Thanksgiving notes and social news from Birmingham area
Fairfield and surrounding towns share holiday travel visits and family gatherings. Notables include the Friebergs in Fairfield hosting relatives at J Frieburg home west of Birmingham, plus gatherings at Keota Libe rtyville and Batavia. Community events feature a box candy gift, a Crum school program, a Bethel church aid meeting, and a Presbyterian class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frieberg
Fairfield
J. Frieburg
Birmingham
Ora Hall
Helen
Robert Gumm
Frank Lawson
Keota
Elizabeth Morrell
Glotfelty
Frank Glotfelty
Libertyville
Harry Hill
Jesse Hill
Will Hawkins
Ottumwa Independents
Stockport Legion
Legion
Mabel Coleman
Crum School
LeRne Clarke
Pitt Johnston
Ladies’ Aid Society
Bethel Church
Jesse Dunn
Presbyterian Church
Gertrude Topping
Winchester
Hugh Carmichael
Elizabeth
Stockport
Alex Carmichael
Joe Farrell
Excelsior Springs
L. V. Nash
Mt. Zion
Harry Miller
Cantril
Harry Wentworth
Brighton
Frank Anderson
Birmingh
Farmers’ Union
Raney
Pitt Johnson
Pitt
C. J. Fiieburg
Carl
Dr Grove
John Despain
Batavia Frig
Ed Martin
Thos. Martin
Johnston
Kerr
Jesse
Earl Dunn
Chas. Dunn
Fremont
Iowa
William Norris
Ottumwa
Jay Norris
Minnie Radcliffe
Howard Radcliffe
George Moore
Eldon
George Kerr
Lee Loveless
Glenn Rail
Russell Bonar
Bonar
Lester Popejoy
Wm. Popejoy
Thes
Martin
Warren
Jim Walmsley
Conrad
Will Spees
Bethel
Alfred Lawson
Batavia
C. S. Roberts
Presbyterian Sunday School
Childrens’ Home
James Stull
Katherine
Velma
Declamatory Contest Winners At Stockport High
School notes report last week’s report cards and a group of high school students from this place attended Stockport High School’s declamatory contest. Winners were Oratorical John Silvers Dramatic Margaret Silvers and Humorous Dave Douds. The county contest is set for December 20 with Birmingham not planning to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockport
John Silvers
Margaret Silvers
Dave Douds
Birmingham
Batavia High School
Birmingham High
LOCAL FOLK AMBLE THROUGH HOLIDAY WEEKENDS IN IOWA TOWN
Fairfield updates recount weekend visits by residents including Mr. and Mrs. Ehrhardt and son and Miss Elsie Ehrhardt in Ottumwa and Mt. Pleasant. W I C club to meet with officer elections. Epworth League planned at Pleasant Grove church. Edu week set December 4 to 9 with school visitation urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Ehrhardt and
Elsie Ehrhardt
Ottumwa
W. I. C. Club
Robert Curtis
E. L. King and Son
Fairfield
C. R. King
Pleasant Grove Church
Epworth League Society
Joe Bureker
Carrie
Margaret
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Advertisement Offer
An old advertisement urges readers to mail a slip with 5 cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Four Corners Community Notes From Ottumwa Area
Local families share meals and attend Methodist Ladies Aid in Ottumwa. Helpers assist in wood cutting and farming tasks as corn harvest nears completion. The Four Corner school held a Thanksgiving program with a pie and candy sale raising about 26 dollars for school supplies. Marie Quick began a winter term of school in Mt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Anderson
H. E. Weaver
Bertha Larson
Ottumwa
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Edward Quick
Wie
Christ Johnson
Beckwith
Frank Trabert
Pleasant
Walter Carlson
Edward Kauffman
William Quick
Gus Smithberg
Retha Kauffman
Tacoma
Washington
Lockridge
John F. Craft
Brichton
William Craff
Marie Quick
Mt. Pleasant
Winter Colds and Coughs Ad With Foley Remedies
Vintage advertisement notes indoor life and sedentary winter affects on coughs and colds. Promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets to keep bowels active and relief for colds throat croup and bronchial trouble with Foley's Honey and Tar. Sold everywhere.
Locust Grove social notes from Batavia residents
Locust Grove items report a sewing demonstration at Mrs. Joe Miller with decorative stitches. next event at Mrs. Charley Hidy on December 6. Many local families visited Batavia, Fairfield, Packwood, Ottumwa, Brighton, and Bernhart, with assorted relatives and guests attending events and holiday trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Miller
Charley Hidy
H. C. Gantz
Genevieve
Geo. Fairchild
Packwood
Batavia
Roy Fresconi
Fairfield
C. Y. Robinson
Helen
Brighton
W. G. Robinson
Claude Whitmore
Abingdon
Ralph Matthews
Lon Copeland
Ottumwa
Sam Farmer
Farmer
Bernhart
Glen Laughlin
Cross Lanes
Geir
Harold Harsh
School News Reports Illness and Health Rules
Report cards for the second six weeks issued. Cather ine Manning ill with tonsillitis and Cecil Kelley operated on for appendicitis. Emphasis on strict health rules for communicable diseases and keeping ill children home. Teachers to watch for signs. calls to Supt. Kilzer appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Manning
Cecil Kelley
State Board of Health
Supt
Kilzer
Wilson Magazine Company
Philadelphia
Sheldon
Bale
Batavia
Unkrich Band
Fairfield
Galahad
Chidester
Foley Kidney Pills Help Woman From Benzonia
Mrs G Hyde of Benzonia Michigan reports long standing kidney trouble with backache and fatigue. After using Foley Kidney Pills with Foley Cathartic Tablets she says she felt like a new person and could resume work. Sold Everywhere.
