Social News Roundup of Local Visits and Gatherings
Mrs. Raymond Ashby visited Des Moines Tuesday to Saturday to see her daughter and grandchildren. The Ashbys attended church in Albia where Rev Bruce Brandy spoke, then dined with Mrs Marion Brawdy. Numerous relatives across towns, including the Ashbys, Fosters, Walters, Van Dorins, Mosleys, and Cloyed families, hosted or joined visits, dinners, and recreation at local sites such as Rathbun Lake and nearby homes. Names include Bruce Brandy, Loren Huss, Marion Brawdy, Olin Foster, Gary Foster, Terry Foster, Rex Foster, Mary Ellen, Mearl Walter, John Wilson, Sylvan Van Dorin, Debbie, Annette Van Dorin, Clifford Tisue, Des Moines, Albia, Centerville nursing home, Rathbun Lake, Strawberry Point, Ottumwa, Arlington, Va., Lawton Okla., Deep River, Amana, Marengo, Cedar, Blakesburg. The Wilson reunion and multiple family gatherings are noted along with travel between Des Moines, Albia, Centerville, and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Ashby
Des Moines
Loren Huss
United Presbyterian Church
Albia
Bruce Brandy
Ashbys
Marion Brawdy
Bruce Brawdy
Coney
Kansas
Minnie Ashby
Centerville
Olin Foster
Joe Steele
Gary
Terry Foster
Trenton Meridle Home
Rex Foster
Mary Ellen
Lake
Debbie
Annette van Dorin
Rathbun Lake
Sylvan van Dorin
Annette
Marie van Dorin
Strawberry Point
Clifford Tisue
Harley Tisue
Andy Mosley
John Mosley
Ottumwa
Mike Mosley
Adda Long
News of Interest Prot VOSBURG
Mrs. Dick Brown collects local gatherings and visits detailing relatives and friends visiting Edith Callen and others in Davenport Chariton Mishawaka and Des Moines. The record notes camping at state fairs Lake Rathbun and Lake Rathbun outings plus family visits and picnics with multiple surnames across several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vosburg
Dick Brown
Local Families Gather for Visits and Death Belief
Mr and Mrs Bill Parson and daughter of Stamford Connecticut arrived at the Lloyd Brown home for a vacation. Dick and Clark Hellyer attended the state fair. Mr and Mrs John Laws spent Wednesday evening at the Lloyd Brown home. Miss Hazel Hellyer spent Tuesday with Mrs Frances Baretich in Rathbun. Mr and Mrs Bill Rogers and daughters and Ronnie Cloyed spent Wednesday evening at the Dale Cox home. Clark and Hazel Hellyer attended the funeral of William Reeves at Centerville Saturday afternoon. We extend sympathy to the bereaved ones of Mr Reeves. Mr and Mrs Jerry Brown and family of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend at the Lloyd Brown home with the Bill Parson family. Mr and Mrs Richard Tubaugh and family visited at the Clarence Whitehead home Sunday evening. Mrs Clarence Whitehead attended WSCS in Moravia on Wednesday. Debbie and Bobby Bruce of Silvis Illinois, Mr and Mrs George Hellyer spent Sunday afternoon at the Hellyer home. Mr and Mrs Clarence Whitehead took Maude Whitehead for a car ride Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Edward McCord and Mrs Fern Callen called on Mrs May Barnes at the hospital in Fairfield Sunday afternoon and attended open house for Mr and Mrs A E Derby of Albia who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. and Hospital Auxiliary at Centerville Friday morning. Mr and Mrs James McCord and family of Fort Madison spent Thursday and Friday at the Edward McCord home. Mrs Clarence Whitehead and Mrs Richard Tubaugh delivered a wedding cake Sunday afternoon for Mr and Mrs A E Derby of Albia. Miss Ruby Whitehead and Mrs Tude Arga left for their home in Phoenix Arizona Tuesday and arrived home Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Donald Whitehead
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Parson
Stamford
Connecticut
Lloyd Brown
Clark Hellyer
John Laws
Hazel Hellyer
Frances Baretich
Rathbun
Bill Rogers
Ronnie Cloyed
Dale Cox
Clark
William Reeves
Centerville
Reeves
Jerry Brown
Cedar Rapids
Richard Tubaugh
Clarence Whitehead
WSCS
Moravia
Debbie
Bobby Bruce
Silvis
George Hellyer
Hellyer
Maude Whitehead
Edward McCord
Fern Callen
May Barnes
Fairfield
A. E. Derby
Albia
James McCord
Fort Madison
Snd
Ruby Whitehead
Tude Arga
Phoenix
Arizona
Donald Whitehead
Whitehead Family Attends State Fair on Friday
Mr and Mrs B F Whitehead joined family members at the state fair Friday. They were seen touring exhibits and enjoying the event together, highlighting a festive local gathering appreciating agriculture and community.
News of Interest From Hiattsville
Mrs Wayne McDanel leaves Thursday for El Paso to join husband. Des Moines state fair attendance by Hiattsville residents noted. Several families visit Wayne McDanels and Kennth Daniels homes. WSCS met with Nellie Heckman teaching. Gene McDanel car checked after bike accident. Denver picnic trips by Mikels Daniels and Dooley clans. Kevin Daniels attends Ottumwa fair.
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el Paso
Texas
Hiattsville
Des Moines
Jay Long
Bobby McDanel
Wayne McDanel
Don Clark
al Clark
Linda McDanel
Gene
Bill Clark
Fleada Miller
Pittsburgh
Penn
Kenneth Daniels
Virgil Dooley
WSCS
Edrie Phillips
Flora Hiatt
Juanita Dooley
Edith Hiatt
Evelyn Daniels
Nellie Heckman
Nellie
Wayne McDanes
Mervin McDanes
Curtis Mikels
Denver
Colorado
Susan
Eugene Daniels
Kevin Daniels
Rathbun Lake
L. C. Bogle
Ottumwa
News of Interest From Franklin by Mrs Earl Swift
Announcements of local gatherings and visits around Franklin feature the Swift and Derby families. Various relatives attended weddings anniversaries funerals and picnics at Rathbun Lake Ottumwa and Albia with trips to Lathern church and Kendall Place. A MORAVIA UNION subscription is suggested as a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Earl Swift
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