Moravian Fall Festival and Community Notes
Moravian Fall Festival was a grand success with 80 percent entertainment quality. Attendees included Mearl Walter and family, Marvin Vance hosting Farm Bureau meeting, and several residents aiding repairs and church events. 102 people attended the McCombs reunion in Osceola, with various locals helping, dining, and visiting.
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Moravian
Farm Bureau
Marvin Vance
M. L. Archer
Mearl Walter
McCombs
Osceola
Marvin Gardner
Yvonne
Rita
Dennis
Janie Sawyer
Walter Home
Local Social Notes From Des Moines to Albia Revealed
A string of weekend visits and reunions ties Cedar Rapids to Albia with mention of the Syt sma and McCombs gatherings. Families including Exline, Hoffman, Callen, McCrory, Hagerman, Potts and Brown attend dinners, calls, and church events across Ottumwa Oskaloosa and Blakesburg. Clarence social links cluster around family visitors silo work and fall festival participation.
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Roscoe Argo
Sytsma
Union Park
Des Moines
Lloyd Callen
Andy Brown
Osa
Gene McCrory
Chris. Lalk
Mae
Francia McCrory
Dewey Lalk
Shirley
Sharon
Colleen
Sharron MacSparen
Bill Sullivan
Will Hagerman
GeRoy Brown
Ottumway
Velda Brown
Verta Hoffman
Elva Tennant
Beverly Hills
California
Clair Potts
George McCombs
McCombs
Oskaloosa
Darrell Cooper
Bill Steffen
Gene McCrary
Will Petersen
Freda Hagerman
Audrey Callen
Byrle
Beth Ann McCombs
W. A. Wilson
Blakesburg
Willing Servants Society
Albia E. U. B
Fred Ammons
Albia
Franklin Farmers
Harald
Garry
Leo
Coulson by Mrs Theo Miller
Mrs Theo Miller Coulson reports social visits from Mrs Henysel a niece of Mrs Argo and Mr and Mrs Kenneth O Conner with Gary and Sharon at the Frank O Conner home. Marvelee Mikela spent the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert_Henysel
Guy Argo
Henysel
Argo
Kenneth O’conner
Gary
Sharon
Frank O'Conner
Marvelee Mikela
Community Gossip From Ottumwa Area Notices
Residents and visitors share weekend and weekday visits across Ottumwa area households. Names include Phillips Miller Boblenz Argo Hiatt Anderson Christy Rinehart Nash and others with events at Memorial Park Centerville Tama Moravia and Pleasantville. A 4-H festival and Farm Bureau meeting are noted along with a Shanghai school float victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Phillips
Connie Boblenz
Francis Miller
Susan
Jane
Theo Miller
Ray
Dennis
Gerald Argo
Carl Hiatt
Ernest Hiatt
Guy Argo
Jay Argo
Herb Boblenz
Herb
Russell
Charles Argo
Nancy Roblenz
Ann Mihalovich
David West
Walee Harper
Tama
Kenneth O’conner
Martha Coulson
Centerville
Mra
Max Hill
Famiy
Clarence Scott's
Moravia
Shanghai School
Aubrey Christy
Fred Christy
Doyle Christy
Wayne
Christy
Elaine
Dwight Wells
Virgil Cash
Lloyd Landgrebe
Gerald Rinehart
Mike
Emmett Derby
Oral Large
Mary Lou Rinehart
Janet Nash
Rosalie Sweeden
Fred Hammond
Wayne Christy
Gilbert Callen
Pat Printy
Malinda
Beverly
Roy Argo
Shanghai Social Roundup Among Local Families
Shanghai by Mary Lou Rinehart and many neighbors are listed visiting, hosting, and spending weekends with Bert Rinehart, Doyle Christy, Pauline, and other residents. Multiple gatherings recur at various homes, schoolhouse events, and Sunday visits across the community.
