News Notes from a Busy Iowa Township
Farmers plant corn as Elam Johnson and family attend Sigourney graduation where Rosamond Johnson graduates. Many locals attend New Haven picnic while others travel to Keota and Columbus City for visits. Community updates include travels, visits, farm work, and local events with several names and places such as Sigourney West Liberty Washington Ottumwa and Dubin (Dublin).
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Dublin
Elam Johnson
Sigourney
Rosamond
New Haven
Virgil Butts
Albert Tinnes
Zeno Times
Howard Brown
James Lockwood
Stanley Mangold
Washington
McClearys Visit Des Moines. Strain Appends Surgery
Mrs J S McCleary and daughter Misa Mina travel to Des Moines to visit son and brother Bruce McCleary and plan to return by Friday or Saturday. Miss Anna Strain underwent an appendicitis operation at an Iowa City hospital with a hopeful recovery. F B E Young suffers a serious eye infection from a piece of fence wire with severe pain and little relief.
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Crawfordsville
Iowa
J. S. McCleary
Misa Mina
Des Moines
Bruce McCleary
Anna Strain
Iowa City
F. BE. Young
Verdi Verdi Area Families Spend Weekend with Relatives
Donald Tucker and family visited his mother near Havre for a day last week. George Garrett shipped calves and Oscar Carlson shipped hogs and calves from Verdi Sunday morning. Harry Anderson and wife were Sunday visitors at Tom Porter’s. Mrs Davis from Washington is visiting Wellman. Lester Fry moved from Mrs Davis’ place and was nearby this week. Mrs Roldfing and daughter Lot tie and son from Oakdale Illinois visit Ralph Chorpening’s home by auto. Al Logan and family visited Reube Chorpening, and James Chorpening family visited Al Logan Sunday evening.
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Isabelle McCormick
Conesville
Everett Orris
Columbus City
Leonard Strand
Ogontz Day Nursery
Chicago
Jesse Duncan
Eva Mehling
Divison A
Whatsoever Society
Edna Shellabarger
Marengo Schools
B. Shellabarger
Fredonia
Chester Oger
Davenport
A. W. Woodford
Willis Horton
Forbes
Migs
Brighton
Henry
Charley Hays
Grinnell
H. A
Laird Woodford
Hays
Ida Lavender
Montcus
Marshall Co
Fairfield
A. J. Morgan
Matt Stone
Mr Bridges
Clarence Walcott
Wiilard Kinney
Richland
Ruth Dickinson
Ottumwa Hospital
Wegley Hendricks
Glen McFarlane
Wash Neton
Elmer Crayne
Dakota
Homer
Wag
Tom Knotts
Severa
A. EB. Knotts
Tom
James Nelson
Keota
J. D. Dayton
Verdi
Donald Tucker
Havre
Geo. Garrett
Oscar Carlson
Harry Anderson
Tom Porter
Davis
Washington
Wellman
Lester Fry
Carris
John Jay
S. J. Carris
Ma‘t
Joe Wer
Frans Conkery
Wayne
John Wehr
Grandma Bower
Eller Bandy
DP. Carris , Sr
Doyle Smith
Near West Chester
Frank &m
Alice
James
John Jr
Matt Wehr
Seth Carrin Jr
Joe Wehr
Frank Conkery
Hotle
New Haven
A. T. Bowen
Arvid Swanson
Paul Sparks
Kinross
Joe Mayer
Dorthy
A D. Moody
Mrs. Sparks
Bessie
Marjorie
Mary Louise Robertson
Royal Robertson
Cora
Auto crash in Cotter injures Mercer in Burlington linked case
H M Mercer of Burlington seriously hurt in an auto accident near Cotter last Saturday shows signs of improvement. Passenger William Abbot charged with driving drunk was bound over to the grand jury with a $250 bond. County agent Rollo S Pickford led the alfalfa tour.
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Columbus Junction
H. M. Mercer
Burlington
Cotter
William Abbot
Rollo §S. Pickford
Brighten Route Singers Attend Clay Services and News
A Ladies' Quartette from the College at Oskaloosa accompanied Rev Anderson to Clay for Sabbath services. Mrs Mark Bosworth joined the Clay congregation. Rev Bowers of Washington set to speak May 30 at Memorial Services. Mrs Anson Woodford’s kin from Oskaloosa visited after services, then Father’s death in Richland occurred. Mr Stephens, 77, died after a day of church attendance and a memorial address.
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Brighton
Oskaloosa
Anderson
Clay
Mark Bosworth
Bowers of
Washington
Anson Woodford
Funeral Sermon for Loren Bennett in West Chester
The Rev. Dillon delivered Loren Bennett's funeral sermon at the West Chester Methodist Church with assisting pastor Rev. Gray. Burial followed in New Haven as neighbors gathered for the service. Frost returned Monday night but no ice. the community notes Tony Cofran’s mishap with a cat in the hen house and his anticipated absence for years. Rosie, Tony’s wife, shared a humorous account of the accident.
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West Chester
Dillon
Loren Bennett
Methodist Church
Gray
New Haven
Tony Cofran
Rosie
Tony
Day with friends in Washington and curious notes
The fragment recalls a social gathering in Washington with a morning shower easing tensions. Mrs. Wellston shared poetry in the By-The-Way column, but the piece omits Tony and Rosie Corran. Rosie suspects a long wait before Tony can attend the peeknik, perhaps two or three years.
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Washington
Tony
Rosie
Peeknik
Local Sunday Visits and Family News in Washington Area
Community notices report visits and home stays among Carris Wehr and related families in Washington and Keota. Several gatherings occurred Saturday and Sunday with extended kin and neighbors, plus health updates and shopping trips noted.
Picnic marks end of school at Hardscrabble
Lorene Robertson spent Tuesday night with cousins as school closed at Hardscrabble. A district picnic followed with baskets and home made ice cream. An afternoon program by the school delighted attendees including several visitors and families from nearby towns.
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Lorene Robertson
Marjorie
Mary Louise
Hardscrabble
Mary Aller
Local News Briefs From Noble Area Report Illnesses Patents and Visits
Ruth Mitchell suffers from appendicitis and shows little improvement while Barbara Leichty and Edith Wenger are on the sick list. Reiner hosts a singing class at Eicher church. Miss Stella Rinner visits Lone Tree and Clinton. Marion Township improves the south road. Albert Imhoff and daughters trip to Davenport. John Kaufman works on reroofing his chicken house. H. H. Class meets at Mrs. D. B. Grabers for a happy sewing afternoon.
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Nobl Noble
Ruth Mitchel
Reiner
Wayland
Eicher Church
Barbara Leichty
Nick
Lydia
Mand
Stella Rinner
Lone Tree
Clinton
Marion Township
Albert Imhoff
Lillian
Bertha
Davenport
Edith Wenger
John Kauf
Noble
H. H
Grabers
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Hal Jennings
Orn Jennings
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Jack Duncan
J. C. Duncan
Mt. Pleasant
Julia Darrow
Carornia
State University of Berkeley
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Helen Erwin
Clyde Duncan
Cedar Rapids
Wilma Miller
W. H. Hungate
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Earl Smith
Reading
Francis Meachem
Kingsly
Carrie Meachem Townsend
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Dot Meachem
Waterman's
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Martha Meachem
Mart Stone
Wallace Savage
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Ottumwa
Jr Dillon
Wasthoneton
Warren Glascock
L Street
Mg World
Mra. Aller
Will Hotle
Lioyd Dale
Lucille Robertson
Clarence Lynn
Mildred
Seth Carris, Jr
Glenn
Mable
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Mary Catheryne
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