Clell Coulson Remembers Battle of the Pacific
Clell Coulson writes from Moravia about a year at sea aboard the USS Barton DD722. He details rescues, Panama Canal, Pearl Harbor, Ulithi, Mindoro and Lingayen Gulf engagements, Okinawa fire support, kamikaze encounters, and the ship’s crew earning praise. He mentions bombardments, patrols, and the surrender news at Leyte, promising more letters.
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Moravia
Bestar
Norfolk
Panama Canal
San Diego
Mexico
States
Pearl Harbor
Waikiki Beach
Civilization
Pearl
Barton Walke
Laffey
O’brien
Sumner Moale
Ingraham
Cooper
Barton
Ulithi
Yap
Manila
Luzon
Seventh Fleet
Ormac Bay
Gulf
Tokyo
Two Jima
Guam
Okinawa
Japan
Leyte
Clel
D. Coulson
M. M. Bie
S. Barton
Local residents gather for Urbana Township meeting
About fifty attended the Urbana Township community meeting at the Claude Hawk home Monday evening. Officers were elected after discussion on roads and schools. Coffee doughnuts and sockles were served. Order fine printing of all kinds from the Moravia U Union.
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Moravia
Unionville Notes Brightened By Local Visitors And Clubs
Unionville and surrounding area residents enjoy a weekend of visits and club meetings. Cpl Howard Underwood of Re Leonard Wood spent time with family. Mr and Mrs P E More and daughter Agnes visited Ottumwa. Jeff Beil of Davenport stayed with his daughter Mrs George Brooke. Baptist Ladies Aid and Utopian club held meetings with social gatherings and lessons. Pvt Claudie Ellison on 16 day furlough visited relatives. several townsfolk shopped in Des Moines. College students Thelmar Montgomery and Paul Tweedy attend Ames. W S C S hosted with lessons on the Weat of the Date Line. Additional notes cover homecoming plans, school lunches, and local visits.
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Cpl
Howard Underwood
Leonard Wood
Claude Underwood
Rex
P. BE
More
Agnes
Ottumwa
Maynard More
Jeff Beil
Davenport
George Brooke
Freddie
Baptist Ladies Aid
Denny Fent
Meadames George
Willard Brain
Utopian Club
Mary Keegan
Drakesville
Henry Taylor
Bloomfield
C. E. Brown
God
Claudie Ellison
Ellison
E. V., Stewart
Lloyd Clark
Ruth Allender
Essia Whistler
Des Moines
Thelmar Montgomery
Paul Tweedy
Ames
F. E. Boyer
W.S.C.S
B. M. Jones
Ronald
Glenn Ogden
Maurice Lane
Ren. D. Hiebert
Los Angeles
Wm. Brown
Springfield
Baptist Church
Patton
Second Baptist
Centerville
J. W. Proctor
A. B. Stanley
Catherine Hiatt
Miller Church
Gertie Elder
Mertie Smith
Ira Robb
Clyde Lister
Plano
Lester Zimmer
Marjorie Proctor Zimmer
Navy
Albert Lewis
Richard
Helen Lewis
Kinser Valley News Highlights Of Local Family Visits
Kinser Valley notes show Zell Wilson delivering Jamba to Albia sale barn, Heslao buying two bucks, and the Darby family visiting Ot tumwa to spend time with a mother and grandmother. Local residents LeRoy Wilson, Carl Cloyed, and T. J. Luge helped with corn, tail plowing, and farm work while various neighbors shared calls and Sunday visits at Mora via and the W. C. Bivin home.
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Zell Wilson
Albia Gale Barn
Heslao
Russell Darby
M. M. Darby
Ottumwa
John Visser
Ed Bolan
LeRoy Wilson
Carl
T. J. Luge
Albia Sale
Carl Boardman
W. C. Bivin
Moravia
George Darby
Zel Wilson
T. J. Luss
Gus Luse
Gerald
Eph Wilson
Udell Route 1 Charivari for Calvin Rumley and Marilyn Rife
A large gathering attended the charivari at the Harry Rumley home honoring Calvin Rumley and Marilyn Rife, newlyweds who spent the weekend with Calvin's parents. Guests included many relatives and friends, with gifts described as lovely and useful. A wedding dinner followed attended by family and neighbors. Glenn Clancy and Joan Watkins were noted among visitors and locals and a child ill with infantile paralysis was mentioned with wishes for speedy recovery.
