Grantsville Items show summer heat and local visits
Heat continues as Garrett Smith injured a foot moving a safe from Stockgrowers Bank to the Bank of Purdin but is improving. Residents visit relatives in Brookfield Sturges and Purdin. Grantsville Homemakers hosted Effie Pulliam with 15 members and 7 visitors for a birthday surprise lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grantsville
Garrett Smith
Fanny Street
Purdin
Martin Miller
Chas. Miller
Brookfield
Effie Pulliam’s
Bessie Fishback
Albert Hawkins
Yogel
Johnny Carter
Don Street
Blaine Fleming
Edgar Carter
Browning
Nona Holester
Frances
Jack Snider
RD. Monroe
Bill Jenkins
Raymond Bagley
John Hedges
North East Linn social and family visits noted
Lloyd Cordray and family spent Sunday at his father Sherman Cordray's. Wilbert Cahoon and wife visited Frank Cathey. Ben Nickell and family visited Otis McCollum's. Perry Christian and family went to Ben Purdin's. Robert Cattey and family visited relatives in Elmer. Ora Tallman visited her daughter, Mrs Jewelson near New Boston. Ruth McCollum spent Thursday evening with Mrs Dale Sill. Vernice Christian and Maggie Brewer shopped in Winigan Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North East Linn
Lloyd Cordray
Sherman Cordray
Wilbert Cahoon
Frank Cattey
Ben Nickell
Otis McCollum
Perry Christian
Ben Purdin
Robert Cattey
Elmer
Ora Tallman
Jewelson
New Boston
Ruth McCollum
Dale Sill
Vernice Christian
Maggie Brewer
Winigan
Shelby Items and Local Sports Roundup
Weather warms in Shelby as Carl Logan and wife visit, RL Terry and Prof Milam travel to Galt on business. Shelby High boys and girls beat Purdin teams with decisive scores in basketball. Croquet event disappoints. Pearl Bailey returns from Chicago. Hadly Rulon reports a wreck near Kansas City. Thomas Smith to leave Shelby soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Logan
Shelby
RL Terry
J. H. Milam
Galt
Shelby High School
Purdin
Purdin Girls
Shelby Boys
Purdin Boys
Pearl Bailey
Chicago
Hadly Rulon
Kansas City
Thomas Smith
Local residents listed in brief notes from Brookfield area
A roster of names and movements includes Nolan Broyles, Erwin Craig corporal of Forestry boys, and Nolan Boyles with Nile and Curtis Bauer. They were in Brookfield on Monday for various errands. Gale Hubbard returned home Monday after a stint in Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Broyles
Lemons
Erwin Craig
Forestry
Nolan Boyles
Nile Bauer
Curtis Bauer
Brookfield
Gale Hubbard
Nebraska
Neighborhood News From Purden Street Visits and Weddings
Neighborhood residents attended events on Thursday through Saturday. Jay Smith and family and Gene Urpack visited Lee Pagley and family Sunday. Vernon Street and wife visited Bill Street and family Friday and Saturday. RD Monroe and Virginia Lee visited Will Penhale and wife Sunday evening. Otto Hill and Rose Harboura surprised friends by marrying Saturday. Mrs Chas McNally visited her parents Monday. Garret Smith and wife visited his mother Sunday. Don Street and wife visited Roy Brown and family Friday night. Norman McDonnald and family visited Willie Head and family Sunday. Bobby McNally spent the weekend with his grandparents Pill Street’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Smith
Gene Urpack
Lee Pagley
Vernon Street
Bill Street
Monroe
Virginia Lee
Will Penhale
Otto Hill
Rose Harboura
Chas
McNally
Garret Smith
Don Street
Roy Brown
Norman McDonnald
Willie Head
Bobby McNally
Pill Street
Sermons at Mt Olive and Weekend Visitors In Shafter
Rev. Drinkard of Lared preached two sermons at Mt Olive on Sunday. Mr and Mrs R E Smith hosted Saturday night and Sunday guests Earl Smith and daughter Letty Lou of Brookfield. Mr and Mrs J G Coulter and family and Harold Campbell were Sunday guests of J aunt.
Local Social Notes From Purdin Area
Local residents report weekend visits and family gatherings in Chula and Purdin. Names include Mrs Will Jenkins Mr Jenkins Mary Smith Joe Smith Dorothy Phillips Noble Head and others. Students and teachers attended the Purdin fair while neighbors hosted dinners and listed guests during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins
Chula
Mary
Joe Smith
Dorothy Mae
Junior Phillips
Noble Head
Purdin
W. L. Baker
Lee Ellis Hedges
Harold Cooper
L. W. Arnold
George Hayes
Joe Arnold
Roy Burchette
Asberry Phillips
Hortensuire
Jackson’ Township
Fred Belcher
Willie Pridemore
Autumn Weather and Community Notes from Garner
Beautiful autumn weather continues as men cut corn and make ghum while women finish canning and stock cellar shelves for winter. Many attended the Purdin street fair last Thursday through Saturday, with Saturday drawing the largest crowd. Ellwood Thudium and family, Orville Thudium and family, and Vern Thudium spent Sunday afternoon with John Thudhum, Sr., who is quite poorly. Arthur Tripp and wife visited Henry Hubbard, John Browning visited Orville Mott, and Lawrence Riedle has been ill this past week. Earl and Curt Helms help cut corn for Roy Maxwell. Hubert Baskett and wife visited Orville Thudium. Glen Arnold hauls wood for winter. Preparations for cold days continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdin Street
Ellwood Thudium
Richard
Orville Thudium
Vern
John Thudhum
St. Catherine
Arthur Tripp
Henry Hubbard
John Browning
Orville Mott
Lawrence Riedle
Earl
Curt Helms
Roy Maxwell
Hubert Baskett
Glen Arnold
Odd Tales and Local Legal Troubles
Mrs. Constance Hanley of Chicago grew distressed by the number 13 while Mrs. Paul R. Keston of St Paul won a divorce over an abusive mother in law. At St Joseph Missouri Gus Pusateri, jailed for liquor selling, had his cell redone in white and silver. Chicago’s Gertrude Loney was arrested for intoxication claiming a need for a drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Hanley
Chicago
Paul R. Keston
St. Paul
St. Joseph, Mo
Gus Pusateri
Gertrude Loney
Various Oddities and Local Trifles From News Briefs
A hodgepodge of short items includes a Chicago chorus girl jailed for kicking a policeman cap after drinking, a Bellows Falls Vermont marriage using a five and a half year old license, and a Chicago divorce claim about a stoic husband. Also noted are a Mrs Moreland visiting Fenimore, a Kansas City hospital theft spree, a Bratislava suitor’s pistol misfire, a Berlin question answering robot, rattlesnakes kept as pets, a Denver woman wedged under tub taps for days, a Chicago pharmacist fending off bandits, Achilles-like ankle vulnerability in Me, and two country girls choosing a hornless saddle for horseback riding.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Missouri
Joe Nickell
Dr. Salsbury Poultry Health School
Sac
E. F. Peterson
Eleanor Kearny
Carl French
Stella Porter
Bellows Falls
Cresco
Fenimore
Wis
R. M. Moreland
Kansas City General Hospital
Bratislava
Hungary
Berlin
Coalinga
Calif
L. E. Taylor
Mary Benson
Denver
Louis Wajay
Matics
Wajay
Wees
Achilles
Thomas A. Hogdon
Skowhegan
Veterans’ Compensation
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance CO
Linn County
Bucklin
BOARD
C. Hoover
Summer Girl
Lighthouse
Prince Albert & Velvet
Ben Hur
Ik Hesoy Ceran
Wisconsin
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