Birthday Dinner Surprise for Mrs VanDorin
Sunday August 28 a large birthday dinner surprise was held near the Myre home for Mrs J T VanDorin. About noon 765 relatives neighbors and friends gathered with baskets for a bountiful meal and social afternoon followed by watermelon and mush melons. Many family and friends listed attended including the VanDorin and Selby families and local area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myre
J. T. VanDorin
Guy Roberts
Walter Gideon
Roger
B. G. Hawkins
E. McKay
Wendell
H. E. Watts
A. C. Faber
J. J
Old Settlers
Salem
Iowa
Smith
Bill Giltner
Church News Bible School and Evening Services
The notice lists Sunday Bible School at 10 a.m. with C. R. Kin. Communion at 11 a.m.. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Bible Study Thursday evening led by Miss Cora Broshar in the minister’s absence. all invited. Robert Seath is the minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
R. Kin‘ade
Christian Endeavor
Bo’elock
Cora Broshar
Robert Seath
United Brethren Church Welcomes Absent Members
A local United Brethren Church invites all without a home to worship. Bible School begins at 9 45 a m under Superintendent M H Johnson. Morning worship at 11 follows Junior Otterbein Guild at 11 in the church basement with a Loyal Endeavor topic. Evening service at 8. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday all day, prayer and Bible study Thursday 8. Board of Stewards meets Thursday 8 by church secretary. Pastor Geo H Suenkel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Johnson
Otterbein Guild
Ladies Aid
Board of Stewards
M. E. Church Notes On Warming Music Word Worship
Church notes invite members to Sunday School at 9 45 a m morning worship at 11 00 o clock junior and senior Epworth League at 7 p m evening worship at 8 o clock fourth quarterly conference set for Wednesday September 7 reports urged Epworth League convention at Ottumwa expects 500 leaguers election of Ladies Aid officers Friday September 2 annual Homecoming at Wesley Chapel September 11 basket dinner at noon with program in afternoon pastor B G Hawkins
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el O
Epworth League
Ottums
Ladies Aid
Wesley
Wesley Chapel
B. G. Hawkins
Community Sunday Schools and Homecoming Plans
The notice lists Teenium Circuit and Fairview Hilton Sunday schools with 9:46 and 10 am worship times, superintendents, and Epworth League activities. It mentions speakers Mrs Elsworth Richardson and Virgil Calhoun reading The Fool, plus a Young Peoples gathering 7 40 pm and an 8 pm program. A Sept homecoming is announced and local ministers invite those without a church home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teenium
Ralph Turner
Elsworth Richardson
Albia
Young Peoples
Virgil Calhoun
Mgr
Solum Christensen
Drake
Channing Pollock
Fairview
Pearl Hiner
Young Peoples Choir
Epworth League
Darlene Gladfelder
Edna Pfannebecker
Jed
Miller Sunday School Surprises Mrs Koehler in Eddyville
The Miller Sunday School motored to Eddyville and surprised Mrs August Koehler on her birthday August 26. A feast was shared at noon with baskets of food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
August Koehler
Eddyville
Miller Sunday
Picnic of Cousins Links Far Flung Kin in Centerville Park
A Sunday gathering of the descendants of 8 G. Cox, former Moravia postmaster, brought together cousins and relatives from Queen City Missouri Wells Minnesota California Newell South Dakota and nearby towns. The event featured a pleasant day of reunion with many named attendees including Effie Cox Laver McGraff Harris Hiatt Smith Wilson and others. Also noted were relatives visiting Centerville from Ottumwa Tuttle Oklahoma Center ville and other stops. A separate obituary event lists attendees at Eugene B. Horner’s funeral from Lamont Atchison and Albany with relatives from Centerville and nearby areas attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Cox
