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, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 2 Col. 4--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, W. T. Dameron--We learn that Jim Corbin who was reared in this city, a son of Sim Corbin, one of Huntsville's best citizens, was sentenced to 12 months in the Howard county jail last week for violating the prohibition law--charged with possession of intoxicating liquor at Moberly some weeks ago, and who took a change of venue to the Howard circuit court at Fayette. He is about 40 years old and has two children, his wife having died some years ago. His father here was given a tip that Jim was "speculating" in bootleg whisky, and he did all he could in the way of good advice and warning his son to desist from handling the stuff, but Jim failed to heed it and got behind the bars as a result. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 2 Col. 4--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, W. T. Dameron--H. C. Eubanks of Higbee charged with unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors entered a plea of guilty Tuesday morning and Judge Walker sentenced him to 30 days in jail and fined him $500. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 2 Col. 4--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, W. T. Dameron--Chester Formento plead guilty to sale of intoxicating liquors under the prohibition law and was given a sentence of two years in the penitentiary by Judge Walker. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 2 Col. 4--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, W. T. Dameron--The two civil suits of Mrs. Mariah Harris vs. Hettie M. Harris to determine title to property and suit for insurance money on policy, was transferred to the Monroe county circuit court at Paris. These suits were brought by Mrs. Mariah Harris of Huntsville, who is the mother of the late Jack Harris, who was a prominent engineer on the Wabash railroad at Moberly, and died suddenly on a train in Oklahoma some months ago while he and his wife were on a visit to relatives in that state. It was proven afterwards that he died with poison, and ugly reports were circulated as to why and how he came to his death. The defendant in the cases is Harris' widow. Judge A. R. Hammett represents the plaintiff and Hunter & Chamier defendant. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 2 Col. 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Miss Anne Mae Majors was employed to teach Wilson school the ensuing term on Friday the 13th. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 2 Col. 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mrs. Chas. Atkins has been suffering the last week from blood poison in her hand. She is improving now. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 2 Col. 5--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hargis of Dodge City, Kas., announce the birth of a daughter, Rosalina Ernestine, on May 8th, weight, 11 1/2 pounds. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 2 Col. 5--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Caleb Lynch was much weaker Monday than since leaving the hospital. Two or three physicians were called in consultation and they advised another operation for him. Caleb's many friends are grieved to learn of his present condition and all are interested and hoping for a better turn. Mrs. Lynch and children have the deepest sympathy of all at this trying time. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 2 Col. 5&6--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--A very happy day was enjoyed Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ridgeway. The event for celebration was the eighth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ridgeway and the 26th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Ridgeway. A bountiful dinner was served and a reunion of parents and sisters and their families of Mrs. Ridgeway was heartily enjoyed. Those partaking of the day's gladness were Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hargis, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lynch, of Armstrong; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Asbury, Lowell and Ralph Hargis, Belva Harris, Rodney Asbury, Francis and Eldon Lynch, Hugh and Kenneth Ridgeway. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 3 Col. 3--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Mrs. Claude McKinzie and children of Kansas City are visiting her parents, J. T. Ancell and wife. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 3 Col. 3--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--A large number from this neighborhood attended the funeral of Sam Hitt at Mt. Gilead Monday afternoon. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 3 Col. 3--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Harry Naylor and wife and Paul Naylor and wife visited their mother, Mrs. Sam Naylor, at the home of Chas. Eaton in Fayette last Sunday. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 3 Col. 3--BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION--Mrs. Nettie Sumpter celebrated her 61st birthday Sunday. A bounteous dinner was served by friends and neighbors at the noon hour. (guest list omitted.) Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 4 Col. 6--Los Angeles--Ten couples remained as uneliminated contestants in an endurance dance marathon when city health authorities stopped it at noon, approximately twenty-one hours after it was started, to prevent serious injury to girl contestants. The $1000 prize for the winning pair was divided equally among the twenty nearly exhausted dancers. Seven girl dancers were taken to hospitals for treatment for exhaustion although none was said to be in a serious condition. The dance marathon started at a Venice Beach Ballroom with 350 couples entered. It moved along the boulevards accompanied by orchestras in motor trucks until the remaining dancers had covered the fifteen miles which brought them into a Los Angeles dance hall. Brief rest periods were allowed at wide intervals during the night. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 5 Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--George Lynch of Harrisonville, is the guest of his mother, Mrs. J. W. Lynch, and other relatives. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 5 Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. A. E. Burkhalter of Wellsville was the guest of her son, Dr. C. F. Burkhalter, and family, during the week. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 5 Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. George Barnet left Friday of last week for Denver, Colo., to join her husband, who has secured employment there. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Fred Race and son, Bobby Jim, John McGill and Mr. and Mrs. George Lambier were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Lambier of south of town. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Keene Johnson of Lexington, Ky., announce the birth of a daughter on the 10th. Mrs. Johnson will be best remembered by Higbee folks as Miss Eunice Nichols. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Elizabeth Riley of Macon; Mrs. Florence Oldham of Waco, Tex., and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pattrick and son, Robert Riley, of Kansas City, were the week-end guests in the W. R. Pattrick home. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Wade Fullington spent the first of the week in LaGrange, the guest of Dr. Geo. L. Johnson and wife. She was accompanied home by her two little granddaughters, Betty Jane and Elizabeth Lucille, for an extended visit with their grandparents. Thursday, 19 May 1927, Vol 41, No. 2, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Ben Feland were about the happiest people in the community last week, they having as their guest their little 15-month-old grandson, Jimmie Snell, of Rocheport. Despite the fact that he never saw his mother for a week, he was perfectly contented, not crying once from lonesomeness, and Mr. Feland is trying to persuade himself in the belief that the child did not want to go home, and his going was like pulling one of grandpa's eye teeth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. 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