Afton and vicinity social notes populate week in review
Mr and Mrs Will Scott hosted a large gathering honoring Mrs Johnson of Meriden. Several residents visited relatives and attended events across Afton Cherokee Alta and surrounding areas. Illnesses and family visits include George Phipps recovering from pneumonia and Mrs George Nelson nursing a rusty nail injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Scott
Mrs. Scott
Mrs. Johnson
Meriden
John Dyslin
W. J. Dyslin
Larrabee
Wm. Sleezer
Glenn
Afton
Verne Zwick
Sutherland
George Zwek
Frank Sexton
Abba Gerrets
Galen Dyslin
Fred Smith
Frank Lewis
Henry Stevens
Emma
Cherokee
Earl Zwick’s
Arthur Funk
Geo. Funk
Kirkville
Missouri
Sr. Funk
Jesse Loucks
Wim. Loucks
Harold Anderson
Alta
Anderson
Diamond Center Area Groups Plan May 24 Demonstration
Farm Bureau committee from Pitcher Diamond Silver and Pilot townships met at Mrs. Lester Whitehouse home in Pilot to plan an achievement day demonstration set for May 24. Diamond Ladies Aid held a Friday meeting with good turnout and a $4.10 collection. Diamond Stars 4-H club met April 16 at the Rasche home with all members present. Bermice Rasche named as delegate to the Ames 4-H convention in June. Rev C L Liming and family hosted dinner guests and local residents visited throughout the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Holmes
W. Sfaight
Liss Bess Whitcher
Arthur Flickey
Farm Bureau Committee
Lester Whitehouse
Pilot Township
Silver
Pitcher
Diamond
Pilot
Diamond Ladies Aid
G. L. Liming
IF. O. Peterson
Elsie
Diamond Stars 4-H Club
Berneice
Vera Rasehe
Elsie Freese
Alice Streed
Elsie Peterson
Bermiece Rasche
Ames
C. L. Liming
Fred Clapsaddie
Galva
Will Haight
H. N. Williams
First Cricket Played In Timbledon Claims Rooted
In Timbledon England a claim is made that the Down in 1750 hosted the earliest form of cricket as known today based on old records. The assertion centers on Timbledon as the origin point for the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wampshireville
Timbledon
England
Be Your Age and Health in Later Life Observed
A 19th century-sounding proverb from Woman's Home Companion notes that age does not equal health or wealth. It contrasts being forty in years with being thirty in health and money, reflecting a common Victorian era emphasis on vitality over mere longevity.
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