Moravia area social notes and health concerns
A dense Moravia district column lists visits from families including Kelsey Beaty and Cap ricks, mumps and measles cases at Purvis and Cloyed households, hospital trips for Mrs. Cap ricks, and various calls to relatives in Albia Centerville and Des Moines. Community life covers birthdays, travel to Des Moines, a 60th wedding anniversary, farm moves to Udell, and routine illness notes among the Boyer, Foster, and McCrory families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberteen Beaty
G. R. Darby
Zell Wilson
Hilton
Jess Smith
Virgil Easter
Wilson
E. F. Wilson
Bert Hollingshead
Albia
Kenneth Johnson
Rex Millen
Wendel Cloyed
Jep Lockman
Carl Cloyed
F. P. Hawk
Moravia
Elvie
Guy
Local Residents Share Weekend Visits and Moves
Weat Point and Moravia residents visited friends and relatives across town. Leslie Plants family and Louie spent Friday with Arthur Johnson. Will Hagerman and family moved from York to the former Matt Watts residence. Carl Van Zante hosted several gatherings with Donald Jones aiding recently. Lloyd Brown family attended a funeral for George W. Cashill at Albia's Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Brown
LeRoy
Ethel
Albia
John W. Kenton
W. L. Clark
Dean Robinson
Iowa City
Ethel Brown
State University Hospital
W. A. Brown
Archie Heron
Harry Robinson
Ed Delong
Lora Mae Besco
Tom McCrory
Eva Brown
Eva
Pearl
James
Arthur
Moravia
Clifford Bricker
Charley Davia
Billie Norton
George McCrory
Betty Howard
Archie Herron
Leslie Plants
Louie
Arthur Johnson
Roscoe Argo
Carl
Lloyd Brown
Virgil Kanter
Will Hagerman
York
Nebraska
Matt Watts
Carl van Zante
Ronald Lee
John van Zante
George W. Cashill
Methodist
Alex Main
Ralph Davis
Helen
Elaie
Harold Burton
Preston Hiatt
Charles
Margaret van Zante
Gou
Carol Breen
Lute Hiatt
Paul Hiatt
U. 8
Hiatt
Lodwick
Sedan
Lloyd Rose
Harley Burton
Centerville
Elizabeth Tuner
Keith Rose
Ottumwa
Lloyd Roxe
Rex Angel
Rockford
Ill
Pearl Hiner
Rex
Kate Rovers
Civela
Nellie Williams
Homer Hamilton
Eva Morgan
Sam Shepard
Lora Elaine
Rex Hagerman
Blue Front School
Hagerman
Austin Jay Farm
Lyle Jones
la Zelle Williams
Lava
Ben Jones
Chance Lavely
Unimportant Cogitations Reflect Rural Life Notes
A long read blends humorous asides, family routines, and local names. The piece sketches daily tasks from lamp light to chores, mentioning Pearle Hartford and a banker who buys toys, plus lists of neighbors, schoolchildren, and community events across Centerville area to color a small town life snapshot.
Local residents share weekend visits and health notes
Numerous Centerville area households hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Leo Van Dorin recovered from mumps and measles, while others battled illnesses. Claude Hawk was reelected director of Knon school amid a flurry of social calls and family visits across Albin and Albia areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Whisler
Merle Henderson
Centerville
Guy Roberts
Marvin Gardener
Merle Walters
Ellis Robinson
Leo van Dorin
Dean Faber
Marjorie Roberta
George
John Reid
Claude Hawk
Knon School
Main Station Sunday Visits Highlight Local Activity
Main Station residents and relatives gathered for a busy Sunday with visits across several households in Moulton and Main Station. The week featured multiple family introductions and social calls among the Gladfelder, McDanel, Shel don, Hiattpent, Platt, Huston, Baltenger, and Tomlin households, with several hospital and farm moves noted. Velma Gladfelder visited her mother, Belle Whicker, and Celia McDanel returned home from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Davison
Esther Hiatt
Udell
Carl
Manilla Boyer
Rose Mary Quick
Geo, Boyer
Clarabel McDanel
Mardeena Wilson
Olin Foster
Betty Jean
Rex
Eleanor Gerard
Chas. Boyer
Forrest Mericle
James Kaster
Verill
Patty
Averill Kaster
Robert
Ira Boyer
T. L. Gladfelder
Clyde Gladfeder
Darlene
Moulton
Edgar Stansberry
Lloyd McDanel
Bert Sheldon
Bobby Boyer
James Sufficool
George
Gene Huston
Main Station
Otis Baltenger
Reverta Laws
F. L. Gladfelder
Clyde Gladfelder
Lynn Hilton
Celia McDanel
Trenton Gladfelder
Clarence Morrow
Grover Kaster
Hlouise Dotson
Ronald Woodward
Cody Luse
Elmer Wilson Ballenger
Kester Gladfelder
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Arizona
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Jess. Gladfelder
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Hazel
B. C. Whitehead
Cincinnati
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Fairfield
Elbert Perry
L. A. Perry
Joe Martin
Horton Potts
Donnie
Jim
Eugene Argo
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Marjorie
W. H. van Dorin
Fred van Dorin
Walter Whisler
Skenneth Free
Verne Schoech
Franklin
Bert Rinehart
Rex Hayer
Harry Lemanter
Rey Sheldon
Esther Murphy
Clell Sheldon
Henry Elliott
Johnny
Rozella
John Moffatt
Ray Lemaster
Emmett Derby
Larry
Roy Sheldon
H. M. Parrott
Ben Derby
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Fred Argo
Darwin Sheldon
Harry Lemastr
Earl Swift
Thelma
Carolyn Ann
J. E. Dicks
Beryl Brown
Trene Shehan
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Lois
Lucille Swift
James L. Murphy
Jackie
Marie Clayworth
George Shehan
A. M. Smith
W. A. Smith
T.L. Vineyard
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Ottumwa Gas Company
E. Main Street
Turner Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
Reddy
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