Neighbors Plow Corn For Jones Family Helped by Local Friends
Sharpsburg residents join Chas Jones Sr and Jr to plow corn on Friday using tractors and teams. Lyle Underwood Kenneth Robey Henry Wiand and others assisted as thanks are extended by Mr and Mrs Jones and their families. Miss Helen Straight and several others visit relatives across Gravity Clearfield and Lincoln with daily life notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Jones, Sr
Charlie, Jr
Lyle Underwood
Kenneth Robey
Henry Wiand
Karl Sundell
John Sundell
Mark Robinson
Leonard Ratcliff
Port Miller
George Ruttege
George Cade
Ernest Huber
Lawrence Kirby
Virgil Kirby
Chas, Jones
Chas. Jones, Jr
Will Cummings
New Market
Alice Newman
Mabel Rose
Carbon
Iowa
Butman
Albert Fickess
Helen Straight
Conway
Nickle
Clearfield
Orie Shum
George Gillette
Clifford Young
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Kathryn
Marion Price
Winner
Ida Piper
Gravity
Lester McKay
Darlene Fickess
Emma Weeda
Tingley
Paul McKay
Elva Knott
Fort Collins
Colo
W. S
Bedford
John F. Mohler
Frank Chitty
Guy Brown
Clarinda
Howard Eno
Lyle Eno
Faith Farrens
Blaine Stogdi
Shenandoah
Henry Edwards
Phyllis Smith
Chicago
Phillip Smith
A. Laura Smith
Milton G. Faurot
James Faurot
N. Dak
Paul McKelvey
Larry
Monroe
Mich
Joe Cochran
Burrows
Elwood Booth
Hazel Lorain Edwards
Guthrie Center
Orval Brown
Purdy
Bob Hancock
W. C. McKay
Council Bluffs
Bert Knott
W. I. Knott
Kansas City
Elva Cree West
LaVon
Cleo June
Loveland
George Rutledge
West
Sharpsburg
Parker Visit At Farrell Home In Kansas City
Betty Parker and Jerry Parker of Kansas City are visiting the James Farrell home. Mr and Mrs Willie Long and daughters Pauline and Elma host and welcome relatives and friends arriving for the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Parker
Jerry Parker
Kansas City
James Farrell
Willie Long
Pauline and
Elma
Obituary for Mrs Charley Eyres of Sharpsburg
Mrs Charley Eyres of Sharpsburg died at Greater Community Hospital Creston on June 6. Funeral at Sharpsburg Presbyterian Church June 9. Burial in Conway cemetery. Virginia Bell Jones born near Sharpsburg October 13 1904 aged 32 7 23. Married Charley Preston Eyres May 12 1921. Survived by husband and children Wayne Freddie Ralph Phyllis. parents C W and Fannie Jones Sr. siblings Rex Charlie Jones Jr Adah Allison Constance Stewart. Community notices and church events follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Eyres
Sharpsburg
Greater Community Hospital
Creston
Presbyterian Church
Ray W. Cornwell
Conway
Virginia Bell Jones
C. W
Fannie Jones
Iowa
Montana
Taylor County
Charley Preston Eyres
Wayne
Freddie
Ralph
Phyllis
C. W. Jones, Sr
Rex
Almyra
Ark
Charlie Jones, Jr
Adah Allison
Shelton, Nebr
Constance Stewart
Bedford
Sharpsburg Residents Visit Shum Home in Bedford
Sharpsburg locals Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shum of Bedford were callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orie Shum on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Floyd Shum
Bedford
Orie Shum
Grasshoppers Threaten Taylor County Crops Strong numbers persist
Hoppers survive heavy rains with four to five times more young specimens than last year. County agent Robt. M. Davie urges an intense poisoning campaign using prepared bait sold at the Bedford mixing station for 20 cents per bag. Bait must be applied at dawn on moist, clear days and kept away from children and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Robt. M. Davie
Mr. Davies
Bedford
Davie
Miss Lola Gray Wins Scholastic Contest Trip
Lola Marie Gray daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred L Gray has been awarded Greyhound bus tickets to Washington DC for herself and her teacher Miss Ruth Bradfield. Scholastic Magazine sponsored the contest selecting five of sixty thousand writers for travel to meet other winners in Washington on Saturday June 26 with themes on Labor Organization and Modern Social Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Marie Gray
Fred L. Gray
Washington D. C
Ruth Bradfield
Scholastic
Miss Gray
Washington
Anniversary for Mrs. Mary Donlin Nears Century Mark
Mrs. Mary Donlin observed her ninety ninth birthday with family at the home of her daughter Mrs. D. A. Sargent on June 12. Attendees included Will and Grace Harsh Creston and Tarkio natives, Dr. D. A. Sargent, Lawrence Sargent, and Charles Brown. Donlin was born June 12 1838 in Sabina Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Donlin
Presbyterian Church
Sargent
R. L. Hubbard
Los Angeles
Calif
Will Donlin
Creston
Iowa
Mary Donlin
D. A. Sargent
Homar Harsh
Grace Harsh
Charles Brown
Tarkio
Lawrence Sargent
Sabina
Clinton County
Ohio
Illinois
Princeton
Edward Donlin
Afton
Union County
Old Xenia
Hopkins Locals Share Weekend Visits Across States
Local residents hosted and visited guests this weekend. Arthur Nicola and Glade Traster joined Warren Feldman in At lantic Town while Charles Hanna and Paul Gates spent Sunday in Kansas City. Raymond Lobbing from Maryville stayed with Robert Holmes and Myron Laipple family guests. Betty Wolfers returned from Cottey College Nevada Missouri. Charles Lewis came home after a winter in Bloomington New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Akin
