Kinser Valley News Notes From Friday to Sunday
Kinser Valley reports two business trips to Motama Friday with Roy Darby as a caller at the Amy home. Zell Wilson and family visited the G R Darby home Saturday evening. A Sunday visit included Roy and family. Albia’s Chester Woollcock called at Mrs Amy Clough Friday. Water trouble at Louilie school caused Donald Darby to stay with relatives Thursday and Friday. issue fixed by Monday. Sunday mail got stuck in mud between here and Willie VanDorin farm. recovery required team and two pairs of chains. Fire destroyed Mrs Andy Hiatt’s house in Old Foster Sunday night or Monday morning. house unoccupied, insurance likely partial. Groundhog and weather man continue to dish out varied weather. temperatures around 40 then 9 above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo Tama
Roy Darby
Amy
Glough
Zell Wilson
G. R. Darby
Roy
Chester Woollcock
Albia
Amy Clough
Louilie School
Donald Darby
Willie VanDorin
Andy Hiatt
Old Foster
Mra
Mra. Davis
Poster
Teddy ‘Wilson
Clarence Caater
Margie VanDorin
Leo
Clifford Caster
Kenneth Johnson
E. CG
Moravia
Local social notes and visits in the Kreis area
Blue Front Circle meets Wednesday with Mrs Van Long. Mrs Ella Tisue has been with Mrs Cass Hamilton and returned home Saturday. Several residents, including Harry Hillman and the Browns, attended Elmer Charity's funeral in Albia. Visitors from Albia Ottumwa Osceola and Osceola were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle
van Long
Ella Tisue
Cass Hamilton
Harry Hillman
Lloyd Brown
Helen
Albia
Ben Jones
Wanda
Cantral
Elmer Charity
Harry Hillman’s
Leslie Plants
Harry Hilleman
Ben Williams
Josie
Charity Apent
John van Zante
Wilma
Oskaloosa
Jerry
Ottumwa
Osceola
Nerce
War Long
Guap Luse
Social visits and illnesses noted in Moravia area
Sunday afternoon visits at the John Fisher and Albert Billings homes are recorded along with several relatives gathering at the Calvin Martin and Elwood Stafford residences. Mrs. Clarence Wilson is ill with a severe cold, and multiple families including Boardman and Bivin households are mentioned in recent social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fisher
Clarence Wilson
Henry Horn
Calvin Martin
Hawood Stafford
Harold Hawk
Clifton Boardman
Robert
LaDonna Jean
L. €. Johannes
Albert Billings
Eva Boardman
Earl Boardman
Dorothy
W. ©. Bivin
Jake DeLong
Chas. DeLong
Elwood Stafford
Jess Wilson
Moravia
Bert Fisher
Roy Fisher
Albis
E. F. Boardman
V and
Russell Darby
W. C
Local residents share visits and social events in Albia area
Vosburgh and A E Derby spent Thursday at Roy Gilliland's while W G OHara sawed wood for George Shehan on Wednesday. Earl Swift and daughter Carolyn Ann visited the Harry Brown home and Albia callers Friday included Mr and Mrs Roy Sheldon and family. Several families attended the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Ben Derby in Albia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mya
A. E. Derby
Roy Gilliland
Albia
Bert Rinehart
Dickie Brown
Pearl Eugene Broshar
Moravia
Glenn Turner
George Shehan
Cleo Ragan
Emmett Derby
Larry
Centerville
Roy Sheldon
Family Waleld
Esther Murphy
Hazel ‘Hellyer
Kenneth E. Hunt
Harry Brown
Earl Swift
Coy ‘Swift
Glenn’ Turner ‘Weer
Ben Derby
Albin
Grover
Glaspie
David
W. G. O'Hara
Patty Clair
Bon
Ray
Sheldon
Maple Grove Social Notes From Last Week In Moravia
Maple Grove Ming Dowd spent last Tuesday with Ruth Broshar while men attended the Jack Luse gale. Mr. and Mrs. Robert DuVall and daughter Helen Pauline Broshar spent Sunday with Mrs. DuVall's parents Imogene Tadlock spent Sunday night with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Shull. Walter Scott helped Ted Broshar with their butcher ing work last Wednesday. Gabe Johnson has been sawing wood north of Moravia. Walter Scott Virgil Johnson My and Mrs. A. E. B. Shull and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dowd were in Centerville last week on business. John Scott helped Marry Glick with some work. Monday Virgil Johnson and family Aleg Main and family Ted Broshay and family helped enorte Scott celebrate her birthday Thursday evening. The evening was spent playing cards and Chinese checkers. Refreshments of popcorn halle were enjoyed by all. We all wished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming Dowd
Ruth Broshar
Jack Luse Gale
Robert DuVall
Helen
Pauline Broshar
A. EB. Shull
Clarence Dowd
Centerville
John Scott
Glick
Virgil Johnson
Aleg Main
Ted Broshay
Enorte Scott
Happy Births and Visits Parade Through Local Notices
Readers report several social events and family news from Moravia and nearby towns. Arlene Dowd married recently in Florida while Delmar and Donald Dowd attend school there. numerous visits occurred among Luse, Gladfelder, McDanel, Hiatt, and other families. A Jackson Luge estate sale attracted a large crowd despite snowy roads.
