Local Social Roundup From Albia and Surroundings
Local and personal notices detail residents visiting relatives and attending events across Albia Des Moines Centerville Oskaloosa and Burlington Wisconsin. Names include Rev A M Smith Omey Lovell Ida McCrory Roy Adams Cynthia Callen Gus Tisue J C Robison Beulah Bishop Horace VanDorin Sally Gardner and others with mentions of hospital visits graduation and a Hollywood Victory Caravan outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Smith
Albia
Omey Lovell
Des Moines
Charles Coffin
Ida McCrory
Roy Adams
Centerville
Lloyd Mery
Will Long
Mea Douglas Vanzant
Center 2
Keith Cameron
Newton
Tom Cameron
E ' J. C. Robigon
Kansas City
John Robison
Zell Callen
Joan
Alvin Hiatt
Oskaloosa
Dean Hoffman
Delbert Hayworth
Oornfield
Cynthia Callen
Burlington
Wisconsin
Community welcomes visitors and notes local family events
A succession of social visits and family news fills the column. Ottumwa guests join the Selby family for Mothers Day. Des Moines visitor Kathryn Pennington travels to Miami with her uncle. Kansas and Texas travelers pause at Centerville, while hospital and funeral attendance highlight local ties. Linda Ward arrives as a newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs Burdette Ward. Multiple relatives gather for John Main’s funeral as friends and neighbors extend support across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Russell Swenson
Ottumwa
Frank Selby
Chicago
John Smithburg
H. E. Watts
Charles Watts
Salem
GC. R. Frisby
San Antonio
Texas
TB. Clark Hollingsworth
Centerville
John Veach
Frisbys
Wisconsin
Burdette Ward
St. Joseph Hospital
Linda Ward
Ward
Edna Burns
Jane van Dyke
Nice
Tony Scott
Rathbun
Wm. Burns
Clarence el
Granger
Tyrrel
Doris Tyrrel
Bruce Watts
Ralph McDonough
Rochester
Minn
Waverly Almanac Oddities And Local Notes
A collage of quirky items from the region includes Leslie Moeller decoding an inscription on an Albin eye shell as Say Well Win Hen No 6, Bob Wright's night fishing gadget, an In Memoriam notice paired with sugar pricing, and local wildlife bounty shifts. The Adel farmer unearthed eight cubs, later deemed foxes, while Guthrie Center reports rare twin mares and a big hatchery claim. Tipton diners see a bargain steak error, and Clarke county jail reports a preacher jailed for driving with improper documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Moeller
Waverly
Moeller
Jack Rhoten
Adel
Outitor Leary
Akoten
Peta
Churches Schedule for Ascension Day Union Service
Church calendar lists 10 00 a m Sunday School with Carl VanZante as superintendent and 10 50 a m worship. Evening services at 7 00 p m with Christian Endeavor at 8 00 p m. A Union Ascension day Prayer Service led by Mrs Grace Main is set for Thursday at 8 00 p m, with choir practice Friday at 9 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl VanZante
Christian Endeavor
Grace Main
Methodist Church Activities and Worship Services Summary
Methodist Church listings show E. Leroy Pullman in Minster with Church School at 10:00 led by Mrs. D. E. Bishop, worship at 11:00, Youth Fellowship at 7:00, and Evening worship at 8:00. Weley Chapel schedules 9:30 worship and 10:30 Church School led by Virgil Dooley. A Thursday meeting with Mrs. Lute Hiatt is noted, and thanks are given for flowers from last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Bishop
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wealey Chapel
Virgil (Dooley
Nes
Wesley Chapel
Lute Hiatt, Iéader
Canning Demonstration Draws Women from Local Townships
Women from Douglas Taylor Union and Chariton townships attended a canning demonstration at the Methodist church parlors Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Alma H Jones of the Ames extension department led the session assisted by county agent Glen Birlingmair, new agent in Appanoose. She highlighted canning vegetables and fruits for winter supply. During the afternoon she canned fruits with corn syrup and little sugar and vegetables for cold packing and lockers, assisted by Mrs John Dodd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Taylor
Union
John Dodd
Transplanting Tips and Asparagus Notes from Iowa
A wartime style Iowa note discusses victory garden transplanting practices for crops like cabbage lettuce and tomatoes emphasizing soil prep watering roots and cloudy days for transplanting It also covers asparagus production weed control and storage plus a brief item on Porter Ogden registering for 44-65 in the draft noting prior military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Ogden
