SHARPSBURG Residents and Club Activities Noted
Local column reports Elsie Benes visiting relatives in Diag amn, waves of winter travels to Florida for Robert Blair and other couples, Meda Poore visiting sister in hospital in Mt. Ayr, Marshall Social Hour club hosted by Maude Weller, Mystery Pals exchanged gifts, Nu Bridge club gathering, Josie Holmes visiting Grant City, Paul Oxley and Len Oxley guests at relatives, May Long and others at Cla manda gathering, and a former resident Mrs Harry Underwood dies in Canada after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Club
Maude Weller
Marshall
Fred Kopp
Cloyd Pfander
Archie Lash
Gerald Boydston
Nu-Bridge Club
Josie Holmes
Grant Cuy, Mo
Richarrd Wilson
Paul Oxley
Wankee
Iowa
Paul
Len Oxley
Georgie
Nellie Borden
May Long
Richard
Ira
Clamanda
Harry Underwood
Reams
Canada
Conway Social News Recap of Thanksgiving Visits
Conway residents hosted and visited relatives during Thanksgiving weekend. Des Moines visitors joined the Norton and Gould families. Winslow and Besco relatives spent time in the area. funerals for Sydney Winslow were noted. several residents traveled to Tarkio and Lew Market for gatherings. many names and towns appear, including Baltimore San Diego Seattle St Joseph Nebraska Des Moines Grand River Winterset and Clear Ell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arval Norton Conway
Ellen Gould
Des Moines
Robert Norton
Roland Bischoff
Hattie Straight
Baltimore
Wid
Orin Winslow
Gravity
Leish Kahn
San Diego
Calif
Maida Norgate
Seattle
Wash
Arval Norton
Rome
Iona Healy
Tackie
Clifford Short
Cedar Rapids
Conway
Wendell Eighmy
Larry Eighmy
Lew Market
Ina Healye
Grand River
Dival Norton
George Winson
Sharpsburg
Nebraska
Wiss Viola Besco
Winterset
E R. Besco
Eldon Benson
Sys
Alvin Barker
Randy
Stahzx
Uso
Mary Briggs
Mae Harvey
Clearell
Gravity School Board Thanks Patrons for Support
Gravity school board and Superintendent thank patrons and the PTA for donated labor that kept the school building among the cleanest in Taylor county. They note tax savings exceeding three thousand dollars enabling modern equipment purchases and urge continued community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravity School Board
P.T.A
Taylor County
Gravity School
E. J. Janson
Kenneth Lock
Bill Boyer
Fred Engleka
Quinton King
Paul Morris
Earl Taylor
Neil Mansfield
Local News Roundup From Gravity area
Gravity residents attend veterans event at Clarinda State Hospital and visit relatives in Rockford Illinois while local businesses change hands. The Hal Lyons drug store sale ends with Brooks Nash of Bedford as purchaser. Obituary notes J E Morgan aged 87 of Gravity dies after short illness. services at Oak Hill Church conducted by Rev Wendell with burial at Washington Cemetery Gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl King
Rockford
Ill
Bob
Hal Lyons
Brooks Nash
Bedford
Locker
Don Weil
Hunter Locker
Don
Hunter
Claude Gray
John Stephens
Cleo Savage
Kansas City
Doyle Savage
Jack Ambrose
LaVerne Wall
Maryville
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Lloyd Ambrose
Barbara
Lenox
Frank Ambrose
F. A. Batten
Denver
Colo
Joyce Dickerson
Julesburg
Fremont
Nebraska
Joseph E. Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Taylor County
Gravity
Norma B. Swearingen
Lewistown
Earl and Leland
Iva MacPherron
Glenwood
Wayne
Newton
Iowa
Effie Fields
Waterloo
Cecil Morgan
Marketing tips on hog carcass fatness and pricing
The article explains that older larger market pigs fatten more and that packers use pork carcass grades to sort hogs by fatness. It notes lard cheapness affects pay for Jeaner hogs with more meat and that leaner carcasses are valued per pound. It mentions research on age fatness and eating satisfaction.
