Mrs Brooks Elected Auxiliary President at Legion Meeting
The American Legion auxiliary met Tuesday for regular business and a picnic. Officers elected include Mrs Larry Brooks president and Mrs Jay Oehler vice president, with Mrs Mettie Roland secretary and Mrs Clifford Paxeton treasurer. Delegates to the 41st department convention were named along with alternates. Poppy Day funds support veterans and their families or scholarships, and twelve new chairs were approved for the hall. Seventeen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Lester Brain
Larry Brooks
Jay
Department
Des Moines
Brooks
Paxston
Oehler
Roland
Brain
Towa
Des Moines Veterans Hospital
Canton Domidary
Marshalltown
American Legion
U S Main Buys Platt Property At Public Auction
The U S Main bought Platt property at a public auction Saturday afternoon for 1150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Main
Platt
Sheriff conducts 117 car inspections in county checks
Sheriff Paul Thomas reported 117 motor vehicles checked Thursday evening in Moravia with few faults found. Most repairs were simple like replacing burnt bulbs. Moravia led in county response. Other counts included 85 at Moulton 104 at Mystic and 9 at Cincinnati. The office aims to add portable ramps to inspect tie rods and undercarriage to prevent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Peasee
Paul Thomas
Moravia
Thomas
Moulton
Mystic
Cincinnati
Sheriffs Office
Reception Honors Rev Weldon Whitenack on June 28
A reception honoring the Rev Weldon Whitenack and family for another year at the Methodist church will be Wednesday evening June 28 at 7 30. A pound shower for the Whitenack family and a program chaired by Mrs T J Lise will follow at 8 00. Attendees are asked to bring their own table service for ice cream cake and drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Whitenack
Methodist Church
Whitenack
T. J. Lise
John Laws Recovers After Cataract Surgeries
John Laws left University hospital in Iowa City Friday after both eyes underwent cataract removal. He recuperates nicely at home and expects a full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Laws
University Hospital
Iowa City
Rebecca Millemon Home From Hospital
Mrs Rebecca Millemon is brought home Saturday from Monroe County Hospital at Albia where she had been a medical patient for one week. Granddaughter Mrs Mary Berry assists her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Millemon Way
Monroe County Hospital
Albia
Mary Berry
Methodist Men Wiener Roast At Grace Church Park
The Methodist men of Grace Church invite all men and their sons to a Wiener roast in the park tonight at 7:30 PM. This first meeting of the year is open to all men. Delmar Dowd is chairman of membership appointed by president William French. dues are payable to Dowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Men of Grace
Methodist Church
Delmar Dowd
William French
Delmar
L. L. Burton Takes Burnside High Principal Post
E. L. Burton, former superintendent of the local school, signs a contract as high school principal of Burnside school in the Central Webster Community district and plans to move to Burnside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Burton
Burnside
Central Webster Community
Rainbow Girls Attend Grand Assembly in Davenport
Monday afternoon Mrs Del Brede led Diane Kincade Lorena Plants and Donna Tomlin to Davenport for the Grand Assembly of the Order of Rainbow for Girls They returned home Wednesday evening.
