Pleasant Grove News Highlights Local Family Moves and Visits
Pleasant Grove community notes include the Lockman family moving to a new home with neighbors aiding the relocation. A farewell gathering was held, and families of Clifford Paxston and McCloud hosted guests. Roy Woodward and several Funkhouser relatives are mentioned in sick lists, visits, and travel between Moravia Albia and Omaha. Weather hampers travel as Denny hoofs it out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Max Lockman
Lockman
Clifford Paxston
Frank Wilson
James
Centerville
Roy Woodward
Lloyd Phyllis
Moline
Milwaukee
McCloud
Homerin
Albia
Denny
Moravia
Ray
McClouds
Rock
Ruth Wilson
Ronald Woodward
Kansas City
Funkhouser
Hhr
Vernie
Torrington
Wyo
Omaha
Kansas
City
East
West
Ella Funkhouser
Vernie Funkhouser
Pearl Woodward
Nellie’ Main
Harvey Main
Atlanta
Grandma
Grandpa Funkhouser
Harry Woodward
Visit by Wilsons at Parental Home
Tuesday Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson and son Paul visited at the parental N G Wilson home Monday afternoon continuing family gathering and social calls in the locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilson
Sor
Paul
N. G. Wilson
Enon Community Notes Describe Weather and Visits
Enon residents report rain to melt ice and a blizzard on Sunday. Helping Hand club met with Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Smith. hedge and wood cutting and quilting duties were noted. Several visits and moves occurred, including Marie Tomlin with Keith Roberts, and Harole Hawk returning from Arizona and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helping Hand Club
I. J. Smith
J. T. van Dorin
Marie Tomlin
Keith Roberts
Ralph McCoy
Davenport
Smith-Giltner
Harole Hawk
Arizona
Colorado
J.T. van Dorin
R. S. Faber
Jep Lockman
Hedge College School
Albert Coop
Tate School
Coop
Albert
Freeman West
L. B. van Dorin
Louis
Arthur Shaw
Raul Lackman
Harry Glick
Blizzard Disrupts Weekend Activities and Local Visits
The community reports a blizzard delaying Sunday school and causing telephone outages as trees and poles were damaged. Ida Argo returned from California after an October visit while residents note various social calls and a large Washington birthday lunch at Iconium school honoring Clarence Sheldon. Charley Eaton, 44, died near Salem Oregon with survivors including his wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Argo
California
Aid
Alecia McCord
Stine
Lottie Swan
Lyda Argo
Lester Derby
Albia
Mildred
Will Free
Ottumwa
Iconium
Clarence Sheldon
M. E. Aid
Washington
Edna Priebe
Des Moines
Elliott
Edna Moffatt
Charley Eaton
Salem
Oregon
Lenivel Hellyer
Frank
Floris
Iowa
Alice Huey
North Dakota
Ella Yasrbell
Kconium Adalfbrother
Chas. Hellyer
Lennie Holman
Jim Shehan
Harold Argo
Eloise
Ray McCord
Moravia
A. J. Brown
Osa Brown
Dora Hellyer
Rosa Beaty
Gustaf Coulson
Clell Sheldon
Alela McCord
Maude Whitehead
New Hope Thursday Bridge Club Hosts Evening Games
New Hope bridge group met a week ago at Mrs. Elizabeth Turner's home. High score by Mrs. Lorene Halden, second by Esther Pester. guest Mrs. Gehevieie Bonavan attended with hostess. Danep W. Fisher of Co. Sta5 0 is. N. T. & Sea Diego, Cali, auc)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Turner
Lorene Halden
More
Esther Pester
Gehevieie Bonavan Wes
Danep W. Fisher
N. T
Sea Diego
Cali
Auc
New Hope club meets with quilting and dinner attendees
Mrs. Bert Fisher of Blakesburg visited the W Donavan home and the New Hope club met with Mrs. Bert Meadows for quilting and a cooperative dinner. Twenty nine were present. Guests included Lloyd Carter family Hiatt family Ella Burton Scott Broshar and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Fisher
Blakesburg
W Donavan
New Hope Club
Bert Meadows
Lloyd Carter
Virginia
Robert
Ella Hiatt
Johnnie Hiatt
Ella Burton
Sylvia Hiatt
Walter Scott
Lois Jean
Jackie
Ted
Matt Watts
W. A. Rose
Dorothy
Keith Rose
W. A.rose
Memphis
Elsie Martin
E. C. Tucker
E. R. Scott
Nadine Woods
Dickie
W. E. Donovan
Social visits and calls at the Harry Brown home
Franklin Moffatt and Mrs John Moffatt with Mary Daisy and Roy spent Sunday evening at the Harry Brown home. LeRoy Brown called at the Coy Swift home and at the John Moffatt home. Mrs Roscoe Argo and Mrs Car Derby visited Rex Haver and Denny Argo homes. Mrs Henry Elliott and others called at the Harry Brown home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moffatt
Mary
Daisy
Roy
Harry Brown
LeRoy
Kenneth
Alicia
Earl Swift
Carolyn Ann
LeRoy Brown
Coy Swift
Roscoe Argo
Car. Derby
Rex Haver
Jake Firkins
Denny Argo
Henry Elliott
Local visits and social rounds across Centerville Moravia and Albia
Salem residents Mrs Robert Jennings and son Charles visited with Mrs Fred Tarr. Moravia callers included Mr and Mrs Robert Jennings and Charles. Centerville social rounds featured Dorothy McKern and Hazel Heilyer at a teachers meeting and various Centerville callers. The Merry Mixers met with Mrs Nellie Gladfelder. Several schoolchildren missed Monday due to drifting roads. Moravia basketball trip to Cincinnati included George Hellyer Roy Adams and Donald Whitehead. Chas Youngker and Donald Whitehead were praised for speaking Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jennings
Charles
Fred Tarr
Joe Martin Visted
Horton Potts
Dorothy McKern
Hazel Heilyer
Centerville
Newton Long
Guy McKern
Dell Hellyer
B. C. Whitehead
B. F
Merry Mixers Club
Nellie Gladfelder
Will Haver
Maude Whitehead
Ruth McCord
Aid
L. R. Perry
Floriene
Albia
Jean
Ted Teaters
Hannah Gladfeldery
Bert Nash
Newton' J Long
Lloyd Brown Limeo
George Hellyer
Roy Adams
