Thanksgiving at Udell sparks Sprouse family gathering
Holiday scenes unfold with a large Sprouse clan visiting Udell for Thanksgiving. Attendees include John Sprouse Muscatine Charlie Sprouse Drakesville and many relatives from Ottumwa Burlington Colfax Moulton Moberly Selma and Seymour. Guests share coffee pumpkin pie and whipped cream at the Floyd Wolver home as other local families call on each other through the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Wolver
Estel and
Ratg
Faye Paxson
Moravia
Winifred McCarty
Moulton
Hazel Wolver
Lee Moffatt
Minnie Moffatt
Edwin Wolver
Richard Cur
Beacon
Edwin
Floyd Wolvers
Udell School
Sprouse
John Sprouse
Muscatine
Charlie Sprouse
Drakesville
Bill Allen
Andrea
Ottumwa
Jim Yates
Jenny
Jim
Burlington
Larry Hedgecock
Sons
Misa Barbara Smith
Otto
Alfred Sprouse
Colfax
Alva Sprouse
Selma
Glen Gravitt
Moulto
Clarence Sprouse
Moberly
Purvis Hedgecock
Udell
Oren Starr
Butch
Jackie
Ottummwa
Lee Haig
Kenny
Keith
Harold Martin
Ames
Glenn Sprouse
Duane and
Jerry
Purvis, Hedgecocks
Ernest Wolver
Moulton R.R
Jim DeVore
Seymour
Floyd Moffatt
Minnie
Lees
Howard Gordon
Jewel
Ricky Burkland
Bert Kirby
Anna Marie Selix
Audrey Kelly
Vosbur Family News Roundup Events and Visits
Mrs. Dick Stown Vosbur reports on gatherings and visits through the week. Individuals include Don Whitehead Wayne Thompson Glennie Dicks Dorothy Pickerell and Bernard Walters with plans in Osksloosa Ottumwa Iowa City Bloomfield Chariton Ottumwa and Des Moines. Thanksgiving dinners and shopping trips mark the period with multiple families listed.
Local wedding and social notices from Albia Moravia and Elliston
Ashee attended the wedding of Lysle Bétils and Jerry Meyer Saturday afternoon in Albia. The Ben Pickerell home hosted Mr. atti Mrs. Dick Brown and Brad Saturday evening. Eldred Estlack and wife visited. Wayne Thompson Marcia and Constance attended a ballgame in Moravia Saturday evening. Lynn Buell Sandy Jackson Linda Clark of Elliston were Saturday overnight and Sunday dinner guests at Bernard Walters home. Sunday guests included Ernie Buell Larry Lloyd Buell and Steve of Des Moines and Lee Jackson of Elliston. Nick and Fonda Dicks were Sunday dinner guests of grandparents Truxton Dicks and Gene McGuire of Humeston. Jessie McAninch visited Clayton Sheldon Sunday evening. Delbert Calhoun and Kart spent Sunday evening with Wayne Thompson and Constance.
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Don Whitehead
Wayne Thompson
Glennie Dicks
Moravia
Dorothy Pickerell
Bernard Walters
Truxton Dicks
Osksloosa
Ottumwa
Russell Brown
Iowa City
Ova Brown
Wayne Christy
Edith Callen
Bob Bennett
Bloomfield
Denise
Don Walters
Elston
Don Ashee
Jo’ Ron
Bruce
Marcia
Constance
Fred Couch
West Des Moines
Dick Brown
Brad
Dick Dunham
Des Moines
Chariton
Theress
Clara Brown
Bruce Thompson
Jo Ann
Ashee
Lysle Bétils
Jerry Meyer
Albia
Atti
Ben Pickerell
Eldred Estlack
Lynn Buell
Sandy Jackson
Linda Clark
Elliston
Delbert Calhoun
Kart
Cottstance
Griffinsville North Bend Community Notes Shows Family Visits
Daphne Shepard reports a busy community page with church events, visits to Ottumwa and Creston families, and a large turnout at a Sunday school coop supper honoring Rev and Mrs Orvald Walker. It notes Jack Shepard missing at sea, later recovered, and burial plans at Lake View. Additional kin visits occur across Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Seymour areas.
Time crunch hits students and planners at school event
A student column laments holiday season pressures and overpacked schedules. It questions whether schools should add more subjects and warns about mental strain. A December 19 high school event invites readers to reflect before burnout. Fu ture Business Leaders notes a party for male members with planning by Pamela Van De Pol and committee members Ellison Grinstead Woodward. Ellen Cooper
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R.b.l.a
Pamela van de Pol
F.B.L.A
Ellison
Mike Grinstead
George Woodward
Jane Estlack
Wayne Tisue
Ellen Cooper
Moravia Cheerleaders Buy New Uniforms and Gear
Moravia cheerleaders have completed funding for new uniforms with letters, added 4 megaphones, and an Indian mascot Mohawk outfit. They also earned enough to cover half the cost for two members to attend Cheerleading Camp in Kirksville, Missouri next summer while developing new cheers to engage the crowd.
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Moravia
Kirksville
Christmas Concert Kicks Off High School Holiday Program
High school vocal music classes stage their Christmas concert on Thursday December 13 at 7 pm. Mixed chorus and 48 chorus perform three selections, boys chorus offers O Holy Night, and the combined high school choirs join in Christmas Bells. Piano accompaniment by Lou Ellen Rowley and Susan Dooley with Dixie Davis.
