The Knoll News, July 14, 1938

EATON, NEGLEY, HULLINGER, BAKER, MCCAY, BARTLETT, AKES, BUTCHER, DEEMER, MORGAN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/1/2015 at 16:36:41

The Leon Journal-Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
Thursday, July 14, 1938, Page 6

THE KNOLL NEWS

July 11 - Mr. and Mrs. Ora Eaton attended the Negley reunion west of Decatur the Fourth.

This neighborhood certainly is in the "thick of things" in the last few weeks with plenty of excitement. First little Douglas Hullinger ate some poisoned tablets, Max Baker was injured in a car accident, the railroad trestle just south of here burned, a wind storm struck tearing down trees, taking the metal roof from a barn and damaging a number of smaller buildings, searching near here for the body of a missing man [Lindley McCay], and just yesterday a head-on collision of a pick-up owned and driven by Buford Hullinger and a model T of John Bartlett in which he and his family were riding. Lucky no one was very seriously injured, although brusing pretty badly and a few cuts were received. The model T was completely wrecked and the front end of the pick-up was mashed pretty badly. Both cars overturned. The wrecker from Leon pulled the pick-up in for repairs and the model T was taken to the Bert Graham home.

Mr. and Mrs. Don Akes, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Eaton, Paul and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. John Akes, Susie, Mrs. Harley Akes, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Butcher, Betty Akes and Marie Deemer had a surprise supper for Steve Akes Saturday to help him celebrate his 35th birthday.

Mr. and Mrs Charles Morgan called at the Steve Akes home on Sunday evening. As usual when Steve and Charley get together at this time of year "threshing" was the general topic of conversation.

Church and Sunday school at Bethel was well attended Sunday morning. Several new faces were seen. They certainly were welcome and we hope they come again.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2015