Society Calendar Highlights For June Events
The June social calendar lists gatherings hosted by Wild Rose Club Maple Grove Club OES Kensington Presbyterian Missionary Guest Tea Banner Goodwill Club Rainbow for Girls Forest Grove Club West Gay Club Mizpah Chapter and Women's Society of Christian Service with hostesses including Mrs C B Walters Mrs F J Wetmore Mrs Leonard L Moore Mrs Glade Shearer Mrs Al bert Hensley Mrs Ray Cameron Mrs Tom Roberts and Mrs A D Steffenson. Dates include June 5 9 10 11 and 12 with events at churches temples and Masonic venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Rose Club
C. B. Walters
Maple Grove Club
Maple Grove
O.E.S
Masonic Temple
O.E.S. Kensington
F. J. Wetmore
Church of Christ
Leonard L. Moore
Presbyterian Missionary
Banner Goodwill Club
Glade Shearer
Guest Tea Planned by Presbyterian Women
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will hold a guest tea on Tuesday afternoon June 9 at 2 30. Mrs J A Wyant is program chair with a lineup including Prelude by Mrs Edward Doran vocal solo by Bette Vogt devotions Welsh hymn unison talk What I Brought Back from Atlantic City by Mrs Carrol Nelson trombone solo by Charlotte Kennedy and serving committee led by Mrs L D Garner assisted by a long list of members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society
The
Presbyterian Church
J. A. Wyant
Edward Doran
Bette Vogt
C. S. Orth
Atlantic City
Carrol Nelson
Charlotte Kennedy
Presbyterians Host Birthday Supper at Church
A birthday supper will be held at the Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening, June 10, honoring church and congregation members with May and June birthdays. Those who use sugar should bring their own. committee chair Mrs Pink Dobson leads with helpers Mr and Mrs Floyd Robinson, Mr and Mrs Albert Beebe, Mr and Mrs J A Wyant, and Miss Mary Geagley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Pink Dobson
Floyd Robinson
Albert Beebe
J. A. Wyant
Mary Geagley
Miss Nixon Reeder and James Reeder Wed at Crown Point
Miss Phyllis Nixon James Reeder wed May 9 in Crown Point Indiana. The bride daughter of George Nixon of Leon and the groom James Lawr ence Reeder son of Charles M Reeder of Ridgeway Missouri. The bride formerly lived in Conway and has been a receptionist at Decatur County Hospital in Leon for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Nixon
George Nixon
Leon
James Lawrence Reeder
Charles M. Reeder
Ridgeway
Crown Point
Ind
Conway
Decatur County Hospital
Dinner At Delles Home Honors Guest
Bedford hosts a dinner Sunday honoring Mrs. Lloyd Fuhrman from Sioux City and her husband. The gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Will Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Al O'Dell and Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Arvis Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Reynolds and Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Lands and Carrol Shank, and Iva and Irma Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delles Home
Phil Delles
Bedford
Sioux City
Lloyd Fuhrman
Will Hughes
Dale Hughes
al O’dell
Billy
Darrell Cooper
Arvis Wheeler
Guy Reynolds
Merrill Reynolds
Richard
Abe Landis
Carrol Shank
Iva
Irma Wheeler
Mrs Cannon Hosts B H M Club Guests Add New Members
Mrs Roy Cannon hosted the B H M Club Wednesday afternoon May 27 with ten members present. Guests included Miss Ethel Clark and several named members who became new club members. Refreshments were served and the June meeting will be at Mrs Orie Townsend's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Roy Cannon
Ethel Clark
Ardis Ward
Donald Duff
Asa Armentrout
Donald Kemple
Glenn Gillette
