Memorial and social notes from Oak Grove and area
Memorial services at Oak Grove were largely attended Sunday afternoon with music by the Pleasant Ridge band the Braddyville male quartet and a vocal solo by Mrs. Lee Humphrey. An address was given by William F. Stipe of Clarinda. A meeting for re organization and officer elections will be held at Oak Grove church Tuesday evening. Ladies Aid met with social time and refreshments. Four to graduate from Siam school Ruth Shields Lavina Smith Gladys Dalrmyple and Clark Miller. Various visits events and neighborhood news follow including memorial services attendance, showers, meetings at Highland Chapter O E S, and local travel and family visits across Braddyville Bedford and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak ‘Grove
Pleasant Ridge
Braddyville
Ruth Shields
Lavina Smith
Gladys Dalrmyple
Clark Miller
Siam School
Harve Oxley
Bedford
Glen Johnson
George Bix, Sr
Hugh Reid
Oak Grove
Siam
Harry Clayton
Helen Miller
Floyd Hughes
Shambaugh
Highland Chapter
Masonic Hall
Anne Pent
Stanley Damewood
Glen Stewart
Alva’ Clayton
Daniel
Duncan
Harry’ Clayton
Mattie
Jeffers
Mary Cook
Clem Jeffers
Clem Bashore
Laura Bashore
Noah Bailie
J. L. Henderson
Ralph Clayton
Oret‘Clayton
Drew ‘Hoffman
Clarinda
Edgar Smith
Memorial Services Noted Across Gravity and Nearby Areas
Memorial and decoration services were held in Gravity at the Christian church led by Rev. Clark M. Crowell. Veterans from Civil War, Spanish American, and World War periods attended. Numerous visits and travels linked to Ladoga, Holt, Bedford, Indianola, Des Moines, and Glenwood marked the day as communities honored memorial traditions.
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Gravity
The
Christian Church
Clark M. Crowell
Bedford Baptist Church
Ladoga
Holt
Gravity Cemetery
Athelstan and Bedford Social Roundup
Local residents from Athelstan and nearby towns visit family and attend events in Bedford and Shenandoah. Trips include Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Roy Weaver, G. W. King family, Pettigrew sisters, Kobbe sisters, Harley Scott and others visiting relatives, plus several shopping and show outings across Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Merriman
Gwendolyn Pettigrew
Sidney
Iowa
Julie Pettigrew
Elmo
Oliver Pet Ietew
Audrey Kobbe
Adeline Kobbe
Bee Weese
Garland Schuster
Harley Scott
Stanton Madison
Ozarks
M. R. Brant
John Art
Bedford
Athelstan
Adaline Smith
Paul Fichter
Gay
Kent
W. F. and
Sarah Arnold
Kemery
Daleer
Guy Irvin
Otha Fidler
Chandler
Genese
Hermanth
A. Jenkins
Roy ‘Andrews
Moines
A. Ays
More Gown Less She Do You Think I Look All Right
A Boston Transcript snippet shows a wife asking if her gown looks fine while the husband suggests a fitter fit if possible, reflecting era fashion commentary and domestic dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Ladies Aid hosts guest day at Methodist church
The Ladies Aid society sponsored a Wednesday afternoon event at the church featuring songs readings and a playlet Girls Training for Service. Mrs Emma Young gave a reading and Rev Pritchard and Rev Henry Byrne led short talks. Seventy attended along with several visiting families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Emma Young
Pritchard
Henry Byrne
Dall Churchill
Union Memorial Services at Christian Church
Memorial services were held at the Christian church Sunday morning with Rev. Mr. Pritchard delivering the address. Decoration services followed Tuesday afternoon at Sheridan cemetery under the supervision of the American Legion of Grant City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Christian Church
Pritchard
Sheridan
American Legion of
Grant City
Injured Elderly Woman Recovers As Family Cares For Them
Mrs Ed Duncan aged 76 and an invalid fell at her home on Tuesday breaking both bones above the ankle. Mr Dun can is also an invalid and they are being cared for by Mr and Mrs Lon Robison. Ed Girling returned from hospital after three weeks of treatment. Mr and Mrs Frank Simmons and nephew Don Simmons of Blockton visited Mrs Mae Watson on Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Hugh Young of Des Moines spent Saturday night with Arthur Young. They all went to the home of Tru-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George’ ‘Bix
Omaha
Sheridan
Wyo
William Miller
St Joseph
Floyd Miller
Miller
Opal Mae Miller
Loren Chambers
Pickering
N. H. Reid
Carl Cutter
Jerry Lee
Conn
Floyd Clayton
James Waldruff
N. A. Adams
William, Jr
Ora Clayton
Ruth Ellen
Frank Shields
Charles Rayborn
Robert Rayborn
Roe
Prescott
Iowa
Minnie Rayborn
Mattie Jeffers
