Waverly Kindergartens A Twin-filled Class Year
A Waverly kindergarten enrolls three sets of female twins along with one pair of brothers. Nearby Onawa Mr and Mrs F E Lark, 85, completed a 6000 mile motoring trip with him driving most of the way. A Dyersville silo tilting wind storm uses a single guy wire to stay upright. Professor Harold Skeels departs Evanston for Iowa City leaving two suitcases behind on a car bumper. Conrad and Green Mountain baseball game ends 6 to 3 after Lee Connell's ninth inning homer. Kilduff couple visits Knoxville. home soon after to find their property damaged by a storm. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Geo Butterfield Sr of Swea City live alone, remarking on long marriage. Tommy Pierce walks 700 miles to Pekin for birth certificate to join navy. Waldo Johnson approves returning two large fish to Arbor Lake after Homer Lip Pincott's fishing haul.
Community clubs hold meetings and elect officers
Palomine club met with Mrs Cree at Turads with guests Mr Harkiews and Miss Wilson. Bi Monthly club hosted a fried chicken supper at the Oren Price home. Antioch Community club elected Mrs Walter Fuelberth president Reva Jones secretary Louis O Dell treasurer. Sandwiches and coffee served. Next meeting with Mr and Mrs Lewis Barker. Horace Beemer hosted I UU club with guests Mr B E Lucee and Mr Ronald Webb. Refreshments by Mrs Beemer. Woman's Study Club met Sept 16 with Mrs Harry Burmeister twelve members present program quiz by Mrs Weller civics quiz by Mrs Meyers spelling quiz by Miss Greeley roll call "My first day at school" next meeting Sept 30 with Miss Orra Masker.
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Oren Price
Antioch
Antioch Community Club
Phillip Liston
Walter Fuelberth
Reva Jones
Louis O’dell
Lewis Barker
Horase Beemer
I UU Club
B. E. Lucee
Ronald Webb
Beemer
Woman’s Study Club
Harry Burmeister
Mra Weller
Mra Meyers
Mee Greeley
Orra Masker
Christian Ladies Society Plans Church Bazaar Dinner
The Christian Ladies Society met at the church last Thursday with Mrs Cleo Savage in charge of devotions. They planned a church bazaar and dinner set for October 23. Readings included a Bible story by Mrs Vera Brown and questions about our flag by Mrs Claude Geay amid songs and prayers.
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The
Christian Ladies Society
Cleo Savage
Mra Perdew
Mra Vera Brown
Mra Claude Geay
Mra Savage
Lenox Visitor Messina Warner Visits Town
Messina Warner of Lenox visited with friends here Tuesday and Wednesday, sharing time in town and meeting local residents during the midweek stay.
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Messina Warner
Lenox
Pancake and Savage Families Visit From Omaha
Mr and Mrs Arthur Pancake and Jimmie of Omaha Nebraska visited Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr and Mrs Glen Savage. Mrs Pancake and their son remained for the week to visit.
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Arthur Pancake
Jimmie of
Omahe
Nebraske
Mead
Glen Savage
Mre Pancake
Son
School News and Class Activities Summary
The sophomore girls bake cakes and pies in Home Ec while starting vegetables. General Business covers checks deposits and endorsements. World History explores Egyptian beliefs and customs. The sophomore class formed a committee to plan freshmen initiation. American Government studies taxes. American Literature reviews poetry and authors with tests upcoming. Typing I is being reorganized and letters on the typewriter practiced. Sociology awaits new books and studies word definitions. Bookkeeping covers debits and credits and balancing the ledger with mixed results.
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Cummins
Home Project Meeting in Holt and Washington Townships
The Holt and Washington Township Home Project held an open meeting at the Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon. Officers for the coming year were named, including Holt township chair Mrs Leland Morgan and publicity chair Ms Walter Fuelberth, with other posts filled by Mrs Keith Hadley and Mrs Henry Bycroft, and Washington Township chairs Mrs Paul Pacrish and Mr Kent Wallace as meal chair. Miss Norma Hellen, Home Demonstration agent, spoke on fall storage and home production under the theme Food Makes a Difference. Tea and wafers were served.
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Holt and
Washington Township
Holt Township
Leland Morgan
Walter Fuelberth
Keith Hadley
Henry Bycroft
Paul Pacrish
Gerald Smith
Kent Wallace
Norma Hellen
Southwest District Social Welfare Meeting in Atlantic
The Southwest district meeting of the Iowa Association for Social Welfare will run on September 26 in Atlantic with an afternoon agenda featuring talks on Standards of Assistance by Miss Mz ret Whyte of the state Welfare Dept and Iowa's School Lunch Program by Dallas special school lunch unit. Attendees coordinate welfare office arrangements at the Noten Gey home. they returned Wednesday.
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Iowa Association For Social Welfare
Atlantic
Mzret Whyte
State Department of Social Welfare
Gravity Knocks Off Blockton In 5 2 Victory
Gravity baseball team captured its second win by defeating Blockton 5 to 2 at Blockton last Wednesday. Pitcher Wayne Levitt allowed four scattered hits and no runs while fanning six, with Gravity’s only extra base hit a two-base hit. Dick Walker caught, Ledgerwood took the loss, Gould the catcher as Gravity posted a .276 team batting average to Blockton’s .154.
