Local Social and Fair Weekend Guests in Unionville
A roundup of Friday to Monday visits features Unionville residents hosting guests from Ottumwa Whittier Burdett and nearby towns. Attendees include Battersons Shucks Scott families and relatives from Cedar Falls Jefferson Drakesville and Moravia. School resumes Monday with half day for opening. further details promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Batterson
Rex Batterson
Ottumwa
Ray Rydeen
Chica
Art Batterson
Oliver Epperly
Fred
Dauhter
Annie Halline
Whittier
Calif
W. Whisler
Ross Shuck
Thurston Skelton
Cecil
Lilah May
Burdett
Kansas
J. W. Shuck
Nora Scott
Osa Scott, Jr
Frata Galdine Scott
Joe Scott
Minor Scott
J. C. Morrison
Lee Harris
Bloomfield
Urban Hill
Knoxville
Margaret Wilcox
Drakesville
Mary Wilcox
Frank Gates
Keegan
Mary
Mra
Roxas Miller
Maxine
Mildred
Centerville
Amanda Miller
Ira Robb
C. C. Dimmitt
LeGrande
Irma Frane
M. E. Ladies Aid
Elsie Bair
Myrtle Harrington
B. C. Bowers
B. M. Nay
Cedar Falls
Laura
Belle Baker
P. E. More
Ellis Wagner
James Garner
W. H. Underwood
R. B. Underwood
Anna Walter
P. P. Underwood
Claud Underwood
Howard
Jefferson
L. E. Barnes
Barnes
Pleasanton
Marve Lockman
West of Moravia
Alphus Hopkins
Margaret Wileon
Mae Wilcox
H. A. Herman
Fairfield
Victor Bass
Frank Hughes
Paul
Eva
Clarence
Des Moines
Boyer Ridge Community News Recaps Picnics And School Reopen
In Boyer Ridge this past week residents enjoyed picnics reunions and fairs before returning to work. School reopened August 30 with Gweneth Shepherd as teacher. Local families hosted visits and attended fairs in Des Moines Moravia and Centerville as illnesses and travel were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyer Ridge
Gweneth Shepherd
Numa
Jim Kaster
Ver
Virgil
Morevia
Maude Boyer
Iva Kaster
Win Ka
Olin Foster
Leon Burns
Des Moines
Claude Wren
Helen Garretson
Moravia
Henry Foster
BF. A. Boyer
Ira Boyer
Belle Whicker
Edd Fisk
F. E. Moffitt
Ra Boyer
Hiattsville social notes recount weekend visits and gatherings
Sunday evenings feature calls among the Hiatt and Burton families including Virgil Dooley Pearl Hiatt and Moulton and Corning connections. Lunchtime meals, neighbor calls, school openings at Denny and New Hope, plus funeral services for Frank Coulson at Wesley church. Pearl Hiatt visits Des Moines and the fair as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Dooley
Pearl Hiatt
Heckman
U. S. Hiatt
Clyde Walker
Lloyd Carter
Meart Walter
Roy Darby
Mollingworth
Centersville
Lloyd Rose
Harley Burton
Bert Meadow
Adela Daniels
Denny School
Mildred Cridlebaugh
Margaret Hiatt
New Hope School
Frank Coulson
Wesley Church
Des Moines
Albia
Otis Burton
Ottumwa
Cliff Neff
Matilda Burton
M. E. McDanel
Harry Glick
Community Visits Highlight Harold Spring Home Guests
Douglas Salem Monday forenoon visitors last week at the Harold Spring home were Mr and Mrs Neil Ross and the children of Carbonade Washington. Mr Ross is a brother of Mrs Earl Argeyles of Carbonade. Caroline White spent from Bewtley until Friday at the Roy Lowe home in Centerville. This community was shocked w.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Cross
Centerville
Morrison
Carl Phillips
Alta Jane
Lester White
Luella Mishler
Ross Starks
Fay Porter
Deny Fenton
Dale
Dei
Wilson
Ancil Glasgow
Unionville
Sylvia Walker
Kentucky
Harold Spring
Neil Ross
Carbonade, Wash
Ross
Earl Argeyles
Carbonade
Caroline White
Bewtley
Roy Lowe
Modernization program advances in Black Hawk County farms
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau members push farm and home modernization with water, lighting, and plumbing upgrades. County agent Paul Barger notes strong farmer interest from surveys. demonstrations expand across townships, led by Bernard Dammermaat on his Waterloo-area farm featuring hot water, new bathroom, septic, furnace, and dairy barn upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau
