Unionville Hails New Year and Farewell to Smiths
Unionville notes the Smith family’s departure from the Union edition staff after years as Big Boys and critic, with best wishes for 1940. A New Year watch night at the Baptist church unites Fairview Brethren Udell Salem and local churches, featuring Rev. Wilson, Rev. Welsh, Rev. Johnson, and musical performances, drawing community praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Baptist Church
Fairview
Cecil Johnson
Whell Brethren Chuch
P. H. Wood
Emily Plitt
Prudence Jones
Sec
Mott R. Sawyers
Presbyterian Church
Centerville
Bestant
Miss Keegan
Richard Burger
Jas. A. Price
Lloyd E. Ransom
Melba Burger
Leone Burger
Zike
Moravia
Brethren Church
Ell
Christmas Holiday Visits and Large Family Gatherings in Kirksville and Area
A long list of holiday visits and meals describes Christmas gatherings in Kirksville and nearby towns. Families including Underwood, Wilson, Miller, Harrington, Dukes, Andrews, Buckmaster, Hiatt, Gladfelder, Burton, Streepy, Proctor, and Dukes share meals, small gifts, and social time. Several households hosted New Year dinners, with relatives from Centerville, Moravia, Rockford, Unionville, and Moulton attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Andrews
Jas. A.wilson
Amanda Miller
Myrtle Harrington
Mazie V. Dukes
Miss Andrews
Buckmaster
Moravia
Dukes
N. L. Harrington
Harrington
Joe Harrington
Paul Harrington
Otis Tweedy
Dwight Ogden
Orris Harrington
Moulton
B. Hiatt
Bert Gladfelder
Verle
Glenn
Catherine
Walter Proctor
Unionville
H. L. Dukes
Harry Jr
Centerville
A. S. Dukes
Ola L. i Potts
Garden Grove
Local notices and social visits in Faller area
Illness news and social calls mark the week in Faller. Mrs. Virgil Easter is ill and receiving well wishes, Rex Wilkening helped prepare for the Mrs. J. K. Long sale, which drew a large crowd. Visitors included D. V. Hertford at Jesus Smith's and Hap Chidester and the Long family at Lydia Long's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Easter
Rex Wilkening
Hayesville
J. K. Long
Jesus Smith
Hap” Chidester
Lydia Long
Gerald Long
New Year Visit Highlights Local Families
Miller and Hanes hosted New Year weekend guests including Mrs. Hanes’s mother Mrs. Ray Wilson and her brother and wife Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wilson of Omaha, Nebraska. Claude Paris group visited Rayleigh Morrison home near Chariton. Arlene and Helen returned home after a week with relatives. Eleanor Miller spent Sunday with sister Inez Campbell and Claude Alden clan from Klabber Washington arrived Saturday morning to visit. David Caylor and Lea Tadlock families saw Mrs. Tadlock and son in Centerville Friday as Miller and Liberty schools resume after vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hanes
Will Alden
Klabber
Washington
C. L. Alden
Carl
Russell
David Caylor
Lea Tadlock
Lorene
Centerville
Mra. Tadlock
Miller and Liberty
Local Society Notes and Weekend Visits
Salem society columns record visits and gatherings across Centerville and nearby towns. Names include Mrs A W Scott, Bert Nash, James Nash, Newton Long, Jean, Elbert Perry, Luther Castey and families, Dell Hellyer, Guy McKern, Mary Putnam funeral attendance, Fred Tarr in Abbott hospital, Andrew Syt sma and family, Robert Jennings, Ted Teaters Theola Fred Tarr Charles Jennings Jessie Potts Nellie Gladfelder and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Scott
Bert Nash
James Nash
Newton Long
Jean
Elbert Perry
Guy McKern’s
Luther Castey
James and Junior
Diamond
Wyoming
Dell Hellyer
Myra
Jess Gladfelder
Lwere
Centerville
Bert Rinehart
S. Centerville
Will Haver
Guy McKern
George
Mary Putnam
Tuesaday
Fred Tarr
Abbott Hospital
Oskaloosa
Andrew Sytsma
Robert Jennings
Guy Tigue
Ted Teaters
Theola
Charles Jennings
Jessie Potts
Nellie Gladfelder
Charles Youngker
Windsame
Col
Snow and silent fields fade into a life of rebuilding
Fragmented reminiscence blends seasonal scenes of snow and tracks with a long dream of social ascent and a house under continuous construction. The narrator recalls frozen fields, a bustling household, and a porch of unfinished rooms as carpenters prepare for another day of work, while musing on vows and the futility of boastful plans.
