Travelers visit distant relatives as health prompts trip
Mrs Art Fox and Jane Ann depart for Duluth Minnesota for a few weeks due to Jane Ann health. En route they visit Mrs Foxs brother in Minneapolis. Also due Saturday to visit are Mrs Jack Mathias of Winfield Kansas Miss Mary Rose Main of Wichita and Mr and Mrs Lester Jones of Upland California. They plan a holiday weekend with Miss Mains parents Mr and Mrs Almont Main. Mrs Mathias is former Miss Phyllis Rabuck daughter of Mrs Earl Rabuck Lebanon Ohio and late Rev Rabuck former pastor of Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Jones will spend their vacation here. Rowena McFatridge returns from Leech Lake Walker Minnesota then resumes bank work. Jack and Max McDonough along with Mr and Mrs Brain visit Des Moines for the State Fair. Lester Brain and Donald Brain travel to Rock Island Illinois for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Fox
Jane Ann
Duluth
Minn
Earl Rabuck
Lebanon
Ohio
Rabuck
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Jones
Rowena McFatridge
W. H. Megrew
Leech Lake
Walker,Minn
Bank
Jack McDonough
Max McDonough
Des Moines
Lester Brain
Donald Brain
Rock Island
Deadline Nears for First 1960 Soil Bank Signup
Farmers must file with the Appanoose County ASC by September 10 to participate in the Soil Bank 1960 Conservation Reserve. Dallas F. Walker notes requests set an initial per acre rate, after which contracts may be offered below that rate. Cost sharing and annual rental payments apply for qualified land. Contact the county office for details before September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Bank
Dallas F. Walker
Appanoosé County
ASC
Grover
Appanoose County Exhibits Win Blue Ribbons at State Fair
Appanoose County 4-H home economics entries at the 1959 Iowa State Fair earned seven blue ribbons, with countywide displays planned in the clothing division through September 6. Clover Leaf demonstration team members Karen Shepard Arla Simpson and leader Mrs Lowell Shepard represented the county, with a report on their rating to follow. Judy Moffitt will represent the county in the Dress Revue on September 2 featuring a turquoise wool sheath dress with jacket and hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appanoose County
Inga Eddy
Karen Shepard
Arla, Simpson
Lowell Shepard
Judy Moffitt
Peter Good Reunion Held At Moravia
The Peter and Nancy Good family gathered August 23 at Moravia Park for their annual reunion with 35 relatives and two visitors. Miss Mary Hanes was elected president, Edith Gordon vice president, Sylvia Hiatt secretary treasurer, and Faith Hutchison historian with LaRue Schultz and Christine Bailey assisting. The group included many relatives from across Iowa and Indiana, with the oldest member Mrs. Caroline Hart and the youngest Mark Schultz, four months old. The 1960 reunion is set for the Moravia Park on the fourth Sunday in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Nancy Good
Moravia Park
Mary Hanes
Centerville
Edith Gordon
Exline
Sylvia Hiatt
Faith Hutchison
Moulton
LaRue Schultz
Scarsboro
Christine Bailey
Bloomfield
Elmer Gordon
Wm. Hutchison
Oran and Verl
Lester Beyer
Montezuma
Harold Schultz
Gary
Mark
Grinnell
Earl Maack
Laporte
Ind
Merle Holden
Boone
O. J
Annual August Birthday Party At Murdy Farm
The August birthday group gathered Friday evening at Wen dell Murdy’s home north of town. Honorees included Harley Tigue, Mrs Claude Hawk, Mrs Earl Boyer and Wendell Murdy. Attending relatives and friends shared homemade ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Murdy
Harley Tigue
Claude Hawk
Earl Boyer
Frank Wilson
Theo Miller
Clara LeManter
Josie Charity
Harley Tisue
Vicki
Mia
Wayne Clark
Family Gathering at Roy Sheldons Near Albia
A Tuesday evening gathering at Roy Sheldons near Albia marked the first time in six years that the siblings four sisters and one brother were all together. Attendees from Michigan and Iowa enjoyed pie ice cream coffee cake kolache and photo sessions while relatives visited and shared updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sheldona
Albia
Eugene Cooper
Kenneth
Karen Ann
James L. Murphy
Pontiac, Mich
George Hammond
Lawrence Hamond
Robert
Ronnie
Ottumwa
Larry Derby
Maureen
Keota
Dorman Irwin
Larry
Linda
Alfred McGee
Peggy
Kathy
Melrose
Gerald Rinehart
Mike
Jimmy
Mystic
Emmett Derby
Karen Rose
Monte
Rita
Donald Sheldon
Roy Sheldon
Livestock Team To State Fair From Appanoose County
