Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-18

Come to the concert by Prof
and Mrs. Kinsey of Springfield
Normal School. adv.
The Red Cross society extend
a hearty vote of thanks to Jack
Payne for the present of a hand.
some sign which he painted TO,
them. This sign will be placed
at the door of the stairway lead.
ing to the Red Cross work rooms
Look for the Red Cross sign and
come in.-Mrs. w. M. Divan, Cap.
tain.
A queer acting stranger was
picked up here Sunday by Mar.
shall E. E Short and was inter.
viewed Monday by Attorney N.
J. Craig. He had on his person
discharge papers from the army
and said he was going to Jack.
son, Miss. but insisted that he
must go via Springfield and to
Springfield he went Monday.
Col Il. A. Kay of Ava was here
today crying the Strong sale. AS
soon as Col. Kay learned of our
Red Cross sale he called up and
volunteered his services as one
of the auctioneers free of charge
but learned our date was the
same as that of the Ava Red
Cross Sale for which he had pre-.
viously volunteered his services
and will be unable to be here
but we appreciate his patriotic
and friendly spirit.
l. W. Martin and wife of Ma
comb were here last week max
ing arrangements for a meeting
at the M. E. church Eere at 2;3O
p. m. Sunday for the purpose of
organizing the Sunday schools
of Pleasant Valley township; all
Sunday school workers., especi.
ally superintendent, are urged
to attend this meeting. The coun
ty convention is to be held here
July 20 and 80. The fifth Clark
township convention will be held
the second Sunday in May at
the Ashley church, Pleasant Rid.
ge.
Miss Coda Norcross will re-
present the Mansfield High
school at the declamatory con-
test in Springfield, having been
selected at the prelimina ry con.
test at the Nugget theatre last
Miss Rosa Morgan vim.
second place, the decision of
the judges-Mrs. H. B. Paul,
A. j. Clark and w. A. Black-be-
announced by Mr.. Clark.
The other contestants we're Miss. |
as Alma Draper and Opal Day.
All the contestants did we'll and
reflected credit upon the school,.
The program was good th. ough.
'ut and won hearty applause, the :
'ther numbers being piano solos
~ Miss Alice Tombleson and
francis Black, readings by Mar. {
Norcross, Gladys Fuson, Helen i
friend and Myra Hight; vocal
'olo by Miss Grace Craig. and
by the Glee Club. |,
Closing his store for one day.,
the penalty i'm.
'osed Tuesday upon Steve Yates
" Food Administrator G. w.
1Olmes, after a hearing at the {
God administration Office here. )
ar. Marlin of Seymour had Z
made a complaint against Mr.. =
for a violation of the U. S. '
God ad administration rules and the =
violence showed that the viola. !
ion was the result of amisunder '
landing in a sale of wheat flour =
0 S. H. Fuge an Odin merchant. +
fessrs. Marlin, Fuge and Frank =
'orders were the witnesses US =
d. Mr.. Yates is one of our most r
atriotic citizens and had no in. U
entions of knowingly violating
ny of the-regulations. This is :.
he first case OF the kind in the
Food Administrator
[olmes is right on the job and 7
} making every effort to enligh.
an the people on the food regu. p
Itions and to enforce the same Il
The Red Cross society met in v;
heir work room in the Masonic Il
[all on Tuesday afternoon. The 9,
dies are making hospital bed 3