Obituary of George C. Nebitt of Hastings Mills County
George Charles Nebitt lifelong Mills County resident died at his Hastings home on February 14 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at Mansfield Funeral Home Malvern with pastor Meg L E B Ripley officiating. Burial followed in the Tomogene cemetery. Nebitt, born December 7 1884 near Timone Rene, married Grace Mills on March 1918 and had two sons Kenneth George and Loren Elmir. He was 57 at his death, survived by his wife and two sons and numerous relatives.
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George Charles Nebitt
Mills County
Hastings
F.ness
Mansfield
Malvern
Meg. L. EB. Ripley
Emerson and Hastings
Fred Priest
Fred Lockahill
L. L. Greenwalt
Burdal
Tmo
Mia
Laura Shay
Nyes
Osceola
Wik
Hastings Methodist Banquet Sponsors March First
Hastings Methodist women announce a March 1 banquet at the church with a man and wife or sweetheart format. Dorothy Houghton of Red Oak will speak, a musical program is planned, and tickets are sold by local committee at per person. Mrs Leona Brown and daughter visited Charley Brown. Chas Hubbel visited friends Saturday.
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Hastings Methodist Church
Dorothy Houghton
Red Oak
Iocal Committee
Soc
Moving notices urged for spring updates in Leader
Readers are asked to phone or write about relocations to change addresses promptly and to pass important information to subscribers. The notice invites neighbors friends tenants and landlords to contact The Leader or its correspondents.
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Tennant
Gordon Rockafellow Transfers to New York
Gordon Rockafellow, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Rockafellow of Hastings, has been transferred by The Cuneo Press to New York City to lead the accounting department at the main offices with a salary increase. He left Chicago last week for the new location, expected permanent, and Hastings townsman is making good.
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Gordon Rockafellew
Frank Rockafellow
Hastings
Cuneo Press
New York City
Chicago
Gordon
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to many in community
Card of Thanks thanks school teachers and friends for flowers during trouble. Mentions Grace Nebitt and family, visits by Chapin and James, Council Bluffs and Glenwood folk, Charley Clark with scarlet fever in Sidney CCC camp, Paul Patterson and Donald Johnson, deaths of George Nebitt, visits by Hillyer and others, travel to Peru, Lincoln relatives, Council Bluffs guests, Shenandoah visitors, Roy Quimby home guests, Miss Caywood, Crawford sisters, and Bud Gustin heading south for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Nebitt
Kenneth and
Loren Nebitt
Gee, Chapin
James
Honey Creek
Clarence Chapin
Council Bluffs
Charley Clark
CCC
Sidney
Paul Patterson
Shenandoah
Donald Johnson
Sadie Starr
Jease Sehalla
Abe Evarhart
Glenwood
Harry Low
Cornell Bluffs
George Nebitt
Heber Hillyer
Imogene
Nebitt
Archie Williams
A. H. Crawford
Peru
Ethelyn
Rick
Roy Quimby
Max
Eileen
Lee
Lincoln
Fawn Caywood
Lorraine Clark
Misees Evelyn
Thelma Crawford
W. C. Resh
Bud Gustin
Esther
Hastings pupils honored in spelling honors list
News of Hastings Public Schools reports first grade pupils Earl Clark Junior Clark Desste Gnetin and Elloise Largent achieved perfect spelling Friday. Second grade honorees include Henrietta Clark Eunice Davis Alice Davis Dan Johnson Richard Johnson Char le Martin Vivien Bird and Freddie Courtier.
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Earl Clark
Junior Clark
Desste Gnetin
Elloise Largent
Henrietta Clark
Eunice Davis
Alice Davis
Dan Johnson
Richard Johnson
Charle Martin
Vivien Bird
Freddie Courtier
Walter L Dobbs Dies in Henderson on Thursday
Walter Lenore Dobbs longtime Henderson resident died at his home February 14 after a long illness. Born June 14 1871 near Preston Missouri he lived in Henderson since 1890 with years on a farm earlier. Survived by wife eight children two sisters and a brother. Funeral held Saturday at two o'clock at the Methodist church with Rev K E Neshite officiating. Burial in Henderson Cemetery.
