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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
14
Radcliffe residents and friends visited the Zenia cemetery and old landmarks of the former Zenia ghost town then picnicked at Lepley state park near Union. The day included many locals visiting relatives, religious society gatherings, and several townsfolk traveling to nearby Des Moines and Ames for work, meals, and medical updates.
Invites probe L N Day who passed away during his pastorate of the local Evangelical church. Prof. and Mrs. Westphal, formerly Radcliffe residents, now of North English, have a new baby. Westphal is a school instructor and North English superintendent. Numerous brief social notices follow detailing visits, vacations, births, picnics, and local community activity. Several ill with the summer flu.
Grant Center Henry Bailey and Perry Bailey of Marshalltown called on their father William Bailey Friday. Oscar Ritland and family, Leonard Keller and wife attended the pow wow at Tama Sunday. Peter Reifensnider and wife visited their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Will Rutzen Sunday. Their daughter and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kruger and family were guests also. Geo. Bailey and wife of Sons Falls visited Sunday with his brother and sister, Weldon and Catherine Bailey. William Bailey and sister Catherine spent Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tjarks of Hubbard. Albert Crain spent last Wednesday with his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dodd of Chapin. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson who visited last week with her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Hillis Crain returned to their home in Wisconsin. Mrs. Balcom and son, Fred, visited her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ziebell Sunday. Selmer Good and wife are staying at the Hills Crain home while Hillis Crain and family are visiting her parents, Walter Griffith in Missouri. His brother, Albert, went with them. Will, Dodd and wife of Chapin visited Friday with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Crain. John Dodd and wife of Conrad were also guests.
Mrs. Less Arthur and her son Junior of Marshalltown spent a few days last week at the John Templeton home. Anthony, Dewitt, and family spent Sunday at Eldora with relatives. Several from the community attended the Castor reunion Sunday. attendance was noted at the Meth.
Gifford Ethel and Bethel Cundiff nurses in training with Miss Olson supervisor at Deaconess hospital in Marshalltown attended as supper guests. Austin Minnesota visitors Fred Cundiff and family spent days at parental C. B. Cowell home. Geo Hallett family visited Donald Madole. Jesse Davis and daughters hosted at Boone. Various Marshalltown residents hosted, visited or attended reunions and gatherings including Castor reunion in Union, and visits to Erickson Hotel and Seim household.
Mr and Mrs Lepley spend vacation with his father in Conrad. Mr and Mrs Oren Monroe and family of Lake View visited the C A Monroe home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Vance Adams and children spent Sunday with A A Agnew at Whitten. Chas Adams with Eric DeLasky of Eldora on a hunting trip in the Black Hills of North Dakota. The community was well represented at the old settlers picnic in Blerding grove at Lawn Hill Sunday.
Timber Valley community figures share visits and gatherings across Eldora Hubbard and Iowa Falls. Repeated home visits, birthday celebrations and an ice cream social mark a week of friendly interchanges among Barnhart Kniss Meeker and related families.
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