Youth Conference Attends Iowa Wesleyan Weeklong Theme Basis Beliefs
Nine local youths attend the Methodist Youth Conference at Iowa Wesleyan College this week with the theme Basis Christian Beliefs. Attendees include Eugene Daniels Lori Hiatt Alan Dooley Dixie Tubaugh Connie Walter Terry Tuttle Ronnie Woodward Tim Ellison and Dennie Underwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Wesleyan College
Eugene Daniels
Lori Hiatt
Alan Dooley
Dixie Tubaugh
Connie Walter
Terry Tuttle
Ronnie Woodward
Tim Ellison
Dennie Underwood
Layette Shower Held for Mrs Charles Turner
A layette shower was held Monday evening at Grace Methodist church parlors honoring Mrs Charles Turner. Hostesses were Mrs Maurice Walter, Mrs Richard Tubaugh, Mrs Clarence Whitehead, Mrs Sylvan VanDorin, Mrs Art Fox and Mrs Frances Kincade. After gifts were opened the hostesses served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
Charles Turner
Maurice Walter
Richard Tubaugh
Clarence Whitehead
Sylvan VanDorin
Art Fox
Frances Kincade
Home Wedding of Nancy Faber and John Russell
The marriage of Miss Nancy Carol Faber of Moravia and John Earl Russell of Oskaloosa occurred at the bride’s home on a Sunday at 2:00 p.m. with 72 guests present. Rev F A Richardson officiated, music by Norma Gladfelder and Nancy Benz accompanied by Des Moines classmates, and a reception followed with a five-tier cake and yellow and green decor. The couple will reside at 808 6th Ave West, Oskaloosa, after a two week honeymoon in Chicago and the Ozarks, with guests from Monmouth and several states in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Carol Faber
Dallas C. Faber
Moravia
John Earl Russell
Alfred Russell
Alfred, Russell
Oskaloosa
F. A. Richardson
Cole
Moravia E.U.B
Norma Gladfelder
Bride of
Des Moines
Nancy Benz
Bob Faber
Terry McKeag
Harold Loch
Lincoln
Nebr
Norma Lee Faber
Bride of Lincoln
Mike Domnoe
Russell
Dacron
Joe Griffin
Ottmwa
Jean Taylor
Dana Kuster
Frances Griffin
Monmouth
Lawrence Dommer
Doyle McDanel
Harold Hawk
Dians Faber
Martha Sinclair
Rose Mary Horn
Mary Proctor
Ottumwa
Nancy Lindley
Nancy Steffen
Des. Moines
Elaine Free
Buell Taylor
Jean
Moravia Comunity School
Oskaloosa High School
Green
Super Valu
Chicago
Ozarks
6Th Ave. West
Ozkaloosa
Dl. Lincoln
Bible School Averages 134 At Closing Service
A small Bible school closed Friday with a Sunday evening program at the Methodist church. Enrollment rose to 138 in week two with an average daily attendance of 134. Staff included 30 teachers and helpers. Weekly offerings totaled 45.34 dollars sent to the Christian Rural Overseas Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Methodist
Eu.b
Nazarene
Christian
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Welding Shop Opens East Side of Square Moravia
Mr. E. L. Allen opens Moravia blacksmith and welding shop on the east side of the square at the former Prough site. The shop offers electric and acetylene welding with emergency breakdown service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Allen
Moravia
Prough
Monroe Township Farm Bureau Meeting At Hilton
Monroe Township Farm Bureau met at Hilton on Tuesday evening. 4H boys reported on their state meeting, plus a fine program and music. Parents and 4H members served home made ice cream cake and pop to a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Township Farm Bureau
Hilton
Ames Families Attend Father's Day Picnic in Centerville
Local news notes show Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McKern and children visiting the Robert Foster home for a weekend celebration at Centerville park on Father’s Day honoring Clyde McKern. Des Moines visitors, including Mr. and Mrs. Richard Raymie and Susan, joined relatives here before returning home. Margaret Ellis of Des Moines visits her sister, Mrs. Bill Woodward, for the week, while Lula R Tillmont and daughter Madge Hough called on Guy Roberts, a patient in Corydon Wayne County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McKern
Mike
Susie
Kathy
David
Ames
Robert Foster
Centerville Park
Clyde McKern
Richard Raymie
Des Moines
Lester Brain
Susan Raymie
Margaret Ellis
Bill Woodward
