Local Happenings Roundup at Muscatine and Surrounding Areas
Local notes list weekend visitors and family gatherings across Muscatine Des Moines area towns. Names include Mr and Mrs Jack M¢, Clair Sellers, Charley Foster, Gene Gladfelder, Loyd Carter, Robert Carter, Rita Goughnour, Rita’s wedding set for July 17, and several extended families from Albia Morning Sun Mediapolis Centerville Milton and Davenport visiting relatives in Moravia and Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mebonough
Muscatine
Jack M¢Mr
Clair Sellers
Rusedith Apert
Gratt Tadiock
Jolin Foster
Charley Fdster
Oskaloosa Fairgrounds
Gene Gladfelder
Biane
Lovilla
Jess. Gladfelder
Albia Manor
Date Cox
Bryan
Marla
Kevin
Amy
Kenneth Gladfelder
Lew Hiner
Goughniott
Loyd. Carter
Moravia
Robert Carter
Morning Sun
Harry Pearson
Burlington
Olin Foster
Forrest Sutcliffe
Plato
Loyd Carter
Richard Goughnout
Mediapolig
Rita Goughnour
Neat” Hahn and
Chitsy
Davenport
Centerville
Milton
Carl Coffin
Eleanor Miller
Duane Coffin
Chrisy
Eva Miller
Inez Campbell
Maurice Walter
Mbss
Larue Morrison
Cedar’ Rapids
Rowena Beck
Des Moines
Marshall Perry
Marshalltown
Perry
Elmer Lockman
Tina
David Cloyed
Dr. Avera
Udell News Highlights Local Visits and Weddings
Mes Howard and Burkland families host and visit relatives in Udell Iowa. Dana Strickler and Roger Selix wed at Udell Brethren Church as area residents extend well wishes. Visitors include James Lincoln from Illinois and Floyd Moffatt, plus bursts of activity with Burkland kin in Booneville and Rochester Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaméa Lincoln
Illinois
Floyd Moffatt
Minnie Moffatt
Milford Holler
Sharlene
Marlena
Booneville
Maurine Burkland
Howard Burkland
Alice Simms
Udell Helping Neighbors Club
Joe Moore
Denny Fenton
Dana Strickler
Roger Selix
Udell Brethren Church
Gordon
Burkland
David Riggs
Jewel
Ricky
Jim Bear
Clover
Rochester
Minn
Robert McKinley
Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church
Centerville
Redman Singers
Centralia
Rhonda Burkland
Grandma Burkland
Jerry. Henshaw
Shelia Selix
Wedding Shower for Meggamaker and Ashby Held in Tconium
Mrs Dick Brown notes a wedding shower for Wayne Meggamaker and Eloise Ashby at Tconium with many local families attending. Clara Brown visited Veva Firestone, Day Derby and Ben Derby visited Roscoe Argo, and Jim Bennett and family plus others attended the Messamaker Ashby wedding Saturday with relatives gathering for Mother's Day dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Meggamaker
Eloise Ashby
Tconium
I Messamaker
Doug Messamaker
Truxton Dicks
Paul Dicks
Roy Argo
Mikeer
Wyoming
Ben Derby
Roscoe Argo
Jim Bennett
Pieasantville
Chariton
Jim Rees
Pleasantville
Mike Brumimyer
Messamaker
Ashby
James
Whitehead Home Hosts Open House and Family Visits
Families from Mt. Pleasant and nearby areas spent Sunday at the Whitehead home for a social afternoon. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Senees and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Christy and Carol, and Rex Haver with Phyllis Broshar Audrey and Joe Withrow. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Doug Messamaker on the birth of a daughter on June 21 at Monroe County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis -Broshar
Audrey
Joe Withrow
Stella
Argo
Brow Wola
Jara’s
Doug Messamaker
Monroe County Hospital
New Hope Mews of Interest Slow Summer News
Fred Scott and Elizabeth Anderson share notes on births and visitors in New Hope area. Naomi Lois Scott was born June 14 with grandparents listed. Friends and relatives from Centerville Knoxville Des Moines and Albia attended events including rodeos and a 50th wedding anniversary. Prior day updates note Jerry Henshaw’s burn recovery and Father Day visits across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Scotts
