Local Happenings Across Easter Weekend in Des Moines Area
Community notes describe visits and social gatherings around Easter. Residents of East Peoria Cedar Rapids Rock Falls Bloomington Des Moines and nearby towns joined relatives for dinners showers and cantatas. Attendees include the Green Brown Ballanger Main Martins Strunk Vincent Rot Walter and Goughnour families with dates and places noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger
LaVonne) Green
Ricky
Lisa
Rodney
Eaat Peoria
Ill
Meryle
Donna Rae
Brown
Stacy
Cedar Rapids
L. B. Deedrick
News of Interest From Coulson And New Hope
Edna Downard and J. D. spent weekend at the Elizabeth Anderson home. Ernest Hiatt visited with Dutch McDanel and Herb Boblenz helped move the Gary Belzer family to their new home. Paul Belzer stayed with Herb Boblenz Thursday night. Ernest Hiatt and Clarence Ballanger families visited Glen Overturf Friday evening. Easter gatherings included Downard Anderson Kaling Donovan and Ballanger West Bates and Free households with various relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Downard
J. D
Elizabeth Anderson
Ernest Hiatt
Dutch McDanel
Herb Boblenz
Gary Belzer
Paul Belzer
Clarence Ballanger
Glen Overturf
Genevie Kaling
Bessie Donovan
Ernest West
Jerald Bates
Kenneth Free
VOSBURG Social Notes Tell of Easters and Visits
Sibyl Whitehead attends Garden Club at Margaret Callen home. Various families note Easter weekend visits and dinners at multiple homes across Albia Moravia and Des Moines plus funeral and birthday observances. Participants include Brown, Dicks, Calhoun, Moon, Argo, Teno, Kurimski, Sheldon, Rinehart, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibyl] Whitehead
Garden Club
Margaret Callen
Everette Agans
Roy Argo
Theresa
Brad Brown
Paul Dicks
Fern Penfield
Moravia
Russell Brown
Dick Brown
Truxton Dicks
Clayton Sheldon
Delbert Calhoun
Karl
Thelma Calhoun
Albia
Mike Moon
Michael Bruntmyer
Harry Bruntmyer
Minneapolis
Robert Childs
Roland
Iowa
Tom Hartz
Karl Calhoun
Denny Argo
Scott
Teresa
Russell
Gerald Argo
Melinda
Bryan
B. F. Whitehead
Velma Herteen
Athia
Linda Sheldon
Pat Neary
Des Moines
George Rinehart
Tracy
Stacy
Ray Rinehart
Tom Teno
Michael Teno
Bob Teno
Paul Kurimski
David Teno
Tom Teno Ir
Dennis Kurimski
Pearl Runnells
Edith Callen
Easter dinner guests and open house in Albia and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Stanley Spencer and Chris were Easter dinner guests at the Fred Christy home. Several families hosted or attended dinners and open houses including the Messamakers, Dicks, Laws, and Derby celebrants in Albia and nearby towns. John and Merle McAninch joined a fish supper at the Russell Brown home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Martin
Rock Falls
Doris Main
Jack Ballanger
Justin
Fred McBride
Travis
Nelson Ballanger
Martins
Winnie DuVall
Uhles
Larry Smith
Switzerland
Deloris Ballanger
Carlotta Stocker
Felisha French
Mike French
Stanley Spencer
Chris
Fred Christy
Doug Messamaker
Ray Messamaker
Paul Dicks
Johnnie Laws
Truxton Dicks
Russell Brown
Truxtom Dicks
Emmett Derby
Albia
Larry Whitehead
Dougie
B. F. Whitehead
Marion Allen
Delbert Calhoun
Kenneth Rinehart
Kenny Allen
Franklin Rinehart
Ray Rinehart
John
Merle McAninch
Amy Hines
Stella Argo
Dorothy Calhoun
Centerville
Fay Scott
Clara Brown
Chariton
Salem Socials and Visits Highlight Community Ties
