Thanksgiving News and Local Social Notes
County visitors from Colorado and Indiana joined locals for Thanksgiving at the Oscar Monson home and with Mrs. Joseph Hickenbottom. The Ladies Aid Bazaar netted 38.40. Death of Mr. Rollo Taylor reported from Creston Iowa. A Methodist church meeting is announced for December 8 with Rev. Tenant to preach. Residents shared Thanksgiving visits and small gatherings with oysters served at a party hosted by Mrs. Curt Woolums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Danielson
Colorado
Oscar Monson
Lewis Green
Middletown
Iowa
Joseph Hickenbottom
Fairfield
Lydia
Pearl Monson
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mary Waters
Indiana
Tenant
Mt. Pleasant
Rollo Taylor
Creston
Local Happenings in Packwood and Surrounding Areas
A light Sunday shower touched the county while visitors from Linby Washburn and Hedrick spent time with local families. Residents note Thanksgiving gatherings at the Edmonds and Myers homes, Florence Kelley traveled to Sigourney, and Mrs. Wallcott is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clingman
Linby
Peabody
Clingman
Washburn
Ill
L. K. Wallace
Ralph
Minnesota
Ray Caldwell
Hedrick
L. G. Myers
Charles Edmund
Florence Kelley
Sigourney
Asa Woods
Brighton
R. H. Myers
Stockport social and business notes from town
Dr Graber sickness after Burlington trip. Wade Johnston to wed Myrtle Helfinstein on December 7 at five. Elsonshon couple welcomed a daughter November 20. G W Yarrington store sold to Boley Bros with Yarrington staff staying till March 1. Mrs Messett visiting Hugh Carmichel in town. S V Whitaker plans California trip after public sale. Asia Parish visiting Birmingham with sister Mrs Sherman ill. Farmers glad corn stored from recent storm. M E Sunday school to host Christmas tree and treat for children. Ladies Aid bazaar and supper set for December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Johnston
Myrtle Helfinstein
Dick” Johnston
Ed. Elsonshon
Boley Bros
G. W Yarrington
Yarrington
Messett
Jefferson
Iowa
Hugh Carmichel
S. V. Whitaker
California
Asia Parish
Birmingham
Sherman
Thanksgiving visits by the Groves and Roths
Misses Lillie Grove and Virginia Roth spent Thanksgiving at Mt. Pleasant and Burlington. Editor Tillotson is preparing for a special Christmas number of Stockport News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Grove
Virginia Roth
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Tillotson
Stockport
Libertyville notes births injuries and meetings
Local briefs report two births in Libertyville on November 30 and December 1 to the Buchanan and Stever families. Several residents are ill and injured including Lee Gallup after a bicycle accident. Community events include a hospital tea, a Brotherhood banquet, and church supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Buchanan
Ed. Stever
Jane Eyestone
Ed. Crick
Lee Gallup
Libertyville
Jefferson County Hospital
S. K. Davis
Brotherhood
Leedy Hall
The
Presbyterian Church
Farmers’ Elevator Company
M. B. Hutchinson Lumber Co
John Winn
Lloyd Fry
Oakville
Thanksgiving visit and property transfer noted
Mrs Susan Booth shared Thanksgiving with her daughter Mrs Shelton Mrs Al Greeson and Mrs Sam Davidson visiting Mr and Mrs John Bell on Wednesday Elizabeth Ramsey purchased the Mohler property and plans to move soon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Booth
Mrs
Shel
al Greeson
Sam Davidson
John Bell
Elizabeth Ramsey
Mohler
Abingdon Social and Business Notes Mention Local Visitors
Abingdon reports include Jordan of Irwin Phillips & Co. transacting with Baker & Myers in town. Misses Carter and Smith of Ollie invest in fur. Gilmore Doggett of Centerville visiting with daughter Mrs G A Mowery. Trent and Marie, and Robert Caldwell of Batavia pass through en route to Lindy for carpentry work. Dan Johnson of Brookville attends I O O F supper. Gobble couple spend Thanksgiving at Ryman home near Packwood. Youths attend dances in Ollie and Batavia. Carrie Blanche Mowery and Paul visit Henry Davis near Smith Ranch. John Haltzhauser called to Hedrick for ill father. Aunt Sally Cline evest the…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Irwin Phillips & Co
Keokuk
Baker & Myers
Carter and Smith
Ollie
Gilmore Doggett
Centerville
G. A. Mowery
J. B. Trent
Marie
Robert Caldwell
Batavia
Abingdon
Lindy
Dan Johnson
Brookville
Frank Gobble
Robert Ryman
Packwood
Turkey
Carrie
Blanche Mowery
Paul
Henry Davis
Smith Ranch
John Haltzhauser
Hedrick
Sally Cline
Cleve Caviness Works Again After Pleasant Visit
