Parsonsville Society Notes Headline
Miss Lyda and Pearl Monson return to Fareld after holidays at home. Mrs. C H Johnson visits sister in Hedrick Iowa. Mrs. Joseph Hickenbottom and Mrs. Waters visit Salina. Mauritz Nelson of Ottumwa stays a week with O W Monson. Russell Johnson returns from Essex Iowa. Mrs. Perry Hickenbottom and Mrs. W R Smith travel to Mt. Pleasant. Gust Bright and daughter Hulda spend New Year with Miss Anna Ranger in Salina.
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Lyda
Pearl Monson
Fareld
H Ome
C. H. Johnson
Hedrick
Iowa
Joseph Hickenbottom
Waters
Salina
Mauritz Nelson
Ottumwa
O. W. Monson
Russell Johnson
Essex
Perry Hickenbottom
W. R. Smith
Pleasant Plain social notes and local updates
Paul Sodergren returns to Pleasant Plain after visiting home folks Pearl Pence from Fairfield calls on Tuesday John Larson of Fairfield visits relatives Wednesday Miss Mertie Sears of Fairfield visits Mrs Story Miss Mable DuBois travels to Esther ville for teaching duties Elbert Vorhies buys a new car L Lipps ill at the depot Mrs Jack Millane and daughter Frances have a town accident Mrs Christ Hartman sick Elmore Ramsy visits James Davidson Winter weather noted Various visits by locals from Fairfield Mt. Pleasant Lineville and Ottumwa plus church notices and a coffee fundraiser planned January 8
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sodergren
Pleasant Plain
Pearl Pence
Fairfield
John Larson
Mary Boos
Oscar Peterson
English Lutheran Church
Ladies’ Aid
Lutheran Church
John Carlson
S. Marion Buzeke
Chicago
Elmore Ramsy
James Davidson
Mable DuBois
Estherville
Parks
the Tribune
Charley Quillen
Mt. Pleasant
Harry Ramsey
Maud Hamilton
Crawford
T. M. Ryder
Lineville
Local Social Notes Record Family Visits and Weddings
Mrs. Mary A. Davidson returned home after weeks with daughter Mrs. Ernest Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Barrow attended the wedding of their cousin Miss Dottie Barrow on New Year’s. Mrs. Al Greeson with Orrin and Ethel were New Year guests at the Anderson home north of town. Mrs. Elizabeth Ramsy is improving. Mrs. Floyd Davidson with Arly and Mrs. Nellie Quillen visited brother John Davidson and family and sister Lela Waterhouse and family last week. Mrs. Frank Booth and children were seen in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Barrow
Dottie Barrow
al Greeson
Orrin
Ethel
Anderson
Elizabeth Ramsy
Floyd Davidson
Arly
Nellie Quillen
John Davidson
Lela Waterhouse
Frank Booth
Local News Notes From Libertyville And Surrounding Areas
Libertyville reports visitors from Virginia Florida Cedar Rapids and Fairfield. Protracted M E church meetings begin with nightly services except Monday. Local residents travel for family visits New Year dinners and holiday generosity shown to mail carriers. Dorothy Russell returns home after two months in Fairfield.
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Preston Ashmead
R. C. Russell
Dorothy
Fairfield
Doro
Patient Recovers Under Dr Pool Care and Walks Again
The patient has been under the care of Dr. Pool and has shown great health improvement, regaining the ability to walk.
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Thy
Pool
Fairfield Social Notes and School Attendance Highlight Week
John Boos visits his mother in Fairfield while Sylvester Martin of Grinnell, Iowa spends the week with relatives. A week of local calls, church services, and school attendance is noted along with entertainment plans by the Bennett Comedy company and local shopping.
