Local Folks Visit In Des Moines And Ottumwa
A long list of weekend visitors and local residents shows Ottumwa Centerville and Des Moines social activity. Mr. and Mrs. Creech hosted in Udall. many residents including Mr. and Mrs. Albert, Mrs. Reich, and Mrs. Utter traveled to Des Moines and Ottumwa. Hospital updates note improvements for Ryman Kincade and illness for Mrs. W. T. Van Dorin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Albert
Des Moines
C. EB. Otter
Minot
N. Dak
J. D. Minney
Obituary: Mrs. Jessie Mildred Tomlin of Unionville
Jessie Mildred More Tomlin, born November 14 1881 in Appanoose County Iowa, taught school in Union Township, married Charlie Tomlin October 11 1903, mother of four, lived on farms near Drakenville Mark Ottumwa and Unionville. She died March 18 1935 after pneumonia fever, church member across several denominations, with services held March 20 at Finley Avenue Baptist Church Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Mildred More
Mathew and
Elizabeth More
Appanoose County
Iowa
Southern Iowa Normal
Bloomfield
Union Township
Charlie Tomlin
Nellie Garrison
Chicago
John
Irene Wagner
Ottumwa
Ralph
Drakenville
Mark
Unionville
Tomlin
Liberty United Brethren Church
Episcopal Church
Drakesville
Baptist Church
Finley Flan
Nennie Swaim
Panora Earvicea
Finley Avenue
Bentist
Luther W. Childs
A. ¥. White
Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Dust Storm Letter From Kansas Sister in 1985
A letter from Burdett Kansas dated March 17 1985 describes severe dust storms across Kansas and the western states. Mrs Stephen Paris notes air thick with dirt, houses covered, wheat blown, roads dangerous, gardens stifled, and ongoing storms through March 21 with dire health and travel impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raul Lockman
Burdett
Kansas
Union
States
Stella
Stephen
Family visits and hometown news from Otumwa
Mr and Mrs Arthur Grooms visited Otumwa Tuesday of last week to see his sister Pearl French. Evelyn Davis, daughter of Otis and Mrs Davis, returned to Loving after weeks at grandparents Chas and Mrs Davis. Claude Chedister and his parents hosted recent dinner guests. Weldo Smith, Urbana Center School teacher, spent time with her parents near Albis. Mrs White, long at her daughter’s home, plans a Bloomfield trip. Eric West remains ill at home with parents Mr and Mrs Dave West. Mr and Mrs Keith Roberts spent a few days at the ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Grooms
Otumwa
Pearl French
Johnson
Evelyn
Otis Davis
Loving
Chas, Davis
Claude Chedister
Chedister
Weldo Smith
Urbana Center School
Albis
White
Othello Carey
Bloomfield
Anothr
Eric West
Dave West
Keith Roberts
Cheep
Sunday Dinner Guests and Family Visits Noted
Parental Guy Roberts and Tomlin homes. Homer King and family were Sunday dinner guests at the Chas. Delong Howe. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnson of Ottumwa spent Tuesday afternoon with his mother, Mrs. Wm. Johns. Frank Swaim made an ambulance trip to Montezuma for Mrs. Emma Tyrrell, who was taken to the home of her son, Harry Sanders, at Unionville. Mrs. Tyrrell has been ill for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Creech
George Stufflebeam
Udall
D. K. Orelap
Don
Dorothy Nelson
Ottumwa
Lester Smith
Gretchen Culter
George Firkins
Des Moines
Terville
John Bickford
G. N. Garrett
Centerville
J. F. Albert
Stella Reich
Clifford Hardie
W. W. Tracy
J. B. Sneed
Elizabeth
W. T. Boston
Bobbie
Forrest Main
Jimmie
Frank Main
J. J. Hicks
Ed. Purvis
Iowa
Gary
Colo
Cincinnati
Levi Purvis
J. T
H. EB. Watts
Mesdames
H. E. Watts
J. W. Zerbe
A. Ey Shull
Olive Miltenberger
J. H. Rice
Earl Brain
Hedrick
Clarence Tyrrell
Albia
C. M. McFetridge
Guy Roberts
Tomlin
Homer King Atd
Chas
Delong Howe
Bert Johnson
Otturhiva
Wm. Johnson
Frank Swaim
Montezuma
Emma Tyrrell
Harry Sanders
Unionville
Tyrrell
Night School Reports Agriculture Season Close Moravia
Last Wednesday evening marked the final session of the 1984 1995 agriculture night school in Moravia with 70 total attendees across 10 meetings and an average of seven. Plans for next year include a focus on farm production and management with topics such as sheep feeding breeding and care corn production legumes poultry and livestock production and fertilizer use for Appsnoose and Monroe counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Appsnoose
Monroe
Legislature Contemplates Committees and Beer Law Update
Des Moines coverage outlines plans to appoint standing committees in the House and Senate to sift bills from both calendars. It notes the inefficiency of nine-member sifting bodies and hints at a new beer sales substitute. The livestock buying bill failed 22 to 26 in the Senate, with opposition including some Democrats. Lt. Gov. Kraschel supported it prior to the vote. Senate File 280 proposes broad sales tax collection from all individuals or dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
House
Senate
General Assembly
State House
Iowa
Kraschel
Liquor and age bills move through Des Moines House
Legislation on a gross receipts tax schedule for beer and a ban on employing anyone under 21 in beer and liquor venues progress in the Iowa House. A joint liquor control investigation continues, with Special Attorney Page leading witness exams and signaling a broad, impartial inquiry. Rumors persist of potential resignations as part of the broader reform effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Legislative Committee For
State Liquor Control Commission
Des Moines
Page
Classified Dead Stock and Rural Supply Ads
Monroe County classifieds advertise prompt free removal of dead animals by modern equipment with state agricultural department compliance. Local listings offer seed and feed items including red clover seed from multiple sellers, white eggs for setting, Manchu soy beans, walking plows, wagons, and pasture land available. Contact numbers and names include Mrs Alfred Carlson Ralph Turner Fred Shimon A T Gauss H E Watts and Albia phone 238.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
Albia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gurney Jordan
Elton Adams
Numa
James Creech
C. D. Duvall
von Tracy
Lester Brain
W. T. van Dorin
Tom Cameron
Moberly
James Reich
Berry Halden
Maudetta
Chariton
Wm. Young
Fairfield
Hillsboro
J. D. Minnes
C. EB. Utter
Florence Wilson
Centervilla
Ryman Kincade
Decatur
Ill
Mrs. Allen Hiatt
He and
Ellen Hiatt
Hiattsville
Will Hicks
Jim Broshar
Norma June Horstman
Elizabeth Sneed
Indianola
J. B. Streed
Myrtle Hudgens
Sam Hudgens
Curtis Burton
Harold Burton
Irene
Dwight
Herbert Main
Stella Carter
A. J. Brown
Iconium
Ottumway
H. K. Smith
J. O. More
Fred Dotton
McKern
J. E. Sharp
Missouri
St. Joseph Hospital
Geo. Winslet
Paul Broshar
Waterloo
Elizabeth Broshar
Keith Kennedy
Ottumwa Hospital
Gambles
Chet Broshar
Fantei
Goodyear
Charles Tomlin
Telia
Laura
Lucille
Theo Thompson
Alfred Carlson
Ralph Turner
Fred Shimon
A. T. Gauss
Clover Seed
Jim Asher
Bulk
Kentucky
Valentine
Stowell
H. G. Broshar & Son
Smith & Veach
Rexall Drug Store
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