Vernon Cannon
Wilbur Cannon
Orie Townsend
Bride Honor Shower For Mrs Clark Miller
Mrs Ed Glover hosted a miscellaneous gift shower honoring granddaughter Mrs Clark Miller, recently announced marriage to Mrs Lucile Allen of Gravity. Thirty seven guests from Gravity Siam New Market Hopkins and Bedford attended the Friday afternoon event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Glover
Aryth Sparks
Kuhns Entertain Friends At Dinner Sunday
Mr and Mrs Thos L Kuhn hosted a dinner Sunday at their home with guests including Mr and Mrs Clark Thompson and daughter Pauline of Baxter Springs Kansas Mr and Mrs Paul Simpson and Mr and Mrs H E May of Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. L. Kuhn
Clark Thompson
Pauline
Baxter Springs
Kansas
Paul Simpson
H. E. May
Bedford
Ola Mincks
Lee Stephens
Clyde Lines
Creston
R. H. Wilson
Joe Rybolt
Billings
Mont
Willis Rybolt
Grant City
Lucien Boyd
Norma
Larry
Sheridan
Arthur King
Horton Holland
Shirley
O. W. Hoxworth
Ward Ford
St. Joseph
Emma Ford
R. O. Ford
A. J. Warden
Deloris Fish
Glenn A. Warden
Fort Leonard Wood
Kenneth Israel
Rosendale
Mrs Branson Hosts HPS Club Meetings With Guests
Mrs. Branson entertained the HPS Club at her home on May 21 with ten members present and Mrs. Ray King as a guest. The club gathered again June 4 with Mrs. Ted Courtnage hosting and the roll call prompted each member to answer with sugarless cake recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branson
Locke Branson
HPS
Ray King
Ted Courtnage
Rainbow Girls Dance Hosts Boyfriends at Masonic Temple
The Bedford Assembly of Rainbow for Girls held an invitation dance at the Masonic Temple on Thursday evening. Music was provided by a Nicolodian and light refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Assembly of Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Loyal Standby Class Meets at Mrs Moore Home
Mrs Leonard L Moore hosts the Loyal Standby Class of the Christian church at her home Tuesday afternoon June 9. Her mother Mrs J H Keith will assist in entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard L. Moore
The
Christian Church
J. H. Keith
Methodist Women To Meet At The Parsonage
The Bedford Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service will meet at the parsonage at 2 30 Friday afternoon June 12 with Mrs A Douglass Steffenson as hostess Miss Alice Hale will lead worship and Cecile F Long will guide the study Headlines of Religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Bedford Methodist Church
A. Douglass Steffenson
Alice Hale
Cecile F. Long
Blockton Couple Wed In Hiawatha Nuptials
Christina Stewart and Laverne Wall united in a single ring ceremony at the Christian church in Hiawatha Kansas Monday June 1 1942 at 1230 pm Rev Hugh Lomax officiated The bride aunt Mrs Glenn Kernen of Bedford served as attendant The couple are children of Alfred and Mrs Stewart Blockton and Floyd and Mrs Wall Corning with ties to Blockton and Corning high schools prior to the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart-Wall
Christina Stewart
Laverne Wall
Christian Church
Hiawatha
Kansas
Hugh Lomax
Glenn Kernen
Bedford
Alfred Stewart
Blockton
Floyd Wall
Corning
Corning High School
Kernen
Loretta Golliday Weds Milton Christianson in King City
Mrs Pearl Golliday of Cedar Falls announces the marriage of her daughter Loretta Golliday to Milton Christianson of Dike Town. They wed March 15 at Saint Mark's Lutheran Church King City Missouri with Rev John F Eshbaugh officiating. Couple to reside at 321 East Twelfth Cedar Falls. Loretta, a Blockton native, is a 1936 Cedar Falls High School graduate and studied commercial college in Des Moines.
