Neighborhood News Roundup From Local Homes
Crowded out last week reports show Mr and Mrs J A Riggins visiting Ora Shaver and Jim Ledford and family at Joe Burns. Sam Lawson made a business trip to Unionville. Norma Lloyd stayed with Nets Hill. Wannie Rowe visited Burl and Grace Carr. Mrs Geo Buckalew and Pearl Herndon visited Ella Trent. Fred Hill and wife visited W M Hill. Hay hauling by H A Benson and Ed O Reilly’s corn from Branford. Christmas preparations and a local sale at Dr Cowan place noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Riggins
Ora Shaver
Jim Ledford
Joe Burns
Sam Lawson
Unionville
Norma Lloyd
Nets Hill
Wannie Rowe
Burl
Grace Carr
Bhithe Riggins
Pennville
Pearl Herndon
Ethel Riggins
Ella Trent
Geo. Buckalew
D. M. Kenney
Fred Hill
W M. Hill
Pearl
Herndon
Elta Trent
W. M. Gill
Alma Buckslew
Reta Shaw
Winter woes and local notes fill Cross Roads column
Snow blankets the ground and plowing stalls. Mr Bernecker is very ill. Ara Lemons baby sick with croup. Hogs butchered by J R Moore weigh about 400 pounds. Miss Lella Hackney visited Mrs Will Hainley. Frank Keene and Everett Keene visited Unionville. Readers wish editors a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bernecker
Ara Lemon
J. R. Moore
Geo. Miller
Santa Claus
Lella Hackney
Will Hainley
Frank Keene
Unionville
Everett
Sandy Creek Christmas Visits and Local Social Roundup
The report catalogs neighborhood social calls and visits across Sandy Creek area including Henry Noe hauling corn to Walker Miller, families gathering for pre supper at Douglas Friday, and Mrs Dora Taylor visiting Des Moines kin. Several residents sold turkeys and traveled to relatives while others helped sew or hosted relatives at homes.
Local notices and social notes from a Missouri town
A collage of small town items: residents visiting relatives in Kansas City and Iowa, travels to Unionville, Columbus, and Jamesport, and school and church events. Highlights include candy sale proceeds of 52 dollars for the basketball team, a Christmas Eve program at the Methodist church, revival meetings in January, shifting store partitions, and plans for a moving picture show.
Local residents share meals and errands across town
C N Stockton delivered turkeys at Mike last Monday while D W Carter and son Dewey delivered bags at Unionville for 0 cents. Jonathan Pickering and son Oscar aided Stockton at a local butcher. Nearby families gathered at the Carter home last Sunday including Orville Burns and children, Fred Hill family, and J H Hill family with Mabel and Clarence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Stockton
D. W. Carter
Dewey
Unionville
Jonathan Pickering
Oscar
D. W
Orville Burns
J. H. Hill
Dewey Carter
Edd Lynch
Hartford
Clarence Hill
John Smith
Local Families Share News From Community Life
Sunday visitors at the Net Lewis home included Ira Richardson Glendolyn Jarman Wynema Jarman Nellie Mundon and Adah Mundon. Willie Bun yard welcomed a son born December 18. Burl Mundon visited near Lemons with Raley’s family. Bill Guffey farm sale drew attendees while Bertha Medlin sewed for the Fred Logston family. Oca Viles from Warrensburg visited Harve Media. John Jones suffered a severe foot injury while working in a coal mine last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Net Lewis
Ira Richardson
Glendolyn
Wynema Jarman
Nellie
Adah Mundon
Willie Bunyard
Unionville
Burl Mundon
Raley
Lemons
Bill Guffey
Bertha Medlin
Fred Logston
Oca Viles
Warrensburg
Harve Media
Johu Jones
Local Social Roundup Names Sunday Guests
The note lists Miss Hazel Mary Fuller ton Miss Marble Houston Lawrence Small Basil Mundorn and Aily Cas ady as visitors at their home on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Mary Fullerton
Marble Houston
Lawrence Small
Basil Mundorn
Aily Casady
Unionville Echo Editors Named For School Publication
Unionville High School students elect Andy Davis as Business Manager Clare Magee as Editor in Chief and Anna Wallace as Student Organizations Editor. Each class will elect an editor and an Art Editor from the Art Class. The Echo funding faces higher paper costs but remains a valued school tradition. The Athletic Association reports a small treasury surplus and plans fund raising activities and letter sweaters for athletes and debaters. School afternoons for literary society are suspended for one month awaiting demand. Teacher-Training Seniors return from rural observe-and-teach work with hopeful prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Echo
Andy Davis
Clare Magee
Anna Wallace
High School Athletic Association
Literary Society
School Board Welcome Cited for Patil Visit
Officials report a cordial reception for Patil at the school board event, noting supportive remarks from attendees and positive engagement with stakeholders during the visit.
