Blue Front By Mrs John VanZante Residents visit and travel notes
Albia shoppers Wednesday include Mrs John VanZante and Ralph Shelquist with Francis. Circle met Thursday with Myrtle Hamilton and the Mertz family from Waukesau Wise. Families hosted at Homer Hamilton home for a week’s visit. Donald and Ben Jones with guests at Margery Tracy’s. Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Murdy in Moravia. Des Moines visitors Arline James Creral Wilcox Earl Everett and Harlan Wyatt attended funeral services for Grants Selix Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John VanZante
Ralph Shelquist
Francis
Circle
Myrtle Hamilton
Roland Mertz
Waukesau
Wise
Homer Hamilton
Ben Jones
Donald Arere
Margery Tracy
Donald
Mrs. Murdy
Moravia
Arline James
Creral Wilcox
Earl Everett
Harlan Wyatt
Des Moines
Grants Selix
Floyd Wood
Wood
Glen Wood
Winston DuVall
Jim Wood
Mr. Hopkins
Charles Andrews
Ted Campbell
Albia
Bruce Jones
Lulu Koehler
Vera
Gordy
Grace Newbro
Aaron
Dwane
Freda
Keith
Charlie Hopkins
Dave Caylor
Arlene
Peggy Paris
Ottumwa
Mia
Paris
Arlene Paris
Centerville
Elmer Gordon
Elsie
James Wood
Unionville
Divorce Notice in Appanoose County Iowa Court
In Appanoose County Iowa the plaintiff M J Bartle seeks a divorce from Bertha M Bartle on grounds of cruel treatment and desertion for over two years. Defend by May 31 1944 or default and decree will be entered as petitioned. Dated April 14 1944. R R Ramsell Ottumwa Iowa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Appanoosa County
Iowa
M. J. Bartle
Bertha M. Bartle
Centerville
Appanoose County
R. R. Ramsell
Ottumwa
New Hope By Mrs W E Donovan
Village social notes recount Sunday visits to Dallas and Centerville and Albia, births, hospital stays, and weekend gatherings. Families mentioned include Herron Coffin Chambers Pettibone Jacobs Meadows Harsh Carter and Donovan with Mary Catherine Herron born Wednesday evening and an incubator baby at Centerville hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Donovan
Chester Sanders
Carl Coffin
Frank Chambers
Helen Chambers
Dallas
Texas
Richard Ballew
George Ballew
Judith Ann
Gerald Hunter
Nancy Jayne
Joellyn
Everett
Elsie Martin
Albia
O. A. Burton
Charles
Cen
Don Pettibone
Ivan Harsh
James Herr
Bert Meadows
Meadows
Jerry Pettibone
Pearl Hiatt
Loyd Carter
Virginia
Bobby
Herron
Dick Wilson
Unimportant Cogitations by Inez Faber
A long letter from Cedar Rapids recounts Easter 1944 with weather gloom contrasting last year. The writer attends Central Park Presbyterian Church with a flag honoring service members, praises Dr. Eric Clitheroe, details WAVES and air crew parades, and notes daily tasks like washing pots and outlining a psychology report before brightening as spring returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Eric Clitheroe
Vorhees Hall
Cedar Rapids
Unionville and Nearby Families Report Local Happenings
Local farmers lament city envy while residents share visits, travel, and social gatherings. The column lists numerous Ottumwa and Centerville residents visiting relatives, military service departures, and weekend guests, including Dommer, Brain, Jones, Tadlock, Olmstead, and Arnold families, with notes on engagements and War Bonds appeals.
Grief of a Baby Chick Echoes in Quiet Evening
A speaker reflects on the sorrow of a baby chick as it is herded indoors on the eve of a sunny week. She admits forgetting to feed the fire the night before and muses on the loud complaints about her perceived cruelty.
