Crawfordsville High to Open with Olds Teams Friday
Crawfordsville hosts Olds boys and girls on Dec 6 to assess strength as Tri County rivals. Schedule lists Riverside, Mt. Vernon, Wayland, Cotter, Ainsworth, Wyman, Mt. Union, Olds and other trips through February. Christmas program and Red Cross Seals planned at the grade school with gifts exchange and decorations.
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Crawfodrayville
Crawfordsville
Cyclones
G. A. Hansul
Madeline Starr
Riversid
Riverside
Mt. Vernon
Wyman
Ainsworth
Cotter
Wayland
Mt. Union
Olds
Thanksgiving Visitors Cross Paths in Dublin
Mrs. H J Mangold notes a flurry of Thanksgiving visits in Dublin on December 3. Families including Randalls, Richardsons, Engles, Robertsons, Trolls and Jolisons shared meals and companionship at several homes. Readers enjoy accounts of travel, illness, and local gatherings amid warm holiday f amily scenes.
Box Social and Local Accidents Reported in Verdi
Verdi RF notes Cedar school box social and Walnut 4-H program raising about 18 dollars. Mrs. Will Bealer and son visited North Liberty. Madison Jones recovering from a buggy accident after a car struck from the rear. buggy destroyed but Jones escaped serious injury. Musil family is improving.
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Verdi
Harvey
Cedar School
Walnut School
Will Bealer
North Liberty
Madison Jones
Madison
Trezona
Ainsworth
Jones
Musil
Local Notes and Visits Ring Crawfordsville
Miss Piper returns from Albion to Crawfordsville. J H Crooks resumes after illness. John Wooley travels to Chicago for a convention. Mr and Mrs Paul Hultquist visit from Sigourney over Thanksgiving and with relatives in Olds. Miss Myrtle Orvis returns to Cedar Falls. Miss Vera Yeager goes back to Ottumwa after a home visit. Miss Minnie M Cleary returns to Keota after a short stay.
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Crawfordsvill
Miss Piper
Albion
J.H. Crooks
Orvice Station
John Wooley
Chicago
Paul Hultqiist
Sigourney
Olds
Myrtle Orvis
Cedar Falls
Vera Yeager
Ottumwa
Mine M Cleary
Keota
Local Socials and Small Town News from East Pleasant Plain
Mr and Mrs Clarence Knopp of Fairfield hosted Sunday dinner with the Knopp family. A large crowd attended a schoolhouse carnival with a free program. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Kafka on November 27. The 14 month old child of Mr and Mrs Harry Lamansky died of diphtheria and was buried in St Joseph's cemetery. Teo Fritz family is released from giagantine. Florence Fritz visited relatives in Washington. Tony Herman Suapalla and Raymond Ritz hunted Monday, returning with 42 rabbits. Rev Father Sepdbuehler traveled to Chicago on business last week. Mrs Joseph Rogall and Mrs Joseph Geroch visited Fairfield Saturday. Several residents attended the Brighton dance Saturday night. Adam Zahar Pete and Chester Masinski and Tynus Gozdzela visited Adam Masinski’s home last week.
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East Pleasant Plain
Clarence Knopp
Fairfield
John Knopp
Frank Kafka
Harry Lamansky
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Thanksgiving news and local visits in Brighton area
Thanksgiving day gatherings announced across Brighton area with Don Gowey, Wikard Kinney, and Gowey families from Rubio and Richland near Osceola. Smallpox quarantine at George Augustines home near Tuiehl. Wedlston post office to close after December 31. local students back in school amid heavy snow and farmers idle.
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Brighton
Don Gowey
Rubio
Wikard Kinney
Near Richland Peat
Terry Gowey
George Muarstrat
fSaoniery Pear Washinton
Wand
Emmet Gowey
Osceola
Calvin Courtney
Rose Howell
Charlott
Fairfield
Inez
Rodney Gowey
Robert Lyvde
James Bond
Tuiehl
George Augustines
Wedlston
Homer Brinton
Jim Robertson
Charles
Raymond Wikeff
Short
Clayre Robertson
Stattlers
Wm. WY. Horton Jr
Phyllis Woodford
Oskaloosa
Small-Pox
Local Residents Share Weekend Visits and Meals
Mrs Hil bert Larson hosted Sunday dinner at the Fernand Larson home with Mr and Mrs Lyman Johnson and daughter Marie joining. The Johnsons and Effe Wittmer with Pauline and Robert visited Mt Pleasant Friday. Other families including Heness Sandberg Swanson Schlatter Coleman and Roth headline Sunday calls and dinners at various parental homes in the Mt Pleasant area.
