Rat Ramblins Reflect On A Rugged Year In Moravia
The note reviews a tough year and a lean winter in Moravia. It highlights community contentment, calls for continued Christlike spirit, and mentions rugged December weather. It notes strain on hay and fuel supplies, with prices rising as New Year resolutions begin to fade.
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Ray McCloud
Union Office
New H by Genevie Denon notifies mild impression
A local update from Wesley Chapel reports a small gathering led by Mae McDonald with 15 attendees and a study on Acts. Many residents are listed visiting, hosting, or dining with neighbors, reflecting a tight-knit community during the Christmas season.
Christmas Visit Gatherings Across Ottumwa Area
A lengthy list details numerous relatives and friends spending Christmas and the holiday week with the Dicks, Sheldons, Callens, and related families in Ottumwa and nearby towns including Des Moines, Waterloo, Peoria, and Centerville. Visitors from Minnesota and Illinois are noted, with multiple weekend and Sunday gatherings.
Fairview Community Social Notes and Local Visits
Fairview records show Dale Cox visiting school chum Duane Proctor while wolves and dogs threaten local sheep. Community members hosted and visited kin across Ottumwa Centerville Moravia and Cantril with birthdays gifts and music lessons noted among a busy weekend of calls dinners and casual gatherings.
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Dale Cox
Duane Proctor
Howard Proctor
Hubert Helmick
Donald Small
Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky
Carl Leffler
Roby Small
Evelyn
Edith
Line Jean Helmick
Kernneth Coltrain
Centerville
Larry
Richard
Nell
Coltrain
Moravia
Glen Lockman
Ottumwa
Elmer Lockman
Larry Hiatt
Grandpa Davis
Carl Hiatt
Aise Formtook
E Raymot
Sea
Vina Taylor
Ramona Cox
Regin
Miley Lockman
Blakesburg
Sammy
Roger
Eloise Leffler
Sant-Proctor
George Leffler
Raymond Lockman
Joanne Main
Gaylord Main
Birdie Main
Cyril Mullin
Saunly
Satur
Bégrion Proctor
Sam Proctor
Janie Ward
Richard Coltrain
Fairview
Bert Drake
Ure
Center
Ma Ee J Speayer
Stella Hopkins
Unionville
Eas Lockman
An Dorin
J.C. Lockman
J. C. Lockman
Jimmy van v Win
van Dorn Eahiet Ee Gee
van Fi
Lockman
Milton Brockers
Dwgin
and Rehberger
Brenda
Salem Community Family and Christmas Visit Notes
Hazel Hellyer reports a sequence of social visits and Christmas gatherings in Salem. Numerous families including the Calhouns, Hellyers, Perrys, and Browns share holidays and Sunday calls with relatives in Albia Centerville Blakedburg and nearby homes.
Maple Grove Community News Highlights Pre Christmas Events
Mrs Ralph Tucker reports Maple Grove activities before Christmas. Recitations by Charles Namoi Sue Tadlock Connie Walter and Richard Doud, with Mrs Venetah Tubaugh on piano and music by Johnny Wilson and Loren Walter. Neighbors share dinners and visits at Walter Harper, William Tomlin, Ron Woodward, Bud McDanes, and other homes.
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Maple Grove
William ‘Tomlinome
Luse
George McDonald
Baby
Ron Woodward
Jennie Kinnamon
Centerville
Bud McDanes
Helen DuVall
Walter Girls
John Wilson II
Loren Walter
Basil Tadlock
Bud McDanels
Christmas Visit and Family Gatherings in Tadlock Family News
Mrs. Riley Callen and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Miller hosted a Sunday dinner and supper at Grant Tadlock's with Tadlock and family, Car Tisue's group, Lon Shull, Joan Callen, Latey Tadlock, Neil Burton's Washington family, and Carroll Steinbeck's Rubio family. The Tadlocks hosted neighbors Monday for a Christmas exchange, and guests included Larry Tadlock Basil Tadlock and family Earl Tisue and Lonuit. Claude Hawk and Basil Tadlock hosted Thursday supper for Tadlock kin.
