Moravia Planters Journal Bride Profile and Local News
The Moravia Journal notes a society wedding with the reception at the church and decorations of carnations and ferns. The bride wore a black brocaded ensemble and onyx jewelry from the bridegroom. They plan to live on route 1 Ottumwa. she is a 1954 Ottumwa high school and 1957 St Joseph hospital nurse, employed in surgery. The groom is a Moravia High School alumnus employed at Morrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Arnold
Vaughn Fogle
Joyce Schillerstrom
Jean Teeter
Ottumwa
Ottumwa High School
St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing
St. Joseph Hospital
Johnson
Moravia High School
Morrell
Johnson Stafford Wedding at Unionville in December
Miss Barbara Jean Stafford and Virgil Johnson wed at Unionville Methodist Church on Sunday December seven. The double ring ceremony began at 2 p.m. with Rev Banks Doggett officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville Methodist Church
Barbara Jean Stafford
Virgil Johnson
Banks Doggett
A. L. Stafford
West Second Street
Ottumwa
Johnson
Unionville
Norman West
Vernon
Raymond Johnson
Newton
Jeanne Harington
Joyce Schillerstrom
Patti Ann Stafford
Poultry Feedbacks Cite Occo-Trate Benefits
Mrs Earl Dahl of North Central Iowa reports two years of cafeteria style Oc coop feeding for hens. She averages over 90 percent production and has recommended Oc coop Trate to others achieving similar results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Dahl
North Central
Iowa
Miller By Mrs Wilbur Miller
James Davie of Denver and Mrs Minnie Hicks of Centerville spent Monday afternoon at the Albert Tubaugh home. Christmas program at Moravia Methodist church Wednesday evening. Family dinners and visits noted among local residents through weekend, with multiple households hosting and visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chande Paris
Wayne
Gene Judge
Polk City
Bill Luse
Lacona
Glenn Stephenson
Becky
Davids
Knoxville
Charles Andrews
Richard Tubaugh
Lester Strunk
Beverly
Mary
Joan
Russell Strunk
Famiy
Marshalltown
Gerald Burton
Jer
Christmas Guests and Family Gatherings in Iowa Towns
A long list of holiday visits and meals across Seymour, Centerville, Moravia, Burlington, Bloomington, and nearby towns includes Iva Strunk, Betty Strunk, and many Strunk relatives visiting relatives like the Tubaughs, Ritters, and Gibbes. Ragged notes show multiple dinners and gift exchanges among extended kin.
Christmas Program and Community Gatherings in Enon
Enon residents held a Christmas program at Enon school with pupils and teacher, followed by gift exchange from Santa Claus. Families and friends including Dommer, VandePol, Hawk, Faber, Fowler, and Crist attended. School dismissed until January 5 while Dallas Faber hosted a soup supper and gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Walter
Glen Fowler
Burdette Ward
Enon School
Santa Claus
Lewia Dommer
Lawrence Dommer
Randy
Melvin VandePol
Harold Hawk
Dallas Faber
Nadine
Faber
Maurice Crist
Behool
Ida Griffin
Albia
Joe Griffin
Ottumwa
LaVern Horn
Becky
Des Moines
Richard Bentzinger
Christmas gatherings fill many hearts in small town
Residents recount festive visits and meals across multiple households. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes and Sheryl hosted exchanges after a Methodist church program. Harold Loch and Marlone of Lincoln joined for the weekend at the Faber home. numerous families shared dinners and gift exchanges Christmas Day and in the days after, including Stacker, McDanel, Dommer, Faber, Broshar, Hawk, and Kelley households with visits to Richland and Keosauqua and post Christmas dinners at several homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Hughes
Sheryl
Robert Moffatt
Methodist Church
Ricky
Hughes
Harold Loch
Marlone
Suincoln
Nebr
R.S. Faber
Dallas Faber
Gomer Stacker
LeRoy Barnett
Doyle McDanel
Mervin
Claus Johnson
Lawrence Dommer
Kelly
John Kelly
Rassell Hughes
Richland
Keosauqua
Robert Moffitt
Floyd Broshar
Belnond
Arold Hawk
Broshars
Clifford Stacker
