The Weekly News
Lowry City, MO
19 March 1942

R.W. Ginsburg, Editor and Publisher
Established October 1940 by Ralph Steele
Subscription Price $1.00

American Red Cross
Final Report War Fund 1941
Township Quota Paid
Appleton $305.40 $372.62
Taber 81.00 91.15
Monegaw 106.20 125.30
Butler 223.08 160.00
Center 51.00 21.25
Chalk Level 59.10 33.80
Collins 127.20 143.50
Dallas 78.00 30.60
E and W Doyal 107.80 137.25
N and S Jackson 82.80 86.40
E and W Osage 71.10 41.13
E and W Osceola 340.60 456.67
Polk 54.90 75.54
Roscoe 148.80 159.10
E and W Speedwell 108.90 150.00
Washington 64.20 25.99
Total $2,112.00


Locals
John Knight has moved to Osceola.

Dewey Greenwell was taken to the hospital in Kansas City for a checkup.

Mrs. Ola Settles and children spent Sunday at the Geo. Schnetzer home.

Robert McComber was called home Saturday owning to the sickness of his mother.

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Murray and son attended his cousin’s funeral in Kansas City Monday.

G.P. Crawford’s have moved to the R.D. Penn farm.

M.H. Harris is not so well.

The R.D. Penn sale was well attended and things sold well.

Monroe Fields and family of Humansville visited at H.A. Higgins’ Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. James Naylor have moved to the property occupied by John Knight.

Mrs. A.J. Hord’s sale was well attended Saturday afternoon.

Leo Dawson and wife and sister, Mrs. Beulah Nesbit of Kansas City were called here Monday night by the serious illness of their mother Mrs. W.H. Dawson.

Mrs. Jess Daugherty visited Sunday night and Monday at the R.D. Gardner home.

Wm. Bunch was brought home from the hospital in Clinton Sunday afternoon.

John Schmidli of Kansas City visited his sister Mrs. Emma Haverland Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper visited at the Arch Cooper home near Chalk Level.

Mrs. Pearl Witty of Lamar visited in Lowry City last week.

Mrs. Sophia Haverland visited last week with Mrs. Emma Haverland.

Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Cross of Springfield called on Miss Anna Kubachak Sunday afternoon.

Eddie Scott, wife and baby of Kansas City visited Thursday with D.L. McClain.

Mr. and Mrs. John I. Evans of Kansas City were called here Tuesday by the serious illness of her mother Mrs. Pleas Stark.

Everett Disney, wife and son of Bremeerton, Wash., are here visiting his brother E.H. Disney.

Jim Irvin and wife visited their son in the country last Wednesday.

Bert Davis and family of Iconium visited at David Jones’ Sunday.

Herbert Cooper and family visited Mrs. Richerson Sunday.

Uel Snyder spent the weekend at home.

Mrs. Kate Martin and son George and sister in law Miss Lena Martin took dinner at the Ristling home Wednesday morning.

Good Cheer Club
The Good Cheer club met March 11 at the home of Mrs. Ben Gibbins. The time was spent in working on a quilt for the hostess. A covered dish luncheon was served at the noon hour to the following members:
Mrs. D.R. Wilkins, Mrs. Clarence Wilkins, Mrs. Coleman Gibbins; visitors were Mrs. Ellis Moffet, Mrs. Chas. Hearn, Maggie Patterson, Betty and Juanita Moffit and Dale and Lora Lee Gibbins. A very interesting program was given in the afternoon by Mrs. D.R. Wilkins, consisting of readings and a quiz test which Lena Gibbins, and Maggie Patterson received very nice and useful prizes.
The next meeting will be with Mrs. Lena Gibbins on March 25.

