Gravity Free Picture Opens Summer Series on East Main
Gravity residents welcomed the first Wednesday Free Picture show on East Main Street as a summer series. The event features local families including Johnny Beck, Ted Bruingtons, Genevieve Beemer, Blaine Stogdill, Maynard Stogdill, and Marion McArthur of Gravity along with visitors from Lenox Des Moines and Mount Ayr as community life and social notes span multiple local households.
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East Main Street
Johnny Beck
Ted Bruington
Genevieve Beemer
Lenox
Blaine Stogdill
Des Moines
Maynard Stogdill
Marion McArthur
Gravity
Holmes Norris Nuptials End Soon in Clarinda
Miss Margaret Rose Holmes daughter of Mr and Mrs Loran Holmes of Sharpsburg and Lee Norris of Clarinda were married on Tuesday April 12 Their home will be in Clarinda Meanwhile Miss Genevieve Holmes eldest daughter and Harold Pennington of Clarinda were wed on Tuesday May 21 1938 in Clarinda and will reside there Also no evening services at the Presbyterian church until July 3 due to Rev Paul Mc Cleave on vacation Kathryn Young hosted a lake picnic Friday honoring guest Miss Mildred Sharp of Carrollton Kentucky in Sharpsburg
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Lovitt-Posten
Mias
Irene Lovitt
Jay Lovitt
Carl
Posten
Maude Posten
Maryville
Willis Kimpton
George Depew
South Gravity
Garth Sharp
Mound City, Mo
Gravity
Geo. Dennis
Lenox
M. C. Stogdill
Fon Maynard
Bedford
L. T. Reed
St. Joseph
Duane Lewis
Edford
Creston
Mr. Foster
Cecil Hamilton
Garner
Iowa
iMr
Jas. Hamilton
J. C. Cline
Livya’ Roush
Chicago
Helen Madden
Montana
Chas. Stowell
Lake of Three Fires
A. J. Bissinger
Clara Louise Morris
Marie Fickess
Dorothy Lewis
Edith Mary Ledgerwood
Blockton
M. E
Harry Lambley
Frank Ledgerwood
Greenfield
R. B. Monahan
Lillian Hill
Gread Island
Nebr
Carl Werner
I. M. Damewood
Bernice
Des Moines Mondey
Leon Ledgerwood
Edith Mary
Marjorie Beemer
Epworth League
Ledgerwood
Laura Weller
Ruby Woodyard
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
A. F. Hopkins
Gladys
Red Oak
Tubby" Huss
Mount Ayr
Frank Peterson
Ida McFarland
Omaha
Albert Lund
Julia Sawvel
Shenandoah
Aurora Mills
George Fauser
Council Bluffs
M. G. Faurat
Leonard Carlisle
Griswold
Nadine Lepley
Louis Lepley
Latona
Barbett Gretcher
Illinois
G. W. Grimm
Gretchen
Bev
Mice Lepley
Harold Dowell
H. Pennebaker
Mary Boltinghouse
Ray Hayes
Herman Boyden
Clarinda
Max Griffith
Henry Edwards
George Gillett
Des Moines
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George Donaldson
Conway
Jessie Cundy
Mattie
Reed
Cora Hamblin
Mildred Filbert
Ella Young
Lillie Skinner
Long Beach
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Lou Cundy
E. H. Chiltcote
Myr
A. L. Pennebaker
Kathryn
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W. I. Knott
Ira Knott
Carrollton
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Miss Young
Stephens College
Columbia, Mo
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Loran Holmes
Lee Norris
Genevieve Holmes
Harold Pennington
Presbyterian Church
Paul McCleave
Kathryn Young
Mildred Sharp
Flentucky
Kilbourne Family Told of Dinner Plans and Mysterious Stranger
In the Kilbourne household tension rises after a visit by an expected figure Senator Harlan looms as a forthcoming guest. Wade plans to handle a disputed matter with a firm approach while Kane deflects questions about his altered car, and Marian mentions disturbances outside the house one night prompting Wade to intervene.
