Hankins Death Tells of Shenandoah Family Tragedy
Robert Lee Hankins eight died in Shenandoah amid a family note. Funeral services set for Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church led by Rev. L M Kirby with many relatives from Shenandoah and surrounding towns attending. Also reported are community notes on the American Legion auxiliary meeting, a bridal shower for Mrs Claire White, district convention attendance, 4 H club activities, and local visits and travels among area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Hankins
Grover
Casey Jones
L. Jones
American Legion Auxiliary
Arthur Littlewood
John Fuller
Phyllis Hill
Valley Community News Highlights and Local Visits
Valley notes a graduating class picnic near Hopkins with Mr and Mrs Raymond Bridge and Eustatia Mendenhall part of the group. Families visit Sam Thompson’s, W L Stewart hosts relatives, and Melvin family from Enid visits Siam. revival attendees include Vern Melvin and Dora James. wheat cutting progresses amid dry weather. Eber Collins buys a new V 8 Ford planning a California trip. Mrs William Eggers departs for Kansas City for an extended stay. Valley Sabbath school reports strong attendance. Jane McMaster, 11, contracts chicken pox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Bridgewater
Eustatia Menden
Hopkins
Bridgewater
Miss Mendenhall
Mae Beery
Forest “Mendenhall
Raymond Eberly
Sam Thompson
Siam
A. M-Melvin
Abram
Kelso Melvin
Enid
Okla
W.L. Stewart
Melvin
Stewart
Vern’ Melvin
Dora James
Omaha
J. O. Jackson
Glen McMaster
Glen L. McMaster
Mrs Ellen Cole dies. funeral held Conway church
Ellen M Cole died in Conway on Saturday June 24. Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church by Rev E E Garrett. Born March 15 1845 in Plymouth England she married James E Cole December 28 1874 in St Andrews Plymouth. They moved to Conway in 1880. Surviving relatives include her father George Gray of Lenox son William Cole of Omaha grandson Richard Cole of Abilene Texas a sister and two brothers in England. Numerous local residents attended or sent regards including out of town visitors and relatives listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen M. Cole
Clarinda
Conway
E. E.garrett
Cole
Plymouth
England
James E., Cole
Episcopal Church of
F. E. Richie
Nadine
Harriett Evans
Falls City
Nebr
Floyd Thompson
Bobby
Bedford
J. W.thompson
Ellen
M. Cole
Conn
George Gray
Tessie Gray
Harry Gray
Lenox
W. R. Clark
Los Angeles
Cal
Lee Morlan
Walt and
Jeannette
Des Moines
Rain Drops Hit Conway and Surrounding Area
Conway and vicinity received two inches or more of rain Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bellis and daughter Ruby departed Saturday for an extended visit through Nebraska and Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harris traveled to St. Joseph earlier this week to consult a health specialist, with Mrs. T. E. Mincks of Blockton staying in the Harris home during their absence.