Moravia
Centerville Park
Effie Cox
G. L. Laver
McGraff
Queen City
C. C. Smith
Frank Wilson
James Nathan
John Allen
Lowell Harris
Centerville
Freeman Weidman
Wells
G.’B. Tucker and Son
Robert
Newell
O. K
Ottumwa
van Long
Tow
H. W. Ewing
Lowell Ewing
Tuttle
Oklahoma
Wesley Long
Max
Nellie
Lola Jean
Mt. Ayr
Joe Main
Eugene B. Horner
Jacobs
Lamont
Iowa
Mra
W. H. Gamin
Mangtesdorf
Tom
Atchison
Kan
Walter McCuen
Sirourney
B E. White
Jim Allem
M H. H. Horner
Albany
N. Y
Mie E
B. Horner
Schenectady
Harris Stafford
Indianola
Simpson College
Mary Closter
Simmers
Mr. Simmer
Waunita Underwood
Mia
Frank Wells
Hon
Knoxville
Towa
Helen Hon
Lake Worth
Florida
Albert Brain
Belle Hellyer
Alfred Carlson
W. Hiatt
Curtis Burton
A. W. Kincade
Sute
Miltonvale
Kansas
Maysville
F. M. Callen
Edgar
Clinton
Callen
Bessie Boshak
Vera
Rochester
Minn
Velma Ewing
Beverly Carolyn
van Lone
Lowell
Cora Broshar
C. R. Kincade Gid
Cissie
Elizabeth Broshar
Pearl Broshar
Rabt
Seath
W. Z. Smith
Marilyn
Carl Davis
Cher
Emmetsburg
W. G. Firkins
Geo. H. Cly
Cly
Mr. Firkins
Dexter
Penn Center
Firkins
Ohio
Altoona
Vesta Oehler
Hanes Sandy
Brazil
Ind
Chas
Law
Teonium
0. C. Whicker
Bertha
George Arthur
Moulton
Cadle Whicker
Orman and
Johnnia Whicker
Bobbie Dean
Pauline Lawa
Picnic Honors Arizona Visitors at La Plata Gathering
The La Plata Missouri Home Press reports a large picnic at the W. O. B's home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Low McCoy and son Louis of Tucson Arizona. Numerous relatives and friends from Moravia Brunswick Kiowa Kenning City Atlanta and La Plata attended including Mr. and Mrs. Roy Main and daughters Naorae and Luetta Daisy Wiggins and Hon Harley Hiatt with Juanita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Plate
Missouri
Home Press
Low McCoy
Louis
Tuscon
Arizona
Mary E. Hoakingon
Moravia
Iowa
Ernest Arp
Brunswick
Perry Pargrac
Kiowa
Kan
Rena
Edie Hiatt
Kenign City
Roy Main
Naorai
Luetta
Daisy Wiggins
W. Q. Loumaster
Frank Wing
Orville Andrews
Vance Coulson
Evelyn
Doris
Atlanta
Lewis Main
Velma
Gwendola
la Pista
Clara Corbin
Gerald
W. 0. Hiatt
Hon
Harley
Juanita
Social notes recount visits across Iowa and Missouri
A long list of weekend visits and highway trips ties together residents from Centerville Moulton Ottumwa and surrounding towns. Marilyn Hiatt visits Knoxville kin. Elizabeth Sneed with Mrs Kathryn Whitehill in Indiana. Miss Rose Martin visits Miss Mary Firkins in Hamilton Iowa. many other families travel to Centerville Fremont Ottumwa and Clinton Missouri for holidays, school starts and reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Hiatt
Knoxville
Simpson College
Simmers
Clifford
Kay
Bobby
Centerville
Lementine Tucker
Forest Wakefield
P. BD. Schreiner
Fremont
Iowa
Clyde Wilson
J. B. Sharp
Edgar Callen
Clinton
Louige Ocher
Classified item: found money and peach sale note
A found money notice directs the owner to contact John Simmers. A separate line advertises choice peaches for sale at 1.00 per bushel by Mra Alfred Carl Won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simmers
Alfred Carlwon
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Billy
John Selby
Hiatt
Chalmer Selby
Jackie
A. B. Pence
Rudolph
W. T. VanDorin
van Dorin
J. L. Jones
GC. Lockman
Willie VanDorin
Fabher
Hidden Eye
W. A. Brooks
Moravia Union
Briardale Xtra
Omar
Jersey
W. Hughes
Church News
Church of Christ
United Brethren Church
Geo. H. Suenkel
M. E. Church Notes
God
J. W. Zerbe
Insurance Company of
North America
Chet Broshar
Tickety
Bale
The
Milwaukee Road
Sneed
Duwaue
Schaeffer
Smith & Veach Drug Store
Frank Swaim
Ambulance Service
Kellogg's Pep
Jack Sprat
Vienna
Lée
Rumford
Michigan
Gowey & Reed
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