Christmas Socials and Family Gatherings Across Communities
Holiday notes recount numerous family visits and dinners across Malvern, Red Oak, Glenwood, Council Bluffs, and surrounding towns. Relatives from Omaha to Denver joined local households for pre Christmas and Christmas gatherings, with extended families from Des Moines, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, and beyond sharing meals and gifts. Many pages list individual households, host families, and travel plans reflecting a wide network of Christmas hospitality during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Jensen
Gloria
Duane Shapcotts
Lake
St. Louis
Denny Sage
Kelley Jean
Judy Miles
Omaha
Keith Mintle
Kendall
Wendell Prindle
Glenwood
Dwane Durham
Douglas
Joe
Sharon Kennebeck
Debbie Durham
Jackie Jensen
Co. Bluffs
David Ba
Edythe Mackey
Terry
L.R. Wallace
Don Schroeder
Forrest Hatfield
Jim Hatfield
Red Oak
Randy Waller
Minneapolis
Minn
Robert Waller
Richard Fritz
Everett Pontons
Dennis
Atlantic
Darrell Cook
Kenneth Walker
Shenandoah
Larry Walker
Joe Walkers
Bill Brewbaker
Indianola
Earl Bass
LaVerne Obrechts
Bass
Doris Nimic
J.l.donner
R.W. St. Clair
Topeka
Kans
Florence Owens
John Scott
York
Nebr
Edson Fichter
Pocatello
Ida
Nancy
Fichter
Green River
Wyo
Red Carter
Randolph
Fichters
Carters
Eael Gabhart
Lisa
Diane
Bill Blackburn Forrie
Richard Cardwells
Bill Cardwells
Des Moines
Mike Blackburns
Abby
McCook
Bill Blackburn
Ft. Lee
N.J
J.R. Cardwell
Steve Blackburn
Kimberly Rush
John Bayes
Debbie
Randy
Lawson Monk
Council Bluffs
Plattsburg
N.Y
Leonard Houston
Centralia
Roger Scott
Urbandale
Kenneth Scotts
Rodney Grindles
Donald Halden
Denver
Colo
Vicki Holden
Ernest Wederquists
Marie Bird
Bill Raineys
Bob McClains
Clyde McIntyre
Charles Costellos
Greg Franck
Wade
Bill Costello
Cedar Rapids
Mary Beth Costello
Florence Gee
Luella Mains
Charles Costello
Ralph Costello
Susan
Lynn Costello
Imogene
Norma Calle
Ecuador
Ruth Adkins
Basil Clays
Darrell Porter
Fred Bolton
Edna Johnson
Bill Clay
Marlin Henderson
Warren Darrahs
Frank Darrah
Aurora
Dan Hartzers
Cambridge
Dean Binghams
Nevada
Howard Handleys
Nemaha
Raymond Pontons
Jeremy
Neal Darrah
Frank Eret
Bernard Odells
Hugo Dittmers
Shelby
Joe Brets
Underwood
Ivan Jackson
Shirley
Glenn Clarks
Vern Mickelsons
Vaughn Hoover
Darrell Frederickson
Grace Staten
Blanche Emerick
Karl Frederickson
Desi Kline
Jim Ford
Karen
Glenn Dalrymple
Myrtle Ford
Chuck West
Marshalltown
Mike Ford
Gary Ford
Japan
Lloyd Coughenour
Earl Milleson
Dan Aves
Boston
Mass
Frank Elgin
Owasso
Okla
Cliff Aves
Max Blackburn
Mary Blackburn
Virginia Kelso
Paul Kelso
Danny Marsh
Tarkio
Jeff
Danny, Jr
Cheri
Edna McNulty
Tom Benedict
Carol Hogrefe
Lori Benedict
Lamont
F.E. Benedict
Davis City
Loren Scott
Jacob
