Community Weekend Visits and Homes Change Hands
Local families and friends shared Sunday meals and weekend visits across Sigourney, Burlington, Des Moines, Albia, and Moravia. Several moving events occurred as the Orel Peters, Butlers, Kasters, Tadlocks, Tubaughs, and Luther Caster households reshaped with Edna Hiatt, Ed and Otha Taylor, and others hosting relatives and guests. A birthday supper celebrated April-born Karen Burns Ruth Thompson Dayne Taylor and Leon Burns at the Leon Burns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Utterback
Eugene Snyder
Sigourney
Homer Utterback
Boyd Runnels
Burlington
Edna Hiatt
Edna Mae .Luse
Des Moines
Orel Easter
Orel
Peters
Richard Butler
Orel Kasters
Cynthia Clare
Albia
Luther Caster
Butlers
John Tadlock
Ray Tubaughs
Tubaughs
Tadlock
Bruce Gardner
Mamie DuVall
Zula Taylor
Otha Taylor
Kenneth Free
Dale
Elaine
Wayne Thompson
Bruce
Marcia
John Woodman
Russell
Nora Burke
Moravia
Francis Orman
Sandra
Ernest Underwood
Loren Cope
Salem
Ill
Robert Sloan
Karen Kay Burns
Ruth Thompson
Dayne Taylor
Leon Burns
Diverse Sunday Guests Attend Area Homes and Events
A long list of Sunday visitors and weekend guests gathers at multiple local homes, including the Platt and Brooks families, Burns, Hiatt, Day, Taylor, and Swaim households, with travels to Ottumwa and Des Moines noted. The week features a YMCA camp leader school trip for Rev. Wilson and hospital stays for Raymond Swaim and Mrs. Callen. Additional gatherings include Jordan and Engle families, along with extended kin and friends visiting centers like Centerville and Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halbert Bailey
Burnett Phérigo
Emery Bailey
Ottumwa
Léa’ Wilson
Loretto
Minn
Wilson
Frank Swaim
Raymond Swaim
St. Joseph Hospital
Gene Jordan
Alpha, Il
Irene Engle
Aledo
Ed Jordan
Carson Jordan
Tom Jordan
Des Moines
Fanchien Winsler
Birdie Main
Lloyd Brown
Myrtl Hudgens
Sam Hudgens
Centerville
James Sawyer
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Lester Sawyer
Junior Hoyer
Stevie
Hillsboro
James
H. R. Love
Drakes ,Ville
W. L. Boatman
Johnnie
Billy
Bloomfield
del McCarthy
Sawyer
Frank Rogers
Earl Sievers
Avoca
Pfe
Pat Rogers
Lowry Air Base
Denver
Colo
Buddy
Sievers
Myr
Buell Taylor
Bert Vickrey
Plano
Robert. Tarr
Roberta
Madison
J. F., Coffin
Presley Horner
George Irelan
Clara
Lawrence Roland
Trelan
George Priest
Lester Bradshaw
Agency
Bob Martsching
Irelan
Delmar Bradshaw
Royce Pettitt-aridson
Art Boeckelman
Arnold Cutkamp
Cutkamp
St. Louis
Paul Broshar
Alice Everett
Leo Wilson
Martha Coulson Recovering After Major Surgery
Martha Coulson was taken to St. Joseph hospital last Monday night for major surgery on Thursday and is now recovering well. Visitors and family gatherings are noted, with several local residents attending dinners and visits at various homes as documented in a series of social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Coulson
St. Joseph Hospital
Roscoe Pennington
Herb Roblenz
Bert Meadows
Theo Miller
Walter Luther
Russell Burns
Charlene
Jimmie
Leo Thompson
David
Iconium social notes recall local movements and visits
Mrs. George Hammond reports neighbors arriving homes after winter in Arizona while others travel to Ottumwa Des Moines and Des Moines area. Family and visitors include the Whitehead Albertson Penfield Hammond Dicks Frame Spridgen Kelsey Wakefield and others with hospital and travel mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Whitehead
