Ames church gathering noted with community guests
The Weasley Chapel church event drew about 40 attendees on Friday night. Edward Jay Clayworth led Bible stories and Edith Hiatt directed a Proverb game while Rev. Greet led prayers and the group sang hymns. A pie and toffee refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weasley
Edward Jay Clayworth
Judy
Jimmie Moelliwain
Edile Phillips
Edith Hiatt
Greet
Edilé Phillips
Edith Hiett
Jay Wilson
Eglin' Base
Florida
Herb Boblenz
Lee Miller
Frieda Kalvig
Community notices and visits round the area
Mrs Rosa Beaty visits sister Lissie Kelsey. Methodist Ladies Aid meets at Maude Whitehead's. Artis Carpenter in Ottumwa consulting an ear specialist. Christian Church Ladies Aid with Beryl Brown and Laura Dicks. Breese family gatherings and Sunday visits at various homes. Ottumwa weekend visits to Harold Argo Clarence Whitehead homes. Casteel family planning move to California. Dale Penfield and Jack Penfield visit. Clara Brown calls on Beryl Brown. Truman Tarbell and Jackie visit Leg and Rena Breese. Laura Dicks spends Friday with Flo Frame. Bert Rinehart and Mary Lou visit George Hiner. Richard Penfield visits grandparents Gray and ??? Penfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Beaty
Lissie Kelsey
Methodist
Ladies Aid
Maude Whitehead
Artis Carpenter
Ottumwa
Artis
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Beryl Brown
Laura Dicks
Lester Breese
Kenneth
Rena Breese
George Hammond
Jim Dewitt
Harold Argo
Clarence Whitehead
Jim Casteel
California
Dale Penfield
Burlington
Jack Penfield
Robert Scott
Hig
Floyd Lowe
Clara Brown
Bery Brown
Truman Tarbell
Jackie
Leg
Flo Frame
Bert Rinehart
Mary Lou
George Hiner
Richard Penfield
Gray Penfield
Easter Sunday weather lore and local visits excerpt
Local notes describe a folk belief about Easter Sunday storms lasting seven Sundays, followed by a sequence of social visits and gatherings. The record lists numerous family names such as VanDorin Johnson Hawk and Walter, with meetings at the Farm Bureau hall, W. S. C. S. in Moravia, and church events. The passage also notes cemetery cleanup, a May 6 business meeting, and visits to Ottumwa Exline Center ville and nearby households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Johnson
Chas, Bettis
Anna Clark
Charlie Johnson
Texas
Arthur
Johnson
Carson
Robison
Moravia
Leo VanDorin
Linda
Ernsted Johnson
Lowell’ VanDorin
RB. S. Faber
J. T. VanDorin
Home Project
Farm Bureau
Albie
Marvin Vance
James Williams
Mear
Walter
R.S. Faber
Opal Wilson
R. S. Faber
Harold Hawk
Carolyn Hawk
Jeanne
Joanne Hawk
Claude Hawk
William
Evelyn Johnson
Wilma Smiley
Rosemary ‘Vance
Flora Jones
Charlie VanDorin
Sylvan VanDorin
Urbana Center School
Frank Wilson
Mary Jo
Floyd McFall
Centerville
Joe Downs
Art McCombs
Albert McCombs
Mearl Walter
John Wilson
Exline
St. Joseph’ Hospital
Dwain Horn
Bernard Hanahan
Aubry Walter
Max Turner
Delbert Love
W. H. VanDorin
Darwin Strong
Eliza Enloe
Ottumwa
Fred Strong
Wayne McDanel
Audrey Wignall
Doyle McDanel
McDanel
Wilma Weatherly
Jerry
LaPorte City
M. E. McDanel
Roscoe Brown
P T A Meeting At Enon School Draws Good Attendance
The Sunday DeWayne home hosted a late P T A meeting for the school year. Monday night session at Enon school had strong turnout with sandwiches coffee and cocoa served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWayne Son
Enon
Main Station By Mrs. John Foater
Sunday dinner guests and visits flow through Fairview church and surrounding families. The record lists numerous households including Morris, Luse, McDonald, Dowd, Gladfelder, Yeager, Hiner, Foster, Burton, McDanel, Tomlin, and others. Social calls span Davenport to Oskaloosa with multiple gatherings and birthdays noted.
