VanDorin Family News and Local Gatherings
Light showers cooled things as Leo VanDorin and family visited Tuesday. Urbana Township Farm Bureau met at Ed and a Robinsons Tuesday evening. 4-H demonstrations were shown. A Wednesday club farewell for Dick Sandifer and Eddie, plus a pink and blue shower for Mrs. Sandifer, occurred at Kenneth Foster's. Various visits and birthday celebrations followed through weekend including Adda Lou Wilson’s wedding in Seymour. 4-H activity continued in Albia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo VanDorin
Urbana Township Farm Bureau
Ed Robinson
Dick Sandifer
Eddie
Kenneth Foster
Fred VanDorin
Mr. Thompson
Ames
Raymond Vance
Bobby Faber
Jeanne
Joanne Hawk
Frances Griffin
Ilinois
Ida Griffin
Joe Griffin
Faber’s
Frances
Ottumwa
Harold Prough
Richard Bentzinger
Bentzinger
Prough
Mystic
Harold Hawk
Adda Lou Wilson
Seymour
Leo McCombs
Polk City
Art McCombs
Marvin Vance
da Vonna Vance
Roy Fisher
Mary Jo
Mariene
Community News Roundup From Main Station Area
Sunday School attendance at Main Station noted with 27 present. Many families including McDanels, Fos ters, Rosencrants, Tomlin, Fenton, Easter, Hopkins, Van Antwerp and Gladfelder shared visits and dinners at relatives’ homes. Local gatherings included birthdays, cooperative dinners, and a 50th wedding anniversary observed in Burlington. Many moves and visits among Lyndon McDanel, Tomlin, Gladfelder, and related households.
Unionville And Surrounding Folks Gather For Weekend Visits
Mrs Edd Gothridge of Green Rock Illinois spent Friday night with her parents D S Fenton. Sharon Richard and Stephen returned home with their mother Saturday after vacation with relatives. Eunice Knight and May belle spent weekend at Walter Stuffiebeam home in Drakesville and attended Old Settlers. Various families from Kansas Rockford Ottumwa Centerville Exline Mystic and Moulton visited relatives here. Women’s Society of Christian Service meets Thursday at Mrs Carl Alden’s. Glen Smith family Floyd spent Sunday at the parental Mrs Cora Smith home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edd Gothridge
Green Rock
Ill
D. S. Fenton
Sharon
Richard
Stephen
Saurday
Eunice Knight
Maybelle
Walter Stuffiebeam
Drakesville
Old Settlers
Gloria Purdum
Cora Smith
Rex Shuck
Kansas
Pete Smith
George Moore
Rockford
Moore
Fred Davis
Dale Walton
Mike
Ottumwa
H. M. Richmond
Centerville
A. S. Dukes
Elizabeth Guernsey
D. M. Wilson
D. W Gladfelder
W. E. Hiatt
J. W. Proctor
Exline
Estella Burton
Fred Christy
Mystic
D L. Hiatt
Verner Hawk
Maurice Wintermore
Myrtle Harrington
Lula Koehler
Rollie Carter
Moulton
Women's Society of Christian Service
Carl Alden
Glen Smith
Hawkins family and local social gathering noted
The Hawk family along with Mr and Mrs Milo Long and children and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Fenton of Centerville were mentioned visiting. The Baptist Ladies Aid plans an all day meeting on Thursday August 5 with Mrs Mamie Miller.
