Parish Notes and Social Guests in Iconium and Albia
Attendance at Sunday school at the Church of Christ in Iconium stood at 28 with a birthday offering of 22 cents. Minister Jimmie Brown preached both services and hosted a dinner at the Beryl Brown home. Numerous community members visited, hosted guests, and attended funerals and family events across Iconium, Albia, Centerville, and Collinsville with extensive family ties among the Derbys, Browns, Argo, and Polson households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ In Iconium
Jimmie Brown
Beryl Brown
Edward McCord
Orval
Carrie Turner
Nellie Thompson
Herbert Main
Deg Moines
Birdie Main
A. J. Brown
Jake Foster
Foster Products
Agia Derby
LeRoy Brown
Lloyd Beaty
Sammy
Denny
Rollie Brown
Lewis
Albia
Larry Phelps
Rock Island
Kenneth
H. H. Derby
J. B. Derby
Charles Rybolt
Algia Derby
Derby
Francis Argo
Jay
Collinsville
Ill
Elyy Gillaspie
Little Bear
Wyo
Algin Derby
Earle Swift
Carolyn Ann
Laura Dicks
Smyth and Son
Ardis Carpenter
Clara Brown
Centerville
Lester Breese
Kenny
Donna Meek
Rena Breese
Truman Tarchell
Jackie
Merl Uicks
Verna McAninch
W. E. Kelsey
Francis Miller
Clayton Sheldon
Flo Frame
Sonny
George Shehan
Ellen
Frank Eaton
Teddy
Floris
Carl Derby
Glen Derby
al Derby
Laura Martin
Leslie Derby
Russell Brown
Dickie
Stella Argo
H. A. Lemaster
Frances Miller
Newton
Jay Argo
Ted Teater
Theola
Clarence
Jake Firkins
Ottumwe
Renu Breese
Don Polson
Brown
Osa
Enow By Mrs. J. T. VanDorin
This note records social visits and events in Albia and surrounding area. Annabelle Walter stayed two nights with Virginia Carter while Mrs. Glen Fowler had the chicken pox. Families attended dinners and gatherings at Ethel Roberts, Kendall Place, Mearl Walter home, and the E U B Church. One injury occurred when a man fell from a roof, and several birthday and anniversary observances are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fowler
Guy Roberta
Ethel Roberts
Albia
Roberts
Dallas Faber
Doyle McDanel
Arthur Johnson
Floyd
Kendall Place
Charles Bettis
Mearl Walter
Mearl
Eloise Gardner
Lyle Hiatt
Harlan Louis
Doyle McDanes
Marie
Tay
R.S. Faber
Lyle Hiatts
Roy Matherly
Bill DeTar
25 Years on Rural Mail Route at Moravia Post Office
Zell Callen completed 26 years as a rural mail carrier from Moravia, reflecting on a quarter century of route changes from horse drawn wagons to Plymouth or Jeep. The piece notes daily mail service for farm families and evolving routes, plus local business updates and new subscription renewals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zell Callen
Moravia
Zell
New Plymouth
R.F.D
North
Missouri
Local Happenings Report in Iowa Community
A dense list of social visits and family gatherings across Ottumwa Albia and nearby towns. Residents including John Ellen and James Hiatt, Clara Corbin, and numerous others share time with relatives in Des Moines Centerville Waterlow Ames Oskaloosa Keosauqua and Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Ellen
James Hiatt
Atlanta
W. O. Hiatt
Clara Corbin
Stella Carter
Salem Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Mr and Mrs Loyd Brown and Jerry visited the Car Tisue home Wednesday. Farm Bureau meeting at the California schoolhouse Friday evening drew many locals. Families including Vernon Sheldon and Raymond Perry dropped by, while clubgoers met at Ralph Davis’s. The post includes multiple Sunday dinners and visits among Hellyer Perry Tarr and Brown households, plus funeral attendance for Rollie Brown. Des Moines trips and Albia calls are noted among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Tisue
Dan Spears
Hilton
Spears
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Warry Pabst
A. G. Broshar
Waterlow
Robert Catshall
Bob Cayler
James Nott
Oskeloosa
Harry Rueschal
Richard Morrison
Charles Jarvis
Town
Don Wolf
John Hughes
Keosauqua
David Dohrmann
Knoxville
A. Q. Main
Harold Brown
Willie Brown
Albia
Charles Brown
New Sharon
Harola
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Sally Oehler
Jay Oehler
Francis Oehler
Birdie Main
Rollie Brown
Lewis Funeral Home
Howard Smith
Richard
A. M. Smith
J. O. More
John Veach
Mary
al Knudsen
Ames
Richard Veach
Knudsen Bene
Mary I
Zell Callen
Joan
Wayne Lichty
Waterloo
Loyd Brown
Jerry
Car) Tisue
Newton Long
Jean
Dell Hellyer
Hazel
Roberta Tarr
Farm Bureau
California
Vern Sheldon
Raymond Perry
Lloyd Brown
Ralph Davis
Carl Tisue
Harley Tisue
Fred Sheldon
del Hellyer
Monnie Rose
Donne
Clem Thompson
Mary Albrecth
George Hellyer
Albix
Bert Rinehart
Mery Lou
Robert Tarr
Frank Gladfelder
Jess Gladfelder
Guy McKern
Elbert Perry
Jimmie McAninch
Cass Hamilton
Horton Potts
Robert Jennings
Charles
Arthur Lewis
