Local social notes reveal gatherings across Albia area
Widespread visits and family events fill the week in Albia and nearby towns. Neighbors join dinners at the Mearl Dicks and Gilbert Callen homes, attend 4-H activities, and welcome returning serviceman Bill Moore home from Japan. Calls, picnics, and hospital trips tie a busy community together with frequent intergenerational visits.
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DeWayne Moore
Bill Spaur
Clara “Brown
Mary
Lackender
Adrian Fentonard
Mable Moore
Marvin Morrig
Darby
Arrs
Gilbert Callen
Mearl Dicks
JoAnn
Moore
Charlotte
Connie
McAninch
Albia
Montoe ‘County Hospital
Aldla
Verda Argo
Clyde Dicks
John William McAninch
John Bradshaw
Des Moines
Lester Sager
Pearl Hiner
Barbie Ann
Cheryl
Cedar Rapids
DeWayne ‘Moore
Charles
Jan
Russell
C. W. Moore
Bill Moore
Elbert Moore
Bill
Charles McAninch
LaVeon
Gordon
Martha Masgman
Lineville
Richard Callen
Gary
Ronnie Henderson
Marie Blue
Peoria
Bivelyn Medcalf
Beaulk Farris
Roby
Ind
Beryl Brown
Kenny
Wanda Benz
Russell Brown
Jack Baldwin
Baby
Dick Brown
John McAninch
Janice Moore
Clarence White
Cass Hamilton
Helen
Connie McAninch
Paul Dicks
Centerville Park
Sunday Dinner Guests and Garden Club Notes
Sunday dinner guests arrived at the Edd Fenton home and visitors joined Ralph Tucker's household. The Chariton River Ladies Aid met May 26 for a cooperative day of quilting, basket weaving, and pranks recall, with Ethel Lemley presiding and Laura Martin winning a prize. The next meeting is set for June 12 at the church with Hazel Tucker as hostess. The article also discusses rose mildew control for gardeners, detailing symptoms, timings, and chemical treatments including Karathane WD Mildex and sulfur, plus fall debris burning and spring pruning to prevent disease spread.
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Faye Wright
Lola’ Lane
Leona Brosvich
Addie Young
Jean Curtis
Elaine
Janice Kay Vickroy
Delmont Moffitt
Arlo Fenton
Ida Fenton
Dewane Sulser
Stephen I
Claude Beall
Davenport
Clyde Elgin
C. A. Runnells
Gladys Littlewood
Laten Atwell
Pat Printy
Melinda
Bob Davison
Rollie Harold
da Fenton
Jack Davison
Opal
Lorraine Davison
Bernard Moore
Centerville
Ralph Tucker
Helen Scott
Laura Martin
Walladee Sulser
Roy Sulser
Kenneth Mickels
Chariton River Ladies Ald
Kathryn Martin
Bessie Fenton
Ethel Lemley
Hazel Tucker
Ethel Lem Jey
Jessie Elam
Faye Fenton
Lois Martin
Verge Martin
Flo Fenton
Florence Martin
Carl Martin
Basil Martin
Marvin
Marguerite Martin
Lola Stoner
Della Foster
Mrs. Foster
Popular Rose Faces Plant Diseases in Iowa Gardens
Plant pathologist Mal colm Shurtleff of Iowa State College states black spot and powdery mildew are the two main threats to roses in the region. Black spot, common on teas and hybrid teas, causes yellowed, fallen leaves and weaker plants, with control via regular dust or spray every 7 to 14 days starting late May, especially before wet periods when the fungus spreads by splashing water.
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Shurtleff
Iowa
Malcolm Shurtleff
Towa State College
United States
Truckers Get Regulation Receipt Books in Stock
Moravia Union office offers regulation receipt books for truckers with 50 triplicate sets per book. Ready for quick order and pickup.
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Moravia
Chiggers Signal Season By Signs And Repellents
Warm weather brings chigger bites or red welts as the first warning of their activity. The larvae, tiny and hard to see, bite where clothing is tight after gardening, woods walks, berry picking, or mowing. Iowa State College extension entomologist Harold Gunderson notes Midwest and South prevalence and recommends repellents available at drugstores.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension
Midwest
South
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Roy Scott
Doris Christy
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Plano
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Laverne Massman
Boots and Saddle Club
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Linda Coulson
Arlo Funkhousers
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Clarence Whitehead
Francis Snook
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Chariton Valley
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BUICK
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Channel 4
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Albia Sales CO
Sale Pavilion
Peterson & Bor, Bon
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Edd Fenton
Claude Callen
cHtaanks
Torrens Esa
TOC Jewelry
Lremo A
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