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Fred Dusablon
Il Given
Ealing
Ivan Harsh
Ivan Shields
Sue
Mt. Ayr
Cecil Schrodt
Norma
Mary
Howard Harper l
Loyd Carter
Farm Bureau Board
Articulture
Centerville
Howard
Earl Harper
George Scott
John Wood
Lynda
Arthur Vilert
Albia
W. E. Donovan
Ernest West
Lester West
Raymond Gilliland
Connie
Ottumwa
Lea-West
Alice/Stogss
Desmond
Pfc
Harold
Chanute Field
Maude Colsrain
Kay Herron
Anne Pettibone
Minnie Sharp
Zoe
Callen
Opal
Frank Hight
Betty Harsh
Illinois
Cecil. Schrodt
Riley Callen
Ted Miller
Grant Tadlock
Asi
Tadock
Car Tisue
Lon Shull
Joan Callen
Latey Tadlock
Neil Burton
Washington
Carroll Steinbeck
Rubio
John Sharp
Fairly
Mystic
J. L. Dodd’s
Asil
Tadlock
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Kinser Valley Christmas Visitor Notes and Cattle Sale
Kinser Valley notes describe canceled Des Moines Christmas visit due to bad roads and weather. Local families including Zell Wilson, Hazel Wilson, Jennie Robinson, and others share Christmas meals, visits, and farm work. Cattle shipments were sent to the sale barn while straw baling continued and milk movements faced delays.
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Des Moines
Zell Wilson
Gen le
Carl Cloyed
Arthur Johnson
Albila Thured
Hazel Wilson
Jennie Robinson
Albia
Ivan
Hoadley
Moravia
Christmas Visits and Movements in Hedrick Area
Mr and Mrs Theo Miller Coulson and guests spent Christmas with Dwight Stocker family near Hedrick. Cliff Whicker moved to a new home near Rathbun. Theo Miller Ray and Susan visited Guy Argo. Sharon O Connor on sick list. Argo family attended a party at Jide McDonoughs. Perry Mikels and family traveled to Unionville. Cliff Icker assisted moving with Mikels. O Connor and Burns families visited nearby.
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Perry Mikels
Chant Haas
Ft. Lupton
Colo
Dwight Stocker
Hedrick
Cliff Whicker
Rathbun
Theo
Miller
Ray
Susan
Guy Argo
Sharon O'Conner
Kenneth O'Conner
Mra
Carter
Sonny Dean Waler
Mary Burne Returns Home for Christmas Lit Exchange
Mary Burne is home Sunday for the Christmas lit exchange. Mrs. Herb Boblenz phoned her son. Mrs. George Turner was called Saturday morning. Ray and Susan Miller spent last week with Mr and Mrs Theo Mill.
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Mary Burne
Herb Boblenz
George Turner
Ray
Susan Miller
Theo Miller
Christmas at the VanDorin and Faber homes
Christmas visitors and family gatherings fill Enon as residents recount holidays with the Faber Vances and VanDorins. Des Moines guests Dean and Dallas Faber, Marvin Vance families, Otumwa ties, and travels to Arizona noted amid meals, funerals, school starts, and home visits.
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R. S. Faber
Dean Faber
Des Moines
Dallas
Faber
Marvin Vance
Willie Vance
DaVonna Vance
Mear Walter
George Simmons
Arizona
Floyd Jonson
Garnet Krouse
West Union
Arthur Johnson
Leo VanDorin
Linda
Bertelt
Albia
Bill Bettis
Germany
W. H. VanDorin
Prandehadren
Geraldine
Betty Vance
Mary Louise Fisher
Christmas gathering at Baye and VanDorin homes
Ingead and Mrs Baye hosted a party at the Jacke Donough Hone Saturday evening. The VanDorin family enjoyed three Christmas toprams with treats. Monday the VanDorin family held Christmas at the Community building and Billy and Clarence Hafner preached.
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Ingead
Matt Baye
Tels
Jacke Donough Hone
Aha Rigs
J._T. VanDorin
Lowell van Dorin
VanDorin
Billy
Clarence Hafiner
Blue Front By Mrs. John Van Zante
Christmas gatherings abound in Humboldt area with multiple families visiting, including Van Zante, Gordner, Hiatt, and Shepard households. note names of visitors and hosts, plus holiday greetings and a final advertiser message.
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John van Zante
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