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From: Margaret Maulin <>
Subject: [MODALLAS] Historical News Clip - May 26, 1938 (page 1)
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:32:34 -0600


The following newspaper was one of several given to William H. and
Margaret A. Maulin by Mrs. Lucille Darby Scott. Mrs. Scott saved these
newspapers from a fire.

Dallas County Republican
Thursday, May 26, 1938, Page 1

LEAD MINE –P. H. Smallwood and family left for Lucerne, Colorado Monday

WOOD HILL – Mrs. Elery Ware and son and Mrs. Otto Nicholson left Sunday
for California
Mrs. Roma Adams visited her mother, Mrs. L. Watkins
Mrs. Jessie Lemons and sons visited her father Mr. Patten of Lone Rock
Margaret True of New Mexico visited her sister Mrs. Clint Durrington

CIRCUIT COURT – Adoption of Violet Ruth Bailey by Thomas and Iola C.
Tobin
Application for trustee for Thomas McKinley McCall and Jessie McCall
appointed

TUNAS School Graduates – Eighth grade diplomas were issued May 12 to
Mae Watkins, Iva Tucker, Charles Stidham, Grover Morton, Harry
Alexander, Dottie Starkey, Zelphia Fowler, Maxine Lee, Marion Wheeler,
Margret Tripps, Marjorie Tripps. Graduates from Tunas High School were:
Chloe Cusick, Paul Glor, Lillian Kirk, Junior Grant, Helen Sliagerland,
Pearl Kirk, Ruth Morton, Irena Harmon, Ruth Alexander, Bethel Jackson,
Boyce Reser, Sophie Smith.

In Memory – In loving memory of our dear father and husband, EARNEST
ALBERT HARRIS, who passed away one year ago last February….Sadly missed
by his wife and children, Mrs. Minnie Harris, Glen and Jean

MRS. VIVIAN ANDREWS HELTON – Mrs. Vivian Andrews Helton, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Andrews, was born Oct. 3, 1929, and departed this
life May 17, 1938, at the age of 17 years, 8 months and 14 days of age.
She was fatally injured in an automobile accident Sunday, May 15.
Vivian was a graduate of the Louisburg High School in the class of
1938….
She has had a short and happy married life. She is survived by her
husband, Wayne Helton, her father and mother, and one brother, Warren
Dale, 3 years of age. She was preceded in death by one sister, Calista,
and one brother, Leslie James.
Funeral services were held at the Buffalo Christian Church Friday May
20. Interment was in Oak Lawn Cemetery.

JEMIMA E. JUMP – Jemima E. Jump was born June 23, 1859 near Pittsburg,
in Hickory County, Mo., and departed this life March 17, 1938 at her
home near Sentinel, Polk County, Mo., where she had resided for more
than half a century.
She was the daughter of John and Sarah jump and was one of a family of
twelve children, nine girls and three boys.
She was united in marriage to John Rentfrow Oct. 1876. To this union 4
children were born; one son, Oliver Lee, died in infancy. The other
surviving children are: Mrs. Sadie West, Walsh, Colo., John W.
Rentfrow, of Bolivar, Mo., and Jim R. Rentfrow, of Borger, Texas
(twins).
Mr. Rentfrow preceded her in death several years ago. She was again
married to Mr. Smeltzer, later to Mr. Richardson, then later to Mr.
Matlock, who survives her.

WILLIAM LAVANDER MOULDER – William Lavander Moulder, one of the oldest
citizens of Camden County, died suddenly Monday nite May 16, and was
laid to rest in the Roach Cemetery Thursday, May 10 with Masonic
honors.
Mr. Moulder was born in Camden County Sept. 18, 1957 (sic), and was a
little over 80 years of age at the time of his death.
Vander Moulder….
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Granville Moulder. He was
united in marriage to Sarah Jane Cyrus March 1, 1883. To this union was
born 8 children, the widow and 6 children surviving him. The living
children are: Roscoe, of Kansas City; Elbert of Red Top; Claude, of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Lillie Campbell of Windsor; and Odessa McFarland
of Kansas City.

MRS. MADELINE ORMSBEE – A heart attack caused the death Sunday, May 22,
1938 of Mrs. Madeline Ormsbee, 36, at her home in Springfield, Mo. Mrs.
Ormsbee was a former president of the American Legion auxiliary, the
wife of Clyde H. Ormsbee, former commander of Goad-Ballinger Legion
post in Springfield,
Surviving besides her husband are a daughter Betty Lee; her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gammon of Louisburg; a brother, Dr. Claude O. Gammon
of Buffalo; two sisters, Mrs. Paul Franchier of Nardin, Oklahoma, and
Mrs. L. Doolin Gorman, of Springfield.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon in the Herman
Lohmeyer funeral chapel with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. (this
funeral home and cemetery are in Springfield, MO)

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