Community social notes from Moulton area
Mrs W E Donovan and guests visited Clifford Paxston. Orville Burton and families attended Boy Scout activities. Frank Chambers and Gerald Hunter families visited Richard Ballew home in Moulton with Betty Ballew. Lloyd Carter and Karl Fischer hosted friends at Frank Hiatt home. Elsie Martin stayed at McDanes home. W S C 8 met with Frances Burton. devotion led by Mrs Burton and program by Elsie Callen. Refreshments overseen by Mrs Glenna Luge and Mrs Golda Hiatt. Fifteen present. Mrs W H Callen and Homer also participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Donovan
Orville Burton
Clifford Paxston
Charles and Boyd
Frank Chambers
Gerald Hunter
Richard Ballew
Moulton
Betty Ballew
Lloyd Carter
Karl Fischer
Frank Hiatt
Elsie Martin
Herbert McDanes
W.S.C
Frances Burton
Opal
Centerville
Martha Hiatt
Frank, Hiatt
Forest Jacobs
Andrew
Fred Hahn
Carl Coffin
Vess Hiatt
Charles Argo
C. A. Burton
John Kinion
Andy Moseley
Ivan Harsh
Matt Watts
Prank Chambers
Beverly
Karleen
Peter Dinan
Loyd Carter
Late Hiatt
Frank Turner
San Wilson
Mardeena
Trenton Wilson
Lee Hiatt
Marilyn
War sacrifice grief for local family in Centerville region
Community mourns Staff Spt. Paul Stafford killed in action on the Italian front. He was a cheerful farm boy who grew up locally and answered his country’s call. Deepest sympathy to his wife and brothers as neighbors recall his service. Various visits and gatherings mark a quiet weekend amid the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Darby
Homer Shipler
Ottumwa
Vercel Barnes
A. J. Billings
Janella Maxine
M. E. Boardman
George Reid, Jr
Newton
George Reid
Ida Anderson
Paulo
Haa
Dinner Guests at J E Robinson Home
Mrs M E Boardman and Mr and Mrs Roy Fisher with daughter Mary Louise were Sunday dinner guests at the J E Robinson home. Earl Boardman attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Boardman
Roy Fisher
Mary Louise
J. E. Robinson
Earl Boardman
Blue Front Social Roundup At Local Homes
A series of social visits and gatherings are noted across Centerville area households. Liens include Edna Davis hosting So and Sew club on Thursday, Frank Woodward hosting a Friday party, and numerous family and neighbor visits with hospitality at Van Zante, Hiatt, Miller, Jones, and Hellyer homes. Lorence Gardner leaves soon for army induction. Ronald Lee improves and plans to return to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John VanZante
Lois Shelquist
Eva VanZante
Edna Davis
Frank Woodward
Lorence Gardner
Sally Ann
Gardner
Lorence
Anna Hiatt
Carl van Zante
Ronald Lee
Donald Ines
Des Moines
Henry Sytama
Albia
John van Zante
Johnnie
David Murdy
Ben Jones
John Near
Zante
Centerville
Circle
Wendell Murdy
Unimportant Cogitations on VE Day and War Worries
Inez Faber muses on VE day as a sign of progress not peace, noting allied freedoms and ongoing battles. She urges prudent backyard poultry care, warns against treating chicks as toys, and recalls family communications from military members while describing a Thanksgiving with a home fire and a thermometer spiking to 100 degrees.
Local social notes and visits from Ottumwa area
Community news references Miss Essie Whistler and Mrs. H M Bowers returning from Chicago, old friends like Herb Webb stopping by, Junior-Senior banquet at the Baptist church, merchants sailors on leave, Youth Conference attendees, visits by Charles Lawes and Roscoe Brown, and multiple family gatherings at the More, Wilson, and Long households with neighbors and relatives in Ottumwa and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Whistler
H. M. Bowers
Chicago
F. M. S. Brazelton
Clarice Colson
Herb Webb
Wisconsin
Baptist Church
H. M. Richmond
Donald Cross
Hart Morrison
New York
Merchant Marine
James A. Walls
Verdean Selix
Greta Purdum
Wanda Robb
West Grove
Charles Lawes
Roscoe Brown
Moravia
William Brown
Milo Long
Iowa City
Clyde Smith
Harry Wales
Abia
Harry Sanders
William Morrison
Ottumwa
Betty Strunk
Adel
Gilbert Herman
Maynard More
Deanna Lee
Robert McMullin
Jack
Richard
Jimmy
Neale
Nancy
Batavia
P. E. More
Social Visits and Family Gatherings Mentioned in Local Notes
The report records numerous weekend and Sunday visits among local residents. Carl Cloyed and family hosted and hosted guests included Darby, Wilson, and Witko families, with Lorence Darby preparing for Jefferson Barracks training. A funeral service for Miss Iva Jones was attended at Turner funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Darby Russell Darby
Ervin Long
Zell Wilson
LeRoy Wilson
Wilson
Raymond Jones
Carl Cloyed
Donald Darby
Ralph Johnson
Max Lockman
Jack Campbell
Floyd Caster
Witko Boys
Jimmie Wilson
E. F. Wilson
George R. Darby
Donald
Lorence
Jefferson Barracks
Donald W. Darby
Harry DuVall
Moravia
George W. Darby
Turner Funeral Home
Iva Jones
Albia Clergyman McKay Officiated Service
The Rev Mr McKay of Albia officiated the religious service, delivering the sermon and leading the congregational prayers during the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McKay of
Albia
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Ernest Hiatt
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Gary
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Harold Argo
Clarence Whitehead
Jim McAninch
Connie
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Fred Sheldon
Henry Cordes
Roy Sheldon
Horton Potta
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Joe Martin
Hazel
George Argo
Robert Jennings
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Inez Faber
Young Junior
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Tall In the Saddle
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