Burwells Return From Florida After Winter Visit
Elmer Burwell and wife return from a Florida winter spent mainly in Miami. They visited Mrs. Alice Webster Demott and John Webster at a citrus fruit and poultry farm in De Soto City. They brought back fruit samples, coral rock formations, beach sand, and fertilizer plants from Africa, noting a smooth car trip with two punctures.
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Elmer Burwell
Florida
Miami
de Soto City
Alice Webster Demott
Demott
John Webster
Burwell
Miami Beach
Africa
Gravity Girls Win Consolation Game In Sectional Tourney
In the Girls Sectional Tourney at Lenox Gravity defeated Mt. Ayr 34 to 26 in the consolation round, while Lenox beat Clearfield 88 to 80 in the final. The Gravity team earned a trophy and school pride for the season.
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Gravity Girls
Lenox
Clearfield
Gravity
Mt. Ayr
Sharpsburg
Elliston
Thayer
Malay
Card of Thanks From Mrs Bruce Monahan
Grateful acknowledgment for support while in hospital. Thanks express appreciation for cards letters flowers and books from friends at home. Reader notes it helped with recovery and vows never to forget the kindness.
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Bruce Monahan
Trade notice seeking pig stock for baby chicks
E. I. Wilson advertises a trade offer seeking stock hogs in exchange for baby chicks. No other details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I. Wilson
Aid Society Meets Methodist Ladies Aid
The Methodist Ladies Aid gathered Thursday at Mrs. G. E. Smiths home with 20 members present. President Mrs. Iona Heninger led the meeting as Mrs. T. R. Hefley chaired the program featuring readings on George Washingtons Birthday by Orra Masker, a piano solo by Edith Mary Ledgerwood, and a reading Kidnapped by Dorothy Lewis. Refreshments were served by Mesdames George Beemer Horace Beemer George Beckett and Chas Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies Aid
G. E. Smith
Iona Heninger
T.R. Hefley
Leason
Frank Downing
George Washington
Orra Masker
Edith Mary Ledgerwood
Dorothy Lewis
George Beemer
Horace Beemer
George Beckett
Chas. Hall
Pershin Family Surprised Neighbors Hold Farewell Gathering
Forest community hosts a Wednesday farewell surprise for the Pershin family as neighbors including Oscar Roush Billy Brown Tommy Utter Wayne Claude Grey Margaret Verne Wilson Herbert Warrick Wendall Chas Veverka Jim Caspar Bernard Webb Darrell Dunn Leonard Perdew gather at the Pershins home. Refreshments of sandwiches pie and coffee are served.
March Rules the Next Three Months Foretold
A playful proverb notes March will govern the coming season as observers expect shifting weather and changing tides in the weeks ahead. The line hints at imminent transitions and forecasts to watch.
Buckner Takes Post With Ferris Dunne Co in Clarinda
Dick Buckner accepted a position with the Ferris Dunne Company at Clarinda and began work on Monday.
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Dick Buckner
Ferris Dunne Co
Clarinda
Keep Your Shoulders Back Sample Verse
A fatherly line echoes through a poem about posture and pride. The speaker recalls advice to keep shoulders back in any setting from school to travel, urging resilience as strength returns after weariness.
Mrs Emma Burright Funeral Held at New Market
Mrs Emma C Burright 139 born 1847 Lockport NY died 1987 Gravity Iowa at 87. Five months married 1869 to John Burright their thirteen children. Survived by six daughters four sons twenty two grandchildren one sister and five brothers. Funeral Tuesday at 1 30 pm Methodist church New Market conducted by Rev A J Bissinger with Vera Leighton and Howard Perdew providing music. Burial in Shenandoah.
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Emma Catherine Eshbaugh
S. J. Eshbaugh
Lockport
New York
Gravity
Iowa
John D. Burright
Algo
Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
Methodist
New Market
A.J. Bissinger
Vera Leighton
Howard Perdew
Shenandoah
School Board Dinner Provides Monopoly Night
Faculty members entertained the school board and their wives at Supt Hefley’s home Monday evening. The game of Monopoly furnished the entertainment and refreshments were served by the teachers.
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Supt. Hefley
Mrs. Monahan Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. R. B. Monahan comes home to St. Joe Missouri from a serious operation. She withstood the trip well and is rapidly recovering. Her daughter Mrs. Lloyd Bradley stayed with her for several days as Mr. Monahan brought them home Monday.
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R. B. Monahan
St. Joe
Missouri
Lloyd Bradley
Methodist Church Calendar Announces Supper and Meetings
A basket supper is set for Friday at 7 PM for church board members and families. Ministers will meet in Bedford Tuesday to form a County Ministerial Association. Helen Madden becomes Epworth League president, succeeding Richard Buckner who moves to Clarinda. Pay Up Sunday on March 14 urges Iowa Nebraska M E churches to settle finances. The Upper Room booklet is praised for daily study.
