Community Happenings and Weather Update
The report notes visits from Frank Schnele and family to J. M. Tucker, Mrs. Joe Leeper to Herman Bernecker, and George Peek’s illness. Morlan family from Malan visits relatives. DeGarmos improving. Neilie Dally visits Maggie Williams. Leo Hackney’s family with Wm Hackney. Rock Schnelle at Will Worth. Woodard barn damage noted. Nearby residents attend church and bro Harmon preaches. rail service halted by high waters. sun returns Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schnele
J. M. Tucker
Joe Leeper
Herman Bernecker
George Peek
Ira Morlan
Malan
George DeGarmos
Neilie Dally
Maggie Willams
Leo Hackney
Wm. Hackney
Rock Schnelle
Will Worth
Woodard
George Shelton
Josie Abbott
Geo. Morrow
Omaha
Rebecca Baunhouse
Hartford
Bro
Harmon
Newtown
Weather and community notes from Kirksville district
The report records a Sunday sermon by W. F. Burris at Bethany and a sizable crowd despite bad weather. It notes Locust Creek flooding four days, damaging meadows and corn fields, plus many neighbors hosting or visiting relatives and friends on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Burris
Kirksville
Bethany
Opal
Helen Christian
Floral Christian
Turner Noland
Artie -Williams
G. T. Christian
Ida Corell
Pearl
Ed Bruce
Earl Kopfer
J. Haigler
Oral Singleton
Baby Girl Born to St. John and Family
Bert and Violet Torrey are happy parents of a baby girl born May 24. Farmers repair fences after recent rains washed them out. Willig Putnam and wife visited Mrs. O Torrey. Miss Louisa Stout of Kirksville visited her sister Mrs. Rose Torrey last week. W. M. jokes' children missed school due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert
Violet Torrey
Willig Putnam
iMra
O ' Torrey
Louisa Stout
Kirksville
Rose Torrey
Rain and social visits mark Mt Harmony notes
A rain wind storm moved through Tuesday morning. Residents report neighbors helping with barn work and numerous visits at homes across Mt Harmony, including Speak, Guffey, Jones, Medlin, Pickering, Mun don, Stockton, and others during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Speak
Cara Guffey
Grant Jones
Okal King
Willie Beck
Ola
Nets
Florence Borns
Elko
Misa Stella Pickering
Ole Hilk
Beasle Medlin
Marion Speak
Ruth Lewis
Pauline Gales
Josie Mundon
Munday
Dade
Alfred Glum
Near
Bradshaw Apent
Connie Stockton
Bymvia Jones
Wown
Dewey Bocsk
Fred
Near ‘Lone Star
Ole
Xing Svent Sun
Malla
Lanier
Mes
El‘wee Medlin
Pleneant
John Gay
Cammon
Schoo
Iepdérigy
Stewart
Jones
Larsan Medlin
nTila
George’ Médlin
Sinday
Ratthemynke Ridge Social Notes and Visits
A recap of local social calls and visits from the week. Mrs. Jane Barnhouse hosts, Ed Lynch hosts guests, and multiple families including Wilsons Hartfords Woodards and Barnhouses exchange Sunday and Saturday visits. School closure announced for Hartford Friday.