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Gravity
Blockton
Wayne Levitt
Wayne
Dick Walker
Ledgerwood
Gould
Blockton Takes Gravity in 11 8 Baseball Victory
Blockton High defeated Gravity 11 to 8 on the Gravity diamond last Friday. Blockton built a large lead as Gravity was limited to eight runs through seven innings before a late rally. Pitcher Farrell started for Blockton and Walter aided the defense with Lidgerwood closing.
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Blockton High
Gravity
Farrell
Walter Awhile Lidgerwood
Comb Gould
Bin project underway for a safer chimney removal
Workers from New Market are performing tasks to remove a chimney and install a bin for an apartment, while WY's tax position and local permits are addressed. The project pauses during the process and resumes after safety checks.
Road Work in West 102 Channel Aids Flood Control
Flood relief work in the West 102 channel includes new bridges northwest of town and channel realignments. Ditching on the Becher Smith farm moved the channel east through lowlands. crews proceed east of Frog Valley school toward a pew bridge site. A big ditch crosses the bottom, a bridge will span it, and the valley roadway will be raised with cuts to reduce flood risk.
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West 102
Becher Smith Farm
Smith Place
Frog’ Valley School House
Pew
Farewell Surprise Guests At McCoy Home
Mr and Mrs Elvin Beemer Mr and Mrs Bernard Baker Kenneth Lock and Marjorie Suem surprised Me and Mrs Alva McCoy Thursday evening. The group brought with them a dinner served cafeteria style at seven o clock. Me and Mrs McCoy will leave Econ for California.
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and Lock
Elvin Beemer
Bernard Baker
Kenneth Lock
Marjorie Suem
Alva McCoy
McCoy
Econ
California
Resignation of Miss Rowena Moon From Local School
Miss Rowena Moon a second room grade teacher resigns effective October 10th after one year at Kel lerton. The board regrets her departure noting she was a successful teacher and a new contract is expected to replace her as Cupid’s busy summer ends.
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Rowena Moon
Kellerton
Cupid
S. S. Class Basket Dinner at Methodist Church
The Methodist Sunday School Community Class held its monthly basket dinner after morning services in the church basement. A short program followed in the east basement room under Mrs L T Reed. Guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Fisher and Mr and Mrs Rube Livingston with son Lawrence of Clarinda.
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Methodist Sunday School
L. T. Reed
Fred Fisher
Rube Livingston
Lawrence
Clarinda
Proctor Saga
Fragmented OCR: names and notes from a local record
The readable bits list names such as Wes Amit Cody and Thomson amid partial notes. The fragmentary text lacks clear events or dates, leaving only scattered personal identifiers and stray phrases.
Me and Mra Hawley Visit Old Friends
Me and Mrs Hawley visited old friends Mehulley Uy Den Eime Satoray and reminisced about shared pasts in a brief, informal note.
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Me and
Mra Hawley Mehulley Uy den Eime Satoray
Old Frieeda
Bomber Victim Visited Here A University Friend
Lieut Ed Valorz a University of Chicago graduate stationed at McCord Field Washington was part of the air crew that died when a bomber crashed on a mountain top. His visit to W P Piersons home last spring en route from Chicago to McCord Field tied him to Ra mon Reynolds and left friends shocked by his death.
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Ed Valorz
University of Chicago
McCord Field
Washington
Ramon Reynolds
W. P. Pierson
Chicago
Insect Controllers Warn Gardeners to Clean Up Now
Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College extension entomology urges gardeners to remove trash and old plants from gardens and fence rows. He advises burning or deep plowing to destroy hibernating pests such as squash bug, melon aphid, cucumber beetle, potato flea beetle, and cabbage worm.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension
Gunderson
Gravity Students Take Roles at Junior College
Gravity students Dorothy Lewis and Doyle Dunkin, graduates of Gravity High, enrolled as sophomores at Clarinda Junior College. Dorothy was elected vice president of the Senate, the student governing body, while Doyle Dunkin won the position of treasurer of the bia class, reflecting active campus involvement.
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Gravity
Dorothy Lewis
Doyle Dunkin
Gravity High School
Clarinda
Dorothy
Doyle
Bia
Chas. Martin Returns Home From Iowa City Hospital
Chas. Martin came home Monday after a stay at a hospital in Iowa City for treatment or observation. He was released and is recuperating at home.
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Chas. Martin
Iowa City
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Iowa
Waverly
F. E. Lark
Onawa
Lark
Elenz
Dyersville
Harold Skeels
Evanston
Illinois
Skeels
Conrad
Green Mountain
Lee Connell
John Elscott
Kilduff
Knoxville
Geo. Butterfield, Sr
Swea City
Mra Butterfield
Tommy Pierce
Anna Pierce
Pershing
Navy
Pekin
Lilinois
Waldo Johnson
Grinnel
Sevral
Homer Lip Pincott
Homer
Arbor Lake
Palomine Club
Mra Orie Cree
Tturads
Mre
Dude Harkiews
Mes M
Riow Wilson
I UU
Christian Aid Society
Gravity Oil CO
Noten Gey
Abinine
Rma
S. S
Cody
Thomson
Insect Controllers
Log Cabin
Drewe
Marsh Mallows Ib
Postey Né
Soos
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