Special Evangelistic Meetings Conclude at Methodist Church
The two week evangelistic meetings at the Methodist church ended with Sunday evening service. Rev. Frank Mathis, in charge, spoke helpful sermons and will spend Christmas in Council Bluffs with relatives. Weather and roads were good, attendance remained steady amid pre Christmas busy season. Mathis, a veteran evangelist, engaged in extensive personal work and visited many homes with Rev. Nixon, leaving many friends and lasting impressions.
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Methodist
Frank Mathis
Council Bluffs
Mathis
Nixon
Death of Mrs. David Greeley in Burlington Junction
A notice from Maryville records the death of Mrs. David Greeley of Burlington Junction Missouri. She died in a local hospital Tuesday morning about two o'clock leaving four children and an infant. The Greeley family formerly lived nearby and Mr. Greeley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greeley of Bedford.
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Chas Perdew
David Greeley
Burlington Junction
Missouri
Greeley
Frank Greeley
Bedford
Pipes Sellcheap At Local Drug Store
Pipes priced five to sixty cents each available at the neighborhood drug store.
Ernest Sellars Family Visit to Adria Missouri
Ernest Sellars and family traveled to Adria Missouri on Sunday to spend Christmas with their daughter and her family.
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Ernest. Sellars
Adria
Missouri
Christmas School Grade Program Delights Crowded Audience
A public school Christmas program drew a full house on Thursday night. The operetta The Magic Christmas Bell was staged by the six over grades, followed by seventh and eighth grade tableau, with Santa and Mrs Santa Claus helping to hand out 100 pounds of candy. Parents praised the costumes and lighting as the show drew high marks despite cold roads.
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Santa Claus
Winter Weather Hits City With Snow and Wind
Eight degrees below zero this morning. Yesterday was milder but windy. Christmas day brought heavy wind and snowfall near blizzard levels, prompting many to alter plans. minor localnews items may be incorrect but were published in type before morning.
Gravity Mutual Telephone Exchange Meets January Fourth
The regular annual meeting of the Gravity Mutual Telephone Exchange will be held Saturday afternoon January 4. Representatives from each line must attend with their report. Officers will be elected an operator chosen for the coming year and other business will be handled. Plan to come. Remember the date. Gravity Exchange.
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Gravity Mutual Telephone Exchange
Gravity Exchange
Winter Rabbit Shortage Draws Hunters’ Concern
Hunters report very few rabbits this winter, noting scarce game and reduced trap success. The shortage affects local hunting activity and plans for the season.
Posten Gallagher Wedding Celebrated at Bride’s Home
Dorothy Posten became Mrs Leonard Gallagher on Christmas Day in a ceremony at the bride’s home attended by relatives and friends. Rev Eppard officiated. Ed Morley led Oh Promise Me with piano by Mrs Richard E Williams. The couple will reside in Des Moines at 1082 21st.
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Eppard
Clarinda
The
Christian Church
Gene Munshower
Bert Goldman
Johanna Hill
Ed Morley
Richard E Williams
C. C. Posten
Fine Arts College of
Drake Univesity
Des Moin
Delta Gamma Sorority
Drake
Gallagher
Drake University
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Des Moines
Rev. Eppard
A. S. Bradley
C. E. Bradley
Lavonne Larson
Margaret Edith Turnbull
Richard E. Williams
Marjorie Baird
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
Morleys Return to Des Moines After Christmas Visit
Edmund and Evelyn Morley came back to Des Moines this morning following a Christmas visit with relatives locally.
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Edmund
Evelyn Morley
Des Moines
Paul Nixon Family Spends Christmas Day in Des Moines
Paul Nixon and his wife celebrated Christmas Day with his parents L. W. Nixon and his wife in Des Moines, sharing a holiday gathering with relatives.
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Paul Nixon
Des Moines
L. W. Nixon
Mercy Killing and Suicide Shocks Athelstan Family
William Reed a 50 year old farmer near Athelstan shot and killed his 16 year old son Ray after a night at the bedside then shot himself. A note found by his wife cited the boy’s incurable illness and the father’s own health as motives. The double funeral was held at Plattville Cemetery.
