Local Social News Highlights From Coulson Area Festival
Mr and Mrs Ernest Hiatt and Robert visited Lynn Hilton on Thursday. School dismissed Friday noon for the Festival. Ray Pollock from Cedar Rapids stopped at Riley Cal Jen’s Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Theo Miller and Francis went to Iowa City Monday. Francis will attend State University this year. Attendance at Wesley Sunday morning was 40. Several locals attended the Moravia Festival last week. Forest Mericle and his sons Ralph Dwight and Junior and Mr and Mrs Ralph Mericle and Neva visited Charles Simmons near Rathbun Sunday. Some Coulson pupils sang in the rural school chorus at the Festival Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hiatt
Robert
Lynn Hilton
Ray Pollock
Cedar Rapids
Riley Cal Jen
Theo Miller
Francis Trove
Iowa City
Francis
State University
Wesley
Moravia
Forest Mericle
Ralph Mericle
Neva
Charles Simmons
Rathbun
Coulson School
Pleasant Grove Community Notes Highlight Local Activities
The Pleasant Grove column lists Hattie McCloud and Alta Maine at a day-long event, neighbors handling farm work, and visits among residents. It notes Festival day successes with blue ribbon winners, school dismissals for celebrations, and numerous friendly calls and dinners among families like Robb, McCloud, Main, and Van Zante, plus travel to Ottumwa and Memphis for relatives and fairs.
Moravia fall festival and village life notes
Community members shared visits and meals across Moravia and nearby towns. The Fall Festival drew attendees from Unionville Moravia Blakesburg Udell Fairview Floris Ripply Knoxville Ottumwa and beyond with a homecoming program featuring Rev Shanks Rev Day and local singers and a poem Homecoming written by Lenora Paris. The week included hospital visits deaths and family gatherings amid a warm, small-town atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Miller Sunday
Unionville
Blakesburg
Udell
Fairview
Floris
Ripply
Knoxville
Ottumwa
Pleasant Valley Church
Lancaster
Golden City
Shanks
Iowa
Harold Day
Floria
Bradbury
Sarah Hanes
Forest Main
Rosemary
Roberta
Roscoe Morrison
Snook
Lenora Paris
Carl Schwech
CCC
J Lake Wapallo
W. N. Miller
Ted Campbell
Mra
Cleffis Tubaugh
Kermit
Ruth
Tubaugh
Iva Strunk
Miller
Turpa Norton
Moulton
Urban Hill
Miller Church
Eva Miller
Adolphus Gibbs
Corydon
New Hope Fr Miss Evelyn Brackett Visits Cambridge
Fragments report visitors and weekend gatherings in New Hope area. Evelyn Brackett of Cambridge visited Geo Howell, with numerous relatives at Cham bers, Ballew, Hopkins, and Howell homes near Unionville, Moulton, Blakenburg, Ottumwa, Centerville, and Albia, plus attendance at a Fall Festival and Sunday visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Brackett
Cambridge
Geo. Howell
Gerald Hunter
Nancy Jayne
Joellyn
J. F. Chambers
Chambers
Richard Ballew
Moulton
Duard Kerby
Ottumwa
Keith Rose
John Hopkins
Unionville
Grace Dooley
Albia
W. E. Donavan
Bert Fisher
Blakenburg
Sim Howell
Patty
George Howell
Herbert McDanel
Billie
Bobby
Ernest Hiatt
Phillip Dobbs
Lowell Harris
Newton
Frank Hiatt
Hiatt
Elbert McGinnis
Roy Scott
Sylvia Callen
Delmont Moffitt
George Wood
Centerville
W. E. Donavon
Allen Hiatt
Bert Meadows
John
Ella Hiatt
Loyd Carter
Clyde
Moravia Fall Festival Draws Community Support
Enon residents share a joyful Moravia Fall Festival with many friends and relatives. Pioneer exhibits draw interest as Enon School wins top exhibit honors. Local social notes mention visits from Etta Schroeder of Ottumwa and Clara Selby, plus gatherings at various neighbors’ homes and updates on family events.
