Local Social Notes and Rural Life In Albia Area
Mrs J T VanDor and Flora Jones hosted visitors at the Kenneth Free home while others attended the Callen sale and Red Cross events. Kinfolk gathered for Mearl Walters birthday with oyster soup and cherry pie. Neighbors report Mrs Katie Miller's death and lingering spring lambs among changing weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. VanDor
Flora Jones
Donna Wailes
Kenneth Free Home
Fred van Dor
Callen
Claude Hawk
Red Cross
Albia
Katie Miller
Unimportant Cogitations by Inez Faber
A brief humorous note about writing plans and a boss who amputates a finger, highlighting unforeseen choices and miscalculations in a lighthearted tone. The fragment hints at the odd clash between planned cogitations and chaotic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Faber
Community Notes From Boyer Ridge Social Roundup
Local residents report busy chores and neighborly help as Jim Hauls feed for livestock and Ernest aids at home. Ms Foster teaches at Boyer school while many from the area visit farm homes, attend sales, and call on relatives across Centerville Albia and Des Moines connections.
Morning chores and family life at the Hellyer home
A diary style piece recalls dawn chores at the Hellyer farm, goat and stove woes, and breakfast suspense as a busy morning unfolds. It also notes visits and gatherings involving Hazel Hellyer, Jean, and local neighbors, with references to hospital care and a regional sale.
Local Residents Attend Visits and Funeral in Ottumwa
Brompton by Mrs M Boardman and Max McCoy plus families visited W R Barnes. Mrs Frances Robinson and Mrs Ong Boardman aided Mrs Mabel Barnes. Funeral held for Mrs C S Miller in Ottumwa with many locals attending. Harris Stafford of Chicago and relatives joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boardman
Max McCoy
Carg
W. R. Barnes
Frances Robinson
Ong Boardman
Mabel Barnes
E.O. Cormeny
Hubert Cormeny
Jack Spurgeon
Albia
W. R. Barnea
C. S. Miller
Free Methodist
Woodstock
Ill
Forrast Foater
Ralph Johnson
Harris Stafford
Chicago
C.S. Miller
Elwood Stafford
Vercel Barnes
Billy
Albin
New Hope By Mrs W E Donovan And Friends
Mrs W E Donovan reports a weekend visit by Gerald Hunter and children to Mr and Mrs Frank Chambers. Red Cross Barn Dance at the high school gym drew attendees including Mr and Mrs Ivan Harsh on Tuesday evening. Lulu Burton left for Chicago to visit her brother Alvin Burton and John Burton at Great Lakes boat training. Don Pettibone returned from Rochester with his mother Mrs Ed Schindler home from hospital. The Farm Bureau party gathered at the Community Building Friday. The Harsh, Hiatt, and Moffitt families appeared in local activities with hospital calls and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Donovan
Gerald Hunter
Biskeeburg
Frank Chambers
Ivan Harsh
Red Cross
Lulu Burton
Chicago
Alvin Burton
John Burton
Great Lakes
Herbert McDanel
Elsia Martin
Don_ Pettibone
Rochester
Minn
Ed Schindler
Frank Hiatt
Farm Bureau
Roy Scott
Delmont Moffitt
Centerville Hospital
Unionville Social Notes and Arrivals
Miss Essie Whisler and Cletia Johnson return to Unionville from San Francisco for funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Johnson in Davenport. Cletia Johnson visits Rockford to see her husband. Dorothy Peterson visits Boone resident Mrs. Wiita Trelan. Robert Sellers finishes Great Lakes boat training and takes leave. Willard Brain, at Norfolk, VA, visits family. Mrs. C W McCarty visits relatives Dommer. J W Proctor and D L Hiatt family visit Bart Gladfelder in Centerville. John Andrews improves from flu. sister Belle bruised foot from a coal accident. Wyldes visit Charles Allen in Centerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Whisler
Cletia Johnson
S.M
San Francisco
Calif
Lillie Johnson
Mra
Lena Moore
Davenport
Cletis Tohnson
Charles Johnson
Rockford, Ill
Dorothy Peterson
Boone
Wiita Trelan
Robert Sellers
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Willard Brain
Norfolk
C. W. McCarty
Mike Dommer
J. W. Proctor
D. L. Hiatt
Catherine
Bart Gladfelder