Donald Livingston
Braddyville
Winnie Heatman
Thomas Cunningham
Creston
Charles Adams
Indianola
Clifford Heller
Harold Beemer
Blair
Nebraska
Laura Gaebler
Charles Rearden
Tina
William Copple
Frank
Bedford
J. P. Taylor
Doral Babcock
Ladogs
Martha Harris
L. T. Reed
L. L. Kent
Seymour
Powersville
Iona Heninger
Cecil Heninger
Bartlesville
Okla
Edith Davis
Ida Depew
E. E. Clayton
Mary Hill
Clarinda
J. S. Francis
Red Oak
Leslie Slack
Galesburg
Sam Nelson
Doris Damewood
Edith Slack
Des Moines
Albert Moore
Maysel
Glenwood
Gerata Cunningham
Villisca
Maude Posten
Millie Lyon
L. J. Phillips
Cora Lovelace
Man Young
Orrsburg
Floyd Scott
Kansas City
Charley Scott
Will Martin
Herbert Bond
O. H. Bond
Fred Caudle
Gaynor City
Ella Allison
Orel Dye
St. Joseph
Dewayne Cook
Don Campbell
Arthur Turner
Ed Duncan
Duncan
Lon Robison
Ed Girling
Frank Simmons
Don Simmons
Blockton
Mae Watson
Hugh Young
Arthur Young
Tru
Bob Griffith
Marven Brown
Carrol Knott
Des. Moines
Margaret
Blythe Damewood
da Knott
Oma Knott
Charlie Knott
Herman Boyden
Jackson
Elliston
Milton Faurot
Garden Club
Ruth Bowers
Harlan Grimm
Lloyd Grimm
Will Pfander
Kirksville
Fred Blood
Frank Lewellen
The
Presbyterian Church
Clifford Young
Oren Hancock
Chariton
Orval Brown
Boone
Guy Brown
Duane
Ella Knott
Arthur Aram
Shenandoah
Orie Morris
Jesse Morris
Car repair note swap shows slow pay twist
A slow paying customer asked the garage to send a car if okay and promises a check. The garage owner replied back with a mirror instruction: send the check if okay, then will send the car.
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N.S. F
Banker Echoes in Baby Loan Ruse Chat
A terse dialogue hints at a comic manipulation over a baby’s finances. A speaker jokes about using the infant to secure a loan while another quips that the wife sits as chair of the board, implying a control angle and family dynamics.
Father Questions Dole Offer In Odd Bargain
A brief, humorous exchange shows Bobby asking for work from his father who stumbles into a response about providing relief. The quip centers on unemployment and family dynamics in a light, everyday moment.
Fire and injuries amid local incidents and visits
The report lists a kitchen fire sparked by kerosene with Mrs Millsap affected and most furniture saved. Max Griffith suffers a badly cut hand in an electric wringer. Local residents and visitors travel between Bedford, Lenox, and surrounding towns, with hospital visits, family gatherings, garden club meetings, ice cream social, and kinship visits noted among Herman Boyden, Ruth Bowers, and others.
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Max Griffith
Creston Social Roundup Includes Ferguson Families
Miss Flora Ferguson and Miss Mabel Ferguson shopped in Creston Saturday while Miss Mildred Wilson visited Tingley Friday. Marion and Donna Jean Garver will spend the summer with grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson. Mrs Hamilton Ferguson and daughter Maxine visited Mrs George Ferguson Sr Monday. Vivian Butler of Lenox visits her Aunt Mrs Dwight Wilcox. Mr and Mrs Frank Tindle of Creston visited Monday with Mr and Mrs Floyd Coffman. Willis Stoner of Creston and Dick Ferguson of Lenox spent two days this week with their grandmother Mrs George Ferguson Sr. Miss Mildred Wilson Miss Maurine Wilson Mrs Wilcox Marion and Donna Jean were in Shenandoah Saturday.
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Flora Ferguson
Mabel Ferguson
Creston
Mildred Wilson
Marion
Donna Jean Garver
Robert Wilson
Hamilton Ferguson
Maxine
George Ferguson
Vivian Butler
Lenox
Dwight Wilcox
Whipadit Hoss
Duck Skid Incident At Waffle Stand?
A fragmented dialogue describes a duck causing a mishap at a waffle stand with spilled mustard and lemon pie amid exclamations about the strange scene. No clear dates, places, or people beyond generic terms.
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Johni
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Ladies’ Aid
Herbert Damewood
George Holbrook
Herman Smith
Tom Ford
L. P. Jenkins
Sherman Hennegin
Dale
Isadora, Mo
Reed Jenkins
Lewis
Lloyd Jenkins
Clark Walston
Near Bedford
Joyce Scott
Helen Rusco
Raymond Weaver
Paul Sickels
Supt
Cecil Smith
Curtis Smith
C. R. Malson
Leonard Rusco
OUP
Franklin Delano
Roosevelt
John E. Erickson
Methodist Ladies Aid
Bobby
Father
Goodyear Pathfinder
Goodyear
Healy Tire & Battery
Sox
Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Company
Rialto
Bedford Times-Press
Rialto Theater of
Times-Press
Rialto Theater
Taylor County
John Gilbert
Genevieve Tobin
George Arlis
Rialto Theatre
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