Cleve Caviness returned to his Chicago job after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs E K Caviness in Bethesda. Round Prairie township hosted Mesdames Root and Prince at the Will Horton home. Literary night at Beckwith school featured readings and music with Miss Troxell and Miss Byers. Harry Free played guitar. The program included pupils with pumpkin faces and a humorous recitation about Kase stole des breeches to git baptized in. The gathering closed with gratitude for harvests and colonial Thanksgiving reflections. Thoma's remains Fairfield Bay's exclusive wallpaper and paint store featuring China-Lac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Oriez
Chichester
Ada Ramsey
John Bell
Ada
United States
Mary Ross
Charley Gaumer
Ross Koontz
T. C. Ross
John Stuart
Utley
Frank Orez
Miller
Starry Ramsy
Fairfield
Sam P. Bell
John DuBois
Don
Ethel Greeson
Sam Ross
Cleve Caviness
Chicago
E. K. Caviness
Cleve
Jefferson County
Mesdames Root
Prince
Round Prairie Township
Will Horton
Harry Free
Nebraska
Beckwith
Norvell Caviness
Lucy McGahan
John Jenks
Kase
Miss Troxell
Burlington
Clara Byers
Public Sale At Chase Bail Farm Near Fairfield
Public Sale announced for December 12 at 10 am on the Chase Bail farm located six miles northwest of Fairfield and two miles east of Brookville. Sale includes 9 horses and mules, 50 Chester White hogs, 2 milk cows, 1500 bushels of corn, 360 bushels oats, hay, straw, and a full line of belt-power hay press machinery. Terms: cash for under 10 and nine months on larger sums with bankable notes at 7 percent. items to be settled day of sale. Auctioneers: W. & G. F. Johnson, T. B. Allender. Clerk: Will Brawner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase Bail
Fairfield
Brookville
Fairfield and
Brookville Road
Packwood
Chester White
Chester
John Deere Wang
PL & O
Pogerty
Co. W. & G. F. Johnson
T. B. Allender
Will Brawner
Our First Thanksgiving Day
A brief reflection on the Pilgrim Fathers founding Plymouth and enduring early hardships. It recalls leaving home for religion, facing hunger and danger from wilderness and conflict, then finding hope as spring brought growth and promise.
Lawsuit Filed Over Death Of College Lineman Bert Ball
Velma Ball and her minor children sue the city of Ames in Nevada alleging wrongful death of Bert Ball a 26 year old lineman who died on July 31 while atop a pole near the college. He touched a live wire while changing leads and fell to the ground, dying moments later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Ames
Velma Ball
Bert Ball
Ball
Young Woman Tries Suicide in Des Moines Police Station
A 20 year old girl, unnamed by police, drank poison in the matron's ward at noon to avoid disgrace of being arrested on a luggage theft charge. Matron Babcock alerted a doctor and the life was probably saved. Police believe the name is Gladys Shearer of Cummings Town, or Laura Dickenson from a rooming house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Babcock
Gladys Shearer
Cummings
Town
Laura Dickenson
Indoor Golf Takes Shape in Sioux City Facility
A new indoor golf device debuted in Sioux City on December 2, allowing players to practice with a mechanized setup. The system uses a driver to send balls into an artificial surface where they rebound to players, enabling practice indoors regardless of weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
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Parsonsville
Curt Woolums
F. C. Woolum
Whit Wood
R. M. Smith
Frances Porter
Erma Krout
Miss Walters
Ottumwa
Mary Wallcott
Graber
M. E. Sunday School
Ladies’ Aid
Edison Phonographs
Victor Victrolas
Jewelers
North Side Square
Clarence Rodgers
Martha Gearhart
Ruth
Warren Fulton
Loren Fisher
Jessie Hoffman
Hester Steele
Goldie Anderson
Isabel
Sherman Bishop
Goldie Hill
Owen Linder
la Motte Williams
Edna Thompson
Genevieve Ferrell
Grace Glotfelty
Walter Wilson
Glenn Shiplier
Prudence Bishop
Harold Swanson
Mary Shiplier
Donald Roulson
Mary
Carl Riggs
Frank Winn
Maud Warren
Edna Pollock
Cedar Rapids
J. O. Boyd
Ellen Kamulner
Noble M. Elder
Margaret Ivins
Fred
Baker
Oregon
Bert
Elder
Garrett
Newton
Fell Cemetery
Alf Armstrong
Albert
Bell Crider
Woolett
Ed. Neiswanger
Polk DuBois
Wm. Beatie
Will
George
D. M. Holgate
Casady
Roy Cooper
Chas Johnson and Sons
Elmer
Arthur
H. F. Crile
John Manatrey
W. F. Miller
Anthony McCarty
Glasgow
Okkaloosa
Esther Baird
Laura Flinde
Fairfield High School
Jack Smith
O. C. Smith
Lindy Church
Allen Peters
Len Warder
Bladensburg
Marty Dickens
John Snider
Packwood Telephone Company
Jne Long
Etta Miller
Ethel
J. Carter
L. Smithhart
Olie
John Long
Alex Davis
Farson
Ton
Bethesda
Wm. Bradford
Tarey
New England
Thoma’s
Fairfield Bay
Thoma's
China
Richardson
East Side
Plymouth
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