Community notices from Maple Grove and nearby towns
Local residents and families gather for Sunday dinners and weekend visits across Maple Grove, Albia, Ottumwa, and nearby towns. Families named include Dodds, Tadlock, Callen, Tomlin, Walter, Wilson, Offield, Tucker, McDonell, Marlin, DuVall, Hawk, Hainline, Matthies, Eheret, and others as they share meals, hosting, and hospital news within extended kin networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Hospital
Ottumwa
Cheryl Christine
Loren Walter
Fannie Callen
John, Wilson, Jr
Lyndon McDonell
John Marlin
Albia
Helen DuVall
Cifford Offield
Due Vall
Offield
Ralph Tucker
Grant Tadlock
Basil Tadfock
Claude Hawk
Bill Wilson
Baby
W. H. VanDorin
Fred Hainline
Leonard Matthies
A. Eheret
Eldon
Gabe Johnson
Wilbert John
Sunday Socials Around Ottumwa and Nearby Towns
Families and visitors gathered across Ottumwa, Albia, Melrose, Lovilia, and Moulton. Members of the Stocker, Johnson, Hiatt, Comstock, McDanel, Livengood, Exline, Pangborn, Kinaman, Tubaugh, and related households hosted dinners and Sunday calls, with travel to Belle Plaine for Tubaugh Bros. sale barn assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Gomer Stocker
Virgil Johnson
Emery Hiatt
Bud McDanel
Cecil Comstock
Bob Comstock
Albia
Wallace Means
Melrose
Lyndon McDonel
John Wilson, Jr
Lovilia
Vern Livengood
Asia
Georgia Pangborn
George Exline
Orman Kinaman
Moulton
John Exline
Albert Tubaugh
Lorene Tubaugh
Donna Ray
Dixie Kay
Belle Plaine
Tubaugh Bros
Richard Tubaugh
New Hope Night At Wesley Chapel Seeks Cake Bring
New Hope Wesley Chapel plans a Friday evening service on the 16th. Each family should bring cake. The May committee includes Thelma Phillips and Marjorie McIlwain. Visitors at the W E Donovan home included multiple local families from Mr Pleasant Albia and Centerville. Community members gathered for visits and meals across several homes in the area.
Local visits and social gatherings noted in community list
Boys visited Matt Watts Home Friday morning. Mr and Mrs Ray Harrison visited Clyde Gladfelder home Sunday evening. Jerry Pettibone and Bob Carter attended a Rex Hager man picnic Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Frank Hiatt were dinner guests at Ernest West home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Albert Spoat and Jean, Mrs Grace Dooley and Linda Wood of Albia spent Friday evening at W E Donovan home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Watts
Ray Harrison
Clyde Gladfelder
Jerry Pettibone
Bob Carter
Rex Hagerman
Frank Hiatt
Ernest Westhorne
Albert Spoat
Jean
Grace Dooley
Lynda Wood
Albia
W. E. Donovan
Fairview Social Notes Reflect Community Ties
Walter Harper and county workers built a road fence on Herteen land. Numerous local residents and visitors shared meals, calls, and visits across Fairview, including Ellison, Mullins, Hiatt, Stocker, and Lockman families. A eighth grade exam occurred at Moravia, and alfalfa pasture bloating caused the loss of a yearling heifer. Community events featured birthday celebrations and a Des Moines trip for Des Moines visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Harper
Claude, Ellison
Johnny Irelan
Burdett Cox
Carole Stocker
Carol Mullins
Marve Lockman
Buell Taylor
Hazel Cox
Roweng
Gus Hiatt
Carl Hiatt
Evelyn Helmick
Ottumwa
Evelyn Smail
Misa Ramona Cox
Wayne Foster
Moravia
Hosea Gilliland
Richard Proctor
Johnny
Duane” Proctor
Vern Johnson
Junior Burdock
Raymond Lockman
Harold Ellison
Harold Lee
Richard
Moulton
Joe Smith
Otha Mercer
Cyril Mullins
Johnny Proctor
Warren Proctor
Dick Johnson
J. R. Small
Viola Dunlap
Hubert Helmick
Kenneth Coltrain
Weiner
Local Family Outing Spans Rural Plaho And Russgeli Areas
Mrs Vina Taylore and Jedn Ard spent Sunday visiting the Harold Hawk farm north of Myatte then moved on to the Vickroy home in Plaho. In the afternoon they called on Ed Relph and Dean Boozell near Russgeli, making a family circuit through the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hawk
Myatte
Vina Taylore
Parental Vickroy
Plaho
Ed Relph
Dean Boozell
Russgeli
Enon Junior Senior banquet and local visits
Rain interrupted events for the Junior-Senior banquet with showers on Friday and Saturday. The article lists numerous visits and social calls among Enon residents including VanDorin, Walter, McFall, Caster, Faber and Johnson families, plus Farm Bureau activity in Albia and community gatherings through Sunday with several hospitality and birthday mentions.
