Local residents undertake weekend visits and trips
Mrs Adams visited her daughter Mrs Will Churchill near Bedford last week and returned Thursday evening. J W Ledgerwood visited his daughter Ollie Heater in St Joe. Jim Francis and family with Mrs L F Phillips toured Kansas City to see Roy Doan, returning Sunday. Phillips stayed longer. George Beemer Minnie Johnson Lottie McColm and Dr Clabaugh drove to Clarinda Wednesday morning. Frank Whitman and wife travelled to Indianapolis to see daughter Mrs Elbert Storer. Current Events Club met at Ben Richardson home. Fred Fisher of Clarinda visited town. Ray Porter’s sister and family stay at their Meesena home. Earl Kings visited Blockton and returned Sunday. Mrs Nolan Coy returned from Excelsior Springs. Mrs Don Ray visited Maryville Wednesday. Jess Wilson of Fairfield visiting Elihu Baker family. B C Stearns wife and Carrie Green visited Bedford Tuesday. Sime Johnson and wife went to Conway to visit brother Joe Johnson. Mrs Lloyd Bradley and young daughter visited Bedford parents Bruce Moneyhan last Thursday. D M C Club met at Clint Hill’s Friday. Dornt Lewis family visited Will Scott Friday evening. Dornt returned.
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Clabaugh
Clarinda
Frank Whitman
Indianapolis
Ind
Elbert Storer
Current Events Club
Ben Richardson
Fred Fisher
Ray Porter
Messena
Earl Kings
Blockton
Nolan Coy
Excelsior Springs
Don Ray
Maryville
Jess Wilson
Fairfield
Elihu Baker
B. C. Stearns
Carrie Green
Bedford
Sime Johnson
Conway
Joe Johnson
Lloyd Bradley
Bruce Moneyhan
Clint Hill
Dornt Lewis
Will Scott
Dornt
Ern Union
Mason City
O. M. Brown
T. R. Selders
Earl Shaffer Clearfield
Ray Woods
Kansas City
Hannah Campbell
Gong Laverne
W. B. Wickard
Vernie Cloyd
Little
Roy Woods
Sammy Caynep
Cecil Griffith
Sharpsburg
Eunice Stroburg
J. A. Round
L. B. Straw
Shenandoah
Pauline Mier
Hopkins
Hilda Cooper
Epworth League
Local visitors and family in town report
Saturday morning notes show Chas Patch and G L Brookman driving to Bedford while Albert Parks and wife joined relatives in Cedar Rapids for their father Frank Koneene’s second operation. Visitors from Custer and Chicago called on kin as church events and a birthday gathering marked the day.
Sharpsburg Items and Local Visits
Harvey Kearns and wife visited her parents Mr and Mrs Will Smith then returned home last week Geo Foster and family, back from Illinois, also returned. Miss Lela Filbert of Dakeons visiting relatives. Ransom Brown improving after a horse accident two weeks ago. Miss Garland Foster recovering from toe infection after removal. Picnics marked the day Sunday. Some residents attended the Hatcher Players show in Lenox last week. Howard Boyden and Forest Eno returned from Omaha. Ed Chaney and wife of Clearfield visited at G W Campain home Saturday. Blaine Robinson injured while attempting...
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Harvey Kearns
Wits
Will Smith
Geo
Foster
Illinois
Lela Filbert
Dakeons
Ransom Brown
Garland Foster
Hatcher
Lenox
Howard Boyden
Forest Eno
Omaha
Ed Chaney
Clearfield
G. W. Campain
Blaine Robinson
Family gatherings and picnics across Smyth County area
A string of social events fills the week in the region. Harry Pennebaker injured while starting his tractor last Friday. numerous visits and reunions occur at the Doral Bank home near Conway, Walter Farnham’s, and Lenox park. Families from Missouri, Canada, and several Iowa towns join in gatherings, church visits, tours, and a hopping carload of hops shipped Tuesday from here.
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Harry Pennebaker
Doral Bank
Conway
Walter Farnham
Mrs. Allen
Missouri
A. C. Whipple
Local Athelsthan News Highlights Community Visits and Deaths
Frank Cordell and many neighbors from St. Joseph Sheridan and Lenox visit, while I N Booher dies and I N Booker funeral services are held. Community Club outdoor program draws large crowd. Masonic services accompany burial at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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I. N. Booker
Bee Hays
Will Hays
Merna
Clarinda
Community Club
Baptist Church
Charlie Graham
Bethany Lodge No
Blockton
Iowa
Forest Grove
Conway Area Social Notes and Local Visits
Conway news recounts a flurry of visits and gatherings with neighbors and relatives. Mrs. J Roy Cooper visited Bedford. families from Bedford and Diagonal joined O M Brown and kin in social visits. Many small trips to Des Moines Orrsburg Mason City and Shenandoah are noted along with church services and a movie night.
Gray Eyes and Sin in Arab Folklore
A belief persists that gray eyes signal sin among Arabs, tracing to a Koranic passage classing such eyes as a mark of the wicked. The article notes the superstition's popularity and its assumed religious basis.
Origin Lost in Antiquity Mah Jongg Inventor Uncertain
The article traces mah jongg’s ancient origins, noting the game’s invention around Confucius era but states the exact date and inventor name are lost to history. It emphasizes the age and mystery of the game’s beginnings.
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Confucius
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Alanthus
I. N. Booher
George Booher
Jonathan van Skyock
Redding
M. M. Hennegin
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Conway News
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Elmer Beal
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al Abbott
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