Tribute to the Dead Observance of Civil War veterans wanes in Unionville
A long tradition of Civil War veterans marching to the cemetery in Unionville fades as only one veteran, Buck Vestal, remains alive and ill. The piece recalls a time when Grand Army of the Republic members actively led ceremonies and parades, underscoring the passage of those once-proud ranks and the enduring ideals of unity and equality.
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Unionville
Buck” Vestal
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
National Poppy Day Sets Local Sales Record
Last Saturday National Poppy Day raised funds for disabled veterans as poppies sold nationwide. In our area Mr Public contributed 39.80 dollars, a new local record, with proceeds benefiting disabled veterans and their comforts. The poppy, tied to memories of France’s battlefields, symbolizes veteran sacrifice.
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Public
France
Handicraft Exhibit Heads From Philadelphia to Unionville
A new handicraft exhibit arrives at Unionville City Hall from Philadelphia on June Sth from 11:00 to 4:00. Curated by Coun Gentleman with Miss Sara Bulette supervising art club services, the display features a Mexican Black Quilt Afghan of Roses dresses in cottons Circus Bedroom Set nursery curtains hooked rugs knitted wear and lace crochet. Exhibits aim to inspire clubwomen and offer copying suggestions.
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Philadelphia
Unionville
City Hall
Coun Gentleman
Sara Bulette
Countrywoman League
Paris
Deputy Sheriff Investigates Tomato Plant Theft Report
Deputy Loren Rennells rushed to a地点 twenty two miles from Unionville after a caller claimed three dozen tomato plants were stolen from a box outside a home. He found the citizen in high dudgeon over the alleged loss and returned with limited evidence.
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Loren Rennells
Rennella
Nionville
Dudgeon
The Tennis Club Draws Strong Spring Interest
About thirty five to forty players engage in tennis this spring at the High School courts. Two courts are ready, a third is being built to handle demand. A family dues of one dollar or fifty cents per student funds equipment and court maintenance. Dues go to Secretary A B Pratt or Miss Polly Loughridge.
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A. B Pratt
Polly Loughridge
Casa Loma Builds Modern Livestock Pavilion West Of Lunonville
A new 70 by 50 foot livestock pavilion with a 30 by 30 foot addition nears completion on Casa Loma grounds west of Lunonville. Earl Fox funds the project to host community sales with a seating area, ring, and undercover stock pens. The first sale is planned for Thursday the 10th with a noon chicken dinner and sales starting at 11 am for miscellaneous items and 1 pm for livestock. Fred L. Cook to manage future sales. visiting auctioneers welcome. Clyde and Eldon Dickson to operate a Sinclair station nearby.
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Casa Loma
Lunonville
Earl Fox
Ieauansaes
Ee ‘Fox
Fred L. Cook
Fox
Sinclair
Messrs Clyde and
Eldon Dickson
Casa Lomas Build
Sale Pavilion
A Safety Campaign by Local Veterans Group
The local post of Veterans of Foreign Wars launches a state sponsored safety campaign led by the VFW unit. Officials aim to promote awareness and responsible behavior within the community through coordinated outreach and events.
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Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. BW Nite Ore
Train and Truck Crash Near Unionville
A southbound Burlington gas electric train derailed after colliding with a beer truck north of Carrollton. Engineer G O Bruner of Centerville Iowa injured but not seriously, truck driver C Hinkle from an unspecified South locale gravely hurt, another man Davis fractured a limb. Passengers nearby, Ellsworth Chrisman and Edmund Cook of Unionville, aided at the scene as beer cases were scattered and many visitors arrived.
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Burlington
Unionville
Carrollton
G. O. Bruner
Centerville
Iowa
C. Hinkle
Aargh Ge
Messrs
Ellsworth Chrisman
Edmund Cook
Davis
Chrismas
Cook
Teachers Return to Unionville Schools Amid Stable Budget
Unionville Public School will recover next year with all returning teachers either signing contracts or indicating they will. The board credits staff effort for high standards despite earlier salary constraints and notes a plan to add a high school wing to address space and facility needs. Affected teachers on vacation include Mary Lewis and Gladya Gillum, with several others remaining in Unionville for summer duties.
