Death in Chariton river shocks Darbyville crowd
Attendance at Sunday School last Sunday was 49. The community mourns D. M. Weston found in the Chariton river last Wednesday afternoon. Sympathy extended to the family. Centerville folks visited the G. B. Boyer home. Bernice Main and friend called at the Russell Main home. Mr. and Mrs. I L McNamar and W. H. Eaton and son John visited the Wm. Hapy home. Vera Boyer saw a dentist in Centerville. Russell Main and family called on J. J. Hutton at Maine Station. Frank O'Conner visited Geo. Simmons. Sunday School reorganized with Levi Coulson as Supt and Mire Espy as Asst Supt, Hazel Scott as Pianist, Mina Mabel Coulson as Sec and Treas, Earl Espy and Silvia Boyer elected as Lib.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Weston
Chariton River
Russell Main
J. J. Hutton
Maine Station
Frank O’conner
Geo. Simmons
Levi Coulson
Mire. Espy
Hazel Scott
See
Treas
Mina Mabel Coulson
Earl Espy
Silvia Boyer
Moravia social notes list visits and hog deliveries
Community calendar items show people delivering hogs to Moravia and visiting homes in Centerville Ottumwa and Oskaloosa. Names include Miller Coffin Hart Darby Hopkins Kingery and several others with Friday Saturday and Sunday activities and shopping trips. Toyland-Smith Drug Co. is mentioned.
Revival and Community Socials Highlight Local Week
Rev. B A Smallwood plans Sunday services inviting a large crowd. Young people held a pie candy and box social at Fuller school. Ladies Aid met with Mrs Harve Clark to make comforts for Mrs Parsons. Families joined an all day farm bureau program in Albia. The Majors and Eula visited the G Eatlack home and Roberta Humphrey stayed in Moravia. The group will hold a church prayer meeting Wednesday then rehearse for a Christmas program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.A. Smallwood
Fuller School
Ladies Aid
Harve Clark
Parsons
Roy Majors
Eula
R. C. Humphrey
Farm
Community program and box supper at schoolhouse
A Thursday evening program at the schoolhouse drew a large crowd, with late arrivals unable to enter. Highlights included humorous readings by Doris Raymond and French harp solos by John Johnson, who was cheered thrice. About $24 was raised, reported as a record crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Raymond
Blakesburg
John Johnson
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Moravia H. S
Albert T Reid
Aber Tt
Imus
Darbyville
Centerville
G. B.boyer
Bernice Main
Friend
L. McNamar
W. H. Eaton
Aon
John
Wm. Hapy
Vera Boyer
Waughop Motor Co
Moravia
Iowa
Claud Paris
W. R. Morrison
Charles Coffin
Martha Paxton
Will Houser
Homer Utterback
Burt Stanley
Theo Miller
John Hopkins
Pearl Kingery
Emma Ray
Frank Cox
Tyan Gibba
Wilbur Miller
Sam Kingery
Frederick Koehler
Moravian
Mary Miller
Logan Strunk
Carl Coffin
Margaret Miller
Faith Haines
Aaron Campbell
James Wood
Floyd Wood
Earl Greenly
Corydon
J. J. Stephens
Sylvie Hart
Chas. Coffin
Charles Haines
Unionville
Roy Lovell
Ottumwa
Lina
Sylvia Hart
Fanny Wood
Lee Tadlock
David Caylor
John Sharp
Jacob Stevens
Austin Hopkins
al Hopkins
Austin
Oskaloosa
M. L. Weatherly
Foster
Curtis Goudy
Misa Frances Robinson
Geo. R. Darby
Eva Lewis
Des Moines
Edgar Wilson
Zell Wilson
Hugh Lewin
Ed. Johnson
Henry Sytsma
George Darby
Hap Darby
Ray Combs
Eph Wilson
Burke
Toyland—Smith Drug Co
Progressive
Ieee
Hiss
Uae
Hestad
Goodnem
Pachape
Kanns Farmar
Hilton Ee
Christmas Carda
Drag Store
Santa Claus
Loeb
Albia, Iowa
King Radio
WEAF
KFI
Bigheesr
Chevali
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