Roundup of Centerville area social visits and sales
A string of local visits and events unfolds across Centerville, Moulton, Albia, and nearby towns. Residents including Lee Johnson, Gerald Hawk, Clare Callen, Bertha Martin, and Doris Jean share gatherings, sales, and family time. School opens in California with Doris Long teaching.
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Lee Johnson
Gerald Hawk
Moulton
Louise McDanel
Edna Johnson
Frank Brockway
Burlington
Clare Callen
Bertha Martin
Dale Sonnenburg
Albia
Paul Spencer
Clifford
Carl Tisue
Robert Gladfelder
Doris Jean
Horton Potts
Martin
Joe Preshak, Jr
Henry Cordes
Guernsey
Lloyd McDanel
Shirley Townsend
Townsend
LeRoy
Ronald Tisue
Oskdale
G.C. Tisue
Ronda Lee
Harley Tisue
James Nash
Kenneth Gladfelder
Judy Kay
Centerville
Keith Gladfelder
Fred Lindley
Milo
Foster
Edna Nash
Donald
Imogene Tadlock
Norma Lee
H. N. Smith
Exline
California
Doris Long
Last spring rains harm Iowa raspberry crop outcomes
Heavy rains in Iowa last spring damaged raspberry fields as excessive moisture killed fruiting canes at ground level after one or two harvests, impacting yields and farm plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Franklin News of Visits and Homecomings
Mrs. John Moffatt and Franklin residents share weekend visits and extended stays with friends and relatives. The roster includes Mr. and Mrs. Coy Swift and Bert Sheldon, Mrs. Frank Starcevic of Rock Island, and numerous Argo, Moffatt, Stansberry, and related families visiting homes in Franklin. The report records dinners, Sunday visits, and trips to Des Moines and South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coy Swift
Terre Haute
Ind
Kenneth Stutler
Bert Sheldon
Swift
Frank Starcevic
Rock Island
John Moffatt
Frank Stareevic
Moffatt
Robert Jennings
Charles
Roscoe Argo
Everett Stansberry
Bernard Kitterman
H. A. Lemaster
Pearl Broshar
Judith
Lottie Swan
Russell Brown
Dickie
Vinton Lundy
Nellie Haines
Rosese
Argo
Dwight
Dewayne Stansberry
Frank Cassidy
Shirley
Mahal
Okla
Ed Pralle
Frankie
Rita
Enid
Rex Haver
Edward
Phyllis
Fred Argo
Ted Bailey
Billy Fox
Stella Cassidy
Kate
Hattie Miller
Elof Pearson
Wesley
Iowa
Des Moines
South Dakota
Henry Elliott
Rex Rinehart
Joe Lucas, Jr
Roy
John
Mary Sulentic
Peter Sulentic
Will Moffatt
Roy Moffatt
Jokes and courtroom quips amuse readers
A string of brief jokes runs through a schoolroom anecdote and a courtroom moment. Johnny questions a river swimmer on why he did not return for his clothes, a child laments a chipped chair, and a prosecutor faces a witness who nonchalantly asks if she ever walked a dog.
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Johnny
Pleasant Hill Social Notes and School Opening
Cedar Rapids visitors over Labor Day weekend stayed at the Elbert Moore home while others traveled through the west and southwest. Pleasant Hill’s school opened with Mrs. Cecelia McEniry as teacher. Families including the Callens and Taylors joined relatives and neighbors for weekends and Sunday gatherings.
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Pearl E. Hiner
Cedar Rapids
Elbert Moore
Lloyd Massman
Jim McAnine
Norman Sorensen
Dwight Clark
Lloyd Clark
Emmett Derby
Larry
Penfield
Pleasant Hill
Cecelia McEniry
Frank Tarbell
Omaha
Neb
Wesley Stevens
Denver
Colo
Crystal
Virginia
Beverly Callen
Des Moines
Richard Callen
Waterloo
Gilbert Callen
Birthday gathering highlights at local homes in a readied note
Community members attended Colleen's birthday at the Otha Fenton home with Leona Clay worth Janice Kay Vickrey Darlene Clark Fern Fenton Jeann Moore Loraine Hammond Janice Porter and others served ice cream fruit salad cake and cookies. Visits occurred Friday evening at Frank Tarbell's and Monday with Clyde Dicks and Merle Dicks as Verna McAninch and Floy Priebe joined various neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otha Fenton
Colleen
Leona Clayworth
Janice Kay Vickrey
Darlene Clark
Fern Fenton
Jeann Moore
Loraine Hammond
Janice Porter
Arlo Fenton
George Hammond
Lawrence
Loraine
Esther Murphy
Frank Tarbell
Edna Nash
Lissie Kelsey
Verda Argo
Jimmie Polson
Verna McAninch
Elbert Moores
Mrs. Pearl
Eugene Hiner
Floy Priebe
Clyde Dicks
Merle Dicks
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Mre
Mrs
Ontervillce
Appanoose County
Appanoose Abstract and Title Co., Inc
Continental Hotel
Annex
Charlies L. Johnston
Frances Benge
Moravia
Amos McGhghy
James Gavronsky
Centerville, Iowa
Globe Loan Company
Harry L. Clusk
Mgr
Bach
Lowe
Franklin
Santa
Army, Navy
U.S
cers _J
R. C. Wilson
Lowa
William Elam
Plano
James W. Foster
Clyde M. Smith
Unionville
Basil Cowell
Legion
Maps
Harry Pearson
Richard Veach
Cold Springs
Albia Monument Co
J. Logan Cain
Albia, Iowa
Ankel
Carole King’s Own
Carole King
Caribbean
Noek
16Yon
Kewa Ceutbe
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