Mt Olive News Roundup of Local Visits and Events
Mt Olive area residents attended a funeral in Holstein for Norman Langland. Edith Swanson visited family in Alta. Local clubs held a Ladies Aid meeting with 18 members and planned an oyster supper, Christmas party, and exchange. Other notes include church activities, a Swedish picture show in Aurelia, and multiple social visits across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agar Johnson
Walter Harvey
Quimby
Csiier
Leonard Anderson
I. O. O. IV. Lodge
Marcus
Roy Gildewell
Claude Jones
GC. A. Simmons
Floyd Allen
Little Norman Harris Langland
Holstein
Edith Swanson
Louis Bengtson
Ernest Johnson
Alta
Marl Crippen
Mt. Olive
Aurelia
Ladies Aid
Lloyd Ohlson
Goldie Dubes
Birthday celebration and community notices from East Afton and Elk
Friends gathered at Alfred Stieneke's home for a birthday party with a two course dinner at six thirty followed by 500 at four tables. Highest scores went to Mrs. M Hines and John Booth. Low scores to Mary Erickson and Mike Hines. Chester and Dyslin won the family prize. Social updates include visits and program participation in nearby communities and a farm accident in Buena Vista county with the arm injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Stieneke
Cherokee
Wilbert Mattison
Max Ammons
Elaine Booth
Naomi Stanley
Margaret Montgomery
Fairview
Elk No. 4
Buena Vista County
Fred Kolpin
Mahler
Dr. Johnson
Iowa Quakers Aided Fleeing Fugitive Slaves
The article recalls Salem Iowa in Henry County as a key underground railroad link. It highlights Thomas Frazier and Eli Jessup Friends who aided fleeing enslaved people amid threats. Bloodhounds and gunshots followed as they guided captives toward Canada, with a newborn named Frazier Jessup in gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Iowa
Salem
Southewestern
Henry County
Underground Railroad
Charles A. Hawley
the Palimpset
State Historical Society
Town
Thomas Frazier
Eli Jessup
Missouri Line
Canada
Frazier
Jessup
Frazier Jessup
The Haunted Room Guest Asks About Past Events
A guest in a haunted room asks the host's sinister retainer if anything memorable happened. The servant recalls a 60 year old incident involving a SA agent who spent the night and appeared at breakfast the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Migiaine
Pin Trouble with No Buzzing Noise in Ears
A puzzled speaker asks for the reason behind a constant buzzing in the ears and references a domestic request as a humorous aside about an auto for the wife.
Diamond Center social notes from Diamond and Aurelia
Andrew Peterson of Sioux City called in Diamond on Tuesday. Ruth Frank helps at Wesley Nelson home in Aurelia. Mr and Mrs W F Hickey visited north of Aurelia with Charley Gustafson. Mr and Mrs Will Haight and Dean and Mary visited Howard Haight’s northeast of Aurelia. Carlson Streed and Freese attended a sale near the Minnesota line. Diamond school children preparing Christmas programs. Linquist and John Jr. called at Marcus on Wednesday. Haights attended a Pythian sisters card party in Aurelia. Kreutz, ill since fall, is now able to sit up part of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Peterson
Sioux City
Diamond
Ruth Frank
Wesley Nelson
Aurelia
W. F. Hickey
Charley Gustafson
Will Haight
Dean
Mary
Howard Haight
Irving Carlson
Theodore Streed
Ralph Freese
Minnesota
J. 5
Linquist
John Jr
Marcus
Pythian
Fred Kreutz
Appeal of Old Garments Drives Community Clothing Donations
The Sewing Center hosts a clothing drive inviting participation with invitations noting requests for old garments. A responder jokes she will bring the garment but will be wearing it, reflecting light community humor from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Not Quite Ripe Kitty Litter Surprise
Four year old Suzanne visits her aunt and discovers a cat has just given birth. She chooses a kitten but is told it is not old enough to eat yet. She clarifies she does not want to eat it, only to play with it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragmentary note on a salesman and Browns
Incoherent garble mentions a salesman Jones and Mrs Brown with carpet roses. References to Pearson's Weekly and unclear dates or locations appear, but the readable portion suggests a minor reportage style about sales activity without clear events or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Airplane Safety Claim Sparks Skepticism in Factory Scene
In a sparsely reported exchange from the Indianapolis News a young businessman touts a new airplane as absolutely safe while an older colleague questions if it will ever lift off. The dialogue highlights doubt about the project’s feasibility and risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Green Pepper History Unclear Teletext Fragment
Fragmentary text notes poisons related to green peppers and a person named Alcaide. Context is unclear and no coherent event or dates are discernible from the readable portion.
Horseshoes for Luck in Rocky Mountain Pursuit
Jean Cassells pursues Clell Sherwood across rugged roads chasing a superstition about lucky horseshoes. A blown tire and a rusty shoe spark misadventure as a bridal party nears a prospect settlement where Jean finally meets Clell and learns the shoe tale may guide their fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Cassells
Jean
Martha
Rocky Mountains
Terett
Clell
Wolf
Seagup
Mr. Cassells
Evangeline
Gabriel
Rodney Casselly
Clee” Jean
Clu—Clell
Cletl
Andy Jackson
Clelt Sherwood
Clelt Tett
Methodist Church Christmas Plans and Services Summary
Sunday school continues the White Gift Christmas program with gifts for local relief and missions. Morning worship features a Christmas sermon The Quest For Christ and songs Like a Shepherd Lead Us Star of Bethlehem. Evening service includes A Plea For Shoes with rehearsals for the Christmas pageant and Epworth League events in Cherokee and church activities through December 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Lloyd Scheerer
George Lamm
Hazel Stutz
Christ
EPW
Beulah Williams
Carmel Rapp
E. L
Jesus
Social Service Department
The
League
Glenn Sleezer
Epworth League
Cherokee
Ladies Aid Society
H. Lockin
Irwin Kroll
August Nelson
Roy Ohlson
Virgil Thevenin
Bess Pitcher
Freda ‘Enin
Epworth
Captain Cook Explorer Slain by Hawaiians
Captain James Cook, renowned English navigator and explorer, born 1728 in York shire, led three major voyages to chart lands from Newfoundland to New Zealand and Australia. His 1774-75 voyage circumnavigated the globe eastward, and in 1775 he was killed by Hawaiians during his attempt to find a northwest passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cook
Cleveland
Yorkshire
Royal Navy
Cook
St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Tahiti
New Zealand
Australia
New Guinea
Globe
Royal Society
Northwest Passage
Pacific
Atlantic
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
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B. H. Dukes
Minor
Earl Crippen
Edgar Johnson
Paullina
Olive
Farm Bureau
Ray France
Presbyterian Church
Donald
Geo. T. Anderson
Gust Lund
Margaret Juber
Amy Hall
East Afton & Elk
Wm. Booth
Diamond Center
Mrs. Wr. Harriet
Kroll Implement Company
Aurelia, Iowa
Kroll Funeral Home
Irwin C, Kroll
Albert G. Bacnman
W. G. Port
A. H. Eddy
Captain Cook
Winfred Moulton
Arthur Brown
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Cherokee County
Geo. E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
Old Sol Coal
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Frank F, Faber
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