Floyd D. Williamson 84 Dies. Hopkinton Services Held
Floyd D Williamson 84 former Hopkinton resident died Sunday morning July 29 at an Independence hospital after years of ill health. Born in Hopkinton in 1867 to James and Helen Davis Williamson he graduated Lenox College 1897 and studied in Chicago. He never married and survived by one brother Dr Fine A Williamson of Hermosa Beach Calif and many other relatives. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 30 p m in Hopkinton.
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Hopkinton
Floyd D .Williamson
Independence
James and
Helen Davis Williamson
Delaware County
Lenox College
Chicago
Fine A. Williamson
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Hopkinton Obituaries and Local Notices Featured
J.B. McChristy 87 dies after years in Hopkinton Ohio-born elder farm family. Rev Ronald Badger officiates funeral in Hopkinton Methodist church, burial in Hopkinton cemetery. Wedding anniversary for Louis and Ida Porter noted with family dinner and later moves to Hopkinton. Buddan family reunion held at Eagle Point park in Dubuque with wide kin group listed. Several local visits, park gatherings, and community events chronicle a busy week in Hopkinton and surrounding towns.
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Emerson
Mary C. Kramer
Missouri
Hopkinton
Harold Talmadge
Edgar McChristy
Oelwein
Bertha Collins
Marcus McChristy
Monticello
Manly Bryan
Porter
Ida Ratcliff
Buck Creek
Union Township
Nelson
Okinawa
Everett Beitz
Raymond Porter
Stahlberg
Caryl Ross
Jackie
Janet King
Gordon Stead
Des Moines
Anna Stead
Peyton and Raye at Great Jones County Fair
Peyton and Raye are a novelty act featuring Miss Raye in a black fur outfit that turns into three Pomeranians. The duo perform clever dog tricks and acrobatics including a back bend with the dogs running over her. They open August 22 at the Great Jones County Fair.
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Peyton and Raye
Miss Raye
Mr. Peyton
Mr. Woolfolk
Boyle Woolfolk Agency
Earl
Castle Grove Area News Roundup Residents Return Home from Bramer Visit
Rural correspondent reports on Castle Grove area social calls and trips. Families travel to Bramer Missouri, Milwaukee Wisconsin, and Oregon while local visits, cattle movements to Chicago, a 4 H award, garden club events, and a picnic in Anamosa highlight community life.
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Castle Grove
Clarence Eberhart
Gordon
Janet
Judy Black
Bramer
Barbara Eberhart
Rudolph Wyler
Portland
Oregon
George A. Rickels
Rickels
Will Marsh
McDonald Hospital
Robert Leigh
E. J. Noble
Monticello
Reuel
Elfrieda Behrens
Frieda Behrens
Richard Moenk
Margaret Balster
Arline Balster
Georgia
George Balster
Amana Colonies
Delmar King
Travel to Des Moines for baler parts ends same day
A Scotch Grove repair team Ben Otten Benny Otten Jr and R H Oltmans flew to Des Moines with pilot Jerry Naylor to obtain baler parts. They left Wednesday afternoon after lunch and returned home by 6 40 pm with the repairs. Next month no Scotch Grove Farm Bureau or Presbyterian aid society meetings. Joyce Oeschger returned to Mercy Hospital after a month away. 4 H meeting set August 6 at Tommy Streets home. Earl Connitte aged 24 escaped Jackson county jail then surrendered four hours later claiming he disliked being hunted.
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Scotch Grove
Ben Otten
Benny Otten, Jr
R. H. Oltmans
Des Moines
Jerry Naylor
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Aid Society
Joyce Oesch
Ace Winterset Golf Course Notches First Hole in One
Ace Winterset Golf Course opened in 1947 celebrated its first hole in one by Peter Cunningham, the sharp shooter who sank the ace.
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Ace Winterset
Peter Cunningham
Lightning strikes farmer Elmer Thompson near Sexton
Elmer Thompson a 37 year old farmer living near Sexton was killed when a lightning bolt struck his tractor as he cultivated corn. The incident occurred during a field work session leaving details to authorities.
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Elmer Thompson
Sexton
Windstorm Causes Standpipe to Tilt in Town
A severe high windstorm last week toppled a town standpipe that was nearly empty. The pipe wobbled as the floor rose from its concrete base, with wind driving fast and no further damage reported.
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Donald
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Cedar Rapids
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Irvin Young
Anamosa
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Theo, Beadle
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Louis Murray
Monica
Pat
Charles
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Mount St. Francis
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Willard Hospital
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William Eike
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F. B. Becker Company
Canada
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Alice Williamson
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Delores Hilbert
Hyla Clow
Robert Lux
David Martin
Jeanie
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