Local Happenings Highlight A Lively Weekend
A long list of family gatherings and social visits fills a Sunday diary. Dale Callen's birthday is celebrated with relatives from Des Moines and nearby towns. Numerous travels to Ottumwa Laredo Burlington Centerville and Knoxville appear as kin visit and dine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Callen
Dale Callen
Callen
Des Moines
Harry Phillips
Loren Walter
M. FE. McDanes
T. E. Campbell
Car) Coffin
Promise City
John Laws
Faul Dicks
Nicky
Laws
Frank Clodfelder
Laredo
Harold Hoffman
Boyd Runnells
Burlington
James Fisk
Karl Tuttle
Ira Robbs
W. V. Murdy
Wendell Murdy
Leonard Palmer
Ottumwa
Mary Burns
Charles Grinstead
Leo Thompson
Scott McDonald
Centerville
Charles Coffin
Carl Tisue
Basil Tadlock
Grant Tadlock
Frank Swaim
Irene Tadlock
John Tadlock
Tadlocks
Harry Woodward
John Grenfell
Ron Woodward
Ray Poage
Roy Bundy
Knoxville
Leo Caster
Darrell Caster
Excelsior Springs
Marion Keeton
Louilla
Miller and community mingle at dinners and events
A flurry of social notes reports visits and gatherings around Centerville and nearby towns. Families including the Strunks, Tubaughs, and Andrews share meals and attend showers, birthdays, and missionary meetings. A birth info notes Roy Tubaugh and family welcomed a daughter April 10 at 11 00 p.m. weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gitle
Moravia
Fanny Callen
Dale Callen
Ally Andrews
Fred Christy
Mystic
Roy Tubaugh
Fairview Community News Highlights Family Visits
Fairview residents note a busy week with Mrs B H Taylor hosting and many families visiting the Marion Proctor and other homes. Several health issues are mentioned, plus a 4 H club planned as Union Farmerettes with Carol Mullins elected president and Donna Tubaugh secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Proctor
Marion Proctor
Burdett Cox
Walter Harper
Gaylord Main
Joanne
Joe Wilson
Raymond
Marve Lockman
Marve
Johnny
Bill
Gerald Irelan
Jep
Elmer Lockman
Elvin
Bobby Stocker
Miller School
Union Farmerettes
Carol Mullins
Donna Tubaugh
Ellen Elfridge
Helen Extine
Salem and Haxel Hellyer social notes in Moravia area
A long list of local gatherings and visits is recorded. Attendees at the F F A banquet in Moravia included the Perrys, McCord, Jennings, Brown, and others. Several calls and visits occurred Friday to Centerville Oskaloosa and Des Moines connections, with multiple households hosting and visiting friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Everman
Des Moines
Elsie Adams
Lula Everman
Centerville
Adams
Theodore Adams
Louse Nursing Home
Moravia
Raymond Perry
Gary
Edward McCord
James
Robert Jennings
Charles
Lloyd Brown
Jerry
Farm Bureau Board
Delbert Calhoun
Charley Hough
Oskaloosa
Raymond Per
Donald McCloud
Deli Hellyer
Ross ‘Wycoff
Susan
Monnie Rose
Terry
Donna
James Hansen
George Hellyer
Patty
Karol Ann
Bert Rinehart
Mary Lou
Arthur Lewis
Jennings
Lewis
Harry Jennings
Cass Hamilton
Elbert Perry
Jim McAninch
Jesse Gladfelder
Kenneth Gladfelder
Jess Gladfelder
I Club
Clark McKern
Ronald Woodward
Carl Tisue
Clarence Whitehead
L. R. Perry
Albia
Clyde
Darlene Gladfelder
Hazel Hellyer
Orpha Taylor
George Brozovich
John Petersen
Chariton River Aid Holds All Day At Atwell Home
The Chariton River Ladies Aid met at Lucille Atwell’s home on April 6 for an all day session with a cooperative luncheon. The group pieced quilt blocks, read scripture, sang, and prayed. A birthday or get well card was planned for Tom Martin of Seymour, Iowa, with several birthdays and anniversaries listed for April. The next meeting will be with Florence Martin on April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton River Ladies Aid
Lucille Atwell
John
Irene Brandon
Tom Martin
Seymour
Iowa
Hattie Ely
Fay Fenton
Clell Fenton
Henry Martin
Florence Martin
Clara Atwell
Karen
Hazel Tucker
Elma Davison
Bessie Fenton
Jessie Elam
Flora Carter
Laura Martin
Virgo Martin
Georgie Atwell
Kathryn Martin
Marvin
Jean Curtis
Gertie Atwell
Helen Taylor
Lois Martin
Notable Quotations From Local Columns Share Witty Observations
A collection of lines from Minden News and West Branch Times features playful asides on parenting and money. The quotes spotlight local voices, sharp humor, and a sense of community tone in regional journalism.
