If an adult is choking, you may observe the following behaviors: 1  Coughing or gagging. 2  Hand signals and panic (sometimes pointing to the throat). 3  Sudden inability to talk.
Smithton Township, Pettis County, Missouri. Smithton Township is an inactive township in Pettis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Smithton Township was erected in 1873, taking its name from the community of Smithton, Missouri. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithton Township, Pettis County, Missouri.
Newtonia, Missouri. Newtonia is a village in Newton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Newtonia was the site of the Battles of Newtonia. Newtonia has some Antebellum houses, such as the Ritchey Mansion, as well as a cemetery for Civil War dead. It is a farming community and is immediately adjacent to Stark City, Missouri. In 2008, a tornado struck the village damaging many homes including the Ritchey Mansion.