Salem Community Christmas Visit and Gatherings
Local families shared holiday meals and visits across Des Moines Ottumwa Albia and Centerville. Attendees included Jennings Whitehead Rose Hellyer Calhoun McCord Gladfelder Perry Hamilton Hiner and others with multiple gatherings at the Arthur Lewis Eugene Jackson Jim McAninch and Carl Tisue homes plus an Auxiliary meeting in Veach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dell Hellyer
Jess Gladfelder
Ralph Turner
Edward McCord
Monnie Rose
Terry
Donna
Hazel
Dell
Dick and
Clark Hellyer
L. R. Perry
Albia
Lloyd Brown
Jerry
Cass Hamilton
Jim McAninch
Chauncey Cole
Glenwood
Iowa
Delbert Calhoun
Donna Rose
Richard Perry
Carrie Turner
Nellie Thompson
Clarence Whitehead
Carl Tisue
Hazel Hellyer
John Veach
Iconium School
Guy McKern
Newton Long
Boyd Paxston
Elbert Perry
Locals Spend Weekend in Russell and Adjacent Homes
On Saturday the Allen home near Russell hosted guests and family gathering. Lew and Frank Rinehart visited the Dell Hellyer home on Monday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown attended an R E A supper at Albion Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Calhoun and Sons
Marion Allen
Russell
Lew
Frank Rinehart
Dell Hellyer
Lloyd Brown
R. E.A
Albia
Christmas visits fill days across VanDorin family
Mrs J T VanDorin describes a busy stretch of holiday gatherings. Evon visits Ottumwa with relatives to see Leo and Aunt Etta Schroeder. Various families including Faber, Rector, and Hawk share dinners and Christmas programs at multiple homes and churches.
Local visitors call on Dallas Faber and others
Lewis Dominer home guests include Mrs. R. A. Faber and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Faber with daughter from St Charles St. Mrs Basil Tadlock and children visit Harold Hawks and call on Mr. and Mrs M. E. Boardman and Mr. and Mrs Ed Robsингeson and at W. H. VanDorin's. All the children and grandchildren gather at W H VanDorin's.
West Point Community Notes Gather in Ottumwa
West Point residents visit family and neighbors across Ottumwa and Albia. Mrs. Charlene Spence and Mrs. Will Goff stay at the Darrell Cooper home while others attend church events, dinners, and a 4 H Christmas party with local families and kin.
Christmas Socials and Family Gatherings Recap
Weekend activities centered on home visits and holiday meals. Numerous local families hosted relatives and friends, shared Christmas dinners, and noted new arrivals and illness. Judith Ann born Saturday night at Ottumwa hospital. other gatherings occurred across Miller, Mikels, Pennington, Anderson, Hiatt, and related households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvelee
Gerald Mikelsi
Roscoe Pennington
Herb Boblenz
Nancy
Connie
Kenneth O’conner
Sp Conner
Stella Sears
Perry Mikels
Dwight Stocker
Judith Ann
Ottumwa Hospital
Francis Miller
Ray
Susan
Jane
Theo Miller
E. O. Tucker
van Lemaster
Miller Home
Wm. Anderson
Brazil
Mae McDonald
Genevie Donovan
Eva Tucker
Frank Shoemaker
Bertha
Mabel Coulson
Earl Woodcock
Hampton
Ernest Hiatt
Sandra
Kenneth Hiatt
Russell Burns
Boyer
Lester Gordon
Guy Argo
Argo
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Salem
Havel Hellyer
Robert Jennings
Charles
Arthur Lewis
B. C. Whitehead
Iconium Methodist Church
Leroy Wycoff
Sepp
Eke
Spencer
Ouriend
Paul Hiatt
Phillips 66
Dewey's
Soyer
Evon
Mrs. J. T. VanDorin
J. T. VanDorin
Lowell
Alice
Louis
Ottumwa
Leo
Etta Schroeder
Leo VanDorin
Linda
van Dorin’s
Methodist
Hilton
Carl Cloyed
Charlie VanDorin
W. L. Rector
John Wilson
Mearl Walter
Dallas Faber
Joe Griffin
Dean Faber
Hammond
Indiana
Faber
Faber's
Frank Wren
jAcker
Betty
Geraldine Vance
Vance
Art McCombs
Flora Jones
Gene Carpenter
Lowell VanDorin
R. S. Faber
Mearl
Walter
Richard Bentzinger
Ricky
Keosauqua
Harold Hawk
E. G. Hawk
Floyd Broshar
Belmond
Lawrence Domimer
Mike
John Kelley
West Point
Mrs
Leo Hoffman
Will Hagerman
LeRoy Brown
Sheryl Jean
Andy Mosley
George Mosley
Charlene Spence
Will Goff
Monmouth
Illinois
Darrell Cooper
Leo Hoffman and Sons
Harold Hoffman
Forrest Klingen- Smith
Newton
John McCombs
Aliia
George McCombs
Willi Hagerman
Will Petersen
Delbert Hayworth
Richard Potts
Royal
Clair Potts
Martha
Franklin Farmers and Happy Helpers
Gene McCrory
Lloyd Callen
Maxine Sheldon
Dorothy Pickrell
Verta Hoffman
John Exline
Dr. L. M. Williams
Doc Ming
Robert’McClurg
Exiine
A. M. Wilson
Jowa
Easter Coal CO
Sunshine Coal
Moravia
Tel — Pawl — LaVerne
Gardner Hatchery
Friz
Hilda
Marcia
Homer
Beck
Wei
Art Fox Garage
Janet
Art
Belle Plaine Sale
Tubaugh Brothers
Roy
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