Gravity High School Hosts First Christmas Dance
The Gravity High student council organized a schoolhouse dance on Saturday December 17 with about 125 attendees from seventh to twelfth grade. Dennis Wilson Orchestra from Clarinda provided music, Mrs Mansfield arranged decorations and lunch, and a gift exchange was held.
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Frank Ambrose Gravity
Gravity High School
Dennis Wilson
Clarinda
Mansfield
Ada Henderson
P.T.A
Ab Carlson
Earl King
Gertrude Posten
Earl Taylor
King Home
Santa in Town Delivers Treats to Local Children
Santa Claus and Mrs Claus visited town Friday afternoon with ponies and a wagon. They passed out treats to 250 to 300 children as a loud speaker at city hall played Christmas music and students sang carols. The visit spurred other town stops for the week ahead.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Fternoon
Claus
U.¢ Gray
Herman Ernest
Clarinda
John McNeese
Glen Hicks
Pearl Woodson
Essex
Estes Spriggs
Clarence Crow
Orewe Hennerington
Yescott
Crow
Jack Ambrose
Frank Ambrose
Lenox
Chas
Alan
Burns
County Farm
Legion Auxiliary
Bernice Leighton
Grace Beemer
Delores Ambrose
Maud Dell
Flora Gibson
Charlene Coe
Gladys Weaver
Elmer Brown
Nette Batten
Frank Bush
Walter Bush
Creston
Sharpsburg Social News Highlights
Mrs Roy Kerns reports Mr and Mrs Clifford Million and Lela visited their son in law Jerald Fitzwater in Creston where he lies in hospital after a fall. Peggy Cordell returns from Omaha to spend Christmas with Carl and Mrs Cordell. Elsie Jones attends a Mount Ayr family gathering. W S C S hosts a Friday luncheon with Mrs Pete Churchill and Mrs Billy Churchill as guests. A business meeting followed by a social hour.
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W. S
Ab Carlson
Clair Gibson
Clarence Downey
Mary Hill
Atchison
Kansas
Jack Ambrose
Chas
Alan
Roy Monroe
Tenox
Glen Hicks
Homer Hicks
Clarinda
Leslie Anderson
Eddie Briggs
Ed Briggs
Norman Morgan
Chicago
John Dille
Leland Morgan
Mexico City
Mexico
Roy Kerns
Sharpsburg
Clifford Million
Lela
Creston
Jerald Fitzwater
Peggy Cordell
Omaha
Carl Cordell
Elsie Jones
Mount ‘Ayr
W.s.c
Pete Churchill
W.S.C.S
Billy Churchill
Frank Barker
Service News Advances and Leave Posts
Swaim advanced to Staff Sergeant at St. John's Newfoundland. Earle Marshall returns home from Fort Bliss Texas for a two week leave to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Lee Marshall. St Eldon Stewart stationed at Webb Air Base Big Springs Texas spends Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs Glenn Stewart at Siam.
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James R. Swaim
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Air Force
Earle
Marshall
Fort Bliss
Texas
Lee Marshall
St. Eldon Stewart
Webb Air Base
Big Springs
Mrs
Glenn Stewart
Siam
Amazing preamatic binocular sale at Ahrens Store
Regularly 19.95 United Silver Sphinx4 binoculars now 14.95. Seven power optics with UNI COATED lens and adjustable eye width. Includes genuine leather case and strap. Limited offer advertised in catalog reference.
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United
Uniteiys Catalox Tere
Parsons On Leave From Fairchild Base Arrives Home
Parsons on leave from Fairchild A F B Washington visits his parents at New Market while Pvt Richard Haynie from Fort Carson returns to Fort Dix for duty. Other service members and local court notices follow with misdeamenor and speeding penalties in Bedford Creston and Maryville courts. The piece closes with a Bacon quote on the Bible.
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Donald R. Parsons
Fairchild A. F. B
Washington
Will
Merle Parsons
Richard
New Market
Pvt
Richard Haynie
Fort Carson
Colo
Violet Haynie
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Willard Brown
Jesse Brown
Guy
H. Miller's
Harmon Sleep
Bedford
William Gillett
Gerald Erskine
Creston
William Stuart
L. A. Purcell's
Lewis Robey
Gravity
Richard Ruffert
Maryville
Gary Swigart
Elvis Bix
Basil Lucas
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Rennie & Rennie
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Earl Stone
Blake's Radio and
Don Foreman
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