Farm Union Meeting and Community News Across Argo Area
Local social calendar items from Franklin Township, Albia, Moravia and Iconium recount attendance at a Farm Union meeting, visits to homes of Argo and Sytsma families, radio purchase, and family gatherings. Notable notes include Earl McFatridge husking corn, Edna Moffat listed as sick, and a hunting accident near Moravia where a gun discharged safely.
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Roscoe Argo
Farm Union
Albia
Henry Sytsma
Moravia
Hugh McFatridge
Atwater-Kent
Clyde
Clell Sheldon
Fred Argo
Bill McPatridge
J. D. Sheldon
Harley Tisue
Earl McFatridge
Ray Rinehart
A. H. Higley
Bill McFatridge
Jake Wilkins
Frank Atro
Iconium
Earl
Marjorie
Bert Sheldon
Claude
Clell
Clayton
Sheldon
Rockford
Fred Sheldon
al Derby
Edna Moffat
Alvs
Jack Argo
Raymond Runnels
Herman Sytema
Sytsma
Henry Sytama
Herman
Bucher
Lewis Rinehart
McFatridge
Herman Sytsoma
Charley Law
Sally Discovers Joy Helping Orphans at Christmas Eve
An American woman Sally travels to London for work and feels lonely until she helps an Irish woman care for nine orphans on Christmas Eve. She assists with feeding, bedding, and decorating, finding real happiness in giving rather than receiving.
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New York
London
Fim
Sally
Guy
Cata
Sully
Christmas in Spain Custom Quoted From Unclear Source
Fragmentary text mentions Christmas customs in Spain and a family gathering around a Christmastide feast, but details are garbled and unreadable. The remnants reference blood relatives and friends but lack concrete names, dates, places, or events to confirm.
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Spain
Soulo
Bane
Christmas Keeches in the Old-Fashioned Northunstei
Christmas traditions stir in old-fashioned families as the Keeches and Réeobes mark Christmas Day. Community celebrations bring simple joys, shared meals, and local nostalgia amid seasonal gatherings and religious observances.
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Keeches
Christmas Eve Reunion in Helburn
George Hardman returns to Helburn on Christmas Eve only to find Dora Dean waiting amid holiday lights. Falsely branded by a bank funds scandal, he reconciles with Dora after confessing his love and proposes they begin anew as a Christmas day wedding plan.
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Eorge Hardman
Thatron
Aelburn
Derg Dean
Andrew Clews
George
Dora
Helburn
Uate
Blazi
Church Choice
Dora Dean
Mrs. Clews
Andrew
Dorg
Western Newspaper Union
A Christmas Wish for Joy and Hope Through the Year
A seasonal greeting wishing Christus joy and happiness, urging sorrow to fade. It invokes the spirit of the Ynhilde Farm und Rauch and carries a message of blessing for the coming year.
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Christus
Ynhilde
Christmas Carols in 1410 and early English prints
Fragmentary OCR notes describe the earliest known English carol copy from a printer, mentioning a Christmas album, curious references to feast foods, and a playful basket of unusual terms. The text hints at historical carol traditions and meal imagery with garbled phrasing and partial names.
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Lil
Local Shoppers and Visits Mark Weekend in Centerville
Centerville shoppers and residents were seen visiting relatives and friends across nearby towns. Mr and Mrs John Van Zante and family visited the Tadlock home in Blakesburg. Ray McCloud and family shopped in Centerville while Mr and Mrs Jeff Patrick called on Moravia. John Van Zante, Ben Jones and families shared Sunday evenings at local homes. Atkins Indian Root and Herb Compound advertised for stomach liver kidneys and bowels at Smith Drug Store.
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John van Zante
Centerville
A. E. Shull
Grant
Lloyd Brown
Case Hamilton Hon A
Circle Met
Charlie Foster
Ben Jones
Casa Hamilton
M. B. Tieve
Smith Drug I
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