Local families gather for midweek social visit
Jean White and Clarence White head family group along with Sandra McCord and Del Hellyer's circle visited the Newton Long home on Wednesday. Other gatherings included Potts with Bertha Martin, Gladfelder families with Jessa Gladfelder, and McKerns with the Taylor brothers. Hazel Hellyer joined Albia and Center ville callers, with Roberta Tarr visiting Phyllis Easter for a Moravian school initiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Long
Jean
Clarence Whitehead
Sandra
Edward McCord
del Hellyer
Hazel
Donald
Whitehead
Raymond Perry
Horton Potts
Bertha Martin
Alicin
Kenneth Gladfelder
Jessa Gladfelder
Guy McKern
Taylor Brothers and
Orphk
Roberta Tarr
Phyllis Easter
Moravian School
Dell Heilyer
Albcia
Loyd Brown
Jerry
B. C. Whitehead
Robert Jennings
Charles
Centerville
Hazel Hellyer
Blanchergo
Miller Family And Community News At Maquoketa
Mil ler By Mrs. Gerald Burton Miller reports visits from neighbors and friends at the Fred Hahn home near Maquoketa. A newborn son William dwin was born at Albia's Smiths hospital. The column notes multiple illnesses, church events, and social calls including anniversaries and birthdays, with various Strunk and Miller family members mentioned among locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Miller
Fred Hahn
Maquoketa
Floyd Wood
Duane
Russell Strunk
Smith’s Hospital
Albia
William Dwin
Glen Stephenson
Knoxa
Lee Tadlock
Bertha Miller
Iva Strunk
Pearl Alden
Robert Luse
Lester
Logan Strunk
Gerald Burton
Russell
Dave Caylor
Lee Tadjock
Keith
James Wood
Bill Wilson
Duane Wood
Elmer Garden
Emma Tadlock
New Hope Social Notes From Mrs Donovan Era
Frank Chambers hosted at the Will Donovan home while many families from Des Moines Ottumwa and Blakesburg attended gatherings and P T A meetings. Visits included Krista Hiatt families and several dine in honors, with chicken pox noted in the neighborhood and pupils at New Hope holding a Valentine party at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Chambers
Will Donovan
Vic Harsh
Des Moines
Ivan Harsh
Mra
Jim Herron
Kay
Loyd Carter
Gerald Hunter
Blakesburg
Ronald Woodward
P.T.A
New Hone
Junior Donovan
Ted Broshar
Mrs. Donovan
Kenneth Gladfelders
Mary Meadows
Martha Hiatt
Lute Hiatt
Carol Brees
Ottumwa
Hiatt
Brees
Bobby Carter
Karen Woodward
Late Hiatt
Bill Long
Famiy
Genevjse Donovan
John Wood
Albia
Frank Hiatt
Flossie Carter
Cathy Turner
George Turner
Jimmy
Emery Hiatt
Carl van Zante
Elvy Gillaspie
Bert
Little Bear
Wyoming
Elizabeth Turner
Elsie Martin
Forrest Jacobs
Will, Donovan
Pettibone
Linnie Hilton
George Scott
Don Pettibone
Howard Harper
Orville Burton
Epent
Ernest West
Loyd Rose
Bert Meadows
Lee Hiatt
Betty
Continental
Centerville
Ezra Coltrain
Ernest Wert
Elyy
Bert Gillaspie
Freeman West
Wil Donovan
Elvy
Margaret
Russell Warner
Plakesburg
Wm. Hilton
Wm. Reeves
David West
New Hope
Virginia Pettibone
Paul Broshar
Skippy
Judy Donovan
Ronnie Woodward
the Westshildren
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Focal News
The
Moravia Union
Enow
J. T. VanDorin
Annabelle Walter
Virginia Carter
Barbar & Beauty Supply
Perfecto Products Co
Perfecto Co
Cos
Union
Emil Halden
John Packard
Dellia McCrory
Clarence Dowd
Loren Schultz
J. L. Johnson
J. W. Johnson
C. Ty Stocker
C. D. Cubit
Mabel Abbott
H. E. Glick
Emma Wood
George Hiatt
H. F. McFatridge
J. F. Chambers Gerald Hunter Forrest Sutcliffe
F. A. Boyer
Clifford Stocker
H. T. Boblenz
Bill Otha Lee Martin Essa M. James Dwight Kincade
Rex Tssue
Alfred Sutton
Una DuVall
Mrs
Martha Paxston
S. W. Tarr
N. L. Nasalrodd
G. A. Witherby Clyde Dicks
Ted Campbell Austin Jay Frank V. Hiatt
J. A. Hiatt
Moravia Theatre
Robert Walker
van Heflin
Judy Garland
Sharyn Moffett
Jacqueline White
Walter Reed
Gordon Watkins
Gordon Dell
Arch Harding
Ray Erwin
Howard Abernathy
Batavia
J. P. Day Home
Wilson Leonard
Cecil King
Dorothy Jean
Spencer King
Elizabeth Ann
Unionville
Ralph Fisher
Homer King
Pearl Hiner
Delmar
Homer Hamilton
Chris Bogart
Kenneth Freeway
St Joseph Hospital
Flora Jones
Irwin Lincox
Zell Deahl
Udell
Appanoose
County Board of Education
Lidell
Vile
Univ
Zell Deuhl
Salem
Larson
W. N. Miller
Harry Stark
Jerome
Flora Phillips
Carlers
Charles Andrews
Elvira Keller
Clifford Caster
John Tadlock
Frank Swaim
Claude Paris
Urban Hill
Lester Strunk
Laura
Red Oak
Hope
van Walter
Tuer
Ben
Paul Spencer
Frank Swain
U. U. Main
Nada, & George
Comner Cafe
Bivin & Robb
Dehler Bros
Kid Moreyia
O. K. Furniture Gy
Mra. W. BE. Donovan
Electric Pig Saver Pig Brooder
Cuchiias
Woodward
Uy EL Cracls Nah
White
Austin
White Rocks
New Hampshire
Orpington
St. Ron
Maurice Walter Marvin Gardner
Moravia, Iowa
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