Lula R. Tillmont
Madge Hough
Guy Roberts
Wayne County Hospital
Corydon
Thanking friends and neighbors after illness
Mrs Rebecca Millernon expresses gratitude for cards letters and flowers received during her illness and thanks friends and neighbors for their help and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Millernon
Thankful note for hospital flowers and gifts
A patient thanks everyone for flowers cards and gifts received during a hospital stay in Iowa City and after returning home. The message expresses gratitude for the support and well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ime
Iowa City
Lews
Thanking Friends and Neighbors for Hospital Visits and Farm Help
Roy Fisher thanks friends and neighbors who visited him at the hospital and sent cards letters and flowers during his illness. He also expresses special thanks for help with his farm chores and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Fisher
Moravia School Board Names New Faculty For Term
The Moravia schools complete their term staffing with Velma Barnes of Cincinnati hired as English instructor and librarian and Donald F. Lay named elementary principal. The elementary lineup includes Lay, Ardis Walter, Hazel Hellyer, Robert Foster, Gretchen Ashby, Katheryn Campbell, Vina Taylor, Fern Hudgens, Mildred Smith, Marvalee Clayworth, Della Foster, Leona Burger, Madelyn Rose, Opal Deedrick, Otha Lee Martin, and Marjorie Coulson. High school staff features A. R. Fenton superintendent, John Guthrey principal, Gail Tuttle study hall, Clarence Sheldon social studies, Gary Bud Sallade commercial, Richard Armstrong coach, Larry Dayton agriculture, Faye W. Selix homemaking, Velma Barnes English and library, Wayne Burghoffer music, Kathryn Burghoffer music, James Horridge guidance, Darrell Holt a foreign language, and David Burton science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Velma Barnes
Cincinnati
Donald F. Lay
Missouri State Teachers College
Kansas
Mr. Lay
Ardis Walter
Hazel Hellyer
Robert Foster
Gretchen Ashby
Katheryn Campbell
Vina Taylor
Fern Hudgens
Mildred Smith
Marvalee Clayworth
Della Foster
Leona Burger
Madelyn Rose
Opal Deedrick
Otha Lee Martin
Marjorie Coulson
A. R. Fenton
John Guthrey
Gail Tuttle
Clarence Sheldon
Gary Bud Sallade
Richard Armstrong
Larry Dayton
Faye W. Selix
Wayne Burghoffer
Kathryn Burghoffer
James Horridge
Darrell Holta
David Burton
Rites Today for Mrs. C. Teller
Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Ann Teller will be held at Turner funeral home with Rev Weldon Whitenack officiating. Burial in Vanershall Cemetery near Ollie Iowa follows. She was born August 17 1882 in Ollie and died June 20 1961 in Centerville aged 78 years 10 months 3 days, survived by her children and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Funeral Home
Rev
Weldon Whitenack
Vanershall
Ollie
Town
Catherine Ann (Smithart) Teller
James
Mary Ann
Keasling) Smithart
Iowa
Centerville
Ate
Wilbur R. Teller
Teller
Methodist Church
Mr. Teller
Moravia
Stockwell Family to Visit from California in July
Mr and Mrs Richard Stockwell and their Concord California family plan a July visit to see her father Lester Brain and other relatives. Mr and Mrs Lester Brain spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Earl Brain at Hedrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Stockwell
Concord
Calif
Lester Brain
Earl Brain
Hedrick
Births of Jay Allen and Robert Dale Kirstein
E Flight of the Stork announces the birth of a son Jay Allen by caesarean at Mercy Hospital Des Moines at 9 55 am on June 20. Grandparents H T Boblenz Moravia M J Kirstein Mason City Dale Williams Albia. Also announced is Robert Dale born June 19 weighing lbs and 12 oz to Charles Jones Moravia and Virgil Easter with Charley Williams Albia as grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Allen Kirstein
Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Jay Allen
H. T. Boblenz
Moravia
M. J. Kirstein
Mason City
Dale Williams
Albia
Robert Dale
Virgil Easter
Charley Wiliams
Charles Jones
National Honors for Dr Sneed Moravia Graduate Leading Minister
