Moravia area notices and social visits across town
Local residents traveled for business and social events in Centerville Des Moines Albia Moravia Unionville Kirkville and Kirksville. Visitors included families and church delegates with meetings at Moravia and Iowa Wesleyan College. Notable names: Wright Selby Swaim Slavin Wilson Horner Main Turner Watts and Hicks among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Wright
Centerville
Ceeley
Des Moines
Harry Roskins
Albia
Moravia
A. R. Barnes
J. J. Hicks
J. F. Albert
Olive Miltenberger
Frank Selby
Hetterlys
Reasie Newcomer
Moultoin
Farm Bureau
H. W. Potts
Vone. Jones
GC. N. Main
N. J. Main
Emma Lovell
Charles Coffin
Iowa
H. £. Glick
Moravia Church
Frank Swaim
Hall Swaim
Newburn
Maud Harris
W. H. Banyard
Roscoe
Leila Day
Stella Albright
Kirksville
Eva Nowels
Upland
Calif
Mra
J. C. Rouseau
Spencer
Mra. Rouseau
N. G. Wilson
T. J. Robb
Melvin
Doniphan
Nebr
Drakeyville
Clarence Swaim
Ottumwe
Swaim
Carl Black
Joan
Sigourney
C. A. Turner
Roy Filigan
Bert Turner
Jeff Turner
Espy Reunion Held At Moravia Home On Sept 14 1985
The sixth annual Espy reunion was hosted by Mrs. Anna Kester in Moravia after a weather postponement from Labor Day. Attendees include Tom and Mrs. Jones of Darby, Guy Jones and family, Ora Jones and family, Otto Sage and children of Plano, Jim Walker near Centerville, Wm Espy and family, Frank O Connor and family, Earl Espy and daughters of Darby, Pearl Boyer and son, Quite Whicker and children, Forest Kaster and sons of Moravia, Charlie Espy of Cantril, Mrs. Anna Kaster, Rex and others. Lunch was served cafe opera style, followed by the fall festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Kester
Moravia
Centerville Park
Tom Jones
Darby
Guy Jones
Ora Jones
Otto Sage
Plano
Mra
Jim Walker
Centerville
Wm, Espy
Frank O’connor
Earl Espy
Pearl Boyer
Quite Whicker
Forest Kaster
Social Roundup in Iconium and Nearby Towns
Monday visits linked Iconium residents with relatives across Centerville Albis and Messena while Belle Brown travels to Wisconsin for her husband’s work. Numerous families shared Sunday meals at Will Free and Jay Argo homes, with rheumatism affecting Miss Cormack and a death reported for Helen Argo of Carbonado Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray McCord
Will Free
Belle Brown
Wisconsin
Brown
Leslie Derby
Albis
Bert Crawford
Centerville
Elhanya Hellyer
Mystic
Dora Hellyer
Jay Massman
Edd Hill
Messena
Lula
Shambaugh
Cormack
Edward McCord
Cedar
Fremont
Helen Argo
Leonard Argo
Carbonado
Wash
Phyllis
Donald
Norman
Iconium M. B. E. Sunday School elects officers and teachers
D. C. Hamm and brothers James and Robert of Numa Iowa, with many relatives and friends in Iowa and Washington, visit Centerville. Newly elected Sunday School officers and teachers include Vern Turner superintendent James Calhoun assistant superintendent Clarence Whitehead secretary treasurer Wayne Thompson pianist Grace Argo Ruth McCord librarian Donald Whitehead and class leaders Lottie Swan Ruby Whitehead Edith Tarr Jane Tarr and Nellie Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Wayne Thompson
Grace Argo
Ruth McCord
Donald Whitehead
Lottie Swan
Ruby Whitehead
Fred Tarr
B. F. Whitehead
Nellie Turner
Jacob Firkins
Edith Tarr
Community social notes from Urbana and nearby towns
A series of short items records Sunday and weekend visits across Urbana Center Blakesburg and surrounding areas. Families like Cohagen Lillard McCoy Rowley Tubaugh Davis and others are noted visiting relatives hosting dinners attending church talks and celebrating birthdays in towns including Foster Albia Unionville and Mo ravia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Cohagen
Blakesburg
Darby
Foster
Maurice Lillard
M. E. Boardman
Albia
Cary McCoy
Everett Rowley
Spencer Cleved
Mt. Carmel
Oscar van Dorin
V. J. Anderson
Rev. Smith
Unionville
Ralph Tubaugh
Tubaugh
Patil Davis
Louilla
Parents Davis
Urbana Center
John Fisher
John Peck
Moravia Woman Visits relatives for Sharp reunion
