Local visitors and family news from Centerville area
Frank V Hintt visited with his family for a weekend. Frank Swaim was a business visitor in Centerville Wednesday morning. W L Hicks is under the weather the past week. Eastern Star members from here attended in Center ville Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Forest Hiatt and children came from Knoxville Town Sunday. Mr and Mrs C C Waughop and daughter of Centerville spent Sunday here. Mrs Berry Halden and daughter Maudetta of Chariton visited Thursday evening at Moravia. Mr and Mrs Otha Main and children from Oskslooza spent Sunday here with his mother. Mrs N J Main. Born to Mr and Mrs Carl Tomlin March 18 a baby boy weighing ten pounds. MrsVon Tracy and Mrs J F Albert were guests in Centerville Saturday morning. Miss Ices Rose of Delta IA is here visiting uncle Wm Gardner and family. Miss Ruby Winsler of Centerville spent part of last week here with her father J A Winsler. Mrs Stella Carter is able to be out again after illness. Mr and Mrs Carl Brain and children of Hedrick IA visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Rey and Mrs Bainbridge of Centerville were Saturday afternoon visitors with Mr and Mrs Frank Main. Lyte Beery was at Chariton last Thursday evening for Standard Oil Co annual meeting seats. Mrs Mary Stafford and grandson Paul were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs J E Simmers and family last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank V. Hintt
Frank Swaim
Centerville
W. L. Hicks
Eastern Star
Forest Hiatt
Knoxville
C. C. Waughop
Berry Halden
Maudetta
Chariton
Moravia
Otha Main
Oskslooza
N. J. Main
Carl Tomlin
von Tracy
J. F. Albert
Ices Rose
Delta
Iowa
Wm. Gardner
Ruby Winsler
J. A. Winsler
Stella Carter
Carl Brain
Hedrick
Rey
Bainbridge
Frank Main
Lyte Beery
Standard Oil Co
Mary Stafford
Grandegon
Paul
J. E. Simmers
Clifford Lovell
Galesburg
Emma Lovell
20Th Century Club
J. W. Hughes
Winifred Harrison
Des Moines
Sam Kingery
R. RB. Pennington
R. R. Pennington
Katherine Pennington
Methodist Hospital
Miss Pennington
W. F. Houser
Elmer Gray
G. T. Slavin
Iowa City
University Hospital
Ruth Martin
New Sharon
Slavin
Beulah Bishop
Queen Esther Girla
Jacquelyn Winslet
Chas
Clifford
James Wright
M. EB. Church
Fred Blumenatock
Caris
Steinmayer
C. A. Turner
Anne Gray
Belle ‘Andrews
Miller Funeral
R. ©. Rowe
M. E
Pleasant Hill
Here
Mary Burchett
Seymour
Gates
John Gates
Los Angeles
Freeman
Cleo
Betty Jerome
L. E. Ransom
Utopian Club
A. L. Lyon
Roxa Miller
Faye Woolums
Packwood
Wilma Harris
Bloomfield
Community Notes On Visits Birthdays And Gatherings
Family and friends gather in Moravia and nearby towns for birthdays and country visits. Des Moines and Centerville trips reflect medical and family events. Local clubs meet for programs and church group activities with ages from children to seniors.
Purina Poultry Guide Offers Practical Chick Raising Tips
Purina dealers advertise a new Poultry Guide, an attractive 100 page book for poultry owners. It promises useful, practical information with fresh, engaging illustrations on raising chickens for both men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purina
New Purina
Poultry Guide Promises Profit for Breeders
A practical poultry guide pitches knowledgeable, varied content from popular breeds to disease control. It promises useful information for commercial and hobby raisers, noting a wide range of topics from egg production to winter care and culling. The guide, offered at fifty centa and discounted through Purina Startena retailers, aims to boost profitability and husbandry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purina
W. C. Bivin
Arthur Brisbane Praises World’s Fair Prospects
Arthur Brisbane lauds the forthcoming World’s Fair as a major spring event. He notes auto prosperity, Chicago parking, and concessions with solid returns. Beacon City promotes motor access and free car storage with a Moravia Union offer for a week’s trip at 34.95 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
Chicago
Beacon City
Moravia Union
Dairy Production Rise in U S Says Iowa Dairy Leader
Ernest M. Wright, Field Secretary of Iowa State Dairy, warns that U S dairy cows have grown 13 percent in four years while overall output rose 36 percent in ten years, with no surplus for export. He cites tariffs, falling per cow yield, and calls for culling poor producers, boosting home consumption, and raising better heifers to align output with domestic demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest M. Wright
Field
Iowa
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Metallic Hearts and the Metal in Blood
Fragmentary note discusses metallic elements in the human body, mentioning copper and aluminum found via spectroscopy. It hints at a thyroid gland and compares phrases like a heart of gold to real minerals, though no gold is present in the heart. Further readable context is limited.
