Iowa
Old Press
The Red Oak Express
Red Oak, Montgomery co., Iowa
October 8, 1931
-Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Watson of San Francisco, California, spent
the past week end in the home of the former's sister, Mrs. A. R.
Hamlin. They were in route home from Detroit Michigan, where they
had attended the Legion convention, Mr. Watson is assistant
general passenger traffic manager on the Southern Pacific
railroad.
FUNERAL RITES FOR RUTH DAVIS.
The funeral of Miss Ruth Elizabeth Davis, 25, was held Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist church in Emerson with Rev. McProud of
Auburn, Nebraska, a former pastor, in charge of the service,
assisted by Rev.M. B. Wilson, pastor of the Emerson church. Music
was furnished by a quartette composed of Miss Marjorie Taylor,
Mrs. Louise Whisler, A. F. Smith and R. L. Fields with Miss Edith
Bass at the piano. Pallbearers were: Leech Miller, Warren
Honeyman, W. A. Smith, Frank Kochersperger, Chas. Carson and Earl
Crawford. Burial was made in the
Emerson cemetery. Ruth Davis, daughter of G. R. and Minnie Davis,
was born in Climax, Montgomery county, Iowa, October 28, 1905 and
died in Immanuel hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, October 2. On July
2 she entered the hospital and underwent an operation the
following day. As soon as she was able she left the hospital but
did not fully regain her health. She resumed her teaching this
fall at Hastings, Iowa, but was again compelled to enter the
hospital on September 15 and died there October 2. Miss Davis
lived the greater part of the time, while at home at Laurel,
Nebraska, but in later life moved with her parents to Blair and
there attended high school, graduating in 1923. She then entered
college in the same town and completed two years work, after
which she attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and
graduated there in 1927 receiving her A. B. degree For the past
two years she has been teaching in Iowa. She had united with a
church in Blair and was always a worker in each department of the
church. She is survived by her parents, one sister, Mrs. Jessie
Smith of Sheldahl, Iowa, one brother, Dean living at home,
besides many other relatives and friends.
MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS TAKE COLLEGE WORK
Twenty-six Students Work in Sophomore Class; Have New Seats.
With a total membership of more than 100 today the Red Oak Junior
college is enjoying one of the largest classes in its nine years'
history. Coming from all parts of south western Iowa the students
have found homes here and are completing work under slightly
crowded conditions. Additional seats were added in several rooms.
There are 26 students in the sophomore class. The balance of the
102 students comprise the freshman class and will be eligible for
the second year's work at the close of the term.
Members of the Junior college include the following:
Ernest Anderson, Gordon Anderson, Irene Anderson, Kenneth
Anderson, Lucille Apple, Malcolm Barger, Raymond Barnes, Edith
Bass, Lucille Blade, Robert Burdick, LaVerne Carney, Georgia
Cole, Ruth Cole, Sam Cooke, William Dillon, Virginia
Draper.Maxine Dunfee, Clem Ellis, Mary Helen Evans, Milton
Foster, Milo Foy, Robert Freeman, Lois Fritzer, Elizabeth
Garrison, Byron Giles, Forrest Gustafson, Mariand Hackett, Hiland
Hall, Lloyd Hawkins, Ruth Will, Bob Hite, Donald Hoffman,
Olivette Holmes, Hugh Hossle, Eurada Huntsman, Virginia Jackson,
Dent Johnson, Darwin Jones, Maxine Johnson, Franklin Jones,
Dorothy Kehr, Randall Kennon, Helen Mar Kirk, Maxine Kneedy,
Marveline Larson, Paul Lindberg, Warren Lischer, Leonore
Lindgren, Rosemary Maginn, Dean Marshall, Marjorie McKibbon,
Arlene Miller, Dorothy Minkler, Bill Murphy, Lillian Nelson,
Letha Nelson, Donald Nimrod, Virginia Neary, Gladys Ogden,
Clinton Olds, Elmer Ossian, Frances Patterson, Nellie Pearson,
Bernard Peterson, Earl Peterson, Juliet Peterson, Mildred
Peterson, J. Peterson, Russell Peterson, Robert Piercy, Carl Reed,
June Rhoads, Helen Robinson, Jean Roemer, Marie Rogers, Elva
Rosander, Josephine Russell, Kathryn Shaw, Fred Shipper, Eldon
Shoemaker, Doris Sprague, Mildred --
ROTARY DINED AT HAWTHORNE
Farmers Were Guests at a Chicken Dinner.
Hawthorne women fell into the good graces of Rotarians and their
farmer guests at a chicken dinner Monday evening at the Otto
Brodd home. Dinner was served at long tables on the Brodd lawn
under electric lights. And what a dinner, Charlie Miller wrestled
with chicken until the last wishbone was hung and his wish was
that he could return in Hawthorne every Monday evening. Arthur
Lant, representative of the Oliver Farm Equipment Sales company,
was the speaker. He related incidents pertaining to his recent
seven months sojourn in Russia where he had gone to direct the
erection of harvesting combines for his company. Mr. Lant's work
took him into the interior, some 200 miles from a railroad, where
living conditions and comforts were foreign to his native
American. In this territory the farms are owned by the government
and they comprised acreages of 175,000 to 200,000 The Russians
live in mud and grass houses with brick veneers. People who work
on the farms live in little villages. Due to the drought Russia
had a poor crop of wheat in many sections this year. Russian
people give the foreigner the best they have. One of the most
inconvenient things is the lack of transportation, Mr. Lant said.
Another inconvenience is the constant standing in line for
everything. "Our country is not in the best condition but
compared to many countries in Europe, we are living in a
paradise," he concluded. Herald Huff entertained with his
accordian. Russell Stephenson presided. Ralph Vannausdle
introduced the farmers and Lee Blue presented the Rotarians.
Baseball entertained the guests before dinner.
[transcribed by C.D., May 2007]