Obituary and Community Notes From Hastings Iowa
Lorenzo Dow Clark dies at Hastings at age 83 after long life spanning Ohio Illinois and Iowa. Funeral performed December 25 with Rev. F A Smith and burial in Hastings Cemetery. Also Christmas gatherings, marriages Blakesley Smith and church notices urge watch night service and new year church programs led by Pastor Carl Gritchett
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Lorenzo Dow Clark
Ohio
Hastings
Tllinois
Elizabeth Watts
Lfe
Clark
Ilinois
Elizabeth Clark
Sarah van Arsdall
Council Bluffs
Nicholas
James
John
Anna
F. A. Smith
Methodist Church
Blakesley-Smith
Cletus Blakesley
Violet Smith
Fred Lockabill
Milo Marsh
Blakesley
Red Oak
Presbyterian Parsonage
Presbyterian
B. J. Smith
Wesley Chapel
Centerville
Shenandoah
Hicks
Smith
Redeemers
Ira L. Turner
J. H. Freedline
Malvern
Vrooman
Epworth League
Carl Gritchett
Christmas Dinner Parties and Local Visits in Strahan Area
Christmas gatherings marked by family dinners across Strahan and nearby towns. Notable events included the Bradley, Bayes, and Johnson families sharing meals, visits by Warren, Hackett, and Lemonds, and a skating party on the D. C. Niday pond. Postmaster J W Mayfield resigned with Hastings postmaster exam set for January 22. The operetta at the school drew a good crowd and praised performances.
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A. D. Bradley
Bradley
Fr. F. Hackett
C. B. Lemondgs
Blanche
James Warren
Stanton
Hastings
Washington
Bayes
TI. E. Bayes
Malvern
B. E. Bayes
F. J. Steele
Chas. Criswell
Omaha
Charley
D. C
The
Wabash
Bloomfield
Iowa
Carl Johnson
C. B. Norris
L. M. Hambach
Norris
Everett Kahler
Mondamin
W. A. Pisher
Emerson
Ana Ae
Téeir‘prs
Achool
In For It Drum: Gee and the Rooks
A fragmentary note references a rooks player nicknamed Gee and a vow about punishment. It includes a holiday sentiment urging care for babies and happiness, mentioning Santa Claus St Nicholas and Kriss Kringle with a European religious flavor attributed to Marton Harland.
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Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Kriss Kringle
Marton Harland
A Christmas Wish Father-What Were You Wishing
A short, dialogue driven piece where Johnny asks about a Christmas wish and imagines being the janitor’s little boy, highlighting themes of politeness and family roles in a tender holiday moment.
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Johnny
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Botna
Bessie Milner
Farley
Mra
G. D. Keffer
Orient
Walter Mason
L. K. Mason
Randolph
H. Baxter
Purcell
Mr. Purcell
Chas
Gordon
Ida Wooster
Strang
Okla
G. S. Purcell
Fred J. Martin
Glenwood
Benedict
John Sewing
Gretchen
Mineola
Wilmot Bowman
Guy Christie
Ray Christie
Mae Murphy
Carrie Luther
Villisca
Merriman
Marshalltown
Prof. Stokes
Des Moines
Homer Smith
D. L. Darland
Riverton
I. N. Darland
F. J. Christie
Hattie Wallahan
Corning
Elmer Wallahan
Fanny
Floyd Owenson
Bo Lookabill
Near Malvern
Chas. Anderson
Near Emerson
Anna Wilson
Swea
City School
R. 8
McDonough
Fréd Lockabill
F. H. Priest
Darlas
Priests
A. B. Hutchings
Ae W. W. Purcell
Alfred Clites
Near Imogene
A. B. Dalrymple
Sherman Rea
H. P. Rea
B. L. Scott
Edmundson Hospital
Scott
Strahan Dancing Club
Peterson Hall
Lephe McFarland
Katheryn Schurr
L. M. Hambseh
South Omaha
P. G. Bayes
Zeno Bass
Charles Hambsch
Adv
Strahan
N. W. Colling & Son
Hastings, Iowa
Strahan Lumber & Hardware Co
G. E. Norris
Strakan
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