Winigan Creek Items Highlight Community Picnic and Visits
Crowded out last week residents attend Rew Boston picnic on Saturday. Ruth Helms returns from Bucklin and near New Cambria after two weeks away. Revival at Kester Chapel draws large crowd. Raymond Pearler and wife in Kirksville visit Charley Pearler's. J O McCollum and spouse and Talmage Coffman visit Marceline. Nolan Cassity family and Glenn Cordray visit Brookfield. Sunshine Workers meet Alberta Campbell. Quilting and embroidery activity noted. The stork brings a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Frank Belzer. Andrew Cassity and wife visit Des Moines for weekend. Ruby Helms and Floyd Yochim attend Browning show. Earl and Curt Helms visiting from Minnesota. Bl and Chester Krawl teaching in Idaho. Paul Dodge family visiting A E Dodge. Geo Thudium and W L Rulon travel to Macon. Edd McCollum family of Helena Okla visiting E E Thudium home. Mrs Lawrence Thudium ill. E E Thudium hosts McCollum Reunion with about 100 attending. Eld Spurling of Kirksville conducts services. Gainer church to host September meeting with Eld Spurling. Attendance planned. W S Langdon visiting. Jake Lantz visits sister near Brownings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winigan Creek
Rew
Boston
Ruth Helms
Bucklin
New Cambria
Kester Chapel
Raymond Pearler
Kirksville
Charley Pearler
J. O. McCollum
Talmage Coffman
Marceline
C. A. DeCollum
Nolan Cassity
Glenn Cordray
Brookfield
Sunshine Workers Club
Alberta Campbell
Stork
Frank Belzer
Will Abbott
Andrew Cassity
Alton Abbott
Des Moines
Ruby Helms
Floyd Yochim
Browning
Lloyd Cordray
Earl
Curt Helms
Chester Kraw
Minnesota
Garner
Payette
Idaho
Paul Dodge
A. E. Dodge
Geo, Thudium
W. L. Rulon
Macon
Edd McCollum
Helena
Okla
Maggie Brewer
Ruth McCollum
E. E. Thudium
Lawrence Thudium
McCollum
McCollum Cemetery
Alva
Oklo
Eld. Spurling
Garner Church
Community Notes From Purdin Area Local Briefs
Local residents report hot dry days with cool nights as school starts in Purdin. Families travel between towns including Colorado and Liberty Missouri. The 1934 graduates went to Chillicothe for a picnic with nine attendees. Prof Cartright and wife stay home for the term at the Callie Smith property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdin
F. A. Johnson
Axeum
Colorado
Stuart Woodside
Cap Wolf
D. L. Cady
Missouri
Satmuay
W. J. Penhale
Lon McNally
Clovis Johnson
Liberty
Nadine Pulliam
Chillicothe
Prof. Cartright
Callie Smith
Stub Enderly
Loyd Spencer
South Missouri
Garner Items Weather Update and Local Social Notes
The weather remains dry with rain badly needed. Mr and Mrs Jeff Mott return home from Goldsberry after spending the summer. Mrs Johnnie Vincent is sick under Dr Dinon care. The Thuchpm family and Florence Mott visited Brookfield Monday. Otho Almond and son visit Roy Maxwell. Mabel Gaul helped her mother dry apples. Marvin Jones of Fruitland, Idaho, is mentioned among local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner
Jeff Mott
Goldsberry
Johnnie Vincent
Sike
Dinon
Linneus
Richard
Florence Mott
Brookfield
Otho Almond
Roy Maxwell
Mabel Gaul
W. J. Burkholder
Marvin Jones
Fruitland
Tda
Cross Roads And Corn Crowded out last week
Weather remains hot and dry with hay up in the area. Local activity includes Taylor Brothers threshing for W I Langdon. visits by Ernest Langdon from South Dakota to his parents. numerous relatives and neighbors visiting and returning home. Community gatherings at Cross Roads Friday night and CCC camp visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Brothers
W. I. Langdon
Ernest Langdon
South Dakota
Ann Bundridge
Oklahoma
Lot Langdon
Max
Will Mondrell
Green Castle
Cora
Herbert Robinson
Kirksville
E. E. Maxey
George Jennings
Nelson Maxey
Green City
Clifford Fanning
St. Joseph
Rev. Foley
Cross Roads
Gird Turner
Sorrell
Fred Boswell
Mary Alice
East of Cora
Cincinnati
Charley Couch
Anna Bell
Charline
Jimmie
Pipes
Jim Foster
Fenny Black
Dannie
Fred
Ralph Hunsaker
Chester
General Sayre
Alb Fred
Joyalice
Mr. Boyd
Galt
Gross Roads
J. H. Tharp
Alden
Hum
Martin Dodson
Laclede
Gene Boswell
CCC
Nooga
Humphreys
Diary of a Rural Family Week Slips Into Everyday Life
A rural family shares a week of small events and anecdotes from Friday to Thursday. Emmy receives a Tellagraft message, Pa clashes with a Springdale bank, plans and storms loom over services and a picnic at Sunday School, and relatives visit Linneus and nearby towns as neighbors recount daily life and local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springdale
Glal
Lem Pitts
Simsons
Simson
Lem
Radio
Air Plains
Local families share visits across Milan and area
Multiple households report weekend or short term visits among relatives in Milan Pollock Humphreys Tren ton and nearby locales. Names include the Rogers Ford Grindstaff White McHargue Felts Stephenson Davis and others with kin in Pollock Humphreys and Kansas City.
