Community Notes From North Eldora Township
Local items report Arthur Ruxton's improving health and visits by Miss Katherine Clary. Buckner Cemetery Society met at Gustav Huehn home with a good crowd. Farm Bureau gathering at Columbia Schoolhouse featured unique refreshments by guests from Bombay South Sea Islands. R. G. Sheller advertises tube racing complete for 139 dollars. Young People committee met with Erelyn Becktold Olu Lee Russell and Ray Schwab. Bruce Albright and family traveled to Waterloo for church services. Melrose plans spelling contest December 2 with prizes and a loving cup. first winner holds cup after three wins. Community Thanksgiving preparations, fall love feast, and birthday observances noted. School program postponed to after Thanksgiving. Mt. Morris Professor Peters to preach Ivester church services. Grace Miller returns from Des Moines after month with sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Sheller
Erelyn Becktold
Dallay Center
Olu Lee Russel
Marshalltown
Ray Schwab
Greene
Bruce Albright
Mae, Wilma
Gertrude Albright
Waterloo
Melrose
Schwarck
Eldora
Geo. Platt
Fannie Frescott
Alonzo Schwarck
Martin Schwarck
Delbert Kirkdorffer
Erma
Mildred Schwarck
Marie
Dora Smith
Floyd Schwarck
Hannah Price
Louis
Eliza Cakerice
Fred Vinton
Professor Peters
Mt. Morris
Ivester
Grace Miller
Des Moines
Edmund Ohnstead
Center School House Pie Social Promises Friendly Evening
A free cake making demonstration will run for any time with attendees. Mrs. Thackeray won the prize cake which vanished during the program. Family gatherings trace Sunday visits to Lawn Hill and Wilbur Tludson home. A birthday dinner marked Clarence's four years. Teachers and neighbors attend arrivals and services as corn picking winds down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Hudson
I. BE. Swab
Center School
Norva Tloover
Hershel Smith
Miner
Hershel
Fred Upton
Katherine Clary
Wilbur Tiedson
HAST ELLIS Radio Ad and Local Social Notes
Five tube radio unit advertised at $139.00. Local social column lists Miss Velma Beecher sick, many Iowa Falls visits by Huffman and Riske families, Elsie Steinfeldt, Doud funeral attendance, and various calls to Eldora Rowan and Eldora trips. Notes end with a wry line on work versus loafing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Sheller
Velma Beecher
Clarence Huffman
Alva
Marjorie
Iowa Falls
Elsie M. Stenfeldt
Eldora
Fred Riske
Sam Huffman
Jack Shultz
Hubbard
Elsie Steinfeldt
John Riske
John Cronk
George’ Jackson
F. Doud
Lewis ‘Voigt
Virginia
Edwin
Claude Sanders
Helen Kangley
John Sunken
John
Kelpa Simpson
Jens Clinton
Lost Husband In Market Left By Wife
Brief notes a woman asks about a missing husband in a busy market. A passerby suggests checking the lost and found window for any reports. The scene hints at a playful or puzzled exchange over a missing partner.
Absentminded sailor recalls near drowning at sea
A sailor recounts a life threatening moment when a rowing boat capsized and he forgot how to swim. He describes the fear and the sudden realization of his mistake while adrift, underscoring the peril of absentmindedness at sea.
Old Stuff and Sidewalk Patter Wide Jokes in One Page
A collage of quick quips and humorous dialogues from a vintage column. Jests span fashion tech and daily life from buttonless shirts to art versus voice. Bittersweet hospitalities, earnest advice, and everyday ironies appear between short, witty exchanges.
