New Hope Church Night Activities and Local Gatherings
Wesley church hosted a well attended Friday program with group singing a whistle solo poems readings and a chalk talk. Numerous local residents attended weddings dinners and visits including Mildred West and er ald Bates at Albia and gatherings at the Donovan and Hiatt families. 4 H rally at Plano elected officers Marybeth Turner historian. Local des Moines and Ames trips noted with multiple family visitors and a 4 H club meeting at Virginia Carters home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Jimmy Melllwain
Thelma Phillips
Nancy Roblenz
Sylvia Callen
Virginia Hiatt
Doris
Ronald Woodward
Juanita Dooley
Charles Burton
Sylvia
Elsie
G. Callen
Clyde Awald
Ernest Hiatt
Mildred West
Erald Bates
Albia
Emery Hiatt
Hart
Frank Turner
George Turner
W. E. Donovan
Junior Donovan
Johny Wood
Bessie Donovan
Orville Burton
Russell Hiatt
Josie Hiatt
Centerville
Lee Hiatt
Mary
Charlie Platt
Frank Hiatt
Plano
Marybeth Turner
Lute Hiatt
Elsie Martin
Karl Fischer
Mae Fischer
Peter Dinen
Frank Chambers
Enon News: Local folks share visits and farm work
Enon notes a warm period with housewives canning peas and beans while men plow corn and put up hay. Claude Hawk and family joined Harold Hawks and Mrs. Glen Fowler’s family for visits. The 4-H rally at Farm Bureau hall drew mothers and girls. Several couples visited each other including Van D orin and Burton households. Mary Jo Faber and Flora Jones visited Mrs. Floyd McFall. others visited Mearl Walter and Dallas Faber households. The Van Dorin family spent time with Francis Pervis’s daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Hawk
Harold Hawks
Glen Fowler Land
Farm Bureau Hall
W. H van Dorin
Richard Burton
Harold Hawk
R. S. Faber
Mary Jo
Flora Jones
Floyd McFall
Centerville
Sylvan van Dorin
Marie
Mearl Walter
Dallas Faber
Fred van Dorin
Francis Pervis
The Donkeys Are Coming and Neighbors Visit in Iowa
A crowded social note from Dysart and surrounding areas details Friday through Sunday visits. Families such as Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Boardman, Debert Billings, the Faber and Walter families, and many others share meals, picnics, and hospitality at homes in Centerville Albia and Waterloo. The 4 H tour and a weiner roast are highlighted, along with illnesses and formal gatherings at local churches. Notable mentions include Buncombe Walters, the Hawk family, and local visitors from Califonia.
Kinser Valley notes and social roundup in Moravia
George Firkins of Moravia helped reconnect the water system after six weeks down. A show day circus on Tuesday the 14 drew many valley residents. Local visits include Earl Boardman, Max McCoy to Missouri Sun, and Des Moines trips by the Mefford and Wilson families. Conversations note easing hog cholera, local farm activity, and church visits at Cloud Hawk, Urbana Center, and W U Wilson homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Firkins
Moravia
Albia
Earl Boardman
Max McCoy
Missouri
Mefford
LeRoy Wilson
Clifford Caster
Des Moines
Roy
Knoxville
Grant Sincox
Steve Miletich
Steve
Chicago
Herbert Lewis
Lloyd Pletcher
Zell Wilson
le Roy
Cloud Hawk
LiRoy Wilson
Bradley Farm
Eddyville
Blakesbore
Union Chapel
Urbana Center Church
W. U. Wilsons
Edgar Wilson
W. U. Wilson
Death of Waukon Youth Verdene Menken in Trailor Accident
A Waukon young man Verdene Menken died when the trailer he was driving overturned and pinned him in a ditch. Rescue efforts were hindered by swift water and poor visibility, and he succumbed at the scene. Local authorities continue investigations into the crash and its circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdene Menken
Waukon
God
Hiss
Tiediabely
Albia Families Gather for Weekend Visits
Local social notes list weekend and Sunday visits among Albia area families including Tubaughs of Hlakesburg, Johnsons of Centerville, Walter and Tadlock households, and other relatives. Residents shared Sunday dinners, afternoon calls, and Thursday gatherings across Blakesburg, Centerville, and nearby homes.