Omega Mrs Laura Matherly of Moravia spent the week end with her daughter Mrs Gomer Stocker and family and with Mr and Mrs Stocker attended the Sharp reunion at Ottumwa Sunday Milo Selby and family of near Eddyville and Mr and Mrs Lowell Harris of Centerville spent Sun
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Matherly
Moravia
Gomer Stocker
Stocker
Ottumwe
Milo Selby
Eddyville
Lowell Harris
Centerville
Sunday Social After Fairview Sunday School Contest
Several locals attended a baptism at Pleasant Valley on Sunday afternoon. The Lockmans and Phyllis joined the homecoming at Mr Carmel. The Sunday School contest losers will host a social Friday night at Fairview School with sandwiches pie and coffee. all participants invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. McCums
Arthur Afidergon
Cled Stocker
Pleasant Valley
J.R. Lockman
Ray Lockman
Phyllis
Sunday Visits Across Blakesburg and Nearby Homes
Local residents spent Sunday and Monday visiting relatives and friends across Blakesburg Creston Osceola Ottumwa Seymour and nearby towns. Names include Fren Wright John Johnson Davis Cloyed Mangle Wilson Hayes Luse Jones and others with various family gatherings and dinners noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fren Wright
John W
Ruth Johnson
Cheree Dyphon
A. T. Brittain
Blakesburg
G. Davis
Dorothy
Ralph Tisue
Creston
John Johnson
Osceola
Clarenee Pence
Lee Cloyed
Ottumwa
Carl Cloyed
Earl Wayland
Davenport Aperit
A. 3. Mangle
Don Hayes
D. W. Hayes
Hayesville
Richard
B.C. Wilson
Eph Wilson
G. E. Luse
Gerald
Venelope
Gaylord McDanel
Bonita
Chas. Jones
George Jones
Seymour
Jim Rousseau
Spencer
Leonard Wilson
Eph Wilson’s
Arthur Mangle
U. S
Mangle
Gladys Parcel
Ethel Hayes
Albis
Ralph Davis
Lake Wapello
W. A. Wilson
Song
T. J. Lose
Edna Mae
Jimmie
Vone Jones
G. E. Lusets
Alfalfa 18 Better Than Timothy for Work Horses
Experiments at Iowa State College show alfalfa as a more efficient roughage for work horses than timothy. Three teams of four mules and two horses were used, with each team receiving alfalfa and timothy alternately over 150 days before switching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Timothy
Alfalfa Feed Shows Weight Gain Advantage in Trial
In a farm study comparing alfalfa and timothy, animals on alfalfa gained 9.28 pounds per head while timothy-fed losses averaged 27.88 pounds, totaling a 97.2 pound difference in favor of alfalfa. The alfalfa group also reduced daily grain use by 6.88 percent and roughage by 7.689 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Classified Grapes for Sale and More
Classified items include fruits for sale Grimes Golden and Roman Stem apples at 1.00 per bit with delivery at picking. Also wanted plug horses in Chariton Iowa. Rent offered for property in Moravia. Laundry stove for sale. Tap dancing class starting with lessons at 25 cents by Pauline Laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Taiflock
Grimes
Fred Coltrain
Pauline Laws
Ration swap shows large gains in alfalfa group
During the second period when rations reversed the alfalfa fed group gained 24.67 pounds per head while those switched from alfalfa to timothy lost 41.17 pounds, a 65.44 pound group difference. Cane B. notes an additional unmeasured advantage in the alfalfa group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
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C. F. Watts
Fred Tate
Hamner
Lynville
Bruce Watts
Bonnie
H. E. Watts
Lee Hiatt
Sera
Velda
Lois Jean
Mildred Sores
Aankee Seryn Broshar
J. E. Sharp
M. L. Betterly
Noorden Slavin
Las Vegas
Nevada
C. T. Slavin
Iowa City
Dental College
University of Iowa
Clyde Wilson
Buckeye
Arizona
E. T. C. Club
John Horstman
Wabash Avenue
Edna Johnson
Grace Main
Iconium
Urbana
Omega
Hedge College
J, Lusé and Son
H. H. Pi
John McGee
Chariton
Hester Miller
Doe Bailey
J. T. Day
Lip
Chet Broshar
Felt
Turner &Son Furniture
Worm Poultry
Gizzard
Chick Mize
Jalster
Agricul
Sonn Rene
Moaree
Smith & Veach
Rexall Drug Store
MR. Cochrane
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