Social notes from local families and gatherings
Mrs. Gay and others spent Easter Friday with Mrs. Hawk while LeRoy worked in Fairfield Ohio. Families gathered in Dayton Centerville and Albia for dinners and visits, with library meeting attendance, a funeral in Asia, and neighborly visits across Mystic Centerville Seymour Des Moines area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay
Easter
E. G. Hawk
Maurice Walter
Merley Alter
Lucy (Faber) Harvey
Fairfeld
Ohio
LeRoy
Dayton
George Simmons
Centerville
Walter
Mary Roze Main
Lois
Carolyn Hawk
J. L. Jones
Kenneth Free and Dale
Faber
Dean
Mary Jo
Clara Selby
J.T. VanDorin
Len
Fred VanDorin
George
Vera
W. T. VanDorin
Floyd McFall
Jerry
Allen
West Point Residents Spend Sunday Visiting Neighbors
West Point residents including Mr and Mrs Elbert Perry and Mr and Mrs Carl Derby with family visited relatives in Center ville and Albia. Local shoppers in Albia and Center ville were noted as well as a family from the VanZante home. The community celebrated a recent heavy rain with rejoicing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert. Perry
Newt. Long
Carl VanZante
Russell Lee
Lute Hiatt
Carl Derby
Bert Davis
Centerville
Carl-Van- Zante
Leslie
Albia
Lloyd Brown
Famil
Casas Hamilton
Will Hagerman
Ardis
Rex
Arlen Hagerman
Ville
Centerville Social: Local Guests and Banquet Plans
Blue Front wm Mr and Mrs Raymond William of Centerville were Sunday guests at parental Ben Williams home. Lyle Jones will attend the band banquet at the Bluffs Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Sam Shepard and Lora Elaine spent Wednesday evening at John Van Zante home. Mr and Mrs Homer Hamilton and Mr Frank Hamilton spent Sat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond William
Centerville
Ben Williams
Lyle Jones
The
Bluffs
Sam Shepard
Lora Elaine
John van Zante
Homer Hamilton
Frank Hamilton
Local Navy List and Community Notes
A long roster lists sailors and locations including Pearl Harbor San Diego and Manila with names such as RICHARD IRVIN BURNS ARCHIE MARTIN and ROBERT SUFFICOOL. The piece shifts to social updates about visits, illnesses, and club meetings including the Edd De Haas home and F. H. A. girls trip with Ottumwa connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fiee Richard
Ureicool GM
Henley
San Diego
California
Stanley
Sufficool
Honolulu
San Pete
ROY_M. KENTON
Fleet Weldern School
Destroyer Base
Calif
Irvin Burns
Indianapolis
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Archie
Martin
Ard
Canotus
Manil
Robert Sufficool
U.S. 8
Philadelphia
Proclamation Praises County Efforts in Soil Conservation
Governor Wilson commends Town People for support of soil conservation in eight counties under two year old law. Iowa State College Extension service reports educational work on erosion and soil fertility. Last year eight counties joined soil conservation week with strong participation by farmers and landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Week
Iowa State College Extension Service
Becqma
Feen
Vance
Eeouan & Wilson
So And Sew Club Meets for May Afternoon Fun
On Friday May 28 the So And Sew Club gathered at Mrs. Margaret VanZante home with all members present. They enjoyed needlework and shared favorite recipes from recent meetings. Hostess led guessing games with drawings representing songs and prizes awarded to Iva Grimea and Alberta Garrett. Refreshments included ice cream wafers and angel food cake. The next meeting is in two weeks with Vélda Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
So and Club
Margaret VanZante
Iva Grimea
Alberta Garrett
Vélda Brown
Young Married Friends Visit After Sunday School
A group from the community gathered after Sunday School and church at the Snes Townsend home for an afternoon of visiting and pictures. Attendees included Pearlie Boyer and family Adon McDaniel and family Mrs Edna Johnson and Medora Hauk Clyde Gidfelder and family Paul Boyer and family Lloyd McDaniel and family Olin Foster and family Mr and Mrs Trenton Gladfelder Mr and Mrs Lin Hilton Mr and Mrs Wi Hilton Robert Foster and family and the Shirley Townsend family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snes Townsend
Pearlie Boyer
Adon McDaniel
Edna Johnson
Medora Hauk
Clyde Gidfelder
Paul Boyer
Lloyd McDanel
Dinner Celebrates Two Birthdays in Moravia
A dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Burke in Moravia honored two birthday anniversaries. The couple, both 70, share the same date and age, with guests including Jas R. Cain Leo Smith and daughter James Buckingham Cedar Rapids Francis Orman Sterling Hodges Ottumwa and Dr R Burke and daughter Paulizier. Everyone enjoyed a bounteous dinner and gifts for the honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Burke
Moravia
Sean
Francis Orman
Sterling Hodges
Ottumwa
R. Burke
Paulizier
