Lambley Merger Moves Grocery to Johnston Building
The Harry Lambley grocery store moved Monday into the W F Johnston store building on Main Street after Johnston sold his stock to Lambley. The two stores merge and the Johnstons retire from business. Nearby notes mention Sunshine Club, Mother and Daughter Banquet and local travel and visits by Gravity residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lambley
W. F. Johnston
Main Street
Mr. Johnston
Mr. Lambley
Mrs. Johnston
Worms Rampage Through Taylor County Crops
Army worms cutworms and similar caterpillars are causing heavy damage to corn and garden crops in Taylor County. Dozens of farmers seek control measures as fields up to 20 acres show severe damage. tomatoes are heavily affected. Control advised includes poison hopper bait after sundown or spraying with arsenical poison. farm bureau office can provide more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Farm Bureau
Bedford
Iowa
Amtna, Life Insurance Company
Dougherty
High Tax
Aetna Hite Ensurance Company
Carlton
Blockton clubs host gatherings and visits span several towns
Local groups including the Pythian Sisters and O E S Kensington held meetings this week in Blockton with volunteers from the Methodist Ladies Aid and Merry-Makers club. Several visits and travel updates note residents from Mount Ayr Oakland Salina and Massena among others with a birthday dinner for Mrs Reynolds and other family visits.
Eagles entertain group of friends at weekend gathering
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Howes hosted visiting couples including Mr. and Mrs. Alva Straight and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baw er plus others at their home Saturday evening. Ice cream and cake followed visiting time before the guests departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilda Oxley
Evelyn Williams
Clearmont
Willis Oxley
John Terbell
St. Joseph
Robert
Methodist Hospital
Charles Culbert
New Market
Jesse L. Henderson
Henry Neumeyer
John Miller
Elmer Dunn
Braddyville
Jesse Henderson
Jake Bonswell
Shenandoah
Estes Hardee
Raymond Findley
Keith
Pearl Smith
Wilbur Carmichael
Ernest Gray
Ruth Shields
Clark Shreck
Wm. Miller
Wm. Jr
N. H. Reid
Sam Jeffers
Belle Jeffers
F. W. Shields
Loren Woldruff
Cecil Woldruff
Faye Stewart
Charley Eyers
Sharpsburg
Clem Jeffers
Dennis
Audrey
Omaha
Thelma Renfro
Arthur Prather
Hopkins
Paul Allen Stewart
Bedford
Ed Stewart
Harold Hatfield
N. A. Adams
Phyllis Woldruff
George Woldruff
Clam Fine
Roy
Des Moines
Reid Shields
Betty Blyth
Billy Hugh
N. , Reid
Jennie Flemming
Billings, Mont
Willard Howes
Alva Straight
Roy Bawer
Ermadean
Harvey French
LaVonne
J. 3
Edward
Donald Shafar
Clearfield
Lake Park
Claude Thompson
Richard
Aileen
Naomi
Wilma Thompson
Lake of Three Fires
Leland Duncan
Rosalind
Bepworth League
Queen Esther Institute
Indianola
G. C. Ginn
Grace
Waterloo
Charles Parsons
Cedar Falls
Ruth Dugan
Clarinda
Burlington
Conway
P. C. Miller
Viola Besco
Geo. Brown
Platteville
Arch Huddle
Liam
Roy Moffett
Frank Duncan
Mary Chilcote
Fairfax
Hubert Pool
B. Holland
White River
Dak
Ozarks
W. W. Palmer
Ellen Church
Eagle
Ben Howes
Sarah Butts
Cinnie Butts
Glenn Thummel
Glenn Butts
Green Light
Paul Thompson
Donald
Paul
Beverly
Ralph Hensley
Bonnie
Phyllis
Eldon
Will Henning
Haopkins
Community group gatherings and local notices in Conway area
Conway locals report church classes and leagues with hostesses and refreshment duties. Social events include an Epworth League ice cream social raising over 12 dollars and plans for a June 23 entertainment and lunch. Local residents’ visits, illnesses, travels, and farm work fill the scene with notes on schooling and community activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Susan Bruner
Bert Boatman
J. W Thompson
Leonard Ross
Boatman
Lyra Gold
Local families attend varied visits and picnics across Iowa and nearby states
