California and Vicinity Social Notes Reach Centerville
Gerald Hauk and Arthur Suffi left for Nebraska to work in harvest fields. Families and friends gather for picnics dinners and visits across Centerville Mystic and Numa with birthdays diplomas and new arrivals noted. Notable events include a 12 pound birth and multiple family visits with extended kin in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Hauk
Arthur Sufficool
Nebraska
Kenneth Gladfelder
Jesa Gladfelder
Virgil
Floyd Broshar
Robert Charles
Horton Potts
Joe Martin
Charlene Townsend
Bobby Boyer
Dwight Main
Jim Sufficool
Bernard DeBoyle
Mystic
Richard Larry
Dale Sonnenburg
Shirley Townsend
Centerville
Local residents share weekend travel and visits
Hiattsville residents Bert Meadows and Harley Burton joined Otis Burton for a fishing trip to Ottumwa, returning Sunday. Rubye Hiatt recovers from intestinal flu after a doctor visit on Thursday. Mrs Artie Calhoun of San Antonio called on Lloyd Rose Tuesday. Mary Frances, Virginia and Bobby Carter visited Beverly and Donald McGee at the Pearl Hiatt home Friday afternoon. Harley Burton and wife spent Monday evening at Lloyd Rose's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Meadows
Harley Burton
Ottumwa
Otis Burton
Rubye Hiatt
Artie Calhoun
San Antonio
Texas
Lloyd Rose
Mary Frances
Virginia
Bobby Carter
Beverly
Donald McGee
Pearl Hiatt
Local social notes from Centerville area gatherings
John Chambers of Centervilla acted as caller. Evelyn Hiatt attended a Liberty Center wedding and returned home Sunday. Lucile Daniels traveled to Denver for a vacation with friends. Harley Burton trio visited Udell Thursday evening. Virgil Dooley and family hosted at Roy Dooley’s. Carl Van Zante visited Lute Hiatt family. Ladies Aid meets Thursday with Mrs Pearl Scott. Frank Chambers saw Pearl Hiatt Sunday. Memphis Missouri visitors visited Lloyd Rose. Eunice Calhoun accompanied them home. John and Ellen Hiatt visited Virgil Dooley Thursday. Wesley church to hold nightly services all week with different pastors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chambers
Centervilla
Evelyn Hiatt
Liberty Center
Iowa
Lucile Daniels
Denver
Harley Burton
Udell
Virgil Dooley
Beverly
Donnie
Wesley
Frank Hiatt
Cliff Neff
Orval Burton
Wm. Hilton
Keith Rose
Robert
Richard
W. E. Donavan
Campbell
Centerville
Mary Meadows
Don Pettibone
John L. Chambers
J. F. Chambers
Charles Burton
Russell Warner
Ottumwa
Lee Hiatt
Theo Miller
Frank Chambers
George Howell
Harold Turner
Helen
Max
Georgie
Sim Howell
Patty
Ida McCrory
Delia McCrory
Ed Schindler
Howard Campbell
Roy Pettibone
Frank Hint
W. A. Rose
Memphis
John Hopkins
Unionville
Margaret Burton
Virginia Argo
Charles Dooley
W. G. Wood
Albia
John Wood
Muscatine
Dick Wood
John Sharp
Lyle Hopkins
Carl Coffin
Mary Coffin
Duane
Genevie
Junior Donavan
C. C. Cullers
Paris
Harold Cullers
Chicago
Loyd, Carter
Edward Haurahan
Helen Hull
Ottumws
Addie Hull
Paul Tweedy
David Underwood
Ernest Stufflebeam
Thelma Montgomery
Des Moines
Fairy McGranh
Brazil
H. A. Herman
Claud Underwood
Shirley Jean
St. Joseph Hospital
F. A. Miller
Myrtle Harrington
Geraldine
Genevieve Percival
Albemarl
North Carolina
Ruth Allender
H. L. Dukes
Mary Jones
Frank Gates
L. B. Saum
J. H. Plitt
Lauis Bailey
Paul Harrington
Mark Harrington
N. L. Harrington
Binnie Harshan
Rockford, Ill
Jas. A. Wilson
Pleasant Hill social notes and community events
Pleasant Hill residents report visits from relatives and friends including Mrs Roy Sheldon and family, Mr and Mrs Frank Chadwick, and the Fen ton family. Rain improves growing conditions, with outdoor work resuming. A church homecoming at Plano and Clover Leaf club outings feature among the week’s activities. Details cover hospital visits, club meetings, a California guest, and the Teonium church Ladies Aid’s busy schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sheldon
Geo, Hammond
Frank Chadwick
Howard Skinner
Beulah Fenton
Vernon Hart
Carl Fenton
John W. McAninch
Baby
Merle Dicks
Evelyn
Berle Beaty
Mary Ball
Sam
Plano
Clyde Dicks
Richard Allen
Gilbert Callen
Truxton Dicks
Allem
California
Christian Ladies Aid
Teonium Church
Local visitors and ongoing berry trimming near Ottumwa
The report notes gooseberries as a daily activity each afternoon except Saturday with all day aid on Thursday and a start expected Monday afternoon. Several social visits are listed including Mr. and Mrs. Delmont Moffitt and Nancy Jo, the Hiatts, Neffs, Burton family, Hilton, Rose, and many others visiting homes in Centerville Ottumwa and surrounding areas. Multiple family gatherings and Sunday visits are recorded along with ongoing berry processing and quitting on hand.
