Chaffee
Signal - Friday Nov 13, 1914
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Chance
For City Cemetery
J.C. Davis of St. Louis is in Chaffee for the purpose of
establishing a modern park and perpetual care cemetery.
Mr. Davis has been actively engaged in this line of work
for some time, principally in St. Louis, where two large white
Cemeteries are being handled along the lines he proposes to work
here.
The modern-part plan means the very latest in cemeteries,
being parked and beautified in every way possible, cutting lots
12x16 feet, which are large enough for eight interments and room
for monument in center.
Perpetual-care means that 20 per cent of all the lots
will be deeded to the Association to be sold, and the proceeds
used for the perpetual care and maintenance of the cemetery.
Mr. Davis feels that the absolute necessity for a cemetery here and the
civic pride of Chaffee will insure immediate success. It is his
desire to organize a company here, incorporate, improve a
sufficient acreage for immediate needs and place the lots on the
market to be sold for cash or semi-monthly payment plan, in
other words, operate along the same lines that are being used in
the large cities of the United States. He has been here since
last Friday, quietly looking over the possible sites for such a
cemetery, and has taken an option on ten acres of land belonging
to J.M. Farris, located on Chaffee and Kelso road, just outside
the corporate limits of Chaffee. This, our rnany readers will
recall, is the same location the city figured on buying for a
like purpose a few years ago, and is an idea1 location.
A
high-class cemetery is sure1y needed in Chaffee and should be
encouraged
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BILLIE
RICE WON
An
important news item that was inadvertent1y overlooked in these
columns two weeks ago was the awarding of a handsome gold
pennant and chain at the Pullman Theater to the most popular
baby in Chaffee. The voting on some fifteen or twenty babies was
spirited, and ran throughout two weeks, at the end of which time
when the judges cast up the vote it was found that
“Billie" Rice, silent partner of E. W. Rice, the
proprietor of the Sweet Horne Grocery Store, corner of Main and
Second Streets, was the winner.
“Billie” is a mighty fine baby, and will grow up into
a fine young man. He is certainly popular with the children and
grown folks.
Chaffee
Signal - Friday Nov 20, 1914
Local
and Personal
Dr.
Finney reports all typhoid cases in town as much better, most of
the patients getting well, and the rest on the road to recovery
Special
Thanksgiving Dinner, Price 35 cents at White Lily Café
John
Rothenheber Dead
Was
Formerly Connected With the Chaffee State Bank
On last Friday morning John Rothenheber
passed into the Great Beyond in a St. Louis hospital, after a
few days’ confinement to his bed and room.
Mr. Rothenheber was one of the original
founders of the Chaffee State Bank of this city, coming here in
1906 and until 1910 was its cashier, and under his wise and
prudent management the bank grew and prospered until in the
Spring of 1911, the bank was reorganized as a National Bank, and
its volume of business is still growing nicely.
After returning to St. Louis in 1911, Mr.
Rothenheber proceeded to organize the Easton-Taylor Trust
Company, and at the time of his death was its secretary.
Deceased leaves a wife and three brothers
to mourn his death, besides a great number of warm friends.
From Chaffee Signal - Friday May 25, 1922
MONUMENT
UNVEIL AT BENTON
The beautiful memorial our tribute to the
heroes of the late War was made possible by the activity of the
American Legion Posts of the county and generosity of the County
Court and the state of Missouri at large.
The unveiling will be performed by Miss
Kathryn Aubuchon the little niece of the late Andrew Aubuchon,
from Chaffee, the first of Uncle Sam’s soldiers from this
county to lose his life in his country’s service.
SQUIBS
& PERKS
Boys
who have a habit of going about the streets using sling shots
without regard to the safety of other children, as well
sometimes as older people will please take notice that these
rock and shot shooting toys are prohibited upon the streets of
Chaffee.
Chaffee Signal - June 3, 1926
WORK
STARTED ON BASEBALL DIAMOND...Work was started Tuesday on a
new baseball park for Chaffee, to be located on Harmon Field.