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John Boos Wa
Fairfield
Sylvester Martin
Grinnell
John Carlson
Lucile
Overstrum
R.A. Linderson
Albert E. Larson
Elbert Vorhies
Westling
Rock Island
English Lutheran Church
Ralph Brown
Gladys Klinehan
Viola Peterson
Dorothy Arnold
Esther Graff
Lucile Danielson
Walter Rauscher
Gladys Danielson
Anna Hickenbottom
Erlin Anderson
Otto Graf
Lucinda Peterson
Vernard Horton
Hazel Klinehan
Ruth Rauscher
PACKWOOD COMMUNITY NOTES AND SOCIAL GLEANINGS
Snow fell Friday night in the region as teachers returned from a two week vacation. Vernerd Scott spent the week with friends at Fairfield. Curt Woolums is ill. A turkey dinner was enjoyed at Mr and Mrs Jennison’s home. Mrs Lida Mowery returned home to Hedrick after visiting relatives here. Miss Lucy Kelley visited Miss Etta Edmund south of town. Mr and Mrs McClain plan to move into the Grafton property. Mr and Mrs Ed Woolums hosted relatives from Illinois. Miss Clara and Beda Nelson entertained friends. Mrs Lena Barrow visited in town Saturday afternoon.
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Vernerd Scott
Fairfield
Curt Woolums
Jennison
Lida Mowery
Hedrick
Lucy Kelley
Etta Edmund
McClain
Grafton
Ed Woolums
Illinois
Clara
Beda Nelson
Lena Barrow
Center Township News Roundup and Notables
Local notes report deaths in the area with Fred Linstrom traveling from Omaha after his father A. P. Linstrom’s death. Several residents are ill with lagrippe or scarlet fever. Poultry wins are announced for W F Miller and Mrs C P Nelson at shows in New York and Albany. Visits include Sadie Lewis and Helen with G W Cornell, and Chas Tirrell visiting Mrs Chas Johnson. School canceled at Plum Grove due to teacher illness. trips cited to Burlington and Monmouth for family reasons.
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Fred Linstrom
Omaha
Neb
A. P. Linstrom
Chas
Johnson
W. F. Miller
New London
Charles Tirnell
Clarmont
Minn
Chas. Johnson
Cornelia Cooper
Plum Grove
Raye
Elizabeth Crow
James Dowd
Fred Stever
Helen Jacobson
Leland Holgate
Burlington
Mrs. Holgate
Monmouth
Ill
Community Notes From Salina And Nearby
Salina residents recount a Monday night serenade for Ernest Aronson and his wife followed by a large Tuesday shower with over 100 attendees and many gifts. Miss Nettie Schillerstrom attended a Saturday party at Will Parsons’ home near Glasgow. Miss Larson of Ottumwa visits Mable Oman, while many suffer grippe and colds. The I O O F held an installation Saturday night and locals from Fairfield attended. Mr Linstrom, aged 96, died near Fairfield after living in Salina years. his wife and children mourn. Ernest Aronson serves as janitor at the Lutheran church this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Aronson
Nettie Schillerstrom
Will Parsons
Glasgow
Miss Larson
Ottumwa
Mable Oman
Alfred Nelson
Fairfield
Mr. Hicks
Leeland Linn
Will Kerns
M. E
The Heavens in January by Prof Emery E Watson
An astronomy column describing January skies highlights Venus and the Moon as evening beacon objects. It notes bright first magnitude stars Vega Altair Deneb Capella Castor and Pollux Orion and the Pleiades Hyades and Saturn, with Betelgeuse and Rigel in Orion and a discussion of the Orion Nebula and light travel times.
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Venus
Vega
Altair
Deneb
Caston and
Pallux
Gemini
Tennyson
Orion
Job
Orion Nebula
Orion Belt Line Shows Path to Sirius
A line drawn through the belt of Orion extending southward about 20 degrees passes near Sirius. Sirius, the brightest star, is a near neighbor requiring only 8 years to reach Earth. It is roughly 2,000 times the Sun’s size and emits 30 to 200 times as much light.
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Neptune
Regel
Orion
Beteljeuse
Newcombes
Sirius
Parsons College Opens Winter Term With Attendance
The Tribune notes a warm sun hindering sleighing as Parsons college begins the winter term with good attendance. The Sophomore class holds its first church exhibition at the Presbyterian church. City Council approves a $200 monthly appropriation to Fairfield Gas for street lighting. Frank Light improves after a recent near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons College
Presbyterian Church
Fairfield Gas Company
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