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Crawford
Hilbert Larson
Fernand Larson
Lyman Johnson
Marie
Effe Wittmer
Pauline
Robert
Mt. Pleasant
William Heness
George Shaner
Alex Swanson
Carl Sandburg
Joe Schlatter
Max Wayne
Betty Jean
Flonn Sandberg
John Alvin
Vance Coleman
Geo. Shaner
Ezra Roth
Irene
Mt Pleasant
Local Social Notices and Visits Across Cay Neighborhood
Dated notes report visits and moves around Cay neighborhood communities. Merle Macy of Richland visited Caral Watson. Ed and Mrs. Statler visited daughter Mrs. Walter Bates. Mr and Mrs Lester Ketchin and Ely Mae moved to Faris farm near Green Vale schoolhouse. Fred Dutton moved machinery to his farm near Cerlee, planning further moves. Many Thanksgiving visits listed with families of Spalding, Elmore, Groves, and Watson. Events include B. Bo. club gathering, hospital call for Margaret Rice, and multiple kin visits across Richland, Stork Wort, Jefferson County.
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Merle Macy
Richland
Caral Watson
Ed Statler
Walter Bates
Lester Ketehninely Mae
Junior
Fairfield
Cerlee
Anne Soeten
Ralph Gallagher
Ralph
Earl Balderson
B. Bo. Club
Jerry Elmore
S. M. Groves
Oliva Elmore
Minnie Elmore Dee
Rosella Spalding
R. A. Spalding
Bighton
Claude Watson
Souther Elmore
Belva Macy
Doris
Donald Bond
Edgar Bennett
Storkwort
Wesley Watson
W. EF. Frail
Justin Anderson
Billie Frail
Margaret Rice
Jose Rice
Margaret
Jefferson County Hospital
Maxine
Rubio column notes farm sales deaths and local events
Mrs Chas Leppert improves after illness as farmers resume corn picking. W D Alliman plans a closing sale at Singmaster ranch on Dec 10. Stark and Burkey of Muscatine to entertain at church basement Dec 10 with hopes of forming a community band. Dr Conrad dies at Decorah formerly of Pleasant Plain. wife Nettie Parson and daughter Ardith survive. Myron Coffin visits with neighbors. local hen stock and pullets yield around 42 dozen eyes per week. Bernice Dowds and Wm Parecell wed on Thanksgiving at Indianola and reside on the Homing farm east of Rubio. Platt Singletonne wins a new Chevrolet in Sigourney News contest. Ladies Aid bazaar and supper a success. Mrs Mamie Luithly sells property to Mrs Lena Barnes and moves to Oskaloosa to help care for parents Retha Johnson and Letha Schmetter. Thanksgiving visits from Clayton Morgan and Lyle Schmitter.
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Rubio
Chas
Leppert
W. D. Alliman
Singmaster Ranch
Stark and Burkey
Muscatine
Dr. Conrad
Decorah
Pleasant Plain
Nettie Parson
Ardith
A. FE. Maurer
O. L
Fred Leppert
Mt. Pleasant
M. Miles Jones
Wm. B. Parecell
Bernice Dowds
Hrdes
Indianola
Elmer Palmer
Cedar Rapids
W. L. Ireland
Platt Singletonne
Ladies Aid
Lester van Dyke
Barman
Chas Dickinson
Cy Dickinson
Arthur Moore
Mamie Luithly
Lena Barnes
Luithly
Oskaloosa
Retha Johnson
Letha Schmetter
Clayton Morgan
Ames
Lyle Schmitter
Bill Willey Goes Canoeing And Local Social Bits
The snippet notes Bill Willey canoeing at Lee Henrys with Mr and Mrs Clarence Feckley and others. It also mentions several social visits between Washington and Geneva plus a Christmas plan for the President Polk liner with a two day celebration to placate juvenile travelers. Treaties filed with the League of Nations reach 350, far surpassing prior records.
Tyrone Social Roundup At Home Thanksgiving Visit
Mr and Mrs Guy Black hosted a turkey dinner Sunday with guests including Mr and Mrs John Habu and daughter Mr and Mrs Otis Black and son Richard Rosamond Daryl Virginia Redmpger Kenneth and Hubert Sheets. Keith Feckey and family visited Washington Friday while Nick Hahn and sons John Bernard were in Washington Saturday. Fred Sheets now drives a new Ford. Eloise Josephine Sheets and Berneice Linear spent Thanksgiving vacation at home with parents while Josephine Sheets traveled to Keote and Washington for school.
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Guy Black
John Habu
Otis Black
Richard
Rosamond
Daryl
Virginia Redmpger
Kenneth
Hubert Sheets
Clarence Feckey
Keith
Washington
Nick Hahn
John
Bernard
Fred Sheets
Eloise
Josephine Sheets
Berneice Linear
Iran
Keote
Lighthouse Keeper's Tale Surfaces Childhood Night Event
An old lighthouse keeper recalls a stormy night from his childhood at a rocky outpost. He describes the lamp, fog bell, and waves, then spots a dark, elongated shape by the reef, signaling a possible ship in danger.
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Jane
Bell in the tower and a father's daring rescue
A son recalls his father braving the storm to save sailors at sea while the mother guides him to strike the bell. The father fights waves to cast a rope as a small black object clings to the line and falls into the water.
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Tran
Father
Pope
Crop in Dowagiac Sees Light Yield and Low Prices
In Dowagiac, Michigan, growers report one of the region's key crops is very light this year and prices are low. Local reports emphasize reduced yields and market pressure affecting farmers and supply.
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