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Walter Lenore Dobbs
Henderson
K. E. Neshite
Methodist Church
Dona Jane Hooper
Heedy Lrt
Preston
Larmon Leo Dobbs
Goldan, McKinney
Retha Ellen Mahan
Trendersyn
Ina Leese Cole
Mateoatonta
Inez Leona Colvin
Oakkind
Alta May Jansson
Omata
Bethel B
Ethel Dobbs
Quincy Dobbs
Mee
Laurge Kinder
Dolivar
L. Mitchell
Miami
Ato
Towa
Njs
Fourth Grade Learning Highlights and Student Names
The fourth grade studied poems Hearts Were Made to Give Away and Flag Our Flag and made Lincoln life booklets. They finished a rainforest visit with Yumbo and Minko in the Belgian Congo. Third graders learned about Philippine Island trees including mango and papaya. Top spellers listed.
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Abraham Lincoln
Yumbo
Minko
Belgian Congo
Philippine Islands
Harold Fellows
Ronnie Lee Rutledge
Larry Kidwell
Roberta Clark
Robert Shaw
Dean
Senior class sympathy and school notes from the Nebbitts to Nebbitt family
The senior class expresses deepest sympathy for Kenneth and Loran Nebbitt after their father’s death. Laverne Potter is absent over a week due to illness. Philophronian and Alphian societies split into committees for daily afternoon programs. A new basketball excuse is noted from Benny about ventilation in a Malvern game. Lennie Benedict injured his leg last Wednesday eliciting a bank. Home economics covers soups and baked dishes. silk dressers studied. Mr Fellows in history cleaned Leonard Mitchell’s glasses during a class, causing laughs. In business law Hauptman’s guilt vote passed 10 to 0. Virgil Shank works in Norfolk, Virgil heads to Lincoln for a visit, Wm Vanderpool is homebound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth
Loran Nebbitt
Laverne Potter
Ilness
Philophronian
Alphian
Mr. Turner
Malvern
Benny
Lennie Benedict
Deas
Thank You for Kindness After Our Loss
We express deep appreciation and sincere thanks to friends and members for kindness help and sympathy at the death and funeral of our beloved husband and father. Mrs W L Dobbs and family.
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W. L. Dobbs
Methodist Ladies Honor Mrs. Smith With Shower Notes
A church shower in the M. E. basement celebrated Mrs. Jean Creamer Smith with a short program and refreshments. Ladies’ Aid presented a comfort. Several parishioners and visitors joined the event and more than 20 attended.
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M. E. Church
Jean Creamer Smith
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. C. Goas
Amos Smith
Shenandoah
Weather shifts and school notes at Henderson Consolidated
Weather may improve or worsen, as students report absences due to illness. Miss Morgan travels to Kansas City to recover. Several students, including Lawrence Nelson and Vera Fritcher, are listed as sick but mostly have returned. Classes cover precipitation science and Whittier poetry, with notes on Lowell, test plans, and home economics sewing projects.
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Miss. Morgan
Kansas City
Uiness
Lawrence Nelson
Ralph Leu
Vera Fritcher
Wilma Eldson
Edward Wilkinson
Jane Eile Wilkinson
Glen Hart
Gwendolyn Ryan
Freda Stentbraker
Lorena Davis
Kieth Bea
United States
Feneral
Whittier
James Russel Lowell
Flage
Han
Anik
Teachers Engage Struggling Freshman and Sophomore English
Mrs Dory teaches freshman English in Mise Morevtn's Mace program while Mr Dory oversees sophomore English. The pair describe adjectives as a tool to describe people and settings in class.
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Mrs Dory
Mise Morevtn
Mr. Dory
Valentine Gift Exchange and Birthday Celebrations in Room Out
In Thursday's out room, a Valentine box circulated and many Valentines were distributed. Dean Breach drew the number 13 as the lucky giver. Helpers included Wanda Lee Oxford, Betty June Avensworth, Lester Tyan, Reginald Parker, and Levan Mercer. A birthday cake was shared for Wanda Lee Oxford, and a joint party Friday celebrated Pansie Nelson's birthday with a cake.
