Emersonians Rally To Plant New City Park Trees
City park ravaged by disease deemed forlorn as nine trees removed. Emersonians and business backers sponsored new saplings. donations came from Boyd Nutholls Emerson Insurance Agency Thelia Blank Dixon's Var ivy Willie Marvigin Emerson Gus Meekie Greenwood Lumber Co John Ll Vans Ko Adivans and others. Mayor grateful for efforts and hopes trees thrive in future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson City Park
Hanks
Boyd Nutholls
Emerson Insurance Agency
Local Church Services and Schedules
Champion Hill Presbyterian Church led by Noel DeKalb and Glenn Kellenbarger offers Sunday School at 10 a.m and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. The Methodist Church with Earl Kelly and R L Grayson includes Sunday School at 10 a.m Morning Worship at 11 a.m Sermon O Give Thanks Special thanks to God by Junior Bible Study at 8 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m MYF Union Thanksgiving service at the Baptist Church all Friday Junior Choir practice at 4 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champion Hill Presbyterian Church
Noel DeKalb
Glenn Kellenbarger
the Methodist Church
Earl Kelly
R. L. Grayson
the Baptist Church All
First Baptist Church Event Schedule
William Van Antwerp pastor leads the Sunday service with Sunday School for all ages at 10 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. Wednesday activities include Junior Choir practice at 3 30 p.m. and a 6 p.m. Community Thanksgiving Eve service with Rev Earl Kelly of the Methodist church as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
William van Antwerp
Kirk Hascall
Earl Kelly
The
Methodist Church
Dorcas Circle Handles November Meeting and Plans
Dorcas Circle of the Methodist WSCS met at Mrs. Richard Starrett home with 17 attendees including two children. Mrs. Edwin Grayson led prayers and readings, while plans included pies and salads for a November 15 turkey supper, a Dec 10 Golden Wedding anniversary open house, and service at the Dec 5 Dairy Dinner. A Christmas charity box to Viet Nam was arranged with Sunshine Fund postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker
Methodist Church
M. E. McMillen
Royal Neighbors Home
Davenport
Guy Jordan
Viet Nam
Sunshine Fund
Vernon Johnson
Hattie Malskell
Harold Smith
Montana
Malskell
Emersonians Mark Veterans Day Supper and Birthday Observance
The American Legion Auxiliary hosted the Veterans Day supper at the legion hall on a Saturday evening in November. Placed at each veteran’s seat were gold and blue nut caps with tiny flags. President Mrs. John Simpson gave the prayer. The meal ended with cake featuring auxiliary colors for the organization’s 47th anniversary. Mrs. LeRoy Johnson arranged acts and invited Marilyn Wax from Girls State to share trip photos. Guests enjoyed games and songs ending with God Bless America. Local visits occurred among the Waterworth and Magers families and others during the holiday weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
John Simpson
LeRoy Johnson
Marilyn Wax
Washington
America
Auxiliary Starts Christmas Plans at November Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary held its November meeting with Mrs. Quentin Johnson. Nine officers and 19 adults and three children attended. A memorial service honored Mrs. Jessie Cole and other charter members. The unit met its membership quota and plans for Christmas support included sending funds and clothing to Glenwood and a Christmas gift shop in Knoxville. A Vietnam-related donation and future member initiations were discussed, with preparations for shut-in plates and a December gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Quentin Johnson
Jessie Cole
Winnie Gamble
George Curtis
John Simpson
Hebe Edie
Glenwood
Cole-Grayson
Guy Jordan
Mabel Honeyman
Ethel Hever
Vernon Johnson
Knoxville
Vietnam
Don Eastwood
Johnson
Hastings WSCS Family Supper and December Meeting
Hastings WSCS held a late autumn pot luck supper at the Methodist church with a post meal meeting led by Joyce Kelley who read a poem Helping Hands. They thanked attendees for the Turkey supper on Oct 26 and announced December plans at Jennie Haroff’s home with a $1 gift limit. Grace Hathaway and Helen Quimby will assemble Christmas cookies for armed forces boys.
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WSCS
Methodist Church
Pres
Joyce Kelley
Jennie Haroff
Hastings MRS and HERB STOGDILL Correspondents
Mrs Paul Burke moved their trailer onto her parents property Mr and Mrs Lee Bailey. Grace Hathaway and Mrs Blanche Shaw visited Mrs Jean Nims in Red Oak. Mrs Lyle Falk and baby daughter returned from Red Oak Hospital. Dorothy Starr of Glenwood visited her mother and attended Cecil Woods funeral. Around 15 Senior MY members enjoyed a hayride with Mr and Mrs Jim Kelley as chaperones. They rode then gathered at the church for sandwiches cookies and punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Burke
Lee. Bailey
Grace Hathaway
Blanche Shaw
Jean Nims
Bill Shrite
Red Oak
Lyle Falk
Red Oak Hospital
Dorothy Starr
Glenwood
Nadine Starr
Tim
Cecil Woods
MYP
Jim Kelley
Omahan visitors and local social notes
Mr and Mrs Earl Clark of Omaha were Sunday visitors in the Myrra Vanderpool home. Ernest Tudor underwent surgery Nov 6 for ruptured appendix at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and is recovering satisfactorily. Mr and Mrs Ted Parson and family of Council Bluffs spent the weekend in the Carl Hayes home and also visited the Gilbert and John Hall families. Mr and Mrs Wayne Crawford and Mr and Mrs Joe Wall attended a horse sale at Anita Sunday.
