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Extractions from the Blakesburg Excelsior Wapello County, IA, June 1927. Contributed 
for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha Richards maseattle@copper.net

Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa Blakesburg (Wapello Co, IA) 
Excelsior Newspaper, Jan 1, 1925 (missing issues Aug 6, 13;)  Oct 8, 1925-Dec 25, 1930  


Thurs June 2, 1927


--Mrs. Nellie STOCKER, of Ottumwa, came Saturday for a visit with her mother Mrs. Ida 
PICKERILL.  (NOTE:  Nellie B PICKERILL, wife of Benjamin A. STOCKER, daughter 
of Ida PARMENTER and Milton PICKERILL)
--Lacey MORRISON spent Sunday with his family in Centerville.
--Allie SHEA of Des Moines spent Decoration Day with home folk.
--Pat MALONEY and wife of Ottumwa spent Decoration Day in Blakesburg.
--Miss Opal CALLEN of Moravia was the guest of Mrs. Ernest JOHNSON Sunday.
--Mr. and Mrs. Eddie BELLES and son of Lawrence, Kansas, are visiting relatives here.
--Miss Effie BOWERMAN departed Tuesday evening for Cedar Falls where she will 
attend summer school.
--Mr. and Mrs. A. A. DONAHOO came out from Ottumwa Tuesday and are spending a 
few days at their home in Blakesburg.  Mrs. Eva MILLER is caring for them.
--Mr. and Mrs. Chas. READING will celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary next 
Saturday.  There are not many couples who are permitted to spend that many years of 
married life together, but both Mr. and Mrs. READING are enjoying good health and bid 
fair to celebrate a goodly number of anniversaries yet.
--Carol Eileen, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie GOODE, died Monday morning 
only a few hours after birth.  A brief funeral service was held at the JAY cemetery 
Tuesday afternoon.  The sincere sympathy of the entire community goes out to Mr. and 
Mrs. GOODE in the loss of the little one who had come to bless their home.

ADVERTISEMENTS:
                             Rugs, Rugs!
   If you ever intend to buy a Rug, now is the time to do so.  We are making special prices 
on floor covering as well as many other items in our immense stock.  MILLER & 
KNEDLER, Furniture and Undertaking.
                           The World’s Best Line
Here is the most wonderful line of motor cars to select from you have ever had.  ...We 
have number of used cars for sale at a big bargain.  Look them over before you buy.  
Blakesburg Auto Co.   John HUBER, Prop.

PROGRAM
Children’s Day, Exercises Sunday evening June 5, Christian Church
Piano Solo--Clara SCHOECH
Song by School
Prayer by Pastor
Rec.--Ruth HUBER
Rec.--Hazel Pauline HUBER
Exercise--The Call To Go
Piano Solo--Marjorie MILLARD
Rec.--Thos. SELMAN
Exercise--Do It Gladly
Violin Solo--Richard SELMAN
Exercise--Daisy Chain
Rec.--George THODE
Dialogue--The Check
Solo--Doris CARNAHAN
(rest of notice is missing)


Thurs June 16, 1927


Iowans Picnic in California
  An Iowa picnic was held in Lincoln park, Los Angeles, Cal, May 22 that will be of 
interest to many of our readers, as there were several hundred people present who 
formerly resided here.  Among them were:
   Mr. and Mrs. C. M. WALKER, Mrs. WALKER was formerly Dollie UDELL
   Mr. and Mrs. SMITH (Zay UDELL)
   Mrs. Roy UDELL and daughter, Marjorie, all from Pasadena.
   Mr. and Mrs. W. P. ANDERSON, Mrs. Dan ANDERSON, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 
MILLER and sons, Mrs. MILLER was Betha ANDERSON,; Mr. and Mrs. M. W. 
BULLINGTON, BULLINGTON’s used to live in the Arnold and Howk neighborhood.  
They all live in Long Beach, California.
   Mr. and Mrs. David CUMMINS and twins, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. WILSON and Mr. and 
Mrs. S. C. SNOW from Carpenteria, Cal.
   Mr. and Mrs. B. G. DOROTHY and family of Hemet, Cal.
   Such a gathering would have been impossible before automobiles as we drove 87 miles 
and Bert DOROTHY came 89 miles.  They voted to make the Iowa picnic and annual 
affair at Riverside, June 19th.  Berth DOROTHY was elected president of the association.   
S. C. SNOW.

PROF. W. E. MOON  (Picture)  
   The above is a conterfeit (sic) likeness of Prof. W. E. MOON, who has charge of the 
singing at the tent meeting.  He is a wonderful musical director and has a choir of fifty 
voices under his direction at the tent.  The children will put on the musical program under 
MOON’s direction at the tent Friday night.


Thurs 23 Jun 1927


Suicide Near Ash Grove Saturday Evening
   Ab POWELLSON, a prominent citizen and farmer residing about three miles east of 
Ash Grove, became despondent over crop conditions and hanged himself Saturday 
evening.  Mr. POWELLSON was a splendid citizen and was, we are told, in good shape 
financially and he and his wife had always lived happily, and to account for his death is a 
great mystery to even his closest friends.  The announcement of his death cast a gloom 
over the entire community, and friends everywhere deeply sympathize with his widow in 
her hours of sorrow.