Weekend notices of locals in Town area
Dona Rae and Dishe Kay were Sunday sightseers in the flood area in western Town. Mrs Harold Cornell and children arrived at Lowell Reagan's for a lengthy visit. Mrs Robert Strunk and Barbara Ann came home Saturday evening and are getting along fine. Mr and Mrs John Tadlock, Mr and Mrs Lee Tadlock and son, Mr and Mrs Ray Tubaugh and girls were guests of Mr and Mrs Ray Tomlin Sunday a week ago. Jackie McCurdy and husband have a new baby. Mrs Osa Wood and Ida Caylor were weekend visitors with Floyd Wood near Centerville. Mr and Mrs Gerald Burton assisted in helping Estella Burton and family move near Brazil. Lewis DeMay is assisting Lowell Beng in getting her corn planted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dona Rae
Dishe Kay
Town
Harold Cornell
Lowell Reagan
Robert Strunk
Barbara Ann
John Tadlock
Lee Tadlock
Ray Tubaugh
Ray Tomlin
Jackie McCurdy
Osa Wood
Ida Caylor
Floyd Wood
Centerville
Gerald Burton
Estella Burton
Brazil
Lewis DeMay
Lowell Beng
Local residents report medical emergencies among relatives
Mrs. Lucille Weaver called off Logan Strunk Sunday evening. Logan Strunk’s condition is very poor. Word arrives that Mrs. Mary Campbell and Clyde Smith suffered strokes. Campbell is Strunk’s sister and Smith his brother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Weaver
Logan
Mary Campbell
Clyde Smith
Campbell
Mr. Strunk
Mr. Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maple Grove
Ralph Tocker
J. L. Dodds
Irvin Callen
Ogallala
Nebr
Basil Tatlock
Car Tisue's
Curtis Tomlin
W. G. Harper
Tomlin
William Tomlin
Darrell McDanel
Jennie Kinnamon
Claussner and
Kleer Sheer
the Fashion Shop
East Side Square
Studebaker
Henry J
Chevrolet
FORD
New Hope
Genevie Donovan
Wesley Chapel
Thelma Phillips
Marjorie McIliwain
W.E. Donovan
Phillip Wood
Craig
Stevie
Pleasant
Nadine Wood
Lynda
Arthur Vilent
Gunner Olsen
Harry Phillips
Fred Casablon
Bill Callen
Eddie
Ivan Harsh
Clyde
Darlene Gladfelder
Bert Luse
George Turner
Bert Meadows
George Hiatt
Oskaloosa
John Wood
Patty
Elsie Martin
Charles Dooley
David
Dorothy
Irven Kaling
Taylor Toilers 4-H Club
Ernest Hiatt
Loral Bryant
Alice Joy
Carl Whisler
Junior White
Lois Martin
Trenton Wilson
R. C. Wilson
Tom Philby
Idledale
Colorado
Trenton Gladfelder
Belle Whicker
Audrey Hasty
Karline Fishher
Elizabeth Turner
Fairview
Ford Service
General Motor
Briccs Motor Co
Enon
Mra
Farm Bureau
Annabelle Wilson
Mia
Mearl Walter
Garnet McDonough
Sylvan VanDorin
Delbert
Love
M. E. Followwill
Belmond
Iowa
Leo VanDorin
Linda
Darrell Caster
Einfred Johnson
Floyd McFall
Jerry
R. 8
Faber
Albert McCombs
Marvin Vance
Leo van Dorin
J. T. van Dorin
Troy Lockman
Teresa Ann
Q. Bailey
Dallas Faber
J. T. VanDorin
Lowell VanDorin
Fay —E. Garner
Lester Strunk
Beverly Ann
Mary Louise
Clifford Caster
Eleanor Miller
Strunk
Ben Williams
E. N. Catterlin
Optometrist
Hotel Annex
Costa
Joba
Cay
Veach Implement Co
Moravia, Iowa
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