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Adam
Lou Ellen Rowley
Susan Dooley
Dixie Davis
Gram
Feef Saeary
Russell Shep ards weekend updates and visits
Rest of evening at Russell Shep ards. Mrs. Don McNair and children spent Saturday with his parents, Glen McNairs. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Shepard were dinner guests of Frederick Bears Sunday. Mrs. Joyce Phillips and child. Ten called at the Kenny Martin home Saturday afternoon to see the new boy, Jody Dean. Mrs. Edith Beaty has been helping at the Martin home. Mr. and Mrs. George Lain spent econ at the Rudy Bilozovich He.
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Orvald Walker
Russell Shepard
Cora Oehler
Ottumwa
St. Joseph Hospital
Sadie Tisue
Harold Arnold
Creston
Glen McNair
Harold Huff
Stewart Shepard
Lloyd McDanel
Gladys and Jr. Townsend
Lyndon McDanel
Dwight Coop
Guy McDanels
Jack
Don Trey
Rockford
Lake View
Jack Fox
Gene
Lowell Shepards
Dean
Lynn Lemley
B. L. Moore
Zenta Moore
Florence Testerale
Seymour
Arthur Lemley
Ethel Lemley
Bob Mitchell
Merrill Shepard
Stewart
Gene Baldwin
Butch Gardner
Lewis Beaty
Howard Phillips
Jimmie Beaty
Attie and
Tie Lain
Wendell Shepard
Lowell Shepard
Larry Talbot
Geo. Lain
Lloyd McDasell
Ora Ri
John
Jim Walker
Russell Shepards
Don McNair
Glen McNairs
Frederick Bears
Joyce Phillips
Kenny Martin
Jody Dean
Edith Beaty
Martin
George Lain
Rudy Bilozovich
Meet the Freshmen Jerome Marlin Profile
Read about Jerome Marlin, a freshman. Born January 27, 1953 in Ottumwa, he lists family name Clyde Elgin as fraternal guidance. He is described with light brown hair and blue eyes and a strong focus on school.
Portrait of Deborah Marlin Birth in Ottumwa
Debo r ah Marlin born August 17 1954 in Ottumwa to Mr and Mrs Marlin. Height five one inches weight unknown hair dark brown eyes brown. Favorite subject Home Ec Teacher Mrs Harris. Car Oldsmobile. Food turkey. Pet peeve people who think they know it all in high school.
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Jerome Marlin Frente
Clyde Elgin
Ottumwa
Deborah Marlin
Harris Car
Oldsmobile
Ovis
Teacher of the Month: Moravia Educator Honored
A Moravia teacher earns recognition as Teacher of the Month. The article notes his family, roots in Moravia, and dedication to teaching across subjects from algebra to daily library periods. It references his Amer ia Scene Education degree and ongoing schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oeene Trecy
Todd
Mike
Emily
Moravia
Phannebecker
Fractional equations and linear functions lesson summary
The article describes a mathematics class reviewing fractions and fractional equations including literal equations in preparation for an achievement test. It introduces functional relations defined as how a change in one quantity affects another, with examples like grain and meat prices, and notes expressions through rules tables graphs and formulas emphasizing formulas and graphs.
Early American Authors in Grade Literature Study
American Literature class completes unit on Early National period with figures such as Irving Bryant Cooper Poe Emerson and Thoreau. Students examine Rip Van Winkle Legend of Sleepy Hollow Thanatopsis Walden and essays on self reliance while noting others like Longfellow Holmes Lowell Hawthorne and Whittier.
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Washington Irving
William Cullen Bryant
James Fenimore Cooper
Edgar Allen Poe
Irving
Rip van Winkle
Sleepy Hollow
Cooper
Poe
Bryant
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jjmerson
Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau
Longfellow
Holmes
Lowell
Hawthorne
Whittier
Inky Cap Observed Across School Halls
Student chatter notes widespread sightings of an edible mush called INKY CAP, appearing in classrooms, hallways, the library, and even in a cereal. Teachers and students confirm frequent wearers and casual mentions spread through daily routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Faber
Jane Estlack
Rick Johnson
Barbara MecBride
Sara Hersey
Barbara Whicker
Debbie Tomlin
MHet The Freshmen Birth Data Scraped From School Sheet
The fragment lists a student identified as MhEt The Freshmen with birth date June 18 1954 and birthplace Genterville Town. height 5 and weight not specified. It mentions subject Mechanical Drawing taught by Mr Miller and a car make Chevrolt Poode tends Spin Movgie none. Pet peeve is people who smart off and dont listen. Opinion of high schools T's all right so far except for the balls.
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Genterville
Town
Reyes
Miller
Car—Chevrollet Pood
Probate Notice in Appanoose County Estate of B C Whitehead
In the district court of Iowa Appanoose County probate No 9563 the administrator for the estate of B C Whitehead deceased is appointed on December 2 1968. Creditors must file claims with the district court clerk authenticated for allowance within six months of the second publication or be forever barred. Milani Milani Attorneys for the administrator Centerville Iowa. Date of second publication December 12 1968.
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District Court
State OF
Iowa
Appanoose County
B. C. Whitehead
Eétate
Milani
Centerville
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