Unionville O E 5 Installs Officers At Meeting
Unionville O E 5 union chapter 126 held their annual installation Thursday evening January 18 with Myrtle Harrington as installing matron and Maria V. Dukes as installing chaplain. Several new officers could not attend due to bad weather. Those installed included HM Bowers as worthy matron N L Harrington as worthy patron A S Dukes as associate patron Myrtle Harrington as secretary Emily Plitt as conductress Lucy Selix as associate conductress Marie V Dukes as chaplain Della Harrington as organist Ruth Allender as Esther Ruby Underwood as Martha Belle Andréwa as Eleeta and Martha Raison as Martha. A cooperative luncheon followed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carinel
Johni
Myrtle Harrington
Emily Plitt
Lucy Selix
Marie V. Dukes
Della Harrington
Ruth Allender
Esther
Ruby Underwood
Martha
Belle Andréwa
Eleeta
Martha Raison
Unionville Friends Mourn Obe Burns
The community mourns the sudden death of Obe Burns a former Unionville resident who lived on a farm east of town. His children attended the local school and the family were regular churchgoers in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville Friends
Obe Burns
Qbe Burns
Neas
Methodist Church Series Obituary Summary
Mrs Burns faced defiance within the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society as president. Severe winter weather and bad roads kept friends from attending the services. The body rests in Unionville Cemetery beside her sons who preceded her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Atory
Wepved
Unionville
Injured Lady Taken To Hospital After Centerville Event
Mrs Myrtle Harrington Mrs Ruby Underwood Mrs Emily Phitt and Miss Lucy Sélix attended an Eastern Star installation in Centerville Wednesday evening. On the way home they found an automobile crash and rushed Mia Evans to St Joseph hospital in Centerville. She suffered a deep scalp wound after leaping from the car when an engine exploded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle, Harrington
Ruby Underwood
Emily M. Phitt
Lucy Sélix
Eastern Star
Centerville
Mia. Evans
St. Joseph Hospital
Joh
Escape From Fall Leaves Charley Brown Slightly Hurt Near Lake Wapello
A fall from a hay wagon at a farm near Lake Wapello left Charley Brown with injuries to shoulder and arm but avoided serious harm. Relatives including William and Willis Brown of Bloomfield and others visited or aided him. Continued hospital cases and family travel were noted as roads remained impassable and local Farm Bureau activities held near Unionville Udell township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Brown
Lake Wapello
William Brown
Willis Brown
Bloomfield
Garrett
Rysdam
Homer
Drakesville
Ed Johnson
William “More
Rex
N. L. Harrington
Unionville
Hiattsville News Roundup in Winter Snow
Residents report blocked roads and school cancellations in Hiattsville and Centerville as snow and cold weather hinder travel. Families visit, patients recover from flu, and locals endure a quiet week with few scholars able to attend classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whal Hiteabeth Turner
Little Mantis Firner
Centerville
Miss Glee- Callen
Marilyn Rose
Gus i Hiatt
Clair
Denny
Mildred Smith
A. Histt’s
Roscoe Bailey
Frank Chambers
Carol Breese
Sewal
Hiatt
Hiattsville
Beulah Wetmore
Woasley Chapel
Negative postal card confirms Gladys Potter safe in Ripon
Mr and Mrs Hammond Potter of Nashua report their daughter Gladys Potter is safe in Ripon Wise teaching after Christmas. A blank postal card, addressed with a Ripon paste mark, arrived with no message. Hollister, once Monona county supervisor, notes his threshing career ended as machines replaced horses. For 94 years, he and his father threshed grain locally using a horsepower outfit for 52 of those years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Harrington
Lucy More
Oris Harrington
Moulton
Hammond Potter
Nashua
Gladys
Ripon
Wise
Gardy
Grady
Hi Hollister
Monona
Hollister
Local Social News From Salem and Vicinity
Salem notes show residents visiting relatives and friends over the weekend. Myr and Mrs Newton Long and Jean joined Mr and Mrs Elbert Perry at Guy McKern’s. Hazel Hellyer visited Hope Teaters and Theola Teaters. Edward McCord land family visited Haver Free’s. Lloyd Johnson of Albia spent Sunday with Robert Jennings. Hazel Hellyer could not reach school last week. Donald Nash and Clark Hellyer stayed in Moravia for school. Junior Rinehart visited Dell Hellyer. Bill Reeves helps Fred Tarr, and Carl Dicka Raymond Perry and son were at L R Perry’s Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myr
Newton Long
Jean
Elbert Perry
Guy McKern’s
Donald Nash
Clark Hellyer
Moravia
Junior Rinehart
Dell Hellyer
Bill Reeves
Fred Tarr
Clarence Whitehead
Robert Jen* Inings
George Hellyer
Jon "Martin
Carl Dicka
Raymond Perry and
Son
New Hope Notes Mark Social Visits and Injury Incident
