Maple Grove Neighbors Report Busy Weekend and Closures
Maple Grove residents like Harry Glick attended Van Antwerps safe Friday near Jerome while Lyle Hopkins spent Saturday levening at Clifford Paxaton's. Mrs Mary Frances Main moved to her parents home Thursday from St Josephs hospital Centerville. Maple Grove school to close two weeks as roads bad and telephones out of order. Several neighbors were in Centerville Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Glick
van Antwerp
Jerome
Lyle Hopkins
Clifford Paxaton
Mary Frances Main
Ted Broshar
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Centerville
Grant Tadlock
Betty Wilson
Walter Scott
Ruth Broshar
Lloyd Brown
Cass Hamilton
Phyllis Arnold
Maple Grove
Jas. A. Wilson
Clyde Marney
N. L. Harrington
James
Richard Marney
Amanda Miller
H. M. Underwood
F. A. Miller
Community Notes From a Snowy Week in Enon
Enon residents share visits from Des Moines relatives and neighbors. A dozen attend a club meeting amid snow with quilting and wood cutting activities. Upcoming events include a gift exchange and a Christmas program at the school. The week features family gatherings, birthdays, and a Christmas dinner planned for Dec 22. Weather is easing after an ice sleet storm with lingering cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilbert Roberts
Rita
Des Moines
Guy Roberts
Roger Gideon
Homer King
W. L. Jones
Cliff Neff
Carl Tomlin
Curtis Tom
VanDorin’s
W. H. VanDorin
Kenneth Condra
Claude Hawk
Claude
Christmas notes and weather woes from Unionville area
Local items recount Christmas visits at the Darbys, snow and sleet damage across Unionville and Centerville, and community events. Tableaux include church society gatherings, PTA meeting, Boy Scout shows, and holiday parties. Local residents Dwight Bair, N L Harrington, and Beatrice Bowers are mentioned among guests and organizers.
Local News Highlights From Belle Plaine and Surrounds
Belle Plaine residents greeted an airplane tied to a fence by Dan Hunter Cedar Rapids after four forced landings to shield it from wind. David Pillard Anamosa won a pumpkin prize weighing 81 pounds. R F Holden Carroll lost control while trying to avoid a dog on the highway, injuring a passenger and killing the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Dan Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Hunter
Om Dobbin
Punkin
David Pillard
Anamosa
R. F. Holden
Carroll
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Oehler Bros. Oil Co
Oehler Bros
McDonough
Garl Wetterlind
Tconium
Texaco Products
Drluxe Sorree
Eaay
FOA Southern Utilities Company
Westinghouse
Tampa
Scott
Yaanan Las
Enon
Kinser Valley
LeRoy Wilson
George Darbys
Jep Lockman
Zell Wilson
Zell! Wilson
G. R. Darby
Albia
Unionville
Union
Methodist Parsonage
P. L. Veitch
David Underwood
Hazel Stewart
Lucy Selix
Myrtle Harrington
H. M. Bowers
Womans Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Emily Plitt
Della Harrington
Mazie V. Dukes
Maggie Erskine
E. A. Place
Ruth Allender
Mary Keegan
George Brooke
Smith
Paul L. Veitch
California
Dwight Bair
New York
N. Y
P. A. Bair
Iowa
P. D. Schreiner
L. A. Roland
D-X
Remy Ney
Greeling
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