Centerville BPW Club hosts Scots guests at Moravia Church
The Centerville Business and Professional Women's club opened a summer goodwill tour with a dinner at Moravia Methodist Church. Guests from Kirkcaldy Scotland, Mrs Beveridge, Miss Ramsay, spoke on social medicine and health schemes while organist Kari Tuttle performed.
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Centerville
Moravia Methodist Church
Womens’club
Eeveral
Moravia
Kari Tuttle
Beveridge
Susan -Ramaay
Kirkcaldy
Scotland
Mize Ramsay
Heaith
Britain
Smith Sawvel Enters School at Iowa City
Keith Sawvel entered the University of Iowa at Iowa City for a summer term of study. He has been visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Lester Sawvel since returning from sea duty abroad after graduating last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Sawvel
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Lester Sawvel
Union Neighbors Meet at Mrs Rogers Home
Mrs Orville Rogers hosted the Union Neighbors Club at her home Wednesday afternoon with twelve members answering roll call. The meeting opened with group singing followed by a floral arrangements demonstration and refreshments of fruit punch and cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Rogers
Union Neighbors Club
Willams
Russell Alden
Norma
F. E. Boy Paver
Kenneth
Coltrain
Larry
Verner Hawk
Max
Jean
Mira
Ed ‘Eathen
Mike
Jack Martin
Butch
Jimmy
Vern Johnson
Kathy
Jaes ‘Wilson
Peggy
Pee Bille
Bobby Rogera
Des Moines Baby Born to James Williams Family
Stork Sat announces the birth of a son, Bradley, on June 10 in Des Moines. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Williams of Indingals. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John R. May. Carol Jean is a new sister to Sharter and Barbara. Sgt. ig serves in Korea. Dr. L. M ee cared for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sat
James Williams
Indingals
Bradley
Des Moines
Sgt
Koreas
L. Mee
John R. May
Aries
Shop
Mays
Sharter
Barbara
Noo
Carol Jean
First Band Concert Opens Season This Saturday
James Main, local band instructor, says Saturday night marks the opening of the band concert season. A further practice is scheduled for Wednesday night.
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James Main
Irish Pastor Reassigned by Iowa Des Moines Conference
At the Iowa Des Moines Methodist Conference in Council Bluffs Rev. Martin Greer, pastor of Grace Methodist Mora via and Wesley Chapel for a year, is reassigned to Keota in Keokuk County and will begin duties there Sunday. Rev Samuel Baxter appointed to Moravia church, arriving July 1 from Ireland with a two child family. Wesley Chapel, Wegley Chapel, now Appanoose County Parish with Rev Gerald Wilson directing Unionville Fairview and Wesley Chapel. Rev Richard Bentzinger returns to Moulton and Rev M R Gonzalez to Mystic. Warn elta McConnell returns to Clarinda.
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Iowa-Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Martin Greer
Grace Methodist Church of
Moravia
Wesley Chapel
Keota
Keokuk County
Samuel Baxter
Ireland
States
Wegley Chapel
Appanoose County
Gerald Wilson
Unionville
Fairview
Richard Bentzinger
Moulton
M. R. Gonzalez
Mystic
Warnelta McConnell
Clarinda
Local family events mark celebrations and visits in Centerville
Local resident news lists weekend plans in Waterloo and Ames 4-H club camp, birthday anniversaries for Mary Kathryn Knudsen Eva Main and Marilyn Espy, plus visits from relatives in Albia Ottumwa Des Moines and Cheyenne. Cabal of families gather for Father’s Day picnics and church conference in Council Bluffs.