Mudville Delay Amid Train Hold Up and Dog Helper
A Mudville visitor waits four hours for an overdue train and asks a porter when it will arrive. The porter signals relief as the engineer’s dog trots along the line, suggesting the train is near. The scene underscores Mudville’s quiet, idle pace contrasted with the railway’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mudville
Steamboat Rock Notes Hope Newsboard
Steamboat Rock locals share visits from Fairmont Minnesota relatives and Des Moines friends. Darius Walters returns from Yellowstone and California while Iris Aunt Florence Finster and sister plan California winter. Supt Sayre welcomes a son born Nov 14. Community events include Ladies Aid Bazaar on Nov 21 and church gatherings. Local students, teachers, and families attend weddings, illnesses, travel, and school activities with multiple visits to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Sentman
Fairmont
Minn
Will Sentman
J. Sentman
Bloomquist
Des Moines
Darius Walters
Yellowstone National Park
California
Iris
Florence Finster
Myrtle
W. L Sayre
Susie Campbell
Los Angeles
Calif
Ren. J. Wilers, Jr
Fort Dodge
John [Tijlers
Henry Geerdes
Kamrar
Thomas Flessner
Grundy Center
New Presbyterian Church
Elda Wilers
Marshalltown
Hattie Tholen
Dena de Vries
Marie Schumannen
the Baptist
Harry Grieves
Conrad Abbets
Gertrude Hutzel
W. I
Birdie Hartman
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Wm. Hartman
J. B. Johnson
Adele
Eldora
Hl. A
Anna Kurtz
Kansas
Koert Wabben
Lena €Ckhoff
Wellsburg
Wm. Briggs
Ladies Aid
Congregational Church
Trena Christians
Edd. Kiger
Iowa City
University Hospital
Fern Griffith
Nevada
John Folkerts
Buffalo Center
Harm Folkerts
John Wilers
E. C. Christians
Ella Eilers
L. D. Hilers
Edward Karstens
Roy Beamsley
Eloise
Presbyterian Church
Christian Harms
Harms
Harrs
Wm. Robertson
J. Williard Caldwell
Blackwell
Oklo
Caldwell
A. G. Lang
Henry Frerichs
A. C. Kruse
H. Potgeter
Rev. Kruse
Oskaloosa
Warren Starr
Eagle City Tenants and Town News Snippet
Dewey Lambright farms corn on C S Lambright land during the past week. Alvin Eldred visits A B Ellison home. Mrs A D Pierce travels to Town Falls for dental work. Mrs Owen Wade and son Don ald call at Marshall Scott home. Scott, Robb, Eldred, Pierce help lay hog house foundation on C Lambright farm. Rollin Knight and W A Leggett saw wood Thursday. Ladies Aid meets at Mrs W D Wilson home. Hudson Wisconsin visitors Mr and Mrs M B Travy tour the area. Scott hosts visitors from Ackley at dinner. Bessie Killian marks sixteenth birthday with friends. Dance at Clyde House attracts crowd. Laurell, Ives, Burnice Leggett visit uncle W A Leggett. Roy Bacon and son Marlin visit city. Eldred travels to Iowa Falls with A D Pierce. Ruth Huffman weekends with friend Bess Fuller. Mrs S Lambright learns aunt Mrs Henry Jackson of Pomona Calif is seriously ill. Nimrod belatedly notes cold weather chatter about fishing trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Sheller
Dewey Lamprecht
C. S. Lambright
Alvin Eldred
A. B. Ellison
A. D. Pierce
Town Falls
Owen Wade
Donald
Marshall Scott
Herbert Robb
A.D. Pierce
C.&. Lambright
Rollin Knight
W. A. Leggett
Frank Robb
Robinson Ladies Aid
W. D. Wilson
M. 8
Travy
Hudson
Wisc
Wm. Winters
Ackley
Bessie Killian
Clyde Iluse
Laurell
Ives
Burnice Leggett
Roy Bacon
Marlin
Iowa Falls
Ruth Huffman
Bess Fuller
S. Lambright
Henry Jackson
Pomona
Calif
Timber Valley social notes from farm families
Local listings recount visits, calls, and Sunday gatherings across Timber Valley. Names include Van Patter, Whitney, Mossman, Barnhart, Weaver, Langford, Hunt, Laughlin, and Axtell. Mentions travel to Eldora, Braymer, Baldwin, and New Orleans, plus corn husking progress and crop rotation anecdote.
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Ts Island
Tik Nes
Santa Barbara
Golden State
Golden State Limited
Twin Cities
Kansas City
Golden State Express
C. C. Gardner
Aws
Gen'l Pasa
R Agent Ack Island Linen
Us Union Life Building
Moinea
Iowa
Anneapolis ST
Pau
North
Arthur Ruxton
Wilbur Hudzon
Buckner Cemetery Society
Gustav Huehn
Lloyd Schwarck
Merle Kirkdorffer
Farm Bureau
Columbia
Mrs. Jackson
Bombay
South Sea Islands
Ralph Hardy
Sherman Needham
Mr. Jackson
Russell Roupe
W. C. Baker Flour and Feed Store
Eldora, Iowa
Nash
Ices
Eldora Motor CO
Hast Ellis
Harold
Otansen
Dolly
McFarland Real Estate
William
Henry Bootjer
Chapin
Veg Burns
Albion
L. G. Johnson
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Zep Society
H. S. Chorus
Laura Milton
THE
Hardin County Ledger
Sherm’s
Nhe
Phoar
Eagle City
Timber Valley
Lewis
Len.Van Patter
Kenneth Rodgers
John van Patter
Clark Whitney
Arno Mossman
M. R. Mossman
John Barnhart
Mary Morris
Fred Weaver
Shirley Sheldon
Clyde Knowles
Braymer
Will Langford
Qoal
Warren Mossman
Lady Friend
Cora Hartman
Clarence Maine
Edgar van Patter
Clinton Hunt
Keith
Melvin Laughlin
Evelyn Sheldon
Oral Ganfield
Verna Whitney
Alva Harmon
Mike Mossman
Emma Whitney
Walter Whitney
Guy Whitney
Patt Mossman
Baldwin
N. Dak
Warren
Harry Underwood
Maggie Reep
Ella Whitney
Ellis Perry
Evelyn
Louie Axtell
Mamie Axtell
I. A. Mossman
Homer Hunt
Providence
New Orleans
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