Powers Manufacturing employee and farmer Mr Christianson
An employee of the Powers Manufacturing Company and Mr. Christianson are described as a farm operator and worker. The text notes employment at Powers Manufacturing and identifies Mr. Christianson as a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powers Manufacturing Company
Mr. Christianson
Memorial Services Honored Veterans At Blockton Hall
Rev James T Nichol gave the address at Memorial services held at the Blockton Memorial hall Sunday morning. The Blockton Legion post oversaw the program with Myron P King as chairman. The flag from Abe Flick Post 437 G A R displayed with thirty nine stars. The Blockton band under R O Ford performed with Clark Stroburg and Bernice Freel presenting colors. The rite closed with graves decorated at Rosehill cemetery and taps. Services continued at Athelstan at 1 30 and Platteville at 3 pm with Rev E B Stewart speaking at Platteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hall
Blockton Legion Post
Myron P. King
Abe Flick
Clark Stroburg
Bernice Freel
Hickenlooper
America
Helen Campbell
James T. Nichol
College Avenue Christian Church
Des Moines
E. B. Stewart
Rosehill Cemetery
Athelstan
Platteville
Blockton Scout Troop 128 Sets Weekly Tuesday Meetings
The Blockton Scout Troop 128 holds regular meetings on Tuesday evenings starting June 2, after moving from Monday night to avoid band practice. The troop recently organized with eleven members, with Robert Wood as Scoutmaster and Earl Overholser as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blockton Scout Troop
Robert ‘Wood
Earl Overholser
Church Socials and Meetings in June Observed
Plans for a basket dinner at the Christian church on June 21 for Father’s Day with a special program after Bible School. The Ladies Aid holds its June gathering on Tuesday afternoon June 10 at Mrs. M. M. Hennegan’s home. The Good Luck Club met last Thursday at Mrs. A. R. Faubion’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
M. M. Hennegan
Good Luck Club
A. R. Faubion
Local Residents Attend Summer School and Visit Clippings
Dozens of area residents and relatives are noted visiting or hosting events across Maryville and surrounding towns. Students attend Northwest Missouri State Teachers College summer session while families and friends from Grant City to Sheridan are listed visiting, staying with kin, or traveling to memorial services and local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida May King
Edna Stephens
Naomi Fordyce
Mabel Reed
Fern Severns
May Garrard
Northwest Missouri State Teachers College
Maryville
Robert King
Gravity
Georgia King
Chas. Stout
St. Joseph
A. Deering and Sons
Kansas City
R. G. Roudebush
Isadora Cemetery
O. K. Strike
Pleasanton
Cora M. Wilson
Ray Ridge
Harlan
Athelstan
Harvey Blakemore
Baker
Montana
G. C. Hickenlooper
Visitors and family guests in Rosendale area on Sunday
Residents hosted relatives and friends from nearby towns including Adel Shenandoah Grinnell and Bondurant. Virginia Dowlin returned from Shenandoah where she taught. The Lewis brothers of C G W railroad shared work on the Northern division while family members visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosendale
Missouri
W. D. Link
G. A. Cobb
A. J. Warden
R. C. Yadon
Eva Cobb
Virginia Dowlin
Shenandoah
Joe Lines
Linda
Adel
FE. W. Drake
Clyde Kemer
Co. G. W. Railroad
Ills and Accidents Reported in Gravity Area
Carol Posten of Gravity is reported ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Harry Stafford, south of Gravity, is also said to be ill. Mrs. B E Long broke her left arm in a fall at her home Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Posten
Stafford
Harry Stafford
Gravity Man Lyle Wistrom Reported Ill With Pneumonia
Tilled with pneumonia Lyle Wistrom of Gravity is reported to be ill with bronchial pneumonia, per local health notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Wistrom
Hopkins Man Recovers Mobility After Stroke
George Allison of Hopkins, previously paralyzed by a stroke two weeks ago, is now able to walk downtown with improvement noted by family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Allison
George Allison
Hopkins
Ill With The Mumps In Sheridan Beauty Shop Scene
