Crawfordsville News Highlights From June Eventful Week
Notes from Crawfordsville cover Miss Fiva Spangler's expected return from hospital after tonsil removal. Memorial day programs in Ontario California feature Donald Mitchell's whistling and a variety of professional performers. Evangelistic services draw a large crowd at United Presbyterian Church with a women’s quartet and Miss Barnett’s solo. Remarks on spiritual welfare and prayer for Crawfordsville residents frame a sermon, urging civic and religious engagement amid social concerns. Also mentions Mrs Marion Neal's dinner party and bankers' convention in Des Moines.
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Crawfordsville
Fiva Spangler
Donald Mitchell
Ontario
California
Donald
Rhue
Davis
Porter
Mark Campbell
I. K. Beal
Jennie Walker
Colthurst
Roger
Carrie Colthurst
J. O. Matthews
Thomas McMillan
Frank Henderson
Clarence Walker
Alva Sands
Ainsworth
United Presbyterian Church
Miss Barnett
Israel
Paul
Pr. Torrey
Jesus
Pueblo
Marion Neal
L. K. Peacock
J. P. Jones
Leo Mak
Des Moines
Green Vale District Social Notes and Local Visits
Miss Marie Brier returns from Burlington after visiting sisters. Donald Woodford breaks his arm while practicing for Children’s Day and recovers. Wanda Smith visits grandmother McCaleb. band concert in Brighton shifts to Wednesday nights. Children’s Day set for Clay on Sunday June 11. Local families share meals and attend church, Sunday school, and a convention near Perlee. Glen Brier of Aledo and wife visit at the P Brier home over Decoration Day.
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Green Vale
Marie Brier
Burlington
Donald Woodford
Wanda Smith
Grandma McCaleb
Brighton
Clay
Hugh Gassaway
Stanford
Iya Waterhouse
Rob McCaleb
Bert Smith
Floyd Book
Arlene
Della McVay
Limby
Belle Waterhouse
Pearl Woodford
Dot Meachem
Perlee
Ira Waterhouse
Mrs Roxsblom Visits Ames and Bender Family Welcomes Granddaughter
Grighton route onl Mrs Roxsblom of Ames visits the s Whitacre home. Mr and Mrs James Bender at Fordsville announce a daughter. Olive ler is maiden name. L B Shidier stays a few days at the Bender home to help with the new granddaughter. Mrs Watley Engle visits relatives at John effer and family. Homer Pfieffer and Crite of Brighton attend A L Koch's.
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and Crite
Brighton
Es . Orton Pfiefffer
A. L. Koch's
Community Social Notes From Marshall County
Mrs J B K Brinning returned home after visiting her children in Marshalltown. Aaron Stalker of Richland visited H L Robinson and attended church at Clay. The choir practiced for Children's Day June 12 at the Waterhouses with Strawberries and cake served. Bill Bragg visited Ray Woodford over Sunday. Horace Inghams visited E S Walcott early week. Waterhouses and Miss Francia Meachem attended the Sunday School convention at Antioch. The Borkoski family spent Sunday at Glen Dunbar's as Miss Glade McCaluter of Richland stayed several days at C T Gowey's.
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J BK. Brinning
Marshalltown
Aaron Stalker
Richland
H. L. Robinson
Clay
Max Waterhouse
H. A. Waterhouse
Bill Bragg
Ray Woodford
Horace Ingham
E. S. Walcott’s
Ingham
Walcott
Local Notes and Visits Across Town and Nearby
June 6 report highlights travel and social visits as residents journey to Chicago West Chester Winfield Washington and Des Moines. Evangelistic meetings in Crawfordsville draw crowds while families welcome relatives and others spend weekends at homes of friends and grandparents.
Local social and church gathering notes from Nira area
J E Harvey and wife helped at strawberry harvesting at the Chas Rowe home. George Barrett and family visited Muscatine. A Farm Bureau banquet at Washington Baptist church basement featured a fine Pederson address and a well received supper prepared by capable local cooks.
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Nira Nira
J. E. Harvey
Welston
Chas Rowe
George Barrett
Muscatine
Washington Baptist Church
Farm Bureau
Pederson
Local Social News Highlights Weekend Visits
Harley Bulls welcome a new boy this week and Clifford Curl spent Tuesday in Iowa City. Mart McMahon and family helped care for Mrs. McMahon’s convalescent mother at Jim Searles’ home in West Chester. Chas Green and daughter Opal attended Cedar Falle with Nellie Berger to plan summer schooling. John Green and wife, Will Berkman and wife, Clarence Herr and family visited Lee Davisson on Sunday.