League Sunday Night Attracts Local Crowd
A fair sized crowd attended the League gathering on Sunday night with Norma Lloyd as leader and Gladys Gillum as wide leader. The program, in conjunction with the League, will feature recitations and special music and starts promptly at 8 o clock. People are urged to attend and invite friends while plans for next week are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Lioyd
Gladys Gillum
League
Gilli
Bobby
Des Moines
Gillum
Hartford League Voices Singers At Elko Event
Mrs J G Rambley accompanies to John Jones home as Hartford youths perform at Elko League Sunday night. Minnie Burns returns after months away, with many friends glad to see her. Heavy rains hurt bottom land yet benefit upland, causing replanting of much corn. Mrs John Jones remains seriously ill with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Gee Cee
J. G! Rambley
John Tones
Hartford
Eilko
Nash Gillum
Helen
Join Gillum
Minnie Burns
John Jones
Community Notes and Social Gatherings in Unionville Area
Reported last week after heavy rain caused damage in the area. Attendees joined the decoration at Unionville. Local families and guests visited friends and relatives across several homes. A dinner for Uncle Jeff Davis Dist birthday was announced for Davis Grove on Sunday June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Cicero Raquet
Leon Rennel
Henry Meyer
Johnny Maize
Ora Rennells
Ed Spence
Edim
J M Pickett
Davis Grove
Jeff Davis
Sunday Visits and Church Notes From Unionville Area
Fine weather accompanies a flurry of visits as Gilworth and family call on Sorry at Wm Garner home. Hamilton and family visit Sun with Clarence Noland’s group. Valentine and wife visit R.A. Skipper home. Unionville Gospel Team welcomed at local M. E. church and invited back on the fourth Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BF. Gilworth
Wm Garner
Sin Hamilton
Clarence Noland
Valentine
Valentisie and Sons
R.A. Skipper
M. E. Church of
Unionville
M. E Churea
Uike
David Sulser
Iowa
Roy
Clyde Gilworth
G. A. Galloway
Isaac Sulser
Lee McVey
Goldie Hendrix
Lora Nichols
Frank Collins
John Skipper
Wm. Nichols
Sam Nichols
Flood Strikes Green Grove Neighborhood Hints of Recovery
After heavy rain Friday areas report flooding and signs of improvement since. Local families including the Gillums and Ledfords spent time with neighbors or at gatherings. A birth is noted with Laura Sarahbeth christened Sunday, while various residents visited relatives and shared meals at homes in the Dixon district and with the Wight and Burns families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. HL Gillum
John Dixon
Dixon District
Marthe Ledford
Mra L Ledford
John Jones
Zelee Aa Siiber
Ora
Vere
J. W. Burns
Ma .W. Ledford
Glen
Penny
Virgil Burnae
Trent
Noted Caregivers Share Duties as Mrs. Sdy Visits Kin
The article describes Mrs. Sdy visiting relatives while John Jones entrusts twin infants to others for a few days. Mrs. George Young assists Mrs. Burns, Sylvia Piercey helps her aunt in handling strawberries, and a Mr. Ashby known as "Patth Doctor" died Sunday at E. E. Vestal’s home near Sidney and was buried in Ledford cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jones
Mrs. Sdy
George Young
George Burns
Sylvia Piercey
J. N. Gillum
Mr Ashby
Patth
E. E. Vestal
Sidney
Mongréy
Ledford
Local Notes From Smoky Hollow and Unionville
Mrs Ola King and family attend events in Unionville and Centerville with visits to relatives. Miss Mabel Hill travels to Centerville to see her brother and sister. John Jones's funeral is held at home with Rev Vestal officiating at Pherigo cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola King
Unionville
Harley Messer
Centerville
Iowa
Speak
J. H. Hill
Charley Messer
GN Stockton
Johnathan Pickering
D. W. Carter
John Jones
Mabel Hill
Charley Buck
Alfred Rennells
Willis King and Son
Okle
Ole King
Mortimer Hill
Fred Speak
Dolled Up Colorado At Exposition Tour
Colorado shines in travel pitch for Burlington Grand Circle Tour to California Expositions. Emphasizes scenic beauty, blue skies, and inviting tourists to include Colorado en route, with agents Wyne and Howard urging home seekers to learn about 80 or 320 acre Mondell homesteads before land rights expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Burlington
N. T. Wyne
S. B. Howard
Farnam St
Omaha
Neb
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Joba
St. John
Mt. Harmony
Harve
Mabel Barnhouse
Jane Barnhouse
Ed Lynch
W M Wilson
Edith Hartford
Jamnita
Alice
Lucy
Elmer Dye
Marie
Vinda Helton
Charlie Woodard
Keokuk
al Woodard
Newt Matthews
Frank Hogg
John Abbott
Josie
George Morrow
Delpha Barnhouse
Mabel Wood
Orlesson Wilson
Grace Triplett
Miles Mullenix
Evan Woodard
Jim Bradshaw
Silas Hicks
W. M. Wilson
Darwin Magee
W. W Casady
Lloyd Tellsworth
Minnie Hayes
Dessa Wilson
Miles Wilson
Nellie Barn‘house
James Kelley
Nova Wood
Claud Willett
South
Lincoln
Lone Star
P. L. Minear
W. M. Minear
Gwen
Dennis Hayes
H. C Guffey
James Embree
Gladys
Myrtle
Agnes Payne
H. C. Myer
Mary Payne
Jap Melton
West Liberty
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