Ore
Nugg
Farmers Seek Vaccination School in Aemanate County
County agents plan a vaccination school after farmers pay deposits, with ten or more expected to attend. Only 80 may be admitted. attendees will be refunded if the limit is reached. The event is organized by M. G. Billingmair, Gates County Agent, to arrange the vaccination training and examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aemanate
Finesta Philan
Gates
M. G. Billingmair
Local Social News In Moravia Mystic and Albia Visits
Mrs and Mrs Fred Argd called in Moravia on Wednesday morning. Mrs Beryl Brown and son Ken Heath spent part of last week at Hart Swift's home. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Argo and Mrs Harry Leicaster and Mrs Russell Brown called in Oskaloosa. John Moffatt and daughters Mary Daisy and Roy and Alice and Dottha Hazelett visited Henry Elliott's home in Mystic after Sunday School. Mary Moffatt closed a successful term at LaMar School last Monday with a basket dinner and games. James Caldwell called at Sam Bennett's home Monday forenoon. Mrs Mary Kingery spent part of last week at Coy Swift's. Mrs John Moffatt called at Dewey Arnold's Saturday. John and Daisy Moffatt were Albia callers Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Moravia
Beryl Brown
Kenheath
Hart Swift
Roscoe
Argo
Harry Leicaster
Russell Brown
Oskaloosa Thurn
John
Moffatt
Mary
Daisy
Roy
Alice
Dottha Hazelett
Henry Elliott
Mystic
Mary Moffatt
LaMar School
Lemon School
James Caldwell
Sam Bennett
Mary Kingery
Coy Swift
John Moffatt
Dewey Arnold
Albia
Sioux City and the Frontier Guards of 1861 Indian raids
In spring 1861 Sioux City faced feared Sioux raids as refugees flooded in after Minnesota and Dakota garrisons withdrew amid the Civil War. Governor Kirkwood authorized home guards and a mounted riflemen regiment, while a local guard patrolled streets at night and aided relief. The Frontier Guards fought no battles but conducted expeditions before being superseded by the Sioux City Cavalry. their efforts reduced raids and reassured settlers. The tale is chronicled by C Addison Hickman in The Palimpsest April issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Minnesota
Dakota
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Home Guards
War Department
Kirkwood
General Assembly
Dauntless Frontier Guards
Frontier Guards
Sioux City Cavalry
United States Army
Sioux City Frontier
Apply Lime Now For 1942 Crops
Iowa State College extension soils specialist Bruce M Kilpatrick urges farmers to lime fields now for 1942 seedings and pasture improvement. He warns of potential limestone shortages next spring as quarries run at full capacity and stresses applying at least six months ahead of new legume seedings. Lime improves soil fertility, boosts yields of corn and forage crops, and enhances manure efficiency across eastern and southern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saga Bruce M. Kilpatrick
Iowa State College
Aince
Kilpatrick
Iowa
North Central
Captain Moreton's Son Died in Minneapolis in April
Henry J Moreton, once a LeMar a Mara Polo team member that won a national title in 1808 at St Louis, native of Leicestershire, died in Minneapolis on April 23. He came to LeMara in the early seventies and helped establish a British colony there.
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Napine & George
Wheaties
East Hy
B. R. Kaater
Hoyt McKern
Leo Kastery
Afton
Mardeena Wilson
Doris Davis
Trenton Wilson
Hollywood
Burdette Utterback
Moulton
Ilora McDanel
Dean Smithbur
Sioux Falla
S. D
Herman Johnson
Near
Brompton
Miners Hospital
Jean
Frank Veach
Howard Carzon
E. T. C. Club
John’ Dille
Ackerel
Mimonia Household
Eans Navy
Paghetti
LeMara Globe Post
Bob Wright
Nashua
Guthrie
Carroll Washburn Farm
Guthrie Center
Paulsen Hatchery
Tipton
Clarke County
United Brethren
G. M. Talbott
Methodist Church
E. Leroy Pullman, Minster
Canning
Fetter
Iowa Victory Gardens
Tone State College Specialists
College Ae
Blanche Graham
East Add
Prayer
Chet Broshar
Vinton
Gardner Hatchery
Garden Fein
Burdette
Illini
C. C. Long
Menchy
Rock Road
Arden
Fred Coltrain
Haro
David Pullsea
Pertteia Seca
Telay
Windetoan Insurance
The
Acme
United
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