Rain Follows Needful Wet Spell Across Local District
Numerous community movements and visits mark a busy week. Residents travel to Milan and Kirksville for family and hospital matters while neighbors gather for haying and school openings. The Walnut Grove school resumes September 2 with Clyde Brinkley teaching as revival meetings continue at Cross Roads.
Corn-Hog Checks Distributed in County in 1935
On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday this week W R Allen treasurer of the Corn Hog Association disbursed 782 checks to Group I signers as the first payment on contracts. Payments reflect ten year average production per acre, not current year. Checks for Groups II and III will follow. last 1985 contracts completed signing on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Allen
Corn-Hog Association
Free cattle disease test urged for Linn County farmers
Many Linn County farmers may miss Bangs disease testing unless they apply at the County Agent’s office. The test is free and desirable though not compulsory, with September tester arrival likely to be limited. Farmers are urged to submit applications this month to maximize testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Bang
Walnut Grove Items September Rain Be Appreciated
Walnut Grove notes a fine rain slowing harvest and aiding crops. Mr and Mrs Earnest Langdon and children of Menno South Dakota visited W S Langdon and wife before returning home. Mr and Mrs Julian Jennings were also mentioned in the local column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Grove
Earnest Langdon
Menno
South Dakota
W. S. Langdon
Julian Jennings
Shelby Items Reflect Local Happenings and Travel
A quiet rainfall boosts hopes for a bumper corn crop. Nile Raner escorted 4-H club members to Columbia. Lawrence family sold their Shelby store and moved to the Andrew Stufflebean place. Ted Asher bought and moved in. Mrs. Almond visitors in Shelby. Jim Leichhart and wife visited Miss Elva Monroe Sunday. J. M. Logan family traveled to Illinois to see a sick brother. Mrs. Charles Wilson visited Mrs. Frank Rauer Friday night. Paul Smith hauled cattle to Iowa City. Curt Rauer and Nolan Boyles headed to Iowa after corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lawrence
Shelby
Andrew Stufflebean
Ted Asher
Almond
Jim Leichhart
Elva Monroe
J. M. Logan
Mamie
Carl
Illinois
Charles Wilson
Frank Rauer
Paul Smith
Iowa City
Curt Rauer
Nolan Boyles
Iowa
Marion Schrock Returns to Bowling Green School Work
Marion Schrock returns to her duties at Bowling Green High School after a summer spent with her mother Mrs. Hattie Schrock and family. She has taught at the school for several years, reflecting well on her work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Marion Schrock
Hattie Schrock
Marion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jake Lantz
West of Browning
Ant
Emmy
Sum
Clan Yardley
Knox City
Roger
Dan White
Lee McHargue
Bertha Schweepee
C. E. Magegart
Ruth Shipley
Ruth Lovell
Harrison Grindstaff
West of Town
Andrew Myers
Pollock
Steele
Sam Boyles
Donna
Robert Shipley
Willie Rogers
Milan
Watson Rogers
Margaret Ford
Alpha Long
Harris
Ada Smith
J. D. Tunnell
Ike Grindstaff
Wilbur Robertson
Trenton
Tommy Breeding
Cal Burress
Ollie
Hannah Johnson
Lydia
Julia Price
Mary Grindstaff
Josie Felts
Jeff Fields
Lee Anna Leeper
Floyd McDaniels
Near Pollock
Mollie Ford
Tom Ford
Robert Stephenson
Sylvia Stephenson
James Riddle
G. F. Davis
Kansas City
Earl McClarren
Kenneth Hos“Myers
COC
Will Pulliam
Susie Pulliam
Sven Hedges
Garrett
Fred Cassity
J. C. Myers
Bill Cassity
Pete Cassity
Cassity
Tommie Hisel
William
Mike Burns
Cecil Burns
Howard Jenkins
H. Smith
Fannie Hedges
Bob Ricker
Keokuk
Clyde Brinkley
Webb Pipes
Geo. Pipes
Drury Spencer
Mary Spencer
Foley
Roy Dunlap
Chas. Pipes
Bobbie
Earl Dunlap
Hartwell Franklin
Jamnice Pipes
Erma Knight
Geo. Blackman
Clarence
Pearl Cross
Molly Pipes
Ralph Jerimiah
Margaret
Patty
Detroit
Mich
Jack Smith
Jackie Lee
Clara Pipes
Ray Pipes
Ruth Carol Connell
Waverly
Carol
Betty Pipes
Glen Swearengen
Mt. Zion
E. P. Harvey
Nile Raner
Columbia
Herb Hamilton
John Deere
Hugh. Campbell
Wallace Keithley
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