Gasconade County Republican (Owensville, MO), 1951-12-06

              Historical Society HEADLINE om 'Round About St. James Leader Fire of undetermined origin completely destroyed the home of Oscar Hughes and family about two miles east of St. James last Tuesday night. Bourbon Standard H. L. Dun-hill confessed to Crawford County Sheriff Rollen Giles Wednesday afternoon he had stolen and killed a 500-lb. calf near Cherryville Wednesday night, November 21st. Dunhill was arrested in St. Louis Wednesday after a warrant for his arrest had been sworn out in Steel-ville Tuesday afternoon following an investigation of the calf rustling by Sheriff Giles, Deputy Sheriff Mone Turnbough and Highway Pa trolman Dorsey Arnold. The 500-lb. calf, which belonged to Edna Worley, was killed by a rifle shot and the hindquarters had been taken from the carcass when it was discovered. Dunhill is being held in the Steelville jail. Marthasville Record John Mar vin Mutert, aged 13 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Mutert, suf fered broken legs in an accident on the Washington Bridge Satur day night shortly after midnight. The boy was riding with his par ents in their car when it was struck by a pickup truck which skidded in the ice. While they were looking at the car, a third car came along and struck the" truck and the boy was caught between the cars and his legs broken. He was taken to St. Francis Hospital. Hermann Independent Mrs. Wesley Miller narrowly escaped serious injury at her home Tues-day evening while preparing supper. The accident occurred about 8 o'clock when Mrs. Miller relit her gas oven which had gone out while the food was being prepared. Leaking gas caused an explosion which singed her hair and burned her right arm and right side of the face. She was treated at her home and is recuperating at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Stroebel at Berger. The Fire Department was called i (Gasconade County IF fo) falAfA mm OWENSVILLE, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1951. Volume 49, Number 5. $2.50 Per Year In Missouri; $3.00 Elsewhere PROMOTED TO SERGEANT William Stradford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Stradford of Ow-ensville, was recently promoted to sergeant while serving with the 2nd Infantry Division on the Korean fighting front. American forces in recent action have been probing Communist positions with combat patrols despite heavy rain and the first snow of the beginning Korean winter. Stradford enlisted in the Army at Washington in August, 1950. He arrived in Korea in September, 1951. Goodwill Truck Here Dec. 20 To Present "M" Program Here Night Promotion plans for the Baptist Training Union in 1952 will be the aim of an "M" (meaning Mobilization) Night rally of all Baptist Churches in this area at 7:30 o'clock Monday evening, December 10, at the First Baptist Church here. The program is one of several hundred such meetings to be held at this same time throughout the Southern Baptist Convention."Christ Speaks To His Churches" is the theme of the Training Union in 1952. A motion picture bearing this title and prepared especially for the occasion will be shown, and Rev. Frank Branson, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Ferguson, Missouri, is to be the guest speaker. Rev. Branson is well known here, having pastored churches and having held revival meetings in several other churches of this area. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Branson of Owensville. Mrs. Annie Carroll of Owensville 14 Million Needed By Highway Dept. RECOGNITION PINS AWARDED 171 4-H CLUB MEMBERS 171 4-H members from the following clubs: Cleavesville, Guese, Stony Hill, Gasconade, Owensville, Little Berger, Frene Valley, New Woollam, Bern, Red Bird, Wiseman and Bay, received pins for their 4-H work Wednesday night. - T COMPLETES BASIC COURSE The Goodwill Truck is scheduled to make one of its regular visits to Owensville and district Thursday, December 20, to pick up gifts of wearable and repairable cloth ing, toys, electric appliances and ' is the Associational Training Union j other articles. Director for Dixon Association I will be the presiding officer. An Goodwill Industries, Inc., is a attendance goni of 40o has been non profit organization, dedicated set f()r the mecting- xhpre will to helping the handicapped and be specia, music and the congref,a. underprivileged. Articles contn-. tiona, singi will be led by Mrs. buted