Death and life across Iconium and Murray's Landing notes
Community notes recount Bill Murray's death after a heart attack on October 22 and long medical struggles, plus updates on relatives, real estate interests, and local visits. Ed Clouse, Murray's Landing caretaker, shares details as friends and families in Iconium and nearby towns send cards while Ed Clouse hosts gatherings and remembrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Piper
Bill Murray
Murray's Landing
Lake Rathbun
Ed Clouse
Bill
Vet's Hospital
the Landing
Brownsville
Texas
Art Villert
Albia
Jake Firkins
Angela Dawn
Bor
Bob Robinson
Debbie
Albig
Vera
Jake
Gerald Rinehart
Sheila
Hazel Rinehart
Lorraine
Don Billings
Billings
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Morrell
Enon by Nadine Dommer notices and gatherings
Social notes from Enon describe gatherings at multiple homes including the John Kellys and the Mike Lake home near Ottumwa. Attendees include the Klampe, Faber, Martin, Huff, Dommer, and Coltrain families plus a wedding at Centerville and a superstition about a millionaire Vanderbilt sleeping with his bed legs in salt to ward off spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Klampe
Jim
Bob
Rod
Susan
John Kellys
Oskaloosa
Bob Faber
Carol Ann
Connie
Larry
Mike Lake
Ottumwa
Joe Griffin
Tine
Dallas Faber
Butch Martin
Kirksville
Missouri
Gilbert Hackett
Jack Martin
Unionville
Martin
Jack
Janet
Melinda
Willie
Bert Fisher
Ray Lockman
Rendy Dommer
Benji
June Moss
Steve Huff
Centerville
Melissa Ann Dommer
Lewis Dommer
Fern Horn
Lawrence Dommer
Kenneth Coltrain
Cornelius Vanderbitt
Iowa Princess Soya candidates sought for 1978 contest
Officials seek a poised 18 to 25 year old high school graduate with nutrition knowledge to represent the Iowa soybean industry as goodwill ambassador. Applicants must have a parent tied to soybean work, and entries must reach Mrs. Betty Kern by December 1. Final selection occurs December 12-13 at the Iowa Soybean Association Convention in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Betty Kern
Norwalk
Farm Bureau
U.S
Town Criminal Code seminar in Iowa law enforcement
A week long seminar at Indian Hills Community College educates 26 officers on the Jan 1 effective Town Criminal Code revision. Instructors include Se Wilton Lewis and Dennis Smith. Sessions are part of a statewide series at 16 sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Hills
Se. Wilton Lewis
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Highway Patrol
Dennis Smith
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Community notices and wedding events around Centerville
Local residents attend various gatherings including weddings, church events, and meetings. Names such as Amy Hiner Gene Huff Hazel Hellyer Dick Haver and Tim Sears appear with dates in Centerville Ottumwa Des Moines and nearby towns. The column also notes a joke about aging and a line about getting old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Jack Penfield
Dorothy Calhoun
Don Whitehead
Eric
Sally
Susan
Mt. Pleasant
Purdum
Lorraine Whitehead
Don Whiteheads
Gail
Helen Scott
Lorraine Rinehart
Claes Brown
Hazel Hellyer
Merle Prater
Helen
Earl Fenton
Shirley
Russell Brown
Dick Browns
Brad
Clara Brown
Beryl Brown
Clara
Amy Hiner
Golden Age Manor
Ronsid McDanel
Rathbun
Gene Huff
Steve
June Moss
Tim Sears
Shannon
Edward Haver
Clarence Whitehead
U.M.W
Boone
Town
Holiday Inn
Des Moines
Lyle Cloyd
Kenneth Cloyd
Ottumwa
Edward McCord
Dean Grosscup
Naperville
Ilinois
Orville McCords
East
Ozark Opera
John Laws
Lloyd Brown
Tim Seals
Ray Messamaker
Albi
Terry Rose
Columbia
Missouri
Helen Rose
Moravia history snapshots span five decades
Five to fifty years ago Moravia covered Halloween prep, election week, local shows, and business notes. Highlights include Moravia Union circulation at 1,100, sugar sales at Allen's Grocery, Direct Distance Dialing debut, UNICEF fundraising, and teaching times with civil defense and local marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Centerville
Appanoose Farm Bureau
Moravia Union
Allen’s
Rex Angel
John Spencer
Paul Wilson
Mervin Ellison
Ray Charity
Nadine & George’s
Jt High
Unicef
Rebekah Lodge
Jack Scott
Rosetta Helmick
Jolleen van Dorin
Martha Sinclair
Turner & Son
Robert Hiatt
Robert Vernon
James Wilson
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Mary Lou McDonough
Pfc
Richard Raymie
Andrew Madisson
Lehriener and
Evans Hardware
Frank Swaim
Swaim
Wm. S. Beardsley
Co-operative Sales Co
Wilson
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Iconium News
Rapistrano
George Rudloff
Ottumwa Hospital
Iconium
Newton Waterloo
Oscar
Virgil
Ed Clouses
Bob Glasford
Barnum
John Clouse
Ed Clouse, Jr
Leora Gifford
Cheriton
Larry Major
Jason
Joshus
Charles Tarbell
Krista
Shad
Jackie Tarbell
Truman Tarbells
Tarbell
Roy
Honeywell Smoke & Fire Detector
wacApe Barr
Enon
Nadine Dommer
Princess
Criminal Code
Andy Andrews
Deena Hoffman
Danita
Harold Hoffman
Claude Paris
R.E.C
Palmyra
United Methodist Church
Eric VanDorin
Mr. Pleasant
Hazel
Dick Hellyer
George Kinder
Madge Hough
Loyd Brown
Albert Mihalovich
Edna Mae Luse
Beverly Boyd
Clarence
Jobs
Floyd Hiner
Pearl Runsells
Earl Gord
John Hiner
Delbert Calhoun
Salem
Little Shannon Seals
Mark Allen
Brian
Charles VanzZante
Gail Huff
Havel Sandeen
George McCannon
Ebkert Perry
Truman Tarbell
Tull Moss
Hellyer
Dr. L. den Hartog
Dini
Postoffice
Appanoose County
Corydon
Grismore Sewing Center
Bloomfield Livestock Market
Phil Schooley
Hose
Ken Schowley
Jasper Pewfish
Van’s Agri - Mart Fertilizer, Lime & Associated Products
E. F. van Sickel
Ar Home
Astro
S& Close
Astro Buildings
Roberts & Dybdahi Inc
Moravia Lumber Supply
Moravia, Ott
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