Local Happenings in Knoxville and Nearby Towns
Local notices report social visits across Knoxville Ottumwa and surrounding areas. Families such as the Fabers Paxstons Laws and Jordans are highlighted with relatives guests and new granddaughter born October 10. Attending were Dicks Jordan Alden Brown Arp Pieper Larsen Lynch and others from Bussey Gladbrook and Gladstone.
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Johnny Laws
Paul Dicks
Carson Jordan
Kansas
Howard Alden
Bussey
Lloyd Brown
Quad City Teen Drug Trip Ends Near Death
Rex Kincade of Moline reports a Davenport West High School student who skipped roll call and took a dangerous mix of pills. Four days of terror followed as the boy crawled through woods and barbed wire, badly injured, then revived and urged parents to warn other youths about the dangers of drug use. Sheriff Strout and Deputy Paulsen stress stopping dope pushers and increasing education.
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Times-Democrat
Davenport-Bettendorf
Iowa
Tom Kund
Davenport West High School
Scott County
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Ken Paulsen
Paulsen
Times- Democrat
William Strout
Blue Grass
California
Strout
Franklin News Roundup Highlights Local Gatherings
Mrs Earl Swift reports on Ico nium ladies at the Ladies Aid Convention in Moravia. Numerous families visit and host at the Swift home and elsewhere, including Calhouns Derbys Ammons and Argos, with trips to Des Moines and exchanges at Marion Allen and Jennings homes.
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Stella Argo
Dorothy Calhoun
Freda Swift
Iconium
United Methodist Church
Moravia
Clair Long
Ned Argo
Leo Beaty
Beryl Brown
Earl Swift
Marion Allen
Kenneth
Donald Calhoun
Bert Swift
Lincoln Nebr
Coy Swift
Glen Ammons
Lee Rogers
Lloyd Ammons
Hugh McFatridge
Roscoe Argos
Amy Stansberry
Marie Dodge
Gerald Rinehart
Delbert Calhouns
Larry Derby
Emmett Derby
Loyd Johnson
Harry van Welden
Loyd
Katrina
Marie
Stella
Robert Jennings
Delbert Calhoun
Lou Zimmerman
Victor
Des Moines
Karl
Kenneth Calhouns
Richard Eastlick
Family visits mark a quiet Sunday gatherings
The piece notes that the Eastlick family spent Sunday at Sam Eastlicks home while Bill Leggett and Jon Gardner joined Richard Easlicks for Sunday evening time, reflecting small town family connections and weekend routine.
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Clarence Johnson
Faber Home
Henry Horn
Fay Paxston
Sam Eastlick
Bill Leggett
Jon Gardner
Richard Easlicks
Moravia Union Promotes Local Community Activities
The Moravia Union encourages residents to follow the Union regularly for all community activities and events. It highlights upcoming meetings, clubs, and volunteer opportunities, urging participation from neighbors and local groups to strengthen town engagement.
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Moravia
Saved by Grace from Sin to Eternal Life
A devotional passage extols being saved by grace through Jesus Christ. It emphasizes salvation from sin and judgment, and being kept by grace to serve God, glorify Christ, and enjoy eternal life. The speaker cites I Corinthians 1 4 as blessing and gratitude for divine mercy.
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God
Hell
Satan
Christ
Jesus Christ
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R. &. Faber
Knoxville
Grace Dooley
Maggie Faber
Genevie Kaling
Bessie Donovan
Ottumwa
R. S. Faber
R. A. Faber
Mrs. Estel Wolver
Dale Paxston
Steven
Dale Sievers
Clarence Arp
Loren Pieper
Dale Larsen and Brent
Alva Lynch
Gladbrook
Ecolee Alc Rt
Worr County
Claude Hawk
Agent National Bank
Centerville
Donald Peterson
Paul Morehead
John Peterson
Tom Koffman
Albia Sales Company, Inc
Rathbun Lake
Ihle Christy
Gene McCreary
Weiners
Ilb
Ibs
Jonathan Apples
van Camp Pork & Beans
Oxydol
M’mallows
West Side
Union
Rex Kincade
Moline
Rex
Spencer's Grocery
Coats
ALBA
Franklin
Dr. L. den Hartog
Optometrist
Owa
Main
Dial
B. W. Meyer Chiropractor
Palmer School of Chiropractic
N. Clinton ST
Albia
Wilbur Miller
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