to Goodwill are repaired andMaurjce Bceseh of Belle reconditioned by the handicapped people employed in the workshop in St. Louis, then sold through several outlet stores to lower income groups. The money thus obtained goes to pay the salaries of the employees. John Bollman Dies At Washington Hospital John Bollman well-known Iiose-bud garage owner, passed away at the St. Francis Hospital in Washington Sunday evening, December 2, following a month's illness. He was taken to the hospital four days before his death and was appar ently on the road to recovery when he died suddenly of a heart attack. He had reached the ae of 46 years, 5 months and 25 days. John William Bollman was born near Koenig on June 7, 1905, a son of the late August F. Bollman Qnrl Yia n-ifo nan "K at IP fli An ir.mh. o' KWfi hp u.,c nitH jditional $500,000 having been found necc.s.smy ai mia-year occause 01 ...... 1 1 1 v. iv" iiiin Myrtle Ross, who August F., and Lucille L., survive. He is also survived by two brothers George F. Bollman of Belle and Henry E. Bollman of Bland. His Cost of maintaining Missouri's 19,407 miles of highways during 1952 are expected to total 14,00,- 000. The State Highway Commission has budgeted that amount for use (luring the year, upon recommendation of the department's Bureau of Maintenance, which is headed by Dean Wilson. This amount is the same as has been set aside for maintenance work during 1951. However, only $13,500,000 were budgeted at the beginning of the year, with an ad- n nvirrinffp nt OupriKVlIlp tn 1ict ; one daughter land highways and because of the unprecedented floods experienced this year. Routine maintenance and gravel replacement work, including super- fw f I r M : Pvt. HAROLD BRANDON Pvt. Harold Brandon, 17, son of j Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brandon of Shatter, Nevada, has completed his AF basic course at Lackland Air Force Base, the "Gateway to the Air Force." Lackland, situated near San An tonio, is the worlds largest air E. Mcintosh, President of the Extension Association, presented these pins to the members at the Recognition Program held at the Owensville High School. 4-H members receiving 7th year pins were, Jerry Crider and James Oliver, Cleavesville 4-H club; and those receiving 8th year certificates were, Frank LaBoube, Jr., Little Berger 4-H Club, and Harvey Schneider, Bay 4-H club. Edgar Brehe, Bob Blackwell, Lawrence Picker and Harvey Schneider were interviewed about their 411 trip to American Royal. Coy McNnbh, County Agent, presented Doris Buschmann and Ver-ua Kbker with their National Contest pins, which they won in the National 4 11 Club Contest. Marlenc Enke, Bern; Mary Ann Steinbeck and Melva Benz, Stony Hill; Grace Ebker, Drake, and I Norma Walter, Red Bird clubs, re-Iceived 4-H dress revue pins for their blue ribbon dresses at 4-H Achievement Day. Doris Buschmann was presented with a food mill in recognition of her blue ribbon demonstration at District Round Up. The Cleavesville, New Woollam, Owensville, Bern, Bay and Red Bird two sisters and one brother ore-! vlMon- wl" oal un lne maJr I,or" parents, ceded him in death. "on 01 u,ls money. Those ac- Mr. Bollman was a prominent tiviti('s are cxPected ,0 l'nst $12." businessman of Rosebud and a 363-n52 dlirln8 1!)52- or $370,893 civic and industrial leader in the n,Hn t,,an was set asldo for such , i community. He served as a mom-1 ' - and , j. . , , , , , . ( Knnvif rpmni:il ant on ntnfnt per oi me scnooi Doara at Kose-i bud before the Re-organization of is tl,rosi,(n as lhe l highest cost District R-2, and at the time of his lU'nl' "1,h $63.00 allotted. This Hnath u.as a mpmhnr ni thr. n.A I i-s a 850,000 increase over the -i . .. j force base, site of Air Force basic, i... ,,.., uu iiumoers. j ms was loiiowcu ly a training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Resource Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School. Miss Story Is Bride Of Lawrence Branson Miss Mary Jane Story became thp hriHp nf Mr T.nurpnpp fiilhprt Gifts at this season of things for i Rrnnsnn n st,ir(tav rPmher but no further damage resulted i vvhlen yu nave no further use, ana lst gt 2 0,dock at the Fjrst Bap of Aldermen of the city. