Moravia Union notices and local solicitations
The Moravia Union paper notes a post office entry in 1905 and March 3 1879 act. It lists card of thanks, appreciation notices, and community items. Updates include Oehler brothers oil furnace for Mrs. E F Oehler, a puppy giveaway ad in classifieds, Ruth E Jones at Blacksburg Virginia renewing Thonion, new reporter Mrs Gerald Burton for Miller community news, Winsler and Mrs G D Lynch roofing, Curtis Burton remodeling, new garage at O C Easter property, Rev Rabuck family moving into church basement during parsonage remodel, and subscription renewals from Raymond Plants Harry Stocker Vivian Hoffman Dallas Faber Mrs James Rhee Orsh Day Chas M Anderson Vesa Hiatt Olin Foster Ruth E Jones Grant Tadlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Plants
Harry Stocker
Vivian Hoffman Dallas Faber
James Rhee Orsh Day
Chas. M. Anderson
Vesa Hiatt Olin Foster
Ruth E. Jones Grant Tadlock
Kinser Valley notes and local happenings
Local brief from Kinser Valley by George R. Darby reports a Saturday night rain shower, visitors at Zell Wilson’s, LeRoy Wilson delivering fish from Ottumwa, a church-like Sunday feast, and attendance at the Blakesburg Carnival. Moravia Produce Co. picked up chickens, Swift's Centerville man did work, DeVoss Implement opening attended, Hickenbottom Brothers of Fairfield built a half mile dike and dug a ditch, tile hoped for, Ervin Long selling mules at Albia, no school due to county teachers meeting in Albia, damp cool morning and forecast cooler clear night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Long
Zell Wilson
LeRoy Wilson
Ottumwa
Russell Darby
Jimmie
G. R. Darby
Blakesburg
Moravia Produce Co
Swift
Centerville
DeVoss
Hickenbottom Brothers
Fairfield
Omega
Albia
New Hope Community Remembered in Neighborly Gatherings
Sunday cooperative dinner at the J F Chambers home drew many local residents and relatives visiting from Arkansas City Little Bear Wye Cheyenne Centerville and Albia. Attendees included Elvy Gillaspie Marion Van Zee Isabel Chambers Hines and others with guests from Mystic Denver and Oskaloosa reflecting a close-knit rural network and recent hospital discharge news of Mary Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Chambters
John L. Chambers
Arkansas City
Kansas
Elvy Gillaspie
Walter
Bert
Little Bear
Wye
Marion van Zee
Isabel
Cheyenne
Geo. Hines
Glen
Centerville
John Hardy
Garnet Talbot
Larry
Roger
Carol
Diana
Wyo
Roy’ Scott
Frank Hiatt
Martha Hiatt
Will Donovan
Blakesburg
Junior Donovan
Genevie Donovan
Knoxville
F. Chambers
Moulton
Richard Ballew
Forrest Jacobs
Clyde Jacobs, Sr
Genevie
Dorothy
John Wood
Albis
Orville Burton
Margaret
Hattie Hixon
Dick Wood
Donovan
Lynda Kay
Albia
Dewey Tyrrel
Ottumwa
Sunday School At Christian Church Sees 37 Attendance
Residents and visitors cluster in a busy social page. The note lists numerous callings at homes around Ottumwa Moravia Centerville and nearby areas with family visits and birthday offerings noted alongside. Residents include Dicks Argo Beaty and Free families with multiple relatives visiting and hosting across the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Jess Derby
Marshalltown
Algin Derby
John Beaty
Lloyd Beaty
A. J. Brown
Qsa
Rosa Beaty
Leo Beaty
Ottumwa
Wincel Coulson
Moulton
Charlene
Harold Huff
Elbert Holman
W. E. Kelsey
Audubon
Pearl
Don Polson
Jay Argo
Elbert Perry
Raymond Perry
Ned L. Argo
Bobby
Keith
Argo Brothers
le Roy Brown
Mildred Argo
Laura Jo
Laura Dicks
Beryl Brown
Earle Swift
Thelma
Carolyn Ann
Candyce Cater
Carl Wetterlind
Billy
Flo Frame
Moravia
Centerville
Sell Brown
Harold Argo
Jim Casteel
Milo Hook
Wanda
Wayne
Kenneth Brown
Truxton Dicks
Paul
Haver Free
Doris
Wayne [Thompson
Ida Argo
Jake Firkins
Shade for sheep grazing on stubble fields
Provides shade options for sheep grazing on drying fields to reduce sun exposure. Notes hot bright sun can irritate skin and cause swelling of sheep heads, urging shelter and protective shade to prevent welfare issues.
