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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1920
Page
10
The Humeston post office lists letters for Stanley Warrick A B White Alva and unlisted others. Hobn a large display of rocking chairs for Christmas advertised. Hutchinson and Son and Chas Garton of Cambria were in town yesterday between trains.
Cambria area notes list visits by Frank Metzger Corydon Jack Gilman Humeston Adda Muse Benkleman Mrs M G Ratcliffe and Mr McMains in Humeston Mrs Sadie Street and Mrs Nick Epper cared for a sick grandchild at Lynn Street home John Blankenship clan left Topeka after a visit Dr Blankenship’s home Mrs T H Muse Humeston visited Edd Jones Wesley Hart ill with pneumonia Harold Benda Corydon visited his uncle J F Benda Mr and Mrs Sallman of Bentonville and C G Summers Millerton moved to town Lynn Street family suffered death of five months old daughter funeral at Humeston cemetery George Shaw to Des Moines for operation Post office moved to former Burbank office Mrs Harold Throckmorton Chariton visitor L R Chasty Frank Turner and Lela hosted Derby visit Mrs Sarah Conner with Maggie Sydebotham Chariton Rev Harned Hameston visitors Mrs Dick McCollough Leon visit D E Henry at Humeston John Bowman sister Mrs John Bowman and family Humeston Kansas City trip for cattle and sheep shipping by Lucas County Association Chariton visits by Lloyd George and Mrs Younker Toulon wintering with daughter Mrs H A Churchill Gay of Chicago visit with family
The column records the death of Grandma Coffey and an obituary tone. It lists visitors and travels including Mrs Lafe Gibson to Osceola, Oscar Kubblenbeck from New London, Nina Bear visiting Plano, Carl Rued and family at Louis Niebling home, Neta Greenlee’s visit to Oskaloosa, Clarence Poland’s illness update, and a pie supper at Clay Center with a mention of a Hoover Vacuum Cleaner sale at Hutchinson and Son's.
Announcement notes the community meeting at Waple Grove has been postponed from Friday December 3 to Friday December 10 to discuss purchasing the church for 42 County Center. Neighbors urged to attend. Also mentions Schiller Piano from Hutchinson and Son for Christmas gifts and frames for pictures. Mr and Mrs D M Cooley returned home to Osceola after visiting their daughter near Derby.
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