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, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 1 Col. 6--CARD OF THANKS--We wish to thank each and every one for their help and kindness shown toward us during the recent death of our husband, father, son and brother.--Mrs. Maude Sly and Children; Mrs. Elizabeth Eutsey; Mrs. Myrtle Jobson, Mrs. Annie Summers, Walter Sly, Mrs. Irene Britton. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 1 Col. 6--We received a letter last week from A. E. Cline, who moved to Mulberry, Kan., a year or so ago, advising us that the check he had sent for his renewal a week before would likely be returned, as the bank there was one of the seven to fail, and in which he had his savings. Higbee friends will be glad to know that Mr. Cline will lose nothing, a bonding company making good the shortage of one of the bank employees, and which was the cause of its closing. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 1 Col. 6--H. E. Leach writes us from Fayette: "As I have brought Opal back to her native county, she wants me to drop you a line as to where to send the NEWS. We are located on the Hackman farm, known as the Model Farm of Howard County, on No. 5 highway between Fayette and Estill. We purchased this place three weeks ago and have been head over heels in work moving from Salisbury, but have about got straightened up." Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Born on the 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kirby, a son. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--John Howell returned Saturday from a visit with his children, Lowell and Miss Gladys and Mrs. Augustus Dorman, of St. Louis. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Asa Durnil, who had his right ankle quite badly injured two weeks ago in the mine of the Citizens Coal Co., was able to be out last week for the first time. It will be several weeks yet, from his rate of improvement, before he will be able to lay aside his crutches. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Elerd Baker and Mrs. Wm. Lambier, spent Thursday of last week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Houtz, of Oil City, and helped their mother celebrate her 65th birthday. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Andrews of Fayette were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shafer and other relatives and friends Saturday and Sunday. They will move to Boonville, Mr. Andrews advises us. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. S. D. Proctor, who moved to McClabe, Colo., a year or so ago, orders her address changed to Las Animas, and advises that she lives ten miles east of that place on No. 50 highway. Her son-in-law, Jerry McKinzie, has also moved to near the same place. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Virgil Dougherty was at home from school at Marshall for the week-end. He advised us that their basketball team closed the season at Warrenton Friday night, being defeated four points. Baseball will be the next activity taken up, and he hopes to be able to make the team, and to hold down first base. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Tongate returned Monday from Chicago where they had been for two months or more with Mrs. Tongate's mother, Mrs. Robert Williams, who was stricken with paralysis just before the holidays. Her many Higbee friends will be glad to learn that she is gradually improving. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Francis Keiter, who is ill in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dave Myers of Madison is reported to be about the same. She is one of the county's oldest and most highly respected citizens.--Moberly Home Press. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Sarah E. Martin widow of the late W. A. Martin one of the leading attorneys of the county in his day, died at her home in Moberly on the 5th, aged 94 years. old. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Calvin Magruder is laid up with three broken ribs, sustained while at work at the strip mine Friday, a jack with which he was helping to raise a car slipping and striking him in the side. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Claib Dougherty, who has been in a Moberly hospital for several weeks suffering from blood poisoning in her right hand, was thought to be some better yesterday when the hand was opened and a great quantity of pus removed. Here's hoping that we can announce next week that she can be discharged in a few days more. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 6--EAST OF TOWN--Mrs. Walter White attended the funeral of her father, H. Lewis, at Lick Fork Church, south of Clark, Friday. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 5 Col. 6--EAST OF TOWN--Several of the young people of this vicinity charivaried Mr. and Mrs. Oliver White Sunday night. Mr. White was recently married to Mrs. Cora Barnett. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 7 Col. 3--LOCUST GROVE ITEMS--Phillip Grapes, who was injured at the strip mine some four or five weeks ago, was compelled to return to the hospital Thursday for a few days, his wife returning home Sunday and reporting him as doing nicely. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 7 Col. 3--LOCUST GROVE ITEMS--The following students of Myers high school attended the teachers' examinations at Fayette Friday and Saturday: Misses Bessie Perkins, Marie Avery, Gladys Dougherty, Thelma Golden and Agnes Street; Messrs. Denver White and Aubrey Avery. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 7 Col. 3--LOCUST GROVE ITEMS--Miss Thelma Golden is the proud owner of the bronze medal given at Myers high school for the best Lincoln essay. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 7 Col. 3--LOCUST GROVE ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Sid Fisher and daughter Glenna, and Mrs. Phillip Grapes and daughter, Christine, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Golden Wednesday of last week. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 7 Col. 3--LOCUST GROVE ITEMS--Mrs. Susan Patterson went to Moberly Friday to attend the bedside of her brother, Calvin Green, who is seriously ill. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 7 Col. 3--SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Robert Palmer was taken home from a Boonville hospital last week. She is convalescing, but very slowly. Her mother, Mrs. Nellie Atkins, has been with her since her arrival home. We are sorry for Mrs. Palmer and hope that she gains faster since coming home. Thursday, 10 Mar 1927, Vol 40, No 44, Pg. 7 Col. 4--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Opal Palmer visited her brother, Arthur Palmer, and family, Tuesday. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. 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