The following are selected articles from the Newspaper, "The Higbee News" issued out of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1887 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is to keep this work free to the public, and to ensure it is not harvested by a fee-based genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use this information, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and is a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own records, and use my transcript as anindex. 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, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 2--THOMAS-WALBORN--Mr. Waldo Thomas of this place and Miss Zena Walborn of Chicago were married in that city Sunday evening, July 22, 1928, at the close of the evening services at the Thoburn Methodist church, the pastor, the Rev. J. N. De Lacy, officiating. The bride wore a gown of white transparent crepe, of simple but beautiful style, trimmed in pearls with veil of tulle with a coronet of lace and pearls. The bridesmaid, Miss Louise Walborn, a sister of the bride, wore a gown of shell pink frost crepe. The flower girl, a 5-year-old niece of the bride, was dressed in pink organdy and wore a wreath of flowers on her head. The groom was attended by his brother, Mr. William Thomas. A wedding dinner at the home of the bride preceded the ceremony, the guests being relatives and friends of the happy couple. The bride, whom many Higbee people had the pleasure of meeting on her visit to Higbee a few weeks ago, is a most beautiful young lady, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Walborn of Chicago, and is a most accomplished young lady, being a graduate of the Chicago Normal School and of the Chicago College of Music. She is a most proficient organist and is organist at the Thoburn church. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas of this place and is one of our best and most reliable young men, and as fine a young man, in every respect, as any community can boast. He has been prominent in church work in Chicago, taking a special interest in the Epworth league, and is a member of the Thoburn church choir. A host of friends in the old home town join the NEWS in congratulations and best wishes. Thursday, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 3--ERNEST RENNOLDS NO BETTER--The condition of Ernest Rennolds of Moberly, who has been critically ill for the past two weeks, suffering from something like paralysis of the brain, and who was thought to be near death Wednesday night of last week, rallied the next day, and has remained in about the same condition since. His malady, we understand, is a complete puzzle to physicians, but all are pretty well agreed that nothing can be done for him. Thursday, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 3--JAS. WARFORD OPERATED ON--Jas. Warford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warford of south of town, who was rushed to a Moberly hospital Wednesday of last week, suffering from an attack of appendicitis, was operated on immediately. The condition of the appendix showed that he had not been taken to the hospital a minute too soon. He has since been doing nicely, we are glad to state, and will be able to come home in a short time. Thursday, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 3--SHERIFF MCCANNE SEIZES STILL AT HOME OF GEO. MOORE--Sheriff McCanne and Deputy Steve Jones slipped into Higbee late Wednesday afternoon of last week and made a raid on the home of Geo. Moore, who lives on the old J. W. Burton farm adjoining town on the southwest, and seized a still, a gallon of distilled liquor and three gallons of mash. The still had just been disconnected before the raid was made, Sheriff McCanne states, and a five-gallon jug of liquor was smashed before he could prevent it. Moore was unable to furnish bond, waived preliminary hearing and will be tried at the September term of circuit court. Thursday, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 3--Carl Duncan, accompanied by his little son, and father, R. G. Duncan, were here from Marshall Saturday afternoon and found time to pay the NEWS a hurried call. Carl, who has been connected with Missouri Valley College as business manager for several years, has recently accepted a similar position with Tulsa University, Tulsa., Okla., and will leave early next month to take up his duties. His father, who will make his home with him, advised us that he would be back for a visit with old friends before leaving for Tulsa. Thursday, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 5--ANOTHER HIGBEE AIRPLANE OWNER. Higbee people were attracted by the droning of an airplane motor Tuesday noon and it was soon located, coming in from the southwest at a height of about a mile, and when it began to cut all kinds of shines in the way of looping the loop, nose diving, doing the maple leaf drop, etc., all wondered who the occupant might be and for what purpose he could be putting on the show for Higbee folks. The plane belonged to Ivan Pitney of this place, who purchased it at Marshall Monday, and was delivered to him by pilots of the flying school there. Here's wishing him all kinds of pleasure with the craft, and that he will not attempt any stunt flying. Thursday, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 5--SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING--Mr. and Mrs. John Lynch of south of town were quite severely shocked by lightning during the rain and electrical storm early Saturday evening, and from which Mr. Lynch's left arm was more or less numb for a day or two. They were in their back yard when the bolt struck a gate post and leaving a quantity of smoke, and which John said smelled strongly of brimstone. The post was completely shattered, while a team hitched to a wagon and standing within five feet of the post escaped all injury, and, so far as John could tell, even a shock, as they did not move and seemed to pay no attention to the crash. Thursday, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 5--COOPER-DOUGHERTY--Mr. Fred Cooper and Miss Mary Dougherty, both of this place, were married in Kansas City Tuesday, but by whom we could not learn. They arrived home that night and at present are at the home of Mr. Cooper's parents. The bride is the pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dougherty of south of town and is popular among a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cooper and is one of our best known young men as well as one of our most popular. The NEWS joins other friends in congratulations and best wishes. Thursday, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 5--Ray Holtzclaw writes us from Sweet Grass, Mont.: "Enclosed find $1.50 for which please mark me up for another year on your list. Have been having a lot of rain here this summer. Last year was the first crop the farmers had had for ten years, but a good crop is about assured for this year with the amount of moisture they have had already. Farming here is done on a big scale. A section of land in a field and in one crop is nothing out of the ordinary, and many farmers have as much as 2,000 or 3,000 acres in wheat. There are also lots of sheep around here. Flocks run from 1,000 up in number. We have a very fine climate in the summer but it sure gets cold in the winter. It got down to 55 degrees below zero last winter. Best regards to everyone." Thursday, 26 July1928, Vol 42. No. 12, Page 1, Col. 5--Linley Dougherty, who came over from Marshall on the Fourth for a visit, and who had been in bed most of the time since with measles, was able to return home Saturday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by me. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. 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