Palomine Club Repeats Holiday Dinner At Dunkin Home
The Palomine Club and families held their annual Christmas dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dun kin’s home on Friday evening December 18 with 19 people. The group enjoyed turkey, music, dominoes and a gift exchange. Mrs. Ora Cree hosted December 17 with eight members, including a Christmas program and refreshments. The next meeting is scheduled with Mrs. Vernon Gold on January 21.
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Palomine Club
Fred Dunkin
Turkey
Ora Cree
Palomino Club
Vernon Gold
U T D Club Meeting With Sunshine Gift Exchange
The U T D club met Thursday with Mrs. Paul Parrish. All members and two visitors attended including Mrs. King of Blackston and Mrs. Emma Clark. Members answered roll call with Christmas quotations and gifts from their Sunshine Pal. A grab bag caused merriment as Mrs. Allice Hadarine received a shower of gifts. Contests crowned Mesdames Nina Mick and Merle Hess as winners. Refreshments followed.
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U. T. D. Club
Paul Parrish
King
Blackston
Emma Clark
Alice Hargadine
Mesdames
Nina Mick
Merle Hess
Study Club Luncheon At Mrs Hefley Home
Members of the Study club held a luncheon Tuesday at Mrs T R Hefleys home. Christmas decorations and table arrangements set the scene. An exchange of gifts and a Christmas program followed the meal.
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T. R. Hefley
Card of Thanks for Funeral Gratitude
The Greenway Family extends heartfelt thanks for kindness sympathy messages and floral offerings received during their bereavement for their father.
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Greenway
Des Moines Woman Visits Mother’s Home in Late Week
Floy Madden of Des Moines visited the latter part of last week at the home of her mother, Mrs Wave Madden.
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Floy Madden
Des Moines
Wave Madden
Horse Crippled by Barbed Wire Fence Chase
Ora Churchill reports a valuable horse severely crippled after running into a barbed wire fence while presumably fleeing stray dogs. Dr Hin es splinted the injured limb but healing of the tendons is doubtful. The family, reluctant to euthanize, notes prior losses from wild dogs and recent sheep deaths nearby.
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Ora Churchill
Death Notice of Joseph W Greenway Bedford Family Man
Joseph W Greenway born March 14 1869 in Warren County Illinois lived in Taylor County since age eighteen except for one year. He died after living with son Walter east of Bedford in recent years. Survived by brothers Jim Harve sister Cinda Hese half brothers Charley Bean Jule Bean and sons Walter George and Fred with four grandchildren.
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Joseph W. Greenway
Warren County
Iinois
Love
Taylor County
Walter Greenway
Bedford
Anna White
Mr. Greenway
Jim
Harve
Pueblo
Colorado
Cinda Hese
Near
Guess
Charley Bean
Gravity
Jule Bean
Villisca
George Greenway
Fred Greenway
Cedar Rapside
Hand Tinted Photograph Christmas Offer
Mrs Weldon Greenman advertises tinted photographs in Gravity for 50 cents, half price, as a Christmas special. Samples available at Lambley Store. contact phone 10-126.
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Weldon Greenman
Lambley
New Officers to Be Installed at January Eastern Star Meeting
The Eastern Star chapter will install its new officers at the first meeting of January. The event marks the start of the new year's leadership lineup and sets the agenda for the chapter activities.
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Eastern Star Chapter
Merry Christmas Wishes to Readers and Friends
A holiday greeting from the newspaper staff wishing readers and friends a Merry Christmas. May the true Spirit of Christmas dwell in hearts and homes today and throughout the coming New Year.
Farm Program Adapts 1936 Drouth Losses
1937 agricultural conservation plan includes provisions to offset 1936 drouth damage on seedings of soil conserving crops. Iowa State College Extension Service and state committees explain substitutions of forage crops for killed soil conserving acres, base calculations, diversion and practice payments, and early guidance to farmers. County agents will explain details in January meetings.
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State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Ralph Smith
Newton
AAA
Extension Service
Iowa State College
R. K. Bliss
Drouth
Iowa
Burglars Target Post Offices at New Market and College Springs
Burglars entered post offices in New Market and College Springs on Friday night, stealing about $200 in stamps and cash at College Springs. Everett Vaughn, a College Springs youth, confronted masked intruders, was tied and dumped in a coal bin, then rescued himself and alerted a telephone exchange. The New Market break-in yielded minor losses. the large safe remained unopened.
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College Springs
New Market
Everett Vaughn
Vaughn
Sam Anderson
Roof Fire Sparks At E L Bowery Farm
A roof blaze on the E L Bowery farm three miles east of town was checked quickly Wednesday evening. Roy Buchanan reported the fire after seeing it from the road. Neighbors arrived promptly and extinguished the flames with little damage. Sparks from a burning flue lit the roof.