Horton Family Hosts Visitors and Local Baseball Result
Guests at Clyde Horton home include Oren Ball of Alberta Canada Floyd Horton of Blackton John Horton Clearfield and several Horton relatives. Conway beat Mt Pleasant 13 to 5 on the Horton diamond. Others visited and spent Sunday at local homes in Clearfield Grant City Bedford and College Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Nixon
William Osmond
R. K. Phillips
Creston
G. W. Rimel
Bedford
W. S. Groom
D. J. Ryan
Conway
O. C. Fine
A. R. Huddle
Braddyville
Harve Hewitt
Clyde Horton
Oren. Ball
Botha
Alberta
Canada
Floyd Horton
Blackton
John Horton
Clearfield
Guy Horton
Charles
Carlos Horton
Cleota
Carroll Horton
Ruth
Mr. Pleasant
Oren Ball
P. J. McKim
Grant City
Willard Geer
Jane’Moore
Lewis Larson
James Larson
Ross Hamilton
Gus Godfrey
Hilda
Myron Reynolds
Marilyn
Ed Moellenbernat
George Stream
George Scroggie
Lewis Hammer
College Springs
Sheridan Ladies Aid Social Hosts and Obituary Notes
Sheridan monthly Ladies Aid at Christian Church basement opened with devotion and business then contests readings and jokes. Nearby obituaries note Henry Messman 68 died after a stroke. funeral at Christian Church with burial in Sheridan cemetery. Several local visits and events follow including weddings and arrivals, with many names and places from Sheridan and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Harris
Alva Streeter
Win Scott
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Harris
Storm Lake
Iowa
Fragmented chat between sister and friend in Platteville note
A garbled dialogue fragment from Platteville mentions a sister and Mrs Luther-Stii, a Maryvill marriage, and casual banter about habits and weather. The text is incomplete and uncertain, with quoted lines about clearing way, shovels, cold weather, and a joking response about frost. No clear event or identifiable person is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther-Stii
Plattevill
Maryvill Day
No Difficulty Visitor Sees Easy Life in Kentucky Mountaineer
A brief note from the Kentucky Mountaineer describes a visitor remarking on the easygoing life and the typical fall business. The tone suggests a calm coastal-like town scene and a casual assessment of local routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
One For Science M. E. Professor after lecti
A fragment shows a professor asking if there are questions followed by a student asking how to calculate horsepower in a donkey engine. The dialogue hints at a science lecture setting with technical curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science
M. E
Evidently a Modernist Waiter: A Diner and a Royal Arcanum Bull
A fragmentary scene shows a diner and a waiter bantering about eggs and time, with a nurse chastising Johnny. Incomplete lines hint at a family tableau and a possible measles remark, but the context remains obscure and characters unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcanum
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Robert Lee Manking
Gladys Drennen
Gladys Brown
Bernadine. Bankston
Claire ‘White
White
Hazel Wells
Marie Shreck
Dorothy Abbott
Arlene Hawkins
Lora Kirby
Ruth Alexander
Harryette Pullan
Shannon City
Ruth Worthington
Theda Cade
Margaret’ Keith
Lurlene Lewis
Violet’ Crowell
Edena McHurin
Carl Morgan
Orval Woods
Ben Wolfe
Morgan
Mennonite Church
Kenneth Abbott
Shenandoah
J. H. Hipsley
John Harold
George Williams
Blockton
D. B. Pace
Loveland
Ed Murren
Claude Cavender
D. H. Stevens
Willard Murren
Patterson
Stevens
Bankston
Moran
Ralph Pratt
Jean Erle Pratt
Florence Pullan
Roy Pratt
Charles Pace
Wilma Pace
Frank Burnham
Cora Abbott
J. B. Marsell
J. M. Shore
Leafy Pace
Butler Hicks
Doris Moorman
Lela Allison
Myrtle Lake
Lucille Harris
Maryville
New Market
C. QC. Hicks
Vennee Jones
Eugene* McAlpin
Crystal-Mann
Sac City
Mckinley Park
Bernie ‘King
India
Rie
Curio i
JIN
North Polar
Moody’s Grocery and Market
Parowax
CERTO
Morrell
MT. Pleasant
Sid
A L. C
Morris
Sheridan
Henry Messman
Christian Church
Mr. Noland
Messman
Mr. and
Mrs. Roush
Henry Roush
Clifford Roush
Troy
Kans
Lorien Boyd
Percy King
Drexel Grace
Athelstan
Wilma Ray
Stingley
Garland Johnson
John Holliday
Silver Creek
Grace Kerns
Paola
F. C. Holliday
Homer Brown
Billie
Harold Brown
Unn Brown
Wesley van Skyock
F. A. Bownes
Maxine
Evelyn
Cleo Bownes
Lester Lantz
Vilas Hibbs
Ben Lantz
Danl Churchill
Claud Sharp
Dela
Maud Bridges
Parnell
Gaynor
Ed Gaynor
G. F. Stingley
Claude
Johnny
Polly” Bake
Chas. W. Cornell
Goodyear
Goodyyear
Pathfinder
Healy Fire & Battery Co
Bedford, Towa
Phong
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