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Aubrey Christy
Fred Christy
Barbara
Doyle Christy
Pauline
Bill Hiner and
Bert
Local Social Notes Reach Monroe County Residents
Mrs Coy Swift returns from Monroe county hospital and joins Fall Festival activities in Moravia. Mr Earl Swift and family visit James Foster and Dwane Wilson homes. John Fisher family and Vernon Turner visit Mike Turner home. Edward McDonald joins Earl Swift at the Foster residence.
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Coy Swift
Beane
Monroe County
Moravia
John Fisher
Vernon Turner
Mike Turner
Edward McDonald
Earl Swift
James Foster
Clair Long
Jefffrey
Dwane Wilson
Andy Paulich
Local residents share visits and gatherings in Centerville area
Mrs Arthur Andrews hosts and guests visit in nearby towns. Lloyd Carter does carpentry for the Ammons home. Earl Swift hosts and attends Dicks reunion in Centerville with Merle Clyde and Truxton Dicks. Many locals including Kelley, Tubaugh, Tadlock and Swaim family members attend family and birthday events across Melrose Moravia Udell and Osm.
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God
James Calhoun
Lloyd Carter
Albia
Lloyd Ammons
Duané Wilson
Clair Long
Earl Swift
Centerville
Merle Dicks
Clyde Dicks
Truxton Dicks
Emil Reagan
Barbara
Sterling, Cole
Marjorie Shelton
Orman Whicker
Jimmie
Norman Kelley
John Lindskoog
Vickie
Mike Anderson
Udell
Willard Brain
Earl Campbell
Campbell
Richard Tubaugh
Albert Tubaugh
Donna Rae
Dixie Kay
Drenda Gae Tubaugh
Blakesburg
Gene Tubaugh
Cecil Comstock
Melrose
Cord Means
Lee Tadlock
Austin Swaim
Harold Swaim
Billie Swaim
Ottumwa
Alva Tubaugh
Joe Tadlock
Gene
Wayne Paris
Gary
Dale Blarton
Chery
Nancy
Andy Andrews
Ray Tubaugh
Drenda Gae
Minnie Hicks
Russell Kelley
Janiece
Clarence Dowd
Local notes from Meattrattsville and surrounding area
Betty Cridlebaugh and families appear in Meattrattsville as residents. Kenneth Daniels injured a vein while loading cattle and uses crutches. Evelyn Daniels attended a Chariton school meeting on reorganization and finances. Numerous visits and gatherings involve Dooley, Meadows, Gillaspie, Hiatt, Brown, Pettibone, Chambers, Heckman, and other local residents with trips to Centerville, Jasper, and Bloomfield parks. Revival services and family visits mark a busy weekend social scene.
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Kenneth Daniels
Evelyn Daniels
Chariton
Virgil Dooley
Roy Dooley
Centerville
Glen Stuber
Frank Chambers
Elva Gillaspie
Wilma
Little Bear
Wyo
Bert Meadows
Lute
Anna Hiatt
Elmer
Maggie Brown
Don
Virginia Pettibone
Frank Heckman
Jack
Mrs. Middleton
Don Kinnamon
Bloomfield Park
Cindy Jane
Leanna York
Mark
Terry Randy
Sherry Thorson
Clair McDanels
Cyril McDanel
Salem Social Notes from Hazel Hellys
Neighborhood attendees gather for Moravia Fall Fest. Des Moines visitors stay with the Jennings and Hellyer families over the weekend. Calhouns and Hiner host relatives while Essie Purvis hosts a Sunday call in Centerville. Charles Jennings, George, and Karol Ann Hellyer visit and return from Des Moines.
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Arthur Lewis
Des Moines
Robert Jennings
Elbert Perry
Newton Long
Donna
Terry Rose O
Dell Hellyer
Oer
Charles Jennings
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Cure Exline
Cedar Rapids
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Mr. Earl Swift
Mary Wheeler
Richey
Miller
Mrs
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Salem
Hazel Hellys
C. Freddy Deal
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Kelly Ryan
Goode Seed & Feed Co
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Raymond McConnell
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