Love and Loss Bring Two Strangers Together
Dora Mill, a widowed dressmaker with five children, navigates grief after her husband dies in a devastating blaze. Filey Iron Works owner Gerard Filey, who once saved Dora’s husband, proposes friendship and a possible romance despite class differences, slowly forming a tender bond as Dora weighs safety for the children and a future with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill
Dannsville
Dora Mill
Derrick
Dora
Fanny
Tom
Gerard Filey
Filey Iron Works
Filey
Mrs. MU
Switzerland
Dr. Bigby
St. Louis
Dore
Local and Personal News From Chariton Area
Alvin Donahoo visits with Sac City mentors and family in Brazil. Families gathered for dinners and holidays as Mr. and Mrs. Philby, the Donahoos, and Stansberrys share events. Visitors return to Moravia, Hobbs, Waterloo, and Des Moines while others celebrate Christmas and visit relatives in Centerville, Oelner, Otumwa, and Unionville.
Christmas social notes from Franklin families
Franklin residents share a Willing Workers turkey dinner at Carl Wetterlind home with many relatives listed. Lola and Lucille Swift spend Christmas at Coy Swift residence. hogs hauled to Ottumwa market for Harry Rumley, Joe Harrington, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Swift
Willing Workers Club
Carl Wetterlind
Trea
Vinton Lundy
Glen Turner
Russell Brown
Hugh McFatridge
Murray
George Shehan
Rex Haver
Ben Allem
John Moffatt
Daisy
Roy
Roscoe Argo
Bert Rinehart
Mary Lou
Beryl Brjown
Kenneth
Carl Weterlind
Lola
Lucille Swift
Dwight Runnells
Coy Swift
Roy Argo
Albia
Merle Dicks
Rex
Bert Sheldon
Clarence
Clell Sheldon
Mary
Henry Elliott
Albia Caller Notes and Local Visit Timeline
A sequence of social calls and visits from Albia and nearby areas stretches from Monday afternoon to Saturday. Residents including Mr. Pleasant Ethel Eva and LeRoy Brown and James Herron frequent Fairview school and Tom McCrory home, with multiple families from Albia visiting Centerville and Homer Brown households. The week closes with a large list of Albia area visitors and family groups making rounds in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Eva
LeRoy
Brown
Albia
James Herron
Fairview
W. L. Clark
Tom McCrory
Pearl McCrory
Edward Points
Arthur
John Sharp
Centerville
W. A. Brown
John W. Kenton
Homer Brown
Zelda
Harold Brown
Archie Herron
James
Howard Besco
Christmas Greetings and Local Social Notes in Udell Route 1
Udell Route 1 residents extend season wishes as neighbors share holiday travels and visits. Earl and Mrs Foster stop in Centerville while Jack Clancy and son from Wyoming visit Glen Clancy’s home. Calvin Rumley, Laverne Rumley, Royce Sanders, and Carolyn Walter spend Christmas at home. Jesa Walker travels to Centerville. Harry Rumley visits Edd Rumley’s home. Ray Tomlin visits Centerville. Donar Sanders and families appear in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Foster
Centerville
Jack Clancy
Jack
Wyoming
Glen
Make Up Out Mad as a Turk S Tale on Dress Codes and Taxes
The piece sketches state curbs on Turkish teachers forbidding cosmetics and nail paint under Minister Saffet Arikan, notes a tax hike for Italian bachelors and dog grave markers in Graz, and reports Egypt plans to rebury Pharaohs. It also surveys cheap prefabricated housing to curb urban slums, with architect Harvey Wiley Corbett predicting mass production and removal of foundations to cut costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Saffet Arikan
Graz
Austria
France
Egypt
Cairo
Zaghlowl Pasha
Zaghloul
Cairo Museum
Giza
Pyramids
Heliopolis
U. S
Harvey Wiley Corbett
New York
American Institute
Mr. Corbett
Christmas social notices fill Boardman area pages
Mrs Curtis Bultoh hosted a caller visit at the John dishe home Belday morning and many neighbors attended the Christmas program at Center schoolhouse with Mrs Barbara Button teaching. Local families including W G Bivin Russell Darby and others visited, shared meals, and youth from Moravia returned home for vacation. Virginia Jones of Chicago visits the C L Jones home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Bultoh
John Dishe
Belday
Center School
Barbara Button
W. G. Bivin
Pails Vuningmner
Ian Sf ‘Orrington
W. F
Boardmanthome
Russell Darby
Babe
Eva. Bing
George Reid
Robert
M. E
Boardman
Jimmie
Marshall
Darby
Myrtle
J. W. Cohagan
Blakesburg
Wilma Boardman
Erma Johnson
Billy Wilson
Moravia
Ray Fisher
Mary Louige
Ed Robinson
Virginia Jones
Chicago
C. L. Jones
West Point Vacation and Local Social Notes
West Point school dismissed for a week long break with teacher Dick Hellyer noted. Numerous local residents, including Mr and Mrs Carl VanZanta, Ronald Lee, Lloyd Brown, Helen Hamilton, Cass Hamilton, and others, are seen visiting family in Greenwood Missouri Centerville Albia and Centerville hospital, while Cas Hamilton’s condition is mentioned as poorly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao West Point
Dick Hellyer
Carl VanZanta
Ronald Lee
Lute Hiatt
Mratz Lloyd Brown
Ln Albia
Mras Elbert Perry
Centerville
Merritt Boyd
Helen Hamilton
Cass Hamilton
Greenwood
