Last Chance Area Memories Echo Through August Celebrations
Reflections mix poetry and village life as August birthdays swirl around visits, dinners, and small-town gatherings. The writer notes family milestones from Ames to Lamont, recounts birthday celebrations, church events, and local travel plus a fond farewell to mother Nelle, with warm, nostalgic tone.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Ray
Norma
Ames
Fred
Ann Hitt
Derby
Roy
Jessie Hitt
Buddy Shane
J.R
Mary Exley
Missouri
Lamont
Eagleville
Elisha
Evonne
Last Chance Church
Densmore Peterson
Arlene Schilling
Mary Davenport
Don
Wyona
Ora
Shirley Goode
Trenton
A Note of Thanks from Bill Lowe and Margaret Marks
A note expresses gratitude for ecards and hospital visits to Bill Lowe during his hospitalization and recounts Margaret Marks thanks for 97 birthday cards and flowers. It also thanks the Brevity Club and Louann, and extends appreciation to Wayne County Fair Queen pageant organizers and judges Joy Loney Judd Dent Teresa Elliott Neal McCart Marvin Rose Hook Linda Prunty Dorene McCart Susan Carpenter Abby Clayton Tim Prunty.
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The
Brevity Club
Louann
Wayne County Fair
Wayne County Fair Preview Signals Support for Year Ahead
Support and help pour in for another great year at the Wayne County Fair as organizers seek community backing, volunteers, and sponsor participation to boost events, rides, and exhibits across multiple days.
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Wayne County
Hospital Returnees Include Bill Lowe and Ernest Spensler
Bill Lowe came home Saturday from Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Ernest Spensler returned on August 9 from Mercy Hospital in Des Moines where he was a surgery patient.
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Bill Lowe
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Ernest Spensler
Local Moes visit Coffey family amid longtime ties
Local residents David and Barb Moe and their three children from Geneseo Illinois visited Friday with Lonnie and Martha Coffey. The Moes previously lived here when he taught at Mormon Trail. Sandra and Marvin Munyon stayed overnight with her mother Edna Johnson. The Munyons were traveling from Watertown Wisconsin to Jasper Alaska to visit his mother Ellen Bailey.
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David
Barb Moe
Geneseo
Lonnie
Martha Coffey
Moes
Mormon Trail
Sandra
Marvin Munyon
Edna Johnson
Munyons
Watertown
Jasper
Ellen Bailey
Tom T Hall Wants To Know Be Who Would You Call If The Well Ran Dry
Tom T Hall poses a practical inquiry about emergency water solutions and urges readers to consult their local Goulds dealer for dependable well system options. The ad promotes reliable, can't-live-without water technology.
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Goulds
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Last Chance
Kathy
Danner
Thoreson
Berniece Throckmorton
Kathryn
Ulm
Ellen Danner
Karen
Shawn Woods
Mirella Goben
Lillian Exley
Jeu
Gene Weaver
Paul McKay
Ernie
Donna Palmer
Jason Newton
Granny Ruby
Mom Ruby
LeRoy
Garden Grove
Humeston
Countyside
Charles
Margaret
Mother Nelle
Margaret Marks
Idaho
Ruby
Derby Supply Corp
Iowa
Tom T. Hall
Hutchinson & Son
Street Town & Country, Inc
Corylan
Sirlein
Wilma Karn
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