Unimportant Cogitations on Family Roles and Everyday Fears
A reflective diary fragment contrasts birth order in families with humor and frank worry. The narrator muses on the youngest avoiding punishment, middle status, garden bounty from neighbors, and frugal farming from autumn to winter, highlighting pride, anxiety, and family dynamics. The piece also toys with the idea of leadership at home and the desire to be the youngest.
Fall Festival attendance and community visits in Maple Grove
In Maple Grove many residents attended the Fall Festival. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stites from Ottumwa who called at the Walter Scott home Sunday evening. Others: Mike Pearl Walker staying with Tommy Main, Francis Broshar in Knoxville Sunday, Darlene Foster visiting Pauline Broshar, Jack Scott injuring his thumb but expected to be fine, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller visiting Clarence Dowd and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Chiia Bogart
A. W. McCracken
Bloomfield
Joel Dean Stansberry
Joellyn and
Jerry
Johnny Stansberry
Moulton
Russell Scott
Ottumwa
Fern Wright's
Paul Miller
Des Moines
Ted Miller
I. C. Callen
Bud Walter
Emma Young
Flo Hiner
Ted. Broshar
Johnny Foster
Arthur Wright
Epent
Fern
Wright
Ira Foater
Exline
Pearl Hiner
Strunk
Gerald Burton
Russell Stites
Walter Scott
Mike Pearl Walker
Tommy Main
Francis Broshar
Knoxville
Darlene Foster
Pauline Broshar
Jack Scott
Clarence Dowd
Gabe Johnson
Velda Brown
Lois Mason
Juanita Smith
Unreadable Handwriting Declared In Family Lineage
A speaker notes that no direct ancestors or their descendants in three generations share the ability to write neatly. Dick and others in the family also fail to inherit legible penmanship, leaving only the writers themselves able to interpret their own script.
Fallestival Highlights In Moravia Local Attendance
California and vicinity report full turnout for Moravia Fallestival with numerous families visiting. Notable mentions include Lyndon McDanel in Center ville, Lloyd McDanel and kin at Lee Johnson's, Shirley Townsend at Lyn Hilton's, and guests at Gus Tigue's. Harley Tisue's colt earned second prize at the festival showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Lyndon McDanel
Centerville
Lloyd McDanel
Lee Johnson
Shirley Townsend
Lyn Hilton
Local social notes record weekend visits and birthdays
Scattersburg scenes show Burdett Cox visiting Walter Harper's home Tuesday while Curtis Tomlin and Richard Tomlin sailors. Moravia area guests last week include My, Mrs. Keith Roberts, and Tanet Lee visiting Roberts and Tomlin homes. Janet Lee marked her second birthday Sunday. Hugh Crawley and family visited Raymond Lockman. Late Stump called at Hosea Gilliland's Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdett Cox
Walter Harper
Curtis, Tomlin
Richard
Wm. Tomlin
Keith Roberts
Tanet Lee
Roberts
Tomdin
Janet Lee
Hugh Crawley
Raymond Lockman
Stump
Hosea Gilliland
Antiques Displays Reveal Civil War Era Treasures
A long account details items from a local antiques display including coins from 1824 and 43c pieces, a petrified wood piece from a western trip, cap and ball revolver finds, a powder flask, a tiny anvil, and a walking stick from Mt. Vernon. It notes quilts, wedding dresses, portraits, brickmaking history, and various household artifacts spanning the 19th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Day