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Harley Bull
Clifford Curl
Iowa City
Mart McMahon
Jim Searles
West Chester
Mrs. McMahon
Chas, Green
Miss Opal
Cedar Falle
Nellie Berger
John Green
Will Bekerman
Clarence Herr
Lee Davisson Home
Ramel place farm work under way near Wellston
Work has begun to raise the house and lay a foundation for an addition on the W H Brinning farm known as the Ramel place. King is hauling material for a new cistern as local residents visit and travel around the area.
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Downing
W. P. Moore
Harvey Corpman
Washington
Royal McNeiss
James McNiese
Doetod
HH. Brinning
Chautauque
Keota
Farm Bureau Banquet Draws Community Couple Mix
Attendees included Mr and Mrs H D Luers Mr and Mrs G Hell and Mr and Mrs Ira Miksch with roughly equal numbers of women and men. Mr Pederson spoke for several hours on farm cooperation and the supper was delicious.
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Farm Bureau
H. D. Luers
Mm. G. Hell
Ira Miksch
Local social notes from Dublin Washington area
Geor Evens and wife visited the W B Augustine home in Washington Sunday. Opal Wallace spent days with the Conrad children. Mr. and Mrs J B McCaleb and Rob spent Friday at Bert Smith home near Brighton. Lite Lee Rankin at county hospital. Cloyee Conrad visited cousin Geo. Frank, Chas Churchill and family at A R Conrad home. Mrs J D B McCaleb called on Vera Bond. Rural Route Five notes: Chas Palmer family of Haskins, Will Palmer A R Conrad and Anna May visited West Chester. Mrs Palmer and other ladies spent Tuesday with Mrs M B Jones. J L Meyer visiting his son Chas. Augustine and son Howard bought lambs. Jake Hotle and wife called on C C Hotle. Children practice for Children’s Day at New Haven.
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Braden Braden
Donald Smith
Chicago
Farmera Union
Lee Craig
Mildred
West Chester
Roy Latta
Des Moines
Omaha
Mickle
Duplin
Dublin
Geo. Evens
W. B. Augustine
Washington
Opal Wallace
Conrad
J.B. McCaleb
Rob
Bert Smith
Brighton
Lee Rankin
County
Cloyee Conrad
Geo
Frank
Chas. Churchill
A. R. Conrad
J. DB. McCaleb
Vera Bond
Chas, Palmer
Haskins
Will Palmer
Anna May
Palmer
Davis
Hotle
M. B. Jones
J. L. Meyer
Chas
al Augustine
Howard
Jake Hotle
C. C. Hote
New Haven
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Bazaar And Children's Day Plans
The Grace Hill Ladies Aid met at Mrs. 8. T. Henry's home to prepare aprons for a bazaar on the church lawn next Wednesday evening with home made ice cream cake and sale items. A Children’s Day program is being organized with Sunday School children practicing for a June 19th Sunday evening service at 7 o clock.
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Grace Hill
Ladies Aid
8. T. Henry
Alnaworth School For Sale Sealed Bids Sought
Sealed bids invited for the old Alna worth School building and grounds in Ainsworth Iowa. Terms: half cash and balance in one year. Bids must cover building and grounds. Inquiries to school board members. Mail bids to Homer Van Horn Secretary Ainsworth Iowa J K Beal President Homer Van Horn Bee 9914 Fri.
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Alnaworth
Homer van Horn
Ainsworth
Iowa
J. K. Beal
Centerville man tied to multiple railroad robberies
Roy Gardner pursued on two attempts near Centerville Iowa and New Castle California as part of a spree. One heists involved a $57 090 loss due to a partner’s escape while another targeted the Pacific Limited near New Castle. Gardner, found in Roseville, had confessed an attempted Colfax robbery and is already serving 25 years for a San Diego mail theft with $87 000 taken.
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Roy Gartner
Centerville
Iowa
Inc
the Pacific Limited
Southern Pacific
New Castle
Calif
Gardner
Rosevill
Colfax
San Diego
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