Christmas Goods at Hastings and William Clark Birthday
Hastings merchants advertise Christmas goods for every family member and urge local shopping. A birthday surprise for William Clark on December 14 honors his sixty ninth birthday with a dinner, baskets, and 36 attendees including Henry Clark Silas Clark and others from nearby towns. Max Quimby traveled to Red Oak Thursday for DeMolay initiation.
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Hastings
William Clark
Max Quimby
Red Oak
Hastings School News Open House Announcement
Hastings School invites the public to an open house on Thursday evening December 18 from 7 to 9. The home economics department will serve toffee pie and cake à la mode and home made candy at reasonable rates.
First and Second Grades Christmas Work at School
The note reports busy December activities by First and Second Grades with Christmas decorations to be shown Thursday evening at the school house. Absent students Agnes Mae Clark Helen Morrow and Harriet Crawford are listed. Perfect spellers Victor Vanderpool Abigail Clemens and Francis Clemens. A basketball event with Strahan teams for boys and gifts is planned Friday evening December 18 at the Hastings M E church gym.
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Agnes Mae Clark
Helen Morrow
Harriet Crawford
Victor Vanderpool
Abigail Clemens
Francis Clemens
Strahan
Hastings M. E. Church
Christmas Sermon and Pageant at Methodist Church
The church invites the community to a Christmas sermon by the pastor next Sunday morning and a pageant Seeking for the Holy Grail led by the Epworth League in the evening. Christmas Eve promises an excellent Sunday school program. Names mention local residents and events, including visits, dental work, and a yearly subscription gift from Post Master L L Greenwalt to his family and brother.
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Epworth League
W. J. Weber
PB. W. Shaw
Howard Rea
A. H. Crawford
Norma
Omaha
Good Temper Poem Exalts Kindness as Heaven Sent
A historic poem extols good nature as a priceless, heavenly gift. The verses compare virtue to a talisman, turning tears to smiles and banishing care. It lauds cheerful manners as a source of peace, beauty, and love that brighten life and endure amid storms.
James Moore Celebrates Ninetieth Birthday in Mills County
James Moore, a Mills County resident near Hastings, marked his 90th birthday with a November 13 celebration at the Moore farm. Family and longtime friends gathered for a big dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Miller, with George Pickerell providing music. A Civil War veteran, Moore settled on his farm in 1866 and has lived there since, earning a reputation as a longtime, upright local resident.
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Mills County
James Moore
Hastings
George Miller
Moore
Mr. Moore
George Pickerell
Hastings Widow Peace Dies in Iowa at Fifty Five
Mrs. Charles E Peace born May 29 1876 Mercer county Missouri died December 2 1939 at Hastings Iowa aged 55 years 6 months 4 days She married Charles B Peace in 1891 and four children born three survive Fred Mille Clark and De Courtier all in Hastings The family moved to Hastings in 1913 and have lived there 17 years Funeral at home December 4 led by M A Gable and Rev W J Weber Burial in Hastings cemetery Sympathies extended to bereaved family Local notices include visits illnesses and social events among Hastings residents.
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Charles £. Peace
Mercer County
Hastings
Iowa
Charles B. Peace
Fred
Mille Clark
de Courtier
Haatage
M. A. Gable
Council Bluffs
W. J. Weber
Hastings M. E. Church
Malvern Visitor Mrs Hinzleton and Hastings Guests
Mrs T M Hinzleton visited Malvern on Saturday while Mr and Mrs Ivan Starr were Hastings visitors on Wednesday George Shaw and Wayne Crawford agreed to travel to Omaha.
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T. M. Hinzleton
Malvern
Ivan Starr
Hastings
George Shaw
Wayne Crawford
Omaha
Mineola News Roundup From Council Bluffs And Silver City
Local notes report Mrs Julius Kiersen and family in Council Bluffs, Olga Schroeder winning a Legion Auxiliary quilt in Silver City, Henry Rabhi returning to work after illness, L Bichel and daughter Olga visiting Omaha and Council Bluffs, McCormack and Rose families at the Orpheum in Omaha, Mr Plummer's illness, Clara Dietchler's improvement, Miller home gathering for Wilbur and wife on their Aug 23 marriage, plus a San Antonio Express health snippet and an advertisers line about weekly ads.
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Robert Edie
C. F. Edie
J.J. Starr
Shalt Campbell
Baby
Will Haines
Carson
Bert Baker
W. M. Campbell
Red Oak
Campbell
Gas Line
Ralph Chapin
Glenwood
Mal Smith
Boyles College of
Omaha
Mra
Arthur Smith
Emyrson
Julius Kiersen
Ava
Izetta Kiersen
Carl Rose
Earl Bobbitt
Council Bluffs
Olga Schroeder
Legion Auxiliary
Silver City
Henry Rabhi
L. Bichel
Olga
Edward McCormack
Orpheum Theater
F. W. Plum Tmer
Plummer
Misa Clara Dietchler
Miller Home
Mineola
Chaffram
Wilbur Kahl
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Edith Purcell
James Clark
John Colwell
Lemon Cox
Frank Mitchell
Broadway Methodist Church
Walter Boylan
Wm. Clark
Elyen
Henry Clark
Siiver City
Silas Clark
George Clark
Willis Clark
Clarence Clark
Charles
C. A. Woods
George Huntaman
Emerson
Ted Clark
George Irwin
Alice Smith
Harry Clark
Haatinga
Shaw’s
Blanche Shaw
Town Des Carages Et le
Fred H. Priest Hastings
Sneena
Merry Christmas
J, M
Hill Bros
Chase and Sanborn Coffee
N. W. Colling Hastings, Iowa
Botna Valley State Bank
Charles Evans
Mr. and
Mrs. Scott Hunt
Lyle Hodges
Maz Quimby
Merritt Fisher
Earth
Sereph
Charles E. Peace
Cecil Hamilton
Ue. PF. Hamilton
Farragut
Clarence Alton
L. F. Degates
Jack Hudson
Ray Christie
North Grove
Gil
Bert Goins
Orville
A. F. Crawford
Frieda
Charlotte Fellows
R._F. Crawford
Waldo Crouse
Harold Mitchell
Elam Ord
Max Turner
Floyd Hallaew
Glenwood Tuesay
Ethel Crawford
Evelyn Crawford
Frieda Fellows
United States Public Health Service
San Antonio Express
Keffer’s Hardware
Hastings, Iowa
Crawford
AH. Crawford
Martin Store
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