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Unionville
Board of Education
Mary Lewis
Poweravilla
Gladya Gillum
Near Stahl
Lynn McHarg
Columbia
Nora Newman
Hedrick
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Trenton
W. BE. West
Olatha
Kansas
Nton
Degree to Miss Crooks Receives Honor in Unionville Family
The May 28 issue notes Miss Crooks to receive a degree in electrical engineering this year on June 7. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Crooks of Unionville who has been a student at a college and now teaches.
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Bie Mies
Ter
Carl Crooks
Geld
Sean
Fas College
Oledies
Miss Croc
Unionville
Hand
Ohio
Prank Quail of La Bel Shir Bey at Home
Fragmentary note mentions Mr Mos Prank Quail of La Bel Shir Bey visiting at their home with his brother and Mrs Pesul, details unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Mr. Mos
la- Bel
Final dividend paid in Unionville bank liquidation
Mr. Brown reports the final dividend on the old National Bank of Unionville liquidation totalled 92.87 percent, short of 93 percent, due to late bills. Some depositors could not attend. they should send Receiver's Certificates to Chillicothe, Missouri, at once for settlement.
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Chillicothe
Unionville
Te Old National Bank of
Nionville
Browning
Ae Chillicothe
Setseinen
Plans Set to Remodel Masonic Hall on Main Street
Work begins on the Masonic Hall at 1 Main Street to remodel the building. The Blue Lodge Royal Arch and Eastern Star will fund the project, budgeting roughly 2500 to 3000 dollars. Tate will supervise the plan featuring new exterior shingles a modern front entrance with north and west porticoes and a new internal stairway. A basement for furnace and coal may be added if funds allow.
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Masonic Hall
Main Street
Blue Lodge
Royal Arch
Eastern Star
G A Tate
Unionville Band Opens Season With Promising Concert
A large crowd gathered on the public square Thursday evening for the Unionville Band season opener. Director Donaldson led a varied program including Sousa March and Finlandia, with several new players showing strong promise and others adjusting to new mouths.
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Public Square
Unionville
Donaldson
Edgar Seokaedneth Pauley
Washington Post
Sousa
Warner
Panella
Finlandia
Aapead
Lusco
Edmund Cook
Keith Pauley
Old Virginny
Secocecnemarns
Bland March
Merry Widow
Lehar
Kin
Show Boy
On the Avenue at Royal Theatre Stars Powell and Carrel
Dick Powell and Madeleine Carrel headline a real life style romance in New York as On the Avenue debuts at the Royal Theatre. The cast features songs by top writers while a comedy skewers home life of the rich. Madeleine quarrels with the manager and threatens to confront Alice Faye on opening night. Miss Marjorie Smith visits Kirksville.
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Dick Powell
Madeleine Carrel
New York
Ray
Alice Faye
Rits Brothers
Madeleine
Rerman
Alice
Baseball Here Next Sunday in Quincy Semi Pro Series
Local fans may decide support for a team this year as two games are set for next Sunday in Quincy Illinois. The Niemans, a strong squad formed from the Kiefers and Quincy Gems, meet the home team at 2 30 and 8 15 with Buchan and Swede Nelson pitching. The club lost to Moberly 8 6 last Sunday and hopes warmer weather boosts attendance and finances for further home games.
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Niemans
Kiefe
Uincy Gems
Gems
Kiefers
Buchan
Nelson
Moberly
Unionville
K Ball Opens Friday Night In City Softball League
After a rain delay, the city softball league opens Friday at eight o clock with Husteds vs Jones Lathrop and two games each Friday and Tuesday planned. Admission is ten cents for adults and five cents for children as teams adjust schedules to balance strength.
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Stkasians
Seth Pase
Huston & Fowlers
Husteds
Jones Ve. Lathrop
Tysors
Lathrops
Mrs A W Holman Injured in Ladder Fall
Mrs A W Holman is bedridden at home after a Tuesday accident where she fractured the left hip while cleaning. She fell from a ladder while reaching a high spot, the other worker assisted, and Mrs Holman is expected to recover and be up in a few weeks.