LaVern Horn
Becky
John Kelley
Faber
Mary Fo
Marlene
Floyd McFall
Harold
Tosa Beaty
Centerville
Harold Mawk
Hawk
Richard Bentzinger
Sam Bentzinger
Dea Moines
Mfre
Dean Faber
Denny
Harold Hawk
Milton Followwill
Julie
Belmond
Childlyon
M. E. Followwill
Lowell Followwill
East Moline
Rebecca Martin
Numa
Pearl Wood
Ottumwa
Wayne McDanel
Lewis Dommer
Diane Kincade
Janice Brown
Sheryl Mughes
Kathleen Tralden
Louilla
Net Avon
Glen Fowler
Birdie Main
Social Grocerings and Family Visits in Rural Community
An evening gathering on Gano Nasal Road saw Mr and Mrs Harold VanDorin visit Mrs Glen Fowler and her daughters while Glen travelled to Udell to see his father Alva Fower. A birthday dinner for Doyle Mc Danes featured many attendees including the Johnsons Stockers Lockmans MecDanels Kellogg residents and local couples. Maurice Crist leased a farm near Urbana Center to Bob Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gano Nasal Road
Harold VanDorin
Glen Fowler
Glen
Udell
Alva Fower
Doyle McDanes
Claus Johnson
Gomer Stocker
Roy Lockman
Milley Lockman
Trenton MecDanel
Udell and Area Christmas Visits and Relatives
A series of short notes recount family and friend visits around Udell and Centerville. Kansas City visitors stay with Harry Wilkinson’s family then travel to Leon. Several locals, including Miss Phyllis Silliman and the Stuckey, Moore, Hughes, Powell, and Wilkinson families, share Christmas gatherings, hospital stays, and neighborhood calls through midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wilkinson
Kansas City
Harry Wilkinson
Leon
Helen
Guy Streepy
Bloomfield Hospital
Kippy
Darrell Powells
Joe Moore
Centerville
Phyllis
Silliman
Raymond Hughes
Evelyn
Joe Moores
Jerry Stark
Jeffrey
Des Moines
Josie Stuckey
Jay Leonard
Mt. Ararat
Ora Powell
Marlyn
Williard Cook
Lincoln
Neb
Iona Dotson
Edna Moore
Gary
Rock Island
Billy Moore
Dale
Mary
Paul Cushman
Carl Phillips
Debbie Bailey
Clarence Whisler
Augsburger
Pulaski
Joe Stuckey
Jerry Starks
Edd Winan
Lora
Timmy
Cecil Moran
Unionville
Karen
Linda
Weekend Visits Highlight Christmas Gatherings in Illinois and Missouri
A sequence of social visits and gatherings is reported across Illinois and Missouri. The Jordan and Murdy families hosted or visited relatives in Woodhull, Manchester, and El Paso during Christmas, with guests including Yeager, Fever, and Murdy relatives. Other mentions include Theodore Murdy of Moulton and Neal Wagner visiting Harry Wilkin, Bruce Duty and spouse from Mexico, and Mrs. Carl Phillips traveling to Overbrook to assist an ailing mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurnie Jordan
Woodhull
Ill
Ben Glasgow
Marvin Yeager
Manchester
Norma Lee
el Paso
Lester Murdy
Theodore Murdy
Moulton
Neal Wagner
Harry Wilkinson
Bruce Duty
Mexico
Joe Moore
Carl Phillips
Overbrook
Kan
Anna Burkland
Ora Powell
For Sale Staplers and Staples at UNION Office
For sale reliable Markowell staplers with guarantee and supplies for other makes. UNION Office offers staples and hardware items for office use.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moravia Union
Moravia
C. R. and
H. K. Charity
Editors Publishers
Appanoose
Monroe Counties
United States
Johnson-Stafford
E. N. Catterlin
Optometrist
Fred A. Bolsinger
Crescent
Oklahoma
Occo-Lab
Occo
L. J. Smith
Hall Automobile
Coulson & Burton
Turner Faneral
Iva Stronk
Bob Strunk
Lazelle
Betty Maxine
Russell Tubaugh
Roy Tubaugh
Belle Plaine
Mis
Joy Tubaugh
Cedar Falls
Ray Tubaugh
Moravian
Albert Tubaugh
Richard Ritter
John Brown
Lakeland
Kentucky
Seymour
Tono Rimby
Lee Tadlock
Kenny
Ray Tubough
Donna Rae
Dixie Rae
Devana Fae
Wilbur Miller
Tom Wiatt
Frank Gibbs
Mra
Gene Gibbs
Michael
Carl Hoffman
Misa Leonn Ritter
Bloomfield
Don Millerton
Burlington
Gerald Ritter
Woodward
Bob Ritter
Cincinnati
Raymond Ritter
Ronnie
Coatsville
Enon Mrs. Dallas Faber
ALBTA
H. B. Spring
Texaco
Oehler Bros
the Church of the Nazarene
Young Peoples
Paul
Teel
Dewey’s
Margaret Gary
Joyce Helen
Gardner Hatchery
Friz
Hilda
Homer
Mearl
Marcia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!