News from Salem notes Mr and Mrs John Lays and others sharing visits with friends and relatives across Albia Ottumwa and Des Moines. Mrs Fern Penfield mourned. funeral services with organist Mrs Clarence Whitehead. Several families including Hiner Brown Huff and Haver visited kin in Centerville Ottumwa Moravia and Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lays
Queen Ay
Lloyd Brown
Delbert Calhoun
Amy Hiner
Fern Penfield
Clarence Whitehead
Ciaran
Floyd Hiner
Albia Country Club
Glen Overturf
Pearl Runnells
Ottumwa
Robert Kain
Laura
Alison
Helen Rose
Des Moines
Hazel Hellyer
Albia
Brown
Beryl Brown
Ees McCord
Speni
Edward
Sue
Ralph Turner
Social Visit Roundup From Moravia Centerville and More
Moravia residents Mrs Maude Whitehead were in Thursday and Friday evening Centerville visitors included Mr and Mrs Edward McCord who were in Centerville one afternoon last week Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown spent Sunday evening at the Floyd Crabtree home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Clarence Whitehead
Maude Whitehead
Centerville
Edward McCord
Lloyd Brown
Floyd Crabtree
Community Notes From ENON News Itemaries
Local social calendar items list weekend visits and meals among Coltrain Dommer Stocker Burton Proctor and McCoy families. Birthday celebrations at the Dommer home and sunrise services at Grace Methodist Church are noted with multiple relatives attending events in Ottumwa and Des Moines area hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Coltrain
Kenneth Coltrain
Norris O'Conner
Sheila
Renny
Marlin
Ray Lockman
Elvin Stocker
Sam Proctor
Lewis Dommer
Doyle Crawley
Laurence Dommer i
Gary
Grace Methodist Church
Harold Burton
Janice
Richard Coltrain
Darters
Red Lion Ten
Ottumwa
Jim Knapp
Katrina
Jerry
Monty McCoy
Ardis Walter
Joyce McCoy
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Dale
Easter co op dinner and neighborhood visits noted
Sunday evening calls at the Jim Knapp and Dallas Faber homes honored guests including Cary McCoy Greg and Scott, plus Mrs Max McCoy. An Easter co op dinner at the Dallas Faber home drew Ruben Faber Grace Mahin Omaha and Des Moines visitors. Dallas Faber injured by a bull while feeding last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Rot
Melinda
Byron
Omaha
Neb
Ralph McDonough
Deloris Ballanger
Jesse
Richard Stocker
Centerville
Guy Vincent
Gene Vincent
Stacy and
Shawn
Bloomington
Ill
Gayla Vincent
Des Moines
George Watson
Timothy
Cary McCoy
Greg
Scott
Max McCoy
Jim Knapp
Dallas Faber
Ruben Faber
Grace Mahin
Albia
Harold Loche
Mariene
David
Sandra
Nebr
Dean Faber
Jerry
Eddie Squires
Don Klampe
Bob Faber
Butch Mart
Willie
Dennis Ankles
Butch Martin
Kenneth Coltrain
Gary
Laurence Dommer
Philip
Kim McDanel
Phillip Dommer
Lewis Dommer
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Roscoe Strunk
Olatha, Kans
Douglas Main
Grandmother Mains
Merritt Strunk
Bill Strunk
Melbourne
Grace Tabernacle
Pastor Adams
Jim Burns
Douglas
Kirksville
Steve Kreiger
Mediapolis
Aylis-Chalmers
Ie Aril Fierce
Renee Sy
Isha
Cele
Ivestors Selective Fund
NEW Dimensions Fund
JDS Progressive Fund
Srowth
Loren Hardinger
Alela
James
Hitchcock
Farm Seeds
Potomac
Igus Seee & Eed” Leapgndarls
BAM Sheaol
Fam
Coulson & New Hope
Seit Han
Vosburg
R. E. “Dick” Cooper
W. Washington
Centerville, Iowa
Dr. L. den Hartog
Optometrist Biel
Salem
Patrick Gleason
Ween
ENON
Nadine Dommer
Bea
Renee Cadee
Callen
Peerie Dayton
William R. Adler
Optometrist
South Main Albia
Onur
Don Peterson
John Peterson
Paul Morehead
Albia Sales Co., Inc
Albia, Iowa
Hamburger Ib
Frontier Bacon
Steed
Pringle
Allen’s West Side
Windham
Lee R. Benz
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