Local Happenings and Visits Highlight Rural Social Life
Local residents report attendance at a suf folk sheep sale in Oskaloosa with Kenneth Free purchasing three ewes. Weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Hampton and sons from Centerville and others from Hil ton, Prole, Panora and Des Moines. A Thespian Play is scheduled for March 18 at 7 30, and several families note illnesses and guests at their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Free
Dale
Wayne Clark
Oskaloosa
Free
Leo Davis
Marysville
Alva Cridlebaugh
Merle Smith
Doyle - Hampton
Centerville
Keith Clark
Duane
Dean
Hilton
Fred Hammond
F. E. Wheeler
Kenneth
Gerald Morgan
Carl Hiatt
Linda Diane
St. Joseph Hospital
Duane Veach
Panora
Delma Veach
Des Méines
Thespian Play Draws Local Interest At Area Events
Me and Mrs Mervin moved into the W P Davis home while filming from a farm east of the Hilton Church. Several residents welcomed visitors and joined dinners and gatherings including Mrs R R Pennington honoring her husband’s birthday and granddaughter Connie Boblenz's sixth birthday. Notables include George Gollaher of the Civil Aeronautics Administration and relatives visiting from Ottumwa and Springfield Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin
Bilitoi
W. P. Davis
Hilton Church
Robert Sloan
Ottumwa
John Johnsett
Loren Schultz
Springfield
Ohio
R. R. Pennington
Connie Boblenz
Pennington
Herb Boblenz
Nancy
Jerry
Connie
Forrest Main
James Main
Oskaloosa
Rowena McFatridge
Wesley Chapel Church Night to Meet Friday
Wesley Chapel church night will meet Friday the 21st with pie and table service asked of each family. Local residents shared weekend and Sunday visits including Workmans in Jerome, Harshs with Marion Watts, and various dinner guestings at Turner Dusablon Hiatt and VanZante households.enties
Thespian Play and Sunday Visits Reported
Thespian play scheduled March 18 with events noted on Sunday visits to various homes. Residents mention Mr. and Mrs. John Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Callen, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Merron, and others visiting multiple households. Tom Pettibone is improving and returning to school. New Hope school elected a director Howard Harper and Cecil Schrodt retired director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wood
Tynda
W. E. Donlovan
Tom Pettibone
Bill Callen
Ivan Hatsh
Thelma Phillips
Eveslyn Daniels
Virgil Dooley
Appanoose County
Centerville
Jim Merron
Kay
Loyd Carter
Howard Harper
Frank Yeager
Eldon
George Turner
Jim
Karl, Fischer
Betty Harsh
FHA
Ded
Moinea
Trenton Gladfelder
France’. Burton
Orville Burton
Eastern Star School of Instruction
Margaret. Burton
Burton
Margaret
Russell Warner
Blakesburg
New Hope
Cecil Schrodt
Tconium By Mrs George Hammond and Others Dinner Guests
Dinner honored the 60th anniversary of Mrs George Hammond and a couple, with Beryl Brown Kenneth and Osa Brown among attendees. Attendants included Canton Albertson Darlene and others at Albia events. Dwight McCord nears Kirksville hospital treatment and may return soon. Aubrey Christy elected director at Ieontum school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Brown
Birdie
Beryl Brown
Kenneth
Osa Brown
Canton Albertson
Darlene
T. E. Gardiner
Edna Gardner
Chester Bell
Des Moines
Albia High School
Clarence Erickson
Earl Swift
Carolyn
Laura
Jack Penfield
Jerald Fenton
Stephen
Robert Sweeden
Nana Dicks
Clarence Scott
Bert Rinehart
Gerald
Max Hills
Missouri
West Grove
Clinton Albertson
Robert
Mra
T. E. Gardner
Lois Albertson
Dwight McCord
Kirksville
John McDonald
Truman Tarbell
Aubrey Christy
Ieontum School
Local Social News Highlights in Fairview Area
Mrs B H Taylor reports a weekend of visits and dinners across Fairview with the Burdette Ward and Leffler families. Ottumwa Centerville Centerville business trips, Sunday gatherings at multiple homes, a birth at St Joseph Centerville, and school tournament attendance mark a busy pattern of local activity through Friday to Monday.
Local residents report family visits and school election update
Coltrain stayed with grandparents the Hlatte on Sunday and with Mrs Maude Coltrain on Monday night. Lockman spent Sunday at the J C Lockman home. Fairview held a school election Monday afternoon naming Richard Proctor as director. Burdette Cox family spent Sunday with Walter Harper. Buell Taylor family hosted Monday evening at Otha Taylor. The cold and flu bug has been busy with several people in the area bitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Drake
Burdette Ward
Hubert Helmick
Ottumwa
Johnny
Tommy Proctor
Carl Leffler
J. C. Lockman
Troy Lockman
Bloomfield
Richard Proctor
Cyril Mullins
Centerville
Albia
Blakesburg
Marion Proctor
Eloise
Sammy Leffler
Sam Proctor
Cody Luse
Ron Woodward
Dean Herteen
Bill Trelan
Johnny Irelan
Elvin Stocker
Burdette Cox
Farmers Plan 11 Percent More Turkeys This Year
In mid January farmers planned to raise 11 percent more turkeys than the previous year, aiming for a new production record. The report notes a growing poultry sector and stronger demand shaping the mid January outlook.
Thespian Play Chronicles Jitterbug to Murder Scene
A community theatre piece traces a night from lively jitterbug dancing to a fatal event. Performers include notable local actors, with the plot centering on a mysterious murder during the show’s final act. The review highlights period-accurate costumes and stagecraft.
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Cecil Russell
Peoria
Hiatt Selby
Virgil Johnson
Herschel Kelley
Mary Burns
Levi Robinson
Claire Robinson
George Robinson
Wilson
Charles Barnes
Turner Funeral Home
Moravia
L. P. Clow
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Democratic
Board of Supervisors
Walter Harper
Peg Pang
Sunbeam
Hamilton
Beech
Tata and
Wak
Schreiner & Evans
East Side Square
W. N. Miller
Aaron Campbell
Laughlin Hospital
Ted Campbell
Kirkaville
Frank Woodward
Larry
Jess Powell
G. ‘Woodward
George Railing
J. F. Raney
First Presbyterian Church
Railing
Genevie Donovan
Tconium
Mrs
George Hammond
Iowa
Fairview
Dca
Frank Swaim
Medel
Peoples Abstract & Title Co., Inc
Centerville National Bank
Meredith RB
Griffing
Moravia Theater
The
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McClurg
Allis-Chalmers
New Idea
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