The Editor's Mail from Leland Selby
A wartime readers letter from Leland Selby, son of Milo Selby near Moravia, Iowa, serving in the U S Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton. He reflects on war, church, liberty, neighborhood life, and daily hardships, noting long drought and shortages while away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herd
Milo Selby
Moravia
Batty Bracy
Oskaloosa
Iowa
San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
James le
Moravia Union
Long Beach
Leland Selby
Maple Grove Social Notes Tie Families and Friends
Imogene Tadlock reports on gatherings in Maple Grove as the Walter Scott and John Hewitt families share ice cream with the Felton family. Several local families visit one another across a series of Wednesday and Friday evenings and Sunday dinners with extended kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Tadlock
Walter Scott
John Hewitt
Harry Felton, Jr
Gabe Johnson
Bernice
Wanda
Mia
Ralph Robinson
Wilbert Johnson
John Scott
Grant Tadlock
Local Family Gatherings Weekend Events in Centerville
Friday and Saturday saw gatherings across Centerville with Grant Tadlock and family visiting, Betty Wilson visiting Des Moines, and multiple calls and visits among neighbors. Clarence Dowds and Harvey Andrews homes hosted relatives as Gabe Johnson and others attended sales and spent Sunday with Walden and Scott families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Tadlock
Aoloe
Irene
John Tadlock
Walter Scott
Clarence Dowds
Centerville
Thursay
Betty Wilson
Des Moines
C. H. Andrews
Dean
Venetah
Social Roundup in Urbana and Vicinity
Friday evening gatherings with the Faber family and neighbors are noted along with Sunday visits by Albert Coop and family to his parents. LeRoy Harvey travels from Xenia to Sioux Falls, with the Harveys staying with Mrs. Harvey’s sister before joining the trip. Don Sandifer returns from Colby in better health, having regained weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wilson
Bob
Jack
R. A. Faber
Albert Coop
Henry Horn
Fay Paxton
R.A. Faber
Oskaloosa
LeRoy Harvey
Xenia
Ohio
Sioux Falls
D. LeRoy
South Dakota
Harvey
Minnesota
Kinser Valley Social News From Blakesburg Area
LeRoy Wilson and his grandfather Darby were business callers in Blakesburg Tuesday. Ervin Long was a Sunday evening caller at the G. R. Darby home. Rolla Wilson of Ogden Utah visited with his cousin’s family and returned home via Albia. Zell Wilson Floyd Caster and LeRoy Wilson joined a trip to Albia and then Burlington. The Darbys and LeRoy Wilson attended a closing-out sale near Eddyville Tuesday. Ed Robinson ran cattle in Ervin Long pasture. The Zell Wilson family attended the Wilson reunion at Eph Wisen home Moravia. Caster and LeRoy Wilson went theater in Albia Sunday. The Zell Wilson family joined Ervin Long on a business trip to Centerville. LeRoy Wilson and grandparents will spend weekend in Des Moines. Clarence Stone delivered an Angus male calf for Russell Darby. A Moravian Union subscription makes a welcome gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Darby
LeRoy Wilson
Darby
Blakesburg
Ervin Long
G. R. Darby
Rolla Wilson
Ogden
Utah
Zell Wilson
Floyd Caster
Albia
Burlington
Eddyville
Ed Robinson
Ervin
Des Moines
Clarence Stone
Russell Darby
Freda Wood
Miller Items
Harvey Andrews
Thelma Dawson
Norma Lee
John Tatlock
Will. 3Waim
Webb
Iowa
Lee Tadlock
Kenny
Grant Tadlock
Irene
Joe
Winfred McCarty
Evalyn Oldham
Marilyn Koehler
Floyd Wood
Freda
James Wood
Centervile
Glen Wood
Mike Domer
Glen
Mis
Harland
Ottumwa
David Koehler
Joe Hornaday
Fredy
Keith
Thelma’ Dawson
Norma Let
Gene Boyer
Frederick Koehler
Farm Bureau
Centerville
Richard Hopkins
C. H. Andrews
Venetah
Winston DuVall
Local Social Roundup From Centerville and Mora Area
Residents and visitors share weekend gatherings and calls across Centerville Mora and nearby homes. Notables include Mr and Mrs H Hilton Mr and Mrs Perry Mikels and families Mrs C S Callen and Minta Shoemaker taking a two week vacation and several neighborhood families visiting and hosting in Centerville and surrounding farms.
Miller Des Moines Visit Highlights Local Social Roundup
Des Moines visits figure prominently as Freda Wood notes friends and relatives from Albia Centerville Ottumwa Eddyville and Ottumwa areas. The column lists calls and gatherings with numerous Tadlocks Wood Koehlers Harringtons Hopkins and Andrews among others, plus a hospital visit and 4 H club meeting.
War ration calendar details for tire and fuel coupons
The notice outlines changes in wartime rationing: tires no longer require periodic passenger car inspections. inspection records must be kept. It lists various coupons for gasoline, fuel oil, sugar, spare stamps, and airplane stamps with validity windows and conditions, including procedures for first and second period applications and Board requirements.