Unionville Notices and Local Movements
To The Tax Payers Of Wileca Township I will be in Unionville at the Mar shall National Bank each Tuesday and Thursday a. m., during December and January. 1918 Virgil L. Matthew, Collector. J. C. Lawson of Lemong spent Sunday at Hartford. F. F. Agee of near Green City left Monday for Ottumwa, Iowa, on business. E. F. Brown went to Kirks ville, Monday, to visit his uncle, C. B. Moler, for a few days. Misses Margaret and Virginia Heaton of Mendota were between trains visitors here Monday. Elder EB. J. McKinley returned Monday from Monterey, Iowa, where he had conducted a revival meeting. Ollie B. Partin and Myrtle Seifers, both living near Unionville, were united in marriage at the C. B. Brasfield residence by Squire R. M. Brasfield last Sunday at 83:80 p. m. Both young people are well known and well liked by a large number of people and come from good families, who live west and northwest of town. For the present they will make their home with the groom's parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Brown
Kirksville
C. B. Moler
Margaret
Virginia Heaton
Mendota
EB. J. McKinley
Monterey
Iowa
Ollie B. Partin
Myrtle Seifers
Unionville
C. B. Brasfield
Squire R. M. Brasfield
Howland Business Visitor Haywood Davis Highlights Local Commerce
Haywood Davis visited Howland on Monday as Christmas approaches. The notice urges readers to check The Republican columns for bargains from live merchants and to buy supplies before the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood Davis
Howland
Republican
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Hall
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Golda Hall
Stella Childers
the Bud
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Henry Noe
Walker & Miller
Homer Good
Eart
Jim Bohannan
Fred Cook
Mabe. Good
Jennie Bohannan
Lete Morris
Minnie Noel
Cyrus Lincoln
Mary
Willie Stagge
Chana
Noel
D. D. Crumpasker
Roy
Nora Beck
Bob Crumpecker
Dora Taylor
Des Moines
Jennie Bobannan
Buaig Noel
Mariel Goodwas
Isaiah Robbins
Dora Newell
Martinstown
Mary Cowan
Dempse Cowan
Nike Lightfoot
Joe Seifers
Inex Webb
Sco
Sallie Lowcock
Canada
Elsie Whiteley
Bertha Hardin
Christian College
Columbia
Ethel Hardin
Harris
J. A. Long
G. P. Allen
Ernest
M. Yearington
Kansas City
St. John
Delpha
H. F Allen
Centerville
Methodist Church
Sammy Rouch
Minne Allen
Grandma Kelso
A. Pollock
Chester Young
Jamesport
Holland
Bert Wilson
Chillicothe
Ann Waughop
Warsaw
Christian Church
Sam Phillips
Kansas
Prof. Turnmire
RT. Bucher
Main Street
Paul Maxwell
Smoky Hollow
Anders
Unionville School
Sethe
Wileca Township
Marshall National Bank
Virgil L. Matthew
J. C. Lawson
Lemong
F. F. Agee
Near Green City
Ottumwa
Anc
Ry Asiays
Americas
Peruna CO
C.L. Anderson
Sublic Sale
West Liberty
West Liberty Ladies
Ard
Jersey
McCormick
John Deere
Emerson
J. I
Black Hawk
Rayo
Stromberg
A. P. McAleinmey, Auctioneer
A. Alexander
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