New Hope Guests and Social Visits Reported
A sequence of local social events and visits unfolds with Mrs. W. Donovan and family joining Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hunter at Frank Chambers home. Attendees include van Harsh, Roy Scott, W.S.C.S. members in Moravia, and multiple families visiting Dick Wilson and Hiatt households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donovan My
Gerald Hunter
Richard Ballew
Frank Chambers
van Harsh
Harley Scott
Roy ‘Scott
W.5.c
Methodist
Moravia
Zell Wilson
LeRoy
Fern Wright
Dana
Moulton
Trenton Wilson
Community notices from Moravia area Easter gatherings
Local residents and families attend Easter services and visit at multiple homes around Moravia and Albia. Several dinners and Sunday gatherings involve Hiatt, Jacobs, Wood, Coffin, Pettibone, Burton, Harsh, Dooley, Neff, and Moffitt households with relatives traveling from Des Moines and Moravia for holiday events.
Local social notes from Ottumwa and Albia area
Mrs M E Boardman and Mrs Russell Darby with son at A J Billings home Ottumwa Wednesday. Mabel Barnes and children shopped Albia Tuesday afternoon. Max McCoy and sons Carg visited M E Boardman home Thursday evening. Keith Cormeny visited Canterville Thursday. J E Stafford and children shopped Albia Thursday. M E Boardman called on A J Billings in Ottumwa to see ill Ianella Maxine. Rungell Darby, Ison and Earl Boardman visited W C Bivin Wednesday evening. George Reid and Elwood Stafford did business in Albia Wednesday. Mrs Mary McCoy and others visited. Mary Louise Fisher visited with Norma and Betty Lou Carmeny Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Boardman
Russell Darby
End E. F. Boardman
J. E. Stafford
Jchildren
Albia
A. J. Billings
Ottumwa
Ianella Maxine
Centerville
George Reid
Elwood Stafford
Mary McCoy
Mary Louise Fisher
Norma
Betty
Lou Carmeny
Max McCoy
Unimportant Cogitations By Inez Faber
A long winded personal column mentions missed New Year plans, potential garden repairs, and spring weather. It notes a windy March, Easter hopes, school start times, and a flurry of local visits and neighbors in a farm community. It includes names such as Jumwa Purvis Argo Hagerman and Argo and McAninch families and references Epworth League activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March
Local Socials and Weekend Visits Highlight Rural Notices
Cary and Myr residents hosted dinner guests Sunday at the Hurliman and Billings homes. A brooder fire at the McCoy property destroyed 200 chickens Saturday morning. Cormeny and Boardman families hosted visitors and dinners Sunday. Robinsons visited Malvern for a weekend at Francis Robinson’s before army deployment. Miller and DeLong visited Albia for business Monday. DeLongs hosted Sunday at J E Stafford's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gon, Cary
Sam Hurliman
Missouri
Myr
A. J. Billings
M. EB. Boardman
Max McCoy
Harold Scurlock
Eugene
Keith Cormeny
Hubert Cormeny
BE. C
E. FP. Boardman
Russell Darby
Ed Robinson
Deena Lee
Malvern
Laws
Robinson
Francis Robinson
Hubert Miller
Albia
Charley DeLong
Bill
Jake DeLong
J. E. Stafford Ome
Kinser Valley News Highlights and Local Visits
George R. Darby reports on Zell Wilson helping Ervin Long break a pair of colts. Pearl and Pearl Hiner visited Zell Wilsons. A county grader traversed roads. Families gathered with R. C. Wilson and G. R. Darby. Ervin Long and G. R. Darby visited. Zell Wilson tagged sheep. Russell Darby sheared sheep. Van Dorin did the work. Earl Boardman dined with Russell Darby. All visited at W. C. Eivin home in Moravia. Donald W. Darby to return from Bushnell General Hospital Brigham City Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Darby
Zell Wilson
Ervin Long
Pearl Hiner
R. C. Wilson
G. R. Darby
Russell Darby
van Dorin
Earl Boardman
W. C. Eivin
Moravia
Donald W. Darby
Bushnell General Hospital
Brigham City
Utah
Main Station Attendance and Easter Visits
Attendance at Sunday School was 51. Many families spent Easter or Sunday with relatives, including the Gladfelders and Kaster families, the Burgers, and others in Centerville and Knoxville. Several visits to and from the Gladfelder home are noted, with numerous extended family gatherings and Sunday calls recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Gladfelder