Mrs Karl Young helps at the Aldrich Beauty Shop in Sheridan as Miss Lucille Moore is ill with the mumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Young
Aldrich
Sheridan
Lucille Moore
Poage Improving After Illness at Hopkins
Mr. Poage of Hopkins, who had been very ill, is reported to be steadily improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Poage
Bob Poage
Hopkins
Mrs Seaman Cox Returns from Iowa City for Eye Treatment
Mrs Seaman Cox of Lenox returned Wednesday from Iowa City where she had been receiving treatment for her eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaman Cox
Lenox
Iowa City
Ill In Daughter's Home In Con way Area
Mrs Minnie Heaton of Con way is ill at her daughter Mrs Doris Ranck's home east of Sharpsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Heaton
Conway
Doris Ranck
Sharpsburg
Returned from hospital to Sheridan home
Mrs Otto Risser has returned to her home in Sheridan Missouri from a hospital in St Joseph where she received treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Risser
Sheridan
St. Joseph
Bedford Man Undergoes Surgery at St. Francis Hospital
Parker Jr of Bedford was operated on Saturday at St Francis Hospital in Maryville. The brief notice records a Saturday operation for a local resident at a northern Missouri hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe. Parker, Jr
Bedford
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Conway boy undergoes tonsillectomy in Bedford
James McKinley son of Supt and Mrs F G McKinley of Conway had a tonsillectomy in Bedford Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McKinley
F. G. McKinley
Conway
Bedford
Veteran's Hospital Care for Former Hopkins School Superintendent
Charles Wallace former superintendent of Hopkins school is at the Veterans Hospital in Wadsworth Kansas for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran's Hospital
Charles’* Wallace
Hopkins
Veterans Hospital
Wadsworth
Kansas
Local Woman Severely Injures Finger While Meat Cutting
Mrs. Ross Seckman sustained a severe hand injury when the end of her left ring finger was severed during meat cutting on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Seckman
Mrs Earl Henson and Hazel Seek Medical Treatment in Kansas City
To receive medical care Mrs. Earl Henson and her daughter Hazel of Blockton traveled to Kansas City on Monday for treatment arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Henson
Hazel
Blockton
Kansas City
Henson
Child Breaks Collar Bone in Sheridan Play
Three year old Sleene Watts daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Watts of Sheridan Missouri sustained a broken collar bone Tuesday evening while at play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleene Watts
Bill Watts
Sheridan
Missouri
Mrs Anna McColm Improves at Municipal Hospital
Municipal Hospital in Clarinda reports Mrs Anna McColm of New Market has been there for a week and her condition is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna McColm
New Market
Clarinda
Former Bedford Resident Ill in Boulder
A word to Thos. D. Hosman reports Mrs. C. S. Caughey, formerly of Bedford, is quite ill at her home in Boulder Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Caughey
Boulder
Colo
Thos. D. Hosman
Sweeney Child Recalled To Iowa City For Recheck
The two year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Sweeney of Sharpsburg has been taken back to Iowa City for a recheck and further medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Sweeney
Sharpsburg
Iowa City
Appendix Operation For Daugherty Boy At Joseph Friday
Five year old Billy Floyd Daugherty of New Market underwent an appendicitis operation at Joseph Friday Hospital. He was accompanied by his mother and father Earl McAlpin and his grandmother Mrs Jesse Daugherty who stayed with him and returned home with family members after the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Floyd Daugherty
Floyd Daugherty
New Market
Joseph
Methodist
Earl McAlpin
Jesse Daugherty
Bedford
Former Siam store operator at Milderme Sanitarium
Til In Kneiding is a patient at the Milderme Sanitarium New Hall California, per friends in Bedford. A former Siam resident, he ran a general store there for years. Mail sent to the sanitarium would reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Kneiding
