Local families gather for Sunday visits in Moravia and Albia
Hilton and Mrs Earl Spencer and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J D Fenca in Moravia. Claude Rogers and children visited Ira Spencer in Albia. Dufford and Rena Rogers spent time with the Tisue children. Mrs Mary Sipes returned home from visiting the Teller home in Ottumwa last Wednesday. The Allison children visited their grandparents Mr and Mrs Hackett. Frank Spencer and family visited J A Albert and Mrs A H Sutton in Foster. Joe Cernich bruised his foot when his pony fell on it. Ruby Johnston of Moravia visited cousins Doria and Lewis Rouse over Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Spencer
J.D. Fenca
Moravia
Claude Rogers
Ira Spencer
Albia
Dufford
Rena Rogers
Tisue
Mary Sipes
Teller
Ollo
Allison
Hackett
Frank Spencer
J. A. Albert
Mra
Alex Johnston
Misa Gabella Anderson
Foster
A. H. Sutton
Joe Cernich
Ruby Johnston
Miss Doria
Lewis Rouse
T. W. Harely
Helen
Des Moines
J. H. D. Lathrop
Laura Matherly
Mary Elder
Ottumwa
Maggie Clark
Udell
Keith Reich
Ruby Tillmont
Joe Tillmont
F. A. Reich
J. H. Schreiner
Dale
Rex Angel
J. F. Albert
George Winslet
Rollie McDonough
A. G. Broshar
N. FR. Ward
Will Tuttle
Upland
California
Berry Halden
Chariton
B. S. Staley
Centerville
J. W. Halden
B. G. Arnold
Bert Lee
Luke
Coin
Town
Caroline Luke
Lester Brain
Albert Brain
Gertrude Brain
John Chase
Russell
Clyde McKern
Lenny Walles
Milo Foster
H. E. Watta
Clarence Tyrrell
Loisa Tyrrell
Mis. H. K. Smith
Progressive Club
Jack Clark
Orph Easter
Tis
Hedge College Social Visits and Family Calls
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord McDanell visited the Doyle McDanel home on Sunday. Oxcar Tedford and two children Alerta and Jimmy called at the BE F Wilson home Saturday. Numerous visits followed at Gus Luse and Jim Creech residences including Mrs. Zell Wilson and LeRoy at the J F Wilson home. Dr. and Mrs. John Potter of Muscatine spent Sunday with Mrs. Stella Reich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord McDanell
Doyle McDanel
Elton Adams
Jim Creech
Oxcar Tedford
Alperta
Jimmy
BE. F. Wilson
Horton Potts
T. J. Luse
Vane Jones
Gus Luse
Jeff Patrick
U. S
0. G. Davis
Frank Main
John Potter
Muscatine
Stella Reich
Lynn Atwater Faces a Summer of Hard Choices
Lynn Atwater resists joining a planned Adirondack house party to help her aunt Matty’s family in need. She writes two letters to Ellen Carlton and Aunt Matty, funds shoestring savings for Betty and Jack, and faces the lure of Barton Stark who arrives unexpected, proposing a country motor trip to meet Lynn’s relatives. The ceiling repair and tight finances frame her dilemma as she weighs personal opportunity against family duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Atwater
Matty
Lynn
Aunt Matty
Betty
Tack
Jack
Aunt Mary
Moe
Hye
Dip
Aie
Ellen Carlton
Adirondack
Billie
Blize
Wilse
Park Avenue
Thera Lynn
Barton Stark
Elise
Barton
Misse
Eilae
Sho
Lyon
Twan
Elisa
Geal
WOW Corn Hog Farmer May Benefit from Federal Program
The text outlines steps for a farmer to qualify for a hog and corn reduction program. Actions include signing contracts with the Secretary of Agriculture to cut corn acreage by at least 20 percent over three years and reduce hog litters and market hogs by 25 percent. Payments of 20 cents, 10 cents, $2 per head, and other sums are tied to specific milestones and certifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Local Moravia Union society notices and visitors
The Moravia Union lists numerous visitors and locals from Centerville Albia Ottumwa Des Moines and Des Moines area from weekly social calls and family visits. Notable items include births, a hospital discharge, a centennial Progress trip, and a corrected twin birth weight misprint.
Surprise visit honors Miss Lementine Tucker
A family gathering hosted Mr. and Mrs. W A Rose and daughter Dorothy along with Mr. and Mrs. Keith Rose and two guests. They arrived after church and brought dinner, having prepared everything for Miss Lementine Tucker's return.
