Christmas Program at Conway Methodist Church
Conway Methodist Church invites all to Church School at 10 and worship at 11 15 with the sermon on The Significance of Christmas A Christmas program by the Methodist Youth Fellowship and Church School will be presented Monday evening December 23 at 730 led by Pastor W J Weber the youth group promises a worshipful performance
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Church School
W. J. Weber
Conway High School
Sharpsburg
Conway
Former Conway Resident Mrs Groom Dies in St Louis
The body of Mrs W S Groom, a former Conway resident, arrived Sunday with sons Dr Horace Groom of St Louis and Maynard Groom of Chicago. Short funeral services were held at the Methodist church, conducted by Rev W J Weber, and burial followed in the Conway cemetery. Obituary notes Harriet Amelia Doolittle born May 1 1861 in Concord Iowa, daughter of Charles Doolittle and Melissa McCoon.
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W.S. Groom
Conway
Horace Groom
St. Louis
Maynard Groom
Chicago
Methodist Church
W J Weber
Conway Cemetery
Harriet Amelia Doolittle
Concord, Iowa
Charles Doolittle and
Melissa McCoon
Obituary Notices From Conway and Surrounding Towns
Mrs. Nancy Almira Shepherd born November 17 1866 Warren county Illinois died December 10 at Loyd Smith home near Stam aged 80 years 23 days. Mrs Nancy Groom wife of Dr William Groom died in St Louis and was laid to rest in Conway beside her husband. The Groom family includes three sons Horace Alfred and Maynard all married and in professional careers. Dr Groom died August 1937 after moving from Britt Iowa to Sharpsburg and Conway in 1915 and 1918 respectively.
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William Simpson Groom
Britt
Iowa
Horace
Veterans Administration
St. Louis
Alfred
iMicMinnville
Oregon
Maynard
Warner Paint Company
Chicago
Groom
Nancy Phillips
Nancy Almira Shepherd
Jesse and
Sarah Shepherd
Warren County
Illinois
Loyd Smith
Stam
Long Life Noted In Obituary And Local Social News
A decades long life ends as the obituary records the passing of a woman who moved from Warren county at age thirteen to a Clearfield area farm and spent her years in Taylor county. It notes marriage to Emmet Phillips on February 17 1887 three surviving daughters two sons twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. The item also lists a funeral service held at Shum Funeral Home and burial in Conway cemetery, plus a string of local social notes detailing school events visits and community happenings in Conway and surrounding towns.
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Warren County
Clearfield
Taylor County
Emmet Phillips
Aura Smith
Bedford
Dessie Smith
Siam
Fern Phillips
Lenox
Garret Phillips
Atlantic
Lucinda Wilt
Belleville
Ilinois
Earl Oliver
Eugene Smith
Conway
Shum
Russell G. Nye
Local family visits span several towns this week
Mr and Mrs Chas Cavner and their son from Humeston visited Monday evening at the Leland Pool home. Doris Foster and her son from Creston visited their parents in Oregon Missouri on Wednesday and Thursday. Lucy Sayler Reena Brown and son Dickie were guests Sunday at the Lawrence Sayler home. Mary Matheny who had been visiting her daughters in
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Chas. Cavner
Humeston
Leland Pool
Doris Foster
Creston
Paul Painter
Gaughter
Oregon
Missouri
Lucy Sayler
Reena Brown
Dickie
Lawerence Sayler
Mary Matheny
Athelstan Holiness Church Sunday School and Meeting
Everyone is welcome to Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching at 7 30 p.m by Rev T J Overholt at Athelstan Holiness Church inviting local residents to attend both services.
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T. J Overholt
Athelstam locals host visiting families this week
Dale Black of Wichita Kansas visited Monday evening with the W. W. Burns family. Mr and Mrs Turner Rusco of Conway visited his sister Mrs Clari Freemyer on Wednesday.
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Athelstan
Dale Black
Wichita
Kans
W. W. Burns
Turner Rusco
Conway
Msrs
Clari Freemyer
Visit Report From A Busy Sunday In Bedford Area
Mrs Rusco s parents Mr and Mrs Chas Brown visit. C M King remains ill at home. F J Menriman of Blockton traveled to town on Friday. Mrs Clara Freemyer s condition worsened Sunday at daughter s home with Glenn Sickels family. Many relatives and friends from Bedford Shenandoah Hopkins Maryville and Des Moines visited.
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F. J. Menriman
Blockton
Clara Freemyer
Glenn Sickels
Rolland
Harold
Zelbert Freemyer
Bedford
Ansel ‘Freemyer
Don Johnson
Conway
Mir
Pete Nessin
Laura Clark
Howard Scott
Joe Rusco
C R Sickels
Carl Morris
Des Moines
Chas. Morris
Clarence Shackelford
Baby
Walter Morris
Near
Sheridan
Arthur Freemyer
Hopkins
Chas. Rusco
Shenandoah
Notice of Final Report in Estate of E W Perdew
Executors of the estate of E W Perdew deceased notify heirs and interested parties in Taylor County Iowa that they have filed a final report in District Court No 5791 Probate. Court action seeks approval of final accounts and distribution as required by law. Persons named include Charles E Perdew Neva Q Lawrence Vera A Brown Lawrence FR Filson Frances Schneider Orville Rouzer El sie Mae Nelson Glenn W Perdew Wilma Keller and others.
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E. W. Perdew
District Court of
Iowa
Taylor County
Charles E. Perdew
Neva Q. Lawrence
Vera A. Brown
Lawrence FR. Filson
Frances Schneider
Orville Rouzer
Elsie Mae Nelson
Glenn W. Perdew
Wilma’ Keller
BE. W. Perdew
Executors Seek Court Approval of Final Discharge
The report and application of discharge will be heard before the district court presiding at Bedford Iowa on December 31 1946 at 10 oclock AM. Interested parties may appear and show cause why the final report should not be approved and the executors discharged. Charles E Perdew Neva O Lawrence Vera A Brown Executors
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Bedford
Iowa
Charles E, Perdew
Neva O. Lawrence
Vera A, Brown
Locke and Reading Bedford Iowa Attorneys for Executors
The notice lists Locke and Reading of Bedford Iowa as attorneys for executors in a probate matter identified by docket 51-2.
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Locke and Reading
Bedford
Iowa
Army-Navy clash note highlights Bob Morris’s play
In Clarinda Herald Journal notes on the Army Navy game at Clarinda dated Thursday November 28, outstanding lineman Bob Morris stood out. He cut through the Navy backfield and disrupted ball carriers, drawing comparison to Navy players at times.
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Army
Bob Morris
Navy
Clarinda
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Arthur Dinwiddie Insurance
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Wm. Osmond
Bryce T. Hatton
Guam
Dellano Hayworth
Great Lakes
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Ann Norton
Bob Brown
Cora Eppers
Corning
Earl Powell
Los Angeles
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Dean Fleming
Gravity
Holiness Church
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Oak
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Clara Freemeyer
Junior Booher
Maryville
George Booher
George Finn
Opal Woods
Tom Parker
S M. Parker
Myron Reynolds
Merry Christmas
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