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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
6
Local notes recount visits among Chariton families including Mrs bh and Mire, Joe Davis My and Wes, Kinsey clan, and Garton kin. Courting trips feature Miss Lite Garton at Cyril and Oak Vloosa, with other relatives in Burlington and Fort Madison. Ads tout Princess theater listings and a brightened Second Street restaurant by W J Sheets Co.
Mrs. Brown and Orville were in Corydon Saturday. Mary Woods of Humeston visited friends Friday. Helen McMains stayed in Thimeston Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Deth Moore were in Corydon on business Tuesday. Mrs. Earl McIlurg shopped in Humeston ten days after year. Mesdames Fisk and Gurion shopped in Himeston Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship entertained company last week. Mrs. W. McMains visited Shameston Friday for dental work. Mrs. Roxy Hoy visited Friday with her parents, the Slone family. Springer and Greenlee shipped hog feed to the Okuimwa market last week. Sherman Opp came from Kirksville Monday to spend vacation at the A. M. Githstat home. J. Moore and wife returned to Davis County Tuesday after a visit. D. Garton and family spent Sunday at Alva Garon’s country home. Mr. and Mrs. Orley McCollough and Mrs. Ida Draper were Corydon visitors Saturday. Mrs. Mary Bobenhouse of Humeston came Friday for a brief visit with daughter Mrs. Oscar Grismoore. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Miller of Council Bluffs are visiting D. F. Miller’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Puttle and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirby went to Corydon Saturday. Mesdames Rush and Snyder visited Bert Mosher’s home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Mosher are proud parents of a ten pound day. Large turnout at Children’s exercises at the Christian Church Sunday morning. Program well carried out. children trained.
The Princess theatre draws good crowds despite warm weather with full Tuesday and Thursday attendance and jammed Saturday nights. The hall stays well ventilated with six large fans running and offers a pleasant hour on warm evenings. Plyree reels of The Adventures of Kathryn's series play Thursday evening, a grand production with a notable Chicago run.
Lois Hatfield from Winterset and Dr Smith of Hymeston were in town as visitors last week. Several relatives report illness, with Herman Kirkwood recovering from several days of sickness. John King visited his aunt Mrs Margaret Young and family. Hymeston resident J Silvers visited with his brother Alda. Mrs A Wells and Mrs dance from Humeston were visitors. Mrs Jaques of Corydon spent Friday night with Mrs Q M Jordan. Mrs Henry Helmick and children from Bughton visited relatives. Memphis Hoy and children visited their mother Mrs Stone in Cambria over Sunday. Ars Williams, Mrs Bess Brewer and child from Mumeston visited Aaron Coppsch home Friday. Mr and Mrs Cal Stogidill and son Blane traveled to Beatersfield to visit Jesse Stogdd and family. The MS 44 Sunday school plans a Children day program Sunday at two. Paul Jordan and Carder ThreckmorTon, home from Annis for vacation. Mrs Arthur Shults and Des Moines visitors visited sister Mrs Nette Ruffum. Mr King and daughters Mrs Preston and Miss King from Delwern visited Lyman Young on Tuesday. Mrs King accompanied them home. Epworth League met at Grant Kyner’s Friday night with refreshments and social hour.
A column urges citizens to promote home pride and local institutions, urging strangers to trade here and support public officers. It notes insurance payouts to the widow of Elver A. Smith and to Sam Thompson for a horse killed by lightning, and mentions agents Beavers and McKibben. It ends with updates on M. J. Evans and Ray Williams visiting a hospitalized brother in Des Moines.
Sparse OCR fragment outlines positions relative to Hameston Garden Grove and Leroy. Mentions smile south and 4s west of Hameston and mile east and 114 north of Garden Grove with three miles southeast of Leroy. Entities are unclear and may reflect a mapping or navigation note rather than a news item.
Notice is given that a will purporting to be of Heck Sanford has been produced and read. A day for bearing proof is set for Monday, June 16, 1914, in the District Court, Wayne County. B. Sunny, Clerk, dated May 15, 1914.
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