Leon
Clara Benedict
Arno Miller
Marshall Burgess
Rapid City
So. Dak
Fred Mulholland
Gordon
Ed Mulholland
Margaret Buttmann
Dorothy Chaney
Sells, Ariz
Lance Myers
David Myers
Kansas City
Bud, Hertz
Kevin
R.D. Mansfields
Karl Hertz
Gerald Bower
Bob Kruse
Carl Price
Silver City
Ed Kruse
Holiday Inn
Charles Bare
Roger Johnson
Roy Gravett
Carson
Lee Dinklages
Henderson
John Sayers
Gary Bare
Gerald Bare
Gilbert Bare
Carter Lake
Douglas Dawson
David Newell
Ryan
Ames
Frederic Newell
Bare
Dorothy Johannes
Daniel
J.E. Randerson
Harlan
H.W. Ouren Jr
Cecile Robbins
Glen Robbins
Jay Robbins
Mary Skerritt
Dick Hunt
Rodney Hunt
Ward Hunt
Jay Simpson
Lincoln
Raymond Brammer
Gene Rubenking
Sheila
Rodney Hunts
Bob Wilson
Charles Wilsons
Grace Seipold
Bert Seipold
Bob Seipold
Irolene Roberts
Mt. Ayr
Washington
Sarah Christensen
Maple Buffet
Knoxville
Brewbakers
Ray Trively
Pat Shafer
Santa Monica
Calif
Ray Volz
Charles Ellison
Ed Mulhollands
Roy Jacobsens
Extra
Alma Knop
Max Boyd
Percival
Fred Boyd
Curtis Boyd
Helen Alberts
Richard Lukehart
Alberts
Dewey Bowmans
Johnsons
Mark Johnsons
Ronald Perkins
Sons
Walnut
Cecil Hoover
Steven Waller
Charles Harrington
Sidney
Lloyd Obrecht
Bertha Angus
Eddie Johnson
Roger Doppelhammen
Dale Guills
Leon McEnaneys
Armon Johnson Family
Dick Switzer
James Jacobsen
Elk Horn
Willie Bragg
Louis
Miss
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Malvera
Eula Ellison
Merrill Sowers
Althea Norton
Emerson
Floyd Mather
Marcia
Herman’ Huntsinger
Steve Waller
Stanley and
Raymond Wailers
Debbie Shepar
Eldon Ponton
the Edmundson Hospital
Malvern
Charles Shaw
Lyle. Weak
Adolph. Korn
Everett Pontows
Mary Skeritt
Myris
Maddock
Jen Lyrta
Maddocks
Gleny
Edmwood Silver City
Genevieve Payne
Walter Wiltseys
Collins
LaVerne Obrecht
Darren
Rene Bass
Sidney Health Care Center
Cedric Crink
Weatherford
Newell Crink
Bill Smith
Villisca
Amy Bingham
Harold Kriebs
Elkport
Arizona
Emery DeWitt
Carol Belt
Barbara Boose
Martha
Betty Pierson
Katy Gresham and Sons
Mildred Schaffer
Mildred Peterson
Edmundson Hospital
Dick Clark
Harold Clark
Falls City
Wayne Clarks
Fort Collins
Leo Clarks
Barbara Nurse
Harry Clark
Larry
Ora Campbell
Lillian Walker
Marlene Gordon
Pam Bolander
Randy Longmaker
Charles Perkins
Los Angeles
Warren Darrah
Ron Viviano
Pekin, IN
Shirley Jackson
Chicago
Ivan Jacksons
American Legion
Bill Blackburns
Charles
Dennis Schroeders
Larry Williams
Gary Harsh Barger
John of
Woodridge Til
Pauline Harsh
Barger
Rive
Jack Bingham
Dean
John Dulin
Audubon
Ralph Scott
Gordon Scott
Shilo
Mills County Health Improvement Assn
Farm Bureau
HIA
Dan
Daniel Elizonda
Glenwood, Iowa
Goy Oil Co
Nishna Cottage
Collins Drug CO
Maunsgild
Mills County
C. L
Karl M. Hertz
Mgrs
Malvern, Iowa
Malvern Trust & Savings Bank