Births: three families announce newborns in May
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stamps of Guss welcomed a daughter born May 19. Connie Thompson is the mother. she is the daughter of the Darrell Thompsons of Gravity. Darwin Sexton and wife of Warrensburg Mo welcomed son Curtis Scott born May 23. Grandparents Carl Sexton of Lenox and Ralph Todd of Appleton City Mo. My and Mrs. Dean Day welcomed Angela Marie born May 12. Grandparents Carl Longfellow of Clearfield and Vernon Day of Gravity. great grandparents Alta Longfellow of Clearfield Ernest Huber of Diagonal Clarence Day of Braddyville and Glen Snyder of Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clarke of Madison Wis welcomed son Christian Alexander born May 29. Grandparents Charles Morehouse of Leavenworth Kans and Frank Clarke of Mr. Ayr. great grandparents Walter Morehouse of Bedford Mina Hayworth of Clarinda and Myrtle Matthews of Mr. Ayr. Mrs. Clarke is the former Jean Morehouse of Leavenworth Kans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Stamps
Guss
Stamps
Connie Thompson
Darrell Thompsons
Gravity
Darwin Sexton
Warrensburg
Curtis Scott
Carl Sexton
Lenox
Ralph Todd
Appleton City, Mo
Dean Day
Angela Marie
Carl Longfellow
Clearfield
Vernon Day
Alta Longfellow
Ernest Huber
Diagonal
Clarence Day
Braddyville
Glen Snyder
Bedford
Thomas Clarke
Madison
Wisc
Christian Alexander
Charles Morehouse
Leavenworth
Kans
Frank Clarke
Ayr
Walter Morehouse
Mina Hayworth
Clarinda
Myrtle Matthews
Clarke
Jean Morehouse
New Car Owners Listed by City and Date
May 24 to May 26 1949 records show buyers in Villisca Lenox Bedford and nearby towns purchasing Pontiac Chevrolet Ford and Buick vehicles. Names include Larry Lee Neal Jesse Davidson Ronald C Law son Fred Hunter Richard Eugene Brammer and Rudolph F Imme with dealerships in multiple communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Lee Neal
Villisca
Pontiac
Jesse Davidson
Lenox
Chevrolet
Ronald C. Lawson
Bedford
Ford
Fred Hunter
Richard Eugene Brammer
Clearfield
Buick
Rudolph F. Imme
Athelstan Social News Highlights Local Visits and Gatherings
Kansas City couple Mr and Mrs Jim Gray with sons spent a weekend with Leonard Rusco and family. Jennie Rusco joined them for a weeklong stay. Locals Sharon Sickels of Bedford visited grandmother Zelda Sickels. Portland area visitors Duane Harrison and family arrived to visit near Bedford. Glenwood guests Cynthia Balm Frances Wheaton and Cleta Bownes joined Cleo Bownes family. a Wiener roast and picnic at the Bownes home included Mabel Smith Leon a Williams Aliee Williams. Cleta Bownes Frances Wheaton and Cynthia Balm later visited B Weese. Holiness Church services listed with Raymond Banner pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Harrison
Portland
Oregon
Harrison
Bedford
Bert Young
Cynthia Balm
Frances Whealon
Cleta Bownes
Glenwood
Mrs
Cleo Bownes
Glen Fluke
Frances Wealton
Mabel Smith
Leona Williams
Aliee Williams
Cynthia ‘Balm
Frances Wheaton
Mrs. B. Weese
Local Social Guests Visit Families Across Shenandoah Area
Sunday visits span Shenandoah and nearby towns with multiple households hosting relatives and friends. Guests include Herschel and Howard Scott families, Jimmie and Carl Clark, John Frazier, Kilda Gartside Moonday, Eva Burns, Verna Jenkins, Wilbur Byrns family, Elton Waugh, Ottis Byrns and Sharon Ankeny, and Katharine Barber plus Marie Allen from St Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zier
Herschel Scott
Deloris
Howard Scott
Jimmie
Carl Clark
Shenandoah
John Frazier
Hardy Lytle
Kilda
Local Graduations and Visits Highlight Oak Hill Notes
Oak Hill residents report Bedford Community High School graduation with Bruce Peterson honored at the reception at Hillard Peterson’s home. Creston and Bedford visitors share birthdays and meals. Sharon Jackson graduates at Coring High School with family attendance. Ralph McPherrin seeks tests in Creston. numerous family visits noted around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Clarence Peterson
Bedford Community High School
Hillard Peterson
Bruce
Darrel Gordon
Creston
Orie Koneene
Ray O’dell
Corning
Ralph Huntington
Fairview Vicinity
Grace Adler
Des Moines
Skylark
Bedford
Koneenes
Huntingtons
New Market
Adler
Lilian Lucas
Thogmartin Cafe
Dwight Mothershead
Joy Corbin
Earl Morgan
Ralph McPherrin
Leonard Adams
Racine
Wisc
Greater Community Hospital
Lester Corbin
Leslie
Gravity News Roundup From Gravity and Surroundings
Mrs Frances Carlson reports Gravity UTD Club members and their husbands were entertained at Paul Parrish home. Grace Adler of Des Moines called Sunday in the C R Morgan and Frances Carlson homes. Ladies Aid met at Gravity Christian Church with Mrs Dale Duggers division in charge. Douglas Rainforth honored at birthday supper at grandparents home. Mr and Mrs Geo Teatsworth visiting relatives in Washington state for two months. Various local guests and visits noted including Mrs Nellie Blair and Mrs Lottie Ross in Sumner Missouri with Elisha Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravity
