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| PIONEER RESIDENT OF TARKIO VICINITY DIES > Morris H. Hall, Former Mayor, Passes Away at Age of 79 Years > Morris Howe Hall, resident of this section for sixty-four years > died Friday in St. Francis hospital in Maryville, where he had been > taken earlier in the day. He was 79 years old. > Mr. Hall, son of Fleming and Elizabeth (Kiser) Hall was born May > 14, 1859, at Urbana, Ohio. In early childhood he lost his father in the > Civil war, and his mother moved with children to Niantic, Ill., where > they resided until 1874. In that year they pioneered to northwest > Missouri, making the trip in a covered wagon and settling on land > southeast of what is now Tarkio. > On December 25, 1878, Mr. Hall married Drucilla Herring, who > preceded him in death, having passed away in July 1937. To Mr. and Mrs. > Hall six children were born: Lura, John, Virgil, Harold, George and > Elizabeth (Mrs. George H. Kaufman) of Tarkio survive their father; Lura, > John and George having preceded him in death. > In addition to his children, Mr. Hall leaves eight grandchildren > and one great-grandchild. > Mr. Hall served Tarkio as mayor for two terms. It was under his > administration that Main street was paved. He was a member the First > Baptist church of Tarkio; a charter member and one of the organizers of > the local Masonic lodge 358; and a Knight Templar. He was also member of > the Moelia Shrine at St. Joseph. He was made an honorary life member > of the lodge he helped organized on April 24, 1924, after fifty years as > a Mason. > For most of his life, Mr. Hall was a farmer, operating large tracts > of land near Tarkio. For several years he had been in the produce > business here. As long as his health permitted, he was active in > affairs of the town and worked for its betterment. > Funeral services were conducted at the home Sunday afternoon by the > Rev. Earl F. Johns, pastor of the Baptist church. Pallbearers were > Virgil Hall, Harold Hall, George H. Kaufman, Flavian Hall, William Hall > and Willis Grush. Interment was in the Home Cemetery. > > |
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Tarkio Avalanche Mrs. M.H. Hall died Friday at her home in Tarkio, at the age of 76
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| Mrs. Elizabeth Kaufman > Ex-Publisher, Dies At 68 > Rites Held Monday At Presbyterian Church > > Mrs. Elizabeth H. Kaufman, for 20 years publisher of THE TARKIO > AVALANCHE, and a leader in music, education and community affairs of the > town, died last Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. > Austin Mutz, in Maryville, Missouri. She had been ill for more than a > year. Mrs. Kaufman was 69 years old. > > Services were held Monday afternoon at the United Presbyterian Church, > conducted by the Rev. Robert Stahmer. Burial was in Home Cemetery. > > Mrs. Kaufman was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Morris Howe Hall; > the Hall family came to Atchison County in the early days, and were > active in the development of Tarkio. She was graduated from Tarkio High > School, studied music in Kansas City and attended the University of > Missouri, Columbia. where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She > was an instructor in the Tarkio grade schools for several years. > > On June 20, 1925, she was united in marriage to George Hilbert Kaufman, > publisher of THE AVALANCHE. Mr.. Kaufman died March 2, 1944, Mrs. > Kaufman became publisher of the weekly newspaper, and guided its > policies until 1964, when she sold it to her son-in-law and daughter, > Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Henry and grandchildren Douglas, Adele, George and > Martha. > > After retiring from active management of THE AVALANCHE, Mrs. Kaufman > continued a keen interest in its operation, each week contributing many > items of local interest. Mrs. Kaufman was an accomplished pianist, and > continued her interest in musical circles throughout he adult life. She > was a member of P.E.O., the Missouri Press Association, and the United > Presbyterian Church. > > Her interest in the civic affairs of Tarkio was manifested in her > newspaper's sponsorship of worthwhile causes; she gave unfailing support > to Tarkio College and in recognition of her efforts, Tarkio College in > 1956 presented her a citation for her community service. > > In addition to the two daughters, Mrs. Kaufman is survived by one > brother, Virgil Hall of Tarkio; four nieces, Miss Mary Nichols, Mrs. > Lowell Goodman Simonds and Mrs. Gled Gaylord, all of Kansas City and > Mrs. Robert Unkefer of East Lansing, Mich.; one nephew, (V.) Morris > Hall of Tarkio. |
