Blockton Auxiliary sells poppies and aids war effort
Blockton unit of the American Legion Auxiliary earned 185.37 from poppy sales in Prgcktan Athelstan and Bedford with Mrs C A Toops as sales chair. A poppy poster contest featured a sixth grade entry by Francis Stewart. Miss Valeria Miller of Monmouth, sister of the late Dr B H Miller, has died and will be buried in Redding. The Good Luck Club met with Mrs W R Gould planning war material collections for Des Moines centers and Red Cross sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blockton
American Legion Auxiliary
C. A. Toops
Prgcktan
Athelstan
Bedford
Auxiliary
Francis Stewart
Taylor County
Miss Miller
W. R. Gould
Des Moines
Red Cross
Arthur King
U.S. Army
Superman
Wilds
Alaska
Al-Can
Rio Grande
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Local visits and weekend guests across Missouri and nearby towns
Maines and Mrs. Otis Hunter of Albany Missouri visited with their mother Mrs. Susan Thompson. Dee Liston and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Melvin of Bedford were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Beemer. Earl King and family visited in the Arthur King home in Blockton with their son Bob returning home. Mrs. Earl King visited in St Joseph. George Irvin of Bedford called on the Rickys. Mae Stevens from Diagonal stayed with the Berty Hixon home. Roy Doan returned to Des Moines after visiting relatives. LaVern Levi of Omaha spent the weekend here. Mrs. Kenneth Barker left for Florida to visit her husband. Chester Dyer of Missouri visited Ora Churchill. Ed and Heller, employed in Clarinda, spent days at home here. Manley Perdew visited Maryville to see his hospitalized wife. Mildred Barker of Ankeny visited over Decoration Day. Nita Brookman from Burton Nebraska visited grandmother Ella Brookman and aunt Grace Patch. Riley Richardson home guests included Walter Hunt, Dwane Richardson, and Mildred Hunt. Mrs. Tom Roberts returned home near Bedford after helping care for her mother with a broken arm. Junior Selders returned home from Sidney Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blockton
Angie Warden
Des Moines
Vesta Warden
Fort Dodge
Amy Maloy
Bedford
H. A. Smith
Shenandoah
S. L. Warden
H. H. Atbaugh
Anita
Kansas City
Earl Henson
E. E. Vogel
Maxine
Grundy Center
Eleanor Vogel
Jon
Truman Straight
Hauge
Lenore
Forest City
Iowa
Emmons
Minnesota
Louise Ohnstad
Buffalo Center
Rake
Miss Ohnstad
J. H. Brumfield
E. H. Cain
R. W. Razor
C. D. Bevans
Red Oak
H. L. Carr
F. A. Zollman
Billy
Lenox
W.E. Beil
Grant City
A. A. Severns
Frieda Seimiller
Clarinda
E. D. King
Selma Clarey
South Haven
Kans
H. S&s. Straight
Clark Stroburg
Emma Dangy
Farmington
Marie Wolfe
Gordon Griffith
Karole
Papillion
Nebr
Pearl Griffith
Omaha
M. A. Griffith
R.C. King
Ames M. Williams
F. A. Seimiller
Chas. Amick
Henderson
E. F. Amick
Redding
Arthur Albert Stanley
Maryville
R. D. Abarr
F. R. Hubbard
Winterset
L. M. Hubbard
T. P. Johnston
Duane Johnston
Postal Signal Service
Chicago
Mabel Smith
Perry
Jean Carlton
Diagonal
Roy Gordon
Maxine Smith
Marshalltown
S. J. Smith
Gayle Raper
Paul Smith
Naomi Fordyce
Dee Liston
Stuart Melvin
Elvin Beemer
Earl King
Arthur King
Bob
St. Joseph
Carl Waterstrop
George Irvin
Riley Richardson
Mae Stevens
Berty Hixon
Roy Doan
LaVern Levi
Kenneth Barker
Florida
Chester Dyer
Missouri
Ora Churchill
Ed Heller
Manley Perdew
Mildred Barker
Ankeny
Nita Brookman
Burton
Ella Brookman
Grace Patch
Walter Hunt
Dwane Richardson
Mildred Hunt
Tom Roberts
Junior Selders
Sidney
Infant Joslyn Dies in Clarinda Hospital
Joslyn infant Jose Joslyn son of Marion and Gloria Joslyn was born Friday at 1 30 PM and died Saturday morning at Municipal Hospital in Clarinda. Survived by parents and grandparents services held Sunday in Clarinda burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Attending relatives named include Mr and Mrs Guy Joslyn Donnie Wade Mrs Opal Pitman and children and Mr and Mrs Jakie Green of Athestan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joslyn