Dr J Richard Sneed Moravia High School class of 1928 is honored with the Doctor of Human Letters at the 65th commencement of the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons in Pasadena. He is a Los Angeles minister and author known for Faith Is Our Time and Start To Live broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballentine Henney
J. Richard Sneed
Moravia
First Methodist Church of
Los Angeles
J. Chris Mol Jer
College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Sneed
Moravia Union
Wilfred Smith
Howard Smith
Moravia Methodist Church
Grinnell College
Boston University School of Theology
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Los Angeles Fire Commission
Dr. Sneed
Church of the Air
Western States
Jale
J. B. Sneed
Helen Carson Sneed
North Bigelow
Peoria
Russia
Middle East
Claremont Men's College
George Benson
Ellis A. Jarvis
Boat Owners Meeting Planned Moravia Moravia Moravia
Lawrence Creagan Sr superintendent of Centerville Municipal Water Co called a meeting of all boat owners at Kincade's restaurant in Moravia Friday night at 8 o'clock. He urged unregistered owners to attend because boating laws have changed covering registration numbering traffic safety and other factors for safe boating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Creagan
Centerville Municipal Water Co
Kincade’s
Moravia
Creagan
Sew and So Club Hosts June Party at Woodward Home
Members of the Sew and So club held their June party Friday evening at the Harry Woodward home. During the social, pictures were shown by Ralph Turner and John Wilson. Refreshments of sandwiches, koolache and coffee were served. Assisting hosts and hostesses included the Bill Frenchs, Ralph Turners, Emery Polsons, Harold Masons, Frank Woodwards, and John Wilsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sew and So
Harry Woodward
Ralph Turner
John Wilson
Bill Frenchs
Ralph Turners
Emery Polsons
Harold Masons
Frank Woodwards
John Wilsons
W F Meets With Mrs Coltrain In Monthly CWF Session
The Christian Women s Fellowship met Thursday afternoon with Mrs Maude Coltrain for the monthly gathering. The program featured prayer scripture by the president, worship led by Mrs Melissa Felton, lesson by Mrs Nell Utterback, and a review of six months of lessons titled Together in Missions. Officers were elected with Mrs Coltrain reappointed president, Clara Trelan vice president, Birdie Main secretary, and Marshall Perry treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Women's Fellowship
Maude Coltrain
Coltrain
Melissa Felton
Nell Utterback
Caltrain
Clara Trelan
Birdie Main
Marshall Perry
CWF
Rainbow Girls to Initiate Monday at Masonica Temple
The Moravia Rainbow for Girls will hold initiation at their regular meeting Monday evening June 29 at the Masonica Temple. Miss Jo Du Vall is the worthy advisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Masonica Temple
Jo DuVall
Paxston Repp Nuptials At E U B Church
Elizabeth Ann Paxston wed Ronald Dean Repp in a June 17 ceremony at Evangelical United Brethren church. Rev J A Ogden officiated. Maid of honor Mrs Robert McCall of Des Moines. best man Robert McCall. Bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Paxston of Moravia, wore a white nylon chiffon gown with lace jacket. couple to reside in Des Moines area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann Paxston
Ronald Dean Repp
Evangelical United Brethren Church
J. A. Ogden
P.m
Clifford Paxston
Moravia
Adrian Repp
Albia
Robert McCall
Des Moines
Wes
Repp
Boyd Paxston
Gary Kepp
McCall
Moravia Community School
Hepa Life Assurance Company
Albin High School
Hallett Coast- Theias Company
Agua Collage Grove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Delbert Calhoun
Glen VanDorin
Rowena McFatrhdge
Harley Tisue
Hema Tisue
Bera
Mrs. Rebacca Millemon
L. Burton
Rainbow
Grand Assembly
Nancy Faber
John Russell
Kester Gladfelder
State University of Iowa
Kester
Wapello
Martin Drug Store
Fairfield
Bible School
Monroe F
Mrs. C. Teller
Myrtle Shirkey
Libertyville
Opal Regan
Wilford
Ivan
Altoona
Vernie Nicoli
Memphis
Eva Reider
Sigourney
Goldie Hall
W. F
Rainbow Girls
Ann Paxston
E.U.B
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