Special Meetings Close at Methodist Church
The two week evangelistic meeting at the Methodist church closed with Sunday evening services. Rev Frank Mathis in charge left for Council Bluffs to spend Christmas with relatives. Weather and roads were good and attendance was solid amid the pre Christmas bustle. Mathis, a veteran evangelist, preached helpful sermons and engaged in extensive personal work with Rev Nixon visiting many homes. The services accomplished much good and left many new friends.
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Frank Mathis
Council Bluffs
Mathis
Nixon
Death of Mrs. David Greeley in Burlington Junction
A notice from Maryville reports Mrs. David Greeley of Burlington Junction Missouri died Tuesday morning in a local hospital. She left four children at home and an infant born in the hospital. The Greeleys previously lived nearby and had farmed near Burlington Junction. Her husband David Greeley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greeley of Bedford, longtime area residents.
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Chas Perdew
David Greeley
Burlington Junction
Missouri
Thisity
Greeley
Frank Greeley
Bedford
Pipes five to sixty cents a piece at the Drug Store
A brief line notes pipes available for sale at the local Drug Store with prices ranging from five to sixty cents each.
Sellars Plan Christmas Visit to Adria Missouri
Ernest Sellars and his family traveled to Adria Missouri on Sunday to spend Christmas with their daughter and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Sellars
Adria
Missouri
Christmas Operetta Delights Crowded School Auditorium
The public school hosted a full house Thursday with the grade six operetta The Magic Christmas Bell. Seventh and eighth graders performed tableau carols, Santa and Mrs Santa Claus helped distribute candy, and proceeds nearly covered the candy and expenses. The event impressed parents and friends with strong singing and festive costumes amid crisp winter weather.
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Santa Claus
Santa Claue
Winter Weather Report Amid Storm and Cold Snap
A fierce cold morning with eight degrees below zero and minimal wind contrast yesterday. Christmas featured wintery conditions with wind and snow approaching blizzard levels, forcing last minute plan changes as town notices circulated too late to be corrected.
Annual Meeting of Gravity Mutual Telephone Exchange
The Gravity Mutual Telephone Exchange will hold its regular annual meeting on Saturday afternoon January 4. Representatives from each line must attend with reports. Officers will be elected and an operator for the coming year chosen. All other business will be addressed. Plan to attend.
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Gravity Mutual Telephone Exchange
Gravity Exchange
Hunters Warn of Sparse Rabbits This Winter
Hunters report a scarce rabbit population this winter with many woods yielding few sightings. Local sportsmen note colder conditions and food scarcity as likely reasons for the drop in potential harvest.
Posten Gallagher Wedding In Clarinda Home
Dorothy Posten become Mrs Leonard Gallagher in a Christmas Day ceremony at the Posten home Des Moines groom a Drake University alumnus and track captain attendees include local and Clarinda guests with Ed Morley singing Oh Promise Me followed by a three course dinner served by six friends. Relatives from here and Des Moines attended the event and Edmund and Evelyn Morley returned to Des Moines after Christmas visits.
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Ed Morley
Richard E Williams
C. C. Posten
Fine Arts College
Drake Univesity
Des Moines
A. S. Bradley
C. E. Bradley
Lavonne Larson
Margaret Edith Turnbull
Clarinda
Richard E. Williams
Marjorie Baird
Gene Munshower
Jeanne Chandler
Ivan Anton
Bert Goldman Jr
Mesdames Charles
L. Gallagher
William Phillips
Mildred Jordan
Richard
Rolland Gallagher
Albert Bender
Grant
R. E. Bradley
Bedford
J. G. Posten
Iona
C. R. Morgan
Paul Morris
Dorothy
Mary Louise
Bradley
Dorothy Depew
Madeline Smith
Gravity
Paul Nixon Family Spent Christmas Day Here
Paul Nixon and his wife of Des Moines celebrated Christmas Day with his parents L. W. Nixon and his wife at their home, sharing the holiday together.
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Paul Nixon
Des Moines
L. W. Nixon
Father Slays Son in Mercy Killing at Bedford Area
William Reed 50, a respected farmer near Atthelstan, shot his 16 year old son Ray after a prolonged illness and then killed himself. The Blockton high school sophomore died in the home after doctors warned recovery was unlikely. A note left by Reed cited his and his son's incurable conditions. A double funeral was held at Plattville Cemetery, with the family then living nearby.