Lowry City Club
The Lowry City Home Economics club met March 11 at the home of Mrs. M.E. Hillegas. Mrs. Boyles was assistant hostess.
After a covered dish dinner Mrs. Russell called the meeting to order and “America” was sung. The minutes were read and approved. The roll call was answered by “Ways of Making Clothes Wear Longer”.
The lessons on “Chickens” was led by Mrs. M.E. Hillegas and Mrs. Marvin Thompson.
The proceeds from the quilt sold by the club was $11.60; $10 was given the Red Cross. The window sale brought $7.50, which goes in the club treasury.
Birthday gifts were received by Mrs. Roy HIllegas, Mrs. Moutrie and Mrs. M.E. Hillegas.
There were 14 members and five visitors present; the visitors being Mrs. Lester Murray, Michael, Marcus Lee Rice, Jacky Carmichael and Barbara Sue Hillegas.
The next meeting will be April 8 with Mrs. Carmichael as assisting hostess.

Short
Gladys Campbell has spent the last two weeks with her grandmother, Mrs. Otis Frazier who is having trouble with her back.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woolery and Sherman spent Sunday in the Roy Postin home.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mayers and Jean spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ballard.

Mrs. Barnett visited Mrs. Linville Saturday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Ned Murray and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Murray.

Short school is proud of the new flag and flag pole recently erected.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cooper of Appleton City, Mr. and Mrs. Aubry Park of Osceola, spent Sunday in the R.F. Barnett home.

The Short club served lunch at the R.D. Penn sale Monday.

Elmer Wright has been plastering at the Howard home.

Jim Lysinger and family have been visiting in the John Lysinger home.

Mrs. Ruth Barnes and children visited in the Charley Woolery home Sunday evening.

Mrs. Burnett visited Mrs. Linville Sunday afternoon.

Stringtown
Miss Ruth Foster spent Sunday night with her brother Roy Foster.

Mrs. Will Lack and Mrs. Foster Lack and Carrol Ann spent Monday in Clinton.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Link were Sunday callers in the Roy Mossman home.

John Simmons and Mrs. Glenn Snyder of Clinton visited their mother Mrs. Annie Simmons Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Meredith, Mrs. Claude Mulkey, Mrs. Nettie Buchanan and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Buchanan were Sunday callers at Calvin Hannah’s.

Mr. and Mrs. DeLong of Saline, Kansas are spending the week at their farm in this vicinity, better known as the Cloukey farm.

Mrs. J.G. Carroll, Mrs. Calvin Hannah, Mrs. Keith Hannah and Mrs. J.W. Carroll assisted I.B. Carroll with his paper hanging Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hannah attended a birthday dinner Sunday for Mrs. Homer Salmon of near LaDue.

Richard Lyon of Nevada spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Lyon. Mrs. Lyon is feeling better at this writing.

Mr. and Mrs. Cutler and family were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harvey of Osceola.

Mrs. Gafield has been quite sick the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. McQuarters spent last week with their daughter, Mrs. Mickey Lonk.

Mr. Brice Aldridge spent the weekend with home folks, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Lack were also Sunday visitors in the same home.

Clarence Lyke went to Bolivar Monday.

Heard
A group of young folks attended a party Friday night March 5, at the home of Charley Crane in honor of Ella crane’s and Evelyn King’s birthdays which were March 5, and 12. Those present were Bonnie and Eugene Perkey, Bernice Lannigans, Bobby and Wanda Yockey, Roe Dean and Curtis Bland, Floyd and Clayton Haynes, Forrest Fields, Billie Davis, Frankie Keeton, Orville Good, Vernal Crane and Evelyn King.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ellerman visited Sunday evening with Arthur Purtle and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Yokey and family spent Sunday with Moody Yarnell and family.

Glen Decker called on Kennie Smith Saturday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Crane and Vernal spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Davis, and Billie.

Mrs. L.A. Schmidt spent Saturday night with Gerald Marquis and family.

Orval Dull called on Charley Crane Saturday.

Vernal Crane spent Saturday morning with Nettie Smith.

Mrs. Lizzie Bland of Eldorado visited a few days last week with her son Raymond and family and her.

