Local Happenings In and Around Centerville Area
Residents from Winterset Centerville Pella Dallas Sioux City and Marshalltown gather for visits dinners and weekends. Attendees include Lisa Wulff Kristin Welsh Sherri Welsh Minnie Yeager Kaylee Owens Gene Vincent and many more. Notable events include class reunion attendance and family gatherings across multiple towns in Iowa with travels to Port Arthur Tex and Houston Tex.
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Lisa Wulff
Kristin
Sherri Welsh
Near Winterset
Wilma Whicker
Carl Corbetts
Centerville
Guy Vincent
Gene Vincent
Stacy and
Shawn
Pella
Kaylee Owens
Michelle
Jerri
Dallas
Texas
Gayla Vincent
Jon Volkert
Sioux City
George Watson
Timothy
Waukee
Owens
Floyd Allens Sister Dies at Bloomfield
Opal Irene Bullock age 68 of 302 Godode Street Bloomfield died Saturday at Davis County Hospital. Born April 3 1910 in Davis County to John and Latishia Hesse Allett she was a longtime community resident and a nurse aide at Davis County Hospital. Survived by husband Paul Bullock a son Robert of Oskaloosa a daughter Freda Weaver of Ottumwa five grandchildren two sisters and one brother. Services held Tuesday at Wagler Funeral Home with Rev Dwight Messenger officiating. Burial in IOOF Cemetery Albia.
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Floyd Allens
Bloomfield Opal
Irene Bullock
Gdode St
Bloomfield
Davis County Hospital
Davis County
John and
Latishia Hesse Allett
Bloomfield Christian Church
Bloomfield Rebekah Lodge No. 1
Women's Relief Corps
Paul Bullock
Robert
Oskaloosa
Freda Weaver
Ottumwa
Marie Fry
Albia
Gladys Warthen
Anamosa
Floyd Allen
Moravia
Wagler
Dwight Messenger
Community visitors and weekend gatherings in Russell area
A long list of residents and guests visited the Russell Brown home and nearby houses across Tuesday through Labor Day weekend. Names include Argo, Calhoun, Brown, Whitehead, Dicks, Nash, Moon, Argo, and many others visiting from Des Moines, Burlington, Centerville, De Soto, and West Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shehan
Glen Smith
Illinois
Russell Brown
Ernestine Argo
Mary McFatridge
Albia
Donald Calhoun
Delbert Calhoun
Stella Argo
Sibyl Whitehead
Pearl Broshar
Dick Brown
Brad
Ed Runnells
Peggy
Timmy
Jeremy
Burlington
Doris Christy
Carol
Elaine Spencer
Chris
Edith Callen
Clara Brown
Beryl Brown
Roy Argo
Grace Whitehead
Alice Allem
James Corbin
Centerville
Russell Bronch
Des Moines
James Nash
de Sota
Franklin Rinehart
Ray Rinehart
Bert Schweinehart
Dick Hellyer
Bob Warnell
Roy Arge
B. F. Whitehead
Iowa City
Robert Scott
University Hospital
Clayton Sheldon
Melinda
Bryan
Denny Argo
Scott
Teresa
Russell
Nick Dicks
Waukee
Paul
George Blmehart
Tracy
Stacy
Merle Shorts
Danny Dunham
Moises Andrade
Earl Swift
John McAninch
Helen Veselaky
Roscoe Argo
Andrew Syatma
Donna
Harcourt
Sylvia Systma
Freemont
Lloyd Johnson
Marie van Weeldan
Junior Townsend
Edith Call
Betty Jean Dunham
Debbie
Jennifer
Russel Brows
Dick Brows
Ray Veselsky
Ray, Jr
Villa Park
Ill
John tcAniph
Everette Agans
Glick Reunion Draws Moravia Area Entrants
The Glick reunion met on Sunday at the Moravia Community Building with attendees from Moravia Centerville Centerville Des Moines Oskaloosa New Sharon Unionville Blakesburg La Porte City and Harlan. Those attending included Mr and Mrs Kirk McQuilkin Wilma Weatherly Erma Luse Enid Coulter Doyle McDanel Francis Argo Joe Van Antwerp Marie Bridgman Dwight Glick Ardis Walters Thelma McDanel Gaylord McDanel and others. Afternoon callers included Edith Phillips Pat Davis and family Joyce McCoy Jerry Monte Sharon Penfield Moravia. Next year’s reunion is set for Sunday Sept 4 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Kirk McQuilkin
Wilma Weatherly
la Porte City
Dale Callen
Des Moines
Erma Luse
Centerville
Enid Coulter
Doyle McDanel
Blakesburg
Francis Argo
Oskaloosa
Joe van Antwerp
Unionville
Maries Bridgman
New Sharon
Dwight Glick
Ardis Walters
Thelma McDanel
Gaylord McDanel
Edith Phillips
Pat Davis
Harlan
Joyce McCoy
Jerry
Monte
Sharon
Penfield
Lunch menu notes stray sept entries from school
A fragmented list outlines hot lunch menus with items like baked beans and wieners, pizza, corn, cheese sticks, beet peas, milk, juice, bread and butter. Several lines contain garbled words and misread dates, including Sept 4, Sept 15, Sept 16, and Sept 17 noted as no school.
Local club meeting notes and Fall Festival plans
A brief meeting recap lists attendees Lucile Pt and others with roll call on winter plans. Gifts were given to Marie Fern and Elaine won a door prize. Next meeting with Gladys Harsh set for Oct 1. Officers elected Elaine Spencer president Lois Wilton vice president and Gladys Harsh secretary treasurer. Secret Pals were revealed with new names drawn for 1976-77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceca Waite
Lucile
Tay “Wilton
Elaine’ Spéncer
Lois «Wilton
Gladys Harsh
Breath of Life Week Declared by Moravia Mayor
Moravia Iowa mayor Keith Chelsing signed a proclamation setting September 1 to 20 as Breath of Life Week. The Breath of Life Campaign by the Iowa Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation funds research care and education for children with lung diseases. Mrs Thomas Hersey chairs the 1976 drive. A Moravia Depot painting raffle raises proceeds for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Chelsing
Moravia
Iowa
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Chelsing
Thomas Hersey
Joy Club Meets At Unionville Baptist Church
Youngsters church group meets at Unionville for kids in pairs by grade starting 4 15 in basement Sethe ville Baptist Church. Program lasts one hour Monday evening includes games food illustrated Bible stories songs and memory work with awards. For details call 856 3037.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
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Donald Hiatt
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C. W. Brownfield
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Roger Gideon
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Marve Lockman
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Faith Baptist Bible College
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Ray Messamaker
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Olere Tare
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