Local News Briefs From Ottumwa Area Funerals and Visits
Mr and Mrs Fred Dotson spent Tuesday in Ottumwa shopping and visiting their daughter Mrs Don Cobler. Attendees at Joe Harrington funeral in Unionville included Mr and Mrs Clel Blumer and Mr and Mrs Howard Smith. James Cline and family are improving and James Cline can go out again. Sunday visitors at Kenneth Free included James Williams and family John Keasling Ottumwa Kenny Gatlin Mary Burns Roy Underwood Olin Howie Jr Albia visited James Wilson Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dotson
Ottumwa
Don Cobler
Clel] Blumer
Howard Smith
Joe Harrington
Unionville
James Cline
Cline
Kenneth Free Home
James Williams
John Keasling
Kenny Gatlin
Mary Burns
Roy Underwood
Olin Howie, Jr
Albia
James Wilsons
Wesley Chapel Maf Election of Officers
The voting people of Wesley Chapel met with Rev Banks Doggett for their election of officers. Elected: president Leta Long, vice president Hugh Inman, secretary Raymond Witt, treasurer Sandra Hiatt, reporter Loretta Witt. Ch airmen included Nancy Roblenz Christian Witness Wanda McIlwain Christian Fellowship Leeann Heckman Christian Faith Jim McIlwain Christian Citizenship Janet Phillips Christian Outreach. Names drawn for Christmas. Refreshments of hot dogs and pop served by Mrs Marjorie McIlwain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Chapel
Banks Doggett
Leta Long
Hugh Inman
Raymond Witt
Sandra Hiatt
Loretta Witt
Christian Witness
Nancy Roblenz
Christian Fellowship
Wanda McIlwain
Christiian Faith
Leeann Heckman
Christian Citizenship
Jim McIlwain
Christian Outreach
Janet Phillips
Brushy Ladies Aid Meeting and Bazaar Net $28
Brushy Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Jean Curtis and family on Tuesday November 29 for a cooperative noon dinner. An annual bazaar earned $28.00. Day’s work involved selecting nut meats for the hostess. Pencil games awarded prizes to Faye Fenton and Ethel Lemley. Attending were many named members and visiting friends. Next gathering set for Verge Martin on December 13 featuring a Christmas gift exchange and secret pal reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushy Ladies Aid
Jean Curtis
Faye ‘Fenton
Ethel Lemley
Laura Martin
Bessie Fenton
Lucille
Atwell
Georgie Atwell
Jessie Elam
Verge Martin
Florence Martin
Karen
Flo Fenton
Iscel Sulser
Irene Brandon
June Robertson
Garry Lynn
Faye Fenton
Hazel Tucker
Jean Curtise
Fayne Wright
Lola Lane
Flossie Walker
Velta Martin
Joyce
Salvation Army Drive Set to Start This Month
Brigadier T F Sam sel, director of the Salvation Army extension service in Des Moines, visited local Service Unit Committee members Mrs Leonard Palmer Mrs Rowena McFatridge and Mrs Earl E Tuttle. Iowa has 578 units and about 1900 committee members with local units in Moulton Rathbun Mystic Unionville Odell Centerville Exline Cincinnati and Numa. The local committee manages the welfare fund and aids in distributing groceries fuel clothing and other help to needy families while coordinating community support for the annual drive starting this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Samsel
Salvation Army Extension Service
Des Moines
Leonard Palmer
Rowena McFatridge
Earl E. Tuttle
Moulton
Rathbun
Mystic
Unionville
Odell
Centerville
Exline
Cincinnati
Numa
Iowa
Salvation Army
Community Notes From Ottumwa Area Visits
Mr and Mrs John Cleaver of Nyssa Oregon traveled with family to visit the Garners and plan winter in Florida. Several locals attended gatherings in Ottumwa including Nellie Williams at a club, a birthday party for Drenda Gace Tubaugh, and multiple social calls among the Tubaugh Tadlock and Dowd families. Rev John Grenfell hospitalized in Kirksville prompted visits from Kenny Caylor and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cleaver
Nyssa
Oregon
Garner Cleaver
Florida
Charles Andrews
Richard Tubaugh
Janiece
Ottumwa
Nellie Williams
Jay Oehler
Drenda Gace Tubaugh
Albert Tubaugh
Lee Tadlock
Kenny
Caylor
Donna
Gerald Koebhe
Bill Hoffman
Andy Andrews
Donald Simmons
Cecil Comstock
Ray Tubaugh
Dixie Kae J
Sharon Walter
Faninie Cahen
Norman Kelley
J. Kelley
Drenda Tubaugh
Nancy Eldridge
Donna Rae Tubaugh
Basil Tadlock
Donald
Delmar Dowd
John Grenfell
Kirksvile
Claude Hiatt
Centerville
Richard Tujbaugh
Duchess Memoir Secrets Spark Elsa Maxwell Column
Elsa Maxwell previews exclusive gossip in The American Weekly about what the Duchess of Windsor allegedly withholds in her memoirs. The Chicago American Sunday edition features the reveal, promising sharp anecdotes and behind the scenes candor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa Maxwell
Duchess of Windsor
Chicago American
New Hove By Genevie Donovan
Wesley Chapel M Y F met Wednesday evening at the church for worship and recreation hour. Frank McIlwain served weiner sandwiches and pop. Wesley W S C 5 will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Ed Hiatt. The Longs and families visited at various homes including Rollie Carter in Moulton and John Peterson. Several readers visited Iowa City Des Moines Mt. Ayr and Centerville for weekend and weekday activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Chapel
M.Y.F
Frank Mciiwain
Wesley W.S.C.5
Edith Hiatt
Loyd Carter
Rollie Carter
Moulton
Karline Fischer
Iowa City
Bill Long
John Peterson
Newt Long
Boyd Paxston
Ivan Harsh
Bob
Mt. Ayr
Martha Harsh
Lute Hiatt
Vess Hiatt
Bob Houser
Debbie
Centerville
Jay Wilson
Karl Fischer
Beverly
Des Moines
Henry Witt
George Turner
Local social notices of Sunday visits and gatherings
Sunday gatherings featured visits to several homes. Freida Kaling returned home from St. Josephs hospital Monday. Families including Long, McKern, Perry, Paxston and Harsh shared meals and met new acquaintances. Pheasant dinner was hosted at Karl Fischer’s with Ben Anderson, Hugh Gross, Vern Mott and others from Centerville attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill. Harsh
Ronald Lee VanZante
Freida Kaling
St. Josephs Hospital
Bill Long
Jack, Long
Guy McKern
Elbert Perry
Boyd Paxston
Darlene Gladfelder
Newt Long
Chester Sanders
Cecil Schrodt
Mary
Ivan Harsh
Karl Fischer
Ben Anderson
Hugh Gross
Vern Mott
Centerville
George Turner
Junior Donovan
Dorothy and
Genevie
Local Social Notes From Fort Walltown MA Visitations
Saturday evening in Fort Walltown Massachusetts the family visited two weeks with their daughter Mrs Johnnie Beaton and family. Mr and Mrs Lute Hiatt were dinner guests Sunday at Carl VanZante home. Mrs Lucile Carter attended a Past Matrons supper and meeting at Doris Wilson home Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Walltown
Massachusetts
Johnnie Beaton
Lute Hiatt
Carl VanZante
Lucile Carter
Doris Wilson
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