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Earl Clark
Omaha
Myrra Vanderpool
Ernest Tudor
Mercy Hospital
Co. Bluffs
Ted Parson
Coons Rapid
Carl Hayes
Gilbert
John Hall
Wayne Crawford
Joe Wall
Anita Sunday
Mail call for servicemen in the area
Local notice lists addresses and service numbers for servicemen in the area inviting letters and cards. Readers are asked to send mail to the listed personnel at their military addresses including AF, RA and US Navy stations.
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Wilbert L. Stogdill
San Francisco
Calif
Robert D. Tudor
A.P.O
New York
Arthur C. Larsen
FPO
Donald D. Brazeal
Co. B. U S.A
Emery G E. Fisher
U.S. Grant
F.P.O
Charles R. Hall
Ford Plaza
Pine
St. Louis
David Gene Courtier
Naval Training Station
Charleston
Roger G. Crawford
Transportation Lqd
APO
N. Y
Age Douglas K. Parker
Grand Forks
N. Dak
S.G.T. Lawrence E. Hall
Military Training Cadet Addresses Included in Note
The fragment lists Daniel Caylor at 4688 Ledlin Apt 5 Colorado Springs Colorado and Steve Cittes in a military training school with an address at Wentworth Military Academy Lexington Missouri. The text appears as an OCR fragment with partial names and addresses.
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Daniel C. 'Aylor
Ledlin
Apt. 5
Colorado Springs
Cole
Steve Cittes
Steve ‘K. Cites
Wentworth Military Acadecy
Lexington
Traffic Court Record From Iowa Highways and Glenwood Area
Georgiana Spencer 31 of Omaha treated at Clarkson hospital after a near head on collision three miles east of Glenwood. Her car and a Franklin Huff vehicle sustained 600 and 220 dollars damage respectively. Intersection crash near Mineola involved Cecil Williams and Jack Batten. Arthur Lodge 38 of Glenwood suffered cut lip and bruises when his car left road south of Glenwood. Jackie Batten and Marlene Horst treated at Mercy hospital for bruises after 12:15 a.m. crash near Glenwood. Batten fined 15 dollars plus costs for loss of vehicle control and 10 dollars plus costs for no driver license. Minnie Bray’s car struck a deer near Hastings on highway 34 causing about 550 dollars damage.
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Georgiana Spencer
Omaha
Clarkson Hospital
Glenwood
George
Franklin
Huff
Spencer
Arthur Lodge
Jackie Lee Batten
Marlene Horst
Mercy Hospital
Batten
Beveley
Minnie -C
Bray
Corning
Hastings
Highway 34
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Emersonians
Mayor
John Lo Evans
Byans
Dow
Tomady
Shetandoah
Anil
Sani
Aeatefal
Willy
Rom Gourl
Glenwood State School
Mrs. Dalle Shelley
BB. Weskenburg
Plom
Burroughs
Kermit
Titlyer
Heber
Canasta Club
H. G. Greenwood
Thesday
Ethel Curtis
Daroghter
Raymond Sprinkle
Wichita
Kan
George Curtis Sr
Leute Side
Sella
Jamison’s
Rayon Damask
Satin Lady
AMI
Sleater
Dorcas
FL. Waterworth
Richard
Bill
Patty
W. E
Alaska
Claire Darland
Alfred Clites
Randolph
Pearl
Merchant
Downey
Ethel Paulson
Deloye Abraham
Jim Williams
Council Bluffs
Lloyd Williams
Bob
Dan
Leroy
Sue McCormick
Mrs. Abraham
N.R. Sedell
Ward Coy
Florence Cooper
Virginia Bradway
Lawrence Hylfield
Stanton
N. RB. Settell
Ronnie Settell
Baptist Church
Orin Mann
Clarinda
Roland Tiemeyer
Kevin
Shenandoah
W. E. Waterworth
Laverne-Carson
Des Moines
Joe Pilling
Susan
Stevie Smith
Terry Waters
Massena
Pilling
Smith
Walter Garber
Cypress
Tom Brown
Stanley Brammer
Carson
Harold Cooper
Marshall
Carroll Settells
N. R
Earle Crawford
Minnie, Kidwell
J. A. Burroughs i
Hastings Wscs
S Hastings
Herb Stogdill
Mineola
Cecil Williams
Jack Batten
J. A. Kline
First Avenue
Soe
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