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Calvin Rumley
Harry Rumley
Calvin
Virgil Sabley
Allan
Lester
Pearl Hiatt
Chester Sanders
Ernest Foster
Lester Gordon
Corall
Margie
Anna
Doner Sanders
Norleen
Donald
Lloyd Rose
Billie
Merton
Marilyn
Olive
Howard Heartley
Ada Daniels
Kenneth
Ira Yeanger
Gus Hiatt
Charles Ulrich
Florrine
Lorrine
Geordine
John Claxton
Kathryn
Larry
Sherman
Norman
Isabell. Watts
Edd Rumley
Emma Ray
Paul LaVerne Rumiley
Joan Watkins
Mia
Glenn Clancy
Bill
Jack
Bonnie
Burness
Douglas
Des Moines
Chicago
Rose
Fillene
J. J. Stevens
Bill Waggoner
Isabell Watts
Joyce Ann
Leonard Watkins
Joan
Barton
Barbara
Bill Moffatt
Centerville
Sanders
Vernon Goerings
Harry A
LaVern
Lancaster
Urbana and Vicinity Social Notes and Club Updates
Mrs Inez Faber reports Urbana area activities including the Urbana Commando club meeting with record books turned in for 1945 and new officers elected for 1946. Numerous visits and social calls occur among the Faber, Crawley, West, Horn, and related families with gatherings at the R A Faber and Lockman homes and nearby relatives.
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W. A. Wilson
Jack
R. A. Faber
Urbana
Cormeny Boys
Ill Wilson
Ed Cormeny
Bob Wilson
Lloyd Crawley
E. O. Cormeny
Ray Townsend
Hugh Crawley
James
Hilton
Ernest West
R. A. Faber and Sons
Gene Lockman
Henry Horn
Norma Carmeny
Mary Anderson
F. J. Raymond
Eugene Tublugh
Main Station By Darlene Gladfelder
Attendance at Sunday School and Church was 55. Many local families visited relatives and friends across multiple homes on Sunday and Tuesday evenings. Various Gladfelder and McDanel families appear in multiple visits with others from Rock Island, 4 H club activity, and a Red Grass meeting noted.
Uniform Flocks for Optimal Poultry Laying
A poultry expert urges grouping pullets by maturity to harmonize feeding and management. He suggests 100 birds as ideal unit size, four square feet per bird in laying quarters, and gradual transitions from range to laying houses to maximize early egg production.
Spice tips for improving ketchup color and flavor
Nutritionists warn that ground spices in chili sauce darken color. They advise tying whole spices in a cloth bag to remove before bottling, using fully ripe tomatoes and red peppers, and cooking in small batches to prevent color loss. Frequent stirring early, then continuous stirring, avoids scorching and preserves flavor. A Moravia Union subscription is suggested as a gift.
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Maple Grove Social Notes From Imogene Tadlock
Mrs Berl Arnold and Lois and Earl spent Monday afternoon with Mrs Grant Tadlock. Arlene Arnold of Des Moines weekend with the Berl Arnold family. Mr and Mrs Clarence Dowd and Donald visited Virgil Johnsons near Unionville. Dowd helped sister-in-law cook for silo fillers. Donald visited Mrs Bill Gardner in Centerville. Carl Derby and Mrs Dale Derby visited. Sharon Kay Johnson of Ottumwa stayed with grandparents Gaba Johnson family. Gabe Johnson on business trip to Albia. Ralph Robinson and sons at Gabe Johnson home for dinner. Helen Felton visited the Scott girls Sunday afternoon.
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Berl Arnold
Lois
Earl
Grant Tadlock
Arlene Arnold
Des Moines
Berl Arnolld
Victor Crestani
Petar
Grantadlock’s
Clarence Dowd
Donald
Virgil Johnsons
Unionville
Ted Miller
Bill Gardner
Centerville
Bert Arnold
Grant
Tadlock
Orman Whicker
Basil Tadlock
Charles Arnold
Tuhaughs
Carl Derby
Dale Derby
Sharon Kay Johnson
Ottumwa
Gaba ‘Johnson
Gabe Johnson
Albia
Charles and
Roscoe Locke
Woodward, Sons
Ralph Robinson
Helen Felton
Arnoon
Scott Girls
Miller By Venetah Andrewa Miller By Venetah Andrewa
Community notes report Union Farmerettes 4 H club meeting Verna Lee Harper atWalter Harper home Friday evening. After business, games and refreshments by Mrs Harper. Several local families visited or hosted gatherings including Wood Cayler Tadlock Heckman and Andrews connections with Kinfolk in Centerville Oliver and Knoxville areas.