Community social rounds at Whisler’s and neighboring homes
Local families including Will and Mrs Gilmer Elaine Smith from Phoenix and Kipfer family gathered Wednesday at Howard Whisler’s. Neighbors and relatives shared ice cream and cake for birthdays. Visitors and arrivals from Moravia Alba and Rockford joined Sunday and Friday events with multiple households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Gilmer
Abia
Mise
Elaine Smith
Phoenix
Arizona
Howard Whisler
Clyde Smith
Sol Kipfer
Gilmore City
Whigler’s
Homer King
Wilson Teonard
Kenneth Free
R. S. Faber
Dean
Mary Jo
Fred van Dorin
Clars Selby
J. T. van Dorin
Leo
Ben Coop
Inez Faber
J.T. VanDorin
Guy Fn Albay
Albia
George Scott
Claude Hawk
E. G. Hawk
James Sinclair
Della Simpson
Edward Haver Called at Clell Sheldon Home
Edward Haver phoned Clell Sheldon residence on a Wednesday after John Moffett had visited earlier, the sequence of calls noted in police blotter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Haver
Clell Sheldon
John Moffett
Poems and Paradoxes in a Homebound Life
A reflective column mixes intimate diary style with humorous ruminations on family, homes, travels, and small joys. The author muses on writing about mother, dream houses, plants, letters, and pride in nitwits while admitting everyday quirks and thwarted hopes for fairs and distant trips.
Local residents enjoy weekend gatherings and visits
Brompton and Mr and Mrs Henry Horn and Charles spent Sunday at Calvin Martins. Wilms Boardman spent the weekend at the W C Bivin home visiting her cousin Shirley Funkhouser. C S Miller and Paul Stafford were in Moravia Saturday evening. Clarence Johnson and family of Orange California visited a few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Horn
Charles
Calvin Martin
S. Wilms Boardman
W. C. Bivin
Shirley Funkhouser
C.S. Miller
Paul Stafford
Moravia
Clarence Johnson
Orange
California
Herman J.johnson
J.T. Clarkson
Des Moines
Pollard
Harve Smith
Bloomfield
Minnie White
Richard Burtin
Boardman
O. L
Arch. Thompson
Desa Molhea
Rosalie Stafford
Charlie DeLong
Community Notes from Centerville and Nearby Towns
Sunday visits filled the week as Des Moines and Ottumwa callers dropped by farms and homes across Unionville Moravia Udell and Albia. Family gatherings, club meetings, and hospital news shade a lively local scene with multiple names, distances, and shared stories.
Rural Social Roundup From Urbana and Vicinity
Sunday visits fill the Urbana area as Cloyed and Wilson families spend time with relatives. Berry picking blooms after rains with gooseberries wasted due to limited pickers. Corn grows rapidly reducing cultivation sessions. Community members share visits and birthday celebration at the Teater home with cake ice cream and popcorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L
W. A. Wilson
Moravia
R. A. Faber
R. B. McAlister
Inez Williams
Anna Robinson
W. V. McAlister
Maxine Easter
Bruce
Irvin Faber
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moravia Bunion
Appanoose County
Congress
H. K. Smith
and Vicinity
Harley Tisue
W. G. Tisue
Don Nostri
Lyndon, McDanel’s
Numa
Criddle
Lloyd McDanel
Kathryn
J. W. McDanel
Lyndon McDanel
Gladys
Pauline
Junior Townsend
Hiattsville
C. T. Slavin
M. D
Pleasant Hill
Dotson Cafe
Flood Food
George Shehan
Phyllis Haver
Fred Atgo
Mary Bogie
Jeat Binger
Offumina
John Moffatt
John Shehan
BE. F
Enon
Franklin
Niendorf
New York
Brompton
Ellis Robinson
Edgar Wilson
Ed Robinson
Eva
Clifton Boardman
Miller
Wife
Kinser Valley
George R. Darby
Donald
Farm Bureau
E. C. Caster
Herman Johnson
Roy Darby
Fred Hammond
Ellis Underwood
Ira Robb
Mabel Robb
Della Harrington
Nellie Tweedy
N.L. Harrington
Naomi Scott
Elvii , Underwood
Wiita Irelan
Agnea More
Inez Scott
Florence Hetzler
Della Harington
Margaret Stotler
Eleanor Wilson
Minnie Wood
P. E. More
Metta Harrington
W. E. More
Clyde Slater
Corydon
Duben Laudrum
Allerton
Ida Cox
Alvah Bailey
Bailey
Laura Bailey
Will Haver
Lite
Argo
Carl Ditka
le R. Perry
Joe Martin’s
Tom Phi
Jesser’s
Willie McDanel
Lyn Hilton
Vic Wr. Munn
George Bateman
Olly Howell
Omaha
Hannah Gladfelder
Guy McKérr
Guy ‘McDanél
T. L. Gradtelilg
Belle Whicker
Mina Luse
Carl Tomlin
Curtis Tomlin
Paul Boyer
George Boyer
Lyndon ‘McDanel
Bobbie Boyer
R. E. Dunlap
Council Bluffs
Tom Morrison
Charles Gladfelder
Loyd
Carter
Linda
Paul Broshey
Urbana and Vicinity
Salem
Wilbur Harris
Hazel Helly
Jar
Mog
Nash
Soi
James Nash
Norma June UW
Itian
Roberta Tarr
Mer
Perry
Carlleke
Newton Long
Jean
Seansh Gladfather
Delver
Theola Teater
Ted Teater
Iva
Mas Edward McCore
Albia Granite Co
F. M. McLaughlin, Prop, Albia, Towa
Turner
Clark Hotel
Hatcher
Camoravia
MR. Whiffledufe
Aeto
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