Sultry recollections and small-town musings noted
The column records local reflections on hot days of 1934, porch talk by Glen Bonner and Jim Barkley, and general banter about shoes, hills, neighbors, gardens, and town happenings. Short vignettes include a fire scare near Moulton, social visits, and light anecdotes from Moulton and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Bonner
Oldhams
Jack Strohmeier
Dr. Sellers
Elmer Wood
J. H. Jackson
Jim Barkley
Jim
Monterey Mission Dispute Feels New Horn Callers
Monterey reports a local dispute around a horn signal and Alvin McClurg as key figures. The fragment hints at Tuesday actions and caller involvement in a civic issue. Further readable details are unavailable in the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin McClurg
Community social notes and visits across area towns
A long list of residents visited relatives and friends this week across Bud Henson, Art Lawson, J. L. Dooley, and Horn households. Attendees include Ralph Henson Lena Calhoun Blake Calhoun Elizabeth, Elizabeth Judd, Grace Archibald, Fay Lawson, Hazel Hornaday, Homer Yates, Charley White, Lesley Snowbarger, and many others. Sunday attendance at Sunday school reached 75 with a large turnout for the children’s program amid rain and warm weather. planting season continues as farmers report 90 degree heat and corn planting underway. Several families plan moves or extended visits to Centerville, Moulton, and Oskaloosa, with notes on travel from Canada and Miller SD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Evans
Gene Evans
Ben Bradbury
Leota
Pauline
Duane Martin
Lena Calhoun
Chicago
Edna Henson
Alvin McClurg
Joan
Elmer McClurg
Darling Judd
Moulton
Monterey
Ottumwa
Darline Judd
Ottis McClurg
Fay Lawson
Arch Childs
Kermit Horn
Henry Horn
Sherman McClurg
Darlene Judd
Grace Archibald
Phillips
Rex
May
Dewaine
Bud Henson
Jamison
Family
Art Lawson
Ralph Henson
Elizabeth
Blake Calhoun
Queen City
J. L. Dooley
Guy Kerby
James Graves
Ambrose Horn
Mark
Paul Horn
Elizabeth and
Homer Yates
Canada
Charley
Hazel Hornaday
Miller
South Dakota
W. A. Withrow
Chas
Centerville
Lesley Snowbarger
Mark Childs
Wells
Cramer
Ralph Hunt
Kansas City
Wm. Childs
John Sales
Glenwood
Iowa
Jay Burgher
John
Oskaloosa
Pearl Archibald
Milbur
Leon
Betty Burgher
Kirksville
Lou Burgher
Wendell
Lesley White
Michigan
Dora
Charley White
Glen Marshal
Community News from Bloomfield and Surroundings
Will Hill home near Hillton hosts visiting families including the Withrows and Hendersons. Illness worries for John Moore near Pella. Kaufman family gathers for a birthday dinner honoring Mrs Harris and Ivan Kaufman. Weekend visits and local social events fill the week, with the Henderson picnic planned at Yates Grove on June 16 joined by Orleans Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hill
MacHarris
Blakesburg
Harris
Ivan Kaufman
Ila Vonta
Ottumwa
Chas
Carl Burgher
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Bobbie
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Hank
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Sheer
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Dimity
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