Oil on Watere Ong of the minor troubles of the world
Oil pollution on navigable waters harms fish and birds as oil coats plumage and drifts to bathing benches. A California yacht club solved it by using a paddle raft at the basin entrance to prevent drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Presidential Shrines Across States Highlight National Tombs
The Granite State New Hampshire hosts a presidential shrine as the twelfth state to do so. Five presidents lie buried in Ohio and New York hosts five while Virginia holds six. Other graves are scattered across Tennessee Massachusetts and one each in several states. Woodrow Wilson’s tomb graces the National Cathedral in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Ohio
Virginia
New York
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Dunois
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Indiana
New Jersey
Vermont
United States
Woodrow Wilson
National Cathedral
Washington
Recruiting Missions Opened After US Entry into War
After the United States entered World War I, British and Canadian recruiting missions opened in New York under Brig. Gen. WV. A. White with divisional HQs in New York Chicago and San Francisco. Twenty seven depots were created in major cities and many sub depots in smaller centers, staffed by military personnel and civilian committees. The missions were established by a congressionally approved act in June 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
WV. A. White
Chicago
San Francisco
Emalier
Jone
Social notes from Bouton and nearby towns
Mr and Myra, Harry Dissinger and Janet Louise of Bouton hosted dinner with Fred Blumenstock family and Wilhelm Blumenstock. Mrs Blumenstock stayed with her daughter Mrs Dissinger, Janet Louise. J B Sneed resumed post office duties after hospital stay. Friends visited the Main home. various Davi s and McCords gathered. trips to Oskaloosa Barnes City and Eddyville were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra
Harry Dissinger
Janet Louise
Bouton
Fred Blumenstock
Wilhelm
F. M. Main
Mrs. Disginger
J.B. Sneed
Frank Main
M. P, Main
Mra
W. P. Davis
0. G. Davis
Lois
Dorothy Davis
Ralph Davis
Ray McCord
Edward McCord
Orin Lyon
Oskaloosa
Barnes City
Frank McCord
L. L. McCord
Eddyville
Unionville families gather for visits and rites
Ottumwa area residents attend gatherings including the Selix and Herman families visiting Ottumwa and Centerville. Notables travel to Des Moines for the Grand Chapter of the O E S of Iowa. Funeral services for Dr R C Allender bring Editors Will Allender and others to Chariton.
Sun Spots Drive Uneven Global Climate Changes
Russian scientist finds sun spot activity linked to regional warming and cooling across continents. From 1864 to 1920, central and northern Europe and Mexico heated while southern South America and large parts of North and Africa cooled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ha Glu
Europe
Mexico
South America
North America
Arica
Arabia
India
East Indien
Australia
CLASSIFIED FOR SALE ITEMS MIXED IN OLD NOTICE
Classified column lists a Kimball piano sale, Atwater Kent radios, a 2 year old Jersey breed rooster, White Jersey Giant and Buff Orpington birds, apples from E G Tucker, Hereford bull calves, purebred Duroc hogs, and a registered yearling hog. Contact names include Smith Plano Co Albia Ia Ralph Turner Mrs Walter Gideon Fred Caltrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwater-Kent
Smith Plano Co
Albis
Ralph Turner
Blue Ribbon Farms
Kansas
Walter Gideon
Mason and Dixon Line boundary survey history
The Mason and Dixon line marks the Maryland Pennsylvania boundary established by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in 1763 47. It framed a long running border dispute and, before the Civil War, served as a rough marker of slave and free state distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
Scattersburg Substitutes at Lone Star in Progress Week
Scattersburg and her sister Miss Agnes McConnell of Bloomfield substitute at Lone Star while the Hull sisters Ruby and Mary attend A Century of Progress. Mrs P A Bair and daughter Phyllis, and Margaret Selman were Centerville visitors Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scattersburg
Agnes McConnell
Bloomfield
Lone Star
Hull
Ruby and
Mary
Century of Progress
P. A. Bair
Phyllig
Margaret Selman
Centerville
Guerrilla Warfare Definition and Origins
The article defines guerrilla warfare as war conducted by irregular bands acting independently from a regular army, though often with some sanctioned support. It notes that groups raid and operate separately, with the term guerrilla referring to such fighters.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chet Broshar
W. C. Bivin
Hedge College
Lynch
Moravia High School
Americas
Booth
McFarland
Carlson
Dramatig
Crimson Rambler
Kimball “the Swan Song
Brooks
Soul
the Violin
Merill
Dabbseen
Stayton
Little Mabel
Big Brother
Vesta
Wayne “Sockery
Firth
Black
Clell Coulson
Donald Gardner
Wilms VanZante
Orephine Beatt
Evelyn Stauber
Maxine Tisus
Rosalie Beatty
Rubye Hiatt
Wanda Jones
Eloise Kaster
Annabeth Keemer
Wlorfene Perry
Alice Duans
Moravia Union
Carl Black
Milton Richland
Knoxville
Mary Charity
Sarah Sneed
Moulton
J. B. Sneed
Wm. Graham
John Milleman
Wm. Lane
Genevieve Carter
Allen Hiatt
Henderson
Oklahoma
W. T. VanDoring
Wm. Gall
Stellwell
Q. D. Duvall
Unionville
Walter Selix
Margaret
Ottumway
T. Selix
H. A. Herman
Paul Wertz
Sarah Smith
L. E. Ransom
Ruby Underwood
Grand
O.E.S
Iowa
Christine Bennett
Freda Mischler
May Gibson
Flora, II
Will Allender
R. C. Allender
Telly Cross
J. C. Cross
Denver
Colorado
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mark Harrington
Paul Harrington
Otis Tweedy
C. A. Hopekine
W. M. Dukes
A. &. Dukes
Gilbert Herman
Fonda
William S. Morrison
F. C. Allender
Addie Hull
E. D. Kennedy
The
Milwaukee Road
Kimball
Eaay
Kimball —Smith Piano Co
Albla, Ta
Tucker
Hereford
Forreat Main
W. A. Brooks
Goodyear
Sabrina Mantees
Oehler Bros
Dr. Hess Products
Hallowe’en
Smith & Veach Drug Store
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