Moravia area social notes and deaths update
Entertaining snippets from Moravia and Ottumwa area residents include visits, travel to California for the end of the school year, army induction travel, and religious group meetings. Funeral attendance noted for Frank Keegan in Bloomfield, with family members Mary Keegan and others nearby. Local news mentions students, teachers, and families with multiple movements between Moravia, Ottumwa, Nichols, Des Moines, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Keegan
Bloomfield
Mary Keegan
Ruth Allender
Des Moines
Claude Underwood
Rex
Robert
Shirley
California
Darlene
Paul Harrington
Howard Underwood
Baptist Ladies Aid
George Brain
Walter Proctor
Zella Hiatt
Catherine
Harry Pabst
Moravia
Henry Herman
Harry Herman
Nelle Gates
William Morrison
Ottumwars
Callie L. Place
Eddie
The Editor's Mail Column Subscriptions and Travel Note
Readers send in another year of the Old Home Paper and request shipment to 428 South Rodney St Helena Montana while seeking medical care. Letters mention Mrs Faber's column, a teacher lifeguard concern, and upcoming school dismissal.
Unionville Meeting of Methodist Women Attends Lesson
The W.S.C.S. of the Methodist church met Thursday afternoon at Mrs Nick Harringtons home. Mrs James Wilson led devotionals and Mrs Arthur Stanley presented Religions of Mankind. Refreshments were served after the session with hostess assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Whisler
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Nick Harrington
James Wilson
Arthur Stanley
Salem Community Social Roundup
Hazel Hellyer notes visitors and weekend gatherings across Salem. Families including Perry Nash Hellyer Argo Wetterlind Jennings and Jenkins share meals, calls to Centerville Albia Moravia and Ankeny. Attendees include Donald Nash, Edna Nash, and Scout activities, with multiple hosts hosting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Hellyer
Raymond Perry l
Gary
Roy Sheldon
James Nash
Janet
Roy ‘Argo
Interville
Newton Long
Jean
Elbert Parry
Hazel
Clark Hellyer
B. C. Whitehead
Carl Wetterlind
Billy
Ankeny
Iowa
Harry Jennings
Faminy
Robert Jennings
Dell Hellyer
Centerville
Edward McCord
Bert Rinehart
Frank Rinehart
Dell Hellyerome
Donald Nash
Edna Nash
Ted Teater
Bennie Whitehead
Aid
Clarence Teater
Moravia
Scattersburg Social Roundup From Lockmon Family News
Mrs Raula Lockmon and son visited Mrs Albert Lockmon. Mr and Mrs Ben Blumer called at the Winston DuVall. Raymond Lockmon hosted Mr and Mrs Clarence Irelan and family and others. Several families, including Tomlin, Burdesk, Jat and Jep Lockmon, spent time at the Raymond Lockmon home. Shoppers and trading in Centerville noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Lockmon
Raula Lockmon
Albert Lockmon
Ben Blumer
Winston DuVall
Raymond Man
Clarence Irelan
Nineies
W. T. Irelan
Donald Jat
Jep Lockmon
Aon
Troy
Marve Lockmon
Ray Tomlin
Junior Burdesk
Knoxville
Raymond Lockmon
W. M. Tomlin
H. T. Gilliland
May
Lora Lockman
Centerville
Unimportant Cogitations On War And Family Life
A reflective piece discusses harsh winters and milder springs, farm shortages amid wartime scarcities, and a parent’s anxious wait for a missing son returning by bus. It recalls letters, delays, and a playful home scene with a teen building a camouflaged plane. The essay ends with news that two Sackett brothers in Africa unexpectedly met at a canal canteen.
Small Garden Plot Brings Late Winter Tomatoes
Mrs Ed Lockner of Spencer proves a small garden can yield fresh tomatoes in late winter. From a flower pot she has picked six large tomatoes while vines still hold green fruit. Read the want ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Lockner
Spencer
Community Social Roundup From Maple Grove News
Maple Grove notes recount neighbors visiting neighbors across Centerville Albia and nearby towns. Cronology includes Johnsons Scotts Glicks Feltons Tadlocks Dowds and Cobins. dinners birthdays showers and junior senior banquets mark a weekend of family and friend gatherings with multiple calls and visits.