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John Veach
Mary Kathryn
Waterloo
E. H. Knudsen
Jan ‘Knudsen
Saturay
Earl Babsett
Mary
Ellen
San Diego
Calif
Fern Wright
Dana
Moulton
Mira
Lowell Harria
Merton
Maude Coltrain
Harley Tisye
Albert Lemaster
Cheyenne
Wyo
Roy Argo
Fred Callen
John Lockman
Akeley
Minnesota
Marve Lockman
Kathy
J. [C. Lockman
Troy Lackman
Teresa Ann
Clair Callen
Lois
Billy
Bill Callen
Eddy Donna Underwood
Ames
Mary. Burns
Charles Grinstead
Ottumwa
Mra
Clifford Pfannebd¢cker
Garry Don
Karen
Averill Easter
Leonard Bruner
Lebanon
Indiana
Pfc
Wm. Withrow
Fleva
Clinkenbeard
John
Annabelle Wilson
LaVerne Dudley
Byron
Ronnie
Roy Dudley
Des Moines
Mre
Vestel
Centervilla
Orlando Sears
Martin Greer
Iowa-Des Moines
Donald McCloud
Lloyd Phillig
den- Rey Homerin
Albia
Centerville Park
Ray McCloud
Eva Main
Denney Hom
Erin
Albla
Sears
Marilyn Espy
Earl Sapy
Meryn
Roger
Donald Scott
Hi Phillipe
Pan Kelley
Centerville
Betty Burd to Wed July 6 in Keokuk Nazarene Church
Invitations announce the wedding of Betty Burd daughter of Rev and Mrs Warren E Burd of Keokuk to Cpl Raymond R Schumaker on Sunday July 6 at 3 00 pm at the Keokuk Church of the Nazarene A reception follows at the YWCA 425 Blondeau in Keokuk Rev Burd and family formerly lived in Moraine where he led the Nazarene church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Burd
Warren E. Burd
Keokuk
Raymond R. Schumaker
Keokuk Church of
Summer Recreation Starts Tuesday At School Gymnasium
Summer recreation begins Tuesday at the school gym for eight weeks from June 24 to August 14. Girls in grades 5 through 9 may attend Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 to 4:00 pm with leaders Joan Callen and Janet Broshar. Activities include games, storytelling, relays, crafts, dances, hikes, and scavenger hunts. Unregistered or missed entry blanks should attend the first meeting next Tuesday at 1:00 in gym clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Callen
Janet Broshar
Mrs Andrews Hosts Bridal Shower at Home
A bridal shower for Wanda Hook is held at Mrs Arthur Andrews home on Friday afternoon June 13. Hostesses were Mrs Max Lobberecht Miss Doris Burton Mrs Richard Tubaugh and Mrs Arthur Andrews. Refreshments included ice cream cookies iced tea nuts and mints. Guests from Mystic Moravia Blakesburg Eddyville and surrounding areas attend while gifts were opened and decorated with the bride's colors green and yellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Andrews
Max Lobberecht
Wanda Hook
Doris Burton
Richard Tubaugh
Edith Wella
Syba Argo
Gilbert Callen
Elsie Albertson
Hazel Rinehart
Sybil Argo
Icle Christy
Dorothy Calhoun
Mystic
Blanche Argo
Grace Whitehead
Mabel Hammond
Elsie Clester
Osa Brown
Moravia
Howard Wells
Mary Lou
Ruth
Maxine
Louise
Blakesburg
Zelma Hook
Wayne
Betty
Phyliss
Women’s World Service meets at Coffin home
The Women’s Society of World Service at the E U B church held its monthly meeting at Mrs. Charles Coffin’s home. The theme Christ Calls Us To Share the Good News guided lesson leader Emery Hiatt and a series of reports on missionaries and society work. An executive church meeting followed on June 7.
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Women’s Society of World Service
Charles Coffin
Emery Hiatt
E. G. Hawk
Coffin
Maude Coltrain
Tra Boyer
Misa Eleanor Miller
Hiatt
Missionary Guild
Almont Main
Fred Hammond
Ted Campbel
Coltrain
Moravia Garden Club Co op Dinner at Ruth Wilson Home
The Moravia Garden Club schedules a co op dinner at Ruth Wilsons home next Wednesday June 25 attendees bring their own table service and a salad vegetable or dessert The committee provides meat bread and drinks
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Moravia Garden Club
Ruth Wilson
Church Night and Dollar Day at Cavarcar United Brethren
Evangelical United Brethren Church led by Rev. Evan Stroud announces Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Friday June 20 features Church Night with usual hour. Sunday June 29 marks Dollar Day. Special recordings from Intermediate Camp to be shared during services including 11 a.m. Lord's Supper and 8 p.m. vesper The Call of God. Welcome to Old Fashioned Faith.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Evan Stroud
Harold Mason
Church notices for Sunday services at local church
The Church of Christ advertises Rev. W. F. T. Evans as minister and Mrs. Winnie DuVall as superintendent. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting and choir practice follow.
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Church of Christ
W. F. T. Evans
Winnie DuVall
Teorium Methodist opens new year with service plan
The Teorium Methodist Church outlines a full year of Sunday sermons and activities. Pastors will be in the pulpit every Sunday except for a brief vacation. Laymen are urged to attend Sunday School at 9:30 and worship at 10:15, with services ending at 11:00. The sermon titled Anchora for Drifting Souls aims to help members start the day with study and worship.
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Teorium Methodist
Grace Methodist Church Sunday School and Dinner
A Grace Methodist Church notices a Sunday school service at 10:00 am and a Friday evening event. Rev and Mrs Greer and family will be honored with a cooperative dinner at 6 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kari
Eeesharen
Iconium Church Announces Sunday Services
Iconium Christian Church announces Sunday School at 10 00 a m and Divine Worship with Communion at 11 00 a m service. Minister W F T Evans and Superintendent Hugh McFatridge invite all to attend.