Community Visitations and Local Callers Report
Mrs John Moffatt and family hosted visitors at the Clell Sheldon home Monday evening. Roseose Argo and Angela Bush called on local residents. The Sheldon household and Frances and Darwin vacationed in Ottumwa. U S soldiers and sailors on the Normandy front receive V mail rapidly as invasion began per OWL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moffatt
Clayton Sheldon
Baby
Clell Sheldon
Roseoee Argo
Albia
Angela Bush
E. F. Stansberry
Frances
Darwin
Ottumwa
Mary
Daisy
Harley Kine
Henry Elliott
Dewayne Stansberry
Bernard Kit
U. S
Normandy
England
Local Social Notes From Centerville Area Gatherings
Betty Jean Foster reports Meyer family and friends visiting in Centerville and surrounding farms. Dinner guests include Paul Mericle at the Olin Foater home. Relatives from Bloomfield, New Sharon, and Webb Iowa attend tastings, picnics, and church events.
Social visits and condolences in Salem area
Hazel Hellyer reports guests visiting Hazel Hellyer and Dell Hellyer from Missouri and Buckeye Arizona. A large group gathers for dinners and ice cream at Clarence Whitehead and other homes. Funeral attendance for Mrs. Ella Tisue noted and sympathy extended to bereaved families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Hellyer Ray
A. W. Potts
Forrest Potts
Missouri
Horton Potts
Bennie Youngker
Buckeye
Arizona
Clarence Whitehead
B. F. Whitehead
Larry
Ray [McGord
Edward McCord
James
Martha
B. C. Whitehead
Robert Jennings
Charles
Harry Jennings
Harry
Robert Tarr
iRobeta
Dell’ Hellyer
Ella Tisue
Harold Argo
Raymond Perry
Dell Hellyer
Hazel
Wilma Carol Robb
Hazel Hellyer
Community Notices and Obituary From Moravia Area
Local notes list Farm Bureau gatherings across Center ville and Centerville, plus visits among families including Versal Robb, Gladfelder, Potts, Lewis, and others. An obituary for Mary Ellen Tisue details birth, marriage, children, church involvement, and a long Moravia residency. The column ends with a brief agricultural tip on home canning tomato juice and a want ads reminder.
Hiattsville Social Notes and Local Visits
Mrs Lloyd Rose hosts meetings with neighbors and relatives this week as the community shares visits from Mrs Elsie Marie and Hygiene Blomgren. Clair Hiatt and Carl Hiatt are in naval training while other locals travel to Rochester Des Moines and Centerville for family gatherings and farm duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hygiene Blomgren
Carol
Centerville
Bert Meadows
Carol Breese
Rochester
Minn
Paul Cridlebaugh
Knoxville
Carl Hiatt
Navy
Clair
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Lakes Naval Training Center
Florence Hiatt
Don Pettibone
Schindler
Cyril McDanel
Lloyd Rose
Roy Dooley
Virgil Dooley
Marilyn
Lester Garden
Centerville Park
Cyril MecDanel
Max and Clair
Ileta Argo
Baby
Ted Broshar
John and
Ella Hiatt
Atlanta
Gus Hiatt
Springhill
Iowa
Edward Robinson's
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maple Grove
Leon Smith
Spencer Corsetiere
Benton Avenue
East Albia
Gardner Hatchery
Urbana and Vicinity
Kinser Valley
The
Moraviann Union
Coulson
Ernest Hiatt
Daphne Hilton
Est Hiatt
Mya
Perry Mickels
Smith
Theo Miler
Lester Strunk
Perry Mikles
H. L. Hilton
Lloyd McDanes
Minta
Shoemaker
C. S. Callen
Billie Luse
Bert Luse
R. E. Luse
Betty
Willie McDonal
Pat Lynch
Patty
Chicago
Sherman Callen
Bessie
Haley Scott
C. S
Theo Miller
Chester Broshat
Frank Swaim
Moravia, Iowa
Ambulance Service
United States
Franklin
Boyer Ridge
Betty Jean Foster
Paul Mericle
Olin Foater
Rosa Goode
Nancy Stagdill
Bloomfield
J. W. Whicker
James Easter
KR. H.kaster
Urban Gerard
Averill Kaster
Olin Foster
Richard Goughnor
Lloyd Davison
W. O. Hiatt
Will Swaim
IF. A. Boyer
Walter Forbes
Lavern
Joyce
F. E Moffitt
Frank O’connor
Pearlie Boyer
Fred
Virgil Kaster
Kenneth McDanel
Delbert Foster Home
Almont Main
Mary Rose
Cora Main
F. A. Boyer
Florice Moffitt
Ivan Moffitt
Gene
Carl Boyer
Karen
Frank O'Conner
George Eaton
Promise City
William Whicker
Henry Foster
Qlin Foster
Robert McCann
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ira Boyar
Richard
Chariton River
John
Salem
Atbia
Joe Thompson
Tilt Street
Centerville, Iowa
Versal Robb
Wilma Carol
Jess Gladfelder
Arthur Lewis
Martha McCord
Clair Potts
James Nash
Roy Argo
Elbert Perry
Newton Long
Jean
Guy Meehin
Jerry Brown
Haley
Richard Hawk
Lloyd Brown
Jerry
T. J. Luge
Dorothy Brown
Beverly Callen
Jimmy McAninch
Connie
Ellen Tisue
William and Mary Jones
Monroe County
Cass Hamilton
Malcomb B. Tisue
Bort
Orn
Edna
Ethel
Harley
Josie Charity
Moulon
Tisue
Salem United Brethren Church
Benson
Department of Agriculture
Hiattsville
Elsie Marie
Enone
Gene Autry
Beulah Bondt
Mabel
Marjorie Reynolds
Dennis O'Keefe
Pat O'Brien Eorece
North Star
Anne Baxter
Letty Rhoads
William Elam
Plano
G. M. Garrett
R. C. Wilson
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