New Hope Social Notes Reach Through Family Visits
New Hope society rounds up a week of visits and illness notes. Jay Wilson and Charles Burton spent last Monday with the Hiatt family, Frank Chambers and others attended the Slavin funeral, while Mary Frances Carter lies in Centerville hospital after an input accident. Mary Frances’s recovery is wished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Donovan Jay Wilson
Charles Burton
Rank Hiatt
Frank. Chambers
Everett Wynes
Albia
C. T. Slayin
Tom Hiatt
Frank Hiatt
Bethel Coulson
Roy Scott
Don Pettibone
Bert Meadows
Charles Coffin
Car Coffin
Frank Long
R. C. Wilson
Mardeena
E. F. Wilson
Frank Chambers
Dr. C. Slavin
Frank‘ Chambers
Josie Charity
Udell and Centerville Social Roundup Opens Neighborhood Life
Local notes from Udell and Centerville recount visits by Emma Ray Miller Sarah Haines and many others including Mrs Os Thistleweight Mr and Mrs Wall Whitall and Pvt John Glasgow. A Royalty Letter section recalls Mrs Heaton praising British soldiers prompting a Buckingham Palace reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Ray Miller
Sarah Haines
Claudius McGraw
Os Thistleweight
Jim Harrett
Pearl Porter
Nellie Hornady
Mary Fowler
T. C. Brown
Centerville
Encil Glasgow
Baby
Glasgow
Wall Whitall
Will. Kelley
Walter Ward
Edith
Pers
Mary
Minnie Replog
Jesse Walker
Route 1
Os Thikheweight
Udell
Tiday
Ross Spurgeon
Dennis Glasgow
Laura Stevens
King
Whitall
Helen Krantz
Bharoden
Ill
James Harrett
Harrett
Hugh Crawley
Loyd
James
Guy McConnel
Frances Ward
Harry Wilkinon
Edward Swafford
Will Kelly
Alph Hayworth
Alvin and Mary Fowler
John Glasgow
Camp Gordon
Rex Thistleweleht
Moulton
Jess Walker
Cleo
Joan
Howard Hedgecock
Pearly Porter
Harland Hedgecock
L Will Kelly
Rose Spurgeon
Perry
Harry Heaton
Potato Growing Tips From Iowa Extension Guide
The article outlines preferred potato varieties with Irish Cobblers as the dominant Iowa crop, notes Chippewa for its eyes, and suggests Warba for early yields. It gives soil and fertilizer guidelines, seed preparation like green sprouting, early planting in April, spacing, depth, and weed control, plus advice to stagger sowings and consult county extension services. Local notes mention farm visits and ongoing lambing, with several residents' activities and weather context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kinser Valley Sunday Visitors and Sheep Stray Report
George R. Darby and LeRoy Willson were Sunday callers at the Mr. Dommer and M. M. Darby homes. Russell Darby helped his father plant oats on Monday. One of our ewes strayed away the first of March after a tip on Saturday that she was seen in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Johnson
Wilbert Johnson
Johnny Switt
Walter Scott
Junior
Billy Joe
Centerville
Gabe Johnson
Albia
Brteriogn. . Jr
Ralph Robinson
John Dodd
Virgil Johnson
Beatrice
Margaret
Johnny Hewitt
Mary Frances
Harry Glick
Harry Felton
Helen
Harry Felton, Jr
Virgil, Johnson and S
M. S. Brown
Lizania
Donald
Dalmar Dowd
Virgil Johnson and
Joh Dodd
Billy
Batty Wilson
Howard Whisler
Dwight Glick
Rockford, IL
Wilbert_ Johnson
Betty Wilson
Russell Scott
Ottumwa
Bert Arnold
Ira Mullin
Moulton
Basil
Larry
Jon Tadlock
Coltrain
Pete Crestoni
Grant Tadlock
Helen Tadlock
Imogene Tadlock
Helen Felton
Will Donahoo
Clarence Dowd
Ted Miller
Francis
Miller
Fern Wright
Dana
Delia McCrory
Sam Locke
Here
W. H. WenDori
Russell Darby Waas
Gus
Geo. R. Darby
George R. Darby
LeRoy Willson
Mr.Dommer
M. M. Darby
Russell Darby
Sunday Visitors and Church Crowd at Main Station
Sunday visitors gathered at the Paul Boyer and Lee John son homes including Frank Houser Ray Harris Ada Schwab Birdie Main Stella Carter Lloyd McDanel and families. Ronald Woodward and daughter visited Doyle Torpion and Curtis Tomlin households. A large crowd attended church Sunday evening with extended visits among Gladfelder and Tomlin families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene
Gladgelder Giengande
Paul Boyer
Mra
Frank Houser
Ray Harris
Adam Schwab
Birdie Main
Stella Carter
Antd
Lloyd McDanel
Lee Johnson
Hore
Clyde Gladfelder l
T. H. Phil
Hannah Gladfelder
T.L. Gladfelder
Dean, Tomlin
Billie Burmeister
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Congress
Ida Cox
Wayne Pitman Davis
Atlantic, Iowa
Hopp, Montana
Unionville
Fanero
Clark Hotel
Salem
Gardner Chicks
Gardner & Son Hatchery
Moravia, Iowa
Donald Sackett
Stone City
Africa
Walter
Willis
Frank Swaim
Maple Grove
Mardeena Wilson
Doris Hampton
Ronald Woodward
Edna Neff
Orval Burton
New Hope
Téria
Gardner Hatchery
Itory
Gard Gardens
Parareverdee Wriperwrnny
Ames
Kinser Valley
Majestic Theatre
Bob Hope
Dorothy. Lamour
Three Hears
Sulia
Ann Southern
Melvyn Douglas
Ritz Theatre
Perzan tRigMens
Johnny Welomuller
Terring
the Andrews
Slaters Tear
Jacatkel
Holt
KID Dynamite
Victory Garden
Allen's News Shoppe
Centerville, Iowa
Gooch's
Neil Creamery CO
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