Arizona
Clinton Albertson
Ottumwa
Mr. Gardner
Albertson
St. Joseph Hospital
Mabel Hammond
Emmett Derby
Paul Mehrhoff
Ronnie
Karen Starr
Jack Penfield
Bert Rinehart
Mary Lou
George Hiner
Verna Wakefield
Pvt
Charles Wakefield
Virginia
Beryl Brown
Lissie Kelsey
Neilie Thompson
Pearl Kelsey
Hampton
Mildred
Laura Jo Argo
Dorothy Barker
Laura Dicks
Paul Loch
Franklin by Mrs John Moffatt families gather Sundays
Ottumwa residents and relatives visited various hosts including Coy Swift Roy Moffatt and Bernard Kitterman over several Sundays. Guests included Pvt Carl Cox from Fort Riley Easter and children Frances Ann Dana and Joey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Cox
Ft. Riley
Kans
Ore
Frances Ann
Dana
Joey
Wayne Foster
Moravia
Frank Cox
Bernard Kitterman
Roy Moffatt
Glen Turner
Blanche Argo
Coy Swift
Joe Lucas, Jr
Roy
Roy Moffat
Blue Front News Note on Local Social Visit
Mrs John Van Zante hosts reports of visitors including Mr and Mrs Wendell Murdy and sons at Ben Jones on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Harry Woodward called at Carl VanZante Sunday evening and joined Sunday dinner at the John VanZante home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Zante
Wendell Murdy and Sons
Ben Jones
Harry Woodward
Carl VanZante
John VanZante
VanZante Family Gatherings Near Pella and Lovilla
The report notes Charles VanZante and Misa Bertha VanZante with Mr and Mrs Earl VanZante and Carol and Charles all of Pella as well as Mr and Mrs Lester White and family spending Sunday at Lovilla with White's mother. The entry also mentions damp cold conditions halting field work and no oats sowing. Circle meets Thursday afternoon with Eva VanZante. Mr and Mrs Ray McCloud visited John VanZante Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles VanZante
Misa Bertha VanZante
Mr. and
Mrs
Earl VanZante
Carol and
Charles
Pella
Lester White
Lovilla
Mr. White
Circle
Eva VanZante
Ray McCloud
John VanZante
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moravia Dairy and Pasteurizing Plant
Menavis
Gall Ames
Wecohy
Turner Funeral Home
Coulter -Jointe
Rleae
Aia
Veach Implement Co
International Harvester
Centerville, Iowa
Centerville Sale Co
Chev
Tudor
Clark's
Alma, le
By Een Miller
Keyes
Kenneth O' Conner
Doris Boblenz
Mis
van ‘Leminster
John Callen
Karen Kay
Lean Burns
Kenneth O'Conner
Lester Morris
Bernard Kittermans
Iconium
George Hammond
Franklin
John Moffatt
Art Ekwall
Coy Swift's
Wilmer Kitterman
Marlyn
Byron Cater
Ray Rinehart
Linda
Lester Housley
Mary Kay
Leo Scieszinski
David Simmons and Sons
Ed ‘McDonald
Stansberry
E. N. Catterlin
Optometrist
Hotel Annex
Centerville, Lows
Ford Service
General Motor
Briccs Motor Co
County Treasurer’s Office
H. G. Hargis
Appanoose County
Peoples Abstract & Title Co., Inc
Centerville National Bank
Meredith R. Grifting
Moravia Theater
Bombadier
Aillis-Chalmers
W. C. Allis-Chalmers Tractor
Allis-Chalmers All Crop Harvesters
Allis-Chalmers
Oliver Plow
W. C. Allis-Chalmers Corn Pickers
International Combine
Bivin & Robb
New Idea Farm Implements
Iowa
Lowell McElderry
Gardner
Pullorum
White Leghorns
White Rocks
Austra White
St. Run
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