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Giver
Dean Breach
Wanda Lee
First and Second Grades Read from New Books
The first graders have received their new bnoks and are reading from them. Gerald Norton is absent on al count of chicken pax. Many Valentines were given Thursday. Pauline Brown has been visit ing friends in town the Past few days. She has been carting for Mr. Dobby who Passed nnow Thurg. day, Mra. C,H. Edmondson and Mrs Wahlo Edmondson were in Care son Prikty, Meg and Mra. A. C. Harney of Omaha, former resident, here, celebrated their twentieth weds ding 'universary Banday, Mes. Wayne Strumana and daughter of VWancook spent the week end tithe Ed Witkenson home while Mr. Simmons was in Ties Moines on business, Mrs. (. EB. Edmandson received wend from her fangster, Grace, that she arrived in Mt. Vernon, Wish. Tuesday of last week,
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Gerald Norton
Pauline Brown
Mr. Dobby
Thurg
Mra. C
H. Edmondson
Wahlo Edmondson
Careson Prikty
Meg
Mra
A. C. Harney
Omaha
Banday
Wayne Strumana
Vwancook
Ed Witkenson
Mr. Simmons
Ties Moines
Mt. Vernon
Wish
Community Card Notes From Christian Aid and Local Visits
A card read Wednesday at Christian Aid from Mrs. Oren Andrey of Des Moines expressed appreciation for gifts. Sam Houser and son of Omaha visited his father and relatives Sunday. Mrs. Mildred Scheffert of Avorn visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sowers. Mrs. Dan Perkins hosted supper Friday with Maud Kindige and daughter Dorothy present. Mrs. Alice Perkins noted as Addie Hotleau. Carson and bust-Hoss family on fan Wednesday. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fickel of Lincoln learned their child is improving from scarlet fever. River Wittmore and family, staying at Simmons home, are visiting Missouri. Mrs. Albert Pave returned home from an Iowa trip. Alfred Wintzman was taken to Edmundson hospital for toe infection. doctors fear amputation. Lenora Darby, formerly Lenora Simmons, remains a county nurse in Mansur. Leader advertisers remain strong spots for shopping.
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Elmer Perish
Omaha
Elton Clayton
A. @. Harney
Wight
Red Oak
Joyca Nesbit
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Arch Houser
Hoogers
UN Cary
Morton Milly
Bak Darwell
Christian Aid
Oren Andrey O
Tres Moines
Mie Aid
Sam Houser
Mildred Seheffert
Avorn
Elmer Sowers
Mra
Dan Perkins
Maud Kindige
Dorothy
Alice Perkins
Addle Hotleau
Carson
Donald Fickel
Lincoln
Chefe
Rivek Wittmore
Dim Simmons
Missouri
Adbert Pave
Hottie
Malvern Shaw
Alfradt Wintsman
Lenora Darby
Lenora Simmons
Mansur
STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS MAKE THIS 25¢ TEST
Ad clipped medical patent claims promote Mae Juniper oil and Buchu leaves to treat bladder issues causing night awakenings and frequent urges. It touts Bukets green tablets as a bladder laxative with a four day regimen and promises renewed sleep and energy, urging readers to send 25 cents to Collins Drug Co. in Malvern with local pharmacists listed.
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Collins Drug Co
Malvern
W. W. Abel
Drugeiat, Emerson, Ady Nerd Iia
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George C. Nebitt
Leona Brown
Charley Brown
Chas, Hubbel
Areer
Pringtig Amagor
Adaches
Willard
Prigat
Adi
Gordon Rockafellow
New York
High Bank
Otis Allensworth
News of
Hastings Public Schools
Walter L. Dobbs
Senior News
Freshman News
Junior News
Hauptman
Virgil Shank
Norfolk
Nebr
Bruce Walahan
Wm. Vanderpool
Thurs
Emerson
Strahan School
Vrooman Ranch
Lo Willie Bolton
M. Criswell
Farmers State Bank
Clark
Henderson Consolidated School
Pansie Nelson
Strahan
Randolph
Charles Hughes
Guernsey
Reid
P. & O. Wheatland
McCormick-Deering
Goodenough
Rock Island
Bert Goins
Farvasrs State Bank
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