Local families share weekends across Ottumwa and Albia
Mr and Mrs Tin Dewitt and family from Ottumwa spent Saturday night with Clarefice Whitehead. Bert Rinehart and Mary Lou and Artis Carpenter visited Dell Hellyer on Friday. Judy celebrated her birthday with the Ken neth Gladfelder family. Elbert Perry and L A Perry hosted relatives in Albia. Clarence Whitehead and daughters joined Harold Argo's family and Delbert Calhoun’s crew for Sunday. Jim Casteel and family from Alameda California, and Mrs Harold Argo, spent Sunday evening with Dell Hellyer. Fred Sheldon of Albia visited Raymond Perry on Sunday, Bobby Dean Martin stayed weekend with grandparents Horton Potts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parvin Morris
Davenport
Lester Morris
Mra
Donald
Delmar
Paul Miller
Oskaloosa
Curtis Burton
Minnie Yeager
Lyndon McDanell
Bud McDanel
Forrest Hiatt
Newton
Catie Whicker
Gene
Judy Gladfelder
Kenneth Gladfelder
Jess Gladfelder
Viola Zapuder
Keith Gladfelder
Norma Lee
Bissie
Judy
Kester Gladfelder
Lora ‘Fenton
Bobby
Johnny Hutton
Wilbur Hiatt
Ottumwa
Della Points
Earl Purvis
Johnny Marlin
Lynden McDanel
Richard McDanel
Bud Walter
Joyce
Connie
Clarence Dowd
Robert Foster
Twyla
Clyde McKern
Moulton
Orman Lemonds
Carl Tomlin
Wm. Tomlin
Mrs. Tomlin
Harry Bond
Belle Whicker
Trenton Gladfelder’s
Lynn Fenton
Carl Torin
Ted Glascow
Grinnell
Ed Points
Dean Tomlin
Tin Dewitt
Anid Sons
Clarefice Whitehead
Bert Rinehart
Mary Lou
Artis Carpenter
Dell Hellyer
Elbert Perry
L. A
Maple Grove Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Sunday dinner guests at Gabe Johnson home included George Johnson of West Des Moines and Shelby Johnson with family from Des Moines. Afternoon callers were Walter Scott family Ron Tisue Gomer Stocker Clifford Stocker and George Brackett of Albia. Local visits spanned multiple households with numerous relatives and friends in the Maple Grove area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe Johnson
George Johnson
West Des Moines
Shelby Johnson
A Familly
Des Moines
Walter Scott
Ron Tisue
Gomer Stocker
Clifford Stocker
George Brackett
Albia
Gabe- Johnson
St. Joesph Hospital
Sim Howell
Loren Walter
Winston DuVall
Social notes and family visits at local homes
The page lists varied social calls and visits across households including Mea Holan Aten Conine, Burtdett Cox family, Mrs. Bud McDanell, Mrs. Jennie Kinnamon, Robert DuVall, Helen, Alta Comer, Walter Horne, Roy Beackett, and Gabe Johnson. It mentions garden pruning advice about grapes to ensure large, high quality fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holan
Mea
Gedil Comstock
Ralph Tucker
Burtdett Cox
Curtis Tomlin
Bud McDanell
Boya
Jennie Kinnamon
Mia
Robert DuVall
Helen
Alta Comer
Bunch
Walter Horne
Roy Beackett
Galesburg
Fil
Gabe Johnson
Jim Davie
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Bape
Genovie Donovan
Loyd Carter
C. C. Cullers
Paris
Bill Davis
St. Augustus
Ill
Charles Burton
Joan Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Orville Burton
Fred Dusapola
Ivan Harsh
Betty
Marion Watts
W. E. Donovan
Dorothy
Genevie
John Wood
Bert Meadows
Lute Hiatt
Harry Phillips
Ed Carpenter
Ernest West
David
Bill
Bob Harsh
Huibhae
Pony
Jimmniie
Don Pettibone
Danny Brees
Clyde
Darlene Gladfelder
A.W. Kirkade
Darlene
Guy McKern
Charlie
Mary Platt
Neil Spencer
Russell Warner
Blakesburg
Bessie, Neff
Elsie Martin
WEB
Donovan
Virgil Dooley
Harold Beck
Centerville Methodist
Ray Harrison
Herbert Boblenz
Montellor
Kaby
Centerville Monument CO
C. C
Patterson
Teenium
Mrs
Sc’ and
Eagle Hitch
Co” Farmall
Case and
Briggs-Stratton
J. T. van Dorin
Pioneer
John H. Goode
John Foater
Fairview Church
John Tadlock
Grant Tadlock
Jerome
John Sharp
Walnut City
Bill Wilson
Baby
Jennie, Kinnamon
George Exline
Edd! Bradley
Mystic
Freg Hamline
Johnnie
Geraldine Wilson
John Lindakoog
Dick Johnson
John Wilson, Jr
Basil Tadlock
L. P. Clow
Centerville, Lows
Lai
Briggs Motor Tractor Division
Albla
Iowa
General Electric
Space Maker
Oehler Bros
Firestone
Albia, Iowa
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