Death notice and community notes from Sharpsburg area
SHARPSBURG form e resident Addie Utter died June 16 at a nursing home in Afton. She was daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Pratt pioneer Sharpsburg residents. Utter lived in Sharpsburg until marriage then resided in Clearfield. church activities report upcoming services Sunday School 10 Worship 11 choir Friday W S C S meeting Thursday. Social notes include bridge party honoring Elizabeth Kaisand and seventh birthday of Shirley Gene McKay with relatives from Gravity and Sharpsburg visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Utter
Afton
Pratt
Sharpsburg
Utter
Clearfield
George Gillette
Spencer Peck
Elizabeth Kaisand
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Rutledge
Jerald Boydston
Franklin Anderson
Shirley Gene McKay
Neal Akers
Ida Piper
Gravity
Jannette Rutledge
Lester McKay
Multiple Families Visit in Midwest Town Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Faye Sheley and three children of Guthrie Center spent Fathers Day at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Borden. Mr and Mrs Carroll Wainwright and children of Hill City Kansas visited in the Dell Richey home with his mother Mrs Anna Wainwright of Lenox. Mrs Jacob Hicher and children of Council Bluffs arrived for a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm McKay. Miss Elva Knott arrived from Fort Collins Colorado to spend summer vacation with her mother Mrs Ella Knott. Mrs Josie Holmes and grandson Carey Norris of Omaha visited Mrs Paul Chitty and daughter in law Mrs Edith Holmes. Mrs Carol Knapp and Karol Jeanne spent the weekend in Gravity visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Sheley
Guthrie Center
Fred Borden
Carroll Wainwright
Hill City
Kansas
Anna Wainwright
Lenox
Dell Richey
Jacob Hicher
Council Bluffs
Wm. McKay
Elva ‘Knott
Fort Collins
Colorado
Ella Knott
Josie Holmes
Carey Norris
Omaha
Paul Chitty
Edith Holmes
Carol Knapp
Karol Jeanne
Gravity
Blockton Locker Plant Remodel Underway at Creamery Site
Work has begun on converting the former Creamery into a Locker Plant. A. H. Bonebrake and sons Cullen will oversee installations with R. W. and W. F. Bonebrake assisting. Remodeling will take at least sixty days. Blockton lost mail and train service for about 36 hours due to earth slide after heavy rain near Savannah Missouri. Lloyd Cordell and sister from Richmond arrived to attend their mother Esther Cordell’s funeral in Athelstan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Bonebrake
Cullen
Diagonal
Bonebrake
R. W
W. F
Blockton
Savannah
Missouri
Lloyd Cordell
Richmond
California
A. M. Cavin
Esther Cordell
Athelstan
Cordell Matriarch Dies After Illness at Son's Home
Toward life with her children the final years of her health, Mrs. Cordell, died Tuesday at the home of her son Otis Cordell near Athelstan. Another daughter Miss Bessie Cordell of Harper Kansas is also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Cordell
Athelstan
Bessie Cordell
Harper
Kansas
Social Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings and Birthday
Mrs C B Hogg hosted the Nu-Deal club at home Tuesday. Nell Rose club meets today with Mrs G E Bellus and others. Doris hosted Mr Brumfield and his parents at dinner Sunday for the elder Mr Brumfield’s eighty seventh birthday on Monday June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. C. B. Hogg
Nell Rose Club
Thurday
G. E. Bellus
J. H. Brumfield
Doris
Mr. Brumfield
W. W. Brumfield
Residents Visit Family Across States
Des Moines visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Orlin Henson and Edna Reitter visiting relatives in Iowa. The Bonebrakes from Diagonal and Arden USNR of Iowa City spend Sunday with kin. Others greet Parker family in Redding and meet in Bedford and Barstow areas as travel and family ties unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlin Henson
Des Moines
Henson
Edna Reitter
Clark LaGore
A. H. Bonebrake
Carol Jean and Boyd
Diagonal
Arden Usnr
Iowa City
Bonebrake
R. W
W. F. Bonebrake
Guy Parker
Redding
Ray Kennedy
Norma
Bedford
E. E. Brown
Ola Mincks
W. C. Ostrander
Barstow
California
Gwendolyn Dowlin
Silt residents aid man’s health recovery
Miss Beulah May Ma teny sister of Mrs Newkirk is employed at Silt and will aid him in rebuilding his health with town support and local care efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah May Mateny
Sheridan Aged Resident Manford J Wilson Dies
Manford J. Wilson 72 died at St Francis Hospital Maryville Sunday June 10 after an operation. Funeral service Wednesday at the Christian Church conducted by Rev Oscar Rush. Burial in Luteston cemetery Sheridan area. Survived by wife granddaughter Norma Jean Wilson foster grandson Bobby Wilson and three sisters Lorinda Jenkins Emma Zenor Laura. Born Sharpsburg he was twin of Sanford Wilson who died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manford
J. Wilson
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Christian Church
Oscar Rush
Grant City
Luteston
Sheridan
Roy
Norma Jean Wilson
Bobby Wilson
Lorinda Jenkins
Stanberry
Emma Zenor
Boone
Iowa
Laura
Kansas City
Mr. Wilson
Sharpsburg
Sanford Wilson
Sheridan Locals Mention Mrs Harold Haley and Son
A Sheridan report notes Mrs Harold Haley and her son are mentioned in local coverage. The brief item signals community interest but provides few details on events or contexts.
Family Notes Include Travel and Military Slips
Wisconsin visits parents while husband serves in the South Pacific. Gerald Jones in the South Pacific. Clark Ray of Okmulgee Oklahoma visits brother John Ray. A family dinner honors Bertha Burns and her son from New Boston Illinois. George Clutter and three children visit Torrington Wyoming as husband recovering in Germany. Roger McAlister family attends Kansas City graduation. Alf Streeter of St Joseph visits daughter and family in Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Jes Haley
South Pacific
Gerald Joe
Exandra
Nebraska
Gerald
Clark Ray
Okmulgee
Okla
John Ray
Raron Brogan
Sheridan
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Naadatee Ptca
Cudahy Packing Co
Ft Ce
Iowa Power and Light Company
Iowa Power&light
Bedford, Iowa
Aaa
Aime
Pillsbury
Farmers Co-Op.Elevator Co
C. W. Proctor
State
Minnesota
Uate
America
G. C. Dowlin
Stephen Amrine
Douglas
Eileen Amrine
Wendell Warrior
Clara Waldrip
Lewellyn Jones
Wilmette
Illinois
C. M. Duff
Cecil Newkirk
Silt
Newkirk
DeLaval Separators & Milkers
Manford J. Wilson
Harold Haley
Roger McAlister
Anna Marie
Charles
Billy
Byron Marsh
Alf Streeter
St Joseph
Reece Streete
C. A. Jackson
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