Gardener Writes About Washington Home Garden Adventures
Clara Gardner describes moving to Yakima Washington and transforming a peach orchard into a lush garden. She details irrigation projects many plants including hybrid teas dahlias irises and perennials with notes on pruning cuttings and canning yields while sharing trips to Mount Rainier and Yakima Park and updates on family and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Wash
Garden Club
Washington
Iowa
Noweta
Richard
Washington State
Nachés
Tieton
Milk
Clearfork
Tampico
Columbia
West Point Community News Highlights Local Socials
West Point notes dense social life with visits and gatherings. Ottumwa guests attend Leo Hoffman events. families attend funerals, picnics, 4 H activities, and threshers dinners. Attendees include Potts Argo Exline Mosley Hoffman and Brown families with multiple local farms and churches noted.
Brushy Social News From Centerville Area
Mrs Arle Fenton and Mr and Mrs George Bedinger visited Centerville homes Sunday. Families including the Teater Martin and Goodell households shared time with relatives. Several residents hosted gatherings at parks, homes, and with friends, naming Tucker Hainline Hensley Purvis Tarbell Atwell and others across Centerville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reba (McDonald) Cameron
Beacon
Towa
Mary Harrett
LeRoy Spurgeon
Larry
Barbara
W. R. Deeter
The
Brethren Church
Deeter
Capitol Building
Topeka
George Bedinger
Centerville
Merle Teater
Bill Martin
Ferrell Purvis
Linda
Arlo Fenton
Frank Tarbell
Merrill Atwell
Emmons Atwell
Atwell
Ralph Tucker
Local Social Notes Highlight Methias Sheldon Atwell Families
Mr and Mrs Leonard Methias and Mrs Bert Sheldon with son Clarence Sheldon were visiting. Mr and Mrs Laten Atwell spent Sunday evening in social call, reflecting community chatter and family ties in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Methias
Bert Sheldon
Clarence Sheldon
Laten Atwell
Franklin Farmers Hold Regular Meeting
The August Franklin Farmers 4-H club meeting opened at 8 15 p m at Tcornium schoolhouse led by president James McCord with 17 members present. Members agreed to add entrants to state 4 H camp, named Bob Potts W G OHara and Larry Derby as possibles, planned an ice cream social with the girls club, donated five dollars to the cancer fund, and voted to build an eat stand with the Hilton club for Moravia Fall Festival. Demonstrations covered shingling a barn and home poultry control. Refreshments were by W G OHara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Farmers 4
Tcornium
James McCord
Bob Potts
W. G. O'Hara
Larry Derby
Girls
Cancer Fund
Hilton Club
Moravia
Jack Tarbell
Dick Sneeden
Jerry Brown
Gary Dean Perry
James
Martha McCord
Charles
Connie McAninch
Colin Cole
Wayne Pickrell
Lynn
Dick Sweeden
Richard Hoffman
Richard
Charles Jennings
Dick Brown
John William
Jim McAninch
Bill O'Hara
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Yakima Park
Paradise Park
Clara Gardner
Udell
H. B. Spring
Darlene Spring
John Exline
Teonium
Houser
Bernard Rouse
Ralph Birch
Harold Spring
Merie Brongon
California
Ben Glasgow
Carl Whisler
James Fox
Carl
Minnie
Dee
Spring
Enamelair
Ruth Ogden
Oliie, In
Geo. Morlan
Moravia Union News
West Point
Mrs
Leo Hoffman
Delbert Hayworth
Jane
Donna
Ottumwa
Andy Mosley
Nancy
Clair Potts
Martha
W. P. Davis
Roscoe Argo
Seymour
Edward Haver
Eddyville
Robert Potts
Albia
Marie Cole
Marlene
Royce
Verta Hoffman
Kenneth
Dorothy Potts
John Hiner
Johnette
Rex Haver
Carlota Exline
Russell Brown
Fred Argo
Addie
Clayton Sheldon
Clell’ Sheldon
Clyde Sheldon
J. W. McAninch
Centerville Park
Deena Lee Robinson
C. R. Sandifer
Leo
Laura Hoffman
Jack
Johnette Hiner
Lloyd Johnson
John Exling
WSCS
Methodist
Iconium
West Grove
Denny Argo
Will Hagerman
Homer Hamilton
Rex Hagerman
Indianola
Edris Jones
Lloyd Callen
Andy Brown
Iris
Edward McCord
Carolyn
Elien Cooper
Lloyd Cahen
Fred Ammons
Theresa Brown
Iconium Methodist Church
Ben
Rascoe Argo
Sherrie Coughenour
Nancy Mosley
LeRoy Brown
Sheryl
Jack Hoffman
Fred
Francis McCrory
David
Eugene Callen
Paul Jordan
Janice
Mary Mosley
Cora Jones
Verta
Kenneth Hoffman
Orville McCord
Rex
Teo Hoffman
Jay Rees
Norris Callen
Lloyd
David Callen
Brushy
Mrs. Arle Fenton
Franklin Farmers
NEW & Advanced
Firestone
Les
Oehler Bros
Albia - Moravia - Centerville
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