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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
14
A bustling page of social notes from Lawn Hill Marshalltown area listing visitors and callers at many homes. Families like Quigleys Broers Crosleys and Clingermans appear frequently with neighbors from Eldora Des Moines and Jewell. A hospital stay recovery and a summer vacation to Missouri are noted along with church circle activities and 4 H club travel.
New Providence residents and guests were discussed in a running list of visits and travels. A rodeo in Eldora drew several locals, while a General Womans Club gathering in Lepley Park featured a picnic, brief business and new officers.
OWASA Steve Reed prepares to build a new barn with carpenters Chas Akers and Herb Starr. Mrs C P Leslie learns of sister Mrs McFarland’s death in Oklahoma. Community news notes visits, concerts, weather impacts, cemetery work, and local relatives in town and nearby towns.
Several Ames families visit relatives and attend events across Eldora Ackley Zearing and Alden. Courting, dinners, rodeos, and shows are noted as residents names Cronk Huffman Simpson Holt and Riske travel between homes and gatherings. A delayed item mentions Lewis Voigt’s return from St Lyons for a health update.
Mr and Mrs Fred Middleton and sons of Sycamore and Miss Polly Turner of Chicago visited Hubbard for two weeks with Mrs Middleton's brother. Mr and Mrs F B Baker and Mr and Mrs Walter Balitho of Melhu Idaho visited Arvene Marshman and J A Marshman. Beginning June 18 the evening passenger leaving Hubbard at 6 10 will depart one hour earlier at 5 10. The mail will close at 4 30 and the post office will close at 6 10 each evening. Mrs KH Swallum and son Juan returned home from Edmond Oklahoma.
The column lists numerous visits and homecomings across Ackley and nearby towns. Teachers, students, and townsfolk such as Esther Granner, Kermith Rooke, Velma Booke, and Billy Russell spend vacations with relatives. It notes alumni banquets, church and school reunions, and upcoming fairs and reunions in the region, with several trips to Baker Montana, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee.
Mr and Mrs Chris Sailer depart for New York then sail to Hamburg Berlin Stuttgart and other German cities for three months visiting relatives near Stuttgart. Gotlob Aldinger travels with them. John Krafft returns from Waterman Illinois to Urbana Illinois for alumni school. Rath duo head to Minneapolis for Rotary. A wind gust shatters four windows at Hofmeister and Adler's garage. Sacred Heart Academy likely to reopen for September reception of children.
Humphreys of Athion spent a few days with Charlie Berinedle. Several from the community attended the banige convention at Union Inst on Thursday. People joined a Shepherd cemetery dinner at Gifford. Lake Completon and family of Minois Grove were mentioned. Hazard of Omaha spent Thursday at John Templeton's. Mrs Mont Moore and children visited Gifford Sunday. Mrs John Templeton and daughter were at a Monday consult. A public speaker notes that pauses for replies break him up.
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