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Rosebud Methodist Church, the pastor, Rev. John Tucker, officiating. Interment was made in the church cemetery. Mr. Bollman was a member of Rosebud Methodist Church. the r i ; ican easily spare, may mean uuill lilt: CAjJiuaiun. ; - - , , , f- oh Mr. Miiipr ,nH livo i difference between warm clothes in a trailer in the rear of the Lena Kattalman residence on West 8th Street. Franklin County Tribune Mr. and Mrs. Walter Berger and Mrs. H. Schlake suffered severe bruises and the car in which they were riding enroute to St. Louis was badly damaged in a collision with a house trailer Monday afternoon New Changes In near Sylvan Beach. An Armyi Major with his family, enroute Social Security Law from Pennsylvania to California was pulling the large, trailer behind the Cadillac in which they were riding. Coming over the hill or no warm clothes, Christmas or no Christmas, for many poor. Goodwill hopes you will be generous. A nnstrarri sprit to "Goodwill" in care of General Delivery, wilLand the bridesmaid wore a bring the Truck to your door on .dress December 20. Please have your gifts ready on the porch by 9 a. m. tist Church with the pastor, Rev. Ernest S. Waite, officiating. Miss Betty Welch of Bland served as bridesmaid and Vance j Branson, brother of the groom, served as best man. The bride wore a nav Oliver Niewafd Dies In California amount set aside for such purposes this year. Bridge maintenance 1952 are than for budgeted for such work in Three Fire Alarms The Past Week needs The Owensville Volunteer Fire for Donartment was called out three lixed at 3,100.000 more times the pas, week to fight grass this year, with $450,000 firt!S wlu.,M threatened to get out of control. The first alarm came recreation period for those attending.Durward Morre would have been presented a National Contest pin Wednesday night, had be been present. He spent the week in Chicago attending the International Livestock Show. This all expense paid trip to Chicago was a result of entering the National 4 II Contest. Waste Paper Containers On Main Street 1952. Word was received here last the r ... 1 1 t i i . . wii mis yeai s uuugei uhi.ni; him-us . aDout noon last Friday when a had been anticipated at $350,000. 1 rass f,re burned over the area Other apportionment in the ijust west o tnc Deb Shoe factory. maintenance Duaget include: Saturday at noon the Department 04ft for pmprcrpnpip.c $100 011 fnri 11 t n npppssarv sitrns and marlcprs .inr) n : u nu. the postoffice for the convenience grass i ire in uaniuiu. im- uniu , . lilfn ntnnnnt fr, r mnint(tn.inri ni. i . t n ,-. ..i. m I OI 11C pi .......it.. ..v. n nprn r.nmn nrinill fll'Iflf'K IIII'.S-' The Owensville Lions Club has come forward again to better civic life in our city by placing waste paper cans at two mliin street intersections and one in front of public. ministration; and $75,000 for equipment administration. To prepare this maintenance bud get, engineers in the Commission's bureau of maintenance made de death that day of Oliver Niewald yblue suit former county resident, who passed 1 tai)ed studies o cost rccords for blue al "--""'. v-aiuoiiiia, the 22-year period from 1929 to ai tne age oi oi years, mr. lie- iqS0 inclusivo Sneeial attention r j j . n w.irt h.H hn in r hooitf. fr I ' ,n"Uhlve- h"eeljl d "T" fore any damage was done to the " ..v..w. j necessarily was given to me i'j:u mot0r day afternoon when a grass fire got out of control at the Farmers Home Mill. Sparks from the burning grass ignited a tarpaulin which covered a gasoline motor used to run a corn sheller. Mr. Plctz re moved the burning tarpaulin be TKn hniln Jc thp HanrrVitpr nf Mr and Mrs. Luther Story of Gerald j several montl Individuals receiving Old-Age and Survivors Insurance checks r may no longer have the privilege kZLT ;.of working in railroad employment Berger had stopped and pulled to the side of the road when he and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Branson of Bland. The newlyweds are both employed at Deb Shoe Factory here and will make their home in Bland. He is survived by his wife, one daughter and three sons Joyce, Glen, Leonard and Ralph; also three brothers and five sisters of needs, it was determined Ben, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; i routine maintenance costs records, since costs during that; The grass fire were extinguished year execeuea me average lor me without damage to property. entire study period. To arrive at the final estimate APppcTpn at onsFnun on that GRAND LARCENY CHARGE will Joseph, of Kansas City; August, of i range from $175 per mile on Mansel McDaniel, 15 for an unlimited amount, Hiram Ford, manager of the