Hastings Flower Quilt and Rug Exhibition Prize Winners
The Hastings Ladies Aid sponsored event on September 12 drew a large crowd for the flower, quilt and rug show. Prizes awarded include Mable Clues and Mrs. M. B. Fellows for flowers, Bessie Purcell for petunias and marigolds, Neva Bowen for strawflowers, and Mrs. Walter Bowen for yellow cannas, plus quilt and rug distinctions for several participants. The meeting also announced the executive committee for the first quarter and an upcoming program committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
M. B. Fellows
Bessie Purcell
Neva Bowen
Walter Bowen
Will Young
Beasle Purcell
Irene Bixter
Trst
Rea Shepard
Maude Crouse
Mra
Prot Martin
Noras Niday
Vera
Roane
Athan Tookabill
Mrs Lookabill Celebrates 78th Birthday Event
Mrs. Lookabill was honored at a pot luck dinner at the Fred Lookabill home with relatives and friends. Attendees included James Parkison, Grace Graham of Percival, Kenneth Parkison and family of Sidney, B. J. Lookabill and Ruth of Malvern, F. B. Blakesley of Omaha, and Regina Lookabill of Shenandoah among others. Various local visits and motions follow, noting carding guests, employment changes, and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Lookabill
Fred Lookabill
Wilma Custer
Silver City
Guy Grindle
Helen Grindle
Strahan
Dorothy Henderson
Hastings
Hastings Honors Teaching Staff at Evening Reception
Hastings teachers were honored Monday by a church reception hosted by the Ladies Aid. The program featured the high school band, Anna Mae Benedict solos, Josephine Haden reading, and duets by Edgar Lockabill and Tom Dalzell. Superintendent Fellows introduced the teachers, followed by lunch and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastnes
Ladies Aid
Anna Mae Benedict
Josephine Haden
Edgar Lockabill
Tom Dalzell
Supt. D. D. Fellows
Hillsdale Fire Damages Home and Party News
Fire crews were called to the C. R. Buffington home Tuesday night but neighbors extinguished the blaze before arrival, causing little damage with unknown origin. Also reports a surprise party for the Anthonys, local shifts at Hillsdale service station, Community club program, and visits from former residents Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Johnson and Mr. Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Buffington
Glenwood
Jack Smith
Alfred Goehring
W. W
Charles Wheeler
L. F. Johnson
South Gate
Cal
Johnson
Mills County
Local Folks Gather for Visits Births and Travel Highlights
A series of social notes from Council Bluffs and nearby towns records Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs Byron McMullen and Mrs Fred Gradi e, Wednesday calls by Mayo Bass to Neola, a 47th anniversary at Ira Thomas home in Council Bluffs, and several dinner and visiting hours. The column also notes the birth of Janet Ellinor to Burdett Hunt, travels to Murdo and Green Lake, and a near-miss incident involving Florence Gielan with possible manslaughter charges discussed by Sheriff Mamminga. A lightning strike at the Lloyd Yankey farm caused a mattress fire but left the occupants unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron McMullen
Council Bluffs
McMullen
Fred Gradie
Mayo Bass
Mac Throckmorton
Neola
Don Cole
Walter Hilton
Paul
Wayne
Ira Thomas
Arleigh Shepard
Less Pippitt
Burdett
Robert Billings
Waterloo
Florence Gielan
Billings
Sherif George Mamminga
Grundy County
Sally Jean Don Carlos