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Bedford
Helen Madden
Richard Buckner
Epworth League
Richard
Clarinda
Lesguers
Omaha
M. E
Iowa
Nebraska
Pastoria
Mrs BE Johnston Helps Care For Sick Son Mannie In Lenox
Mrs BE Johnston traveled to Lenox yesterday to assist in nursing her son Mannie who is ill.
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Mrs. Be, J. Johnston
Lenox
Mannie
Local Woman Mrs. Cleo Batten Hospitalized in Iowa City
Mrs. Cleo Batten is in the hospital at Iowa City after passing through the clinic earlier this week.
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Cleo Batten
Iowa City
Mrs S B Smith and son Herbert Return Home
Mrs S B Smith and her son Herbert, who spent the winter in the south, returned home Tuesday. They enjoyed their trip very much.
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S. B. Smith
Herbert
Hefley Family Visits Indianola Amid Illness of Father-in-Law
T. R. Hefley his wife and son Arlo drove to Indianola on Sunday to see Mrs. Hefley’s father John Derry who was ill. Mr. Hefley and Arlo returned Sunday evening while Mrs. Hefley stayed on for the week.
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T. R. Hefley
Arlo
Indianola
Bedford Man Shot by Loren Clark
George N Hadley a Bedford cafe owner was shot by Nightwatch Loren Clark near the Lewis filling station in Hopking after an early Monday incident. Hadley, intoxicated and ordered from the city, was wounded twice as Clark said he feared a gun. Hadley was hospitalized in Maryville and Clark claimed a state warrant existed for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and resisting an officer. The Hadley car was later released from storage.
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George N. Hadhey
The
Bedford Herald
Loren Clark
Lewis
Hopking
L. M. Shaw
A. M. Hamblin
Times Peeas
R. EK. Bradley
Bedford
M. K. Sawyer
Mr. Sawyer
Hadley
Maryville
G.N. Hadley
Bedford Cafe
St Francia Hospital
Clark
C. W. Kirk
Hopkins, Miassouri Journal
Seymour Hicks Plans Move to Hicks Farm North West
Seymour Hicks and his daughter Mrs. Eula Beamer plan to move evon to the Hicks farm located northwest of town.
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Seymour Hicks
Eula Beamer
Evon
Mr. Hicks
Here
Birth of Barbara Ann Tysdale in Great Falls
Ward reports the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tysdale of Great Falls Montana on February 27. The baby is named Barbara Ann. Mrs. Tysdale was formerly Miss Helen Brown of this place.
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Ward
Lloyd Tysdale
Great Falls
Montana
Barbara Ann
Tysdale
Helen Brown
Dinner guests hosted by Mr and Mrs Downing
Mrs and Mrs Downing entertained at dinner Sunday with guests including Mr and Mrs Elza McMillan and sons and Mrs Mary McMillan of Bedford and Mr and Mrs W F Johnston and Dorothy Lewis.
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Frank Downing
Elza McMillan and
Mary McMillan
Bedford
W. F. Johnston
Dorothy Lewis
Gravity Independent district to hold school election
The Gravity Independent district will hold its annual school election at the town hall on the second Monday in March. Two directors will be elected for three years and a treasurer for two years. Incumbents G. E. Smith and J. S. Francis face expiration. Homer Brown is treasurer. No nominations were made, ballots will be blank for write in.
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Gravity Independent
G. E. Smith
J.S. Francis
Homer Brown
Family moves reshuffle farms east of Bedford
Jim Parker his wife and son moved to a farm east of Bedford. Harold Leighton and family relocated to the Arthur Hamblin farm vacated by the Parker family.
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Jim Parker
Bedford
Harold Leighton
Arthur Hamblin
Parker
Otyokwa Camp Fire Girls Plan Church Birthday Walk
The Otyokwa Camp fire girls met after school with guardian Miss Edith Cox. They plan to go in a group to church on March 14 to celebrate the camp fire birth day anniversary.
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Otyokwa
Edith Cox
Scribe
Spread Eagle Club Meets February 18 Meeting Notes
The Spread Eagle Club met February 18 with Mrs. Chester Akers presiding. Eleven members were present. roll call was a household hint. Members quilted for the hostess, and refreshments followed. The next meeting is scheduled March 18 with Mrs. Es py Akers.
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Spread Eagle Club
Chester Akers
Hosteas
Espy Akers
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Blockton
Nodaway
Cromwell
E. P. Beezley
Aid Society
Pershin
Hawthorne
Emma C. Burright
Emer Brown
G. W.C
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