Lake Simbro
Frank Hamilton
van Long
Centerville Hospital
Orlando Sears
Donnie
Burdett Cross
Glen Davis
Ralph ‘Davis
Junior Derby
Carl. Derby
Leslia
John VanZante
Lloyd Brown
Carl van Zante
Mra. Mar
VanZante
Mra
Ida Powell
Dorothy and
Jerry Brown
Mary Rose Main
Christmas and New Year Greetings from the Community
The community sends best wishes for Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Numerous families and individuals are noted visiting, staying, or moving, including Heatons, Clark Georges, Ronald Woodward, Dilidge, Dayton, Grover Kater, Ada Schwab, Paul Boyer, Cyril McDanel, Leo Johnson, Medorah Hawk, Pauline Townsend, Van Long, Gertie Joyer, Carl Tomlin, and Hannah Gladfelder. Several hospital and home visits are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Heaton
Creston
Clark George
Fairfield
Cody Luse
Ronald Woodward
Wyoming
Leslia Dilidge
Dayton
Dotgon
Grover Kaater
Ada Schwab
Kansas City
St the Paul, Boyer
Cyril McDanel
Leo Johnson
Medorah Hawk
Pauline Townsend
Lloyd McDanes
van Long
St. Joseph Hospital
Misa Gertie Joyer
Carl Tomlin
Paul Boyer
George Boyer
Hannah Gladfelder
Clyde Gladfelder
Local Fragments From Miple Grove News
Vettoria Johnson sustains three facial gashes after a Friday incident at a barn. Ruth Broshar escorted him to a local doctor for treatment. Nearby, Virgil Johnson and family shopped in Centerville last week and visited Missouri on Sunday. Various Johnsons and neighbors were seen visiting friends and relatives across Oklahoma and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vettoria Johnson
Ruth Broshar
Virgil Johnson
Centerville
Sone
Missouri
Clifford Paxston
Ted Broshat
Harry Glick
Mes
Walter Scott
Wilbur Johnson
Gabe Johnson
Harrison Scott
Virgil
Wilbur
Berniece
Oklahoma
Quiet Barbara and friends from Moravia high school life
Barbara a normal training student is noted as quiet and tall with sandy hair. She studied in Moravia for 10 years and favors Cary Plymouth candy bars reading westerns and collecting items. She aims to be a waitress or rural teacher and dislikes college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
Moravia
Cary
Plymouth
Miss Sherrard
Moravia Student Profiles and Local FFA Insulation Effort
Margie Gordon is highlighted as a future teacher with activities in glee club orchestra and a desire to attend college. The piece also reports on a local FFA insulation drive to raise funds, distributing corn fodder, lime, and heat retaining materials to several houses, with involvement from Frank Selby Doc Orelup and Flora Jones. The article mentions shopping and butcher activities by shop boys and updates on grade news including Christmas stories, a Christmas tree, and basketball team captains Jo Ellen Broshar Georgianna Winslet James Main and Harold Dedtiso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hurliman
F.F.A
Frank Lathen
Bill Gardner
Hurliman
Gene Lathen
Moravia
John Henry
Frank Selby
Doc Orelup
Flora Jones
Ing
George van Dorin
Ani
Jo Ellen Broshar
Georgianna Winslet
James Main
Harold Dead Tisue
Local Junior High Hosts Debates and Contests
Wednesday masetea aged 18 in the junior high room presiding officer Maxine Smith. Names suggested for the club were Personality Builders Junior Personality Club and The Better Personality Club. Jate son Petgorialit won by 4 votes. Contemporary personality charts introduced. Christmas program crafted by Roberta Coltrain Betty Hiatt Junior Caster and Donald Paxston. Declam Roberta Coltrain. Moravia declamatory contest rating Number 1 Delbert Donahoo. Centerville David Gold Number 1 80 and Gilbert Demry Promise City in dramatic division. Schools competing Allerton Centerville Cincinnati Moravia Promise City. Two more contests before state finale pre-district at Oskaloosa and district in January. Postponed four one act plays project of speech class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masetea
Maxine Smith
Christmay
Roberta Coltrain
Delbert Donahoo
Moravia
Centerville
David Gold
Gilbert Demry
Promise City
Public Square
Burgomaster
Allerton
Cincinnati
Mooravia
Oskaloosa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alvin Donahoo
Sac City
Mia
Wm. Donahoo
Tom Philby
Agnes
Junior Stansberry
Sam Philby
Brazil
John Whicker
Chariton
Rollie Me.Donough
Leonard Palmer
Elaine
Hobbs
N. M
H. H. Pabst
A. G. Broshar
Waterloo
Hicks Pabst
Des Moines
Kenneth Barghahn
Grinnell
E. F. Oehler
Hugo Johnson
J. 0. More
Alice Bellas
Williamson
Methodist Church
George Winsley
Pearl Brosher
Paul Broshear
George Redding
Davenport
John Irwin
Jack Winsler
Ottumwa
Jerry Winsler
Mre
C. E. Winsler
Charley Main
Kansas City, Mo
C. N. Main
Franklin
Narlene
Donald
Myrtle McManu
Mae Rumiley
Glen Clancy
Mearl Walter
Bud Walter
Baby
Harry Rumley
Emma
Miller
Pete Smith
Joe Harrington
Mr. Pleasant
Udell
Brompton
West Point
Wms
Miple Grove
Ewsbasket
Barbara Hammond
Dean Faber
Dean
Henry Aldrich
Cara
Margie Gorden
Margie
Glee Club
Chet Broshar
Rte
Arthur VanDorin
Motrayia
Iowa
Hester
Aoe Davenport
W. C. Bi Ivin A Jr
Boat Side Square
Canerville
Hal Waughop
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