Local residents host and visit in area notes
W K McNabb of Lake Geneva guests at the QO D DuVall home. Spokane visitors Mia Theron Maxson and Mary Ann depart for York Nebraska with Audrey Virginia and Tom Zike. Audrey graduates in York with Rev T J Zike and Phyllis Zike attending. Various calls and visits by local families noted, including trips to Doniphan Nebraska for Memorial Day heritage and hospital calls in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. McNabb
Lake Geneva, Wis
QO. D. DuVall
Mia
Theron Maxson
Mary Ann
Spokane
Wash
York
Nebr
Audrey
Virginia
Tom Zike
T. J
Zike
Phyllis
S.M. Zike
Mss
Jaxson
Tom
P. Gideon
W. C. Bivin
Doniphan
Sunday Socials and Visits Across the County
A jumble of names and errands from a quiet Sunday. Shirley Townsend and families attended a class party. Henry Foster hosted relatives. Earl Boyer and others visited, with Clarabelle McDatile accompanying to Indianola. Families including Hough, Bayer, Clark, Burnet, Kanter and others picnicked on the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Rain Lastik
Indianola
Claude
F.B. Moffatt
Floris
Nancy
Norfield
Delmont Moffatt
Rome
Craig Weathers
Local Cedar Rapids guests join Hugh McFatridge family dinner
In a string of social calls and visits, Franklin, Mr. Murray and Lowell Andrews of Cedar Rapids dined with Hugh McFatridge on Tuesday. The article lists numerous visits among Centerville, Ottumwa, Fairfield, and nearby homes, noting calls at the Moffatt, Derby, and Repp households and gatherings at the McFatridge and Will Moffatt residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Lowell Andrews
Cedar Rapids
Hugh McFatridge
Bert Rinehart
Juntoy
Gerald
Mary
Lou
Bilson Callen
Centerville
Saturda
Ellen Shehan
Roy
Louise“ Burtchby
Ottumwa
Fairfield Thursda
Tobi Bickford
Thuraday
Thureday
John Moffatt
Daisy
Sunda
Will Moffatt
Delbert Repp
Moffatt
George Hammond
Age and Memory Locate Fort Atkinson Cemetery
Mrs. Elizabeth Jancabin, 98, of Decorah, Iowa, recalled the old Military cemetery at Fort Atkinson near Decorah. She returned from Minneapolis to help locate the cemetery abandoned when soldiers left the fort in 1848.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Jancabin
Old Military Cemetery
Fort Atkinson
Decorah
Minneapolis
Attendance at Sunday School and church at Main Station
Sunday services drew local families including Mr and Mrs Trenton Gladfelder, Mr and Mrs Clyde Gladfelder, and Darlene plus several neighbors returning from the vicinity to share in the cooperative effort and town events.
Sunday Socials and Family Gatherings Across Oskaloosa
The report lists numerous local family visits and Sunday gatherings in Oskaloosa. Paul Bobet and family with Mrs and Mrs, Robert Foster and family, Lloyd, George Hiatt, and others attended various homes including the Bright Rain and Cody Linae residences, with multiple couples and relatives noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bobet
Robert Foster
D Mie
Lloyd
Aid George Hiatt
Athens
Oskaloosa
Elder
Arid
Hannah
Otta Baltenger
Bright Rain
Fragmentary notice hints at event at White: Neket home
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Sunday event at a White location near Neket home with unclear details. No clear names, dates, or outcomes available to define a full item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boda
Sioh
Li Gladfélder
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Igsy
Max Lockman
Mra
M. E. Followell
Carol
Bonita Shepard
Seymour
Hawk
Dean Faber
Burdette Ward
Dallas Faber
Griffin
Joe Carter
Asia
Hilda Whislest
Harry Felton
Lloyd C. Felton
Harold Hawk
Carl Cloye
Carolyn Walter
Des Maines
E. N. Catterlin
Turner Funeral
Iowa
Ambulance Service
West Point
John Sufficool
Towa
L. A. Roland
Firestone Tires
Diamond 760 Motor Oils
Harold Roger
Burdell Roberts
Holy
M. P. Bn
Ft. Snelling
Tineso
Harold L. Boyer
Port Ord
Calif Paul
Burns
Battery C Field Artillery
Ft. ‘Snelling
Merit 1. Boyd
Jens ‘Ashington
Roscor
APO
Daan Claiborne
Max Martin
Claiborne
Kennet Uta
Ttefield
Gerald Ota Wawe
Deve
APO i
Claiborn Almer Johnson
Claiborn Almer Johnson Co. I
Ban Luis
Obispo
Gr Francis Johnson
80Th Field Artillery Bn
Edd de Haas
Monroe
Wendell Murdy
Ben Jones
Buf Mary
Marie Williams
Des Moines
Cory
Robert Shelquist
Business
Circle
Myrtle Hamilton
Lawrence Roland
Lewis McKim
Unionville
Eugene Main
Pindis Main
Peright
Herbert
Isa “Fowler
Ada Herbert
J. G. Garlock
Mrs. Smith
Fowler
Ut M
Bresaron
Ives
F. Donal
Ate An Lee
Hiatt Aot
R “ P. Day Ap
Danger
Ai Garol Se
Wee Bay
Burton
P. D. _ Schreiner
Getegens
Moe Gelessinne Fie
Cakalooss
Sy Sanday
Boyer Ridge
Jon
Shirley
Townsent
Trenton Gladfelder
Clyde Giadfelder
Darlene
Marshall
D. Huston
Horstman Oil Station
Paynes Bey Ne
Gardner Hatchery
Ivan J. Walter
C. T. Slavin, M.D
Reddy
Pew
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