From Sharpsburg and Nearby Towns News
Live correspondents report on Sharpsburg and nearby towns with visits from Shenandoah and Clarinda residents, birthday celebrations for Grandma Knott, local court and shopping trips, a M E Ladies Bazaar raising over 100, and a Dec 16 musical entertainment with box supper. Cars overturned in an accident. local library hours and high school basketball practices noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Roy Brown
J. E. Forsythe
Des Moines
G. Young
A. A. Hamblin
Gravity
Ladies, Aid
Mary Hamblin
Saylor
Hopkins
Grandma Knott
A. D. Borden
Nellie
Fred Borden
Katherine Young
Shenandoah
John Quinn
Maryville
Will Bannon
Bedford
George Foster
Carrie Richey
Clarinda
Earnest Hegwood
Perley Richie
Clyde Taylor
C. E. Taylor
Omaha
Nebr
Jap Wisecup
Jesse Henderson
Mr. McArthur
Lenox
Fed Phelan
Sid Creveling
Conway
Ross Reed
W. I. Colvin
Myrtle
Earl Henderson
Marie McArthur
Faye Pennebaker
Mrs. Myers
Alex Creveling
Forest Jones
Athelstan Social Roundup Features Visits and Travel
Athelstan residents and nearby small towns report a week of visitors and errands. Walt Morris and family called on Mrs. Sarah Arnold. Bedford lawyers Jaqua and Wisdom visited. Otha Fiddler injured his lip at school and sought care in Blockton with his parents. Multiple residents traveled to Bedford, St Joseph, Grant City, and Sheridan for business and medical needs, while others hosted guests from Bloomington and Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Foster
Brother
Bedford
Port Miller
O. M. Brown
Will Smith
Geo. Brand
O. E. Vincent
Fred Blood
Stringham
Harry Whiteman
Osceola
Bert Perdew
St. Joseph
Grace Filbert
Walt Morris
Sarah Arnold
Jaqua and
Wisdom
Ben Weese
Near Isadora
Walter Black
Blackton
Athelstan
A. Blake
Otha Fiddler
Blockton
S. F. Fiddler
Alex Scroggy
George
Near Blockton
Lydia Sharp
Bloomington
Nebr
B. F. Kauble
H. W. Sickels
C. M. King
W. Childers
Grant City
Elmer Stevenson
Washington Center
Joe Junger
Parnell
Dave White
L. H. White
Sheridan
F. A. Freeland
Elizabeth Brown
Isadora
A. Merckling
Opal
Cecil
Bessie McCall
W.B. Redburn
Cleo
Jessie McKim
Jas. Freeman
Eliza Duvall
Lee McCaun
Tom Downey
Near Sheridan
Dave Woods
Nada Rusco
Emporia
Kas
Frank Older
John Ailshie Jr
Hastings
John Ailshie
Irvin Cross
Letha Woods
Alex Downey
Local News From New Market and Clarinda Events
New Market notes show Miss Fairy Hicks visiting the J W Pella home while Mrs Kate Cooke and daughter Wilma visited Clarinda. Various residents travel for visits, holidays, or to see family in Des Moines Omaha Council Bluffs Braddyville Shenandoah Yorktown and Clarinda. Couples Miss Eva Manley with Mr Ralph Kelso and Miss Cora Anderson with Mr Elbert Miller wed in Clarinda Nov 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairy Hicks
Clarinda
J. W. Pella
Kate Cooke
Wilma
John Harkless
C. L. Keith
A. L. Bowen
Des Moines
Charles Baggs
Shannon City
I. J. Corbin
Thelma Marsell
Drake University
Opal Wallace
van Wert
Ida McNutt
York Town
W. M. Chaffin
Gladys Carter
Omaha
Nebr
Walter Carr
Floyd
Roy Aid
Braddyville
Cora Anderson
R. R. Anderson
Elbert Miller
Fred Miller
Financial Caution Aids Local Farmers Credit Access
The Gravity Independent notes farmers here show solid finances with strong credit, citing a nearby public sale totaling about $2,000 while notes were only $175. It argues buyers should act prudently as funds loosen but urges genuine buyers to use credit wisely, warning some poor buyers excuse delays or overreach.
Advertised Letters Week Ending December 3 1921
Letter list includes ladies Mary Jane Moore Florence Bennett P D Cook Billie Gilbert and gentlemen Cecil Jones Arthur Morgason M J Murphy Harry Shear J D Wheeler C J Wheeler and N Nelson P M details. Public notices of response time and delivery unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Moore
Florence Bennett
P. D. Cook
Billie Gilbert
Mgr
Cecil Jones
Arthur Morgason
M. J. Murphy
Harry Shear
J. D
C. J. Wheeler
C. N. Nelson
P. M
Iowa American Legion News Letter Highlights Tax Exemption
The Iowa American Legion reports no war tax on Legion ads and on funds to religious educational and charitable bodies, under a 1921 act. Posts save thousands. one post paid 960 in war taxes first ten months. The newsletter covers 1922 officer elections, district speakers for a 22 million bond issue, and Christmas packages for veterans. It notes state convention movement, hospital care strategies, and post activities across Des Moines Ottumwa Spirit Lake Waterloo and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Wthis
Legion
American Legislative Committee
Daniel F. Steck
Ottumwa
Iowa
the Legion
Hanford McNider
The
Legion Auxiliary
Donald Macrae
W.A. Pickett
National Auxiliary
Imogene Smock
State Auxiliary
Tom Roberts
James F. Barton
Argonne Post Club
Des Moines
O. P. Nelson
Iowa Department, American Legion
Thirty-ninth General Assembly
Creston
Spirit Lake
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Jane
Kelloggs
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Daddy
Kellogg's
Congress
W. S. Kenyon
P. N. McDermott
Atlantic
Ninth District
American Legion Organization
Angel of Mercy
Legionair
Secretary of the Treasury
Sioux City Tribune
Tribune
John H. Kelley
Steck
Iowa Department
America
Kendall
Marland
Uar
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Red Triangle
Bedford Ure Company
Stian Court Street
Wieser Motor Company
Stan Central Avenue
A Bedford
Tee
It, Heat, & Power Co
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