New Hall
California
Bedford
Mr. Kneiding
Siam
Armstorng Nursing Home News Items Highlight Local Visits
Maryville Gospel Center prayer group led a service at Armstrong Nursing Home on Wednesday. Visits came from multiple families including Paul Matheny and Deloris Matheny with Isabelle Ruth, plus Norma Jean Cobb and others. Memorial services drew Ellsworth Clark Jerome McMaster and local residents attended in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryville
Minnie Coon
Marjory Perina
Omaha
Roy Armstrong
Ray Loghry
Blockton
Hopkins
Vernie Burns
Wahoo
Nebr
George Bix
West of Bedford
Anna Oxley
T. F. Armstrong
Obituary of A L Martin Pioneer Resident of Gravity
A L Martin born January 2 1861 in Rushville Illinois died May 25 1942 at his Gravity Iowa home aged 81 years 4 months 28 days. He married Mary E Moore May 6 1883 and they had seven children Ida DePew Virgil Vera Means and three unnamed sons and a daughter who predeceased him. Mrs Martin died March 4 1926. Surviving with seven grandchildren two great grandchildren and brother Charles Martin of Gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Martin
Abraham Lincoln Martin
William
Mary Martin
Rushville
Ilinois
Gravity
Iowa
Mary E. Moore
Ida DePew
Virgil Martin
Vera Means
Omaha
Ora
Homer
Leland
Hope
Martin
Charles Martin
Obituary: Mr. Martin Remembered as Faithful Family Man
Mr. Martin came to Taylor county with his parents at age six and spent most of his life there except seven years in South Dakota. A faithful husband and loving father, he was a good neighbor who aided others. He had declining health for five years. Funeral at the Christian church in Gravity on Wednesday May 27, conducted by Rev. Ben W. Sinderson, with burial in Gravity cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Martin
Taylor County
South Dakota
Christian Church
Gravity
Ben W. Sinderson
Gravity Cemetery
Births in Missouri and Utah Gates and Peacock families
A daughter was born to Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Gates of Hopkins Missouri on Thursday May 28. Rev. Gates serves as pastor of the Hopkins Baptist church. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Peacock of Salt Lake City Utah on May 24, making the newborn a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Peacock of Lenox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Gates
Hopkins
Liberty
Missouri
Gates
Hopkins Baptist Church
Harold Peacock
Salt Lake City
Utah
A. H. Peacock
Lenox
4 H Club News Recaps May June Meetings
The Triple L 4 H club met May 26 with 12 members led by Wilma Meikle and heard music numbers and posture exercises. May 29 a called meeting at Margaret Spencer’s with 13 girls. June 2 meeting with Doris and Jean Mullen featured a Better Groomed contest judged by Mrs Finis Park and Mrs Arthur Dinwiddie. Frances Stephens won first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Meikle
Lois Morehouse
Margaret Spencer
Doris
Jean Mullen
Finis Park
Arthur Dinwiddie
Frances Stephens
Mildred Wright
Also Mentioned on This Page
Presbyterian Society
L. D. Garner
H. E. Barr
Wm. T. Meikle
S. R. Weir
H. L. Hartzler
J. M. Dale
Mary Cloud
Ella Faith
C.N. Nelson
Pearl Nelson
Hazel Walker
Grace Munden
Maude Nelson
Ella Meikle
Guy ‘Thompson
S. J. Harley
L. R. Vogt
Ray Kennedy
C. W. Edmonds
Dresher
Phyllis Nixon James Reeder
Kuhns
Uaranteec
IOOF
Rebekah Lodge
Madonna Nash
Virginia Clayton
Dorlee Ranbarger
OBS
Kensington
F. L. Wetmore
K. B. Paschal
Mildred Severs
Ben Scane
L. M. Shaw
L. C. Severs
C. W. Steward
Myron Reynolds
Chas. G. Martin
Rainbow Girls
Sport Oxfords
Active
Paschal Clothing Co “the
House OF Quality
Boy Scouts
A. R. Rake
Buffalo Center
Mary Nolan
Leavenworth
National Cemetery
G. A. Schoenmann
M. G. Smith, Jr
Charles City
Florence Schatz
Connor Stephens
J. L. Overholser
Mildred Arn
Red Oak
Emma Ludz
Marie Carter
Chicago
C. E. Finch
Shannon City
Hardan Shay
Des ‘Moines
Glenn ‘Brown
Grundy Center
Bay CC
King Home
W. W. Poore
Mount Ayr
Nl. du
Thompson Mere
Armstrong Nursing Home
Luellen G. Ross
Sandal
Oxford
Black Patent
Thompson Mercantile Co
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