Community visits and gatherings in Maine Station area
Mrs. Howard Hiatt and children attended the James Easter home event Tuesday. Several families visited over the weekend with various relatives including the Easter, Ballanger, Whicker, Foster, Kanter, and McDanel households. An ice cream and cake social honored Johnnie Eaton and family from Rockford Illinois with many attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hiatt
James Easter
Lloyd McDanes
Vernon Boshak
Virginia Easter
Velma Whicker
Roy Sweetman
John Clark
Mita Foster
Johnnie Foster
Josephine Westen
Abe Ballanger
Daphine McDanel
Virginia Kanter
May McDanel
Henry Foster
Aee
Johnnie Eaton
Jim Easter
E. H. Boyer
Gertie
Roma Foster
John Whicker
Velma
William
Guy McDanel
Betty Marie
Gus Luse
Coy Luse
Jack Luse
Cody Luse
Lloyd Luse
Enid
Edwin
Catie Whicker
Wm. Expy
Shirley Townsend
Kim Kaster
Frank Gladfelder
Averell Kaster
Rockford
Willie McDanel
Herbert McDanel
Billie Eaton
Ira Boshak
Lloyd McDanel
Grover Kaster
Exline
Virginia
Vera Kaster
Dick Morrison
Wille McDanel
Local Ladies Aid and Kin Gather for Farm Bureau Meetings
A long list of social visits and gatherings is recorded with the Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs. Robert Dale’s home and a Tibels reunion at Roy and Arthur Tibels’ place. Numerous relatives from Humphrey, Kaster, Callen, Ellison, and Humphrey families attended Sunday and Wednesday activities including quilting and hog hauling assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Humphrey
Frank Kaster
Floyd Kaster
Clayton
Frank Zock
Kansas
J. A. Clark
George Estlack
Roy
Arthur Tibball
Roy Ellison
Ladies Farm Bureau
Robert Dale
Arthur Donaven
Ray Angela
Claude Humphrey
R. C. Humphrey
Claude
Clinton Albertson
Cheater Woodcock
Betty Marie
Atbia
Zell Callen
Osa Marie
Spencer
Logan Strunk
Tibels
Arthur Tibels
Clayton and Mrs Frank Zook Honor Guests
Clayton and Mrs Frank Zook were the honor guests. Several from this community were Moravia callers Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Mra. Frank Zook
Mt Pleasant Yields Cozy Sunday Visits and Local Gatherings
Sunday visitors at the Adda Robinson home included W A Brown and family Harold Clark Everett Gillaspie and Silvia. Evening callers were Stella Brown Jay Darrah Irene Darrah and others. Several families traveled to Newton and Stella Brown hosted, with many local relatives visiting across the day. The Mt Pleasant Ladies Aid met with Stella Brown Tuesday afternoon and Mayme Callen spent the weekend with home folks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adda Robinson
W. A. Brown
Harold Clark
Everret Gillaspie
Sory
Silvia
Stella Brown
Jay Darrah J
Irene
Albert Woodcock
Ray Woolcock
Newton
Myra
John Callen
Aon
Ray
Orrin Callen
Mra
van Lemaster
Ralph Strickler
Laren
Buckingham
Rex Brown
Maxline
Joe Clark
Roy
Arthur ‘ Tibballa
W. H. Callen
Orville Callen
Alvin Hiatt
Dale
Gilbert Callen
Elbert Moore
Jne Albertson
Floyd
Frank Callen
Gilbert Woodcock
Mixs
Mayme Callen
Homer Brown
Charles Foster Home
Mr. Pleasant Ladies Aid
DeLong
Ira Tisher
Maple Grove Community Notes and Visits
Maple Grove residents share Sunday visits at Glick and Johnson homes. Families including Glicks, Callens, and Davins spend time with neighbors and help with harvest. Rural Eighth Grade commencement attendance noted. several from the area traveled to Moravia for a funeral Tuesday afternoon.