Greenfield
Lloyd Yankey
Veil
Mrs. Yankey
Strahan baseballers edge Hastings 3 0 in close game
Strahan baseballers defeated Hastings 3 to 0 Friday night in a keenly contested matchup. The lead swung in the fifth inning after a sharply directed hit put Strahan ahead, with guards Strahan and Stevens starting on the mound for their teams. Local church notes report Strahan Church services and a Ladies Union book review at the church, plus social gatherings and a birthday dinner hosted by Mrs. Crouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strahan Kigh
Hastings
Strahan
Guard
Stevens
Ladies Union Hears
The
Ladies Union
Blue Castle
Montgomery
Chas. Amick
Henderson
Anna Rose Bass
Adam Fauss
Emmett Gipe
Chas. Gipe
Robert Kuns
Amick
Robert Shaul
Spectacles 200 Years Old Reveal Adams Ancestor Link
A Griswold resident displays a tiny pair of spectacles 200 years old once worn by the great-great grandfather of John Adams. The silver bowed specs were notably small and well preserved, illustrating a tangible link to early colonial figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Griswold
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Donald Vestal
Bessie Furcell
Howard Michelson
Frank Largent
Vernon Crouse
Chesterbury
Red Oak
Frank Arnott
Nodaway
Charles Hall
Otha Hyde
Jesse Phelps
James Doyle and Son
Roadhouse
Ill
Fred Martin
Frank Crouse
Charles Crouse
Emerson
Gene Crouse
Cleve Davia
Pacific Junction
Mrs. Lookabill
Mea, Turner
Lite Alicia
Mnscutely
Enseo Mes
Joe Turner
Fern Read
Turner
Mildred Purcell
Martinatore
Shenandoah
Ottumwa
Hazel Collier
Lorene Bryan
Dan Bryan
Virgil Stockton
Altha Church
Stockton
McSweeney of
Marshall Stockton
Strawberry Point
Roy Kelley
Ada Serenauer
O. T. Carlson
Charles Carlson
Frank Walker
Marjorie
Vanita Ord
Lincoln
Neb
E. H. Ord
Ey Il. Ord
Omaha
Mildred Sullivan
Harald Bixler
Randall
Bixler
Glen Bixler
Corning
Edgar Christy
West Coast
Francis Westphalen
Alta Hall
Trene Bixler
Ray Horan
Des Moines
Hayden Clark
Fern’s
Mildred Turner Hastings
Owa
Malvern
Hampshire
Farrow
Andy J.berkhimer
Ben Shaw
George
Mrs
Carl Mellerup
Hastings Church Church
George Davis
Charley Davis
Missouri
Charley
June Kidwell
D. R. Kidwell
Ernest Potter
Margaret
Creston
D. D. Fellows
Gail Cronkhite
Rh. W. Salyers
Arlene Harbor
Duroc Bears
Gidley & Osborne
L. H. Zanders
Malvern, Ta. P.ill
Ivan Jackson
Gail Dorsey
Kunece & Nelson
Dan
Thomson Hardware Co
Iowa
Stroud Dairy
Res
I. N. Cheney
Emerson, Ta
Alte
Houshold
Voss Washing Machine
Russell Bixgerstaft
Red Oak Salvage Co
Rev. C. A. Calkina
W. OH
Drake
Imogene
Grayson
Blaned
J. M. Munsinger
Tabor
Ph. Lor-Per
Pada
Hillsdale
Wayne Anthony
Gail Powers
Carol
Buddle
Wayne Hilton
George Powers
Margaret Helen White
Fh. Buffington
Laurence
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Myron Jones
Jones
Vern Mathews
John Norstadt
Newport
Wash
Walter Coffey
Jesse Wilson
Howard Jotnaon
Cornell Blutte
Wud Alrs
Ray Hilton
Ira Thuias
Mroo
Nea Keruit Hillyer
Ugalalla
Strahan Pow
Misa Milligan
Mary Ellen Summers
Chicago
Harold Grindle
Mary James
Randolph
Chas, Kayton
Howard Kayton
Burlington
W. W. Molesberry
Montross
Zeno Bans Ace
Amy Rose
Fort Dodge
Anna Rose
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Aira
Hass
Algous
Walter Roberts
Barouia Hove
Malvern Auction Co
Floyd Black
Tom Gidley
Mgrs
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Roscoe Parker
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