PACKWOOD Social Notes Chronicle a Holiday Weekend Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bales and daughter of Richland and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Shantz of Nobel spent Sunday with Harvey and L. G. Bales. Wm Black of near Abingdon and John Harrison with family visited Myers' home. Louise McCrerry of Ottumwa visited Ernest McCrerry and friends. Mrs. Lawrence Wood returned from Des Moines and Mrs. McKay from Washington spent Thanksgiving with local friends. Christian Aid society to meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Buchanan
Agency
Margaret Ae Little
Buchanan
Robert Godrow
Harold
Fairfield
Harley Johnston
Birmingham
Lloyd Woodrw
A. J. Woodrow
Paul Johnson
Burlington
W. R. Johnson
Joe Clarke
Ellis Rail
Ray Horn
Alberta
Mont
John Peebler
Keosauqua
Rex Johnston
Bert Miller
Edith Buell
Mt. Pleasant
Alfred Lawson
Batavia
Leslie Johnston
Hazel Dustin
Edith Gallup
Will Gallup
Winslow and Son
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
M. E. Church
J. E. Winslow
Verle Buchanan
Little Son
Alex Carmichael
Billings
Montana
New Methodist Church
L. W. Jeffrey
Trinity M. E
Kansas City
Stephen Tyler, Jr
Illinois
Cecil Despain
Grant Johnston
Lee Loveless
Nancy Anderson
Edith
Carrie
Dewey
W. E. Glotfelty
Clay Missionary Society
Colored Jubilee Singers
Woodford
A. W
Willis Horton
Nelson
George
Vera
Phyllis
Geneva Woodford
L. B. Reed
Harry Pendegraft
Richland
D. W. Orr
Ontario
Calif
Salina
Paul Sandell
Brighton
Helen Pfrimer
Chariton
Frances Meacham
Mike Walerick
Sigourney
Charlie Stone
Des Moines
Ames
Oskaloosa
John Harken
California
Denver
Boulder
Bush
Colorado
A. J. Morgan
Orval Harken
Alva
Roy Robinson
Florence
Marie
Virginia Lee
Leigh Hiatt
Robert
Warren Morgan
Lane
J. W. Owen
P. J. Harken
Pauline
Cedar Rapids
Allen Woodford
George Wilson
John
Don Gowey
Jeannette
Rubio
Ruth Dickinson
Black Hawk
Lemuel B. Reed
Levi Bales
W. R. Shantz
Nobel
Harvey Bales
Wm. Black
Abingdon
John Harrison
L. G. Myers
Louise McCrerry
Ottumwa
Ernest McCrerry
Lawrence Wood
McKay
Washington
The
Christian Aid Society
Charles Purdy
Roy Wharton
Albert Smith
Letha
Isaac Webb
Carl Cline
L. K. Wallace
E. E. Romack
Haven
Artheur Sabel
B. C. Marlow
C. C. McChesney
Loren White
Beaulah Harrison
C. S. Macy
Barnes City
John Murphy
Ralph Fleenor
Irene
Merrill
Brewer
M. E
Ollie
John Avery
Verna
Lucille
Will Wiggins
Ottumwa Hospital
Ed Martin
Will Bandle
Bloomfield
Charles Skinner
Floris
J. C. Hill
Hill
Griner
Mrs. Stone
Mrs. Spanier
Near Richland
Jake Spanier
Miss Hinson
Miss Duvall
Farms For Sale Or Trade In Iowa Region
Russell Smith owner Fairfield Iowa advertises multiple Iowa farms for sale rental or trade. Listings include 160 acre black prairie farm near Fairfield with 7 room house Monitor chicken house 700 chickens orchard hog fencing tile main road school proximity prices 250 per acre with 5 percent terms rents 7 50 per acre also offers other parcels 60 acres clover 40 corn 20 oats 40 pasture with 6 40 farm buildings price 125 per acre rent 6 per acre plus additional 60 acres near Lockridge has 20 clover 20 corn 20 pasture price 100 per acre rent 5 per acre others include 40 acre mixed operations all hog tight up to 125 per acre rent 6 per acre. Trade options include mortgages house and lot or horses and cattle. Contact Russell Smith Fairfield Iowa. 42-2-p
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monitor
Fairfield
Lockridge High School
Lockridge
Russell Smith
Iowa
Homes for the Homeless and Help in Building Plans
A historic plea promotes home ownership over renting, inviting readers to view up to date plan books for building or remodeling. Emphasis on dependable car care, proper poultry housing, and a light humor exchange about a father singing to his baby.
Thanksgiving events and local visits across Ottumwa area
Residents in Ottumwa and nearby towns shared meals at M E church events and bazaars, followed by extended visits and social calls. Families from Fairfield Richland and Des Moines traveled to see relatives, attend funerals, and join football games on Thanksgiving weekend.
Grandchild Relieved Croupy Cough With Foley's Honey and Tar
Peter Landis of Meyersdale Pennsylvania reports his grandchild suffered a very bad croupy cough with no relief until Foley's throat chest and bronchial irritations Honey and Tar was given. Coughs colds and croup were quickly relieved with Foley's Honey and Tar sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Landis
Meyersdale
Foley
Adyv
New Transport Subsidy Sparks Competition in Iowa
The Dubuque Chamber of Commerce votes a 25 dollar per month subsidy for the Maquoketa Duchuque auto bus line. Operators promise daily service except Sundays and no subsidy if monthly trips fall below twenty. Roy Stacy of Iowa Falls notes this creates rail competition aided by taxpayer road beds and business subsidies, improving local transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Comerce
Maquoketa-Dubuque
Roy Stacy
Iowa Falls
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