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A. W. Holman
Mr. Holman
Ray Quigley Joins Family Tin Shop Venture
Ray Quigley joins brother Glen in the Quigley Tin Shop and will assist in the business. He has worked with Maggard Electric since its inception until Turner Owen, Maggard’s son-in-law, took over as manager. He later considered his path and returned to Seapacy Works, where he first began.
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Ray Quigley
Glen
Quigley
Ray
Maggard Electric Company
Turner Owen
Maggard
Incomplete Scene Describes Injured Knee Incident
An injured knee incident at a local athletics event left a participant with a torn joint. Officials confirm the injury may sideline the athlete for several weeks while recovery and medical evaluation proceed.
They Saved For It A Penny Proud Couple Wed In Unionville
A young man from Iowa arrived in Unionville and asked for a pastor. He and his bride requested to be married and presented a box containing 889 pennies to pay for the ceremony. The pastor accepted the gift after realizing the savings.
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Towa
Unionville
Unionville Officials Attend Two Day Marshall Convention
Mayor Clyde Forbes and a dozen Unionville officers joined city leaders from towns owning their own power and water systems for a two day state convention in Marshall. Aider man Mrs. Fon Grabosch and Aider man Mrs. C. L. Anderson attended with others, including City Clerk Chas Pittman. About 3800 to 400 visitors were reported at the event. The next year's meeting is planned for Macon.
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Clyde Forbes
Unionville
Marshall
Forbes
Aiderman
Fon Grabosch
C. L. Anderson
Lester Powell
Chase Pittman
Clarence Ery
Villisca
Iowa
Macon
City tests new Main Street traffic plan with stop signs
City officials test a revised traffic control scheme on Main Street using caution signals and large stop signs at intersections to slow entrants from side streets while allowing main street flow. The plan varies with traffic levels and aims to reduce accidents as pedestrians risk jaywalking.
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Main Street
Weat Main Street
Bia
Sheriff Develops Abscess In Iowa Hospital Stay
Sheriff Pleas B. Gray, confined in Centerville Iowa for weeks after an operation, developed an abscess requiring drainage. He had a slight fever at times and the condition delayed his expected return home.
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Pleas B. Gray
Centerville
Iowa
Menk
Gray
Putnam Girls Graduate Nursing Class of 1934
Miss Bertha Torrey daughter of Bert Toney of St John and Miss Marie Millsap daughter of Will Millsap led the Powersville area graduates in a Mercy Hospital Des Moines nursing program. The class of 24 observed the Nightingale Pledge with Dr. Abbot presiding, Bishop Bergan delivering the address, and Vincent Magin providing organ music. Names include Jennie Gwinne Ryan Lavola Brown Phyliss Mollison Neva Jean Stout and Margaret Hitchcock among others.
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Bertha Torrey
Bert Toney
St. John
Marie Millsap
Will Millwea
Alter D. Abbot
Mercy Hospital
Vincent J Magin
Gerald T. Bergan
Des Moines
Jennie Gwinne Ryan
Milan
LaVola Brown
Mercer
Phyliss Mollison
Lineville
Bert Torrey
Wendell Eaton
Will Millsap
Jesse Gad- Neva Jean Stout
Margaret Hitchcock
Powersville
Circuit Bar Association Formed by Local Lawyers
The group met to form a Circuit Bar Association with attorneys residing in the circuit signing the roll. Magee Rose and others attended. Hon Pratt Hubbell of Areghan served as temporary chairman. John E. Powell of Princeton was named President with Gilbert Barlow of Bethany as Vice President. Russell Picket also noted.
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Antion
Incetan Mo
Circuit Bar Association
Messrs. Magee
Rose
Pratt Hubbell
Areghan
John E. Powell
Princeton
Gilbert Barlow
Bethany
Russell Picket
Many in Music School Readers Gain Insight
A fragmented note mentions children and a figure named Danny Tortierte valued for team contributions in a music school setting. The text is sparse and unclear about events, affiliations, or outcomes.
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