Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY--B. M. Avery celebrated his 55th birthday anniversary at his home 4 miles east of Higbee, Sunday, April 25, with a big dinner. He was presented with an aluminum percolator and a fine seal skin bill fold by his 8 children, who are: Mrs. Fannie Shockley and two children, of Slater, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ditter and three children of Moberly, Mr. and Mrs. John Hagar and three children, of Renick, Ogal Avery, Moberly, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Avery and one child of Howard county, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Porter, Harrisburg, and Raymond and Benton Avery, who still reside at home. His brothers and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Cash Avery, and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Romie Avery and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Griggs and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Walter White and two children, Misses Annie and Willie Avery, nieces, and Chester Avery, nephew; Mrs. Hagar of Moberly, Miss Nora Kerr of Moberly and Mrs. Henry Finton of Fayette, were also present. A good time was enjoyed by all. This has been an annual event for years. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Born, on the 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Bradley, a daughter. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Born, on the 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. John Barron, a daughter. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Born, on the 24th, to Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Murphy, a daughter. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--S. Y. Tatum, one of Fayette's best known citizens, died at his home in that city on Monday. He was 55 years old and is survived by his widow and three daughters, one of them being Mrs. K. M. Smith of Sturgeon, who taught in our school here several years ago. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Born, on the 26th, to Mr. and Mrs. Levy Simms, a daughter. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Will Young, who is working at Kenosha, Wis., is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Aaron Young. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Mrs. Fred Jackson of Fayette is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Nero Thompson of near town. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Mrs. Wisdom Burton and daughters, Misses Aline and Marjorie, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shiflett of Moberly. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Born, on the 29th to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Neal, a daughter. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--CLOSING EXERCISES OF HIGBEE PUBLIC SCHOOL--(selected items)--The following are the members of the senior class: Misses Alberta Andrews, Jennie Bunton, Ruby Burton, Irene Campbell, Ruby Hudson, Lilly Kirby, Goldie Pitney, Vera Rankin, Elsie Walton and Mr. Chas. Dougherty. The following are the graduates from the Eighth grade: Inez Andrews, Sylvia Lewis, Jenette Hare, Marie Dougherty, Sula Griggs, Jewell Dulany, Edyth Webb, Susie Pitney, Berenice Reese, Hazel Rice, Reba Harris, Fred Cooper, Berthel Osburn, Lowell Howell, Victor Patterson, Glenn Burke, Perry Smith, Christian Burton, Roy Edwards, Raymond Shafer. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Mr. and Mrs. Notley Magruder Jr., left here yesterday for Billings, Montana, where they will go with a view of locating. Mr. Magruder, who has been firing on the Alton for the past few months, will likely take up the same work in the West. Mr. and Mrs. Magruder are people the community can ill afford to lose and are given up with the deepest regret by a wide circle of friends, and whose best wishes follow them. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--Arlie Packwood and Harry Sandridge of Pittsburg, Pa., are the guests of Mr. Packwood's mother, Mrs. J. W. (Rake) Winn. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--H. C. EUBANKS TO MOBERLY--The NEWS is very sorry to announce this week that H. C. Eubanks is to leave his farm just southeast of town and move to Moberly where he has purchased the automobile business of the late Virgil Turner, making the purchase last week. The business has been locked up since the purchase and will so remain until about May 10, or as soon after the 6th, when Mr. Eubanks will hold a big sale at his farm, as he can move to Moberly and take charge. His host of friends join the NEWS in the hope that he will make all kinds of money in the venture. Along with the NEWS, too, we have an idea that most of them believe that his removal is another case of a good man gone wrong. Friday 30 Apr 1920, Vol 34, No 2--FORMER HIGBEE GIRL MARRIED--The following, taken from a Springfield, Ill., paper, will be of interest to Higbee people, the bride being a former Higbee girl: "The many friends of Miss Flossie Jane Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Jones, 212 West Pine street, will be surprised to hear of her marriage to John Edward Harris of New York, which took place in this city on March 31st at the home of Rev. E. B. Rogers, pastor of the Central Baptist church. Since the marriage the young couple have been living in this city as Mr. Harris is employed by the Hoggson Brothers' Construction company, who are building the Marine bank building. They expect to leave for New York, however, within the next two weeks, as Mr. Harris has been transferred. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.