The Appanoose County livestock judging team heads to the Iowa State Fair on Saturday with four members Donald West Jim Argo Richard Caltrain and Jerry Roblenz, all of Moravia. Judging begins at 7 30 am featuring breeding and market classes for sheep beef cattle and swine with varying judging formats. The team is coached by Haruki Holder county extension director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stilf
Appanoose Couny
Donald West
Jim Argo
Richard Caltrain
Jerry Roblenz
Moravia
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Haruki Holder
Appanoose County Sponsors Five Acre Corn Yield Contest
The Appanoose County Farm Bureau, with support from the Farmers Home Administration, launches a five acre corn yield contest to estimate potential yields given moisture. County growers eager to learn expected results await moisture conditions and farm data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appanoose County
North Iowa feeders authorize checkoff for beef promotion
Nearly 100 feeders of beef cattle signed agreements to deduct 10 cents per head on all cattle marketed. Funds to support beef promotion through the National Beef Council, with 55,000 cattle yearly, to help organize a Midwest beef council and boost consumer demand. Don Bartlett and Brandenburg attended. first Iowa group to initiate such a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Areps
Mid- West
South Dakota
National Beef Council
Toa Lews
Don Bartlett
Como
Mien
National Beet Council
End Brandenpure
Denver
Brandenburg
Iowa
County corn yield contest invites entries with prizes
The Agricultural Extension Service announces a county corn yield contest with a Sept. 1 entry deadline and a $2 fee. Prizes include nine trophies and cash awards for the top three. Entries may be made at three local locations and rules require selecting 5 acres, choosing two harvest rows, hand husking, weighing, moisture sampling, and county calculation of yield. Appanoose county could see 80-100 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Extension Service
Appanoose County
Rumley Family Vacation Traces Indiana Kentucky Visit
Mrs Mae Rumley of Unionville spends vacation with son Rev Calvin Rumley and family of Linton Indiana. They attend Rev Rumley’s church anniversary evangelistic meetings in Humphers park, visit Santa Claus Indiana and Mamouth Cave National Park Kentucky, tour Onyx Cave and Green Pines boat, then stop at Lincoln Memorial Hodgensville and the Stephen Foster home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Rumley
Unionville
Calvin Rumley
Linton
Ind
Rumley
Humphers Park
Santa Claus
Santa Claus Land
Mamouth Cave National Park
Kentucky
Mamouth Cave
Onyx Cave
Green Pines
Lincaing Memorial
Hodgensville
My Old Kentucky Home
Stephen Foster
Visitors Return Home After 1612 Mile Trip
They came back to Linton and stayed overnight then went to Detroit Michigan to visit Laverne Rumiley and family. They spent three days there while Rev Rumley spoke at a Baptist church in Detroit. Monday morning they returned to Linton by car covering 1612 miles. Mrs Rumley then returned to her Unionville home on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Detroit
Mich
Laverne Rumiley
Rumley
Trophy Winners at County Fair
Youth receive trophies shielding farm homes as 4-H club work gains praise. Doyle Hampton, Ronnie Richmond, Marvin Sebolt, Dickie Dykes, and Sandra Kay Eddy earn showmanship trophies. L. S. Hendrick of Seymour donates market pig award. Gary Roberts, Ronnie Richmond and James Long win other awards. Jerry Roblenz and Donald West receive gold cups from 1.8.0. Chariton Valley REA funds best electricity demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Hampton
Ronnie Richmond
Marvin Sebolt
Dickie Dykes
Sandra Kay Eddy
Harmpton
L. S. Hendrick
Seymour
Hendrick
Gary Roberts
James Long
Ed Irelan
Cincinnati
Appanoose County
Jerry Roblenz
Donald West
Chariton Valley Rea
Albia
Appanochse County
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Veil Perkins
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Burlington
G. L. Hufstader
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Plymouth
Harold Burton
Ellis Newton
12Th Street
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Stone
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Jake Schreiner
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Peter Good
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ROY Sheldons
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Ralph Walker
Duea’s
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