Rathbun Area Forms Promotion Group For Four Counties
Temporary co chairmen in Appanoose Moravia Lucas Monroe and Wayne counties named to lead Lake Rathbun four county promotional drive. They will appoint committees, direct enrollment, and publish a brochure with members by December 17. Membership costs 20 dollars and funds area advertising for Lake Rathbun the regions largest recreational lake.
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Lake Rathbun
Appanoose County
Earl Boyer
Moravia
Earl Tait
Mystic
Lucas County
R. J. Parker
Russell
Charles Rogers
Lucas
Monroe County
J. Logan Cain
Acre
Town
Moravia Bank
Moravia Union
Clarence Irelan services Sunday in Moravia
Funeral services for Clarence E. Irelan 72 were held Sunday at Turner Funeral Home Moravia. He died Thursday in Valparaiso Indiana. Born November 10 1896 he was the son of George W Irelan and Lizzie Adams Irelan. He married Grace Kingery November 3 1923. She died in 1960. Surviving are six survivors? three daughters Eva Wright Moravia Arlene Jats Unionville Mo Ruth Arndt Westville Ind four sons Glen Joe Carl Valparaiso Max Savannah Ga twenty grandchildren three great grandchildren two brothers John and William Unionville four sisters Mettie Roland Minnie Stocker Clara Irelan Moravia and Mary Bradshaw Ottumwa.
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Turner Funeral Home
Moravia
Clarence E. Irelan
Valparaiso
Ind
Irelan
George W. and
Lizzie Adams Irelan
Grace Kingery
Eva Wright
Arlene Jats
Unionville
Ruth Arndt
Westville
Glen
Joe
Carl
Max
Savannah
John
William
Mettie Roland
Minnie Stocker
Clara Irelan
Mary Bradshaw
Ottumwa
Thank you for support after our father's death
Family of Clarence E Irelan expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for help food and kind words following the passing of their father. Sincere thanks from the Irelan family.
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Clarence E
Irelan
Thank you for your kindness in our time of loss
Clara Irelan and Mettie Roland express gratitude for the support shown after their brother's death. They mention the meals, telephone calls, and beautiful flowers received from friends and neighbors.
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Yougpele
Clara Irelan
Mettie Roland
Pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Ballanger home Centerville
A Sunday November 17 pre Thanksgiving dinner at the Delmar Ballanger residence in Centerville was hosted for many Ballanger family members from Moravia Coatsville and Centerville. The note thanks guests for kindness after an accident and expresses gratitude to the Kingdom Builders class for a sunshine basket.
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Frank Ballanger
Doug
Marcia
Stella Ballanger
Centerville
Delmar Ballanger
Ramona
Rick
Rodney
Kingdom Builders
Doc
Nonna McDonough
Unclear military message from Dow iv Vietmamn contact
Partial OCR fragment shows a person named Donald Hiatt or Dow iv Vietmamn seeking friends. It lists an address with military unit details 4th Inf. Div. APO FPO and strings like US, 54931697, Pic. Dopald L, Hina. The text is garbled with misspellings and lacks readable context or verifiable facts.
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Donald Hiatt
Dow iv
Unionville OES marks 75th anniversary in Unionville Iowa
Carmel Chapter No. 126 Order of Eastern Star celebrated its 75th anniversary on Wednesday at the Masonic Temple Unionville with about 55 members and guests. Olive Eaton presided as Worthy Matron and a candlelight ceremony honored past present and future. Guests came from several towns and 15 year charter members were listed in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Carmel
Goldie Hunt
Dorothy Purdum
Letha Gibson
Ottumwa
Robert Bond
Bloomfield
Betty Davis
Friendship Chapter
Lola Byers
Moulton
Moravia
Eddyville
Mystic
Seymour
C. C. Baker
Martha Baker
Lucy J. Baker
Emma B. Barnett
G. M. Barnett
Obituary: Homer Hamilton King 1883 1968
Homer Hamilton King of Moravia Iowa died November 12 1968 at Monroe County Hospital Albia aged 85 years 3 months 4 days He was born August 8 1883 in Princeton Missouri son of Thomas J and Martha Schooler He lived in Unionville area most of his life farmed and moved to Moravia 1944 then to Ottumwa 1957 He married Mary Lockman March 4 1908 four children survive and Mary died 1950 He later married Elsie Clester May 25 1956 who died April 15 1968 Also survived by four stepchildren ten grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren and a sister Mrs Collie Criss of Pella Funeral was held November 14 at Turner Funeral Home with Rev L B Deedrick officiating Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Homer Hamilton King
Thomas J
Martha Schooler
King
Princeton
Monroe County Hospital
Albia
Iowa
Unionville
Moravia
Mary Lockman
Ralph
Pearl) Fisher
Wilson
Faye) Leonard
Ottumwa
Spencer King
Cecil King
Mary
Elsie Clester
Collie ‘Criss
Pella
Turner Funeral Home
L. B. Deedrick
Hillcrest Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Homer King family notices
The family of Homer King thanks relatives neighbors and friends for sympathy including flowers food and deeds. Special thanks go to Dr Orelup Dr Smith Monroe County Hospital nurses Mr and Mrs Kenneth Geyer Rev Deedrick Mrs Art Fox and all who offered kindness.