Donald Whitehead
Moravia
Cincinnati
Chas. Youngker
Odd Mix of Visits and Obscure Arrivals in Moravia
Community members called on neighbors and attended a funeral in Moravia for Jehan Callen on Wednesday. Familial visits included Mr. and Mrs. Foster, Mr. Derby, and others at Homer Brown and W. A. Brown homes. A concrete event notes oats delivered to the Othin Taylor farm on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe Taylor
Tom McCrory
Arthur Points
Harold Brown
Homer Brown
Jess Derby
Jehan Callen
Moravia
Gerald
Junior Foster
Prskieye
Paul
Charles Foster
W. A. Brown
Thur
Herald Brown
Cyrue Hall
Othin Taylor Farm
Champagne Waltz and Full-Feature Double Bill Run at King Theatre
At King Theatre in Albis Town the February slate opens with Champagne Waltz starring Fred Mac Murray Gladys Swarthout and Jack Oakie with Veloz and Yolanda on February 24 and 25. A double feature follows on February 26 and 27 starring Gene Autry in The Big Show and Lawrence Tibbett with Wendy Barrie in Under Your Spell. February 28 presents Stolen Holiday with Kay Francis and Tan Hunter and the G-Man picture You Can’t Get Away With It.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred MacMurray
Gladys Swarthout
Jack Oakie
Veloz
Yolanda
Gene Autry
Lawrence Tibbett
Wendy Barrie
Kay Francis
Tan Hunter
G-Man
A Hundred Years Of Iowa History Milestone Plan
The 1946 centennial marks Iowa statehood. the State Historical Society plans a fifty volume, comprehensive history from 1927 to 1946. Benj F Shambaugh notes the nine year project relies on prior research, aiming for accessible volumes in libraries and schools. Football origins trace to Sparta and England, evolving from a military pastime to American football as a variation of rugby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Historical Society of
Commonwealth
Benj. F. Shambaugh
The
Historical Society
Sparta
Washington Post
Greece
Europe
British Isles
England
Black Forest Fires Mark Turbulent European History
The article notes historic European forest fires around 1800 in western Germany’s Black Forest, with extensive 1826 fires in Sweden and Denmark. It mentions recurring dark days and red or black rains and snows on European history, and compares with Pacific Coast memories of similar events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
Pacific
Willet Rare in the East Among Shore Birds
Nature Magazine notes the willet as a beautiful shore bird rare on the eastern seaboard where it formerly bred and wintered. The western form is found in fair numbers in some western locales and hunting has long been forbidden to protect the species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Magazine
Gulf States
Balloon ascent era tale in late eighteenth century France
An unclear fragment recalls early balloon flights in France around the late 1700s. It mentions the fiery pilot Rozier, passing spectators, and a performer in the air who sang opera excerpts while aloft, capturing the era's adventurous spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clute
France
Piulune de Rozier
Perkins Comments On Feeding of Minerals
W S Perkins advises on mineral feeding for livestock when legume hay is scarce. Essential minerals calcium and phosphorus support bones, with extra emphasis for pregnant ewes and sows. Mixes include bone meal limestone and salt, adjusted for sheep, and iodine deficiency remedies noted. Future Farmers offer 2-2-1 mineral blends for a nominal charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Perkins
Mine Work Saps Health
Article urges miners to protect health due to damp dust and gases causing rheumatic, digestive, and kidney problems. It links catarrh and constipation to kidney strain and promotes World's Tonic from Veach's Drug Store as a remedy. Trial claimed to prove effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veach
Understanding Iowa Children Aces Imagination in Play
A four year old named Billy insists he is shooting lions in a cowboy outfit. His father corrects him, but the child’s imagination feels real, illustrating how play fuels creativity. Adults should enter the child’s world to grasp imagination’s role in development and art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Shooting Lions
Imagining Tigers Spurs Child Welfare Research
The Iowa Child Welfare Research Station at the University of Iowa sponsors a note on how imagination begins with the phrase shooting tigers. The statement signals a broader inquiry into creative thinking and its implications for child welfare studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shooting Tigers
The
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Scotch Pioneers in Tama County Parish of Tranquility
The article recalls thirty years of Scotch settlement around Wolf Creek near Traer, Tama County, led by John West Wilson and George Sloss from Ayrshire. It highlights the Tranquility Presbyterian church, Tama Jim Wilson, and his remarkable career including three presidential appointments after volunteering to seat Benjamin Frederick in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Creek
Tama County
John
West Wilson
George Sloss
Ayrshire
Traer
Janette Stevenson Murray
Transquility
James
Tama Jim
Benjamin T. Frederick
Congress
Iowa
Grant
Wilson
Frederick
Tranquility
Agriculture
Ottumwa mourns A. M. Oehler funeral attendees
Mr and Mrs Dan Steck and Mr and Mrs Monte Oehler of Ottumwa came to attend the funeral of A M Oehler on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Steck
Monte Oehler
Ottumwa
A. M. Oehler
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