Paul Barger
C. H. van Wing Town
Moravia School Staff Histories Highlight Local Educators
A compilation of Moravia Public Schools staff bios lists William H. Young as superintendent with degrees from Parsons College and the University of Iowa, plus graduate work at Minnesota. It profiles Ava G. Simpson, Gail L. Sherrard, Ann Elizabeth Helscher, Albert H. Crocker, Osa Cory, K. McNabb, and others, detailing their education backgrounds, teaching years, and roles from high school instructors to librarians. The piece notes countywide projects and farm home modernization efforts funded by careful planning to minimize costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Young
Fairfield High School
Parsons Colege
Parsons College
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
Parsons College, Extension
Iowa
Ava G. Simpson
Whittemore High School
Iowa State Anders College
Gail L. Sherrard
Plano High School
Ealinh
Simpson College
Ann Elizabeth Helscher
Sigourney High School
Coe College
University of Iowa, Extension
Standard
Albert H. Crocker
Abraham Lincoln High School
Council Bluffs
Lombard College
van Winck
Local families gather for visits and church events
Udell Route 1 Mr and Mrs Toms Hiatt traded in Moravia last week. The Denny school began Monday with 13 scholars taught by Miss Mildred Cridlebaugh. Miss Dorothy McMann stays with her sister Mrs Alice Sanders. Unionville and Centerville visits noted. The Miller Baptist Aid presented a pageant "A Scene From a Galilean" on August 25. Guests from Unionville attended with melons served afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toms Hiatt
Moravia
Denny School
Mildred Cridlebaugh
Dorothy McMann
Alice Sanders
Harry Rumiy
Calvin and
Ly- Vere
Centerville
Will Moffatt
Floyd and
Lee
Aulonville
Hany Hyauley
Calvite Laverne
Buuty Lee
Jin Unionyill
Kurt Foster
Carl and
Burtest
Wit Kelley
Ottumwa
Gles Sauders
Myrtle McMann
Ceilerville
Bonar Sanders
Harry Rumley
Laverne
Bonnie Lee
John Clayworth
Carl Foster
C. C. C. Camp
Calvin Rumley
Miller
Glen Clanuy
Unionville
Miller Baptist Aid
Baptist and
M. &. Aids of
Cal- Vin
Lavertie
Wencaday
Tom Hiau
Ivan Gibbs
Sey- Mivur
Dona Junding
Navies
Donald
Jennie Hight
Esatia Miller
Ladies Aid
Milley Church
Moisture Creates Ideal Fall Seeding Conditions
Fragmentary note reports moisture as a key factor for successful fall seeding with hints of drought relief and soil readiness. Limited readable text mentions farming context and potential pest or virus concerns, but lacks complete details or dates.
Alfalfa and Grass Seeding Guidelines for Soil Building
Horace Cheney of Iowa State College advises on alfalfa and grass plantings for soil building payments under conservation programs. Full alfalfa seeding at 16 lb per acre earns 2.50 dollars per acre, half rate with grass earns 1.50. Blue grass alone pays 2.0 dollars per acre. timing, seedbed prep, lime needs, manure, phosphate, and bacterial inoculation are covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Cheney
Towa State College
Towa
Agriculture Conservation Program
Cheney
Leonard Wilson Detailing Work On Taylor Park Dam
Leonard Wilson describes joining the Taylor Park Dam project near Almont Colorado in late June. He outlines conditions at Ragtown high altitude camps, labor details, equipment used, daily grind on a dirt fill dam, and the anticipated completion this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wilson
Almont
Colorado
Taylor Park
Wilda
O. K
Ragtown
Euclid
Tam
Letter from Leonard Wilson and family celebrates mountain life
A warm letter from Leonard Wilson thanks readers and shares family joys. He notes his wife now runs a business and has earned over $60 in four weeks. He praises Tommy’s excitement on mountain drives and fishing, mentions Ronald and Adda Lou, and sends best wishes to all readers with a request for replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Ronald
