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From: "Kathy Bowlin" <>
Subject: Higbee News, 14 June 1928, pt 3 of 4
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:32:16 -0600


The following are selected articles from the Newspaper, "The Higbee News"
issued out of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1887
through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This
paper covered the Higbee area and the northeastern part of Howard county.
The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is to keep this work free
to the public, and to ensure it is not harvested by a fee-based genealogy
site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use this
information, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My
transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and is a
third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a
researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own records,
and use my transcript as anindex. The microfilm is available for
interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a
copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by
the Higbee Historical Society.
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Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 2, Col. 1--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--Three Marriages--June 5th must have been a popular day, and Columbia, Mo., a favorite place for Huntsville girls to marry. Here they are:

Miss Emile Halliburton, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Callie Halliburton of this city, and Mr. J. C. Karnes, of Senath, Mo., were married Tuesday of last week, June 5, 1928, at Columbia, Rev. Luther W. Smith, pastor of the Baptist Church, officiating. Both are school teachers, and each have been engaged to teach the coming year at Senath, home of the groom.

Mr. Lawrence Fleming and Miss Opal Hickins, both of Huntsville, drove to Columbia June 5, 1928, and were united in marriage at the home of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Jackson, formerly of this city, Rev. Luther W. Smith officiating. Mr. Fleming is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fleming, and his bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Hickins, both of this city. The newly weds will reside here.

Married, at Columbia, June 5, 1928, by the Rev. Dunklingberger, pastor of the Christian church there, Mr. Chas. Stoor, of Waldo, Kansas, and Miss Helen McDonald of this city. Mr. Stoor is reported to be a fine gentleman and prominent business man of Waldo. The bride is a nice young lady, eldest daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. A. McDonald, who conduct a grocery store in South Huntsville. Mr. and Mrs. Stoor will reside at Waldo.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 2, Col. 1&2--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--Her Ninetieth Birthday.--Mrs. Rachel Burton, who resides at the home of her son-in-law, Thos. W. Fullington, about three miles south of town, celebrated her ninetieth birthday anniversary last Sunday, June 10, 1928. Mrs. Burton is one of the good old ladies of the county, a longtime member of the Baptist church and is quite active for one of her age. Mrs. Burton is a native of Kentucky, but she has been living in this county for over 60 years. Her husband, Henry Burton, has been dead many years.

One hundred and fifty relatives and friends of Mrs. Burton were present, and at the noon hour a sumptuous dinner was served to which all present did full justice. Uncle Billy Robertson was one of the guests, and said he filled his "bread basket" almost to the running over point on the various good eats. In answer to a question if he had met "any leap year widows" there or not, Uncle Billy laughed and said: "Yes, I brushed up to one, and gave her a chance to propound those anxious leap year words, "Will you marry me?" but she did not even pop an insinuating word to me along matrimonial lines. Nearly half of leap year is gone, and it's brought me nothing yet except disappointed anxiety, and if the qualified widows and maids don't get a move on them soon I am going to declare against any more leap years."



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 2, Col. 2&3--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--Surprise Birthday Dinner--W. T. Dameron had the happy surprise of his life last Wednesday evening when he returned home from Moberly where he had been in the interest of his candidacy for sheriff, to find about 40 persons--brothers, sisters and their families and some few near relatives and close friends had gathered bringing with them the best eats in the land, from good old ham to the most delicious sweets in abundance, spread upon tables. Mr. Dameron soon caught on that the elegant and toothsome spread was in honor of his birth anniversary. Every one present enjoyed the sumptuous feast to the limit. After which Mr. Dameron expressed his hearty thanks and appreciation to all for the honor and some timely and valuable gifts. The remainder of the evening was spent in social converse, songs and recitations. Thomps. expressed the hope that the next celebration of his birthday !
would be in the jail.--Huntsville Times.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 2, Col. 3--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--Died--Nick Gunn, aged about 77, died at his home here about 9 o'clock Saturday night of paralysis. He was a native of this county, being born in the Fort Henry neighborhood, of pioneer parents. For several years past, up to last fall, he resided in South Missouri. He had been married three times, marrying the last time a few months ago. Besides his widow he is survived by several children and many relatives and friends. He was a member of the Methodist church, and his funeral was preached Monday afternoon at the home of his son, Pearley Gunn, of South Oak Street, conducted by Rev. Davis, pastor of the Clifton Hill Methodist church in the presence of a large crowd, after which the remains were conveyed to the Fort Henry cemetery for interment. The deceased was a great-great-grandson of Sterling Gunn, who fired the first shot at Yorktown at the beginning of the American Revolut!
ion, and was with General Washington at the surrender of Cornwallis.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 4, Col. 5--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise visited their grandson, Junior Blaise, Sunday.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 4, Col. 5--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Junior Blaise is improving slowly. He still cannot use his injured limb and is confined to his bed most of the time.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 4, Col. 5--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mrs. Mike Ridgway is suffering from an attack of malaria, but is now some better. She has been at the home of her sister, Mrs. Owen Asbury, this week, and was visited Monday by Mrs. Blaise and Mrs. Hazel Hargis.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lloyd of Marissa, Ill are the guests of Higbee relatives.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gruber, Jr., and family returned to Tilden, Ill., Sunday.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Andy Bradley and daughter, Ruth, spent Saturday and Sunday in Clark.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Lige Foley of Fayette was the week-end guests of his brother, John Foley, and family.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Bertha Allen of Moberly was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Jas. Graves, Thursday.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. John Ketchum of Alton, Ill., is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sumpter.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burton are visiting their son, Thomas Burton, and family in Salisbury.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Lilburn Hawkins of St. Louis is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ancell.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--George Lloyd of Kansas City spent Saturday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lloyd.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Henry Spurling of Des Moines, Ia., is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Spurling.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Linley Dougherty, who is employed at Marshall, was the guest of the home folks the first of the week.





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