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Orelup
Smith
Monroe County Hospital
Kenneth Geyer
Deedrick
Art Fox
Homer King
Ralph Fisher
Wilson Leonard
Spencer King
Cecil King
Proctor Couple Welcome Daughter Brenda Gene
Mr and Mrs Bill Proctor announce the birth of a daughter Brenda Gene on November 7 1968 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ernest Cormeay Rt 1 Centerville and Mr and Mrs Sem Proctor Unionville.
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Boro
Bill Proctor Wi
Brenda Gene
Ernest Cormeay
Rt. 1
Centerville
Sem Proctor
Unionville
Thanksgiving 1968 reflection on past and present gratitude
A Thanksgiving message contrasts the toil of colonial settlers with modern abundance. It notes progress from hard work to global bread basket status and urges readers to reflect on the first feast. It calls for rededication to values, cooperation, peace, and prosperity for all.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Auxiliary Holds November Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Bertha Broshar's home with 17 members and a guest present. 1st vice president Zell Callen led due to the president's hospitalization after a car crash. treasurer Clarence Johnson reported a balance of 212.77. Members noted 55 paid up, planned butternut coffee coupon drives, and letters to Bertha Manley.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Bertha Broshar
Zell Callen
Paul Cridlebaugh
Ottumwa Hospital
Lee Hiatt
Clarence Johnson
Larry Brooks
Brooks
Don Bolin
Blanche Kincade
Bertha Manley
Israel slide to be shown at SCA meeting
The regular SCA meeting will be held Monday evening November 25 at the high school gym. Susan Whittenberg will show slides on Israel. Mrs Ira Boyer fell Thursday and tore a ligament in her knee and is confined to her home.
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Israel
SCA
Susan Whittenberg
Ira Boyer
Thanking Friends for Support During Hospital Stay
Merle Muller expresses gratitude to everyone for the letters and cards while hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Mail uplifted him during recovery and included encouragement from his doctors and friends.
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Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Merle Muller
Salem WSCS Meeting Report with Zell Callen
Salem WSCS met Friday November 15 with eight members and two guests present. Mrs. Doris Main led the lesson and Mrs. Carl Tive presided over the business meeting. Thank Offering boxes were turned in at this gathering.
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Salem Wscs
Zell Callen
Doris Main
Carl Tive
Last Home Economics Adult Class Concludes Session
Thursday evening November 23 at 7 30 p m marks the final Home Economics adult class. Linda Harris thanks attendees for their support as Kay s Wigs representative demonstrates wig construction and hair styling while the unit on personal hygiene and grooming ends.
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Kay’s Wigs
Centerville
Linda Harris
Monroe Extension Council Elections Completed
Elections for Extension Council members were held in six townships. Elected were Bluff Creek Fred Pirnat Franklin Pat Knowles Jackson Dave McGrath Monroe John Zajec Troy Mrs. Donald Elswick Urbana Raymond Vance. Other council members include Mrs LeRoy Hogeland Cedar Walter Lahart Guilford Charles Jacobs Mantua Mrs Clayton Newell Pleasant John E Wilson Union Maurice Scieszinsk Wayne.
