Local notes on farming and community events near Afton Arispe Thayer
SS bee SeeSee Glade Parrot plows corn for Lee Henderson north of Arispe. Strawberries and cream are popular, with Mrs Jennie McKimpson visiting Thayer. Mr Hazen sick. Dr Roe treatment in Afton with Miss May Powers. George Thomas buys lambs in Afton. Families gather for visits and meals as residents host and shop locally. Pete Neasson marries in Harlan. details scarce but congratulations extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Henderson
Arispe
Jennie McKimpson
Thayer
N. Burgess
C. B. Hazen
Ruth F. Ross
Valley social notes from Shannon and surrounding towns
Mrs. John Wolfe shopped in Shannon Tuesday morning. Mrs Clay Kilgore and children visited the John Wolfe home. Mr and Mrs Wm Peppmell spent Sunday at the John Griep home. Mrs Eklund and daughter Arla shopped in Shannon City Saturday. Mrs Edna Lalera came from Des Moines to visit relatives, Mrs Verner Webb and two daughters. A family reunion honored Mrs Neil Librera and Mrs Werner Webb with a dinner at the Tom Griep home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wolfe
Shannon
Clay Kilgore
Wm. Peppmell
John
Otha Wolfe
C. V. Webbard
Tom Griep
Edna Librera
Nina Griep
A. J. Milligan
Mr. Hull
Fred Stroup
Lorimer Drive
Afton
Afton Creamery
Wm. Zuber
Geo. Hagle
Zuber
Evangelical Church
Utah
Illinois
Tall Corn Special to carry Iowa delegation to national convention
A Tall Corn Special ferrying the Iowa American Legion delegation to the national convention will depart from Council Bluffs on the Rock Island line Oct 10 for Colorado Springs. From there the Denver and Rio Grande will take the party to Salt Lake City and the Western Pacific to San Francisco. About 2,000 Iowa men expected. National Commander Alvin Owsley and Auxiliary President Dr Kate Weller Barrett visiting Iowa with multiple addresses planned in Sioux City Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tal
The
American Legion
State Transportation Committee Today
Council Bluffs
Lown
Rock Island
Colorado Springs
Denver and
Rio Grande
Salt Lake City
Western Pacific
San Francisco
Iowa
Alvin Owsley
Kate Weller Barrett
Owsley
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Barrett
Omaha
Belleview Vocational Training School
Lorimor and Surrounding Folks Gather in Local Visits
Local notes report numerous visits and social events in Lorimor and nearby towns. Names such as Smith, Honnold, Braman, Jensen, Hannold, Knight, Stroup, Collins, Grandfield, and Julander appear amid travels to Afton, Creston, Murray, Des Moines, and Des Moines area work trips.
Vesuvius and Etna: ancient giants stirring in Italy
A historical overview notes Etna's recent lava flow and renewed rumblings at Vesuvius. It outlines long term activity, height changes, and the geology behind eruptions, describing Mons Somma and the two-vent structure that may release molten rock.
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Tyrrhenian Sea
Mount Etna
Giarre
Vesuvius
Naples
Etna
Bay of Naples
Monte Somma
Burlington Time Table Shows Creston Train Schedule
Burlington timetable lists trains to and from Creston with corrected times. Services include morning and afternoon departures, multiple north and southbound lines, daily operation with Sunday exceptions, and ticketing by Dale Ellis, agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Creston
South Branch
Dale Ellis
Local Notes and Society Roundup
Afton news items report a minor arrest in Cres ton with a $25 fine and residents planning. The Ferris family announces a baby boy born Friday June 15, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sullivan welcome a son born Tuesday morning June 19. Lenox visits Afton next Sunday to play the Tigers. Verne is visiting John Bros after working there. Mrs. Biggerstaff visits sister Mrs. James Conklin. Relatives from La Junta, Colorado, visit Orlando Ickis from Des Moines. Ora Davidson arrives from Seattle to spend the summer with Mrs. Fred Shute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
R. L. Ferris
Raymond Sullivan
Lenox
Afton
Afton Tigers
Goltrys
John Brosahans
Verne
Biggerstaff
Thuresday
James Conklin
la Junta
Colorado
James Hadley
Orlando Ickis
Des Moines
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Mohair
Palm Beach
Lemond Chapel
Treephine Shiflett
Frank Shiflett
Pete Neasson
Harlan
Iowa Legionaire
Legionaire
Frank Lewis Glick
Marshalltown
Red Cross
Klemme
Olds
Fenton
Woden
Pete Doureghty
Jay Day
Decatur County
Mary Day
Ella Day
Grinnell
Howard Edwards
Elwood Edwards
Lorimer
Chas Rhyno
Osceola
Rhyno
Garrett
Wm. Cain
Greater Community Hospital
Charlotte Gene
Cain
Blanche Perry
Mallet
J. Miller
Tiffin
Carll Jensen
Audubon
Margaret Thompson
Lee Buckingham
Helen Day
Margaret Day
Murray
Kenneth Chapman
Mra L. J. Chapman
Mina Converse
H. L. Converse
Lorimor
Brice Hendricks
C. W. Hendricks
Ed. Williamson
Montana
Mary Whitbury
Robert Orr
M. BE. Farlin
Villisca
Irene Strain
A. V. Karlson
Miss Petis
Jess Therman
Society Island
South Sea Islands
Pllace
America
Karlson
West Union
Elizabeth Palmer
Kewanee Illirois
Herman Schewanz
Millard Smith
Winterset
the Cross
Carl Jensen
Jim Smith
Karl Denton
Will Delmege
Cyrus Wheller
Ada Nitzsche
Jim Braman
Cor
Africa
Bert Bullock
Jimmie Sears
Harry
True St. John
Peru
Karl Boling
Francis Knight
Knight
Pearl Grandfeld
John Mitchell
Anita Club
Owl Club
Clell King
Henry Wiles
Frank Early
Ella Goddard
Butler
A. Butler
Bert Browne
Grover Blair
Will Denly
W. J. Phillips
Walter Grossbeck
Lucille Kentmir
Mise Olive Cain
Julander
Wisconsin
Thad Spencer
Forest Stewart
Missouri
Verne Goltry
John Bowsnaham
Bard
Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Etna
North
Strsuss
Gray
Creston Advertiser
American Association of Advertising Agencies
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