Hiattsville Community Notices and Visits
Mrs. Lloyd Rose reports social visits and gatherings in Hiattville including Denny and Coulson school picnics, family arrivals from Centerville, and a funeral for R. E. Bear in Centerville. Attendees include Dooley, Daniels, McDanel, Rose, MeDanel, Cridelbaugh, Scott, and Hiatt families. W.S.C.S. meets Thursday with Mae McDonald for quilting. Hal Carter of Des Moines is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Dooley
Alan
Dooley
Centerville
Bob Bear Home
Virgil Dooley
Kerneth Daniels
Cyril MecDanel
Alva Cridlebaugh
George Scott
Lloyd Rose
Grace Hawes
Mitchelville
Iowa
George Turner
Lloyd Rosa
Don Pettibone
Cunningham
Des Moines
Lute Hiatt
Hal Carter
Social Roundup From Iconium Centerville Area
Local residents visit friends and relatives across Centerville Iconium and nearby towns. Notable mentions include multiple gatherings at the Argo, Hagerman, Massman, and Lemaster homes, a Christian church sermon in Iconium, and a Golden Wedding Anniversary in Centerville. Several travels between Audubon, Red Oak, Albia, Beloit, Kirksville, and nearby households are noted.
Fragmented comic verse on marriage and work ethic
A garbled column fragment features dialogue about labor effort with Jim carrying ladders, a grocer assessing eggs, and a montage of phrases about courtship and marriage. It references a June night with a big moon, a park scene, and stray lines in pidgin or stylized verse about love and domestic disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Paris
Big Moon
Dove
Kinser Valley notes and rural visits report
Ralph Flaser of Centerville visited Zell Wilsons. LeRoy Wilson and Moravia friends fished near here Sunday. Ervin Long and wife called at Zell Wilsons. Dr Hollingshead treated a cow on the Long farm. Jake Huber visited the M M Darbys. Miss Griffin says school ends Tuesday. A picnic dinner is planned near the school. Russell Darby family and Earl Boardman visited Chariton aunt in fair condition. A lightning strike damaged Earl Boardman residence chimney and roof. Dry weather hoped for corn planting. Rain helped meadows and new seedings. Cool with light rain Monday morning. Dinner visit followed by a fishing bee at the M M Darby home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Flaser
Centerville
Zell Wilson
LeRoy Wilson
Ervin Long
Dr. Hollingshead
Long Farm
Jake Huber
M. M. Darby
Miss Griffin
Russell Darby
Jim
Earl Boardman
Chariton
Pleasant Hill Social Notes From Mrs. Hammond
Local residents visit relatives and friends around Pleasant Hill and nearby towns including Massmans, Dicks, Argo, McAninch, Penfields, Hammonds, and Clarks. Visits span Thursday to Sunday with hospitalize and illness mentions among Ottumwa and Cincinnati connections.
Maple Grove Social Roundup From Lois Jean Scott
Maple Grove notes list numerous visits and dinners. Centerville and Cedar Rapids residents, Ames trip with seniors, and multiple family gatherings at the Walter Scott and Gabe Johnson homes. Minor social details from local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Lois Jean Scott
Vosburgh Items From Albia and Moravia Notices
Mrs Emmett Derby and family, Mr and Mrs Bernard Kitterman, and others from Vosburgh visited Albia Monday after a picnic enjoyed by Gertrude Shehan and pupils. Vern Turner of jear Albia spent Wednesday with Robert Turner family. Otis Fuller’s daughter Kathleen visits. Emmett Derby and Larry travel to Pontiac Michigan for two weeks. Vosburgh school closed with a basket dinner. attendees included Shehan family Turner family Derby and Larry. Donald Sheldon aided at A E Derby’s midweek. Commencement at Moravia drew several locals Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Kitterman
Mary Kay
Emmett Derby
Russell Brown
Dickie
Everett Stansberry
Albia
Gertrude Shehan
Vern Turner
Jear Albia
Robert Turner
W. G. O'Hara
Patty
Otis
George Shehan
Ellen
Wayne Thompson
Glen Turner
Jack Gaswell
Donald
Jackie
Helen
Billie
Charles
Joy
Larry
Donald Sheldon
A. E. Derby
Moravia
Salem Community Notes Mix of Events and Greetings
Several residents attended the Mora commencement on Tuesday evening with Dorothy Brown the sole local graduate. Visits and calls occurred across the community, including Calitone schoolhouse Farm Bureau gathering and Centerville callers. Sympathy is expressed to the family of Mrs Ralph McDonough. Arthur Lewis of Des Moines stayed with his wife and family, while Gary Perry and others visited Albia and Centerville. Dorothy Brown began work at the I S A in Centerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Dorothy Brown
Ted Teater
Theola
Newton Long
Horton Potts
Cass Hamilton
Farm Bureau
Calitone
Dell Heillyer
Hazel
Lloyd Brown
Dorothy
Jerry
Centerville
Ralph Mcl Donough
Arthur Lewis
Des Moines