Jefferson noticed the approaching trailer "7 S0Clal seturny ",ie Slmcu: stock considerably for the holi swaying. The local toiK were rusn-ed by ambulance to St. Louis County Hospital after the accident. They were released after examina tions showed no broken bones or,f'ciar'cs t0 serious injuries. today. A recent amendment to the Railroad Retirement Act restricts earnings of social security bene- $50 a month in rail- vpars nlH ..e.... ...... ,ucTMc;0wens; Mrs- Emma Timm. of graded earth roadways in the sup-' f nniitlllH orrpit.wJ hu new show CASES -jRedlands California, Mrs. Esther p,ementary system to $2,000 on the home ,ast Tuesday by shl.riff Tod NEW SHOW CASES : Heck, of BeHe; Mrs. Lyd.a Zw.vers. many sections of "distressed" Ruffncr on , wrant ,MUcd by jui UId..v.lle . u,,K,, . numa pavement in tne siate. inis ais- the shnrjff of Madison County, II Armur, rossinami, 1111.01 jcwcici, oiuinpir, oi viiKnna, ana airs, tressed pavement represents sec- ijno,s The vouth was charued lias llisiaiicu new wan oimv v,iai a uui.iMca ui iuiuu iiy. lions OI nifinway On WHICH Iieav ...iiu ..-..nJ nl.,n ,.,,,l.,il Mr. Niewald was a member of repairs are imperative during the ; 0 uncCj virgil McDaniel, of the Presbyterian Church in San 1 year if they are to be kept usable. FH,r,kuin' . ' . his store, and has enlarged his The containers are painted green and bear the insigna of the Lions International. Co-operation of the public will be appreciated by the City Council and street department of our fit v. DAUGHTER OF REV. AND MRS. V. J. HICKMAN DIES day season. Mr. Kossmann returned in August from overseas service in Korea and Japan, having been re-called into the service last October. He spent a short time in REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS road employment just as in anyKorca and was thcn sent t0 Tokyo other employment which is cover- where he served witn the Ordin- ed by the social security law. It is, therefore, necessary that indi-; char,e jn World War ance Department until his II, Otto Allemann to Frank E. Baur, Vk acres at Peace Valley, about $1,000. Otto Allemann to Aug. H. Bot-tcrmullcr, Vk acres at Peace Valley .about $1,000. Herman Biele, ct al., to Ford. Bock, tract south of Woollam, $20. Louis Cordes, et al., to Raymond Basham, 193 acres at Cleavesville, about $12,000. Mcta Krattly, ct al.. to Henry Tinnemeyer, lot 4. West Wharf St., Hermann, about $7,000. John Pollmann, ct al., to L. Schwecrkotting, Jr., 56.75 acres at Peace Valley, about $3,500. Fdw. W. Schulte to F. Fred Kam-per, 220.84 acres southwest of Swiss, about $9,500. Emil Witte to Clara Buddemcyer, lots 5 and 6, blk 12, Canaan, under $500. Frank W. White to Wintford Hodges, lots 11 and 12, blk. 14, Hambro Addition, Owensville, under $500. Hermann School District No. 3 to Clarence and Chester Wicgand, Coles Creek school property, under S500. Clarence O. and Chester Wicgand to F.dna F. Brewer, former Coles Creek school property, under $1,000. dis-he served overseas in Germany with the Infantry. viduals receiving social security checks through Old-Age and Survivors Insurance report earnings of more than $50 a month to the Social Security Administration. Failure to make these reports will cause penalties to be assessed under the new law. I Miss Ida Peth, formerly of the Ford stated that prior to the ! Bland community, was found dead recent amendment to the Railroad MISS DIES IDA PETH IN ST. LOUIS Bernardino, California. He was The routine maintenance costs, turned t0 nijnojs last Wednesday teacher of a class in the Sunday j which are exclusive of gravel re-by an jjnojs officer. School of that church for many , placement work, on the various; ' Rev. and Mrs. V. J. Hickman were called to Decatur, Illinois. last- Thursday because of the serious illness of their only daugh ter, Mrs. Nadean Morris of that city. She passed away at noon on Tuesday, of this week in a Springfield, Illinois, Hospital. The funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from Nadean's two brothers, who are in the service, one being in Korea. But the burial will be in Decatur with Rev. Ernest S. Waite of Owensville in charge. DOR I A UNDERWOOD years. ATTEND COUNTY P.