Local notices recount visits by Frank Hidtt and others to Des Moines and Chehalis residents, condolences for the Burns family, and social calls at Don Pettibone and Orval Burton homes. A school reopening is noted alongside Peter Alessen injuring his ankle while walking home during severe weather and blocked roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C
Wilson
Mia
Fern Wright
Dana
Des Moines
E. F. Wilson
Burns
R. C. Wilson
Ivan Harsh
Trenton Wilson
Obe Burns
Ed Schindler
Centerville
Don Pettibone
Margaret Burton
Lenna Pabst
Herbert McDonal
Billie
Bobbie
Darby
Elsie Martin
Dick Wilson
Mardeena
Jay
New Hope
Peter Aléssen
Cody Luse
Chas, Johnson
Rollie McDonough
Dave Bishop
Mra
John Dille
Wilbur Harris
Claude Wren
Orval Burton
D. K. Orelup
T. J. Zike
Harris
Reunited Couple Dies Within Two Days After 71 Years
Hawarden couple Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shick or Shuck had been married 71 years. Mr. Shuck died of pneumonia, and two days later Mrs. Shuck succumbed to the same disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Shick
Hawarden
Mr. Shuck
Farm incidents and local notices from Van Buren county
James Lockridge raises barn wires after an accident costs him an $800 horse. A driver, Marvitt Calderwood, cannot avoid four mules on the road near Brooklyn. one mule is killed. A timber wolf is killed to protect sheep near Washington township. 1000 sheep losses noted. Craig Ruby and family reappointed as county home steward and matron. Winnebago county refunds $55,000 in road bonds with $10,000 interest savings as rates fall to 2 1/2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lockridge
Brooklyn
Marvitt Calderwood
Andrew Caldewood
Washington Township
van Buren County
Harry Warner
Craig Ruby
Winnebago
Eagle waits for mate near Decorah after injury
A wounded pair of eagles near Decorah attract attention as one recovers nearby while the mate remains away. The birds, protected by law, were a familiar sight in the area, with sightings and the ongoing ice harvest noted in Clayton county.
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Decorah
Betty and Fairy discuss hobbies and romance in school notes
The passage profiles Betty Smith and Fairy Morris detailing hobbies like collecting records and word songs, ideal mates, and future plans. It also includes notes on Frances Tisue and school activities with student life, music band notes, and upcoming programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairy Morris
Fairy
Kay Kyser
Bonnie Baker
Frances Tisue
Frances
Power House
Jack Benny
Program King Theatre Albia Iowa listings
At the Program King Theatre Albia Iowa the week features multiple films. On Jan 24 25 Sonja Henie and Ray Milland star in Everything Happens at Night followed by Jan 26 27 a double bill The Three Mesquiteers Cowboys from Texas and Gail Patrick with Richard Dix in Reno. January 28 29 Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone in Judge Hardy and Son. January 30 Frank Morgan with Virginia Weidler in Henry Goes Arizona. January 31 February 1 Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell in Daytime Wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonja Henie
Ray Millend
the Three
Texas
Gail Patrick
Richard Dix
Reno
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Judge Hardy and Son
Frank Morgan
Virginia Weidler
Henry Goes
Arizona
Hazel College Group Travels to Farm Road Event
Nineteen men walked from the M. M. Darby place to the Albert Brain farm and across his field to the rock road on Saturday. They received pie, cake, and coffee at the Grant Lincox home. Nearby visits included R. S. Faber and wife with Mary Joe, and Sunday dinners at Jep Lockman and Grant Sincox homes. Kenneth Johnson, Sylvan VanDorin, and Marjorie VanDorin socialized at local houses through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Darby
Albert Brain
Rock Road
Grant Lincox
R. S. Faber
Mary Joe
Jep Lockman
Kenneth Johnson
Sylvan
Clell
Marjorie VanDorin
E. G. Sincox
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O.E
Unionville Udell Township Farm Bureau
Dwight Ogden
Mise
Mildred Harrington
Georgia Dommer
E. A. Place
Dayton Gates
H. M. Bowers
Chicago
Iowa
Salem
Audrey
Mrs. Smither
Mrs. Smithers
Miss Blank
Daddy
Mrs. Smithers Ao
THE
Moravia Union
Mrs. Smthers
Frank Hidtt
Wit
Roy Scott
Ed Schindier
Hygiene Sharp
Grundy Center
Clayton County
Frank Allen
Marlbourough
Minneapolis
Albert Chegley
Palo
Mr.Farmer
Allis-Chalmers Farm Machinery
Monavie
Betty Smith
Betty
Oren Tucker
Ronnie Baker
MHS
Iowa Wesleyan College
Wire
Virginia Argo
MES
Patricia Halden
Billy
Patricia
Jackie Ray
Lois Jean
Oneila
Flaga
Miss Madge
Oneita Whicker
Billy Broshar
Georgiana Winslet
Patsy Lee
Central States
Miss White
Danny
Prue
Germany
King Theatre
Albia
Tyrone Power
Linda Darnell
Hazel College
Rose Harmon
Grant Sincox
Ott Kluckenhohn
Galva
Grant Sincex
Sylvan VanDorin
Herman Johnson
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