Local Social Notes From Centerville Area
Mr and Mrs Elbert Perry spent Sunday at the Newton Long home Mrs Bill Parson of Centerville spent Friday night and Saturday at the Lloyd Brown home Miss Hazel Hellyver spent part of last week in Deg Moines visiting her sister Mrs Monnie Rose and family Mrs Rose and Donna accompanied her home Saturday for a visit Several people from this vicinity attended the circus at Albia Tues Mrs Dell Hellyer spent Thursday evening with Mrs Blanch Argo Mrs Lloyd Brown Mrs Clarence Whitehead and Sandra Mrs George McCombs and Coleen were shopping in Centerville Friday Mrs Delbert Calhouin and Richard spent Friday at the Hiner Mrs Grant Tadlock and daughters spent Saturday with Mrs Carl Tisue Mr and Mrs Horton Potts and Bobbie Dean Martin spent Friday evening at the Clea Walker home Mrs Carl Tisue spent Sunday evening at the Basil Tadlock home Mr and Mrs George Hellyer spent Sunday at the Dell Hellyers home Charles Jennings was an afternoon caller Dell Clark and Dick Hellyer were calling in Moulton and Centerville Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David West
Louise West
Albia
Marybeth Turner
Des Moines
Gilbert Cook
Chicago
Fred Dusablen
Centerville
Irven Kaling
Herbert Roblenz
Ron Woodward
Late Hiatt
Frank Hiatt
Don Pettibone
Bert Meadows
Loyd Carter
Jim Herron
Howard Harper and Son
Walter Harper
Herbert McDanel
Luzare
W. E. Donovan
Donovans
Irven Kalvig
Margaret Burton
A Doyle
Clair Knapp
Walter Scott
Winston DuVall
Ralph Tucker
Loren Walters
Warren Rouse
Carrie Tisue
Basil Tadlocks
Curtis Tomlin
Loren Walter
Tomlin
Weiner
Raymond Ashby
Dinah Judge
Walter Scntt
Verna Lee Harper
Curtis Tomlins
Basil Tadlock
Bert Arnolds
Mildred
Near Eldon
Bonnie Carlton
Res
Donald
Delmar Dowd
Clair Sellers
Clarence Schaffner
Baby
Ottumwa
J. L. Dodds
Maxine Scott
Walter , Scotts
Helen DuValle
Walter
Grant Tadlock
Lois Tadlock
Thogene Tisue
Can Peas
Lon Shull
Grant Tadlocks
Janice Sawyer
Gerald
Carol
Mary Tubaugh
Hlakesburg
Albert Tubaugh
Gabe Johnsons
Jim Davis
Dale Derby
R. Tucker
Marjorie Scott
Winston DuValls
Gabe Johnson
Merle Walter
Carl Tisue
Harvey Andrews
Richard
Blakesburg
W. B. Wilson
W. A. Wilson
Richard Tubaughs
Jim McGuire
Elbert Perry
Newton Long
Bill Parson
Lloyd Brown
Hazel Hellyver
Deg Moines
Monnie Rose
Clarence Whitehead
Sandra
George McCombs
Coleen
Delbert Calhouin
Hiner
Horton Potts
Bobbie Dean Martin
Clea Walker
George Hellyer
Dell Hellyers
Charles Jennings
Dell
Clark
Dick Hellyer
Moulton
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Hope
Genévie Donovan
Ahan
Enon
Ford Tractors
Dearborn Farm Equipment
Briggs Motor
Tractor Division
Iowa
Claussner
Aya Ed le Sate
Panelsiy Lake
Alasat
the Fashion Shop
Centerville, Iowa
Dysart
M. E. Boardman
Debert Billings
Mears
Annabelle Walter
Nancy Carol
Bobby
Dean Faber
Waterloo
Arthur Johnson
Chas. Bettis
Leo
Lowell
Karen Lakehart
Harry Pabst
J.T. van Dorin
Meath Walter Home
Helen DuVall
Maurice Walter
Lake Wapello
Homer Fritsley
F. G. Hawk
Califonia
Hawk Homes
Birdie Main
Dwight
Glen Fowlers
Vivian
Bill Hoffman
Oberlin Hoffman
Maple Grove
Kinser Valley
George R. Darby
Opportunity Knocks
Seoof
Ford
Studebaker
Boyd O’briant Motor Co
Salem
Hazel Hellyer
Bateman Shoe Store
Southeast Corner Square
S. G. Newton
P.O
Towa
Turner
Ambulance Service
Bembergs
Brankels
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