New Hope By Mrs. W E Donovan
Centerville notes list social visits including Mr and Mrs Bert Meadows and John Hiatt with Frank Hiatt Wednesday evening and Elaine Martin plus W E Donovan and Genevie and Dorothy Thursday at the Late Hiatt home. Looyd Carter returns from Centerville hospital after ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Donovan
Bert Meadows
John
Ella Hiatt
Frank Hiatt
Elaine Martin
Genevie
Dorothy
Hiatt
Loyd Carter
Centerville
J. M
Frank Chambers
Carl Coffin and
Duane
Will Miller
Will Wood
Eva Hiatt
Local Family Visits and Birth Announcement
Lucilla Carter spent Saturday evening with family while others went to town. The Donovan family visited Fred Hammond’s home Saturday. Mrs. Ivan Harsh and Bobby stayed with relatives at Lamont and Mount Ayr. Dale Lester Donovan, son of Arthur and a Corvallis native, was born, announced Sunday. Margaret Burton in Des Moines and John Burton in Ames spent the weekend with home folks before returning to college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucilla Carter
Donovan
Fred Hammond
Ivan Harsh
Bobby
Lamont
Mount Ayr
Billy
Harsh
Delmont Moffitt
Roy Scott
Dale Lester Donovan
Arthur Donovan
Corvailis
Re. Margaret Burton
Des Moines
John Burton
Ames
Wekend
Hedge College By Mrs T J Luse
Mrs T J Luse hosts guests including Mr and Mrs Lester Stockwell of Moulton and Mr and Mrs Raymond Ashby for various social visits. Families such as the Vance and Davis groups travel from Detroit and Rathbun while local dinner gatherings occur at multiple Luse and Murdy homes with friends and neighbors attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Luse
Lester Stockwell
Moulton
Bert Luse
Raymond Ashby
Luse
Corp
Howard Evans
Wendell Murdy
Young Married Peoples
Elmer Vance
Detroit
Mich
Unimportant Cogitations by Inez Faber
Inez Faber reflects on wartime hardships and everyday observations from shortages to household routines. She notes camp pay disparities for Japanese American citizens, soap scarcity, prewar soap quality, drying popcorn, and a bountiful fall harvest of soup beans and Chinese cabbage.
Absolute Divorce Petition Filed in Appanoose County
In Iowa District Court Blanche Houston seeks an absolute divorce from John Houston on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment endangering the plaintiff's life and desertion for over two years. The defendant is ordered to appear by November 26, 1948, or a default judgment will be entered. Attorney Purley Rinker, Centerville, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Appanoose County
Blanche Houston
John Houston
Centerville
Appandose County
Purley Rinker
Plaintiff
Local Social News and Household Visits
Tuesday night visits and Sunday calls fill a Moravia area ledger of friends. named residents include Venetah Andrews Barbara Brothers Claude Paris Mary Coffin Iva Strunk Minnie Wood Lenora Paris Freda Wood Mary Lou Main Ella Lockman Floyd Wood Lee Tadlock Emma Wood Henry Arthian and others benefitting from a string of casual home calls and shared meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Paris
Venetah Andrews
Barbara Broshar
Claude Paris
Connie
Ezra Caltrain
D. L. Strunk
Ray Strunk
Fremont
Lois
John Cross
Russell
Kelly
Mary Coffin
Iva Strunk
Minnie Wood
Lenora Paris
Besehe Miller
Freda Wood
Mary Lou Main
F. E. Boyer
Jon Ella Lockman
Dave Caylor
Floyd Wood
Lee Tadlock
Sunny
Peters
Moravia
Emma Wood
Henry Arthian
Hiattsville Social Roundup From Local Families
Mrs Lloyd Rose hosts a string of visits and gatherings with Hiatt and Rose families. Navy sailor Homer Callen visits Jaude Callen home. Virginia Pettibone and Tommy enjoy time at Lloyd Rose home. Costume party planned at Scott home for young married folks. Weekend visits include Ernest and Virginia Hiatt, George Scott, and Centerville relatives. Hallowe en masquerade hosted by Juanita Dooley. Denny school teacher Margie Gordon leads a box supper and program Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Rose John
Ella Hiatt
Bert Meadows
Frank Hiatt
Homer Callen
U. S. Navy
Jaude Callen
Virginia Pettibone
Tommy
Lloyd Rose
Mra
Ernest Hiatt
George Scott
Scott
Ivan Harsh
Juanita Dooley
Margie Gordon
Denny School
Social notes from Raula Lockman and surroundings
Monday Raula Lockman home visit by Mrs Stella Lockman. Wednesday Haver Free and Homer King families visited. The Wednesday club met at Mary King’s with seven members and one guest, bingo played, Opal Wilson winner. Alibia Saturday traders included Homer King Dale Free Cora Tubaugh Stella Lockman Leta Grey Mary Anderson. Ben Coop home visited by Carl Coop family and others. Kenneth Free and Jim Williams visited Raula Lockman Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella H. Lockman
Gora Coop
Raula Lockman
Kenneth Free
Haver Free
Ralph Fisher
Homer King
Stella ‘Lockman
Mary King
Clella Free
Opal Wilson
Cecil
Dale
Cora Tubaugh
Stella Lockman
Leta Grey
Mary Anderson
Carl Coop
Lois
Marian
Ben Coop
Jimmy Williams
Arlo
Albert Coop
Leslie
Harold
