Pleasant Hill social roundup at many homes
Pleasant Hill residents and guests filled weekends with visits and gatherings at Dick Brown, Merle Dicks, and Argo households. Families like Brown, Callen, and Dicks hosted relatives and friends from Centerville to Albia, with birthdays, suppers, and afternoon calls noted throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Whitehead
Dick Brown
Pearl Free
Clell Sheldon
Mary Jo
Freda Swift
Merle ‘Dicks
Howard Banes
Gilbert Callen
Merle Dicks
Beryl
Kenny Brown
Ned Argo
Clyde Dicks
Carl Elgin
Des Moines
Eva Elgin
Duane Sulser
Helen
Connie McAninch
Fern Penfield
Verna McAninch
DeWayne| Moore
Clara
Theresa Brown
Rle
Centerville
Grey Penfield
Frank Tarbells
Fancie Argo
Jimmy Mc
Fern Callen
Carrie Turner
W. S.C
Nellie Thompson
Addie Sheldon
Nellie Haines
Margaret
Charles Tarbell
Wayne
Bruce
Thompson
Nicky Dicks
Truxton
Derby
Nellies ‘Thompson's
Truxton Dicks
Lloyd Brown
Ralph Turner
Edward McCord
Glennie Dicks
Milated
Bishop Home
Russell Brown
Roscoe Argo’s
Rex Haver
Vinton Lundy
Local residents share visits and gatherings this week
Franklin Byra Earl Swift Calhoun and families spent multiple evenings with relatives at various homes including Elmer Kellogg Coy Swift and Rena Ammons. Several families visited in Oskaloosa Chariton Centerville Ottumwa while LaMar school closed for a picnic trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Calhoun
Elmer Kellogg
Sam Eastlick
Coy Swift
Shirley J and Leon
Olga Turner
Freda Swift
Rena Ammons
Stella Fuller
Maude Turner
Delbert Calhoun
Pearl Free
Wayne Thompson
LaMar
Cecila Smith
Chariton
Glenn Turner
Russell Brown
Lloyd Ammons
Duane Wilson
Earl Swift
Lucille
LaVona Exline
Ben Pickrell
Clair Long
Jeffrey
Centerville
Mike Turner
Gilbert Anderson
Oskaloosa
Art and
Richard ‘Ekwall
Ottumwa
Vern Turner
Shanghai Club Meeting With Lorraine Rinehart
The Shanghai club met with Lorraine Rinehart on May 16 for a cooperative dinner. Members and visitors included Amy Hiner, Dorothy and Karl Lee Calhoun, Esther and Richard Per ry, Doris N, Barbara Christy, Doris Elaine and Joyce Christy, Lorraine Whitehead, Iole Christy, Hazel Rinehart, Cora Murphy, Iceal and Josephine Scott, Mabel Hammond, Carol and Robert Hammond of Ottumwa, Wilma Montgomery of Unionville Missouri, Vera Firkins, Gerald, Lorraine and Mike Rinehart. Afternoon visitors were Verna, Sherry, Cindy Wakefield, Berthaland, Judy Overturf, Maude Whitehead, Evalee Walker and Debbie Sims. Work for the day was picking out nut meals and visiting. Dorla N Christy won the guess what. The next club meeting will be Tuesday, June, with Hazel Rinehart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai Club
Lorraine Rinehart
Amy Hiner
Dorothy
Karl Lee Calhoun
Esther
Richard Perry
Doris N
Barbara Christy
Doris
Elaine
Joyce Christy
Lorraine Whitehead
Iole Christy
Hazel Rinehart
Cora Murphy
Iceal
Josephine
Scott
Mabel Hammond
Carol
Robert Hammond
Ottumwa
Wilma Montgomery
Unionville
Vera Firkins
Gerald
Lorraine
Mike Rinehart
Local social notes record visits and hospital status
Thursday night visits at the Guy Argo home and Sunday calls at Ernest Hiatt and Zell Callen homes are noted. Several trips include Ottumwa and Brazil, with hospital stay cited for Mrs. Cline in Centerville. The McDanelands, Clark, Lemaster, and Pennington households are mentioned among weekend movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verda Argo
Guy Argo
Fay Cline
Lloyd Cline
James Cline
Ernest Hiatt
Russell Burns
Jimmie
Mary Burns
Leo Thompson
Farson
Wm., Anderson
Dale Downard
Ottumwa
Herb Boblenz
Jerry
Wisconsin
Theo Miller
Zell Callen
Cynthia Callen
Sandra Hiatt
Nancy
Clair McDanel
Centerville
Clinton
Roscoe Pennington
Clara Lemaster
Hurday
Charley Douglas
Argo Brothers
Marvin Calten
Leo Hoffman
Wayne Clark
Hugh McFatridge
John Gooper
Waterloo
Darrell Cooper
Union Farmerettes Meeting at Exlines May 18
The Union Farmerettes held their May 18 gathering with five members and one new member Janatte Pullam. Ann Exline was elected historian Lois Strunk librarian, Carol Mullins demonstrated hemming, and Jean Taylor spoke on buying a slip. Ann Exline and Jean Taylor were chosen to attend camp. The event featured a mother daughter tea, greetings by Jean Main, a response by Mrs Margery Main and a poem by Lois Strunk. Refreshments were served. Next meeting June 13 hosted by Carol Mullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Farmerettes
Janatte’ Pullam
Carol Mullins
Ann Exline
Lois Strunk
Jean Taylor
Jean Main
Margery Main
Exline
Community Visit Recap From Local Households
Wast Point and Mrs Leo Hoffman host and visit neighbors including Kenneth Hoffman with Charles and Mark VanZante while Luther Caster and Mrs Della Jennison’s Albia trip are noted. Several households in Ottumwa, Waterloo, and LeMars seen in calls and dinners with the Argo and Brown families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Rinehart
Lloyd Johnson
Roscoe Argo Hore
Hugh McFatridge
Della Jennison
Albia
Leo Hoffman
Ottumwa
James Simmons
Lucille Exline
Clara and
Theresa Brown
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