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Kilbourne
Wade
Jerry
Wren
Kilbournes
Sreavenor
Hane
Otlan
Kane
Sway
Harlan
Emily Bret
Biven
Mr. Kilbourne
Marian
Mia
Grosvenor
Frank Thornton
Mrs. Kiibourne
Frank
Benn
Hig
Lang
Sam
Dinner Evening Sets Perfect Scene in Masian Manor
A refined gathering at Masian's crests a dinner where decor and beverage promise luxury. Grosvenor, the imagined perfect butler, worries over the human side of events as Kane and Marian mingle among guests.
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Masian
Bourne
Grosvenor
Kane
Marian
Kilbournes Host Gala as Wade Encounters Minerva
In Kilbourne mansion a cocktail party unravels when Minerva Harlan pursues Wade Rawlins. Wade endures social ambushes, power plays, and a looming family talk while guests debate a possible bond issue. The senator presses for a private chat with Wade as Marian’s party plans pivot.
In Our Town Picks May Nominations for Fall Ballot
The column notes that late returns show a solid slate of nominees deemed good officials. The writer admits some doubt about prior judgment and hints at voting adjustments this fall while complimenting members on both sides as "mighty nice folks."
Train Schedule Fragments for Bedford Line
Mixed train service operates passenger baggage and express at Bedford with No 30 and No 31 passenger trains listed. Freight No 5 and No 85 pass through with times noted, while mail handling is not included.
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Conway Ladies Aid and Community Updates
The Conway Ladies Aid met Friday June 3 at Mrs. Lester Hunter's home with fifteen members attending. A new quilt was noted and Glen Nelson of Hatfield Missouri was hired to teach mathematics and science in the Conway schools next fall. Numerous local residents attended events in Brockton Shenandoah Maryville and Bedford, with many relatives visiting family members and several townspeople traveling for school or beauty culture courses.
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Marion Wright
Gilen
Wood
D. S. Pennehome
and Baker
A. S. Wilson
Ledgerwood
Aid Blockton
Met
Leon Ledgerwood
A. S. Pennebaker
Edith Mary Ledgerwood
S. Pennebaker
Bertha
Hamblin
Mattie Reed
Dent
Ladies Aid
Lester Hunter
Maud Myers
Glen Nelson
Hatfield, Mo
Conway
Nelson
University At
Iowa City
Norman Carmichael
Lenox
T. C. Lambley
Vern Myers
Shenandoah
Virginia Myers
Maryville
Harry Pistole
Sunaes
Pickering
Ed Drumm
Beryle Million
Great Bend
Kans
Clifford Million
Henry
Jane
Emma Nixon
Marion Shaver
Lloyd James
Ted Boyer
Jesse J. Morris
George Morris
Mabel Smith
Hopkins
Nancy Phillips
Bertha Miller
New Market
Robert Brown
Elmer Garst
Artie Flynn
Tabor
W. H. Greenwood
P. Thompson
Des Moines
Irene Ginn
Thompson School of Beauty Culture
Ray Kernen
Harley Wintermute
Henry Besco
Nadine
Verneil
Levi Kernen
Nina Sumners
Fred McNutt
Norma Jeanne Miller
Jacob Wentz
P. C. Miller
Wentz
West Branch
Miss Miller
Cedar Walls
Marcelene Redburn
Frank Robinson
Jim Gillispie
Bert Powell
Billy Gillispie
E. L. Bowers
West
Roy Davis
Bedford
Ross Smith
Clairinda
Belle Burrows
Raymond Sayles
Imogene
F. M. Straight
John C. Taylor
Roberta
F. C. Miller
Blockton News Highlights Local Social Events and Visits
Blockton residents celebrate theater improvements at the Electric Theatre under Mr and Mrs Marion Young. Klatter club and Missionary Society gatherings are reported along with visits by Emma Ford Ida Campbell and others. Several residents travel to Des Moines Maryville Sterling and Omaha while others share new school plans and family news.
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Marion Young
Blockton
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