Snowbound Weekend Halts Mail on Rural Routes
Ray Ramblin reports a heavy weekend snowstorm that shut down normal life. Saturday to Tuesday saw persistent snowfall with deep drifts. Howard Smith and Zell Callen struggled to deliver mail as Jeeps bogged down, yet they kept trying. Howard, sidelined by headaches from the weather, feebly glances at his new car stuck in the garage. The piece notes the disappointment of the younger residents as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Smith
Zell Callen
Daily Mail
Winter Farm Drifts Challenge Stock as Snow Deepens
Farmers battle showdrifts blocking barns and sheds as lambs pigs and calves seek shelter. Moisture from melting snow welcomed by farmers ahead of upcoming gun use. The school board plans to publish expenditures through September 1950, highlighting tax money use. Readers urged to notify missed Union issues for better service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odile E. Clark
Lyndon
Kansas
Union
Snowbound at Blue Front and Local Notes
Worst snow storm of the winter causes big drifts across the area. Charles VanZante has chickenpox. Mark VanZante ill with rheumatic fever but enjoys cards and letters. The community gathers at the VanZante home. several visits and a soil meeting noted. No school due to drifted roads. Birds and animals suffer. advice to plant havens from nurseries with cheaper shrubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles VanZante
Lester White
McGregor
Iowa
Circle
Freida Hagerman
Eaton
Mark VanZante
Gerrit Hasselman
Will VanZante
Pella
John VanZante
James Murdy
Grandpa
Grandma Jones
John van Zante
Sam Shepard
Martha
Maple Grove by Me and Friends Around Town
The Maple Grove community entries recount visits and social gatherings. Ralph Tucker and Bert Arnold hosted Delbert Love near Albia, while families like Walter, Woodward, Tadlock, Ashby, and Doud joined dinners, church events, and weekend visits across nearby towns including Fairfield Mystic and Galesburg. Local host families include the DuVall, Wilson, and Dodd households with multiple supper and dinner occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wilson
Delbert Love
Albla
Loren Walter
Methodist
Glenn Carlton
Bonnie
Fairfield
Claude Hawk
BE. G. Hawk
Basil Tadlock
Ron Woodward
Raymond Ashby
Winston DuVall
Lois Tadlock
Walter [Scott
Fred Hainline
LeRoy Barnett
Bob
Alicia
Ralph Tucker
Walter Harper
Curtis Tomlin
John Dodd
John Sharp
Mystic
Richard Tubaugh
Albert
Tubaugh
Clarence Dowd
Cady Luse
Wesley Chapel Church Club
Roy Brackett
Galesburg
Gabe Johnson
Jim Davis
Mason City
Johnson
Enon Snowstorm Buries Areas With Deep Drifts
Snow began Saturday and continued into Tuesday, dumping 18 to 20 inches with some spots 3 to 14 feet deep. Temperatures ranged 20 to 25, and strong winds accompanied the storm. Enon residents took pupils to a free Ottumwa circus Tuesday afternoon. Urban a township Farm Bureau met at Franklin School Tuesday evening, featuring Raymond Lutz on the road program. Coffee and pie were served. Various local residents visited, hosted, or assisting with community activities as the storm raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venetah Tubaugh
Dallas Faber
Enon School
Ottumwa
Urbana Township Farm Bureau
Franklin School
Raymond Lutz
Monroe County
L. B. VanDorin
Carolyn
James
Leo
Marie
Linda
Bill Steinbeck
Guy Roberts
Ida Griffin
Marvin Vance
Grover Gillispie
George VanDorin
Smith Hospital
Fred VanDorin
Francia Purvis
Dysart
Iowa
E. G. Hawk
Harold Hawk
Mearl Walter
Methodist Church
J.T
Leo VanDorin
R. S
Social visits and clinics noted in local column
Thursday and Sunday visitors include Lorena Thompson, Guy Roberts, J I C Lockman, Homer King. Meals shared with Mrs Lockman, Mrs VanDorin, Linda VanDorin and family. Several VanDorin relatives visited Albia and Leon. A Gilfillan Clinic checkup at Bloomfield went well. Do not overcrowd livestock when hauling to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorena Thompson
Guy Roberts
J. IC. Lockman
Homer King
J. C. Lockman
Leo VanDorin
Linda
J. T. VanDorin
Sylvan VanDorin
W. H
Maurice Walter
Marcia
Annabelle
Sylvan van Dorin
John
Snowbound Weekend Halts Southern Iowa Travel
A weekend blizzard left more than two feet of snow in southern Iowa. Residents remain at work digging out as transportation was blocked through Saturday night. Mrs. H E Watts visited Bruce Watts in Centerville while Oliver Trelan was noted as a local business figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
H. E. Watts
Bruce Watts
Centerville
Oliver Trelan
School election yields sparse turnout and small candidate fields
Only thirty voters cast ballots at Monday afternoon school election with a single satisfactory ticket. Directors results: W. N. Carnes 29, Ed Oehler 27, Arthur Main 1, E. Scott 1. Also noted: Plymouth Rock eggs for sale, town property sold, Miss Fontelle Selby visits Mt Pleasant, local poultry ad, and market quotes for hens eggs butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Carnes
Ed Oehler
Arthur Main
E. Scott
Plymouth Rock
A. W. Kincade
Vess Hiatt
I. K. Leach
Vess
Fontelle Selby
Mt. Pleasant
Frank Selby
K. W. Winsler Poultry House
Moravia News Briefs March 14 1912
Local paper notes Mrs. Scott’s death at 110 and fresh Chicago cattle hog prices. Susan B Anthony to speak in Burlington Monday. John Pabst moves to town. Avis Harn to teach spring term at Sheeks school near Tecum Moravia. Wins Debate Maple Grove debaters named. Route 3 carrier missing amid heavy snow.
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H. Savacool
Scott
Chicago
Susan B. Anthony
Burlington
John Pabst
Avis Harn
Sheeks School
Tconium
Moravia
Promise City
Spencer Wilson
Carl McGinnis
Marjorie Hern
Maple Grove
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C. R. and
H. EK
Charity, Editors Publishera
Appanoose
Monroe Counties
United States
Ray Ramblin
Winter
Howard
Frank Swaim
J.B. Judge
Chiropractor
Clark’ Heisl
Mom
Dad
Iowa State College
Pillsbury
Miller Farm Service
N. Clinton
Circus
Connie
Grant Tadlock
Kenneth, Doud
Reva DuVall
Bert Arnol
Enon
J. T
Dorin
Turner Funeral Home
Emma Wood
Township 70
Range 17
Appanoose County
Town of
Iconium Rock Road
Union Township
Chester Broshar
Geo. A. Milani
L. C. Hamilton
Jaws and
Visttir TV
Lucila
Fina
Main St
Earl Burrows
Moulton, Ta
Ford Tractors
Dearborn Farm
Briggs Motor Tractor Division
Albia
Andy
Fire Department
Reddy
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