Crawfordsville Community Notices and Funeral Details
Dec 15 update from Crawfordsville notes Marence Walker of Ainsworth visiting the W J Keiper and J L Clark homes. Funeral services for Mrs Cynthia Fishburn were held at her residence with a United Presbyterian minister and quartette, pallbearers named, and attendees from Wayland Wellman Columbus City and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian Church
Joseph Murphy
A. BE. Gault
R. 3. Ferguson
J.C. Cunningham
Fred Sipe
W. P. Davidson
Nick Roth
Wayland
Myde Fishburn
Alice and
Irehe
Wellman
Robert Kulp
Elsie Kulp
Columbus City
Frank Macon
Washington
8. M. Musselman
Joe Roth
Lola Romig
Brighton
Lawrence Lewley
Cold snap grinds activity in Rubio community
December records show sustained subzero temperatures from 16 to 22 below zero. Local trade includes T. M. Strickland selling two carloads of cattle to Nick Schmidt and Walter Nordyke shipping hogs to Ottumwa. Buildings delayed due to cold. homes like the Hixson and others progress with roof and furnace work. Community notes report deaths, visits, and Christmas plans at Friends church with trees planned for Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
T. M. Strickland
Nick Schmidt
Jim Miller
Fred Leppert
Clarence Hyzer
Jim Gatten
Walter Ordyke
L. B. Luithly
Jim Hawkins
Gan Frederick
Colorado
Walter Nordyke
Ottumwa
Fred Steinbeck
Floyd Hixson
Henry Barnes
Jimmes
Wisconsin
Jacob Dickinson
Jade Dickinson
Friends
Hopewell
Silar McCallister
Linton Johnson
Valentine Flieg
Brighton Game Notes with Bonner Guests at Farris Home
Brighton hosts C. H. Bonner from Morning Sun as Mr and Mrs Ed Farris host guests at their home on December 15 with local fans in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Bonner
Morning Sun
Brighton
Ed Farris
Local Birth Announcements and Community Updates
A son was born to Dr and Mrs A McGuire on Saturday December 13. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Jones on Monday December 15. Guy Lundin visited from Wichita Kansas and stayed with Mr and Mrs Rob Lundin. Miss Reid Hannah of Morning Sun teaching at Indian Creek school visited Seaton home. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Wayne Houck at County Hospital on Saturday December 13. Presbyterian church ladies held a bazaar and chicken supper at the Clubhouse Saturday. The Heyde grocery store chimney fire Saturday evening was extinguished promptly preventing a larger blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. McGuire
Roy Jones
Guy Lundin
Wichita
Kans
Rob Lundin
Reid Hannah
Morning Sun
Indian Creek
Seaton
Wayne Houck
County
the Presbyterian Church
Club House
Heyde
Local Notes From Young America December Update
Community briefs report illness of James Nicholson and Charles Vincent with limited recovery. Mrs. Cherry and relatives visit, Burham sale attended by men, Willa Briley turns five with cards and greetings. Mrs. Cherry and Mrs. Carlson visit the Phillips home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nicholson
Mr. Pringle
Keota
Charles Cherry
Weeding
Ben Briley
Burham Sale
Charles Vincent
Willa Maxine Briley
Elmer Cherry
Ernest Carlson
J. N. Phillips
Farmers Union Meeting Draws Neighbors at Woodmen Hall
Several men from the neighborhood attended a Farmers Union meeting held last Tuesday at Woodmen hall. The winter weather stayed severe with good sledding earlier, and many residents are hauling wood from timber to relieve the fuel shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union
Woodmen Hall
Pleasant Hill community notes mark visits and events
Mr and Mrs Lewis Baker and families visited Earl Kephart home after a weekend gathering. Neighborhood men chopped wood for the church. Pleasant Hill ladies plan a lunch at Manford Wilcox sale on Wednesday. Roy Kephart and daughter Velma visited Cal Been blossom home. A literary at Pleasant Hill school Friday evening December 19. Homer Kephart and baby spent Monday at Elmer Kephart home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Lewis Baker
Howard
Sam Baker
Earl Kephart
Manford Wilcox
Roy Kephart
Velma
Cal Been Blossom
Pleasant Hill School
Homer Kephart
Baby
Elmer Kephart
West Chester News Note on Moves and Visitors
Melvin Keener, wife and daughter moved from here to Reynolds Iowa. Several from here were Washington visitors Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Melvin Keener
Reynolds
Iowa
Washington
Weather and social notes from Muscatine area visitations
D W Dayton and family visited friends while others travel to Chicago with stock. Ice gathering continues with ten inch thick layers promising ample supply. Local residents report cold snaps and Canada bound letters sparking mosquito chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Dayton
Margaret
Helen
J. A. Huber
Will Johnson
H. H. Huber
Augustine and
Boyer
Chicago
Harry Druse
Muscatine
J. L. Coffey
I. E. Coffey
Wellman
Plummer
Dusenbery
Battery Storage Tips for Freezing Weather
The notice warns battery users that exposure to cold will harm performance. It advises frequent testing with a hydrometer, offers a $1.50 syringe by parcel post, and underscores keeping the battery fully charged to avoid freezing. It provides specific gravity figures and temperatures for discharged and charged states.
Patriotism Defined by William Jay
William Jay argues patriotism is a virtue rooted in morality and benevolence toward all countrymen. He says true patriotism grows from natural and revealed religion and is governed by moral law as it extends beyond family and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jay
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Erib
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Wilson Lemon
D. F. Macon
J. P. Jones
J. BR. Lease
Thhick
al Augustine
Canada
D. E. Brumbach
Mason City
Navy
Eed Tet
West Side Farm
Choice
Hampshire Boars
Bradley and Hawkins
Glenn G. Hayes
Washington, Iowa
Eldridge Battery Company
Hyde Farm
Verdi
Sound
Guernsey
Lem Guy
James H. Thompson Carl Thomas
Benn and Helwick Farm
Brighton Road
MacCormick
Acme
Charles Brown
AL McCoy
Maxwell
F.o.b. Detroit
T. C. Kyle
East 2Nd St
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