Adda Lou
Jackie
Leonard Wilson
Boyer Grove Reunion Finds Large Attendee List
The annual Boyer reunion held August 24 1937 at the FL A Boyer Grove featured a noon dinner and ice tea. Attendees included numerous Boyer relatives and friends with a program of songs recitations talks and greetings from many family members and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyer
FL A. Boyer Grove
Rev. Stine
Geo. Noland
Elijah Boyer
Mary Lou Boyer
Betty Jean Foster
Ella. Jean Woodward
Rex Foster
Lillian
Dorothea Woodward
Jeraldine Hiner
Frank
Harley Woodward
Lillian Tomlin
Ann Woodward
Sam Boyer
Tom
Clara Morrison
Tone Raton
Ellen Cridlebaugh
Anna Woodward
Gene Boyer
Leslie Woodward
Clair Mike Cridlebaugh
G. Woodward
Paul Boyer
Mary Lou
Bobby
Donald
Charlie Boyer
Lola
Ellen Cridle
Taugh
Ira Boyer
Paul Richard
Dorin Wales
Russell Burns
Leon Burns
J. W. Stine
Eli Hiatt
John Stevens
Shirley Townsend
Pauline
Charlene
Junior
John Eaton
Ione
Olin Foster
Betty Jean
Rex
Lew Hiner
Max
Pearl
Jeraldine
Johnnie
Carl Tomlin
Dean
Ted Broshar
Frances
John
Floyd
Virgil
Pleasant Grove Community Field Meet And Town News
Pleasant Grove notes recount a Field Meet at Iconium with families visiting Pierson Iowa and a state fair attendance by Roy Woodward and others. School opens with six boys enrolled and teacher Wilma VanZante. Community members plan fairs sales and 4-H activities in Des Moines and Monroe township events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iconium
Harry Woodward
Leslie
Frank
Pierson
Iowa
Roy Woodward
Clifford Paxston
John Sharp’s
Woodward
Bila Funkhouser
Versal Robb
Thomas Allen
Ira Robb
S. Little Wilma Carol Robb
John VanZante
Glen Fowler
Glen Sharp
Glen VanDorin
Forrest Hiatt
Wayne
Mark Allen
Thomas Allen Robb
James
John Wilson
Boyd Gene Paxston
Wilma VanZante
Clair Woodward
Monroe Township
Ronald Woodward
Des Moines
McCloud
Ifair
Wilson
Sam Bell
Roy Brinkley
Clell
Jane Funkhouser
Pearl
Jess Funkhouser
Gene Garret
Alicia
Ella Funkhouser
Sewelub
Ruth Wilson
Red Coral Always Prized
Red coral has long been valued beyond jewelry and buttons for protection and health. Ancient Gauls used coral in shields for safety, while Italians and Indians regard it as protection against evil. The Washington Post notes the world's red coral comes from Mediterranean African reefs, chiefly obtained by Italians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Africa
Washington Post
Program King Theatre Albia August Bond Showings
August 25 26 27 features Pat OBrien and Humphrey Bogart in San Quentin. August 28 offers Gene Autry in Ride Ranger Ride and Wheeler and Woolsey in On Again Off Again. August 29 30 presents Shirley Temple Victor McLagren June Lang Michael Whalen in Wee Willie Winkle and Edgar Bergen in Double Talk. August 31 strands Dorothy Lamour Lew Ayres in Last Train from Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat O’brien
Humphrey Bogart
San Quentin
Gene Autry
Wheeler & Woolsey
Shirley Temple
Victor McLagren
June Lang
Michael Whalen
Edgar Bergen J
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hiattsville
Douglas Salem
Black Hawk
Osa Cory
Centerville High School
Dagrel
Iowa State College
K. McNabb
Cedar Falls High School
Town State Teachers College
Cedar Falls Band Inc
Wilbur S. Perkins
Cambria High School
Simpson
Kence
Dre Gould
Warsaw
Illinois
Carthage College
Claribel Carper
Audubon High School
Genrieve Wheeler
Martensdale High School
Drake University
South Dakota Southern State Normal
University of Colorado
DeLoris Main
Moravia High School
Albia Junior College
Isabelle Ross
Indianola High School
Udell
Boyer Grove
Pleasant Grove
King Theatre
Town
Dorothy Lamour
Lew Ayres
Madrid
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