Max Hammond
Bob Stoops
J. T. Day
Mt. Vernon
Als
M. P
A. B. Church
Lyman Main
W. P. Davis
Hoffman-Van- Dor
Moravia-Blakesburg
Walla
Ezra Coltrain
Mra. Nowel
F. P. Hawk
Andrew Thompson
Hawk
California
Jchas
Pabst
Chaz
Hannah Shonkwiler
W. E. Lockman
Lockman
Fairview
McGuffey
Raye
Mose Lockman
Geo. Cloyed
Coretta Cloyed
Wesley Chapel Aid
Clara Tucker
Simp Hiatt
Pioneer collectibles from Soap Creek display causes pride
A long note describes a Union office window exhibit of 19th to early 20th century artifacts. Weaving, hardware, clothing, toys, and portraits recount daily life of generations in Soap Creek with pieces from Centerville, Veach's, and local families. Notable items include an 1857 almanac, a 60 year old copper frame clock, Civil War relics, and a baby doll dressed in old garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Hiatt
J. W
Geo. McCumber
J. Scott
T. J. Scott
Orange
Centerville
May McDonald
Roy
Gilliland
Veach's
Verna Hinote
Gilland
Oak Grove School
Alice Hiatt
Nate Wilson
L. S. Hinote
Yveach’s
Foglesong
Day
Chas. Broshar
Zall Wilson
St. Maria
Austin Jay
Isaac Roberts
Ash Grove
Iw. C. Bivin
Karl ‘Boardman
Gideon
Yellowstone Park
Missouri
Oregon
Soap Creek
Peter Gideon
Livingston
Montana
Kenneth Free
Garfield
Geo. R. Robinson
Enon
Wim. Harrison McCumber
Mra
Burl. R. Stanley
Jimmy VanDorin
Burnside
Daddy
Coltrain
Kaiser Bill
Germany
Men Wanted for Local Feed Company Jobs
Nationally known feed company seeks several men in circulating areas to deliver orders to farmers provide service and perform other duties. Farm experience helpful. Car required. Permanent work. Send name and address to Box A care of this paper.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moravia Union
Appanoose County
Congress
H. K. Smith
Coulson
Pleasant Grove
Hattie McCloud
Alta Maine
Versal Robb
Wilma Carol
Forest Hiatt
Clyde Huff
Clifford Paxston
Donald McCloud
Lloyd Brown
Hal Dixon
H. N. Main
Bennie Youngker
Charles
Alda McCord
B. C. Whitehead
Ray McCloud
Donald
Carl
Margaret van Zante
Ronald Lee
Paul Wilson
Gibby Garrett
Josie Charity
Wilson
Helen Main
Memphis
Virgil Crow
Denny Homerin
Jo Ellen
Roy Woodward
McCloud
Mya
Robb
Sherman Thompson
Frank Wilson
Frank
Alice van Winkle
Ethel Roberts
Pleasant
Grove School
Salem
Horton Potts
Carl Dicks
Leonard Perry
Junior Youngker
Cornell College
Wosme
Saale
Ieee
Edward McCord
Neal Nash
Bert Nash
Clark Hellyer
Donald Nash
Carol Beaty
Jenn Long
Dell Hellyer
Hazel
Clark
Bert Rinehart
Robert Jennings
Roscoe Argo
Paul McCord
Joan
Side Argo
Roll
Dwight McCord
Will Haver
R. Gackle
Ben Jones
Jep Lockman
Marve Lockman’s
Wayne
Donald Salts
Marve Lockman
Carl van Zante
John van Zante
St. Joseph Hospital
As van Zante
Ronald ‘Lee
Wesley Long and Son
Tuttle
Okla
van Long’s
Biddle
New Zion Church
Gibbs
Susie Wells
Albert BP
Towa
Enon School
Etta Schroeder
Clara Selby
Curtis Tomlin
Kenneth Free’s
LeRoy Harvey
Barbara Jean
R. 8
Faber’s
Leo van Dorin
Fred VanDorin
Hilbert
Guy Roberts
Ernest McKay
Farson
Verdie Doty
Rockford
Helen Hamilton
John Doda
Maple Grove
and Vicinity
Frank Swaim
M. Patrick Gleason
Krapfel
Majestic Theatre
DR. Brooks
Miles Nervine
Mr. Miles Nervine
Drug Store
Miles Norving
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