-T. A. MEETING Retirement Act, beneficiaries receiving social securitys check could have any .amount of earnings from railroad employment. GARDEN CLUB NOTES The regular meeting of the Owensville Garden Club was held at the home of Mrs. V. H. Hengsten-bcrg Tuesday noon with a pot-luck luncheon at 1 o'clock. Beautifully decorated tables carried out the Christmas theme, after which the ceneral business meeting was held. The exchange of Christmas gifts, a highlight of the meeting, climax ed a very pleasant atternoon. Thirteen members and ,, tnree guests were present. The next rpLular meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Wm. B. Ruffner. with Mrs. Wm. Aufder Hcide as co- hostess, on January 8th, i p. m Contributed. in bed at her nome in ht. l,ouis Tuesday morning. She had ap parently died of a heart attack during the night. Funeral services will be held in St. Louis tomorrow (Friday). Miss Peth was about 59 years of age. Surviving are five brothers William of Kansas City; Edward, Fred, John and Ben Peth, of Bland. lne Gasconade county council ;and $700 in South Missouri on Parent-Teacher Association was1 bituminous mat routes; and $350 held Tuesday evening at the Meth-!on gravel roads; odist Church in Drake. Members! Supplementary system: S400 a from here who attended were Mrs. j mile each on concrete and asphal-Orville Lalk, Mrs. Arthur Drewel, 'tic type surfaces, $700 a mile on Mrs. Harold Sassmann, Mrs. Ken-j bituminous surfaces and $300 per neth Lenon and Mrs. Harvey; mile for gravel. Morre. Joyce Lenon and Joyce 1 . Drewel also attended and took part in the program. A nice crowd was in attendance. highway types are estimated, per;MSS MERTELL S BRIDE mile. at: OF CHESTER THIEDKE Major system: $900 on heavy j and $500 on medium traffic con-, Mjss K,oise QrXvt daughter of crete routes; $625 on hit mix type Mr and Mrs 0jvir M(,rte( t,e-asphaltic surfaces; $900 in North t, b j() ()f Mr ( hl,stor w Mrs. Violet Underwood of !iland and Mr. Sante Doria of St. Louis were united in marriage Saturday, December lst. Rev. John Cowan performed the ceremony at the Immaculate Conception Rectory at Thiedke on Saturday, November j 3 o'clock in the afternoon. 24th, at Pocohantas. Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith of The groom, who is serving with j Kirkwood were their only at- HENGSTENBERG'S TO HAVE FORMAL OPENING SATURDAY Henstenberg's Hardware and Appliance Company is this week !innni:nr inu thp fnrmnl nnpninp nf their store on Saturday, December 8. See advertisement on Page 2 of this issue. ELECTED SECRETARY Miss Janet Rae Cunningham was recently elected Secretary of the Freshman Class at Southwest Baptist College at Bolivar. NEW 1952 PONTIAC NOW ON DISPLAY The new 1952 Pontiac is now on display in Owensville at McCan Pontiac. The new Pontiac features the dual range Hydra-matic drive and can be obtained with either 6 or 8-cvlindcr engines. Mr. Mc Can invites the public to test-drive the new car. OPEN CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP AT FREEBURG W. A. Beck and Floyd Eggers will celebrate the grand opening of their new Chrysler-Plymouth agency at Freetniig on Friday, December 14. The new Chrysler will be on display for the opening. 9th District V. F. W. Holds Meeting Here The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bledsoe-Bulas Post No. 6133, and the Ladies Auxiliary were hosts for tht? 9th District meeting Sunday, December 2nd. The meeting for the Posts was held at the V. F. W. Hall while the Auxiliary meeting was conducted at the High Ki'hiwii Mrs. Clara Kavalier, sun District President, presided at the meeting. Mrs. Lucille Mart, Department Junior Vice President, Mrs. Viola Keele, Department Chaplain, and Mrs. Clara Adams, past department President, and the president of the 1th District were guests at the Auxiliary meeting. About 150 members attended the meetinc. Lunch was served by the Auxiliary. the U. S. Navy, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Thiedke of Owensville Route 3. He returned to his base at Norfolk, Virginia, where! his bride will join him later. tendants. A reception was held that evening at Dean's Place at Rolla. The newlyweds will make their home in Jennings. MtMIIMMIMMIItlMt MllltlMtMII(IIM(lIHIItlllllMllltlllllt(lllltlMIIIIIIIMMIMIIIMIIHHi(IHMIMIIIIItll(llllllltl M,"Q HANDEL'S "M E S S I A H" CHRISTMAS SECTION There is no better way to usher in the Christmas Season than to hear this inspiring Oratorio as it is sung by the Owensville Community Choraliers and the High School Mastersingers under the direction of Mr. Bertie Brixey. HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 2:30 P. M. ltllIIMMMtllMIIHIMIMIItMIM(MIHIIMIItHltMIMMMIMIMI(llllltMMIMl( IIHIHHttlMMMMII I