The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 7 Apr 1927, Vol 40, No 48, Pg. 1 Col. 5--MRS. CLAIB DOUGHERTY HOME--Mrs. Claib Dougherty, who had been in Woodland Hospital, Moberly, for about eight weeks, suffering from blood poisoning in her right hand, was brought home Monday by Mr. Dougherty and has since been doing nicely, her many friends will be glad to learn, and it is now confidently expected that she will soon be fully restored. When she was first taken to the hospital grave fears as to her recovery were entertained, as infection had developed suddenly to an alarming extent, and for a week or two it was thought from day to day that the hand would surely have to be amputated the next, but by the exercise of such care and attention as seldom occurs, this was not necessary. Mr. Dougherty has nothing but praise for Woodland, both as to the staff and nurses, and especially of the services of Dr. Streator, who took a very special interest in the case, watching it hourly, and accomplishing the seemingly impossible. Mrs. Dougherty is equally loud in her praise of the service she received, and is delighted, of course, over her narrow escape, but is not one whit happier than Claib, who informed us that in case improvement halts even for an hour she will be rushed back to Woodland. Thursday, 7 Apr 1927, Vol 40, No 48, Pg. 1 Col. 5--LITTLE DAUGHTER DEAD--Helen Bernice, the 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pleas. Gentry, died at the family home in this place on Friday, April 1, her death being rather sudden and unexpected, as she was taken sick only the day before, and the nature of whose illness was more or less of a puzzle to the physician. Short services were held at the home by Mr. John Race, and the little body taken to Centralia, the old home, for burial. Besides her parents, Bernice leaves one brother and one sister. This most excellent family is having more than its share of misfortune, for the mother had been home only a week from a Boonville hospital where she had a foot amputated, infection having developed form a sore caused by a burn a year or so ago, and which had caused her to have to remain in bed a great deal of the time. The sympathy of all goes out to them. Thursday, 7 Apr 1927, Vol 40, No 48, Pg. 1 Col. 6--MRS. LOUISE J. TUCKER DEAD--Mrs. Louise J. Tucker, one of the community's most estimable ladies, died at her home south of town on Sunday, April 3, 1927, following a short illness. She was the daughter of William and Millie Atterbury and was born in Springfield, Ill., on April 19, 1954, and lacked but a few days of being 73 years old. She was united in marriage to Benj. F. Tucker on March 16, 1870, and who died on January 12, 1921. They were the parents of eleven children, but six of whom are living, viz: Mrs. Ellen Dixon, Moberly; Mrs. Mae Ware, William, John and Arnold Tucker all of near this place, and Mrs. Georgia Hollingsworth of Kansas City. She is also survived by eighteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, four sisters and three brothers--Mrs. Mollie Lyda, Olathe, Kan; Mrs. Viola Shipley of Kansas City, and Mrs. Cynthia Lee of Shelbina, Mich; Press Atterbery, Millard, Mo., and James and Frank Atterbery of Arbonna, Mo., besides many more distant relatives and a legion of friends. She was a devout member of the Baptist church, holding her membership with the church at Ararat, with which she united in 1909. She was a devoted christian character, a fond and loving mother and all that one could desire as neighbor and friend, and will be sadly missed by al who knew her as well as by her family. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Notley Magruder in the presence of a very large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends, and interment made in Tucker cemetery. The NEWS joins the community in sympathy to her loved ones. Thursday, 7 Apr 1927, Vol 40, No 48, Pg. 1 Col. 6--HUNTSVILLE LADY STRICKEN--Andrew Minor of Huntsville informed us yesterday that Mrs. Robert Lay, one of that city's most estimable ladies, was stricken with paralysis while out in her yard yesterday, being found unconscious by one of her neighbors. She was reported some better by Mr. Minor, who called us last night to advise us as to the condition of Mr. Howat, whose critical illness is noted elsewhere. Thursday, 7 Apr 1927, Vol 40, No 48, Pg. 5 Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Ollie Teeters returned to her home near Clark Monday after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Pleas Gentry. Thursday, 7 Apr 1927, Vol 40, No 48, Pg. 5 Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Harold Thomas returned to her home in Kirksville Saturday after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Edgar Fullington. Thursday, 7 Apr 1927, Vol 40, No 48, Pg. 5 Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Mollie Lydia of Olathe, Kas., and Mrs. Viola Shipley of Muncie, Kansas, returned to their homes Monday, being called here by the death of their sister, Mrs. Louisa J. Tucker. Thursday, 7 Apr 1927, Vol 40, No 48, Pg. 8 Col. 1--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Caleb Lynch is reported as doing as well as could be expected. The special nurse phoned Mrs. Lynch saying she expected to be discharged Monday if Caleb continued the same or better. Everyone is hoping Caleb will improve fast and be home with his family soon. Thursday, 7 Apr 1927, Vol 40, No 48, Pg. 8 Col. 1--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--F. M. Blaise had the misfortune to break or fracture one of his ribs last week while trying to dislodge a loose post from the ground. He has also been laid up this week with the flue. We are very sorry for him and with his many friends hope his condition will soon improve. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. 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