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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
2
A personal column recounts illness and recovery with reflections on church services and memories of Uncle Billy Hinton. The writer recalls a ball game, a road trip by Royal Gould, and farm life notes including lambs and snow strata. Also notes a book review and local club activities.
Ackley residents visited L A Carter home while Bascom Reece and Byrde Reece hosted relatives. Ed Ankrum of Canada and Gertie Ankrum of Estherville joined events. A G Smallwood died Sunday at his daughter Vance Adams home in Gifford after four weeks illness. funeral Tuesday at 2 icelock led by Rev Foater.
LAWN HILL to Gifford residents attend funeral near Gifford Tuesday. Estherville and Penzance visitors accompany them home for a few days. Mrs. Clemons and Mrs. Crosley call on New Providence. J. P. Burth assists Tom Lawler this week. Foster, Ankrum and Wilson households host dinner in New Providence. Donald Brown visits Clarence Dooley. Town Falls residents Warren Mossman visit EB Beece home. Waldo family visit Beecher home. Blaine Hubbard of Gifford visits Edith Crosley. Lowell Kusiechke improves after illness. Clover Leaf Club meets at Addie Faris home. majority present. Lena Lundy returns from extended stay with Jim Haines south of New Providence. Dooley, Brown and Crosley attend declamatory contest. Donald Brown wins first, Clarence Crosley second. Mrs. Boyd Smith of Jewell stays with W. R. Foster. Kenneth Levalle spends night with Clarence Dooley. Dooley and Kenneth attend Union game to help school win basketball. Mrs. Abe Carson recovering at home from illness. Abner White visits Dean Foster Seterney. W. M. Shores visits Hubbard.
Local residents and visitors share weekend visits and calls across Steamboat area towns. Notable names include Mary Morse of Eldora ill, Elizabeth Folkerts Iowa Falls, and Frank Lamb Hughes. Community events feature Baptist Ladies Aid at Mrs Ben Johnson, folk visiting Deaconess Hospital, and basketball plans with Ackley and Wellsburg.
Mrs A Hubbard of Clear Lake visited her father Henry Granner Sr in Ellsworth hospital Town Falls. Fred H Ricks and Harold Tipp toured Chicago on business. Mr and Mrs Edward Goebel welcomed a son Friday. J D Hines rushed to Stillwater Okla for ill father. Harold and Frank Goebel visited friends in Austin Minn. Mrs Amy Jacobs of Lake City visiting daughter Mia. Elmer Boeke fell on ice breaking forearm bone sent to Eldora hospital. Death of Miss Sarah Heckar former resident while visiting Jacksonville Florida. Mrs Will Kruger returned from three weeks with parents in Colesburg during the snow blockade.
Mr and Mrs Mike Binion and children spent Sunday in the Yn Trade home at Eldora Mrs Charley Butler and children spent Saturday afternoon in the Fred Drier home A caler in the Will Langford home Monday forenoon Mr and Mrs Wilbur Perry via had relatives at Ackley Sunday in Hurd spent Saturday night and Sunday in the Vener Pot ter home Mr and Mrs John Burnhart spent Wednesday in the Clyde Robbins home at Town Falls Pagel came to the Frank Zelake home to help Mr Hielake until he moves to the Will Langford farm March tat Ennicott Mann returned home Sunday from evn Pyle where he has been the past week
Eldora and Hubbard social rounds fill the week with callers and visits from Will Langford family to Pete Humphrey and others. Obituary notices recall Jim Blair of Lake Park and Caster family deaths, with funeral details at New Providence and Shepherd cemetery. A Texas convention quip adds a humorous punchline about a Lone Star resident.
John Fuller and family of Manon City visit R A Fuller. Frank Mitchell and daughter of Hoone called by illness and death of Mrs Mitchells father Mr Smallwood. Sam Lepley and Mrs Ed Lepley visit Marshalltown on Wednesday. Mildred Moore, a Waterloo college student, visits her parents over the weekend.
Charls Coffelt and wife visited Jess Williams on Saturday. George Batch and wife were at Ted Pope's Thursday evening. Iiola Templeton is ill. Chester Lynk stays with Uncle Jake Newby. Ted Pope and wife visited John Pope's on Thursday. Dorothy Davis stayed Friday night with Dora Cundiff.
A jokey anecdote about Cohen, a caleaman for a New York woolen house, chasing orders on commission. He dines with a buyer, orders tea and toast, replying he is on commission. A friend asks if he is dieting. The piece ends with a quip about fame and a student joke about George Washington.
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