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William Reed
Athelatan
Ray
Blockton
Bedford
St. Joe
Reed
B. H. Miller
Reeds
Atthelstan
Alma Lyons
Athelstan
Pauline
Roy
Plattville
Christmas Visits Tale Across Small Town Homes
Anton Swanson and his wife near Sharpsburg spent Christmas with her parents William Pierson and wife Mia. Mia, Paul Burwell and his little daughter of Creston are visiting this week at the Alda Burwell home. Paul spent Christmas Day there.
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Anton Swanson
Near
Sharpsburg
Wm. Pierson
Mia
Paul Burwell
Daughter
Creston
Alda Burwell
Paul
Dutton Journey to Excelsior Springs Missouri
Elmer Dutton traveled to Excelsior Springs Missouri yesterday with Will Price. Price accompanied him to Smithville to visit his parents. They returned last evening with Mrs Dutton who had been visiting her daughter and family there.
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Elmer Dutton
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Smithville
Will Price
Mrs. Dutton
Truck Man Betted On Silk Shirt After Coal Delivery Target
Bert Terry who runs a coal truck from the Andrew mine near Guss reports delivering 370 tons this season. He bets his boss he can reach 500 tons, promising the best silk shirt if he succeeds, while the mine’s output and rough roads influence daily production of about seventeen tons.
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Bert Terry
Andrew
Guss
Tthat
Bert
Iowa
Terry
Gerald Graff Appointed Auditor in Clarinda
Gerald G. Graff of Clarinda was appointed to fill the county auditor vacancy after Katharine Millen's death. A longtime Clarinda resident and former local merchant, he has served on the Clarinda school board and is its current president. He won over Frank Rotton, George Mitchell, and Althea Hutchins, and began work Friday morning.
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Clarinda
Katharine Millen
Gerald G. Graff
Graff
Come to the Drug Store for a Free Aladdin Lamp
A local drug store advertises a promotion offering a free Aladdin Lamp. Customers are invited to visit to learn details and claim the gift while supplies last.
Five Dollar Coupon For Cars Over Twenty Five Dollars
Coupon offers five dollar reduction on any car above twenty five dollars within a week. Mentions many old Chevrolet models and Model A cars. Trades livestock accepted and terms to be named. Write Herb Beach at NaLean Motor or call 119 Corning Ia.
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NaLean Motor
Corning
Gathering at Tom Lower Home Across Five States
A family gathering was held at the home of Tom Lower and his wife on Sunday. Attendees included F. M. Combs and wife from Fleming, Golorada. Nolan Coy and wife with children Delores and Donald from Buffalo, Wyoming. Dorie Davis and wife from Weslaco, Texas. C. C. Mille and wife from Lenox. Mrs F. S. Peterson and daughter Frances Jeanne from Omaha, Nebraska. Lewis Coy. A. C. Davis. Leslie Anderson and wife with daughter Patey Ann. and Genevieve, Tom Lower’s wife and daughter.
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Tom Lower
F. M. Combs
Fleming
Golorada
Nolan Coy
Delores
Donald
Buffalo
Wyoming
Dorie Davis
Weslaco
Texas
C. C. Mille
Lenox
F. S. Peterson
Frances Jeanne
Omaha
Nebraska
Lewis Coy
A. C. Davis
Leslie Anderson
Patey Ann
Tom, Lower
Genevieve
Grav ity School Closes For One Week Mid-Winter Break
The Gravity school ended its one week mid winter vacation Friday night as most out of town teachers returned home. Classes resume next Monday and continue through the end of the school year.
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Gravity
Laughing misfit patient tries doctor visit joke
A man seeks a famed specialist and, after a nurse insists on undressing to see the doctor, reveals the prank by asking for a renewal of the Ladies' Home Journal subscription. The tale plays as a humorous street circulation item.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Guests of Mrs Maud Posten and sons
Guests of Mrs Maud Posten and sons yesterday were Lambert Maheffey and wife, Clarence Munday and wife of Colorado, Floyd Bush and family of Corning, Frank Bush and wife of Blockton, Frank Fleming and wife, Dean Fleming and family, Harold, Gerald and Norman Dale Rainforth.
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Maud Posten
Lambert Maheffey
Clarence Munday
Colorado
Floyd Bush
Corning
Frank Bush
Blockton
Frank Fleming
Dean Fleming
Harold, Gerald
Norman Dale Rainforth
Glen Warner Returns Home From Kentucky Business
Glen Warner who had been in Hardinbore Kentucky for several weeks on business returned home Monday night He planned to return to Kentucky after the holidays
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Glen Warner
Hardinbore, Kentucky
Kentucky
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Johnstown’s Store
W.F. Johnston
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