Local Social Timeline From Iconium Area
Iconium residents shared a Thursday night visit with Mrs Ida Argo while returning from Lineville Iowa. Mr Ray McCord planned a Friday trip to Cushing and Stillwater Oklahoma for about two weeks. Mrs Carrie Turner spent a few days at Bert Vosburghs north of Albis. James Clarence McCord visited his grandfather Thursday afternoon. Lottie Swan and Myrtle Swan called on Centerville residents Tuesday. Clover Leaf Club gathered at Mrs Kathryn Beaty’s Wednesday for a religious cooperative dinner with host duties.
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Harley Calhoun
Centerpoint
Ida Argo
Isnronte
Lineville
Iowa
Ray McCord
Cushing
Stilwater
Oklo
Carrie Turner
Bert Vosburgh
Albis
James Clarence McCord
Lottie Swan
Myrtle Swan
Centerville
Clover Leaf Club
Kathryn ‘Beaty
Local families gather for visits and celebrations in Ottumwa area
Fuller Mrs J J Yem traveled to Osceola with several friends to consult a doctor. James Long and Ruth called on business in Ottumwa. Neighbors shared a farewell basket dinner at the Richard Allen home. Many local relatives visited, hosted dinners, and attended church activities as Rev. Kenneth Hunt preached at the Christian church. Adults attended weddings anniversaries and birthdays, with several attending funerals and making trips for employment inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Yem
Osceola
van Long
Carlyle Long and Son
Myra
James Long
Ruth
Ottumwa
Richard Allen
Will. Hicks
J. J
Lester Smith
Moulton
Jess Smith
Jees Smith
L. B. Smith
Albis
Dean Smith
Fuller
Carlyle Long
Jace Smith
Centerville
Ednee
Gerald Long
Apent Sande
Jean Smith
J. J. Allem
Local Social Notes From Effingham Area Update
Mrs Fern Wright hosted visitors at Eph Wilson’s and Emma Young helped Minnie Yeager with meat. Wednes day saw Trenton Wilson at Fern Wright’s and Riley Callen at Ted Millar’s. Grandparents hosted Little Miss Fern Foster while Elmer Vance and Ernie Kincade visited Fern Wright’s. Robert Aebia was noted Thursday.
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Fern Wright
Fern Wright's
Emma Young
Flo
Country Air party visits relatives in Nevada and Ta
Mrs Archie Thompson and son Wayne and Will Kelsey with Boga Besty and Max Beaty traveled to Nevada and Ta to visit Pearl Kelsey and John Beaty families returning home Sunday Mary Elaine Argo accompanied them having been at the Pearl Lapsday with their daughter Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Thompson
Wayne
Will Kelsey
Boga Besty
Max Beaty
Nevada
Pearl Kelsey
John Beaty
Mary Elaine Argo
Mra
Enon Helping Hand Club Sees Snowed-In Meeting
Enon Helping Hand club met with Mr and Myra Exnest yee Thursday as heavy snow kept members indoors. Men rung the shoats and helped round up the herd while dogs scattered them. Ladies pieced a comfort. Upcoming visit planned with Mr and Mrs Edd Robinson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra
Mac
Edd Robinson
Clara Selby
Mra
W.C. Bivin
Kenneth Frees
Dale
Curtis
Tomlin
Richard
Faber
Howard Whisler
Ellis Ues
Ottumwa
Kenneth Free
Pale
E. G. Bingox
Foster Sun
Family Hospital Tales From A Busy Household
A tightly observed diary fragment details a household in illness, describing a grandmother becoming patient and the narrator contemplating nursing burnout. The piece weaves humor and hardship through cats, lamps, and the rhythm of care, with weather, road nostalgia, and a touch of small town life.
Social notes from Salem area gatherings and visits
Last weekend and recent days featured numerous visits and calls among Salem residents. The tally includes Mr and Mrs Chris Bogart at the Jess Gladfelder home, Potts family at Horton Potts, Joe Martin and family welcoming guests, Jack Firkina with Mrs Jake Firkina, Haver home visits, and basketball game attendance by Dick and George Hellyer in Numa. Several others stopped by Bert Rinehart and Dell Hellyer households, with hospital discharge news for Donald Whitehead. Continuous social rounds involve Centerville visitors, Perry and Nash households, Tarr family, and various Perry and Hellyer kin across multiple Sunday and weekday calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Bogart
Jess Gladfelder
Misa Hazel
Hellyer
Bert Rinehart
Lyonal Potts
Horton Potts
Joe Martin
Jake Firkina
Jack
Will Haver
Haver
Las Ill
George Hellyer
Numa
Fred Tarr
Fee
Leonard Hensley
Harry Jennings
Janet
Robert Jennings
Donald Whitehead
Jimmy
Hilton
Clerk Hellyer
Carl’ Dicks
Leonard Perry
Dell Hellyer
George and
Clase
Centerville
Newton .Long
Jean
Elbert Perry
Bert Nash
Gon
Mia and Guy McKern Call in Albia Saturday
Mia and Guy McKern were calling in Albia on Saturday evening, according to local reports. The event drew residents and noted participants in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Guy McKern
Albia
Hazel College and Moravia Sunday School Attendance Report
Hazel College members and families including Zell Wilson and Darrell Caster attended Sunday School at Moravia as Mrs Hiatt’s house burned at 2 30 am Monday. E G Caster and family visited T R Gardner. several households hosted and visited Sunday. New Hope school closed for days as teacher Francis Miller fights illness with flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hope
Francis Miller
Fla
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