J. ‘P.foster
Sarl Tomlin
Lew Hiner
Rolla Foster
Albin
Chris Bogart
Earl Boyer
Clyde Gladfelder
Myr
Mra
Jess Gladfelder
Kenneth Glad
Knoxville
Darlene
Ray Harrison
Centerville
Monte Oehler
Lyndon McDanel
Lloyd McDanel
Ella Platt
Faye
George Hiatt
Trenton Gladfelder
Residents Attend Gatherings Across Local Homes
Sunday evening visit at the William Whicker home included Mrs. Mildred Gladfelder and Norma Lee. Thursday afternoon Grace Iiatt Codyene Luse and Karen Jean Woodward stopped by. Ward spent the weekend at the Cody Luse home. Mr and Mrs Cody Luse and Codyene spent Easter at the Ronald Woodward home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Whicker
Mildred Gladfelder
Norma Lee
Grace Iiatt
Codyene Luse
Karen Jean Woodward
Cody Luse
Codyene
Ronald Woodward
Hiattsville Notes Briefly Cover Family Visits and Easter Events
Funeral services for Lulu Burton were held in Moravia. Easter gatherings included Pearl Hiatt's home visits, families in Ottumwa and Centerville, and a farewell party in Centerville for Wendell Kratzer. Revival started at Wesley Chapel, with Easter guests at Bert Meadows home and various family visits in Moravia Ottumwa Malvern and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Rose
Lulu Burton
Moravia
Evelyn Hiatt
Pearl Hiatt
Harley Burton
Bobby
Cyril McDanel
Clair
Ileta Argo
Colleen
Lloyd Roseome
Donald McGee
Ottumwa
Gus Hiatt
Chester Sanders
Centerville
Wendell Kratzer
Hiatt
Harold Hudgens
Hane Rose
Virginia Hiatt
Coulson School
Wesley Chapel
Bert Meadows
Hygiene Blomgren
Fort Dodge
Don Pettibone
Mary Meadows
Centeville
Vinzant
Clair McDanes
Merton Rose
W. A. Rose
Keith Rose
Douglas Dough Boys
Doner Sanders
Frank Chambers
Virgil Dooley
Duane Coffin
Military Duty Monday Returns Home Sunday Evening
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Walker Mrs Beulah Wetmore and sons of Centerville were Sunday afternoon visitors at the U S Hiatt home. Rev Hawes and Mr Shull spent Mangey evening at Virgil Doo ay s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Walker
Beulah Wetmore
Sons of
Centerville
U. S. Hiatt
Rev Hawes
Mr. Shull
Mangey
Virgil Doo Ay
Centerville Socials and Visiting Friends Report
Salem and Centerville residents, including Hazel Hellyer Ted Teater and Theola of Centerville, visited Newton Long and others at multiple homes on Friday and Saturday. Des Moines travelers and Albia and Moravia area visitors attended Farm Bureau events and weekend stays with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Hellyer
Ted Teater
Theola
Centerville
Newton Long
Arthur Lewis
Des Moines
Robert Jennings
Horton Potts
Gas Lane
Jean
John Zimmers
Mary Lou Rinehart
Dell Hellyer
Raymond Perry
Gary
Easter Sunday Busy with Sunshine and Roads
Iconium community notes Rosa Beaty and neighbors recount a sunny Sunday with unusually good roads. Mr and Mrs W E Kelsey visited John McAninch after Sunday School. Rosa Beaty hosted Berle Beaty family near Plano. Alex Allardyce and son Robert joined Rosa Beaty last week, with Connie Marie of Moline, Ti, also visiting before returning home. Virginia and Elolaw Argo of lt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Beaty
W. E. Kelsey
John McAninch
Berle Beaty
Plano
Alex Allardyce
Robert
Connie Marie
Moline
Mr. Allardyce
Virginia and
Elolaw Argo
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Moravia Gnion
Congress
H. K. Smith
Iowa
Turner Radio & Recording Service
Tell
Swift
Bo Eng Tygon Neyee
Chien
Essential
Swift Research Laboratory
Ted Swift
Swift & Company
Swift & Company & Dairy & Pobltry
Swift & Co
Ing
Russell Hiatt
Pihdey
Frank Hiatt
Forrest Jacobs
Hattie Hixon
W. E. Donovan
Genevie
Dorothy
John Wood
Dick Wilson
Long
Ivan Harsh
Matt Watts
Carl Coffin
Duane
Miller
Will Miller
Eleanor Miller
Agent
Clyde
W. Wood
Dickie
Lynd da Rays
Charles Dooley
David
Donovan
Bessia Neff
Orville Burton
Hiattsville
Evenin
Walter Scott
Billy
Charles
Delmont Moffitt
Nancy Jo
Judy
Frank Moffitt
Roy Scott
Brompton
Inez Faber
Rentington
Timothy
Epring
Pearl
Runnells
Paul
Kinser Valley
Gardner Hatchery
Salem
Dale Eastor
Jerry Brown
Jase Gladfelder
Clarence Whitehead
Harold Argo
Nina’s
W. C. Bivin
Cargill
Gardner &Son
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Roland
Iconium
Gleason
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