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Jim Johnson
Bluff Creek
Fred Pirnat
Franklin
Pat Knowles
Jackson
Dave McGrath
Monroe
John Zajec
Troy
Donald Elswick
Urbana
Raymond Vance
LeRoy Hogeland
Cedar
Walter Lahart
Guilford
Charles Jacobs
Mantua
Clayton Newell
Pleasant
John £. Wilson
Union
Maurice Scieszinsk
Wayne
Jack McDonough’s wife injures ankle in fall
Mrs Jack McDonough sustained foot and ankle injuries after a fall on the way to the mailbox on November 7. She remains at home with a badly cracked heel, using crutches while recovery continues.
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MARS
Jack McDonough
Padlock Leaves Des Moines for California Home
Joel Padlock departed Sunday morning by plane from Des Moines for his home in Whittier California after spending a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Great Tadlock and other relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Grant Tadlock and Carl Tisue accompanied him to Des Moines. Tuesday dinner guests with Mr and Mrs Ben Tones were Ivan Barn and Mr and Mrs Forrest Mais.
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Joel Padlock
Des Moines
Whittier
Calif
Great Tadlock
Grant Tadlock
Carl Tisue
Ben Tones
Ivan Barn
Mrs
Forrest Mais
Sherri and Kandi Kaster on Bill Riley Show
Sherri aged 8 and Kandi aged 9 daughters of Dean and Mrs. Kaster of Moravia earned spots in the Bill Riley Talent Search at Albia Community high school fieldhouse and will travel to Des Moines for the Sprout Show on KANT TV Sherri will tape December 11 in Des Moines for broadcast December 14 while Kandi appears January 18 with a modern jaz routine.
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Sherri
Kandi Kaster
Dean Kaster
Moravia
Bill Riley
Albia
Des Moines
Kant-Tv
Kandi
Progressive Club Party At Loyd Carters
Mr and Mrs Loyd Carter hosted the Progressive club members and husbands for a co op dinner at 6 30 p m on Thursday evening The guests enjoyed bridge and pitch games with prizes awarded to Garnet Brain and Norman Ward
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Progressive Club
Loyd Carters
Loyd Carter
Garnet Brain
Norman Ward
Union Thanksgiving Service Wednesday at Grace UMC Moravia
Community churches schedule a Union Thanksgiving service at Grace United Methodist Church with sermons, worship, Sunday School, and allied events across Moravia and nearby congregations. Meetings include WSCS, Koinonia, and Nazarene activities. notices list pastors, supts, and service times.
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Moravia
Grace Clarence Whitehead
WSCS
Centerville
Methodist Church
Koinonia Group
Grace United Methodist Church
Wesley Chapel
Frank Heckman
Iconium United Methodist
L. B. Deedrick
B. F. Whitehead
M.Y.F
Salem
Church of the Nazarene
E. J. Strong
Larry Smith
Union
Thanks for support during Alice’s hospital stay
We thank friends and relatives for flowers cards and visits while Alice received care at Mourge County Hospital and University Hospital Iowa City. Special thanks to doctors for kindness and to neighbors for tending livestock while we were away. Mr and Mrs Roy Fisher
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Alice
Mourge County
Universits
Iowa City
Republican Women’s Club Holds Appanoose Board Meeting
An executive board meeting of the Appanoose county Republican Women's club was held at Mrs. Nancy Moore's Center ville home on Saturday afternoon November 16. Plans for upcoming activities were set. Mrs. Moore served refreshments. Gloria Cortesio will co host next meeting at Mrs. Gracie Clark’s Mystic home on Tuesday November 26 at 8 00 p.m.
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John Veach
Kincada
Jay Oehler
Brooks
Broshar
Catie Whicker
Vera Boyer
Frank Lathen
Appanoose
Two MHS Boys Earn Football Honors on All Conference
Wayne Tisue and Rod Purdum named to Blue Grass All-Conference football team. Tisue earned all conference end on defense and Purdum all-conference back on offense. Full team lists ends tackles guards centers backs and defense players named from Moravia Seymour Melcher-Dallas Mormon Trail Southeast Warren Central Leon.