Donald
Erma
Springer
Blanche Forgy
Enon By Mrs J T VanDorin Helping Hand Club Opens
The Helping Hand club in Enon held its first meeting at the Faber home with Mr and Mrs Dallas Faber hosting last Thursday. Nineteen attended the cooperative dinner. Members cut wood and quilted a butterfly quilt. They plan another gathering Thursday with the Fabers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. VanDorin
Dallas Faber
R. §. Faber
Thew School
Mearl Walter
Loren Thompson
Ottumwa
J. T. VanDorin
C. W. McIntire
Dan Pollard
Harold Hawk
E. G. Hawk
Floyd McFalland
Claude McFalland
Centerville
Russell Hindman
R. S. Faber
Aubrey Walter
Jerry
J. C. Lockman
Max
Eleanor Gerard
Ruth Blumer
Main Station Attendance at Sunday School and Visitation Lists
Attendance at Sunday School was 61. People spending Sunday at various homes include Hannah Gladfelder with Clyde Gladfelder and Darlene, Frank Gladfelder with Kermit Kester and Allie Boyer, Lola. William Whicker and Janet at T. L. Gladfelder home. Carl Tomlin family at W. M. Tomlin home. Ronald Woodward and Karen with Cody Luse at Robert Luse home. Nelson Ballenger with Kester Gladfelder. George Hiatt, Bill Burmeister with Ella Platt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Gladfelder
Hannah Gladfelder
Clyde Gladfelder
Darlene
Frank Gladfelder
Kermit
Kester
Allie Boyer
Lola
William Whicker
Janet
T. L
Karen
Cody Luse
Robert Luse
Nelson Ballenger
Kester Gladfelder
George Hiatt
Bill Burmeister
Ella Platt
Robert Foster
Picnic crowd gathers along the river on Sunday
Family and Josephine Juscquette with Hazel McKern enjoy a river picnic Sunday. W W Munn visited with Willie McDanel and several families at J P Foster and Lloyd McDanet homes. Carl Davis Curtis Burton and Fred Hintt hosts noted. afternoon callers included Mrs Lee Johnson and Medora Hauk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine, Juscquette
Hazel McKern
W. W. Munn
Willie McDanel
Kenneth Gladfelder
Fed Broshar
Asther Hiner
Ida VanDorin
J. ?. Foster
Carl Davis
Curtis Burton
Fred Hintt
J. P. Foster
Brompton Social Notices and Local Visits
Sunday dinners brought guests from Jennings Kansas and Alicin including F T Wolf and the Billings family. M E Boardman and Edith Vance hosted at Nathan Vanlandingham’s in Moulton. Wilma Boardman visited her father B E Boardman. C L Jones did Ottumwa business. Brompton school slated a program and pie supper November 5 inviting all. Wolf and Boardman visitors at Mary McCoy’s Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. EB. Boardman
Theo Thompson
F. T. Wolf
Jennings, Kans
A. J. Billings
Alicin
M. E. Boardman
Edith Vance
Eugene
Harold Howard
Nathan Vanlandingham
Moulton
Wilma Boardman
BE. F. Boardman
C. L. Jones
Ottumwa
Kinser Valley Social Roundup Nearby Residents
Kinser Valley notes list several visits and calls by Geo. R. Darby, Henry cyte, Tra Van Dalin, Paul Arnold, Dewey Arnold and family, Charles Johnson, Russell Darby, George Darby, A. Thompson, Ed Boland, Lloyd Johnson, and the M. M. Darby and Russell Darby households. The D. G. Cubit farm strip coal mine resumed operations Monday with expected coal in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. R. Darby Henry Cyte
Russell Darby
Tra van Dalin
Paul Arnold
Blakesburg
Dewey
Dewey Arnold
George R. Darby
Charles Johnson
Zall Wilson
George Darby
A. ¥. Thompson
Ed Boland
Lloyd Johnson
M. M. Darby
D. G. Cubit
Community visits and family gatherings around Unionville area
Sunday gatherings and visits at multiple homes including Versil Kaster Irmel Terry and Pfannebecker households with extended family. Local residents F E Moffitt Boyer Easter and McDanel families hosted and hosted guests while care for newborn Mildred Elaine continued in New Sharon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jean Poster
Virgil Kaster
Phyllis
Jeraldine and
Dale
Versil Kaster
Olin Foster
Betty Jean
Rex
David Weston
Kenneth McDanel
Irmel Terry
Cliff Pfannebecker
Carl Pfannebecker
Gary Dean
Rock Island
Jeanette Pearson
Nancy
Averie Kaster
Robert
Dixie Kay
Paul Oehler
Robert Kaster
Larry Don Pfannebecker
John McDanel
Ernie McGuire
Bob Clark
Hammond
Ind
F. E
J. W. Whicker
New Sharon
Herman Smith
Mildred Elaine
Aquilla Ballenger
James Benge
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Anton
Congress
Wayne Pitman Davis
Albia
Wee — Aratiesiede
Falcon In Danger
Tom Conway
Frontier Badman
Noah Berry, Jr
Walter Die
Hallowe'en
the Wolfman
Three Stooges
Dizzy Detectives
Ariste-Cat” Paat Otndalad
Niphotet Eet Atagis
Henry Aldrich
Henry Lydonius
Deanna Durbin
Joseph Cotton
Charles Winninger
THURS
John Wayne
Ray Milland
Paulette Goddard
Hedge College
Inez Faber
Turner Funeral
Ambulance Service
Legion
National War Fund
Hiattsville
D. K. Orelup
Omega
Enon
Brompton
Kinser Valley
Gardner Hatchery
Vinton’s
Vinton
Gardner & Son
Boyer Ridge
Clark
Graham Property
Harold M. Exline
D-X
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Lue Bay
Roland
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