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William Reed
Athelatan
Ray
Blockton
Ano
Batford
St. Joe
Reed
Bedford
B. H. Miller
Reeds
Atthelstan
Alma Lyons
Athelstan
Pauline
Roy
Plattville
Truck Man to Win New Silk Shirt Bet
Bert Terry who runs a coal truck from the Andrew mine near Guss reports delivering 370 tons this season. He wagers his boss to deliver 500 tons and earn the silk shirt, noting the mine's output and road conditions affect daily sales.
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Bert Terry
Andrew
Guss
Bert
Iowa
Terry
Swanson Family Christmas Visit Near Sharpsburg
Anton Swanson and his wife spent Christmas with her parents William Pierson and his wife near Sharpsburg.
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Anton Swanson
Near
Sharpsburg
Wm. Pierson
Creston Visit At Alda Burwell Home This Christmas
Mrs Paul Burwell and her young daughter from Creston are visiting the Alda Burwell household this week. Paul spent Christmas Day there.
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Paul Burwell
Creston
Alda Burwell
Paul
Duttons and Price Visit Excelsior Springs Trip
Elmer Dutton drove to Excelsior Springs Missouri yesterday with Will Price who went on 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
Gerald G Graff Appointed Clerk Auditor for Clarinda
Gerald G Graff of Clarinda was appointed county auditor to fill the vacancy caused by Katharine Millen s death. A longtime Clarinda resident and former merchant and school board president, Graff won over Frank Rotton George Mitchell and Miss Althea Hutchins and began work Friday morning.
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Clarinda
Katharine Millen
Gerald G. Graff
Graff
Frank Rotton
Essex
George Mitchell
Coin
Althea Hutchins
Come to the Drug Store for a Free Aladdin Lamp
A local drug store advertises a bonus offer inviting customers to visit and claim a complimentary Aladdin Lamp on-site. The notice emphasizes an immediate in-store promotion without details on dates or restrictions.
Five States Family Gathering at Tom Lower Home
A Sunday family gathering at the home of Tom Lower and his wife brought together relatives from Colorado Wyoming Texas Nebraska and local residents including F M Combs Nolan Coy Dorie Davis C C Mills Mrs F B Peterson and their children Patsy Ann Genevieve and others in attendance.
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Tom Lower
F. M. Combs
Fleming
Colorado
Nolan Coy
Dolores
Donald
Buffalo
Wyoming
Dorie Davis
Weslaco
Texas
C. C. Mills
Lenox
F. 8. Peterson
Frances Jeanne
Omaha
Nebraska
Lewis Coy
A. C. Davis
Leslie Anderson
Patsy Ann
Tom, Lower
Genevieve
Gravity School Ends One Week Mid-Winter Break
The Gravity school closed for a one week mid-winter vacation. Most teachers living out of town left Friday night to spend the week with home folks. School will reopen next Monday and continue through to the end of the school year.
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Gravity
Laughing Misunderstanding at Doctor Visit
A man seeking a renewal for the Ladies Home Journal visits a famed specialist. After the nurse cites a strict clothing policy, the patient agrees to comply, only to discover the doctor met him with a pun about renewing a magazine subscription.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Gathered Guests at Mrs Maud Posten Home
Guests of Mrs Maud Posten and her sons yesterday included Lambert Mahaffey and wife Clarence Munday and wife Floyd Bush and family Frank Bush and wife Frank Fleming and wife Dean Fleming and family Harold Gerald and Norman Dale Rainforth.
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Maud Posten
Lambert Mahaffey
Clarence Munday
Colorado
Floyd Bush
Corning
Frank Bush
Blockton
Frank Fleming
Dean Fleming
Harold, Gerald
Norman Dale Rainforth
Local Trader Glen Warner Returns Home from Hardinburg
Glen Warner, who has spent several weeks on business in Hardinburg, Kentucky, returned home Monday night. He plans to return to Kentucky after the holidays.
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Glen Warner
Hardinburg
Kentucky
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Monark
Firestone
Goodyear
Zenith
Gruno
Sentinel
Gravity Oil Company
Gerald Graff
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NaLean Motor
Johnston’s Store
W.F. Johnston
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