It is planned to built first a grandstand that will seat
approximately 500 people, and will be built so that additions
may be added to it. It will be built according to the
original specifications worked out by Frank Nohl of the Smith
Engineering Company of St. Louis.
The local committee of the Harmon Field have agreed to donate
$500.00 towards the erection of the grandstand. A number
of local carpenters have agreed to donate their labor in
building the grandstand, as have a number of the Frisco shop men
here.
John Cravens was busy first of the week cutting the weeds and
dragging the ground in an effort to get it in suitable shape for
playing baseball as early as possible. A.J. Finn of the
Frisco Engineering department laid out the diamond yesterday,
and practically everything is in readiness to put Chaffee back
on the baseball map.
A meeting of interested citizens is to be held one night this
week, at which time a baseball club will be organized and a
manager for it selected. Then efforts will be made to
bring some good ball clubs here for games.
ST. AMBROSE STUDENTS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
St. Ambrose's
school of this city graduated its first high school class last
Monday evening, when seven students received their diplomas
following the commencement exercises.
The program was
opened with a greeting chorus by the high school students. The
salutatory was then said by
Norbert Essner, Miss Mabelle Bechel then gave the class picture,
followed by the
c1ass prophecy by Barrett Haley, the Class Flower by Miss Glenna
Fay Kay, and the Class Will by Lamar Mitchell, and the
Valedictory by Miss Alpha Bechel.
The pastor, Rev.
J.J. Lonergan, then presented the diplomas and introduced Rev.
Fr. L.P. McKeown, Redemptorist Missionary of St. Louis, ,who
delivered a very interesting ,and inspiring baccalaureate
address. Speaking directly to the graduates, Father McKeowll
pointed out the opportunities open to the
youth of today, as well as warning them of the dangers
and temptations of the present day. He gave it as his opinion
that those temptations and dangers were more and varied than
those of the past generation, but added that he felt the
training which they had received during their school life would
allow them to avoid them.
Following the
baccalaureate address Fr. Lonergan called on Fr. M.J.
O’Leary, former pastor of St. Ambrose to say a few words.
He complimented the students and parents on this, their
first graduating class, and expressed his pleasure at being able
to attend the exercises.
The program closed with a farewell chorus
by the students of the high school.
Chaffee Signal - May 17, 1928
Our local Emergency Hospital has been having
an unusual lot of business lately.
The following accidents have lately been treated there.
Mrs. C.H. McCarthy, fractured right arm which
occurred when she fell in her room in the hotel last Friday.
Clyde Launis, clerk at Stubbs, reached over to
turn off the alarm clock and dislocated his shoulder, while in
bed. He is
said to be troubled with this condition occasionally is usually
able to reduce it with his family’s help.
This time the case was two stubborn and an anesthetic was
required,
Rosanne Stacy, employed at the Delta Hotel,
had the eye end of a needle broken off in her knee while on the
floor scrubbing. The needle penetrated the joint. She was brought here Saturday and the needle was
located by x-ray picture.
She took a gas esthetic and had the piece removed.
Her prompt recovery is expected.
Mrs. John Ryker of South Main street
had her hand drawn into the roller of the electric washer at her
home. The hand and arm were badly bruised but no
facture was found.
Thomas Taylor, aged 5, of the Cahoon farm,
while engaged in piscatorial pursuits suffered q dislocated
elbow, which was reduced with a gas anesthetic
Lavera Fowler, aged 6, investigated the
operation of a railroad torpedo by striking it with a
rock. She had a great many pieces of the exploded
metal removed from her hands, face and leg. Her
brother was also slightly injured by the flying particles.
LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CLOSE HERE
TOMORROW
The Chaffee public schools will close
another successful year tomorrow, Friday May 18th, when the
commencement exercises for the graduating class of the High
School will be held at the gymnasium at 8 p.m. Hon.
Alroy S. Phillips of the St. Louis chairman of the Missouri
Workmen's Compensation Bureau will deliver the class address.
The baccalaureate services were held at the
First Baptist Church here last Sunday morning, Rev. W.J. Velvick,
pastor of the Methodist church, preaching the sermon.