U.T.D
Paul Parrish
Grace Adler
Des Moines
C. R. Morgan
Frances Carlson
Ladies Aid of
Gravity Christian Church
Dale Dugger
Douglas Rainforth
Dick Rainforth
Dean Fleming
Geo. Teatsworth
Washington State
Harl Sturm
Nellie Blair
Lottie Ross
Leon
Elisha Foster
Sumner
Leona Smalley
Jessie Masker
Geraldine Hill
Verla ‘Moore
Don Cook
Blue Hill
Nebr
Schmidt
Helen
Ralph Price
Herman O’dell
New Market
Larry Leek
Scott
Adel
Lola Peterson
Elizabeth
Bess, Nicoll
Oak Hill and area church services and local social visits
Local church listings show morning services at Oak Hill, Christ Church, Nazarene and Methodist congregations with Ivo G Randels and others serving as pastors. The report also notes numerous Sunday visits, dinners, hospital stays, and family gatherings across Brockton Bedford Malvern Red Oak Corning Clarinda and Logan, plus a 25th wedding anniversary celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Ivo G. Randels
Ivo. G. Randels
Church OF the Nazarene
Ross Keys
Methodist
J. Milton Kinney
Earl King
Earnest King
Brockton
Earl Fisher
Willisea
Zella King
Verne King
Glen Lock
Brighton
Colo
Brooks
Art Marquart
Bedford
Nelle Davis
Frances Carlson
Harry Douthit
Clarinda
C. A. Burwell
Howard Keith
Excelsior Springs
Geraldine Elgin
Jerry Valentine
Keith
Angie Valentine
Don Ridenour
Ridenour
Peter Johnson
Clark
S. Oak
Harry Sickler
Corning
Dean Fleming
Gravity Methodist
Christian
LeRoy Johnson
Legion Hall
Georgia Glassman
Roger Alexander
Lyle Alexander
Red Oak
Tom Pratt
Coin
Malvern
Alexander
Duane Hughes
Teresa
Jim
Mr. Hughes
Bernard Peterson
Logan
Peterson
New Market Honors Valedictorian and Salutatorian at Commencement
Marcia Yearous topped New Market graduates as valedictorian and won the Legion Citizenship Award. Sheryl McAlpin and Dwight Hicks shared salutatorian honors, with Yearous maintaining a 95.76 average. Several seniors earned scholarships to Tarkio College, Iowa University, Nebraska Methodist School of Nursing, Peru State College, and Southwestern College Creston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Combs
New Market
Marcia Yearous
Sheryl McAlpin
Dwight Hicks
Year
Ous
Hicks
Miss McAlpin
Jim Radke
Sandra Graham
Miss Yearous
Tarkio College
Iowa University
Nebraska Methodist School of Nursing
Beverly Kendrick
Peru
Nebr
Southwestern
Creston
Harry Anderson
Grand Junction
Harold Anderson
Whittier
Calif
Carroll Ingram
Ruben Anderson
Eunice Melvin
Elbert Miller
Communities Honor Veterans and Alumni Across Regions
Patricia Combs is named Girls State choice by New Market Legion Auxiliary. Joel McComb and Maurice Fine win Boys State selection by Legion Post. Numerous families visit relatives in Iowa and Colorado, with weddings, anniversaries, and alumni events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Combs
Este] Combs
New Market Legion Auxiliary
Joel McComb
Maurice Fine
Paul McCombs
Roy Fine
The
Legion Post
T. Fred Noble
Washington, D. C
Billy K. Noble
Temple City
Calif
Walter Noble
L. E. McCormick
Columbia
Frank Noble
Joe Hipsiey
Charles Allie Moore Pace
Delta
Colo
Mrs Coy Jeffers Hosts Neighbors in Honor of Mrs Stickelman
Mrs Coy Jeffers entertained 15 neighbors Monday afternoon in her home for Mrs Elsie Stickelman who plans to move to Bedford about June 1 A gift was presented and the hostess was assisted by Mrs Orville Manley Mrs Floyd Cox and Miss Frank Shields Mrs Stickelman has sold her acreage to Lee Whitehead Other local visits note ill health travel and relatives from Kansas City Independence Missouri and California with several family moves and hospital stays recorded from the Siam area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Coy Jeffers
Elsie Stickelman
Bedford
Stickelman
Orville Manley
Floyd Cox
Frank Shields
Ware
Victor Whaley
Council Bluffs
Roger Stewart
Richard Clayton
NWMSC
Maryville
Naomi Gant
David Hughes
Conn
Keith Norris
Sons of
Independence
Orville Norris
Norrises
Mound City
Nathan Norris
Edinburgh
Texas
Clarinda
Nor
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Ttrwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Severs
Stacy
Athelstan
Verna Jenkins
Sharon Sickels
Zelda Sickels
Holiness Church
Raymond Banner
John Fra
Darrene West
Gravity News
New Market News
C. E. Elbery
Greeley, Colo
Vincent Dancer
Jamie
Delbert Trait
Shirlette Adams
Hopkins, Mo
Manford Adams
R. R. Watson
Edna Moorman
Atlantic
Dennis McAlpin
Siam News
Fannie Shields
Rises
Don Morris
Kansas City
Ronald Giboney
Monrovia
Mahlon Oxley
Greenfield
Christian Church
Luie Mendenhall
J. L., Coneely
Jim Hall
Chariton, Ia
Wilber Manley
Russell Lininger
Leavenworth, Kans
Home
Robert Wilson
Kris, Orville Manley
Eddie
Clem Jeffers
Mrs. Lee Whiteheadh
RCA Whirlpool
Davis Paint Store
Nestle’s
Townsend
Bag
Cal Ida
Muffit
Guy Auten
Sheridan
S & H Green
Wisconsin
Hellmann
OLES
Florida
Sunkist Lemons
Redeem Coupon
Armour
Lovers Lane
JLB
Rath
Wilson
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