Raya Ramblin's Fair Festival Extravaganza Highlights
The festival features multi day events with Thursday exhibits and entertainment by Bill Zapatil and his band at 7:30 and 8:00, Friday children's parade, tractor pull at the high school, Ackerman family and Robert Hiatt on stage, Saturday Co-op meeting and parade, Golden Troubadors show, Blue Ridge Mountain Girls, and prize drawings. Community leaders praised for town cleanup efforts as weather outlook dims festival plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Zapatil
Minnesota
Patty’ Zapatil
Frank Ballanger
Ackerman
Robert Hiatt
Coop
Golden Troubadors
Blue Ridge Mountain Girls
LeRoy
Fall festival and community gatherings in Enon notes
ENON News by Mrs Nading Dammer reports a busy weekend with Fairview Homecoming attendees including Elvin Stocker and family, the Faber and Stocker households, and visits around Rathbun Dam. Montgomery County residents joined parades, reunions, and birthday dinners while Larry Coltrain returned from Vietnam and many locals attended the Corn Carnival and other local events.
Notable visits and gatherings across town this Labor Day weekend
Mr and Mrs Alex DeFresne and kin from Great Falls Montana visited Eva Tucker Friday night. Ronnie Barker Allen and family returned from Arkansas with Ronnie’s parents visiting Mountain View and mountains. Oregon guests Guy McDanel and Herbert McDanel visited Ernest Hiatt. Herbert brought Mrs Elsie Martin from Oregon. Scott Tucker visited Eva Tucker while Louie Egbert and W C Anderson joined. Herb Boblenz and Clarence Ellis marked their 50th anniversary nearby. Merlin Davis family from Des Moines came for Labor Day at Perry Mikels. Bob Williams and daughter from Omaha visited. Eva Tucker attended a coop at Norris Price home on Labor Day. Theo Miller Ted Wilson Charley Johnson called at Hilton church Sunday afternoon and later at Lewis Rouse home. Perry Mikels and Tena attended the Cincinnati Labor Day celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex DeFresne
Great Falls
Montana
Eva Tucker
Miss DeFresne
Eva
Townsend
Ronnie Barker
Allen
Arkansas
Ronnie
Mountain View
Guy McDanel
Herbert McDanel
Oregon
Ernest Hiatt
Herberts
Elsie Martin
Scott Tucker
Louie Egbert
Fairfield
W. C. Anderson
Herb Boblenz
Clarence Ellis
Alida
Merlin Davis
Des Moines
Perry Mikels
Bob Williams
Omaha
Nebr
Norris Price
Theo Miller
Ted Wilson
Charley Johnson
Hilton Church
Lewis Rouse
Tena
Cincinnati
Illness and Surgery Reported For Jay Wilson
Jay Wilson became ill at his home Thursday afternoon, entered the hospital, and underwent surgery for a ruptured ulcer Thursday evening. He is reported to be progressing satisfactorily. Sergeant and Mrs. Walter Eve land and Rhonda Sue from Minot Air Base, North Dakota, visit his family in New Hope, as do Genevie Kaling and Bessie Donovan with Mr. and Mrs. John Wood in Knoxville and Bayard Neff and family from Rockford, Illinois, who spent the week with the Free family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Wilson
Walter Eveland
Rhonda Sue
Minot Air Base
North Dakota
Forest Jacobs
Genevie Kaling
Bessie Donovan
John Wood
Knoxville
Bayard Neff
Alba
Ron McDanel
Darrell
Jerry Henshaw
Sherry
Ben Thomas
Nelson Ballanger
Nelson
Ivan Hash
Alan
Linda
Marcia
Richard Wilson
Moravia
Moulton
Grace Dooley
Bessie Cortovan
Family gatherings and festival notes from Iowa region
Tones at Alba and Moravia Saddle Club events pair with Nauvoo Grape Festival attendance. Nearby families including Ballangers Wilsons Jacobs Harsh and Dooley shared meals and Sunday visits across multiple homes and towns. The record lists a string of social visits and a military bases connection with George Air Force Base in California.
