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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1937
Page
5
Local column lists bargains at Maggard Electric and used appliances, a Frigidaire fountain installation, and several social visits. Mr and Mrs Dow, Mr and Mrs Summers, Mr and Mrs Smith and others are noted visiting relatives, attending events, or traveling for vacations and education.
Local residents and visitors are listed through a long column of weekend trips and social calls. Names include Wentworth Merc. Co. to Mrs. W. J. Canel and Poweraville. T.H. Loughesa and family. N. C. Keith of Centerville. Fannie Hickman. James L. Fowler. L. B. Underwood. Ruth Parker. Mrs. F. M. Perkins. Scott McCarty. Milo McCarty. C. T. Duer. Chas. Morgan. Joe Biswell. Etta May Mahoney. and many others. Occasional notes cover employment moves, summer plans at Kirksville State Teachers College, a Deacon visit, a memorial day trip, and local business updates.
A busy ledger of Unionville area life lists sales ads for used radios and room rentals, plus a long roll of visiting kin, marriages and local events. Notable items include wedding details for Pollock couples, decorations day visits, and numerous gatherings at homes of Brasfield, Schuster, and Pratt families.
Mr and Mrs W A Hawkins and sons of Canton visited relatives in Unionville and stayed at the Guffey home. Mrs Harry Dredge and son Robert of Centerville Iowa spent Saturday here with friends. George Gillum of near Elko was a business visitor in Unionville Friday. Decoration Day trips included M and Mrs T Wynn to Cincinnati and West Grove with Mr and Mrs Steel. Mrs H E Groasnickle of Des Moines spent the weekend with her daughter and Mr and Mrs M Comstock. Wayne Tysor Daphne Hunt and John David Foltos attended a weekend at Bagnell. Raby Green and daughter Harriet Lee of Merville visited at the Tate home and planned a Memphis Tennessee trip to see Ruth Proffer. Mrs Sallie Mowrer returned from visiting relatives in Kansas City last Wednesday and visited her parents with George Crockett.
On May 26 the club met with Mrs Maud Stockton eight members and nine visitors present. Members sewed and chatted while exchanging tips of flowers. Two quilts titled The Flower Bouquet and a Fan were tied. Birthday gifts were given to Mrs Mae Wyckoff and Miss Clara Louise Moore. The group chose the first and last verses of When the Roll is Called Up Yonder and adopted All Stick Together as their motto. Next meeting with Mrs Sadie Perkins on June 9.
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