Derby Legion Auxiliary meeting notes and local visits
Seven members answered roll call at the Derby Legion Auxiliary meeting on December 4 with Vera Herring. President Carla Mongar led the business and the group voted to send a gift and canteen card to the sponsored girl in Glenwood. A gift exchange followed, with dessert served. Next meeting is January 8, 1986 at 9 30 a.m. with coffee. Several local visits and dinners are noted, including gatherings at Ruby's Cozy Inn and various homes. Phone contact for news is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Hawkins
Derby Legion Auxiliary
Vera Herring
Carla Mongar
Auxiliary
Glenwood
Lois Fogle
Nancy Carey
Seymour
Hoyt Snyder
Humeston
Eleanor Fulton
Glenys Mitchell
John
Ruby
Cozy Inn
Carroll Toll
Overton Park
Kan
Weather prompts change in December board meeting
Due to weather the Compensation Board meeting scheduled for December 10 is canceled and rescheduled for December 20, 1985 at 3 30 p m. The notice preserves the event date change and new time.
Winter's bite grips Humeston and county roads
Virginia's Corner recalls a week of bone chilling cold with ice on roads and fields. Drivers face treacherous conditions while farmers stay out of fields. Nostalgic memories of skating on the old Humeston pond contrast with modern icy streets and paved I-22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humeston
B & D Automotive
Elmer McVey
Harold Evans
Yesteryear
Garden Grove community notes and charity drives
Garden Grove residents host visitors for December gatherings while Lions Glaucoma and Diabetes mobile unit services many. Glaucoma tests reach 76 with 7 rechecks and 5 referrals. diabetes tests total 77 with 6 referrals. Twelve eye donor cards filled. donations to aid the unit and the blind. Local church and Legion activities span potlucks, dinners, and Advent observances. Funeral for Clifford McCoullough in Leon with Garden Grove ties. Larry Trumbo faces surgery in Des Moines. community members travel for care and church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vina Coffey
Robert Palmer
Leo Coffey
Larry Palmer
Urbandale
Lions
Dennis Crabtree
Earl Spicer
Larry Mahoney
Excelsior Springs
Christian Church
Laren
Bernice Dale
Dennise
American Legion Auxiliary
Point-Le-Grove
Ice and snow dominate LeRoy area roads and talks
Residents describe dangerous ice on roads near LeRoy with vehicles slipping into ditches while neighbors share social visits and family news. Des Moines trips, turkey sightings, and church gatherings color a community bulletin that also notes funeral services for Donald N. Anderson and a local bank executive’s retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Virginia Joy
Jerry
Jennifer
Jeanette
Illinois
Virginia
Peasley
Donald N. Anderson
Chariton
Mary
Eric
Kristi
Bette Jane Bolling
New Mexico
Donald
Fred
Edna Anderson
LeRoy
Mormon Trail
National Bank and Trust
Lenna Sayers Heads Rebekahs Lodge Meeting
Lenna Sayers chaired the Rebekah Lodge Dec 9 gathering with 13 members. Officers elected for 1986 include Lenna Sayers Noble Grand Ruth Shanks Vice Grand Maxine Lowe Recording Secretary Virginia Auxier Financial Secretary Roma Goben Treasurer and Helen Smith trustee for three years. Next meeting Dec 23 will be a Christmas party with candy fruit popcorn and a 1.50 gift exchange. Reva Richman served as Vice Grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miana Rebekah Lodge
Lenna Sayers
Noble
Ruth Shanks
Maxine Lowe
Virginia Auxier
Roma Goben
Helen Smith
Two-Vehicle Wreck Sends Teens to Clinic
A December 13 crash on county road I-22 involving Tom Dee Ouverson 20 and Scott Lynn Coffey 18 caused about 5000 in damage. Ouverson cited for failure to maintain control as Coffey and passenger Kyla Dawdy 13 face possible injuries after an icy road spinout on J-46 the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dee Ouverson
Tucson
Ariz
Ouverson
H.E. Watsabaugh
Garden Grove
Duverson
Scott Lynn Coffey
Weldon
Watsabaugh
Coffey
Humeston Medical Clinic
Carolyn Sue Dawdy
Allerton
Community calendar for Humeston area December events
Local calendar lists December 18 to 25 activities: United Presbyterian Women with Gladys Stripe at 2 p.m., Angela Buck Memorial Cribbage at Legion Hall 7 p.m., LeRoy Presbyterian Session at 7:30 p.m. with Jack and Betty Perkins, Senior Citizens dinner 11:30 a.m., Home Service Club potluck 12:30 p.m., Junior-High game 3 p.m., varsity basketball vs Moravia 6:15 p.m., Royal Neighbors with Gladys McCullough, Mormon Trail schools dismiss 1:30 p.m. for vacation. December 21 driver’s license examiner in Chariton, Humeston Commercial Club drawing 3 p.m. Eden Baptist Christmas program 7 p.m. Dec 23 Humeston New Era mailed early. Dec 24 Commercial Club drawing 3 p.m. Santa visits after Community Center. Dec 25 Merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian
Gladys Stripe
Angela Buck
Legion Hall
LeRoy Presbyterian
Jack
Betty Perkins
Community Center
Baptist Educational Building
Wayne Here
Moravia
Royal Neighbors
Gladys McCullough
Mormon Trail
Chariton
Humeston Commercial Club
Eden Baptist Church
Humeston New Era
Cold Tested Folks On Icy Ponds And Winter Days
The narrator questions whether past extreme cold shaped tougher people or if conditions were simply harsher. The piece reflects on white, icy ponds as a symbol of the season and resilience.
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Broad Street
Hugh and Veronica Doty
Virginia Sponser
City of
Mormon Trail Community
Wayne County
Wayne
Decatur
Lucas
Clarke Counties
Derby
Helen McClintock
the Tolls
Jack Snyder
Mardell Wolett
Ruby’s
Texaco
Richard
Richard Oil
Keith Richard
Derby Supply Corp
Derby, Iowa
Virginia’s Corner
By Virginia Sponster
Cambria
Santa
Elaine Crees
Clifford McCoullough
Leon
United Church Women of
Larry Trumbo
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Dana
Walter Bond
Grace Scott
Jack Leonard
Karen George
Jim Smith
Lamont
Clarence Barnhart
Kellerton
Blaine Scott
Yarl Williamson
Kenneth
Randy
Gloria
Donna
Jake
Emily
Rebekahs
Reva Richman
Sheriff's Report
Ioof Hall E Humeston
Tarata DS
Harrrimane
Wayne Goben Insurance Agency
Monty Franklin
C.A. Clark
CFPO
Chris den Ouden
Court & Grand
Humelton Veterinary Associates
Larry Martin
Everett L. Davis
N. Main
W. Jefferson
Corydon
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Nancy Augustine
Box
Citizens South Central Agency
H. Beryl Kendall
Iowa
Petty & Stander
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