Odd Bus Encounters and Curbside Jests of a London Route
A string of lighthearted vignettes unfolds on a London bus and nearby, including a worried elderly passenger mistaking the Bank of England for the conductor, a tramp declined a lion taming joke, a farmer’s math riddle prompting a courtroom quip, a map-wielding lady beside a stew, and a drunken traveler jokingly challenging the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bank of England
Manchuria
Vosburgh Social Notes Mention Local Visits and Travel
Mrs Emmett Derby hosts and visits with Derby family relatives and friends in Vosburgh while neighbors Todds and Smiths share hospitality at dinners and calls. The piece notes several trips to Alb ia and Wyoming with school closure for a teachers meeting and minor health update for the Calhoun girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Turner
Joy
Clyde Elgins
Clyde Elgin
Judith
Vanchie
Jessie Tarbell
Roy Sheldon
Darlene
1 Doyte
Algin Derby
Magdaleen Derby
Emmett
Wayne Thompson
Kenneth Frees
A. E. Derby
Albia
Vern Sheldon
Haver Free
Wayne Ammons
Wayne Thompsons
Keith Derby
Wyoming
James Calhouns
Melrose
Salem Notices of Centerville Social Guests and Travel
Mr and Mrs Harry Jennings and family hosted supper at their Centerville home. Guests from Buckeye Arizona and Washington visited the B C Whitehead home before departing for Arizona. Families returned from Indiana and Des Moines area, with numerous calls and visits across Albia Ottumwa Centerville and Des Moines as local social ties linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jennings
Centerville
Robert Jennings
B. F. Youngker
Buckeye
Arizona
Ive Argo
Washington
B. C. Whitehead
Edward McCord
South Bend
Indiana
Ella Platt
Faye
Dell Hellyer
Clarence White
Head
A Whitehead
Albin
Jess Gladfelder
Roscoe Argo
Hazel
B. ©. Whitehead
A. G. Turner
L. R. Perry
Emma Nash
George Hellyer
Albia
Dale Perry
Ottumwa
Elbert Perry
Raymond Perry
Donald
Sarah Hiner
Clarence Whitehead
Harold Argo
Edward McCordy
Ray McCord
Clark
Monnie Rose
Des Moines
Rose
Donna
Bert Rinehart
Mary Lou
Gerald
Horton Potts
Newton Long
Hazel Hellyer
Sterville Socials Note Nearby Gatherings
Sterville residents B C White head Jean Long Mrs Guy Mce Kern and the Dell Hellyer family with sons spent Friday evening at George Hellyer’s home. Lloyd Brown and family attended the Corn Carnival at Blakesburg Friday evening and Sunday at U G Turner’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterville
B. C. Whitehead
Jean Long
Guy Mce Kern
Dell Hellyer
George Hellyer
Lloyd Brown
Blakesburg
Ella Platt
Faye
U. G
Enon Notes and Corn Carnival Attendance
Local column from Enon reports Blakesburg Corn Carnival attendance with a new car winner related to Mearl Walter. Several visits and gatherings among Van Dorin families and friends including Sunday school party at Harry Woodwards. Obituary noted Tilda Benson, aunt of Arthur Johnson, died Saturday with funeral Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schaffner
Blakesburg
Mearl Walter
Harold Hawk
Jeanne
Harry Woodwards
Sylvan van Dorin
Marie
Jack Campbell
Lockman Boys
Leo van Dorin
Arthur Johnson
Tilda Benson
Fern Hudgens
Albia
Morayia School
Loren Thompson
Sherman Thompson
Archie
Knoxville
Wilford Anderson
Sixty-six Present At J C Lockman Home Gathering
A Sunday gathering at the J C Lockman home featured sixty six attendees who received many gifts and enjoyed refreshments including sandwiches pie cookies and coffee. Families visited various homes including the Van Dorin Love McDanel Rector Hawk and Wilson households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Tf. van Dorin
Delbert Love
Billy
J.C. Lockman
Claus Johnson
Doyle McDanel
Loren Walter
Sylvan van Dorin
Marie
W. L. Rector
Dallas Faber
Harold Hawk
Jeanne
Claude Hawk
E. G. Hawk
Leonard Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sloravis Union
Towa
L. F
Janice Bisby
Appanoose
Monroe
United States
Oehler Brothers
E. F. Oehler
Lester White
Ruth E. Jones
Polytechnic Institute At
Blacksburg
Virgginia
Thonion
Blue Ridge Mountains
Gerald Burton
Miller
Curtis Burton
O. C. Easter
M. H. Elson
Kinser Valley
George R. Darby
Basil Cowell
American Legion
Harry Pearson
Richard Veaeh
New Hope
W- E. Donovan
Don Pettibone
Ivan Harsh
Farm Bureau
Dick Wilson
Ronald Woodward
Cody Luse
Anna Hiatt
Mary Meadows
Ome
Roy Scott
George Scott
J.B. Chambers
Gerald Hunter
Ernest Hiatt
Monroe County
Edger Simpsons
Glick Corner
County
Cukbere
Rock Road
Pearl Histt
Frank Chambers
Bert Gillaspie
Ieonium
Mrs
Standard Service
Amos McGhghy
Mrs. Jones
Turner Funeral Home
Iowa
Ambulance Service
Farmall
Otfalfa
McCormick-Deering Machines Parts and Service
Salem
Enon
Moravia and Iconium Road
Jamesway
Mrs. Ella
U.S. Mangle
Nes Pellets Dairy
No. C
Parcel Post Southern Sales Company
P. D
Dept
Ville
Tennessee
Frank Swaim
Gardner Hatchery
Midway
Miles Nervins
Miles Neevine
Miles Laboratories, Inc
Elkhart
Atal Onus Stoess
Miles Milan
Veach Drug Store
Moravis
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