Speak To The Winds And Other Novels In Review
Mrs F C Beebe praises Ruth Moore as a leading portrayer of people in Speak To The Winds a 1956 novel set on Chin Island with vivid landscapes and a cast led by Elbridge Lowden and Roxinda Greenwood. William Brinkley writes Don t Go Near The Water a humorous wartime tale and notes his Navy background and journalism career.
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Ruth Moore
Candlemas Bay
Springfield Republican
Chin Island
Sarah Gilman
Elbridge
Lowden
Harriet
Wilard
George
Willard
Stell
MacGimsey
William Brinkley
Oklahoma
Daily Oklahoman
Washington Post
Stars and Stripes Mediterranean
Anzio
Elba
France
Brinkley's Navy Memoir Satirizes Wartime Operations
A public relations unit backdrop fuels a humorous book about naval operations. Brinkley treats the navy with wit, recalling wartime episodes as if firsthand. The slogan Don't Give Up the Ship quotes shape the book's title and tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinkley
Navy
Community notes from Blockton and nearby towns
Mrs Geo M Bentley reports visitors and social events in Blockton and nearby areas. Families from Maloy Maryville Bedford Gravity Atchison and New Market are mentioned with weekend visits and a chili supper by Masons and Eastern Stars. Mrs Alfred Stewart and Mrs Donald Stewart visited Lavern Wall in Gravity. Mrs Everett King hosted L L club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. M. Bentley Blockton
Raymond Weaver
Duane Weaver
Maloy
Johnny Hall
St. Joseph
Chas, Hall
Victor Hobbs
Chicago
Ill
Wayne Garrard
Leroy Waugh
Bedford
Alfred Stewart
Donald Stewart
Lavern Wall
Gravity
Leonard Smith
James Byers
Atchison
Kansas
Adaline Adamson
St. Louis
Dick King
Bill Nye
Illinois
Geo. M. Bentley
Noel Culver
Lee Jennings
New Market
Everett King
L. L. Club
Fire crews respond to Sherman farm house blaze near Hopkins
Sheridan fire department was called around 11 a.m. to the Basil Churchill farm northwest of Sheridan. The vacant house held furniture and Churchill belongings. Not much damage occurred. Duane Combs and daughter visited from Lees Summit with the Churchills in Hopkins. Roby stayed with grandparents. Cecil Churchill returned home Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dall Churchill Sheridan
Sheridan Fire Department
Basil Churchill
Sheridan
Churchills
Hopkins School
Hopkins
Duane Combs
Lees Summit
Jesse Haley
Combs
Roby
Mrs. Cecil Churchill
Local Social News And Upcoming 4 H Events
Mrs. Dall Churchill hosts visitors from several towns including Bedford Sheridan and Kansas City. Rex Pinkerton on leave from Virginia visits relatives in Sheridan. Funeral attendance noted for Mrs Ida Dredge. Upcoming events list includes Dec 7 8 00 Corn Referendum meeting Dec 8 7 30 Farm and Home Management Development Ronald Bycroft home. Dec 10 8 00 4 H Recognition Night Bedford. Dec 12 8 00 Extension Counci Dec 14 8 00 Farm and Home Development Siam. B H M club meets Nov 28 with Thanksgiving themed roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oklahoma
M. EB. Wyckoff
Alva Wyckoff
Bedford
Guy Lincoln
Sheridan
Kansas City
Icle Jenkins
Dale Davidson
Fannie Wilson
Ida Dredge
Maryville
Harry Crim
A True Friend Is the Gift of God Quote
A short reflective line credits Robert South with stating that a true friend is a gift from God and only the divine maker can open hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert South
Friendship Among Good Men, a Cicero Insight
A reflection on virtue and fellowship from Cicero, noting that true friendship arises only among those who embody goodness and moral character. The maxim emphasizes ethical conduct as the foundation of lasting bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
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Farm & Home Development
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