Naomi Lois
Robert Scott
Devo Edwards
Nina Boatwright
Kansas City
Richard “Miller
Richard Miller
John Miller
Jason
Rick Miller
Centerville
Edna Downard
J.D
Knoxville
Elizabeth Anderson
Bob
Ralph Spencer
Albia
Ray Johnson
Gary
Lanyon
Elzy Johnson
Frances Burton
Russell Warner
Blakesburg
Ernest Johnson
Kim
Robin Tarbell
Ranay O'Connor
John Wood
Trven Kaling
Bessie Donovan
Mira
Nelson Ballanger
Jesse
Jack Ballanger
Justin
Jerry Henshaw
Iowa City
Jerry
Larry Hiatt
Chad
Mary
Kay
Hiatt
Kenny Ellison
Dave
LeRoy Wilson
Dick Hoppe
Waterloo
Terry White
Jay Wilson
Dwight Stocker
Dean Stocker
Eric
Drakesville
Ronnie Stocker
Shonya
Shayla
Chariton
Bill Horn
Moulton
Kenny Stocker
Kevin
Des Moines
Ivyl Tarbell
Robin
Keith Philips
Larry Long
Loren
Davenport
Bill Long
Edith Callen
Elaine Spencer
Chris
Wayne Christy
Humeston
Carol
Don Argo
Guy Argo
Moravia Welcomes New Ministers For Coming Year
Visits by Mrs. Sharon Sanchez and others mark a welcoming supper in Moravia to greet Rev. Bob and Jo Hoover as they prepare to minister locally this year. Attendees include Genévie Kaling, Bessie Donovan, Ralph Spencer, Larry Hiatt, Chad, Elaine Spencer, Chris, and many Moravia residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Sanchez
Mark
Michelle
Las Vegas
Nevada
Genévie Kaling
Bessie Donovan
Moravia Park
Bob and
Jo Hoover
Moravia
Ralph Spencer
Larry Hiatt
Chad
Elaine Spencer
Chris
Albia
Nelson Ballanger
Daryl Tarbell
Ivyl Tarbell
Robin
Keith Phillips
First Baptist Church
God Squad
Unionville
Don Argo
Jennifer
Berniece Wilson
Walter Eveland
Rhonda
Jacksonville
Fla
Magdaline Pendleton
Madge Ho
News of Interest From Salem by Miss Hazel Hellyer
Local society notes from Salem recount visits and outings among families including the Hellyer and Brown households. Events cover Monday through Sunday visits, church showers, rodeo participation, and travel to Des Moines East Moline and Ottumwa, with mentions of hospital and doctor visits and a rodeo queen honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intereet
Salem
Hazel Hellyer
Antique Household and Tools Auction Items Catalog
A long listing of items for sale including a hand operated gas pump with glass globe, four ice cream chairs and matching table legs, a kitchen cabinet with flour bin, iron bed, walnut tables, oak chairs and rockers, a white enamel cook stove, a Simmons treadle sewing machine, a walnut blanket chest, cedar chests, a large wood burning stove, kero sene lamp, Coke cooler, trunks, quilts and quilt tops, hand tools, corn shelter, sharpeners, enamel ware and many other items over 160 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
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Turner Funeral Home
IGWA
John Paterson
Paul Mershead New
Albia, Iowa
Southern Iowe
Udell
Mes. Howard, Burkland
Vosburg
Dick Brown
New Hope
Dr. R. JE “Dick” Cooper
W. Washington
Iowa
Abia
Floyd Crabtree
Lloyd Brown
Clarence Whitehead
Kristen
Jennifer Miller
Topeka
Kas
Ruby Long
Paige
Edward Haver
Hellyer
Ottumwa
Iconium Church
Wayne Messamaker
Sybil Whitehead
Tracy
Calif
Douglas’ Messamaker
Ray Messamaker
Don Whitehead
Susie Whitehead
Edward McCord
Orville McCord
East Moline
Tim Seals
Michelle Brown
Kevin Gross
Cup
Fern Callen
Bussey
Pearl Runnells
Amy Hiner
Hiner
Eugene Jackson
Julie Bales
Harvey Gust
Elmer Murphy
Merle Frater
Lousiana
Gene Huff
Merle Prater
Minnesota
John Huff
Ryan
Hazel Sandeen
Gaynelle
Jake Filkins
Carl Patterson
Omaha
Nebr
Glen Wakefield
Robert Rowe
Tim Sears
Crete
Ai— Iconium United Methodist Church
Iconium
Leake Rathbun
Honey Creek State Park
Koa
Rosemaire
Tude Argo
Ballanger Auction Service
Iconium U.M.W
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