Centerville
John Andrews
Belle
Lee Wyldes
Charles Allen
Urbana and Vicinity Social Roundup
Mrs Martha Hiatt spent Sunday at the Jake Dey home. Mardeena Wils night at the Trenton Wilson home. Charles Burton was a Sunday thinker guest of George Tracy. Troy Adams called at the Don Pettibone home Friday. Mr and Mrs Dave Chidester and Mrs Roy Scott spent Sunday. Mrs James Williams and children afternoon at the W EB Donovan, spent the weekend at Waterloo. Mrs Hugh Crawley hostess. Mr and Mrs Ivan Harsh on Wednesday club February 21 visitors at the Francis Kincade home. Mr and Mrs Paul Broshar and family and Mr and Mrs Loyd Carter and family guests at the Karl Fischer home Thursday. Sunday supper guests at the Loyd Carter home included Mr and Mrs George Turner and family, Mr and Mrs Karl Fischer and family, Peter Dinan, Mr and Mrs Linnie Hilton and Mr and Mrs James Herron and Kay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hiatt
Jake Dey
Mardeena Wils Inight
Trenton Wilson
Charles Burton
George Tracy
Troy Adams
Don Pettibone
Dave Chidester
Roy Scott
James Williams
Donovan
Waterloo
Hugh Crawley
Ivan Harsh
Francis Kincade
Paul Broshar
Loyd Carter
Karl Fischer
Delmar Dowd Visits Floyd and Charles Arnold
Delmar Dowd was a Sunday guest of Floyd and Charles Arnold, sharing time at their home and enjoying a cordial visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar Dowd
Floyd
Charles Arnold
Moravia Union notices and social updates
James Williams took R. A. Faber to Ottumwa for a doctor visit. Miss Irene Manley spent Saturday with her mother in Albia. James Williams and Ernest West visited the R. A. Faber home on Sunday evening. Order fine printing of all kinds from the Moravia Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Williams
R. A. Faber
Ottumwa
Irene Manley
Albia
Ernest West
The
Moravia Union
Maple Grove Social Notes Reach Across Neighbors
Imogene Tadlock and Basil Tadlock visit grandfather Shull in Moravia while Mrs. Walter Scott spends Monday in Centerville. The community attends two sales by Harry Glick and Roger Gideon, Bert Arnold visits Grant Tadlock, and Floyd Arnold returns home after a France wound discharge. A neighborhood party at J L Dodd’s honors Mr. and Mrs. Felton and others who are moving away. a shower for newlyweds Dale Derby follows. Mrs Ed Pollard of Des Moines visits Bert Arnold's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Tadlock
Walter Scott
Centerville
Bert Arnold
Grant Tadlock
Harry Glick
Roger Gideon
Imogene
Basil Tadlock
Shull
Moravia
Floyd Arnold
France
J. L. Dodd
Harry Felton, Jr
John Hewitt
Glen Burns
Mary Burns
Dale Derby
Ed Pollard
Des Moines
Dwight Stocker
Donald
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Enon
Harold Hawk
M. EB. Follotwill
Césterville
California
Dallas Faber
Nancy Carol
Homer King
Ray Lockman
Mrs. King
B. van Dorin
George Shaw
Floyd McFall
Jerry
Hubert Vance
LaDonna Jean Vance
Marvin Vance
Carolyn Hawk
Annabelle Walter
Jane Withers
Tucson Raiders
Erin Elliott
Gabby
Hayest Moclanteto
Realtones
Setetnleatedeath
PasPade
Boyer Ridge
Jim
Ernest
Betty Jean Foster
Versil Kaster
Olin Foster
Lester Cochrane
John McDaniel
Boyer School
Virgil Kaster
Carl Boyer
Karen
Frank O'Conner
James Benge
Averil Kaster
F. A
James’ Easter
H. C. Foster
Charles VanDorin
Charlotte
Paul Sufficoal
Ronnie Broshar
James Easter
Riley Callen
James Kaster
Olint Foster
Norris
Versi! Kaster
Hubert Benge
F. E. Moffitt
F. A. Boyer
St. Joseph Hospital
Vernon Kaster
Frank O’conner
Veril Kaster
Rex Foster
Gus Tigue
Roy Argo
Denny
Harley Tisue
James Nash
Guy McKern
Albert Perry
Earl Main
Wanda Mason
Knoxville
Leatme Main
Jess Gladfelder
Kenneth
Runcfelder
Newton Long
Jean
Elbert Perry
Salem
Hazel Hellyer
Horton Potts
Lloyd Brown
Bill Spencer
Larry Lee
Dell Hellyer
Leanne Main
Jim McAninch
Connie
Robert Jennings
Cargill
Gardner & Son
Brompton
Earl Boardman
Russell Darby
Anna DeLong
Unionville
Urbana and Vicinity
Maple Grove
Spencer
Maravia
Turner
Iowa
Ambulance Service
Horough
O’connor
Appanoose County
Chapter of
American Red Cross
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