Hiattsville Social and Family Visits Reported
Mr and Mrs Bert Martins Center ville spent Sunday at W H Powell home. Mr and Mrs U S Hiatt and Ernest and Kenneth attended Clell Davis home north of Moravia. Miss Rebecca Swank of Odell did house work for aunt Mrs L R Hiatt. Miss Orphia McDanel stayed with brother Doyle west of Iconium. Mrs Meadows helped brother Lute Hiatt celebrate his 89th birthday at Moravia last Saturday. Misses Maxine Tucker and Josephine Scott dined with Miss Eirene Phillips. Miss Berniece Scott visited Pauline Jones west of Moravia. L B Hiatt and family visited J F Powell at Moravia. Mr and Mrs M E McDanel visited Doyle McDanel home. They report Mrs Doyle McDanel convalescing from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Callen
John Johnson
George Davin
Marion McCrary
Clarence Dowd
Riley Callen
Gabe Johnson
Wilbert
Barbara
Berniece
Davis
Troy Glick
Carl
H . Glick
Tom McCrory
Pearl Loulee
Moran
Bert Martin
Centerville
W. H. Powell
U. S. Hiatt
Song Ernest and
Kenneth
Clell Davis
Moravia
Rebecca Swank
Odell
L. R. Hiatt
Orphia McDanel
Doyle McDanel
Iconium
Meadows
Local Social Notes Include Visits and A Jersey Calf
Dan Wolf did paper hanging at K. F. Tucker residence last week Elton Adams spent time with relatives at Centerville Ruth Scott and Glennie Scott joined Teon lum youth group for a Corydon Sunday School picnic Mrs Anna Hiatt hosted a Sunday School party at her home with about 25 youngsters Ice cream and cake were served Miss Ruth Scott visited Blakesburg with Mrs R C Wilson E C Tucker and son and E F Tucker joined Roy Scott for Sunday dinner J F Chambers John Chambers C G Darrah Monmouth IL and Gerald Hunter Blakesburg planned a western states auto trip A tiny Jersey calf at Roy Scott farm measured 17 inches tall and weighed 18 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Wolf
K. F. Tucker
Elton Adams
Centerville
Ruth
Glennie Scott
Teonlum
Corydon
Anna Hiatt
R. C. Wilson
Blakesburg
Ruth Scott
Ernest Johnson
E. C. Tucker and Son
E. F. Tucker
Roy Scott
J. F. Chambers
John Chambers
C. G. Darrah
Monmouth
Til
Gerald Hunter
Local residents share visits and errands this week
Mrs. John Knight hosted visitors at the Albert Veach home Tuesday while John Tadlock hauled corn from the Clarence Swaim farm. Fred Hammond painted for Mrs. August Koehler, and Joe Hunt helped James Wood paint a barn. The Weatherlys and relatives traveled to Ottumwa, with notes of corrected misstatements about Mrs. Weatherly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Knight
Albert Veach
John Tadlock
Clarence Swaim
Fred Hammond
Moravia
August Koehler
Joe Hunt
Unionville
James Wood
Ballk Criddiebaugh
Frank Gibbs
Mor ‘Avia
Rosa Bremer
Ray Coltrain
Doyle McDaniel
Fconium
Luther Weatherly
Centervills
Iowa State Fair to stage 150th Independence spectacle
Iowa State Fair Newb Town will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Independence with a two hour nightly parade of 560 costumed performers, 40 tons of fireworks, and re-creations of Paul Revere’s ride, the Tea Party, Bonhomme Richard, Cornwallis surrender, and Washington crossing the Delaware during August 25 to September 4. Historians and crews have worked months to ensure accuracy. Mr and Mrs Raymond Charity and family of Mystic were visitors in Moravia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
Bonhomme Richard
Cornwallia
Washington
Delaware
Midwest
Raymond Charity
Family of
Mystic
Moravia
Fastest cable to span ocean to New York and London
New York reports the planned laying of the world's fastest transatlantic cable, 8 800 nautical miles of copper with permalloy wrapping to speed signals. It will connect New York and London by summer, vastly surpassing the current New York Azores line, with details on laying ships, safety signals, and common cable failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Azores
New York-Azores
Colonia
Ossonia
Mies
Abe
Von Tracy Family Vacation Reported From Ozarks
Mr and Mrs Von Tracy and their son Billie returned Thursday from a vacation trip to the Ozarks. They said the trip was splendid and they had a fine time. J J Hicks and Sig Pence were business visitors north of Drakesville Monday. their business turned into a fishing expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 3. Hicks
Sig Pence
Drakesville
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Maine Station
Hilton
Claude Rogers
Will Spencer
Elbert McGinnis
Dallas
Bobby Gene
Maxine
Albia
Towa Southern Utilities Co
Cori AZ Cea
Pine Michigan
Chevrolet
Alver
Aldrich Motor Go
MT. Pleasant Y
Maple Grove
F. R. Glick
I Dayle
D. Glick
Mias
Sarah Glick
Oklahoma
H. E. Glick
Hiattsville
M. E. McDanel
Doyle McDene
8Mith Drug Company
Miller
Iowa State Fair
Newb
Amouth
Toredo
L. J. Carlson
R. C. Hiatt
Carlson
Yorkshire Creamery Co
Ottumwa, Iowa
Moravia Oil Co
Oehler Bros
E. L. Main Garage
W. C. Bivin
S.C
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