Hospital Visitors Highlight Local Social Roundup
Lois Wilson stays at the hospital with Tay as the Wilson household hosts gentle calls from Genevie Kalvng and Bessie Donovan this week. Numerous neighbors and relatives including Nancy Kiampe Kenneth and Rubens Faber Lois Wilson Rev. Thomas Woodin and Frances Burton stopped by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevie Kalvng
Bessie Donovan
Nancy Kiampe
Kenneth Free
Rubens Faber
Lois Wilson
Thomas Woodin
Frances Burton
Let the Union Know of News Events of Your Family
A brief notice inviting readers to share family and community news with the Union. It encourages reporting local milestones, achievements, and events to keep readers informed about neighbors and organizations in the area.
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Ni Npaber Association
C. R. and
H. K. Charity
Editors Publishers
Appanense
Monroe Counties
United States
Raya Ramblin
Chariton Valley Electric Co-op
Earl L. King
Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives
Appanoose County
Earl Boyer
Donald Whitehead
Monroe
Wapello County
DeWayne Johnson
Carl van Zante
Wayne County
Wilbur Montgomery
Howard Vincent
Lucas County
C. William, Moore
James Wright
Rainbow Girls
Saddle Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Rex Angel
Carl Hiatt
Raymond Lockman
Industrial
Zenith Transistor
Moravia Electronics
Paul Witt
Zenith Sales & Service
Brightens
Moravia Farm Service GO
Moravia, Iowa
Enon
Nading Dammer
Elvin Stocker
Bobby
Ray Lockman
Buell Taylor
Fairview
Dallas Faber
Ida Griffin
Albia Manor
Genevie Ealing
Robes Donovan
Fabers
Rathbun Dam
Kenneth Coltrain
Gary
Barbara
Janice
Richard Coltrain
Waterloo
Larry Coltrain
Larry
Viet ‘Nam
Laurence Dommer
Phillip
Randy
Herschel Kelley
Joe Hayes
Joleene
Bernard Hayes
Bill Cummings
Newton
Nadine Kay
Norma Faber
Loren Waller
Legion Hall
Larry Hayes
Larry Jr
Cedar Rapids
Blakesburg
Delbert Grey
Louilla
Loren Walter
Albert Bulza
Ind
N. L. Nasal Road
Max McCoy
Edna Ward
Nancy Kelley
Carl Rouse
Sammy
Dennis Kelley
Jeff
Julie
Rod Passaralli
Bill
Janie Ward
Lorrie
Kathleen
Janie Zintz
Nadine Kay Faber
Elsie DeLong
Zula Taylor
Clara Irelan
Harold Burton
Bill Sherwood
Lee Hiatt
Arizona
New York
Connie Faber
Bob Faber
Coulson
Theo Milter
New Hope
Gladys Harsh
Bruce Davis
Hospital Dial
Centerville
Iowa
Guardian Maintenance Service
Carmer’s Inc
Appanoose County Group Ministry
United Methodist Churches
Centerville County Fairgrounds
Neon
Song Service
Bill Garf
Ivan Harsh
Cecil Schrodt
Nauvoo
Thomas Jacobs
Des Moinnes
Seargant
Jacobs
Tommie and
Andy
George Air Force Base
Calif
Claude Hawk
Agent National Bank Bldg
Lows
Wilson
Lois
Tay
Don Pettibone
Alan Wilson
Stanley Spencer
Jackie Ballanger
Mrs
del Brede
Iowa Falls
Turner
Teka
BP Steel Construction
Ska
Delrin
Condra’s Bottled Gas & Appliances
Moravia Community School District
Board of Education
Moravia Community
Earl Rowley
Raymond Vance
Clell McDanel
Lee R. Benz
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