Timely Topics Credo From Madisonian Readers
The Winterset Madisonian quotes Mr. and Mrs. J Moore on a newspaper’s core duty to deliver accurate timely unbiased news. The passage likens journalistic truth to the oath on the witness stand, stressing fundamental journalistic obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. €. Moore
Winterset Madisonian
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Des
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Chris Bogart
Pearl Hiner
Delmar
Earl Smith
Luther Caster
Almont Main
Cora Main
Laughlin Hospital
Kirksville
Dan Schenz
R. C., Hart
Emery Hiatt
Charles Harvey
Richard
Jennie Pollard
H. G. Broshar
Mervin
Ellison
Chester Sanders
Milton Harris
Opal Harris
Albert Brain
Miss Annie Brain
Miss Annie
Lester Brain
Louis Schaffner
Horace
Billy Schaffner
Omaha
Clarence Schaffner
Ferriday
Florence Christian Church
Clara Irelan
Meta Roland
George Irelan
Yuma
Arizona
Miss Irelan
Levi Robinson
Homer King
Becky Milleman
Bill Peck
George Robinson
Roger
Sue
William Robinson
Billy
Ralph Robinson
Jimmie
Claire Robinson
Ruthie
Carol Robinson
Bonny
Amos McGhghy
Turner Funeral Home
Floral Designs Funeral Sprays
Icchey Florists
Nord St. Alsta, Iowa
Ford Service
General Motor
Briccs Motor Co
Russell Strunk
Iva Strunk
Gerald Burton
Bud Walter
Francis Dooley
Loretta Shepard
Dack Dykes
Dan Nicholas
Dana
Denver
Colo
Earl Campbell
Campbell
Dan
Albert Tubaugh
Tama
Lorene Tubaugh
Belle Plaine
Sale
Oxford
Clifford Caster
Strunk
Unionville
Selah Herman
Earl Foster
Ernest Foster
Joyce Kincade
Marion Reagan
Nancy
Andy Andrews
Kathy
Richard Tubaugh
Alva Tubaugh
Ernest Tubaugh
Blakesburg
Ray Tubaugh
Glen Stephenson
Becky
Wilbur Miller
Claude Paris
Maple Grove
Bob Strunk
Barbara
Lester Strunk
Charley Andrews
Ransom Minor
Earl Shiltz
Raymond Williams
Ben Williams
Kenneth Coltrain
Vivian Hoffman
C. H. Andrews
Lee Dawson
John Lindskoog
Laura Hoffman
Vivian
LaVerne Fowler
Udelland
Carolyn Ann
Laura
Barbara Strunk
Eleanor Burton
Arlene Stephenson
Eva Miller
Bill Irelan
John Irelan
C. HL Andrews
Norman Kelley
Bruce
Kay
Ruby Andrews
Earl Shutz
Jaeanes Foster
Fairview
3. C. Lockman
Troy Lockman
Bloomfield
Hubert Helmick
Pete Hart
Bill Hershberger
Bill Clancy
Betty Hull
Milton Stocker
Billy Proctor
Bessie Proctor
Donna Proctor
Jake Day
Dale Cox
Larry Brown
J. R. Small
Richard Proctor
Howard Proctor
Fred Callen
Buell Taylor
Jean
Jay
Bert Vickr
WO Tae
Moravia Theater
Cochise
John Hodiak
Robert Stack
Joy Page
Salem Y Haxel
Hellyer
Chariton River Aid
Atwell Home
T. J. Frey
Minden News
Duane Griggs
West Branch Times
Hollingshead Jewelry
West Side Square Albia
L. P. Clow
West State St
Centerville, Iowa
Peoples Abstract & Title Co
Centerville National Bank
Meredith BR
Griffing
Moravia Telephone Company
IELD
McClurg Implement Co
Allis-Chalmers
New Idea
Liberty
Blakesburg Road
Soap Creek Bridge
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