Pleasant Hill social notes and 4-H events reported
Pleasant Hill hosts and visits fill a quiet week with a Stanley party hosted by Verna McAninch. The McAninch and Dicks families host or visit around threshing, 4-H meetings in Albia, trips to Colorados, and club embroidery sessions with Clover Leaf Club at Addie Sheldon's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna McAninch
Lloyd Massman
Beryl Brown
Clara Brown
Joe MetGrath
Joe Jr
Melrose
Mérle
Truxton Dicks
Debby Laws
Phyllis Dicks
Joan Moore
Charlotte McAninch
Albia
Donald Dicks
Avenue
Gordon Massman
Jay Argo
Don Polson
Colorados
Dég"ree
Addie Sheldon
Kinser Valley Notes and Local Incidents
Kinser Valley events report visiting families and reunions near Unionville. A tractor and hay feeder upset narrowly escaped with Ervin Long rescuing it. Injuries occurred as Mrs. Ervin Long mashed her thumb on a folding chair. California folks arrived home safely midweek. Zell Wilson threshing and rainfall updates accompany farm work plans for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Wright
Mardena
Neice
Frank Selac
Ervin Long
Lewis -Dommer
Lawrence Dommer
Dommer
Unionville
LeRoy Wilson
Melrose
John’ Johnson
Zell Wilson’s
Ervin
California
James, Hunter
Florida
Emergency vehicles need right of way in traffic
An emergency calls for immediate action and drivers must pull over to the right and stop when fire trucks or ambulances approach. The Iowa Safety Congress urges giving emergency vehicles the right of way, as lives may depend on it. Keep roads clear for sirens and flashing lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Iowa
Towa Safety Congress
Lightning Ends Two Moravian Charity Leaders
The writer recalls Silas and Ralph Charity who died by lightning while working in a Moravian community. The piece notes family ties, a school funeral, Decoration Day flowers, and ongoing memory of the events and people connected to Mora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Hall
Silas
Ralph Charity
Mamie Blumenstock
Moravia
Warren Tuttle
Wooster
Ohio
Mamie
Charity
Union
Jno
Ralph
Fuller School
Mary Fuller
Mary
Eleven clubs display at Appanoose County Fair nutrition booths
Eleven 4-H clubs exhibited at the Appanoose County Fair last week with booths focused on nutrition lessons such as The Nutrition Train and the wheel of nutrition. Booths were rated for display, project work, record books, personal acts, count books, posters and club history, with color-coded team scores like Sharonettes and True Blue receiving various rankings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appanoose County
Alo
Sharonettes
Taylorettes
True Blue
Clover Leaf
Union Farmerettes
Lincoln Luckies
Golden Troopers
Du-R-Best
Merry Homemakers
Friday Fairies
Olin Foster Family Takes Western Trip
Mr and Mrs Olin Foster Betty Jean and Rex left Friday morning August 3 for a week long vacation returning August 10 They covered 2100 miles visiting many sites in Colorado including Estes Park Pikes Peak Garden of the Gods and Cave of the Winds They toured a Loveland canning factory and met numerous local families during their travels through Colorado and Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Foster
Betty Jean
Rex
Continental Divide
Estes Park
Loveland
Colo
Denver
Buffalo Bill's
Grave
Pikes Peak
Manitou Springs
Garden of the Gods
Cave of the Winds
Boys Town
Paul Boyer
Robert Boyer
Wm. Whicker
J. W. Whicker
Ralph Stickler
Norman
Willard Stickler
Longmont
Robert McCann
Salina McCann
Jimmie McCann
Charles Wright
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hugh McDonald
Chugwater
Ernest Purvis
Fort Morgan
Bill Benge
Gibbon
Neb
3 Minute Missed Time Keeps Fans Waiting
A brief, unclear note in the sports column hints at a three minute delay or stoppage in a game. Details are sparse but the event appears to affect timing and crowd expectations.
Public sale ads offered by The Union newspaper
The Union offers to print sale bills and advertisements for public sales. The service promises wide reach across the area, aiming to attract large crowds and promote sellers’ messages to farm families in the North Central states.
Moravia High School proposes year long textbook rentals
A Moravia High School plan would rent textbooks to all students from primary through high school. Costs would be split into six yearly payments, with rent due the first week of school. Unused portions refunded if a student leaves. Courses include English, math, homemaking, science, geography, and shop subjects among others.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pleasant Hill
M. E. Dicks
Wert Mildred
Margaret
Jackie’ Tarbell
Verna
Fert
Gertrude
Neal
Tommy Penfield
Mabel Hathmond
Nona Dicks
Edith Callen
Mae
Francis
Darwin
Sheldon
Helen Pointy
Flo
Frame
Mabel Hammond
the Moravia
Union News
J.B. Judge
Kinser Valley
George R. Darby
Chiropractor Clark Hotel
Atbia
Ihey Florists
A. Fwere
The
Iowa Congress
Cyrus Hail
Diamond Brand
Sehou
Olin
North ‘Central States
Appanoose
Monroe Counties
Agscutture
Sos Commercial
Amenhra
Boys Glee Club
Girls Glee Club
Allis-Chalmers
Mulkey
Wood Broz
IHC
Tee i - Moravia, Iowa
New Idea
MR. Merchant
Rolands
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