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Iconium Christian Church
Joint 4 1 Club Meets With Martha Potts
The Busy Maidens and the Happy Helpers 4-H clubs held a joint meeting at Martha Potts on June 6 to practice Initiation of Mr Norberg for honorary member. Dances and 4-H songs were practiced with officers listed and guests Martha Rouse and Mrs Ralph Walker attending.
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Busy Maidens
Happy Helpers
Martha Potts
Norberg
Carolyn Hawk
Donna Rogers
Janet Walker
Aileen Turner
Donna Woodward
Charlotte McAninch
JoAnn “Moore
Janice
Mary Mosley
Martha McC
Ensley Grandson Valedictorian At Great Falls High
Bruce Ensley has graduated as valedictorian in a class of 264 at Great Falls High School. He earned a four year Yale scholarship and a Yale award and will enter Yale in September for naval officer training. The letter notes good crop prospects in Chouteau County and plans a visit to son David near Big Sandy.
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S. Rodney
Helena
Montana
Bruce Ensley
Great Falls
Yale University
Yale
Chouteau
David
Big Sandy
Chas
Naomi Ensley
Cantrell Receives Army Discharge and Enrolls at Indiana U
Sgt. Edward Cantrell returned home Sunday after discharge June 14 from the army. He served four years in the service, three in Germany. Edward will soon leave for Bloomington Indiana where he has enrolled in Indiana University. He is the son of Rev and Mrs Glenn Cantrell.
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Edward Cantrell
Army
Germany
Edward
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Glenn Cantrell
Des Moines Wedding Unites Broshar and Dallager Couple
Miss Anne Louise Dallager and Gerald Broshar wed in Des Moines at 4:00 p m. The bride is daughter of A L and Mrs Dallager. the groom son of A G Broshar Waterloo. Officiant Rev Alvin Morris. reception hosted by Hise family. After a northern Minnesota trip the couple will live in Norfolk Virginia where Broshar will serve as an ensign in the navy.
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Anne Louise Dallager
Gerald Broshar
Des Moines
A. L. Dallager
Mr. Broshar
A. G. Broshar
Waterloo
Harry Pabst
H. G. Broshar
Moravia
Alvin Morris
Ruth Dahl
Ames
Janet Mitchell
Julianne Carlstrom
Mankato
Minn
Marty Orottz
Margaret Getz
Marylen Green
Davenport
Davis S. Morse
Cedar Rapids
Robert Broshar
Kent Standish
Jack Broshar
Morning
Lee Dallager
Susan Dallager
George R. Hise
Hise
William Pape
Robert Catshall
Minneapolis
Kathryn Warren
Redwood Falls
W. D. Acheson
Floyd B. Whitted
Mary Ann Whited
Nancy Acheson
Minnesota
Norfolk
Broghar
Navy
Flarry Pabst
Howard. Smith
Ger Tos Maak
Reid Named 1-H Short Course Leader in Iowa
Monroe County Extension Director Lloyd Reid will serve as discussion leader at the Iowa Boys 4-H Short Course in Ames on June 24 and 26. Delegates and clubs include Bill Sinnott Georgetown Shamrocks, Matt McEntry Melrose Majors, George Mosley Troy Troopers, Paul Wilson Hilton Hustlers, Charles Horn Urbana Command, Ses Marion Durbala Bluff Creek Progressives, Jack Stansberry Pleasant Pushers, Fred Sandeen Mantua Mastera, and Robert Potts Franklin Farmers.
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Monroe County
Lloyd Reid
Iowa
Ames
Bill Sinnott
Georgetown Shamrocks
Matt McEntry
Melrose Majors
George Mosley
Troy Troopers
Paul Wilson
Hilton Hustlers
Charles Horn
Urbana Command
Ses
Marion Durbala
Bluff Creek Progressives
Jack Stansberry
Pleasant Pushers
Fred Sandeen
Mantua Mastera
Robert Potts
Franklin Farmers
Junior Missionary Guild Picnic in the Park
The Junior Missionary Guild of the E. U. B. church held a Tuesday afternoon picnic in the park with sponsors Mrs. Fred Hammond and Mrs. Harold Mason. Games and a bountiful lunch were enjoyed, with activities wrapping up around four o clock.