--Frank ROKEY left Tuesday for Keokuk to attend a re-union of the Spanish American 
War Veterans Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
--Mrs. Grace REEVES and children of Galesburg, Ill., and Mrs. Eva MILLER of 
Ottumwa have been visiting at the Earl MILLER home east of town.
--Mrs. Sarah E. BACHMAN passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Russel 
HARLAN, 5 miles east of Blakesburg, last Friday.  Services were held at the home 
Monday at 1 o’clock and at Sherman Chapel at 2:30, conducted by Rev. L. H. LANNING 
of Ottumwa.

23 YEARS AGO TODAY
--William Earl BELLES died at the home of his parents June 22, 1904, aged 23 years and 
2days.
--An infant child of James JOHNS died east of town Friday.


Thurs, June 30, 1927


RAVELINGS
--Mrs. Henry DAY returned home last week after a two-weeks visit with her husband in 
Texas.
--Vernon SWIFT and Kenneth SWAIM of Denver, Colo., have been guests at the home of 
Dr. and Mrs. R. J. SELMAN this week.
--Mrs. J. W. FLOREA of Springfield, Mo., and Paul FLOREA and family of Des Moines 
spent Saturday night at the C. L. POST home.
--Mrs. Ed HUNT was operated on at an Ottumwa hospital Wednesday morning.  She has 
been suffering of a complication of diseases for some time.
--As we go to press word reaches us that Harvey BAIRD, who was operated on for 
appendicitis, is not doing as well as his physician hoped he would.
--Mrs. Freeman WIEDMAN of Moravia is a surgical patient at the Ottumwa hospital and 
her numerous Blakesburg friends will be glad to learn that she is getting along nicely.
--Kenneth CHIDESTER was stricken with acute appendicitis shortly after he had rendered 
a vocal solo at the M.E. church Sunday evening.  He was taken to Ottumwa and operated 
on at the hospital and his condition is reported very favorable as we go to press.
--Those entertained at Mr. and Mrs. Omer EAKIN’s Sunday were:  Mr. and Mrs. Clyde 
VanCLEAVE, Lewis SWAIM, Lee LONG, Ladd MILLER and family, Mrs. Eli SWAIM 
and daughter, Eva, Lucile and Blanch SWAIM and two sons, Wendall Chas., and 
Winford, Allen LEFFLER, Marshal HOPKINS and Ernest STUFFLEBEAM.
--An auto accident occurred on the Nixson hill east of the Germany school Sunday 
afternoon, when a car which carried eight people, ran wild backward down the hill.  Mrs. 
James HARL of Pulaski, who was in the car had the skin on her right hand, starting about 
the wrist, pealed (sic)off to the end of her fingers.  She was the only one injured when the 
car turned over.
--Pearl WOOD, Unionville’s wide awake lumber merchant, was a Blakesburg visitor 
Tuesday.  Mr. WOOD is a prince of a good fellow and enjoys the friendship of a large 
number of people in the vicinity.  He has been engaged in the lumber business in 
Unionville for a great number of years and he is known as a square shooter in all his 
business transactions.  That’s Pearl WOOD six days in the week and on Sunday he goes to 
church.
--Mrs. Malinda MILLER celebrated her eighty-first birthday anniversary at her home in 
this city last Monday.  Mrs. MILLER is hale and hearty for one of her age and enjoys life 
best when she is out in her garden and caring for her flowers.  She is a very agreeable 
neighbor and a fine old lady.  Late in the evening relatives and friends called at the home 
of Mrs. MILLER to extend congratulations and spend the evening with this pioneer.  
Home-made ice cream and cake were served and the merry crowd repaired to their homes 
after wishing Mrs. MILLER many happy returns of the day.
--Miss Mabel, daughter of Lewis SWAIM and Clyde VanCLEAVE were married at the 
home of Miss Pearl KRUMBOLTZ in Ottumwa Saturday afternoon, the Rev. Luther W. 
CHILDS, pastor of the Finley Avenue Baptist church, reading the ring service.  They were 
attended by Miss Lucille SWAIM and Edward VanCLEAVE.  The bride wore a pink 
georgette gown trimmed in tan and carried a boquet (sic) of roses and sweet peas.  Miss 
SWAIM wore a blue flat crepe gown; her flowers were pink and red roses.  The groom is 
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Newt VanCLEAVE and is a splendid young man in every way.  The 
happy couple have many friends here who join with The Excelsior in wishing them much 
happiness as they travel down life’s narrow pathway.

MUNTERVILLE
--Rev. and Mrs. Carl SODERBLOOM of Mt. Jewett, Penn., John E. NELSON and wife 
of Ottumwa, Seth CARLSON and family, Esther and Arthur CARLSON were Sunday 
guests at the Rev. WIBERG, home.  

Munterville Church-Curtis WIBERG, pastor, 
--Sunday evening at 8 o’clock a missionary program will be given under the auspices of 
the Woman’s Missionary Society.   Rev. D. W. VIKER, returned missionary from China, 
will be the speaker.
--Friday at 2:30 the Ladies’ Aid of the Dudley Division will meet at the home of Misses 
Edith and Emma BERRY.

M.E. CHURCH--A.F. LUDWIG, pastor
--Thursday the Guild meets for an all day quilting at the home of Mrs. Effie TINSLEY
--Saturday Bake Sale at the JOHNSON Meat Market
--Sunday School at 10 a.m.  Harry MARTIN Sup’t.  Services at 8 p.m.  A report of the 
Epworth League convention at Ottumwa will be given by our delegate, Miss Letha 
BROOKE.  The young folks especially ought to be present
   Christianburg
--Sunday School at the usual hour.  Mrs. Ward BAKER, Supt.