Vosburgh Social Ice Cream Party at Ammons Home
The Happy Helpers club members and families held an ice cream social Tuesday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ammons home. Numerous relatives visited and enjoyed cake and ice cream as the group shared greetings and updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Helpers Club
Lloyd Ammons
Earl Swift
Carolyn
Denver McBeth
Billy
Rosemary
Erma Epnerly
Dickie
Dorothy Jean Scott
Edward Leih
Joan
Byron Cater
Tommy
Donnie
Billie
Donna
Delbert Calhoun
Richard
A. E. Derby
Emmett Derby
Larry
Karen Rose
Tdoyd Ammons
Dean
Allen
Linda
Roy Miller
Toe Atchison
Richland
Wash
Atchison
Jimmie
Carl Calhoun
Wayne Thompson
Enon Notes From Mrs I T Van Dorin
Enon notes stormy Thursday night with about one inch of rain and power outages lasting about 12 days. Messages mention Harold from Cody Wyoming, visits with Mearl Walter and Jeanne Hawk, and relatives in Marison Mt and Taintor Abbia. A variety of local family visits and dinners are recorded, including Van Dorin and Walter households and travel between towns.
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Mawk
Harold
Cody
Wyo
Yvonne Gardner
Mearl Walter
Karen Foldlowwith
California
Jeanne Hawk
Dallas Faber
LeRoy Harvey
Marison
Marie
Lowells
Sylvan van Dorin
Mear
Leo van Dorin
Taintor
Abbia
Sat
Faber and Hawk Families Attend Sunday Visits
Mary Jo Faber visited after church with Carolyn Hawk. Harold Hawk home welcomed Claude Hawk and family. Marvin Vance and family attended a birthday dinner for her father Art McCambs. Mrs Ward Shaw, mother of Mrs Lowell Van Dorin, spoke Saturday evening. Glen Fowler and daughters stopped by Sunday afternoon. Fowlers rented Frank Boyer farm for next year. T and T dined with Viera Jones Saturday and visited Fred and W H Van Dorvis Sunday. J C Lockman and Roger Gideon’s families called on R8 Faber and Fred Van Dorvin homes Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Faber
Carolyn Hawk
M. BE
Fellowwill
Centerville
Harold Hawk
Claude Hawk
Marvin Vance
Art McCambs
Ward Shaw
Lowell van Dorin
Albia
Glen Fowler
Gaylord
Fowlers
Frank Boyer
Viera Jones
Fred
W. H. van Dorvis
J.C. Lockman
Roger Gideon
Faber
Fred van Dorvin
Salem Area Social Roundup At Appanoose Fair
Several residents from the Salem vicinity attended the Appanoose county fair. The report lists numerous visits and social gatherings at local homes including the Dell Hellyer, George McCombs, Delbert Calhoun, Raymond Perry, and George Hellyer households. Travelers also plan a trip to Buffalo Gap and the Black Hills with relatives.
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Appanoose County
Brown and Sheldon families share weekend visit notices
Sunday notes show Mr. and Mrs. Tloyd Brown visiting Centerville to meet their new grandson. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sheldon spent the weekend at the Raymond Perry home.
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Tloyd Brown
Centerville
Fred Sheldon
Raymond Perry
Pleasant Hill Ry Visitors Share Weekend
Pleasant Hill Ry Mrs George Hammond and guests from Danville TH Frances and Darwin Sheldon Ottumwa visited Merle Dicks home last week. Roy Sheldon family and Dorman Irwin plus others were Sunday guests at George Hammonds. Clyde Dicks hosted dinner with head and Sandra. Joe Robertson and Frank Tarbell hosted Sunday dinners. Jo Penton and Lawrence attended Moravia family reunion. Earl Swift Carolyn called at Merle Dicks. Pearl FE Winor returned to Cedar Rapids after two weeks away.