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E. U. B. Church
Fred Hammond
Harold Mason
Soil Conservation Week Proclaimed in Iowa June 15 21
Governor Beardsley proclaims June 15 through 21 as Soil Conservation Week in Iowa. The proclamation highlights soil and natural resource conservation and cooperation with agencies groups businesses and individuals for future generations. The notice is dated Des Moines May 23 1952 with Secretary of State Melvin D. Synhorst attesting.
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State of Iowa
State of
Iowa
Wm. S. Beardsley
Des Moines
United States
Melvin D. Synhorst
Moravia Telephone Rates Rise July 1 Increases 25c and 75c
Moravia Telephone Co announces rate hikes effective July 1. Residence rates rise 25 cents per month, business lines up 75 cents, rural switchlines up 35 cents. Extension phones and ringers unchanged. Proclaims cost pressures since 1950 Korean War impact noted by company. A farm accident near Moravia injured Lee Benz, a three mile south resident, with compound fracture to right leg after a belt entanglement from a field cutter. He was taken to Centerville for treatment. Billie Benz, 10, mentioned in report.
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Lee Benz
Moravia
Centerville
Billie Benz
Moravia Telephone Company
The
Moravia Telephone Co
Mrs Brooks Reelected Legion Auxiliary Head
Mrs Larry Brooks was reelected president of the American Legion Auxiliary at a regular meeting held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs Frank Lathen. Officers renewed include Mrs Lester Brain 1st vice president Mrs Lathen 2nd vice president Mrs Garnet McDonough secretary Mrs Chet Broshar treasurer Mrs Mary Burns chaplain Mrs Ernest Kincade historian and Mrs Max McDonough sergeant at arms. Officers will be installed July 21 at the Post home. The group approved purchasing The Backwoods Teacher for the local library and realized 77.50 from poppy sales. A cooperative supper preceded the meeting hosted by Mrs Lathen and Mrs Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Brooks
American Legion Auxiliary
Frank Lathen
Lester Brain
Lathen
Garnet Mc Donough
Chet Broshar
Mary Burns
Ernest Kincade
Max Mc- Donough
Frank Rogers
Joseph Nelson
Improved Soil Productivity Guiding Better Crop Yields
Iowa State College agronomist H B Cheney outlines key practices to lift soil productivity. Rotate legumes with grains, return crop residues and manure, test soils and lime as needed, drain wet land, and control erosion with contour farming terraces strip cropping and grassed waterways to keep acres productive now and in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Cheney
Iowa State College
Cheney
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Band Mother's Club Birthday Calendar Notice
The Band Mother's Club sponsors a free birthday calendar for names and birth dates submitted to Mrs. J. P. Day or Mrs. Ivan Harsh by July 1. Organizations may also have meeting dates added by contacting the same pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother's Club
J. P. Day
Ivan Harsh
Day
Booster Club Hears Street Light Proposal Moravia
The Moravia Booster Club discussed street lighting plans by Town Southern Utilities with renewal of the town franchise. Plans await town council approval. Bridge Port plant to start limited operation by end of 1952 and full by mid-1953, with lines from Eddyville to Centerville. The club also advanced park swings completion and a July 21 family cooperative dinner in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Eee
Stré Jee
Town Southern
Moravia
Town Southern Utilities Company
Covier
Eddyville
Centerville
Booster Club
Legion Auxiliry
Legion Hall
Monroe Young People Present Flag to Albia Park
The city of Albia accepted a 30 foot flag pole from Monroe County Rural Youth and dedicated it at the city park baseball diamond. Deena Lee Robinson presented the gift, May or James Morrison accepted, and the Albia American Legion donated a flag. Fred Hughes gave the dedication address with prayers by Donald Plum as Don Graham presided. The Albia municipal band provided music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Monroe County
City Park
Deena Lee Robinson
Moravia
Monroe County Rural Youth Organization
James Morrison
Albia American Legion
Legion
Fred Hughes
Bloomfield Council Rejects Parking Meters Proposal
The Bloomfield city council voted unanimously against installing parking meters after opposition from business leaders and a Chamber of Commerce survey showing 14 votes against and 14 for meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Chamber of Commerce
Pauline's Beauty Shop Dry Cleaning Notice After 80 Days
A notice states the shop will not be responsible for dry cleaning left in the shop after 80 days. It warns customers to retrieve items promptly and outlines storage terms and potential disposal.
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Scot
BPW Club
AL Moravia Church
Smith Sawvel
Rogera
Sion
Stork
Methodist
Keota Church
Betty Bured
Mrs. Andrews
Cavarcar
Grace Methodist Church
Ensley
Reid
Tunior Guild
Cere Sg
Médore
Farnlf
Hears Street
James” Bradley
Town
Southern Utilities Company
Ats Sele
Monroe
Tole
Pauline
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