The Senior class day program was held at the
gymnasium last night, while the eight grade graduation exercises
will be held at the gymnasium tonight.
Fannie Blaylock, having made the
highest average during the high school this year, the largest
number in the history of the school. Besides the two
following will graduate;
Marie Davis, Norma Duggar, Corothy Dunn,
Hazel Ervin, Opan Fould, Wilma Green, Elizabeth Hale, Ethel
Horn, Irene Horton, Christina King, Mary Lankford, Hazel Lynch,
Anna Morrow, Ethel Mae Robinson, Metta Sarius, Charles Bolton,
J.H.Davenport, Albert Duggar, Melton Harris, Robert Holland,
Rodney Preston, Elgin Stausing, Harry Lee Velvick, Henry
Washburn and Lelon Whitaker.
Chaffee
Signal Dec 6, 1928
RED
DEVILS WIN EASY VICTORY OVER VANDUSER
The Chaffee High School Red Devils closed
their 1928 season with a 73-0 victory over Vanduser Yellow
Jackets at High School Field here Thanksgiving Day.
The game, which was played in a downpour of rain, was featured
by long runs by the Red Devil backs, Hubbard twice making long
runs for gains of 50 and 60 yards each, while Ab Gettings,
playing his last game in Red Devil livery realized the ambition
of every football player - that of making a touchdown on the
kickoff. This Gettings did in the closing moments of
play. With but a few seconds to play, Vanduser
kicked off to Chaffee and Gettings, receiving the ball on his
own 10 yard line, ran through the entire Vanduser team for 90
yards and a touchdown.
All of the Red Devils who carried the ball,
were able to gain at will, and the line was opening up big holes
for them on practically every play.
There were nine players on this year's squad
who were making their final appearance in a Red Devil uniform,
they being Gettings in the backfield, Alle center, Pfefferkorn
and Washburn tackles, Roney and Bailer ends, who were regulars,
and Aubuchon and Hubbard backfield men, and Layman a tackle and
Slinkard a guard, were the other members of the squad who will
be lost to the team by graduation.
Although this year's team did go through the
season with a clean slate, it played some very impressive
football at times and gave evidences at first of being one of
the strongest in this section, but overconfidence seemed to be
the team's worst fault.
Chaffee
Signal Jan 3, 1929
CHAFFEE
MADE ANOTHER GOOD RECORD IN 1928
Chaffee, in 1928, enjoyed another good year
of steady growth and substantial improvements.
Below, a few of them are listed;
The development of East Parker and East
Davidson avenue in the Eastern "A" Addition was
especially noticeable. The streets there were
improved and concrete sidewalks were laid, as well as
substantial repairs made to a number of dwellings.
The major additions to the city were the
securing of a new garment factory, the new water well and
erection of three new business rooms on South Main Street.
Both the First National Bank and the Chaffee
Building & Loan Association enjoyed successful years, the
total resources of each nearing the half million dollar
mark. During the last six months of 1928, the
Building & Loan Association established a record by selling
over 1,000 shares of its 40 series installment
stock. Two thousand dollars was added to the
contingent or surplus fund. 1928 exceeded the
regular gain in growth of any previous 12 months in the
association's 19 year history.
The local log and timber yard, under the
principal management of Harry Hindman was one of the busiest
spots in Chaffee during 1928. A veritable sea of
logs, ties, mine props, etc. were constantly on hand, as well as
large numbers of teams, teamsters and loading
equipment. In point of raw material shipment, the
Chaffee log yard was one of the largest on the Frisco railroad
during the past year. Mr. Hindman not only shipped
many train loads of timber, but on his holding east of town
erected a saw mill and several farm houses. He
cleared the large Owens tract as well as the Whitmore tract,
both of which were among the largest in the hill
section. Much of the timber land in the condemned
New Hamberg valley of the Little River Drainage District was
worked over and many fine oak, hickory and other hardwood logs
were obtained. Some of this was sawed in the woods,
while the rest of it was trucked to Chaffee and shipped by rail
to other points. The timber industry in this
vicinity has been one of the largest sources of ready money to
many people during 1928
Substantial gains in the membership of
Chaffee churches were also made during the past
year. Another successful union revival meeting was
held the latter part of the year, which increased the membership
of a number of churches.