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Wayne Tisue
Rod Purdum
Blue Grass
Tisue
Purdum
Rick Knigiht
Seymour
Darrel Bowers
Melcher
Dallas
Doug Watsabaugh
Mormon Trail
Ken Tipton
Southeast Warren
John Glenn
Bill Bousquet
Pat Conrad
Wayne
Don Collins
Central
Leon
Max Moore
Steve Sargent
Doug Fee
Richard Decker
Dennis Schurman
Southeast
Warren
Paul Poli
Ivan Rippinger
Kirk Nelson
Dalas
Mark Carlton
Family Co op Dinner Honors Twin Sisters
A Sunday post church family dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Delmar Dowd celebrated the birthday twins Mrs Mina Dowd and Mrs Ina Miller. Attendees included Seth Dayton Paul Miller Ralph Rinehart Dale Callen and several Dowd relatives and friends.
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Delmar Dowd
Mina Dowd
Ina Miller
Martha Sue
Laurie Lynn
Dowd
Miller
Seth Dayton
Perry
Paul Miller
Monroe
Ralph Rinehart
Dale Callen
Bruce
Des Moines
J. R. Callen
Loren Walter
Donald Dowd
Rhonda
Audrey
Sheila
Des Moines Steel Co inspector Keith Roberts dies in collision
Keith Roberts 55 of Des Moines died Saturday morning in a car train crash en route to work at the Des Moines Steel Co. Born in Monroe county he lived in Des Moines 28 years. Services were held November 12 at Hamilton's Funeral Home with burial Laurel Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Mildred four daughters a son four brothers three sisters and four grandchildren.
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Keith Roberts
Des Moines
Des Moines Steel Co
Roberts
Monroe County
Hamilton
Laurel Hill
Mildred
Janet Palmer
Washburn
Joletta Roberts
Jane Roberts
Jerry Roberts
Wichita
Kansas
Hilbert Roberts
Ankeny
Wendell Roberts
la Jolla
Calif
Burdell Roberts
Menlo
Gerald Roberts
Hubbard
Marjorie Tillson
Washington State
Mildred Henderson
Allerton
Deena Steinbach
Peoria
Hospital Patient Marion Clayworth in Centerville
Marion Clayworth was admitted to St. Joseph hospital in Centerville over the weekend for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Clayworth
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Unionville United Methodist Bazaar Saturday Night
Unionville United Methodist Church will hold its annual smorgasbord and bazaar on Saturday evening November 23 serving from 6 30 to 7 30 p m. Menu includes ham turkey chicken fried chicken veal loaf and meat balls. Everyone is welcome.
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Unionville
United Methodist Church of
Unionvile
State Department Criticizes Moravia Schools on Curriculum
The State Department of Public Instruction placed Moravia and about 90 Iowa schools on probation for inadequate curriculum. Moravia faces issues in fine arts and special education while music remains adequate. The district plans to meet requirements, noting it offers about 50 high school units and 16 credits to graduate.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Moravia
Tuttle
Special Education
Fenton
First Knowledge
State Department
Davis County
Bloomfield
Lameni
Bluebrass
Osceola
Moravia Hosts Friday Evening Telephone Meeting
Local management of the Iowa Telephone Co will meet at Moravia High School Friday at 7 30 p m to discuss area service. Residents petitioned the State Commerce Commission for direct distance dialing and toll free area expansion, but officials say updates are planned and will be carried out.
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Iowa Telephone Co
Moravia
State Commerce Commission
Rathbun
Iconium
Mystic Exchange
Moravia Exchange
Hospital Admission for Mrs Virgil Easter Iowa City
Mrs. Virgil Easter entered University Hospital in Iowa City on Wednesday for observation and treatment. The notice records a patient admission in a local hospital with minimal details.
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Virgil Easter
University Hospital
Iowa City
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Rathbun Promotion Group
Clarence Irelan
E.S
Monroe Extension Council
Grace Circuit
The
United Methodist Church
Thomas W. Woodin
Fairview
Ruby Long
Salem United Methodist
Christ
Jerusalem
W.S.C.S
First Christian Church
Leif Fowler
Aid
Birdie Main
Mr. and
Mes, Roy Fisher
Republican Board Group
MHS
State Dept
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