German Farm Visitor Kept Safe at Centerville Hotel
A long narrative recounts Otto Keane of Hildesheim sending a German guest to meet a Centerville group. The visitor, a Belarus born farmer with wartime history, speaks of his life in Russia and England, his escape from Germany, and his eventual aim to reach the United States. The group shares supper with him and plans a tour of East Berlin, noting his departure for a trip behind the Berlin Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Mr. Singley
Otto Keane
Farm Magazine
Hildesheim
Germany
Appanoose
Boardering
Dr. Larson
Centerville
Keane
Ion
Italy
Rd Man
Fly Tour Group
Detten
Sermen
Fussians
Hue
England
Singley
Mr. Keane
America
Moon
East Berlin
Wall
West Berlin
Udell area Thanksgiving visits and hospital news
Mrs Howard Burkland and Ora Powell visited Harold Spring at St Joseph Hospital Centerville Tuesday afternoon. Many Udell Centerville residents, including the Moffatts, Whislers, Stajcars and Burklands, spent Thanksgiving across Iowa and Nebraska with relatives. Others traveled for family gatherings, with several calls and visits to Lorain and nearby towns noted among the holiday social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Powell
Harold Spring
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Lee Moffatt
Minnie Moffatt
Floyd Moffatt
Ross Whisler
Ivo Whisler
Hawthorne
Calif
John Dotson
Frank Stajear
Mildred
Bessie Johnson
Des Moines
Willard Cook
Lisoln
Nebr
Thomas Zofanuly
Omsister
Edd
Paul Cusaman
Mabel Hickman
Lincoln
Carl Whisler
Minnie Morris
Udell
Leta Burkland
Unionvile
Howard Burkland
Wayne Weber
Carl Weber
Alfred Burkland
Hammond
Ind
Marlyn
Glen McDole
Council Bluffs
Melvin Miller
Cedar Rapids
Elmer
Hull
David
Ottumway
Claude Norton
West Grove
J.E. McKenzie
Keokuk
Mrs. McKenzie
K. C. Henke
Richard Bivens
Michelle
J. E. McKenzie
Waukee
Fred Thomas
Harry Thomas
Eldon
Thanksgiving Guests Fill Homes Across Ottumwa Area
Locals detail Thanksgiving gatherings with extended families from Sammein Des Moines Burlington Milan and beyond. Many visits span multiple days as Ottumwa hosts and surrounding towns celebrate with turkey dinners and anniversaries.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buf.d
Henry Gordon
Sammein, Ill
Dick Singley
Roland Singley
Jean
Joan Singley
Cliff Singley
Gordon
Ottumwa
Opal Jones
C. G. Cowell
John Garrett
Glen Britt
Cincinnati
Kenneth Britt
Roy Henderson
Gladys Farr
Bryant
Ill
Norma Lillie
Canton
Hermal Meek
Milan
David Nigh
Jan
Leon
Bill Williams
Eldora
Virgil Schiel
Trenton
Doyle Anderson
Jim
Eldon Beach
Gilman
Velta Davis
Jack Fowler
Don Davis
Ralph Newcomer
Ralph
Robert Newcomer
Leonard Harris
Iowa State University
Ames
Ben Harris
Frank White
Eric Carlson
Louilia
Carl Wren
Rapid City
Loren Whitacre
Lori
Williamson
Ethel Gookin
Denny
Russell
Don McVey
Edith Gookin
Archie Marshall
Gary Meyers
Drakesville
Sam White
Joe Bain
Mabel Barnett
Darrel Jones
Bloomfield
Richard Ballew
George Ballew
Mary
Tom and
Steve
Moberly
Judy Ballew
Clinton
John Ballew
Jim Bal
Lew
Danny Hargraves
Kirksville
Mildred Wynes
Albia
Gerald Hunter
Blakesburg
Frank Hunter
James Barton
Don Newland
Lyndon
Larry Newland
Kansas City
Landon
Bob Newland
Burlington
Clifford Cosby
John
Hubert Morrow
Carl Miller
Unionville
Ralph Norton
Todd
Paul Norton
Phillip
Fern Wright
Blanche Saner
Robert Morrow
West Grove Stockyards
Cleon Harris
Willis Harris
Bob Brown
Pat Boone
Yellow Canary
Gen. Montgomery
SAMAR
Abe
Lee Vesa
SKY Ranch
Sun
Senewy
Paramount
Bek Lima Olteata
Fremont
Las Vegas
Nevada
Moulton
Moulton Junction
Highway 2
Guernsey
Charolais
John Deere
Kewanee
Sam Mulkey
IHC
Rebekah Lodge
Ross R. Fox
Davis Burgher and
Mike West
Iowa
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