Maple Grove Community Notes Amid Illness and Travel
Imogene Tadlock reports neighbors and relatives in Maple Grove noting Mrs. Lyle Hopkins ill in St. Joseph hospital Centerville. Patricia Kajghin funeral in Mt. Pleasant with Grant Tadlock, A. E. Shull, and Neal Burton visiting. multiple families recalled visits, measles illness, and local hospital calls across Centerville Des Moines Richland Moravia Center ville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Tadlock
Lyle Hopkins
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Centerville
Grant Tadlock
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Patricia Kajghin
Wilbert Johnson
Gabe Johnson
Bert Arnold
Lois
Charles
Charles Arnold
Des Moines
Hazelton, Jr
Ealing
Howard Whisler
Richard Tubaugh
Donald
Delmar Dowd
Social visit rounds in Moravia community
Mrs T J Luse and Guss Luse hosted and visited with relatives Thursday evening. Jerry and family joined at Emil Halden home while Centerville music contest attendance occurred Friday. Visitors and calls occurred at multiple homes including O G Davis and Gaylord McDanel. Guy Jones and family from Annandale arrived for a few days, with a Sunday round of calls and a family dinner at C C Jones home for Guy Jones and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Luse
Guss
Luse
Gerald
Cody Luse
Jerry
Emil Halden
Bonita McDanell
Centerville
John Johnson
Guns Luse
Albia
Guy Jones
Annandale
Minn
Guss Luse
Moravia
Gaylord MecDanel
M. E. McDanel
Harold Davis
Blakesburg
O. G. Davis
Gaylord McDanel
C. C. Jones
Social Visits Fill Weekend in Local Homes
Mr and Mrs Earl Boyer hosted Thursday and Sunday meals with guests including Mr and Mrs Chris Bogart Jess Hiner Joanne Martindale from Des Moines Mrs Wendell Martindale and Johnny from Cuyahoga Falls Ohio. Centerville visitors and Albia and Centerville residents joined for dinners and suppers at Turner and Boyer homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Boyer
Chris Bogart
Jess Hiner
Pearl Hiner
John Martindale
Joanne Martindale
Des Moines
Wendell Martindale
Johnny
Cuyshoga Falls
Ohio
J. D. Minnes
A. G. Turner
Ira Boyer
Richard
Centerville
Turner
Eileen
Myr
Ralph Walker
Janet
Albia
Roy Rinehart
Ralph Turner
Attendance at Sunday School and church at Main Station
Attendance was 365. The notice lists numerous local families visiting and socializing across the week including Hiatt, Burmeister family, Gladfelder kin, Harrison, Tomlin, Woodward, Foster, Easter, Luse, Cody Luse, and others in Cedar Rapids, Moravia, and nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Gladfelder
George Hiatt
Grand- Son
Cedar Rapids
Bill Burmeister
Trenton Gladfelder
Clyde Gladfelder
Yvonne Harrison
Ray Harrison
Lillian Tomlin
Bill Long
Ronald Woodward
Karen
Robert Foster
Darlene
T. H. Philby
Gene Exline
Arlene Easter
Grover Easter
Rex Foster
Dean Tomlin
Roma Tomlin
Grace Luse
Lloyd McDand
Lee Johnson
Guea Luse
Robert Luse
Betty
Cody Luse
Mina Luse
Moravia
Community Notes Briefs from Walnut City
Betty Jean Foster recovering from red measles after a doctor visit. Several neighbors attend Mrs. Tom Jones funeral. Families Mr. and Mrs. Boyer and others visited and hosted meals and gatherings at multiple homes including the Easter and O Connor households.
Local Social Visits Reach Inland Community
Franklin By and Mrs. John Moffatt hosted Nellie Haines of Red Oak who visited relatives nearby last week. George Ostermyer and son Roy were callers at Georgetown on Saturday. Roscoe Argo and Nellie Haines visited Hal Lemaster’s home midweek. Fred Argo Cleil Sheldon and Frances Argo visited Albin on Wednesday. John Moffatt and Roy visited George Ostermyer Sunday afternoon. Pete Sulentic and his wife spent Sunday evening at the Moffatt home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moffatt
Nellie Haines
Red Oak
George Ostermyer
Roy
Georgetown
Roscoe Argo
Hal Lemaster
Fred Argo
Cleil
Sheldon
Frances
Pete Sulentic
Kinser Valley community notes amid visits and repairs
George R. Darby reports Kinser Valley residents visiting relatives in Blakesburg and Moravia. Donald W. Darby from Washington DC stayed a week with family, while others sawed wood, repaired a sagging telephone line with new poles, and shared weekend visits with LeRoy Wilson and families. The note also mentions J. C. Lockman’s illness and pigeons being hunted without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Darby
Russell Darby
M. M.darby
Blakesburg
Jack Judge
J. T. VanDorin
Ervin Long
Moravia
Zell Wilson
LeRoy
Lockman
Campbell
Dommer
Daniels Returns From Camp Howze Texas Visit
Kenneth Daniels came back to Camp Howze Texas on Tuesday after a 15 day stay at the Neuman Daniels home. Mr and Mrs Cyril McDanel escorted Mrs McDanels parents Mr and Mrs Burdette Utterback to the eventful gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Rose
Kenneth Daniels
Camp Howze
Texas
Neuman Daniels
Cyril McDanel
Local notes from Moulton and Centerville area events
Mrs Utterback fell ill last November and is slowly recovering at her daughter's home in Moulton. Corp Francis Argo from Camp Maxey visited Cyril McDanes family and relatives in Iconium during a furlough. Others attended gatherings in Centerville Ottumwa and Moravia including baby chicks purchase and Sunday dinners hosted by Bert Meadows and the Harley Burton circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Utterback
Corp
Francis Argo
Camp Maxey
Texas
Cyril McDanes
Jay Argo
Iconium
Bert Meadows
Ottumwa
Neuman Daniels
Frances
Lulu Burton
P Lloyd Rose
Apent
Centerville
Harley Burton
Don Pettibone
Virgil Dooley
Unionville and Centerville Social Notes Highlight Visiting and Play
Local residents share visits across Unionville and Centerville with Glen Wood, C. H. Andrews, and the Tadlocks. Families attend funerals, doctor visits, and a Grant Selix service as seniors prepare to stage the Aunt play under Mrs. Ted Campbell’s guidance.
