Local social notes include marriages and visits
Mrs Loyd Coon of Sigourney and her spouse visited relatives here after Virginia Moore and Loyd Coon announced their January 20 ceremony in Lancaster Missouri. Emma Walker sidelined by a fall at the telephone office. Ethel Genkins fills in. Wanda Spessard returned to Milton School. Mrs A J Mikesell, Mrs Bert Barrow, and Mrs J Hines visited Trotter. D A R club hosted by Mrs George Townsend. A declamatory contest drew a fair audience. Wade Scranton won first with Tom Innocent of his Blood and Paul Mahin second with The Wandering Jew.
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Milton
W. T. Trotter
A J. Mikesell
Washington
Bert Barrow
Kalona
J. Hines
Mason City
Trotter
George Townsend
Wade Scranton
Tom Innocent
Paul Mahin
He Challeng of Love in Navestock
Virginia Dr. John Wolfe relocates to Navestock where the town resists reform and confronts poverty. Pastor Flemming and townsfolk clash with Wolfe over medical access while a dying mother and a dying boy test faith and duty.
Peggy's Birthday Train Ride Sparks A Marriage Proposal
Peggy Burleson escapes New York and boards a long trek toward Longhope on Sparta bound train. Conductor wants fare to Sparta but Dick arrives with Peggy's fare and declares he’ll marry her. The pair share a moment as snow falls outside and their future begins.
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Peggy Burleson
Peggy
Helen
Longhope
Mrs. Burleson
New York
Iim
Sparta
Tomkins
Annie
Closing out sale and local notices in Columbus Junction
Fred M. Cutkomp completed a closing out sale at his farm near Columbus Junction four miles east and plans to move to Wanetta. Former Louisa county treasurer, he once served as auditor. Also noted are birth of Shirley Ann to J. W. Robertson family, a Presbyterian party set for Feb 16, and salary appointments for county home stewardess Roy Penticost and county engineer A. W. Hinderman.
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Robert Flemming
Wolfe
Columbus Junction
Fred M. Cutkomp
Louisa County
Columbus
Wanella
Cutkomp
J. W. Robertson
Crawfordsville
Shirley Ann
Tuesaday
Washington County Hospital
Souis
Roy Penticost
A. W. Hinderman
T. J. Wilederrecht
Self Defense Tokio Style employed as court house janitor
The article lists a wage schedule with hourly rates for various roles and notes Tokio Style re employed as a court house janitor at $59 per month. Nearby social notices mention residents visiting relatives, club meetings, and local visits to Iowa City and Mt. Pleasant.
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Mia
Frank Uguckley
Roger
Elva Lou
Guy Crull
Fredonia
M. L. Blankenhorn
Jean Beth Herr
Mt. Pleasant
John Poole
New London
Lou Bonunishsen
Virgil
Iowa City
Hair shirts and the Catholic mortification garment
The Catholic Encyclopedia defines a hair shirt as rough goat hair worn as a shirt or loin girdle for mortification and punishment.
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Lame Bode
Mississippi
Mrg.c L. Bennett
Frank Robertson
Jon
Tabor
Iowa
Journal
Warwick Deeping
Virginia
John Wolfe
Montague Threadgold
Wolf
Jess Lascall
Rhreadgold
Navestock
Jasper Turrell
Turrell
Thelergyman
Flemming
Kert Flemming
Ob Flemming
Bob Flemming
Ter
Ready the Times
Toby
Bung Row
Jane
Robert M. McBride
King Pestures Lyndwate
Lac
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU
Scranton
LaVaughn = Leffler
Aileen Welliver
Bray
Wanda Jones
Kathleen Braty
Ruth Goon
Tandy
West Chester
Washington County
Mondiy
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordaville
Riverside
Wellman
Girls Glee Club
Maria Kutier
Tokio
S Carl Harrison
Old Clifton Club
Elizabeth Shaum
Lloyd Littrell of
Letts
H. E. Jones
Wilma Winyart
Jeohnston of
Wapeilo
C. J. Clark
Ciir
Mueecatine
Harold Griffin
Hershey Hospital
Harlan Foster
Exebern Shellabarger
Harold and
Evelyn Marie Goode
Charles Shellabarger
Ronie Davis
Wyman
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