Community calendar outlines club meetings and engagements
Calendar items list December events for American Legion Auxiliary Lena Norris OES Kensington J.U.G. Club Triangle Club West Gay Club Fortnightly ONO Club Mizpah Chapter D C C and a December 23 wedding plan for Shirley Ann Downing to Kenneth W McClintoch. Thanksgiving gatherings and local visits are noted with multiple families in Creston Bedford and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Gay Club
Junction Cafe
Mary Galey
Georgia Miller
Kathryn Smith
ONO Club
Ruby Parks
Jean Snyder
Mizpah
D.C.C
Mildred Ettleman
McClintock
Kansas State University
University of Kansas Law School
U.S. Army
Judge Advocate General’s Corps
Council Grove
Morris County
Church of Christ
Kaw
Bedford Area Thanksgiving Visitors and Family News
Thanksgiving week brought a tide of visitors and family gatherings across Bedford and nearby towns. Elsie Oldhem and Chine Scott hosted relatives in Mesa and Bedford. many guests traveled from Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City, and Des Moines to share meals and celebrations. Local residents attended weddings, dinners, and casino-style visits as kin from across Iowa and Missouri converged for the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gennieses
Maryville
Elsie Oldhem
Leon
China
Mesa
Arizona
Chine Scott
Red Scott
Blockton
A. E. Campbell
Bedford
William Schultz
Waukee
Demmis Fox
David W. Hansen
Des Moines
Thos. Holman
Cecil Ewart
Liberty
Ron Scott
Susan
Todd
Bernice Garner
Iylopilaces
Gayle Garner
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Cleo Herring
Ankeny
Erve Herring
Esther Brown
Robert Putnam
Wayland, Fa
Virgil Sexton
Linda
Omaha
Steve
Barbara Nickell
Les Vegas
Nevada
Vance O'Dell
Horace Nickell
Gray
Karg Family Reunion Held Across States on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day gathering at the Legion Hall in New Market drew over fifty Karg relatives from Clarinda Bedford Creston Des Moines Pleasant Hill Blue Springs Red Oak Glenwood and other towns. Eight of ten children attended with numerous family members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karg
Legion Hall
New Market
Blanche Handford
Harvey Karg
Richard Karg
Clinton Sunderman
Kyle Hughes
Larry Karg
Gary Reeve
Richard Woodard
Bob Karg
Homer Karg
Clarinda
Henry Karg
Diane Troxel
Bedford
Dale DeBord
Creston
Dan DeBord
Des Moines
Clifford Karg
Pleasant Hill
Ron Karg
Blue Springs
Marilyn Karg
Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Athelstan and Nearby Cities
Local residents share Thanksgiving visits and dinners across multiple households. Zelbert Freemyer of Bedford and Drexel White and family of Chicago visited Glenn and C. R. Sickets as part of holiday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelbert Freemyer
Bedford
Glenn Sickets
Drexel White
Chicago
C. R. Sickets
Clyde Stephenson
Joni
Terry
Wilbur Byrns
Bob
Bill
Grant City
Eva Byrns
Carey Stroburg
Christy
Glade Sickels
Glenn Sickels
Lincoln
Nebr
Ruth Sickels
Jane Hoffer
Eunice
Susan Jantzen
Mike Hamilton
Omaha
Cleta Bownes
Glenwood
Don Carroll
Karen
Lyle Sickels
Don Schipper
Kansas City
Cleo Bownes
Clarinda
Ottis Burns
Sharon
Ankeny
Leona
Retired Ranger Seeks Quiet Life After Collecting Wire
The Coons family, led by Mrs. Coon, longtime insulator enthusiasts, plans to organize their collection started earlier this century. John Sheahan, district forester, notes the family includes Nancy and Mike Johnson and they reside in Fort Dodge Iowa. Retirement may let Howard Coon pursue fishing near Bedford on his farmland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wees
Eeene
Show
John
Bureau of Land
Nancy, Sheahan
Marki Mike Johnson
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Howard Coon
Bedford
Thanksgiving family greetings across Oak Hill area
Thanksgiving in Oak Hill and nearby towns brings multiple dinners and visits. Families including Wests of Corning Reynards of Bedford Cumming and Sollars gather to honor birthdays and share meals with relatives in Gravity Bedford Richmond and Maryville. Liston Barker Reed and Adams families join in pre and post holiday gatherings and cancer meeting attendance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd West
Corning
May West
Darlene
Gravity
Dee Liston
L. S. Reynard
Creston
Faye Reynard
Bedfore
Cer Cummings
Evelyn Pledge
Garden City
Arnold Adams
Kansas City
Anes
Larry Martins
Larry Reeds
Veras
Dee
Liston
Kenneth Barker
Pete
Maryville
Ettleman
Vivian Slack
Edith
Kenneth
Vivian
McAllen
Texas
Clearfield
Conway News Roundup From Local Homes and Visits
Community notes recount gatherings and visits across Conway area households. Scroggie and Eighmy families hosted sweets and games with friends, while trips to Boca Raton Florida and St. Louis Missouri were mentioned. Thanksgiving plans and condolences reference a local family loss.