Salem News of Local Visits and Social Calls
Hazel Hellyer notes social visits across Salem area with the Hurleys hosting at James Nash home and Dell Hellyer visiting with Janetta dy. Centerville trips involve James Nash, Jess Gladhfelder, and Guy McKern. Families like the Perrys, Sheltons, and Jennings share weekend calls and Sunday visits with relatives in Albia and Centerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Hellyer
Hurley Tisue
James Nash
Dell Hellyer
Janettady
Jerry Brown
Cass Hamilton
Robert Tarr
Robert Jennings
Centerville
Lloyd Brown
Terry
Carl Tisue
Elbert Perry
Doris Long
Janet
Jess Gladfelder
Guy McKern
Brompton Social News Contacts and Visitors
Forrest Hiatt of Newton aged four visited the KE home Sunday morning. The Boardmans hosted several callers including J E Stafford Cormeny M E Boardman Vercel Barnes and son Billy and E F Boardman in Albia Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Boardman
Forrest Hiatt
Newton
Cormeny
J. E. Stafford
E. 0
Vercel Barnes and Son
Billy
E. F. Boardman
Albia
Max McCoy
Russell Darby
EH. F. Boardman Tme
A. J. Billings
Tom Howard
Near
Bloomfield
Brompton
Henry Horn
Charles
John Fisher
Vercel Barnes
E. 0. Cormeny
Emma Sees it Through at Unionville Gymnasium
Emma Sees it Through event headlines Unionville gym Friday night April 21 with admission set at 16 and 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
Unionville Gymnasium
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Congress
Wayne Pitman Davis
Grace L. Bedinger
John Q. King
Caldwell Township
Boane
G. D
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R. C. Wilson Taylor Township
Harry Stickler
Dewey E. Goode
County Recorder
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L. A. Osborn
G. “Mage” Luse
Charles L. Johnston
John L. Dillon
Jack Bailey
J. R. Barkley Moulton
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Randolph Scott
Passage Et Marseille
Humphrey
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Inez Faber
Amana
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Detroit
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H. M. Bowera
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Ira Robb
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Wayne Morrison
Earl Coop
Lester Coop
Ann Marie
R. H. Coop
Grant Selix
LaVonne
Los Angeles
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E. S. Olmstead
P. H. Wood
Fred Deitzman
Lee Hiatt
Rockford, Ill
Ray Tubaugh
Donna
Clarence Dowd
Bernice
Imogene
Basil
Dean Andrews
Arlene Arnold
Ed Pollard
Maxine Scott
Johnny Hewitt
Cleo Stocker
Walter Scott
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L. C. Main
D. K. Orelup
Maple Grove
L. H. Robinson
Grahgn
Hedge College
Biddle
MeneHsds Bmg
Gardner Hatchery
Boyer Ridge
Betty Jean Foster
Tom Jones
Walnut City
J. W. Whicker
James Easter
Frank
Florice Moffitt
Kenneth McDanes
Delbert Foster
Max Terry
Ernie McGuire
Versil Easter
Donald Houser
F. E. Boyer
F. A. Boyer
Milo Walker
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Frank O’connor
Glair
Dale Easter
Carl Boyer
Frank O'Conner
William Whicker
Tone Scott
Chester Hackathorn
Ire Boyer
Earl
Clara Morrison
F. B. Moffitt
Irene
Florice
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Albia, Iowa
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Eddie Dew
Venerah Andrews
Arthur Dean Andrews
Basil Tadlock
C. H. Andrews
Jack Cross
Sarah Underwood
Dave Ops
California
Ray Tublugh
Lee Tadlock
Venetah
Daugher
Ray
Richard O'Tubaugh
Donald Dowd
Inoon
Lazelle
Strunk
C. H. Andrewa
Eleanor Burton
Knoxville
Logan Stunk
Glen
Betty Strunk
Rex Tssue
Nancy Temple
Aaron Campbell
Salem
Roy Sheldon
Fred Sheldon
Raymond Perry
Hazel
Ella Platt
Faye
Harry Jennings
Ohn McAninch
Gary
Edward McCord
Versal Robb
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Ken Mayanol
Tom Conway
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Wil Geng
Jdutey
Mr. Smith
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