Community Visitors and Calls Across Albia Area
Mr Pleasant Howard Besco aided Ed Delong with butchering on Tuesday. Homer and W A Brown hosted Albia callers Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Harry Robinson called in Albia Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Tom McCrory and children visited Homer Brown Saturday evening. The John Kenton family also called at Homer's Saturday. Mr and Mrs G C G Smith spent Sunday with Tom McCrory. Edward and Arthur Points called at W A Brown Thursday evening. Floyd Long visited GC C Smith Sunday morning. Several locals traveled to Albia Saturday. Ethel Brown returned home from Town City Thursday. Edward and Arthur Points gathered corn for Mr Tuller last week. Mr Van Dorin called at the Howard Bosco home Monday morning. Edward Points called on Harold Brown Monday evening. Pearl and James McCrory stayed Monday night with Kate and Nen McCrory. Charley Smith was in Moravia Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Besco
Ed Delong
Homer
W. A. Brown
Albia
Harry Robinson
Tom McCrory
Homer Brown
John Kenton
GC. G. Smith
Edward and
Arthur Points
Floyd Long
GC. C. Smith
Ethel Brown
Town City
Edward
Mr. Tuller
Mr. van Dorin
Howard Bosco
Edward Points
Harold Brown
Pearl
James McCrory
Kate
Nen McCrory
Charley Smith
Moravia
Horton Potts
Gus Luse
Gerald
Vane Jones
Mra
T. J. Luse
Joe Martin
Potts
Hazel Hellyer
Dora Hellyer
Arthur Lewis
Des Moines
Edith Tarr
Robert Jennings
Fred Tarr
Abbott Hospital
Doris Long
Ted Teaters
Dell Hellyer
Harold 4Rgo
Simon Haines
George Hellyer
Donald Whitehead
Junior Youngker
Bussell
Iowa
Edward McCord
Haver Free
Will Haver
Centerville
B. C. Whitehead
Grand Jury
Hannah Gladfelder
Guy McKern
Jean Long
Newton Long
Bert Nash
Jay Argo
Theo Miller
Albcia
J. R. Callen
Ardis
Glee
Dale
H. M. van Antwerp
Forest Merile
Doyle
Emery Coltrain
Betty
Doris Luse
Margaret Hiatt
Arcia
Glee Callen
Josephine McDonald
Glen Anderson
Clarence
Jay
Joan
Spicer Stoker
Ottumwa
Virgil Johnson
Vernon
Wm. Brown
Virginia Hiatt
Cline
Coulson
Forest Mericle
Ralph Mericle
Fairview
Trenton McFall
Mt. Arrat Church
Archie Thompson
Wayne
Kelsey
Will Free
Ray McCord
Harold
Chas. Hiner
Jay Massman
Paul
Violet
Will Free Home
Birdie Marin
A. J. Brown
Nellie Thompson
Will Kelsey
Pearl Kelsey
Andy Brown
Harry Brown
Lyda Argo
Carrol Ann Swift
Earl Swift
Blues
Lonl
Reds
M. E
Iconium
Goodweather
Ted Miller
Lula Miller
J. D. Stansberry
Jerry Lee
Udell
Fern Wright's
Ernest Hiatt
Corydon
Lena Pence
Richard
Wyo
Chris Bogart
Gus Bogart
Drakesvile
Gerald Bogart
Ted Wilson
Fern Wright
Chas. McCurdy
Blakesburg
Pearl Hiner
Delmar
F. W .Wright
Wm. Horner
Clarence Dowd
Carl
Will Alden
Kansas City
John Wills
Missouri
Gerald Burton
Claudius McGrew
Sarah Hanes
Chance Lavely
W. N. Miller
James Wood
Eleanor Miller
Mary Coffin
Teel Koehler
Lee Tadlock
David Caylor
Floyd Wood
Birthday surprise honors Mrs Argo with oyster soup and games
Moravia Route 1 Ralph Davis was an Albia caller Friday. Harold Mason and Pearl Broshar visited Ottumwa Saturday evening at the Mason home. Lloyd Brown and Cass Hamilton were in Oskaloosa Thursday. Ivan Harsh is on the sick list at Matt Watts' home. Matt Watts called in Albia Wednesday. Carl Derby and boys spent Wednesday evening at Matt Watts' home. Family gathered Sunday at Rollie Brown's. Jay Argo and family organized the surprise party with the Merry Mixers. Guests included Bert Nash, Harold Mason, Lloyd Brown and Dorothy, Newt Long, Evelyn Stauber, Lloyd Beaty and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Davis
Albia
Harold Mason
Pearl Broshar
Ottumwa
Lloyd Brown
Rollie Brown
Jay Argo
Argo
Rock
Bert Nash
Dorothy
Newt Long
Evelyn Stauber
Lloyd Beaty
Centerville Area Residents Share Social and School News
Local families from Centerville and nearby towns exchange visits and notes on daily life. The roster includes the Argo, Hellyer, Long, Lewis, McKern, and Scott households with church, school, and 4 H club activities mentioned alongside small town social calls and Sunday gatherings. Several residents are shown visiting relatives in Albia, Blakesburg, and Ottumwa, while others report illnesses, vaccination, and travels to Moravia and Lake View.
Feonium Attendance at Sunday School and Community Visit
Sunday notices record numerous social calls across Centerville and nearby towns. Families including Argo, DuVall, Hellyer, Callen, Swan, and Beaty visited relatives and attended church events at M. E. church. A 3 year old, Carroll Ann Swift, suffered whooping cough while Iconium enjoys mild, sunny days with temperatures near freezing.
