Local Happenings From Thanksgiving Day Guests
Thanksgiving gatherings spread across Ottumwa Des Moines Centerville and surrounding towns with numerous visitors from Ankeny Wayne Nebr Russell Clawson Mich Loveland and Gilman staying with local families. Several residents recovered from surgery and illness while others joined relatives for dinners and weekend visits.
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Grace
Mary Veach
Bob Swanson
Ankeny
Craig Reich
Wayne, Nebr
Dennis
John Knudsen
West Des Moines
Richard Veach
Joellyn
Ottumwa
Jonathan Chase
Russell
Garnet Brain
E. H. Knudsen
Knudsen
Cleveland
Ohio
Earl Brain
Hedrick
Centerville
Roy Ough
News of Interest From New Hope column
Gladys Harsh reports a busy week of Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings in New Hope. Residents include the Lockman, Neff, Stewart, Jacobs, Free, Warner, Harsh, Wilson, and Dungan families visiting across Cedar Rapids, Tipton, Muscatine, Rockford, and nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hope
Gladys Harsh
Janice Ballanger
Pat
Pam Lockman
Bayard Neff
Rockford
Paul Stewart
Dennis
Muscatine
Kenneth Free
Richard Jacobs
Michelle
Mike
Wayne
Cedar Rapids
Forest Jacobs
Donald
West
Ernest West
Jay Wilson
Alan
Linda
Marsha
Richard
Cecil Martin
Ella
Ben
Jane
Tipton
Frances Burton
Russell Warner
Jerry Goodwin
Warner
Nelson Ballanger
Franklin ‘Ballanger
E. G. Lincox
Flora Jones
Robert Harsh
Renee
Courtney
Ivan Harsh
Ronald Jacobs
Miles Dungan
Helen Harrington
Janet Harsh
Rermee
Wedding Bells Tie Family To Moline Visit
Hiattsville notes record extended family weekend visits and a granddaughter’s wedding in Moline. Cyril and Mrs Cyril McDanel joined relatives from Davenport LeClaire and Washington for the ceremony. Other gatherings included dinners, birthday celebration, and Thanksgiving meals at various Long and Hiatt homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril McDanel
Moline
Jolene McDanel
Max McDanel
Wayne MccDanel
Walter Clark
Donald Clark
Jerry Lindt
Rick Long
Davenport
Larry Long
LeClaire
Bill Long
Carl Tarbell
Harold Hudgens
Kenneth Hiatts
Jay
Marie
Tom Pettisbone
Kenneth Hiatt
Lori Hiatt
Washington
Hem
Jack Long
Vanessa
Virgil Dooley
Hawes
Moulton
Milestones and Memories From Coulson
Mrs Theo Miller recalls moving to the Coulson area fifty years ago on Thanksgiving 1969 and reflects on a chilly misty day in 1919 during furniture unloading. Recent visitors included Mintia Shoemaker Lillian Callen Elsie Callen Eva Tucker and the Whicker and Boblenz families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Miller
Mintia Shoemaker
Lillian
Elsie Callen
Eva Tucker
W. C. Whicker
Herb Boblenz
Thanksgiving social notes from Centerville area
The passage records a flurry of local hospitality and visits. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Pennington and Mr and Mrs Clifford Belzer hosted guests with Mr and Mrs Gary Belzer on Thanksgiving. Eva Tucker helped serve at WSCS circle at Centerville Methodist. Several families—C R Barker of Arkansas with relatives Ronnie Barker and Allen, Iva Smith, Ernest Hiatt, Guy McDanes, Russell Shepard, Nancy Klampe, Marilyn Barker, Mintia Shoemaker, Florence Hiner, Frances Burton, Lillian and Elsie Callen—shared meals and visits across Tuesday through Thanksgiving weekend. Other gatherings included Dale Downard and J D at W C Anderson home, Gene Shober and Herb Boblenz, and Ed Hollis with Ernest Hiatt. Mintia Shoemaker also visited cousin Osa Kirkham in Abia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Pennington
Clifford Belzer
Gary Belzer
Eva Tucker
WSCS
Centerville
C. R. Barker
Arkansas
Ronnie Barker
Allen
Iva Smith
Ernest Hiatt
Guy McDanes
Russell Shepards
Nancy Klampe
Marilyn Barker
Mintia Shoemakers
Florence Hiner
Mintia Shoemaker
Frances Burton
Lillian
Elsie Callen
Dale Downard
J. D
W. C. Anderson
Gene Shober
Ottumwa
Herb Boblenz
Ed Hollis
Ernest West
Osa Kirkham
Abia Tues
Centerville Social Calendar Notes Weekend Visits
That evening Mintia attended a travelogue with Mr and Mrs Gay Peterson in Centerville. Mr and Mrs Theo Miller visited at Late Hiatt's Friday evening. Mr and Mrs George Eaton and a family spent Saturday evening at the Ronnie Barker home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mintia
Gay Peterson
Centerville
Theo Miller
George Eaton
Ronnie Barker
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