Valley Center
The McElhaneys Sundayed with Wilbur Miller and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Rapp, who have spent the winter with their daughter, Mrs. John Neuenschwander at Morrison spent the weekend here with their son Carl Rapp and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Estell Rickeson spent Sunday with Tom Dodson and family. Other visitors were Roy Copenhaver and family of Rich Hill.

Mr. Wm. Winter and Brady Hannah, who are among the sick remain about the same.

Those who took dinner with John Haverland and family Sunday were Albert Haverland and family, Gus Kalberloh and family, Clayton Neuenschwander and family, Grandma Haverland, Simon Schapeler and family, Troy Mitchell and family, P.A. Neuenschwander and Elmer Mitchell and wife. Afternoon callers were Mrs. Louisa Neuenschwander and daughter Margaret and Mrs. Hoover of Clinton. Irvin is leaving this week to join Uncle Sam’s armed forces.

Eli Neuenschwander accompanied Troy Mitchell to Kansas City Monday for a physical examination.

Mr. and Mrs. Urban Phillips and Percy Jenkins and family attended a basket dinner at Kingsville Sunday.

Miss Mildred Schmidli spent Friday till Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Raymond Alburtiss at Sheldon, Mo.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Neuenschwander and little Robert Tompkins attended the birthday dinner at Elsa Sampson’s Sunday.

Lewis
Bro. Virgil Postelwait of Kansas City preached at Cook Chapel Sunday night.

This vicinity was saddened by the death of Mrs. J.W. Sims. We extend sympathy to the family.

Mr. and Mrs. Burley Cole visited in the Leo Walker home Sunday.

Thomas Bourland and family visited in the John Postelwait home Sunday.

Lee Hughes and family of Clinton visited Mr. and Mrs. E.O. Earnhart Sunday.

Russell Sims and wife and Mrs. Margaret Powell and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Arnel near Clinton.

Forrest Bourland and wife and little son visited in the H. Bourland home Sunday.

Farmers in this vicinity have begun sowing oats, but the heavy rain stopped them for a few days.

Word was received here last week of the death of Neal Nelson, who was in Pearl Harbor. His mother, Mrs. Walter Biddler was formerly a resident of this vicinity.

Star
Murl Woolery and family were callers in the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. M.W. Woolery Sunday afternoon.

John Sherman and family spent Sunday in the home of his father W.R. Sherman and brother Luther and family.

Joe Wisner ate Sunday dinner with Hoyle Williams.

Ray Babcock and family spent Sunday in the Roy Mossman home. Oscar Walker, wife and two daughters were afternoon callers.

Reed Sherman spent Saturday nite with his cousin Don Moran. Dave Moran and children spent Sunday in the Claude Sherman home.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters were bedtime callers in the home of her brother, Marg Woolery.

John Marvin Bledsoe spent Saturday night with Riley Ballard.

Everett Snyder and family were shopping in Lowry City Saturday.

Bonneli Williams was a visitor at High Hill school Tuesday.

Bill Shepherd, wife and son ate supper in the M.W. Woolery home Wednesday evening.

Chester Daugherty, wife and daughter spent Sunday in the Roy Furgeson home.

Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kast called in the Sam Prier home Wednesday.

Harry Edwards spent Tuesday night with Damon Park.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gibbons spent Friday in the Del Brandon home.

Fred Kast called in the S. Higgins home recently.

Harry Edwards spent Friday night with Jewel Boomershine.

Clell Underwood and boys called in the Ed Huey home Wednesday.

Russell Long, Callie and Harry Edwards hauled hay for Nellie Lewellen Friday.

Fred Murphy and Russell Long helped Short Long saw wood last Friday.

Classified Ads
Wanted to buy – Dry, hulled black walnuts in sacks. $1 per 100 lbs. Hart’s store.

Posted – The following farm is posted and no hunting is allowed. Claude Morris

Let me buy your furs – I will pay more for furs not skinned. Luther Sherman

Lost – Red male pig, weight 50 or 60 pounds. Notify E.C. Haller, Osceola, R 1.

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