Lovejoy Buried Sunday Alden’s Longtime Resident Dies at 94
Alonzo Trumbull Lovejoy 94, longtime Alden resident, died December 5 in Maynard Clark home. Funeral held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Scott Funeral Chapel with Rev. George W. Campbell in charge. Born October 18, 1853 in Nunda New York, he moved to Alden in 1880 and served as rural mail carrier from 1900 to 1919. He is survived by a niece Persis Covel of Grand Rapids Michigan. wife Harriet died in 1980.
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Alonzo Trumbull Lovejoy
Maynard Clark
George W. Campbell
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Lon
Purcell Honored for 50 Years in Hampton Press
The Hampton Rotary Club hosted a testimonial program honoring Tom W. Purcell for fifty years in the newspaper business with Hampton Chronicle and Franklin County community service. Dr. Howard H. Johnson praised Purcell as unmatched in contributing to community life and raising Hampton’s profile.
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Tom W. Purcell
Hampton Chronicle
Hampton Rotary Club
Tom
Hampton
Franklin County
Howard H. Johnson
Purcell
Newberry store in Iowa Falls doubles size in remodel
Newberry's in Iowa Falls expands by reopening the Worth Grocery building at Washington and Oak. Dewey Gilbert leads a remodeling project to double the store size, with doorways cut through the brick wall to connect the former Worth Grocery space and the main Newberry site, creating a temporary toy section for Christmas.
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Newberry’s
Worth Grocery
Washington and
Oak Streets
Newberry
Dewey Gilbert
Christian Christmas drive mobilizes Hardin County families
Mrs. Maurice Cook announces a Christian Christmas campaign to aid European relief. Hardin county rural and urban families are asked to contribute via the Hardin county farm bureau with chambers of commerce church groups 4-H and service groups. The drive runs December 15 to 20 with clothing and corn collections through December 24. The rural Iowa goal is 100 carloads of corn or cash for CARE packets and clothing donations. Township committees will ensure every farm family is contacted for cooperation.
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Maurice Cook
Hardin County
Hardin County Farm Bureau
C.A.R.E
Township Farm Bureau
Alden Township Christmas Seals Drive Sets Goal
Alden Township launches its Christmas Seals fundraising with plans for a nationwide tuberculosis search via X-ray screening. About 100000 people may be examined next year as part of a broad effort including health education, sanatorium support, and research to reduce TB. Mrs Wakefield, chairwoman, urges residents to mail donations before Christmas and place Alden Township first in total receipts.
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Iowa
Public Health
Alden Township
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