Dwerry Allen Joslyn
Marion
Gloria Joslyn
Clarinda
Eppard
Oak Grove
Guy Joslyn
Donnie Wade
Opal Pitman
Jakie Green
Athestan
Wartime Navy Capacity Highlighted By Pearl Harbor History
A historical reflection recalls Pearl Harbor betrayal and the US fleet. It notes 17 battleships in service and 15 under construction as World War II began, costing American taxpayers three billion dollars for a two ocean navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Local Visits Span Regions From Des Moines to Omaha
Mr and Mrs Fred Dunkin visited Maryville to see their daughter in law before her California return. Des Moines based Mrs Harold Bayles visits Frank Bordner and family while the Akers host Mayo Clinic trip. Omaha connections figure in several trips with Neva Lower and Tony Lee Ferry visiting Leslie Anderson home and Patsy Ann Anderson returning from Omaha to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dunkin
Maryville
Jack Dunkin
California
Espykers
Lester Akers
Akers
Mayo Clinic
Harold Bayles
Des Moines
Frank Bordner
Perry Williams
Omaha
Flossie
Neva Lower
Tony Lee Ferry
Kansas City
Leslie Anderson
Patsy Ann Anderson
Neva Mae Woodyard
Della Anderson
NEW MARKET Community Notices And Funeral Obituary
New Market announces Red Cross Home Nursing classes starting June 17 in the school building from 7 to 10 nightly under a St Louis Red Cross nurse. Church notices urge attendance at Methodist and Mennonite services with Vacation Bible School programs and Sunday meetings. Obituary details Frank S. Burnham born 1862 in Oneida Illinois died May 31 1943 at his New Market home after a long illness. he lived in Taylor county since 1868 and moved to New Market in 1924 with his wife Lulu Grubb predeceased him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
St. Louis
Mennonite Church
Frank
Burnham Frank Sigel Burnham
Asa A. Burnham
Oneida
Illinois
New Market
Clarinda Municipal Hospital
Towa
Taylor County
Lulu Grubb
Emma Pace
John Calvin
Mary Catherine Walker
Iowa
Daniel Pace
Face
Methodist Church
Maude Swan
Corydon
Catherine Roush
Harry Walling
Memory Cemetery
Obituary notes and local social events in New Market
Obituary notices for Mrs Emma Pace and Mr Burnham outline family survivors and funeral details. Local social items include a pre nuptial shower for Dorothy Abbott, a 20th wedding anniversary for Floyd Journey, a birthday for Ralph Pratt, and an American Legion Auxiliary meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Anderson
Paul Clark
New Market
John Houston
Hopkins
Harold Cerven
Stanton
Dorothy Abbott
Anderson
H. Hipsley
Sarah Savage
Gene Erle Pratt
Floyd Journey
Ralph Pratt
Dorothea Journey
Annual Aid Society Officers Elected at Christian Church
Eleven members attended the business session followed by the officer election with Mrs. Ralph Andrew as President and Mrs. Ralph Pratt as First Vice President Pearl Basher as Second Vice President and Historian Marga ret Fuller as Secretary and Valera Abbott as Treasurer Grace Brooks served as Chaplain Mary Fuller as Sergeant at Arms and Pearl Basher again as Historian Refreshments were served Mrs Fred Savage hosted the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Andrew
Ralph Pratt
Pearl Basher
Margaret Fuller
Valera Abbott
Grace Brooks
Mary Fuller
Fred Savage
Aid Society of the Christian Church
Sarah Savage
Corda Fuller
Fern Ray
New Market Locals Attend Visits and Death Notice
New Market residents share travel and family news with guests visiting from Clarinda Portland and Hopkins. Others visit Omaha Grav ity St Louis and Minneapolis while some travel for employment or family occasions amid health concerns and a wartime payroll savings note urging soldiers to participate.