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Peters
Moravia
Union Farmerettes
Verna Lee Harper
Walter Harper
Harper
Floyd Wood
Duane
Freda
Keith
Dave Cayler
Lee Tadlock
Gerald Burton
Knoxville
Bob Strunk
Will Miller
Wilbur Miller
Eleanor
Centerville
Ray Tubaugh
Donna
Charley Andrewa
Yvenetah
Ben Knight
Harland Wood
Cincinnati
Jim Wood
Gene Boyer
Gaylord Main and
Baby
Frank Heckman
Pleasant Hill visitors share weekend in Centerville
Mrs. George Hammer and Mrs. Clara Massman visited relatives in Centerville over the weekend with Bob Westlake of Bozeman Montana, son of Mase Massman. They called at John McAninch home Saturday evening and Dorothy Sheldon stayed with sister Mabel Hammond Friday. Floy Priebe and son Kenneth of Des Moines came Friday to the McAninch home, visiting Louis Beaty Friday night and Mrs. John Curtis who is poorly Saturday. Kenneth visited Jack Penfield Saturday afternoon. Carl Fenton family spent Sunday at John Clayworth home near Udell. Jim McAnineh and Connie visited Bill Long home near Moravia Sunday. A Paris boy from Moravia area visited Paul Fenton weekend.
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George Hiatt
Ella Platt
Trenton Gladfelder
Clyde Gladfelder
Arlene Easter
Grover Kaater
Emil Halden
Kathleen
Earl Boyer
Ray Harrison
Fred Callen
Clair Callen
Earl Hoyer
Judy
Carolyn
Daphne Hilton
John McDanel
F. A. Boyer
Ira Boyer
Eloise Dotson
Laurence Murphy
Elojune_ Elledge
Rock Island
Grover Easter
Darlene
Bert Luse
Lyndon McDanel
Wendell
Earl Purvis
Lloyd McDanel
Willie McDanel
Lyndon McDanes
Fern
Twila Foster
Clifton Irwin
Jack McKern
Robert Foster
Edns Johnson
Grace,Hiatt
Billie
Carl, Tomlin
Ronald Woodward
Frank Gladfelder
Clara Massman
Centerville
Bob Westlake
Bozeman
Montana
Bob
Mase Massman
John McAninch
Dorothy Sheldon
Mabel Hammond
Floy Priebe
Kenneth
Des Moines
Louis Beaty
For Sale Scratch Pads Moravia Advertisement
Handy size scratch pads offered for desk or pocket use. Two for Be. Moravia area listing.
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Uilon
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Clell Coulson
Allen’s
East Side Square
Enon
J. T. VanDorin
Dallas Faber
Russell Hindman
Howard Whisler
Harry Felton
Udell
Aubrey Walter
Jerry
Pearl Walter
Kenneth Free and
Blaine
Flora Jones
Mildred Henderson
Maxine Roberts
Rita
Guy Roberts
Riley Callen
Loren Walter
Harry Felton, Jr
Ellis Robinson
Carolyn Whisler
E. G. Hawk
Harold Hawk
Jeanne
Claude Hawk
Famil
Joe Ange
Chester
Russell Gillen
Floyd McFall
Iherry
J. ‘S. van Dorin
R. S. Feber
Kenneth Free
Louis
Schaffner
Nancy
Bobby
Faber
Mary Jo
Doyle McDanel’s
Arthur Johnson
Urbana Township
Catherine Hintt
Kinser Valley
Georges R. Darby
Renegades of the
Rio Grande
Rod Cameron
Lu From
Arkansas
Slim Summerville
Sun
John Carroll Alan
Pecos
Bob Mitchum
Uase
John L
Linds Darnell
Rusty
Ted Donaldson
Claudette Colbert
Wasaisy
Bonnie Rumley
Urbana and Vicinity
Inez Faber
Darlene Gladfelder
The
Moravia Union
Albia Woman's Club
Featuring
Mowry’s Melodiers
Sulu
Hess
Maple Grove
Imogene Tadlock
Pleasant Hill
George Hammer
Wilkinson
East Side
L. P. Clow
Centerville, Town
Charles Wheeler
Mary Wheeler
Osteopathic Physicians
A&p
Iowa
Albia Electric CO
N. W. Corner Square
Rathbun
Guernsey
Jersey
John Deere
C. T. Platt
U.S. Mangle
Lee Hiatt
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