Blue Front By Mrs. John VanZante
Mrs Margery Tracy of Iowa City visited sister Mrs Beh Jones. Thursday night John VanZante hosted relatives near Pella. Friday Bill Ralston and children of Conrad Iowa spent the weekend with Ralph Shelquist. Robert Shelquist and Bobby joined Sunday dinner. Cyril McDanel visited Clair McDanel Saturday. Cyril McDanel and family at Francis Argo near Oskaloosa Tuesday. Ronald VanZante went to Ames Friday with the judging team. Kerberg family and son visited Arnold home Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margery Tracy
Iowa City
Beh Jones
John VanZante
Pella
Bill Ralston
Conrad
Iowa
Ralph Shelquist
Robert Shelquist
Bobby
Cyril McDanel
Clair McDanel
Community events calendar from Urbana Center area
The Wednesday club and families honored the Dick Sandifer family moving to Oklahoma with a pink and blue shower for Mrs Sandifer. Over 20 families attended Farm Bureau activities at Ed Robinson home with 4-H talks demonstrations and old photos. Carolyn Faber suffered a painful burn on her hand at a stove broiler. Dorothy Archer narrowly avoided injury while tractor driving. A Bob Pearson farm barn was struck by lightning and burned with hay and grain. Local residents visited, picnicked, and helped with threshing chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Foster
Dick Sandifer
Oklahoma
Sandifer
Farm Bureau
Ed Robinson
4-H
Carolyn Faber
Dorothy Archer
Bob Pearson
R. A. Faber
Vaughn Faber
C. L. Gertsma
Lynnville
Geldie Lockman
Marion Fisher
Mary Louise
Chester Gillen
Executor Notice for Orpha Taylor Estate
On July 20 1954 the District Court of Appanoose County Iowa appointed G E Taylor as executor of Orpha Taylor deceased. Creditors must pay to the undersigned and claimants must present legally authenticated claims for allowance. Guernsey Powers Attorneys for the Estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Appanoose County
Towa
Orpha Taylor
Tate
Sal
G. E. Taylor
Proceedings Of The Centerville County Supervisors
Proceedings detail payroll and labor payments for numerous workers including Corvin Shriver Paul Varner and Walter Bailey as well as sustained payroll items for Earl Brooke Donald Eddy and John Jackson across maintenance and road projects with payments to Centerville National Bank and Centerville Oil Co and various suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corvin Shriver
Paul A. Varner
Paul J. Varner
Okie Whitall
Walter Bailey
A. H. Dove
Clyde Hart
Elmer Stevens
Carl Fenton
Grant McCoy
Claude McFall
Davee Taylor
Clifford Wages
Darrel Wendland
Harrel Wendland
R. E. White
R. F. Yates
Centerville
Nat
H. G. Harels
Hg, Harris
Treas
TL Pee
Earl Brooke
Labor
Donald Eddy
Porrent Foster
Hata Ada
Seem
Hospital Service Inc
Bowe
Cras Ins
Rysant Earl Kinser
O. E. McElderry
Appanoose County Tele. CO
Bafvices
Igneto
John Jackson
Lloyd King
Cecil Long
George Lowe
Carl Mikels
LeRoy -Ponsetto
Lab
George Richmond
Edward Seeley
Arnel Sleeth
Ben Fowler
Orville Hayes
Andrew Heartley
Earl Kinser
James Middleton
Eric Scritchfield
T. M. Sedgwick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erion
Walter Minor
Dallas Faber
Burdell Roberts
Montezuma
Gerald Roberts
E. G. Hawk
Burch
Kenneth Free
J. T. VanDorin
Iconium Christian Church
Lowell VanDorin
J. T
Centerville Monument CO
C. Patterson
Peoples Abstract & Title Co
Centerville National Bank
Meredith BR. Griffing
Lyndon McDanel
Main Station
Jody McDanel
Cliff Kaster
Clell McDanel
Betty Jean van Antwerp
Clove Foster
Lillian Fenton
Trenton Mericle
Olin Foster
Harry VanAnt Werp
Roe van Ant-werp
Ella Foster
Bertha Foster
Moraine
Dwight Robb
Ella
Henry Rosencrants
Rose Zarnes
Donald Easter
Carolyn Hopkins
Ben Rosencrants
Vicki
Rosencrants
Rex Clark
Dean Tomlin
Lynn
Fenton
Linda
Carl Tomlin
Rex Tisue
Donnie
Billie
Wm. Tomlin
Wanda Tomlin
Lynn Fenton
Curtis Tomlin’s
John Broshar
Dixie
Ray Harrison
Fonda Sue Gladfelder
John Zimmer
Clyde
Darlene Gladfelder
Trenton Gladfelder
Robert Easter
Wanda Bruner
Lendon
Ind
Cliff Pfannebecker
Larry
Averill
Shirley Townsend
Bloomfield
Johnny Marlin
Albia
Homer Weldon
Tracy
Daphne Hilton
Burlington
Dwight Coop
Lloyd McDanel
Joyce Martin
Bud McDanel
Laverne MecDanel
Leroy
Junior Townsend
Belle Whicker
Clyde Gladfelder
Wendell
Laverenon
Dick Wailson
Atbla
Cliff Easter
Frank Gladfelder
Keith Gladfelder
Norma Lee
Faye Townsend
Jack Hoffman
Edd Rolinton
Deenalee
Lee Benz
Roberta Fadiga
Charles
Mt. Pleasant
Flora Designs Funeral Sprays _hickey Florists
N. Srd Bt
Alsia
Owa
Sale Pavilion
Albia Gales Co
Petarnop
Pen
Fan Monehead
John Scidcha
Unionville
Mra. D
Urbana Center
Guernsey & Powers
Board OF
IF Supervisors
West Side Square
Mary Wheeler
L. P. Clow
Centerville, Iowa
Deanne Dra
Duffy of
San Quentin
Sterling Hayden
Audie Murphy
Spike Jones
Fireman
My Child
Martin & Lewis
Living
Arnold L. Anderson
Albis
Lows
Ford Service
General Motor
Brices Motor Co
FORD
Tars Labor Bay
Fertre
Mrantont
Cans
Gala Musecal
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