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George Argo
Bill Molyneux
City
Dell Hellyer
Delbert Calhoun
Richard
Raymond Perry
George McCombs
Albert, Perry
Hazel Hedyer
George Hellyer
Mary Lau
Lew
Frank Unelart
Dell Tellyer
Claude Carlson
Ft. Dodge
Iain
Rarnie Tucker
Grant Tadlock
Basil Tadlock
Ian
Carl Tisue
Clarence Whiteheal
Sandra
Clyde Dicks
Roy White
Danville
Frances
Darwin Sheldon
Ottumwa
George Hammonds
Lawrence
Lorain
Moravia
Earl Swift
Carolyn
Merle Dicks
Pearl FE. Winor
Cedar Rapids
Kinser Valley Notes From Blakesburg and area
Kinser Valley reports Jake Huber not advancing as hoped while Geo R Darby visited with his brother and family. Rain amounted to about 1.25 inches Thursday night improving dry conditions. Zell and LeRoy Wilson bought a power mower from Veach and Son and planned to attach it to their tractor. Wilson reunion drawn good attendance at Moravia park. LeRoy Wilson visited Kevin Long, Sylvan Van Dorin made a business call at Zell Wilson’s. Two Newcastle disease vaccines for poultry are live and killed types.
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Zell
LeRoy Wilson
John Veachh
Hilton
Clifford Leant
BE. C. Caster
Moravia
Wilson
Moravia Park
Zell Wil
theKevin Long
Sylvan van Dorin
Zell Wilson
Franklin Ry Mrs John Moffatt Celebrate 10th Wedding Anniversary
Franklin Ry and Mrs John Moffatt celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary with an August 12 ice cream social at their home. Friends and relatives from Moravia, Des Moines, Phoenix, and surrounding areas attended, including the Whiteshead, McCord, Argo, Stansberry, Moffatt, and Sheldon families. Numerous callers visited throughout the week, with many family members noted in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Whitehead
B. F. Youngker
Buckeye
Avia
Ida Argo
Washington
B. C. Whitehead
Donald
Iconium
Ruby Whitehead
Phoenix
Ariz
Edward McCord
James
Martha
Orville
Ray McCord
Clarence Whitehead
Sandra Kay
Larry
Linda Pearl
Moravia
Hugh McPatridge
Bernard Kitterman
Kay
Stansberry
Leo Hoffman
Richard
Kenneth
Rex Haver
Will Moffatt
Olive Moffatt
Frank Cox
Clarence Sheldon
Fred Argo
Phyllis
Clayton Sheldon
Carl Cox
Hugh McFatridge
Emmett Derby
Mollie Leport
Tackey
Jimmy
Des Moines
Maude Burnett
Thayer
B. F. Stansberry
Beryl McCombs
Neil
Craig
Diana
Flo Frame
Bedford
Roy Moffatt
George Oxtermier
Lloyd Ammons
Clyde Sheldon
Clinton Sheldon
Frank Starcevic
Local Visit Notes and Shifts in Iowa Farm Population
Mrs Olive Moffatt and son Roy visited Ine Lucas Jy home Saturday. Carl Cox called at Charley Summers home Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Joe Lucas Jr and son Roy and Bill Lucas and Mrs Olive Moffatt spent Sunday at Henry Elliott home. Mr and Mrs Bill Elliot and daughter Sharon of Rock Island Ill, Mr and Mrs Jack Lewis and daughter Maxine and Grandpa Phelps were supper guests. Between 1940 and 1945 Iowa farm population fell by about 124000, to 792000 total.
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Olive Moffatt
Roy
Ine Lucas Jy
Carl Cox
Charley Summers
Joe Lucas Jr
Bill Lucas
Henry Elliott
Bill Elliot
Sharon
Rock Island, Ill
Jack Lewis
Maxine
Grandpa Phelps
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Grover Cillispie
Bruce Thompson
Pearl Sry
Trampton
Iowa
Glen Turner
Blanche Arco
Teonium
Donald Colwell
Jack
Enon
Mrs. I. T. van Dorin
AAA
Goode Seed & Feed Co
cHtr Woon
Blunt Man
Wal
Uupivoahiv
Rouvee
HBC
Atdge Peteoueksie
cAttingnte
Poe
Salem Ry Hazel Hellyer
Huth-James
Jams
Houik-James
Tilton’s Shoe Store
Berth Sade
Conpererville
Hill Ry
George Hammond
Kinser Valley
George R. Darby
Newcastle
E. N. Catterlin Hotel Annex
Tire Service Headquarters
Goodfyear Service Store
Haynes Ave
Centerville, Lowa
Gardner Hatchery
Ae Ay
Friendly Store
State Fair
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