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Newspaper
Oxford Leader
Location
Oxford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
2
Local residents attend visits and family gatherings through Friday to Sunday. Christmas card pricing announced with free name printing on every 25 cards. orders urged before late season rush. Community events include American Legion meetings, quilting and crafts at M E Church, and local travel for visitors and conventions.
October frost prompts buyers to visit Miller's for a wide range of heaters. The ad highlights Round Oak Ideal Heaters and Dual Gem Wood or Coal models, marketed as fuel savers with high value, urging customers to choose now before winter hits.
Homestead notices list multiple local residents visiting relatives and neighbors. Various callers, weekend visits, and family gatherings are noted, including Rourke, Dahnke, Oakes, Cook, Linkhart, Schweitzer, Crow, and Falls, with mentions of travel to Marengo and Iowa City and a football game attendance.
Mr and Mrs E K Linkhart spent Sunday evening at the Lou Doty home. Miss Norie Newkirk of Iowa City spent the weekend with Carl Garvin and friends. Donald Jones visiting S U S stayed with his parents I E Jones. Harold Singer visited Friday night with his brother Ernest Singer and wife and her daughter Mrs Kirkpatrick in St Paul Minnesota.
Dozens of West Liberty residents and relatives from nearby towns visited friends and family. Mr Raymond Smith stayed with his parents, while Mrs J L Bireline and others attended a funeral in Iowa City. Several couples spent weekends in Iowa City and Danville Illinois with relatives.
My William Summerhays and daughter Mabel were Iowa City visitors Monday. Mr and Mrs William Wastes of Marengo are at Mrs Hastes brother Frank Schweitzer and wife. Agnes Parvin Chapter O S 5 held monthly meeting at Masonic Hall with a goodly turnout and a lunch served by a committee. Hubert Hughes visited Mr and Mrs Chas Cochran. Leonard Maske spent Monday in Iowa City. Mrs Chas Cochran presented the Leader with a box of Jonathan apples. Neilson Miller and Everett Saxton attended the Arkansas Iowa football game Saturday. Gilbert Royston Robert Randolph Eddie Cochran and Dan Campbell returned from North Dakota wheat fields. crop reported very good. Mr Dewey Worthman and Mr Ben Winchell returned to Chicago. Mrs Dr Rader of Davenport attended Baby Jean Schweitzer funeral. Mrs Frank Lloyd of Chicago visiting at Mrs Anna Estabrook's home. Ned Yenter attends American Legion Convention in Omaha Nebraska this week. is of Williamsburg visited in Brooklyn from Wednesday to Saturday last week. Miss Wilda Saxton spent Saturday in Iowa City.
Mrs. Ella Saxton and Phil Klenk with daughter Beth joined Mr. and Mrs. Geo Cotter for Sunday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Maske dined Monday with Mr. and Mrs. A Parizek of Iowa City. James W Nesmith returned from Ardmore Oklahoma where employed. Margaret Scanlon visited over the weekend in Victor and toured St Johns School and Victor High School.
Mr and Mrs R J Miller and Mrs Marian Lininger visited Friday with North Liberty friends and relatives. Mrs R P Jones, Mrs T G Spetht and Mrs Fred Schmidt visited with Mr and Mrs John German Sunday afternoon, Mr and Mrs Alf Campbell and Mr and Mrs Claude Hevern were Sunday visitors with Mr and Mrs Harry Morgan. Mr and Mrs Arthur Wagner and family, Mrs Chas Stratton and daughter Edna spent Friday in Iowa.
Mr Joe and Stanley James were Sunday callers at the Mr and Mrs Eldon Cook home. Mrs Thomas J Carmichael spent Friday and Saturday with friends in Iowa City. Mrs L W Ives of Rolfe returned home Tuesday after a few days with Mr and Mrs Frank Sponar. Mr and Mrs R R Speers visited Sunday at the A C Harker home. After a two week vacation at her home Miss Ruth Cotter returned to Cedar Rapids Sunday to resume work.
The article extols printed fabrics from cottons to chiffons used in garments from house dresses to evening gowns. It celebrates thrifty home sewing by combining two discarded garments into one, reviving faded pieces into charming negligees or frocks with plain material.
Mr and Mrs M E Baker were Marengo visitors Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Martin Shebetka and family visited the Schropp home. Mr Virgil Harker serves on the petit jury for the October term. Hunting licenses available at the Leaders Office.
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