CLEARFIELD residents joined a Southwest Iowa veterinaries picnic in Red Oak while others traveled to Des Moines Cla rida Winters et al to visit kin in Kans as and Colorado. The Carls, Blessmans and Postsen families visited relatives in Missouri and Iowa with extended stays and return trips outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Abarr
Lyle Posten
Gravity
Red Oak
Iowa
R. B. Reed
Patricia
Wiley Pace
Des Moines
John Blessman
Lester Roush
Hopkins
Elva Gray
Bedford
Leland Calkin
Margaret Ann
Thelma Calkin
Archie Calkin
Phyllis Green
Clarida
W. C. Henn
Marian
Winterset
M. R. Talley
Council Bluffs
Saville
Little Son
Callender
William McClure
Fort Riley
Kans
Local residents host visitors from across states
Cent visitors travel from Missouri and Iowa to stay with relatives in Sharpsburg and nearby towns. Names include Cecileg Cunning from Maryville, Sybil Overholser visiting Eldorado, and families of Darlington, Bruner, and Anderson. Delegates from Des Moines and gravity, plus students from Town State College, spend weekends with kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Woorthington
Cecileg Cunning
Missouri State Teachers College
Maryville
W. W. Canning
Harry Overholser
Sybil Overholser
Eldorado
Kans
William Darlington
Ceder Rapids
Masonic Grand Lodge
Roland Bruner
Little Daughter
Des Moines
Dan Bruner
William Harvey
Dean Owjens
S. F. Mahoney
Howland
Kirksville
Edward
A. J. Abarr
Marion Palmer
Leon
Paul McKelvey
Little Son
Monroe
Mich
Jesse McKelvey
Sharpsburg
Elizabeth Anderson
Galesburg
Belle Anderson
Ralph Lyddon
Town State College
Bert Lyddon
Ralph Hurley
L. H. Andrews
J. M. Stephenson
A. 5S
Conaway
Ralph Blosser
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SIAM
O.E
Highland
O. G. Clayton
Frances
Ruth Ellen
John Harper
Wits
Niy Ball
Milwaukee
Wisc
Ladies Aid
Frank Potter
Loren Waldruff
Fay Stewart
Doris Woldruff
Helen Johnson
Kathrine Johnson
Charles Arnold
del Fine
Floyd Clayton
Jessie Warner
Council, Bluffs
M. W. Miller
Ni Reid
John Bilagrave
Arch Clayton
Golda Gray
Lowe Brothers
Ey Rae
Sunshine Club
Emma Farnham
The
Christian Church
Donnella Warner
Davenport
Leslie Preston
Thos, Preston
L. I. Kent
Muscatine
Keokuk
June Bowen
Arthur Lewis McMahill
Roy Churchill
Ottawa
Wm. Churchill
J. H. Salyards
Lenox
Guss
Walter Alexander
Philadelphia
Tenn
L. T. Reed
Frank Marsh
Elmer Dutton
Lakes
Bena
Minn
Floyd Neville
Colorado
R. B. Monahan
Savannah
Fred Meyers
G. L. Brookman
W. H. Brookman
Grace Patch
Bert Wood
Idaling Falls
Idaho
Blanchard
W. R. Brookman
Leslie Jewell
Wyoming
Webb City
Idaho Falls
Sioux City
Black Hills
Fern Warrior
Blockton
Stuart Jamison
Orville Jefferies
Calvin Lee
Earl Proctor
Pythian Sisters
J. O. Steen
Lois Steen
F. Waldrip
O.E.S. Kensington
Steen
Alva Wisdom
H. K. Parrish
Roy Gordon
Methodist Ladies Aid
Mrs
Roy Lepley
Merry-Makers Club
Bob Judy
Nell Rose Club
Cora Wilson
American Legion Auxiliary
American’ Legion
A. L. Reynolds
Olin Rogers
Rogers
Laura
Mount Ayr
L. Anderson
Oakland
Calif
Alex Miller
Salina
Charley Hanks
Maude
B. A. Wolfe
Dave Long
Don Ford
Ames
R. O. Ford
Opal Amick
Williamson
Olin Bissel
Massena
W. H. Warrior
George Sell
Barnard
Glenn Cob
Four Square
John Lambley
Cleo Redburn
Rosa Yaden
T. C. Brown
Freewater
Oregon
Beulah Hunt
Margarette Shepherd
Hunt
San Diego
Leslie Ross
San
Diego
Raymond Sayles
Fornia Fuller
Audrey Grubb
Tom Worm
Mr. Worm
Daisy Conner
Jesse Morris
Ada Conner
Guy Miller
H. A. Piper
Burlington Junction
W. A. Bates
Irene Ginn
Creston
Charley Clatterbaugh
Edina Besco
Earl McMahill
Walter
Harley Wintermute
Fred Richey
Chester
Wallace Bates
J. A. Walls
Jim Duncan
Pathfinder
the World
Rockies
Denver
Cotoracco
America
Shirley Savoy Hotel
Shirley Tavern
Shirley
Edgar Smith
Ike Walton
Ed.c.bennett
Gome
KLE
Shirley-Savoy
Broadway
Bedford Candy Kitchen
NESCO
Westinghouse
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