Taylor County Social Security Benefits Totals
Benefits under the Old-age and Survivors Insurance program total 1466 dollars monthly for 99 Taylor county residents. Leo W. Smith of the Des Moines Social Security office announced distributions: 43 retired workers 825 dollars each. 24 retired wives 289 dollars. 7 young widows with children 120 dollars. 20 children of deceased workers 203 dollars. 5 widows 65 plus philanthropy 900 dollars? In trailing notes, over 16,000 dollars in lump sums were paid in the last year to heirs of deceased wage earners across 23 counties served.
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Taylor County
Leo W. Smith
Des Moines
Social Security Administration
Mrs Hamiien Writes From Garner Innec Regular Letter
Mrs Hamiien and Mrs J P Anniston send a note from Garner Innec describing heavy snow before Christmas and again yesterday afternoon. They report deep drifts and wind, estimate five inches fallen, and say they are both well. They extend New Year wishes to acquaintances down there.
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O. K
Gravity Mutual Telephone Company Annual Meeting
The regular annual meeting will be held in the town Hall Saturday January 8 at two o clock in the afternoon. Election of officers for the coming year will be held and an exchange operator will be employed. Bids for the operator position will be received until noon on that day. Harley Wallace pres.
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Gravity Mutual Telephone Company
Harley Wallace
Funeral for early settler Barton held in Bedford
W Barton 88 died at daughter’s home near Gravity after pneumonia. Funeral Monday at Shum funeral home Bedford led by Rev Hadley. Burial in Gravity cemetery. Obituary notes Wilbur Barton born March 14 1860 died January 1 1949 aged 88 years 9 months 17 days. Survived by daughter Mrs Lewis Barker, two grandchildren Kenneth Barker Mildred Secord and Leonard Barker, sister Mrs Ettle Hyder, brothers Guy and Charley Barton. many friends.
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Curtis W. Barton
Mra Lewis Barker
Gravity
Mr Barton
Shum
Bedford
Hadley
Villisea
Nervices
Wilbur Barton
S.muei Rod Wien
Brain Krex Co
Neve Guesburg
A. Ibel
Taylor Co
O'd Holt
Etta Rollie
Bessie Berker
Methodist Church
Lewis J. Barker
Kenneth W. Barker
Mildeed Secord
Bakersfield
Calif
Keonard Barker
Mra Ettle Hyder
Nevada
Guy
Charley Barton
Stockton
Mrs Robert R Allen Civil funeral for Clara Miriam Allen in Des Moines
Clara Miriam Allen nee Draper died at the home of her daughter Minnie Wilson. Private funeral services were held December 30, 1948, at Duon Funeral Home Des Moines. Burial was at Gravity Cemetery beside her husband Robert R Allen. Born March 1861 in a log cabin Payette County Iowa she lived on a Gravity area farm and later with her daughter Darline Betz in Des Moines. She was known for quiet honesty and daily Bible reading guiding her family with kindness and truth.
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Duon
Des Moines
Clara Miriam Allen
Draper
Mra
Minnie Wilson
Robert R. Allen
Mre Aller
Payette County
Iowa
Mre Allen
Mre
Darline Betz
Mia Allen
Merle
Cecil
Depew Family Reports New Granddaughter
Mr and Mrs Geo Depew of Craig Missouri visited Sunday with Charles Martin and announced the birth of a baby daughter to their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Walter Cudney of Central City Nebraska on December 8.
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Geo. Depew
Craig, Mo
Sun
Chas. Martin
Walter Cudney
Central City
Nebr
Damewood Begins Indefinite Des Moines Stay
Mra I. M Damewood traveled to Des Moines last week for an indefinite stay at the home of her daughter Mrs Carl Werner, marking a new chapter in the family’s local arrangements.
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Mra I. M Damewood
Des Moines
Carl Werner
Bedford Attorney J. R. Locke Dies in Missouri Hospital
James R. Locke, 64, a prominent Bedford attorney, fell ill Wednesday and died that night at a Maryville hospital due to heart ailment and complications. Funeral arrangements were pending at a local funeral home with burial at Rockport Cemetery.
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J. R. Locke
Bedford Attorney
Maryville, Mo
James R. Locke
Locke
cRockport
Panama Canal Zone Call From Daughter Delights Beemers
Mr and Mrs Homer Beemer received a noon Sunday phone call from their daughter Mrs Forest Newman in the Panama Canal Zone. The call lasted about 12:05 PM as she spoke with clear reception over roughly 5,000 miles. Her Mule daughter Suele also talked to her grandmother during the call.
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Homer Beemer
Forest Newman
Panama Canal Zone
Suele
Beemer
Michigan Visitors Return Home After Week in Beecher Smith Home
Neil Smith and John Franklin of Adrian Michigan visited here for a week at the Beecher Smith home with friends. Franklin helps Merle Smith build a trailer camp started that summer and due to finish early next summer. Neal spent time with his parents Mr and Mrs Beecher Smith as they made the round trip by automobile.
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Neil Smith
John Franklin
Adrian
Michigan
Beecher Smith
Merle Smith
Neal
Mr. Beecher Smith
New Year Guests At Chauncey Moore Home
New Years Day visitors at the Chauncey Moore home included Mr and Mrs Pete Dougherty Joyce and Tommy of Gravity Mr and Mrs Clifford Burwell of New Market Mrs and Mrs Billy Churchill of Omaha Kathleen and Billy Moore of Kansas City and Mina Tressi Moore of Clarinda.
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Chauncey Moore
New Years Day
Pete Dougherty
Joyce
Tommy
Gravity
Clifford Burwell
New Market
Billy Churchill
Omaha
Nebr
Kathleen and
Billy Moore
Kansas City, Mo
Mina Tressi Moore
Clarinda
Green Moore Dies On 86th Birthday
After a four year illness Green B. Moore died at his Gravity home on his 86th birthday. He moved to Gravity from Taylor County as a youth, married twice, left a large family including 12 children and 3 stepsons, and was a longtime farmer and trusted neighbor. Funeral services were held at Gravity Christian Church with burial in Gravity Cemetery. Masons and Eastern Stars held a joint officer installation Monday night at the lodge rooms with Laura Gaebler assisting.
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Green Moore
Mason Hall
Green B. Moore
Gravity
Taylor County
Ned Moore
Moore
Green Berry Moore
Lowe
Jonas
Parlor
Mary Bite Orden
Sway
Orel Meyers
Jabez
Steamboat, Springs
Colo
Hattie Hollis
Seaman, Sask
Cascada
Ira Moore
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Christian Church of Gravity
Gravity Christian Church
F. H. Cowles
Baptist Church
Bedford
F. A. Batten
Cheuncy Moore
Pete Dougherty
Edward Moore
Darrell Moore
George Crawford
Masons
Hastern Sars
Mr and Mrs Lars Nielson Leave After Visit
Mr and Mrs Lars Nielson departed Sunday for their Chicago home following a two week visit with Mrs Nielson’s parents, Mr and Mrs Glen Baker.
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Lars Nielson
Chicago
Glen Baker
Dinner guests for Mrs Grace Foster and John
Friday evening guests included Mrs Grace Foster and John along with her brother Ora Koneene and wife from near Corning. On Wednesday evening Mrs Marie Johnston and Miss Dorothy Lewis of Shenandoah joined as dinner guests.
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Grace Foster
John
Ora Koneene
Near
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