The public and parochial schools enjoyed
their usual good years, and St. Ambrose's Parochial School added
a complete and accredited four year high course.
Chaffee industries operating during the year
all made substantial gains and experienced their usual
success. The Premier Manufacturing Company enjoyed a
gain of $25,000 in its total resources. The company
was able to place their goods in new territory and secured many
promising customers which should make 11929 another banner year.
The Chaffee Ice and Cold Storage Company
enjoyed their usual substantial business during the year and
made improvements in their properties here, besides declaring
their usual dividends.
The Chaffee Mill and Grain Company, during
the year 1928, was able to operate at a decided advantage over
its 1927 run, notwithstanding the fact that wheat had to be
imported, and experienced a successful year. The
freeze on January 1, 1928, and the later thawing and freezing
weather almost destroyed the wheat crop in this vicinity and the
farmers were able to thresh very little wheat suitable for
milling.
The Chaffee Lumber Company experienced a
satisfactory year. They held contracts for many new
structures and for much alteration and repair work, an unusual
amount of the latter being done here last year.
The Crown Manufacturing Company, makers of
bumpers and other automobile accessories, experienced a trying
but successful year. The change in automobile models
interfered considerably with their operations, but their
business during the latter part of the year was
satisfactory. The management hope for a steady
growth in the business during 1929 and with the consummation of
the plans to manufacture a new product they expect to more than
double their business during the new year.
The Ruch Hoop and Lumber Company, Chaffee's
oldest industry, experienced one of the most steady years of
continuous operation. A large number of men were
employed during the year and the industry was active most of the
time. They were large buyers of local logs, as well
as those shipped in from surrounding forests in Southeast
Missouri and Northeast Arkansas. Extensive repairs
to buildings and machinery were made by them during the year and
the concern looks to 1929 with hopes for continued steady
running.
The Frisco car shops at one time during 1928
had largest number of men employed here that had ever been so
employed at one time. The railroad installed its new
passenger and freight service to the Gulf of Mexico by way of
St. Louis, Chaffee, Memphis and Pensacola, Florida.
It introduced its "hot shot" freight train called
"The Lindberg" which operates on the old running time
of fast passenger trains.
Chaffee
Signal Sept 5, 1929
HOLD
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR JESSE H HALE
Funeral services were held at the Methodist
Church here last Monday afternoon for J.H. Hale, 52, local city
attorney, who died at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis last Saturday
morning, August 31st, 1929, following a several week's
illness. Mr. Hale first become ill when a boil
developed on the back of his neck, and it spread over his system
is said to have caused his death.
Mr. Hale had been a resident of Chaffee for 19 years,
having moved to this city from Oran in August of 1910, to
practice law. He was prominent in civic affairs,
serving the city as police judge and was city attorney at the
time of this death, and was president of the Board of
Education for a number of years. He was the
Republican nominee for prosecuting attorney of Scott County at
the last election. He was also attorney for the
Chaffee Building and Loan Association at the time of his death,
having served that body in that position for a number of
years. Mr. Hale was a member of the local Masonic
lodge and is a past master of that body. He had been
a member of the local Methodist church ever since his residence
here and was formerly superintendent of the Methodist Sunday
School. Mr. Hale was a highly respected citizen and
made a host of friends here and in surrounding towns who were
grieved at his passing.
The funeral services at the church were conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Wm. J. Velvick who was assisted by the Rev. Blount
F. Davidson, pastor of First Baptist Church, at 2 o'clock last
Sunday afternoon with a crowd that overflowed the church.
Besides his widow, the deceased is survived by two
daughters, Ruth and Elizabeth, and three sons, Jesse, Charles
and John Kenneth, and a brother, E. Hale of Little Rock, Ark.
Interment was made in the old city cemetery at Jackson and
the services at the grave were in charge of the Masonic Lodge.
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