Notice of Will Probate in Taylor County Iowa
Notice is given that the last will of Frank S. Burnham, deceased, is on file in the Taylor County Iowa probate court. A hearing to prove the will is set for June 17, 1943 at 9 in the morning in Bedford. Heirs at law and interested parties must appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Aylor County
Ada B. Kilroy
M. R
Iowa
Taylor
Frank
Burnham
Frank S. Burnham
Bedford
Taylor County
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Neil Combs
Norse Adams
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Arlie Beal
Ethel Gray
Fred Melvin
Ralph Borden
Rena Pendergraft
George Lyle Pendergraft
Hepburn
Manard Andrew
Villisca
Troy Sleep
Ronald Lee Jobe
Caleb! Jobe
Loren Waldruff
Phyllis
Lucille
Benton
Bob Hardee
Iris Hardee
Frances Clayton
Sylvia Enarson
Laura Bashore
Hardee
Lydia Shepard
Ora Clayton
Frank Trumbo
Hattie Haller
Vern Melvin
Oren Gates
Braddyville
Neil Owens
James Woldruff
Loren Woldruff
Fenston
Ollie Potter
Lydia Shepherd
James Waldruff
Frank Potter
Francis Potter
San Diego
Calif
Caleb Jobe
Dean Damewood
Lois Marie Potter
Charles Richardson
A. ©. Richardson
Shambaugh
Julia Eberly
Eudora
Kansas
Eldon Miller
Conner Talley
Christian Church
Spirea
Iris
Blockton News
Wiliam Clnes
Slattery Club
Elsie Matheny
Liberty Club
Mat He Matheny
Delvyn Smith
Camp Meade
New Jersey
Smith
W. E. Nye
J. P. Nye
E.R. Adams
Masonic Grand Lodge
Esper Standley
Rudy Singleton
Anna Haidsiak
Vera Haidsiak
Chas. Sawyer
Des
Bedford & Athelstan
the Ladies of the “Goodfellow
WPB
Maple Lake
Berryville
Arkansas
Maines
Otis Hunter
Albany
Susan Thompson
Semper Fidelis Club
Fred Thomas
Ida Smith
Walter Fuelberth
J. F. F. Club
Art Sollars
Darrel Sollars
Jess Masker
D.o.co
Harley Wallace
Lewis Huss
Clarence Tribolet
Pink Gold
Proctor
Gravity
Walter Green
Jim Salyards
Stella Alvord
Billie Brown
Manley Perdiew
Alyene Lovitt
Helen Stamps
Glen Locke
Ed Locke
Larry Locke
Faye Reynard
Weldon
U. S. Treasury Department
Bessie. Holand
Viva Lemonds
Freeman, S. D
Bedford Oil Co
Main Street St
the Trading Post Oil Station
W. H. Burnham
C. E. Redrup
Cora Abbot
Baptist Church
T. J. Overholt
T. J. Overholt. Burial Was In Memory Cemetery
Hattie Straight
Conway
Vernon Straight
Lee Straight
Sharpsburg
Josephine Walker
Wayne Steeves
A. H. Mehl
Arlene
Kirksville
Oscar Boly
Ray Schenck
Melvin Srite
Portland
Oregon
B. L. Clark
J. E. Anderson
May Harris
Nora Hodges
Mapa
L. C. Blake
Sne
The
South High School
Robert McNutt
David Huntsman
Orval Allen
L. C
Fort Meyers
Keith Adams
Ivar Elliott
Minneapolis
Verne Turpin
E. Y. Turpin
J. B. Marsell
J. M. Shore
Alice Mc Ananey
Emil Schmidt
John Kendall
Nothlog
Alaska Highway
NZ Motor Oil
Spaon
Sonypsar
Felco Ande
Farmers Co-Op
Fred Dean
Mgr
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