Unionville Deaths and Social Notes Report
Unionville diary notes funerals for Miss Anne Gray aged 88 and Mrs Emma Rose with services at Miller and Pleasant Hill churches. Also updates on Mary Burchett teaching, John Gates healing after Los Angeles quake, visitors from Centerville Centerville Moravia Packwood and Bloomfield attend Utopian club luncheon hosted by A L Lyon.
Moravia Social Notes and Local Visits
Moravia and nearby towns saw a flurry of short visits and gatherings. Miller and Mrs. Mary Dille hosted with California guest Mrs. Andy Eslinger while Thelma Rominger spent a night with Dorothy and Wilma Boardman. E G Hawk called at the Miller home. Boardman relatives attended a surprise party for Eve Boardman. Des Moines visitor Mrs. V J Anderson stayed a few days with Cary McCay. Elwood Stafford visited Ottumwa for the weekend with Leo Stafford. Dorothy Boardman visited her teacher Thelma Rominger over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Mary Dille
Moravia
Andy Eslinger
California
Thelma Rominger
Dorothy
Wilma Boardman
E. G. Hawk
O. S. Miller
M. E. Boardman
Boardman
V. J. Anderson
Des Moines
Cary McCay
Elwood Stafford
Ottumwa
Leo Stafford
Thelma Rori
Inger
Mystic Route 2 and Local Social Notes Summary
Tuesday and Friday visits fill the week as Mrs. Harry Brown and family host and visit relatives throughout the area. Neighbors Jay Massman and Weneil Coulson appear among weekly farm and social scenes. Mrs. Hiner’s knee injury at home is noted amid ongoing family visits by Beaty, Main, and Coulson households.
Stop Gas Pains German Remedy Relief
Adlerika washes out all poison causing gas and discomfort in both bowels. One dose provides relief at once. Sold by Smith Veach Druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlerika
Smith & Veach
Local social notes from Melrose area residents
Franklin McVey and daughter Coleen visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim McGee near Melrose. Inez Shehan missed two days of school on the alek list. Dwight Stanzberry called at the Herbert Dodge home Sunday forenoon. Several ladies from the vicinity attended the Willing Workers club at Mrs. Bert Rinehart's Tuesday for quilting and piecing blocks. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Swift and Freda on Wednesday March 29. John Moffatt and daughters Edna and Daisy visited in Albin Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Runnells and Ian Paul of Ottumwa visited Charley Runnells home in Inez. Trene, John and Ellen Shehan spent Tuesday with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Scott. Wayne Ammons worked for John Moffatt. Joh Martin and Francie Coady helped Coy Swift with farm work. Mrs. John Reno called on Mrs. George Shehan Thursday forenoon. Ralph Runhelle is working for Ralph Turner. Mrs. Coy Swift called on Mrs. George Shehan Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Haver and son Edward, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Argo spent Sunday with Rasene Argo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankin McVey
Coleen
Jim McGee
Melrose
Inez Shehan
Alek
Dwight Stanzberry
Herbert Dodge
Willing Workers’ Club
Bert Rinehart
Swift
Freda
John Moffatt
Edna Ard Daisy
Albin
Pearl Runnells
Ian Paul
Ottumwa
Charley Runnells
Inez
Trene
John
Ellen Shehan
Wes Scott
Wayne Ammons
Joh Martin
Francie Coady
Coy Swift
John Reno
George Shehan
Ralph Runhelle
Ralph Turner
Rex Haver
Edward
Fred Argo
Mra
Rasene Argo
Enon and Van Dorin Families Active in Community
Mike Bokrus and the Shaw family visited the Tam Main home Wednesday evening while Albia callers included Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Van Dorin. The Helping Hand club met at Mrs. R. S. Faber with fourteen women and six children present. A school dinner followed and cattle dehorning occurred nearby. Chester and Leland Selby now attend Enon school, and cousin Leo Van Dorin notes the ten students. Neighbors aided Earnest McKay sow wood Friday. Several Van Dorin and Faber relatives visited the A. O. Van Dorin home Saturday. E. G. Hawk went to the Farm Bureau banquet in Albia. Wm. Gilmer and J. J. Smith were Albia visitors. Enon Sunday School invites all for April 2 and a stronger spiritual year. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Van Dorin and daughter Bernice visited at the Fred Van Dorin home Monday afternoon. A baby boy weighing eleven and a half pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tubough Monday. Van Dorin visited the Phillip Morrix home Monday, and R. S. Faber attended Urbana Center board meeting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Bokrus
Chester
Leland Selby
Enon
Leo van Dorin
Earnest McKay
Frad van Dorin
Faber and Family
J. T. van Dorin
Leo
A. 0
van Dorin
E. G. Hawk
Farm Bureau
Albia
Wm, Gilmer
J. J. Smith
W. H. van Dorin
Bernice