George Hellyer
Dell Hellyer
Gary Perry
Albia
Guy McKern
Elbert Perry
Clyde Gladfelder
Darlene
Jesa Gladfelder
I S. A
Centervilla
B. C. Whitehead
Pella
Family and friends visit Dell Hellyer home Sunday
Callers and family members visited the Dell Hellyer residence Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Geo Hellyer and daughters spent the evening there. Ella Platt and Faye visited with Mr and Mrs Turner and Edward McCord Nellie Thompson and Carrie Linda Pearl Whitehead visited Thursday with Mrs Clarence Whitehead. Raymond Perry and sons called Sunday at the Roy Sheldon home. Edna Nash spent Sunday with her son Donald Nash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Massman
Lavern
Klains Young
Laura Dicks
Clara Massman
Roy Argo
Merle Dicks
Veterans Hospital
Ito
Herbert Yoats
George Hammona
Lawrence
Loraine
W. R. Moore
Russell
Mae Sheldon
John W. McAninch
Roy Sheldon
George Hammonds
Priscilla Mehrhoff
Cincinnati
Jack Penfield
Elbert Moore
Ottumwa
Win Chambers
Frank Tarbell
Penfields
Donald Clark
Hallis McConahay
Lloyd Clark
Dell Hellyer
Geo. Hellyer
Heillyer
Ella Platt
Faye
A. G.'Turner
Edward McCord
Nellie Thompson
Carrie Turner
Linda Pearl Whitehead
Clarence Whitehead
Raymond Perry
Edna Nash
Donald Nash
New Hope By Mrs. W. E. Donovan
Local social notes list neighbors visiting each other over the week. Various families including the Donovans, Harsh, Woodward, Scott, Burton, and others are mentioned visiting homes in Albia, Des Moines, Pella, Kanapolis, Centerville, and Moravia with multiple Sunday and Friday gatherings. Mothers Day hosts and relatives appear among the acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Scott
Roy Scott
Margaret Burton
Des Moines
John Burton
Ames
Russel Warner
Bessie Neff
Burton
Ivan Harsh
Dick Wilson
Centerville
Ronald Woodward
Grant Bishop
Genevie Donovan
John Wood
Orville Burson
Andy Morely
Don Pettibone
Lisyd Rose
Sixteen Line By Mrs. Lee Johnson
Local notes recount Mrs. Lee Johnson's Sixteen Line. Martin family updates include Junior Martin's hospital discharge and light work. Various relatives visit Albia, Melrose, Moravia, and Centerville. attendance at McDonough funeral. frugal social and travel details across several Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lee Johnson
Argo Residents Visit Nearby for Tulip Festival
Mr and Mrs Roy Argo of near Audubon were down. Carl Tisue and Imogene Tadlock went to Pella Sunday afternoon to the Tulip Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Argo
Audubon
Carl Tisue
Imogene Tadlock
Pella
Golden wedding anniversary noted in Centerville
Mr and Mrs Harry Lemaster celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Centerville on Sunday. Several relatives and friends from Beloit Beloit Ill Davenport Chicago Moulton Moravia Albia and others were mentioned as visiting or paying calls at various local homes during the week including John Moffatt Roscoe Argo and Hugh MecFat tidge with multiple callers and visits recorded throughout the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Henrick
Nevada
Ross Bennett
Beloit
Nellie Haines
Rosco Argo
Harry Lemaster
Centerville
John Moffatt
Emma Miller
Frank Cox
Billy Cox
Bill Carter
Earl Swift
Hugh McFatridge
John Bickford
Moravia
Edward Haver
Roscoe Argo
Moulton
Ill
Mary Andrews
Davenport
Anna Snider
Chicago
Hugh MecFattidge
Roy Moffatt
Coy Swift
Lloyd Ammons
Howard Derby
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Hiattsville
Fconium
Mrs
Florence Dicks
Osa Brown
Ida Argo
Kenneth Stutler
Mary Kingery
Algia Derby
Kenneth Brown
Will Hagerman
Lois Edwards
Marianne
A. J. Brown
Osa
Christian Church
Stella Argo
Beryl Brown
Donald Hunt
Iconium
Jay Argo
Ome
Milo Hook
Vinton Lundy
Red Oak
Amanda Carter
Eit
Ralph Bennett
Illinois
Pearle Free
Ruth McCord
Russell Frame
Kirksville
Missouri
Flo Frame
Etry
Kinser Valley
George R. Darby
Lincoln
Mukden
Illini
Goode Seed ® Feed Co
Albia, Iowa
Pleasant Hill
George Hammond
Loren Walter
Kenneth Krewson
Cedar Rapids
Walter Scott
Ralph Robinson
Wilbert Johnson
Gabe Johnson
Walter Harper
Verna Lee
Curtis Tomlin
Dale Derby
Johnny Hewitt
Near Albia
Yvonne Gardner
Shirley Ann Walter
Charlotte Scott
Maxine Scott
Salem
Hazel Hellyer
New Hope
Mrs. W. E. Donovan
Karline Fischer
Betty Lou Harsh
Bill Lone
Jim Herron
Kay
Kanapolis
Kansas
Gardner Hatchery
Procer
Milwaukee Road
Cents
Tareo
Kents
Junior Martin
Gene Main
Madrid
Joe Martin
Junior
James Hannam
Melrose
McDonough
Eugene Tisue
Archie Kirlin
Stewart
Ray
Harrison
Clair Cailen
Lewis Seeley
Howard
G. C. Tisue
Horton Patts
Kenneth Gladfelder
Judy
Robert Foster
Gerald Hawk
Lee Johnson
Baby
Harley Tisue
Lemaster
James Nash
Franklin
Frank Swaim
Frankel’s
Carole King
Carole Lyn
Carol King
Lenlovilie, Lowa
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