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion Auxiliary
Lena Norris
O.E.S. Kensington
Marie Hall
Kaye Hanshaw
Helen Cummings
Flora Belle Hixson
Edna Lacy
J.U.G. Club
Betty Powell
Triangle Club
Ruby Wintermute
Hamiltons
Harold Hamilton
Julia
Paul
Iowa State
Ames
Elinor
Vennard
University Park
William Fuller
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Fuller
Hawkeye School of Technology
Marcia
Schaitz Hospital
Mrs. Hamilton
Laverne Laughlin
Randy, Brian and
Paula
SWCC
Practical Nursing
Southwestern Community College
King’s Restaurant
Doris O’dell
Nellie Adamson
Mizpah Chapter
O.C
D.O.C
Leora Mothershead
Wintermute
Lamont
Calif
Maloy
Vivien Para
Jes Kelley
Gary Morris
Gardner
Kansas
Kelley OT
Vivian Parker
Bud Parker
Jimmy Lambert
Ann Bans
Excelsior Springs
Fern Clark
Parkville
Billy Gene Clark
Miami
Florida
Parker
Jack Wilcox
Parnell
Leonard Rusco
Russell Payne
Maxwell
David Travis
Pear
Allen Payne
Bennett Dougen
Albany
Elsie Dougan
Clifford Dougan
Colonial Manor
Thomas L. Durston
Dea
Hilton Head Island
S. Car
John F. Hardin
Durston
Kay Emmett
Glen Snyder
Lucille McCandless
Fern
John Neil
Bennie White
Britt
Houston
Mary Kilne
Adrian
Berringen
Leland Brown
Jean Reese
Gordon Greer
Methodist Church
Douglas Vicker
Robert Michal
Joe
Jim
Torrance
D. C. Fox
Dean Cordell
Medhal
Lenox
Bob Perkins
Ron Fussner
St. Louis
Harold Sheperd
Kim
Paige
Vinton
Robert Dawson
Chris
Ralph Perkins
Vera Putnam
Willard Duncan
Belmont
Claude Thompson
Leland Duncan
Des 'Moéities
Jim Duncan
Cincinnati
Ohio
Royal Booker
Kem D. SpamPson
Ltavenport
Michael A. Thorripson
Maton
Paul D."booker
Rock Island
Iinois
Randall
Susan Blanchard
Hopkins, Mo
Erve L Herring
Plevne H. Thompson
Sandra Pace
Kevin Herzberg
Knoxville
Basher
C. T. Brown, Jr
Scottsdale
Richard Guess
Catlin
Illinois
Blue Check Room
Ruby Brown
Bob Brown
Rodney
Laurie
Don Donaldson
Craig
Donette
Renee Hill
Rebecca McCune
Harlan Brown
Tom
Joe Wintermute
Dorothy O’dougherty
Chloe Dukes
State Farm
Tomaslevaee
PTI
Me. C. Horton
Insurance’ Companies
Bloomington
iMincis
WINDO
Warp Bros
N. W
Maryville, Missouri
Trip Guard
Young's Insurance
State Savings Bank
Barat
Duane Simmons
Mvord
Oak Hill News
Pay West
Conway. News
Pee
Wendel Eighmy
Teresa Eigheny
Carolyn Eighmy
Leonski
Marvin Doran
Cleo Redburn
Gene Vanesdall
Marla
Henry Rich
Ron Moore
Boca Raton
Edna Lambley
Pauline Norton
Royal
Rusco
Lénox
Robert.Nortonan
Sim Beemer
Gargley
Childen
Chhildren
Norman Wilson
Tracy
City
S. D
Harold Beery
Richey, Mont
Evangelistic Services
Bedford Baptist Church
Rocky Freeman
Evangelist
House of Gem
National ‘Hair Research, Division of
Pennsylvania Ave
Jeannie Moore
Lucas
Lucas Products CO
Bedford, Iowa
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