Fred van Dorin
Anid
Ralph Tubough
Phillip Morrix
Faber
Urbana Center
Darby Family Socials and Local Visits Gather in Centerville
Dorothea and Donald Darby spent Friday night in Centerville with brother Roy who is home from school duties for spring vacation. Zeli Wilson and E. C. Custer attended a Hilton school meeting on Monday. M. M. Darby also appeared. Roy and Donald joined a Farm Bureau meeting in Abia on Saturday. Virgil Harper of Moravia marked the writer's deep Wednesday. H. M. Smith and family were in Albin Saturday. Charley Anderson visited his brother Everett Sunday. Mrs. Zell Wilson and her mother visited Monday with Mrs. Hoadley. Alex Johnson and Leonard were hauling wood Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea
Donald Darby
Centerville
Roy
Roy Darby
Zeli Wilson
E. C. Custer
Hilton
M. M. Darby
R. Darby
Song
Donald
Farm Bureau
Abia
Virgil Harper
Moravia
H. M. Smith
Albin
Charley Anderson
Everett
Zell Wilson
Hoadley
Alex Johnson
Leonard
Classified ads for sale and rent items
BROADER house 10x16 feet 100 bu outs some baled straw H B Watts 21 baby chicks for sale each Custom Hatching 2 per chick Gardner Hatchery phone 197 Mo ravia English Shepherd pups Gaylord McDane 21p for sale or trade 240 egg Successful Incubator used two seasons Diru W A Johnson phone 2406 itp For sale practically new Cola man gasoline range A bargain is taken soon H K Smith For sale repossessed Majestic B-tube console radio in fine condition will sell to right party on contract cash or terms L L Smith Piano Co Albia Iowa For rent 80 acre farm Mrs Emma Lovell tp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BE. Watts
Gaylord McDane
W. A. Johnson
Majestic
L, L, Smith Piano Co
Albie
Iowa
Letter From Roy Lovell Details Quake Experiences
Excerpts from a letter Roy Lovell wrote to his mother Emma Lovell of Moravia recount the Long Beach California earthquake. He describes shocks lasting hours, devastating damage to buildings, water mains broken, hospitals overwhelmed, and residents fleeing to streets as aftershocks continued. The letter notes widespread destruction from Santa Barbara to Mexico, with Wilmington and Long Beach hardest hit and the city under martial law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lovell
Emma Lovell
Moravia
Long Beach
Calif
Pupper
Martin]an
Ft. McArthur
Santa Barbara
Mexico
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Wilmington
Compton
Lynnwood
San Clemente
Maud
Bill
Twenty four turnout in Pleasant school election drives reelects director
In Mt Pleasant the town held a school election last Monday with Flomer Brown winning reelection as director. Several local residents including Mra Stella Brown, Grayton, and Mr Mrs Cecil Hart Anak were seen visiting Orrin Callen. The report notes various visits and wood sawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flomer Brown
Mra
Stella Brown
Grayton
Cecil Hart
Anak
Orrin Callen Sceme
Hartsool
Callen
Homer Brown
Edmond
Ethel Brown
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Adda Robinson
Iconium
Edmond Brown
Cecil Hartaook
Mrs
Gilbert Woodcock
Local social notes from Newton area residents
Reported visits and stays include Cecil Hartsook visiting Homer Brown in Sumday evening and Mrs Edmond Brown spending Monday with her mother Mrs Davia in Albin. Mr and Mrs Glenn Brown with Homer Charles stayed several days at Homer Brown home, while Mr and Mrs Harry Robinson and Irene spent Tuesday at R McAninch home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Jena
Cecil Hartsook
Homer Brown
Edmond Brown
Davia
Albin
Glenn Brown
Homer Charles
Harry Robinson
Irene
R. McAninch
World's Fair Ahead of Schedule for 1993 Exposition
The Chicago World’s Fair construction is ahead of target, with buildings, utilities, and exhibits near completion. Exposition bonds trade at par as planners confirm a June 1 opening. Beacon City stays offer optional memberships for visitors in Moravia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherule
Beacon City
Moravia Union Office
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Fpeenives
Lyle Beery
Agent Standard Oil CO
Turner & Son Furniture Funeral
Smith & Veach Drug Store
U.S
Unionville
Brompton
Mystic
Harry Brown
Ned Argo
J. D. Minnes
Harry Lemaster
Christine Masaman
Hazel Rinehart
Four Seas
Jay Massman
Sim Walker
Weneil Coulson
Glen Coulson
Roy Purvis
Earl Swift
Fern Massman
Will Free
Russell Brown
Dickle
Milo Main
Lew Main
Dave Hiner Hom
Hiner
Nigely
Rona Beaty
Numa
Dave Hiner
Will Kelcey
Wenei
Coulson
John Beaty
Oline
Allardice
Won
Robert
George Hiner
Clyde Beaty
Opal
Gaylord Main
Andy
Birdie Main
Roy Purvin
Familly
Weneil Coulson Ome
Telek Ags
Syste
Rite-Way Grocery
Franklin
Kinser Valley
Gardner Hatchery
Phone
Colaman
H. K. Smith
Mt, Pleasant
Chet Broshar
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