Christmas Day in Matamoros and Texas Gulf Coast Notes
The writer describes a Christmas dinner in Matamoros Mexico with quail venison and various dishes, sung by a guitarist, plus travel glimpses of Texas Gulf Coast bridges, bays, Padri Islands, and Mills Wharf as a sportsman hub. He also imagines the Magic Valley of Texas along the lower Rio Grande and recalls memories of Mills Hatchery and 1899 construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Texas
Port Lavaca
Padri
Hunters and Fishers Paradise
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mills Wharf
Thia
Rio Grande River
Winter chores and social visits at Maple Grove
Winter has arrived as Maple Grove residents recount social calls and family visits. Walter and John Scott helped Gabe Johnson butcher Friday. Pearl Walker stayed with Mary Main and children Sunday into Monday. Eight visitors attended school last Friday. Various neighbors including Gretchen Luse, Lela Scott, Ted Broshar and families shared Friday gatherings with the Grant Tadlock family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
John Scott
Gabe Johnson
Pearl Walker
Mary Main
Bissie Gladfelder
Ruth Browhas
Don Pettibone
Walter Scott
Gretchen Luse
Lela
Ted Broshar
Grant Tadlock
Ella Tisue
Cars Hamilton
Centerville
Mia
Lee Tadlock
Billy
Betty Wilson
Scott
Ted Broshama
John Foster
Grant Tadlocks
Frances Broshar
Disagreement spurs clearer opinion formation noted
A reflective note on opposing views, acknowledging that exposure to disagreement helps sharpen one’s own stance. The speaker values debate as a tool for clearer judgment and personal growth, even when ready to defend their position.
Iconium Sunday School Attendance and Social News
Community notes list attendance at Sunday School and visits among residents including Luther Caster family from Wyoming, Paul Lock family from Fairbury, Lottie Swan and others near Center ville, and several Illinois visitors. Social events feature New Years dinners, parsonage visits, church group meetings, and a Sugar Bowl trip plan to New Orleans.
Enon 1949 Cold White Christmas and New Year Health Hopes
Community notes from Enon describe a very cold white season and hopes for good health in the New Year. Helping Hand club met with 33 attendees and celebrated Doyle’s birthday before dinner. Residents and visitors share visits with families and plan events for the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helping Hand Club
E. McDonal
Doyle
Indies
Burdette Cox
Howard Whisler
Elija Robinson
Ottumwa
Wardie Doty
Moravia High School 4-H Profiles and Activities Report
The Moravia High School section highlights Wanda Criddlebaugh and Margaret Burton with details on hobbies, future plans, and personalities. It notes a new playground climbing bar, 4-H participation in Appanoose County, and class president duties, followed by Darrel Lemaster’s goal of becoming an agriculture teacher, sports interests, and media favorites. The piece mentions semestral tests, Santa Claus jokes, and FFA basketball starting January 1 with T-shirts planned for about a dozen players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
M. Hurliman
Hurliman
Moravia
MHS
Appanooge County Schools Prepare Code of Sportsmanship
In Centerville at the county courthouse two students and a faculty member from each school will meet to draft a Code of Sportsmanship. Promoted by the county superintendents, the effort aims to improve players as sportsmen and, oddly, the roofers. Each school selects two students, with only one allowed to be a senior. the other must be an upper class student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Doris Long
Orphan Home
United States
Margare
Appanooge County
Centerville
News Harriett Lee Main Visits Room and Toy Day
A primary class recounts Harriet Lee Main visiting Monday and a Christmas toy day across Tuesday and Wednesday. Students describe evergreen trees, White Pine needles, cones, and bird seeds, plus health pictures and rhymes. They share Christmas gifts, New Year resolutions, and a language play about What the New Year Brings with a Father Time and Santa Claus theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Lee Main
Harriet’ Lee
Mrs. Main
Harriet Lee
George
Bobbie
Gene
John
Dorothy H
Mary Rose
Dalma
Corita
Patay Les
Dorothy R
Glen
Robert
Richard Smith
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Ernest Stuffleheam
St. Mary’s
Albia
Marie Carr
William Carr
Pearl Crowder
Pegey and
Jerry
Brazil
George Stevens
Threday
H. M. Underwood
F. D. Hornaday
Cleveland
Ohio
Everett Wherle
Gajem, Lowe
F. A. ‘Miller
P. L. Veitch
Miami
Florida
Hornaday
Jasper Hornaday
Faller
Salem
England
Enon
Old Mexico
Glendale
Calif
H. K. Smith
Moravia Union
Gardner Hatchery
L. F. Pabst
Maple Grove
Iconium
M. I
Christian
Luther Caster
Sons
Dora Hellyer
Algin Derby
Paul Lock
Fairbury
Nebr
Lloyd Beaty’s
Lyda Argo
Lottie Swan
Roll McCord
New Years
Paul McCord
Edd Jones
Ilinois
Jay Argo
Donald Pierce
Des Moines
Will
Mra
J. E. Dicks
Myr
Lloyd Beaty
George Argo
Kathryn Argo
Besian
Frank Chadwick
Cedar Rapids
Elfin Skinner
Ray McCloud
Edward McCord
Ida Argo’s
Clyde Dicks
Truxton Dicks
Bennie Youngker
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
Long Beach
Christian Aid
East
Methodist Aid
Fisher
Gilbert Callen
Carrie Turner
Ald
th.Lewsbasket
Wanda Criddlebaugh
Wanda
Deelam
Numa
Jannuary
Jean Aekins
John Burton
Shop
Margaret Ward
Appanoose
Margaret Burton
Maggie
Darrel Lemaster
Darrel
Bill Dickey
Jn Darrel
Clark
Henry Fonda
Darriel
IF. A. News
Aleek
Goss
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