California and Vicinity Social Notices Recap
Mr and Mrs Otha Hiatt and a Moravia family spent Sunday with Charlie and Mary Platt. Kenneth Gladfelter and sons visited J P Fosters. Pauline Townsend, absent with illness, returned to school. Lyndon McDanes and Mas Broshar visited Jack Lise. Poster family vaccinated for smallpox. Congrats to Free McDane and Gles VanDurin, Iwin on their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otha Hiatt
Moravia
Charlie
Mary Platt
Kenneth Gladfelder
J. P Foster
Pauline Townsend
Lyndon McDanes
Mas. Broshar
Jack Lise
McDane
Gles
VanDurin
Iwin
Benjamin Franklin's Example Shapes a New Era
In a school bulletin dated January 24, Roy Adams celebrates Benjamin Franklin as a self made, thrifty, public minded American. The piece notes his early life in Boston 1706, his skill with people, and his lasting moral and financial influence. The bulletin also reports student updates at MHS including enrollment, PTA plans, sports schedules, health programs, and grade activities across grades Pre Primary to Sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Boston
Moravia News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Enrollments
Irene formerly lived in this vicinity. Bernard DeBoules and daughters visited Mystic Sun. Arthur Sufficool hosted and visited Roy Sufficool. Robert Foster and children spent Sunday at Ted Broshar’s. Pearl McKernan weekend with Robert Foster. Sufficools visited Oscar Main near Rathbun. Cyril McDanel’s guests included Burdette and Homer Utterback and Steven McKern. Julie Martin enrolled in Moravia High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril McDane
Burdette Utterbuck
Homer Utterback
Steven McKern
Helen Lane
Cyril McDauel
Gilbert Callen
Shirley Townsend
Joe Martin
Horton Polis
Julie Martin
Moravia High School
Robert Foster
Arthur Me Kers
Canterville
Rural School News Hedge College Report
This weekend marks our fifth month of school with three students Richard McDanel Max Lockman and Richard Johnson never absent or tardy. Vera VanDorin leads in spelling while seventh graders finish history and move to other subjects. Richard McDanel finished second grade reader and now reads supplementary readers, learning addition and subtraction and soon multiplication tables. Visitors attended our program and Christmas tree with candy oranges and bananas as treats. Students sing from new song books and enjoy the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Jack Broshar
Mickey Mouse
Mary Lou
Daisy
Berniece
Wauneta
Hedge College
Richard McDanel
Max Lockman
Richard Johnson
Vera VanDorin
Gold star recipients and classroom highlights at COULSGN
Faith Hanes reports a list of students earning gold stars on the clean teeth chart including Paul Mericle Lois Mericle Dale Callen Clarence Anderson Jay Anderson Naomi Leta Stevens Clyde Stevens Ralph Mericle and Joanne Anderson. Penmanship awardees were Betty Luse Lois Mericle and Clarence Anderson. Ralph and Doris Mericle were absent last week. Art class produced Benjamin Franklin and thrift posters. Science covered What Does the Sun Do for Us and What Is the Moon Like with Dale Callen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulsgn
Faith Hanes
Paul and
Lois Mericle
Dale Callen
Clarence Anderson
Jay Anderson
Naomi
Leta
Clyde Stevens
Ralph Mericle
Joanne Andersson
Betty Luse
Ralph
Doris Mericle
Benjamin Franklin
Housewives and visitors share a quiet Sunday rounds
Local households gather for informal visits and social calls across Udell Centerville Blakesburg and Corydon. Theo Miller Lena Pence Richard join Fern Wright and others while Gerald Burton and family travel to Des Moines and Kansas City for work and relatives in Missouri.
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S Moravia Union
Moravie
Appsanoose County
Congress
A. K. Smith
Mr. Pleasant
Clark
Helen Hamilton
Enid Long
Mary
Deloris Argo
Russell
Lois
Frances
Guy
Rey
Jerry
Roscoe Argo
Carl Derby
Salem
W. E. Donavan
Bert Fisher
Florence Stafford
Ralph. Boone
Charles Dooley
Roy Scott
Albert Kluver
Leroy
Lake View
George Scott
Truxton Dicks
Bessie Neff
Olin Foster
Russell Burns
Keith Rose
Pari W. A. Rose
Memphis
Ivan Harsh
Matt Watts
Harsh
Cecil Howell
George Howell
Leoni Burns
Frank Chambers
Robert J
Dick Wilson
B. E. Turner
Albert Kluver and Son
Delmont Moffitt
Gertrude Anderson
Spicer Stober
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Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Feonium
Christian
Belle Bresaler
Lyde Argo
Lyman Main
Moraine
Dick DuVall
Clyde DuVall
Roy DuVall
Wyoming
Misa Hazel Heilyer
Main Station
Harry Lemaster
Lottie Swan
Clark Newby
Duckett-Swan
Spurlock
Albia Saturay
California
and Vicinity
M.h.Lewsbasket
Roy Adams
MHS
Martin
Louilla High School
PTA
Hilton
Margaret Burton
George Tracy
Billi Harris
George
Agnes O’leary
Wales
V. Hiatt
Whicker
Johnson
Smith
Broshar
Lawson
Huff
Simmons
Orelup
Fred Hiatt
Brizendine
Main
Milleman
McCrory
Davis
Lela Davis
Donald Davis
Maxine Harris
Hazel McKern
Boota
Cleas
Goldie Glor
Rural School News
Frank Swaim
Phony
C. T. Slavin
Gamble
Biddle
Mr. Burton
B. Hiatt
Unionville
Tacoma
Wash
Ted Campbell
Ellmer Gordon
Eisie
Duane
Keith
Freda
Doyle McDanel
W. A. Brooks
Board of Supervisors
Grace L. Bedinger
Auditor
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