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| George Hilbert Kaufman > Vol. 3 Mo and Missourians-Shoemaker 1943 > F550 > sh73m > > George Hilbert Kaufman, one of the well known editors and > publishers in northwest Missouri, is owner of the Tarkio Avalanche, a > newspaper which for more than a half a century has been the chief medium > of publicity for Atchison county. The Avalanche was founded in 1883 as > a weekly paper by C.B.Casler. It had during the fist years a succession > of owner and publishers, and later was acquired by John Frazier who > published it for fifteen years. It was then as since a Republican paper > in political policy. In 1921 Mr. Kaufman, together with L.H.Sommers, > acquired the Avalanche from John Frazier. Four years later Mr. Kaufman > bought out Mr. Sommer's interest, and has been the responsible editor > and publisher of the paper since 1925. > Mr. Kaufman was born at Kiowa, Kansas, December 1, 1897. He > attended grammar and high school there and while learning the trade of > printer and getting his apprenticeship in the newspaper profession he > continued his education in St. Benedict College at Atchison Kansas and > later attended Kemper Military Academy at Booneville, Missouri. Mr. > Kaufman is a son of Hilbert and Alice (Strong) Kaufman and the only > member of the family to engage in newspaper work. In June, 1918 he > enlisted for service in the United states Marine Corps and was stationed > at Parris Island in South Carolina at at Quantico Barracks in Virginia > and then was overseas in France a year, getting his discharge August 13, > 1919. Since the war he has been a member of the American Legion. > He is a member of the Missouri Press Association, and personally > and through his newspaper has exercised an important influence on the > civic life of Tarkio, being a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the > Rotary Club and Northwestern Lodge No. 358, A.F.&A.M. He publishes the > Avalanche as a strictly home newspaper and its circulation of 1250 > copies is well distributed throughout Atchison County and even in > surrounding counties. He also has a well equipped printing plant for > job and commercial work. > In 1925 he married Elizabeth Hall who was born at Tarkio, daughter > of Morris H. and Drucilla (Herring) Hall. Her father came to Tarkio > after the Civil War and was an extensive land owner and also for may > years associated with his brother, Walker Hall, in the business life of > Tarkio. For two terms he was mayor of that city. Mrs. Kaufman > completed her education at the University of Missouri. she is a member > of the kappa Alpha Theta sorority and for a number of years has had > charge of the society columns in the Avalanche. They have two > daughters: Alice, born June 6, 1926; and Annette, born August 5, 1930. |
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| George Kaufman > > The Tarkio Avalanche > Friday , March 3, 1944 > > HEART ATTACK TAKES LIFE OF G.H.KAUFMAN > DEATH OCCURS THURSDAY > AVALANCHE PUBLISHER ILL ONLY > ONE AND ONE-HALF HOURS AFTER > BEING STRICKEN > George H. Kaufman, editor and publisher of the Tarkio Avalanche, > died at his home in this city at about 3:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, > following heart attack which he had suffered about an hour and a half > earlier in the afternoon. > Mr. Kaufman had been busy earlier in the day gathering material for > this week's issue of his paper, and apparently felt as well as usual. > In the early afternoon he and Don Harvey had gone to the S.J.Peterson > farm, southeast of Tarkio, to look over improvements being made there, > including some levee work that is being done by a large dragline. He > had his camera with him and was invited to climb on the boom of the big > machine to get in better position for some snapshots. While on the > machine he became ill and climbed from the machine , got into his car > with Mr. Harvey and came to the Avalanche office. Soon after reaching > the office he suffered a second attack but rallied and appeared > improved, only to have a sing spell later. A physician then was called > and Mr. Kaufman taken to his home. The physician was in the country > but reached the Kaufman home as early as possible. However, he found > the illness of such a nature that nothing could be done. He pronounced > the cause of death coronary thrombosis. > George H. Kaufman was a native of Kansas and was born at Kiowa, > December !, 1897. He attended grammar and high school in his native > town and took up the printer's in life. After finishing high school he > continued his education at St. Benedict College at Atchison, Kansas. > later attending Kemper Military school at Booneville. In the first > World War, he enlisted in the Marines in June, 1918 was stationed at > Parris Island, S.C. and Quantico Barracks, VA, before going to France > where served a year. He was honorably discharged from service August > 13, 1919. > In 1921 he and his brother-in-law, L.H. Sommer, came to Tarkio and > bought The Avalanche from John Frazier. four years later Mr. Kaufman > bought the interest of Mr. Sommer and has since operated the paper. > Surviving are the widow the two daughters and two sister, Mrs. J.J. > Mc Dermott of Wichita, KA and Mrs. L.H. Sommer of Santa Monica, Calif. > He was a member of the Missouri Press Association, American Legion, > Tarkio Chamber of Commerce and the Northwestern Lodge No. 358, A.F. & > A.M. > At the time The Avalanche goes to press no definite arrangements > have been made for the funeral. |
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