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E.L. Bowere
Here
Roy Buchanan
Birthday Dinner Honors Be dell and Mrs Hansen
A birthday dinner was hosted Sunday at the W. F. Johnston home honoring Mrs. Alfred Hansen mother of Mrs. Johnston and A. C. Bedell her uncle. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Be dell Mr. and Mrs. Ed Henneman Frank Downing and wife W. F. Johnston his wife and daughter Dorothy. Mrs. Johnston baked the cake which took the place of honor on the table.
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W. F. Johnston
Alfred Hansen
Johnston
A. C. Bedell
Mee
Ed Henneman
Frank Downings
Dorothy
Mrs Damewood and Clyde Visit Des Moines Group
Mrs Damewood and her son Clyde traveled to Des Moines Sunday to visit the Cave Peck home. They were joined by Mrs Carl Werner and two Werner sons from Waterville New York who will stay with relatives in the area for a few weeks.
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I. M. Damewood
Clyde
Des Moines
Cave Peck
Carl Werner
Waterville
New York
Firet class White Paint Sold At Local Drug Store
A drug store advertises a first class white paint priced at two dollars per gallon with available stock. The note underscores affordable household painting supplies in the shop's sale listing.
Obituary of Fred Kernen from Bedford Iowa
Fred Kernen born in Bern Switzerland April 14 1851 died near Bedford Iowa December 17 1936 aged 85 years 8 months 8 days married Rosina Wolfe June 21 1870 eight children survive and twelve grandchildren including Roy who died earlier. Family immigrated 1883 living near Corning then Bedford area. He was raised Lutheran and remained devoted to German Bible studies. Funeral December 20 conducted by Rev James Walls Lexington cemetery.
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Fred Kernen
Jacob
Margaret Kernen
Bern
Switzerland
Bedford
Iowa
Rosina Wolfe
Jake
Fred
Rosie
Albert Mitchell
Mary
Frank Robey
Conway
Levi
Carl
John
Roy
Kernen
America
Adams County
Corning
Taylor County
Guss
Luther
Eulah
Effie Sharp
James Walls
Conway Methodist Church
Lexington
Thanks to neighbors for roof fire help and Roy Buchannon
The Bowers family thanks friends and neighbors who helped when flames were spotted on their roof Wednesday evening. Special gratitude to Roy Buchannon for observing the fire and warning them.
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Roy Buchannon
E. L. Bowers
Day and Felt announce approaching wedding in Nodaway Prescott
Mr and Mrs Ben R Day of Nodaway announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Maxine Carolyn to Mr H Vernon Felt of Prescott The groom is the youngest son of Rev and Mrs R V Felt of Prescott The Felt family formerly lived here while Rev Felt was pastor of the local Methodist church.
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Ben R. Day
Nodaway
Maxine Carolyn
H. Vernon Felt
Prescott
R. V. Felt
Felt
Rev
Death of Ella Brock Noted by Former Gravity Resident
Former Gravity resident Mrs. Jesse Lovitt reports the death of Mrs. Ella Brock in Spokane Washington. Daughter of merchant Jack Brock the family long active in the local Methodist church with Ella serving as church organist for many years. A notice of the death is requested for publication.
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Jesse Lovitt
Ella Brock
Spokane
Washington
Jack Brock
Methodist Church
Lovitt
Ella
School Closes For Holidays Early This Afternoon
Public schools here close this afternoon for Christmas holidays and reopen January 4. Most teachers will vacation at home. local staff remaining will stay for the holiday period.
Mrs Pearl Livingston Burned Arm In Spillage Accident
Mrs Pearl Livingston suffered a severe burn on her arm last Thursday morning at her sister Mrs Jay Levitt’s home when hot lard spilled on her arm. The incident occurred in a domestic kitchen setting and the victim received treatment following the accident.
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Pearl Livingston
Jay Levitt
Sharpsburg Schools Close for Christmas Vacation
The Sharpsburg schools closed last week for a one week Christmas vacation. A number of boys from Sharpsburg visited here Monday afternoon.
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Sharpsburg
Card Request to Mail Paper to Brownville Texas
A card from Mrs Celesta Smith asks that the paper be sent to Brownville Texas until further notice. The brief note directs ongoing delivery to the named town and provides no additional details.
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Celesta Smith
Brownville
Texas
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P. Beezley
Joe Greenway
The
Gravity Oil Company
Merry Christmas
George
Glen
Dave
Independent
New Market - College Springs
Posten’s Store
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