Local Guests Fill Weekend at Area Homes
Mr and Mrs Chas Maggart of Milan visited Mrs John Burwell on Sunday. Wm Ware and Keith Kirby's families hosted guests, and Curt Whitaker of Milan visited last Saturday. Nona Jones and Frank Wickham dined with Dean Richardson near Trenton. George Hanson from Kansas City visited his parents H C Hanson. Clayton Harris and daughter from St Joseph stayed with local kin. T C Palmer of near Purdin visited Edwin Barrows. Shop visitors included Max Helms Viola Jones and Nona. Irene Herbert was observed at Grim Smith Hospital in Kirksville. Gene Bartow and Jimmie Nevins attended basketball games in Kansas City. Gale Hedges toured KC with cousin Donald Cooper. Dorcas Harvey joined J N Neet for a few days in Moline Ill. Ray Golch and Walter J Gooch were Sunday evening guests. Lloyd Garrett and daughter Joan dined with O C Garrett. R Harris has been a patient at Simpson Hospital since Wednesday. Etta Cady of Purdin sent Leader Record to granddaughter Maurice Whipple in Elgin Ill for an April 1 birthday. John Moore of Kansas City spent weekend with his parents and relatives. R A Van Gies and H L Schrock attended a Sunday School Supt meeting in Linneus. Robert Rinehart and children visited George Jennings, James Melton and families. Eugene Thurlo and his parents Mr and Mrs R Aurlo and Aunt Hinda Rush hosted Sunday dinner. Leland Kelley of Milan and family visited his parents C Peterson and relatives. Locust Valley Dr Woolf of Linneus was noted.
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Chas. Maggart
Milan
John Burwell
Wm. Ware
Keith Kirby
Curt Whitaker
Satuday
Nona Jones
Frank Wickham
Dean Richardson
Trenton
George Hanson
Kansas City
H. C. Hanson
Clayton Harris
St. Josep
T. C. Palmer
Near Purdin
Edwin Barrows
Max Helms
Viola Jones
Nona
Irene Herbert
Grim-Smith Hospital
Kirksville
Gene Bartow
Jimmie Nevins
Gale Hedges
Donald Cooper
Dorcas Harvey
J. N. Neet
Moline
Ill
Ray Golch
Walter J. Gooch
I. B. Fleming
Etta Cady
Purdin
Maurice Whipple
Elgin
John Moore
John B. Moore
R. A. van Gies
H. L. Schrock
Linneus
Robert Rine
Local families share meals and visits across towns
Sunday and weekend gatherings unfold across Ottumwa and nearby towns as relatives and friends visit hospitals, dine at homes, and plan trips. Several members travel or relocate for work on the Kansas City to Chicago railroad project while local stores urge credit from Mercantile.
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Kansas City
Chicago
The Mercantile Store Ad Highlights Repeats
A promotional note extols The Mercantile as a wonderful shop where a single visit leads to continued purchases and repeat business.
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the Mercantile
Local families host gatherings and hospital news
Caco (sent in by Roger Martin) reports Mr. and Mrs. Billy Sheen and daughters of Trenton and Mr. and Mrs. Byron Fuller visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Kirby on Sunday. Mrs. Gordon Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Johnson visited Gordon Johnson in Excelsior Springs hospital after surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Rollan Gooch and family dined with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Creason and family on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sheen
Trenton
Byron Fuller
L. P. Kirby
Gordon Johnson
Vernon Johnson
Excelsior Springs
Rollan Gooch
Ralph Creason
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lloyd Garrett
Joan
O. C. Garrett
R. Harris
Simpson Hospital
Mercantile
Beryl Bundridge
Cora, Mo
Ovid Atkins
Cecil Lay
A. D. Peterson
S. B. Lay
Gale Thurlo
B. J. Harvey
American Legion
Hamilton
Thora Carry
Minnie Street
Locust Valley
Woolf of
Linn County Wool Pool
Linn County
Wool Pool
Missouri
Pittsburgh
Browning and
Wade Furniture & Appliance
Browning, MO
W. E. Sayers, Jr
Ottumwa
Iowa
Ed Sayers
Morris Crookshanks
Grafton Corbin
Blaine Nickell
Jerry Jennings
Brookfield
J.C. Jennings
James Morris
Norris Burke
Clarence Burdett
Illinois
R. C. Burke
Grace Burdett
Sgt. Burdett
H. H. Havens
Hazel Hines
St. Catharine
Havens
Lamarie
Wyo
E. Crooks
Billy
Rolla Gooch
George Crooks
Nina
Ruth Kelley
Kearney
Hazel Kelley
St. Luke’s Hospital
Allen Almond
Jackie
Jimmie Ray
Nellie Merrick
Tae
Phyllis Murrain
Roger Martin
Brookfield, Mo
Iereere
CAM Cancer Society
Jeff
Sor City, MO
Red Elk
Purdin, Missouri
State Highway Commission
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