so numerous that their howls at night keep people awake.

We welcome the Taberville correspondent and wish someone from Round Prairie and Hornsinger Prairie would write up the news from there. We always enjoy what the Hudson correspondent has to say about the folks from these prairies, as well as the Hudson news.

The Oehring boys are back in school this Monday after being absent all of last week putting in oats. They certainly are doing well caring for the stock and looking after things in general and at the same time staying in school during their father's illness. William will finish the El Dorado High School this year, Orville is a freshman in the Taberville High School and the two small boys are in the Rich Valley Ward School.

PRAIRIE HOME:
We had quite a rain Sunday and Sunday night.

Quite a number of people around here are suffering sore throats and colds, but all are improved.

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Grass and children and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Moore and grandson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Morris at Monegaw.

Mr. Julius Higgins went to Appleton City to consult a doctor. He is better at this writing.

Albert and Howard Dains ate Sunday dinner with Melvin and Junior Grass.

Burnice Mistler has moved up near Ohio P. O., Virgil Mistler moved to the Morris place vacated by Burnic Mistler and Jim Bowden is moving to the Page place.

Mrs. Ila Dains and Opal and Edna Mae Higgins visited last Thursday with Mrs. Alfred Grass.

The P. H. S. C. met with Mrs. Annie Hopkins Wednesday. Several members were absent on account of moving. The day was spent in quilting on a Wedding Ring quilt. Next meeting will be held March 8.

Claude and Hubert Moore called in the Willis Higgins home Saturday eve.

Mrs. Matt Jones and family are moving to the Nunn place.

Mr. I. N. Morris spent Monday in the Alfred Grass home, and he and Alfred made some fence posts.

BLUE MOUND:
Those who helped Mrs. Albert Allinson celebrate her birthday Sunday were Mrs. Ella Schroeder and two daughters and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ackley.

Mr. and Mrs. Stakley and family motored down from Kansas City to spend the weekend in the Ed Carpenter home. Mr. and Mrs. Stakley and Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter made a trip to Humansville Saturday. The Stakley's returned to Kansas City Saturday night.

Ike Seward sawed wood for Gus Wiechert Saturday. Those who helped were Leo Taggart, C. A. Ackley, Art Bunch and Billie Swain.

Leroy Seward of Taneyville, Mo., spent Wednesday night in the home of his uncle, Ike Seward.

Mr. and Mrs. Robie Allinson and son spent Sunday in the parental G. A. Shepard home.

Those who spent Sunday in the Gertie Motley home were Mr. and Mrs. Melton Shepard and children and Mr. and Mrs. George Bishop and family.

The Otis Short family finished moving Wednesday. Mr. Ingles and Mr. Ackley each took a load for him. Mrs. Short and the children remained with Mrs. Ackley until Thursday.

Mrs. Sarah Robinson spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Sam Dellar and helped her quilt.

Mrs. Ike Seward is on the sick list.

Miss Velma Cook, our school teacher, and Mr. Cecil Ashley motored to Butler Saturday evening and came back man and wife. They are at home to their many friends on what is known as the Dave Baldwin place for this year. This community extends best wishes for their future happiness.

Miss Mary Lee Deller is spending a few days in the home of her aunt, Mrs. Harry Allen, at Taberville.