Thanksgiving Guests Gather Across Many Families
A long Thanksgiving listing shows Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ellison and son Kenny hosting a turkey dinner with numerous relatives including Herman Forgy Irvin and Mary Lou of Knoxville and Jimmie and Ronnie Ellison. Additional visits span Bonne Terre Missouri Des Moines Ottumwa and Albia with many family names and dinners noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Ellison
Kenny
Mra
Herman Forgy
Irvin
Mary Lou
Knoxville
Mervin Ellison
Jimmie
Ronnie
Gene Lathen
Mike
Mark
Alonzo Turner
Charles Turner
Myrthe Hudgens
Bruce Cuthornp
Mia
Sam Hudgens
Barbara Hinote
Unionville
Norman Ward
Larry Brooks
Danny
George Winslet
Ray Lewis
Des Moines
Bill Callen
Ottumwa
Harry Felton
Udelle
Melissa Felton
Frank Woodward
O. G. Woodward
Wm. Woodward
Colfax
Paul Woodward
Karen Layton
Gaylor
Thelma Allen
Murphy
Albia
Eugene Boyer
Harry Woodward
Ray McCloud
Donald McCloud
Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Counties Highlight Village Life
A flurry of Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings unfolds across Ottumwa and nearby towns. Many from Burlington to Centerville share meals with relatives, celebrate birthdays, and attend services, including JoEllen Homeline’s 17th birthday and Mrs. Coffin and Mrs. Hawk birthday events. Notable attendees include Boyd Runnells, Harold Hoffman, the McClouds, the Proctors, and distant relatives from Davenport and Des Moines, with travel and extended family contact shaping a festive weekend narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Woodward
Harvey
Boyd Runnells
Linda
Burlington
Evie Runnells
Frank Hiatt
Harold Hoffman
Runnells
Jimmie Luse
Cedar Rapids
Ray McCloud
Donald McCloud
Denney
Albia
JoEllen
Charles Coffin
E. G. Hawk
Coffin
Hawk
Cynthia
Zula
Sam Hudgens
Nelle Utterback
Viola Chadwick
Ottumwa
William Steffen
Nancy
Will Peterson
Wm. Hagerman
LeRoy Brown
Steffen
Margaret Steffen
Misa Margaret
Mia
Donald Thurman
Donna Woodward
Carol Main
Allerton
John Packard
Charles
Kenosha
Wis
J. R. Callen
Packard
Roy Packard
Numa
Betty Russell
Centerville
Harry Phillips
Loren Walter
Callen
John Tadlock
Lee Tadlock
Kenny
Idah Caylor
Grant Tadlock
Irene
Carl Tisue
Irah Caylor
Almont Main
Mary Rose
Frank Swaim
Basil Tadlock
Lester Brain
Frank
Cheyenne
Wyo
Virgil Johnson
Lyle Jones
Robert Gene McClurg
Ames
Barbara Hart
Albert Veach
Charles Wintermute
Gilford
Thanksgiving Socials Fill Centerville Area With Gatherings
Numerous families gathered for Thanksgiving across Centerville and nearby towns. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wilson and Alan, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Irven Kalving, Fred Dusablon family, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest West and boys, Mrs. Louise West in Albia, and many more. Hospitalization noted for Bob Carter after tonsil removal. various birthday celebrations also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Chapel
Monnday
Burton
Jerry Goodwin
Lynda
Russell Warner
Big Long
Elsie Long
Dorothy and
Genevie Donovan
Sarah Hiebert
Central Valley
Calif
Bessie Donovan
John Wood
Donna Asher
Albia
Ivan Harsh
Ivan Shields
Sue
Martha Harsh
Mt. Ayr
Glee Harsh
Patty
Martha
Jane
Adel
Lute Hiatt
Frank Hiatt
Karl Fischer
Delinquent Tax List Adjoins Public Auction Notice
Delinquent real estate taxes for 1954 and earlier prompt a public sale by I H G Hargis, Appanoose County Treasurer, at Centerville courthouse on December 5 1955 at 10:00 am. Property may be offered separately. unsold parcels may be reauctioned under Public Bidder Law. The list is incomplete due to imperfect descriptions per State Auditor ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
45Th General Assembly
I. H. G. Hargis
Appanoose County
Centerville
Said
H. G. Hargis
Fragmentary Moravia Union item from 1988 issue
An OCR damaged snippet from The Moravia Union dated Thursday December 1 1988. The readable text includes names Glasgow Eugene and Margaret Whisler and scattered alphanumeric fragments with references to parts and numbers, but no clear event or full details emerge.
Delinquent Personal Property Taxes Listed for Iowa County
A posted notice under Chapter 220 H. F. 237 lists delinquent personal property taxes for the current year. It details owner names, amounts due, penalties and costs, and warns of distress warrants after final publication. The list includes numerous individuals and lines tied to Moravia and Chariton areas with varied tax figures and publication costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
56Th General Assembly of
Iowa
Carl
Smith
Tadlock
Lee
Miller
Moravia Tele
Moravia
Pers
Udell - Unionville Union Twp
Foster
W. D
Independence
Evan, Claude
Brain View
Tels Line
Pop Costa
Exskin
Paul M
Taylor
Paxston
Clifford
UDELL
Howell Refrigerator Co
Moore
Brandon
E. W
H. G. Hargis
Appanoose County
Main
Jay A
ABS
O Ton - Taylor Line
Moravia Coltrain
Emery
Spencer
Ralph
Unionville
Williams
Dr. L. M
Spaur
Wm. L
Fentem
Ormal
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Rae Thurman
Bonne Terre
Harry Phillipe
Arnold
Cuthamp
Bruce
Skip Broshar
Tekend
Paul Broshar
Wayne
Amos. McGhghy
Turner Funeral Home
Ines
TeSa
Aires
McClurg Implement Co
Lis Chalmners and
New Idea
Roy Rogers
Yellow Rose of
Texas
John Wayne
Rosalind Russell
Sterling Hayden
Teukaloolar
Audie Murphy
V. W. Mima
Mee
Mae Fischer
Don Pettibone
Joan Pettibone
Mary Meadows
Jim Blomgren
Oskaloosa
Mira
Carl VanZante
Carol Breen
Brees
George Turmer
Max Rodfers
Loveland
Colo
Carolyn Stodgrass
Loyd Carter
Grenfell
Marvin Snodgrass
John Horatman
Bit Long
Larry
Leta Long
Harve Cochran
Jay Wilson
Orville Burton
John Burton
Jerry. Goodwin
Bob
Tamburitzan
Lynda Kay Wood
Dorothy
Lee’ Benz
Roberta Fadiga
Janie
Bob Evans
Bill Long
Harold Hudgens
Chester Sanders
Alan
Trenton Wilson
Trenton
Taylor - Taylor Berry
H. C. Beg
Coltrain
Myrtis
Frandson
Theo
Owings, Estalene
Taylor - Botdias NO
Witt
Eels
Steerer OE
Taylor - Union Cae Myrtis
Eile Ier Tee Ee
Shilte Earl
Simmons
J A
Burger, Clifford & Leone
ELL Consolidated Clancy
Dependence - Deen Oer
Nis
Doe A & Mary
Udell O
Oks
Grant
Gire
the Moravia Union
Glasgow
Eugene & Margaret
Seme
Hedgecock
Thistlewalt
Robert A. Whisler
Unionville Corporation Underwtch
Cloud
Orig
Town
Richey Florists
N. Ard St
Albis
Albia Sales CO
Sale Pavilion
Paul Morebsad
Joba Sokloien
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