Independence
John Akin
Elton Landon
Silver City
Iowa
Vance Geiger
Iowa City
Geiger
Betty Wolfers
Cottey College
Nevada
Raymond Lett
Excelsior Springs
R. A. Turner
Charles Lewis
Bloomington
New Jersey
W W Club Meeting and Local Visitors
The W. W. Club met Thursday with Mrs. Claude Fine and prepared goose berries for the hostess. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Ray Games on Thursday June 24. Visitors and relatives from Bedford Pickering Los Angeles Braddyville Chicago Sheridan and local families called or visited through the week including Mrs. Derma Owens McCleave and several Barnes and Scott households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Club
Claude Fine
Ray Games
Hazel Dell
Roy Horning
Bana
Bedford
Chas
Buzzard
Tom Carmichael
Pickering
Chas, Buzzard
Derma Owens McCleave
Los Angeles
Calif
Chas. Buzzard
Allen Barnes
David Barnes
Tom Williams
Fletcher Barnes
Freman Barnes
Howard Damewood
Braddyville
Lloyd Burch
Ted Thelander
Chicago
Jesse Hopple
Lois Scott
Sheridan
Art Scott
Drive By Speedometer and Safe Motoring Rules
Abe Martin quotes a neighbor with a rule to drive just fast enough to stay comfortable. The piece notes how modern closed cars mask speed, urging drivers to set explicit top speeds for road conditions and rely on the speedometer to stay under limits. It cites Travelers Insurance accident data and recounts a 506 mile family trip chosen at 50 mph due to aging tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Martin
Kin Hubbard
Lew Holtz
Travelers Insurance Company
Sheridan Couple Wed in Chillicothe Ceremony
Sheridan announces the marriage of Georgia Glass to DeVere Evans in Chillicothe on Friday May 28. Both graduates of Sheridan High School class of 1935. Also notes a wind storm Saturday night causing tree and power line damage and a Masons banquet with 260 attendees from St. Joseph and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Glass
Sheridan
Georgia Glass
DeVere Evans
Chillicothe Mo
Sheridan High School
St. Joseph
Mrs Gabbert Is Hostess for Sew and So Club
The Sew and So club ladies met Thursday afternoon with Mrs Bailey Gabbert. Embroidering was done for the hostess. Refreshments were served.
Honor the Kirbys at Delta Deck Bridge Night
The Delta Deck club ladies and their husbands enjoyed a Bridge evening at the Clutter Cafe on Tuesday in honor of Mr and Mrs R T Kirby. Mr Kirby is a former Sheridan school superintendent and Mrs Kirby a commercial teacher. They are moving from Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirbys
Delta Deck Club
Bridge
Clutter Cafe
R. T. Kirby
Kirby
Sheridan School
Sheridan
Sheridan locals attend funeral and visit
Sheridan residents and relatives gather for the funeral of Mrs. Arthur Wyckoff in Bedford on Thursday. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harris of Boonville Missouri and Mr. and Mrs. Joy Brown and child of St. Joseph.
Jonathan Blake Finds Path From Gutter to Eton
The orphan Jonathan Blake, saved by John Angerstein after exposing a fraud aboard the Maggie O, advances from a Burnham-Thorpe gutter upbringing to Eton. His appetite for learning drives him to Greek and Latin mastery, while avoidance of street slang helps him earn admiration at the famed school. He stands first in the junior class, mentored by Angerstein who aims to shape him for a noble business career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd’s Coffees House
Marine Insurance Underwriters
Jonathan Blake
John Angerstein
Maggie O
Jonathan
Norfolk
Seahorse
Ance
Young Horelson
Navy
Lord Nelson
England
Eton
Gamin
Burnham- Thorpe
John
Angerstein
London
Wreck revelation test pits underwriter ethics at Lloyd's
Angerstein confronts Henry Jukes over hush money paid to a boy for dock news. Jonathan, the boy, shows a half crown Jukes gave him for exclusive word of the Gladiator wreck off the Trebon coast, prompting immediate inquiry at Lloyd's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jukes
Lisbon
Jakes
Watson
Angerstein
Jukes
Lloyd’s
Jonathan
Deakh
Lloyd's
Alco
Portugal
Wen
Angerstein Exchan
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Forest March
Sharpsburg Presbyterian Church
Jesus Christ
Eyres
Chas. Eyres
Rex Jones
Harold Allison
Shelton
Nebr
Fred Clayton
Maloy
Boo White
Prescott
George Trost
Janet
Lenox
Harry Stewart
Frank Mitchell
Vane Lucas
Blyth Lucas
Blanche Heatherington
Floyd Fickess
Elmer Dutton and Son
Hart Sturm
Goudie
Weldon
Kathryn Young
Weldon High School
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
O.E.S
Ella Young
Elsie Evans
Emerson
O.E.S. of
Burlington
Cal Stogdill
Maynard
Jack Blood
Register
Tribune
Des Moines
Rogers
Des .Moines
Ninty
Dance Py
Bedford Firemen
Our
Quota
Ner
Gortnell
Stein
Henry Jukes
Blake
Jonathan Steed Bearde
John Angesetein
America
B. Paugh & Sons
Oan
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