Atomic power plant exhibit opens in Cville
A Pathfinder atomic power plant model from the Sioux Falls project will be shown June 20 to 24 at the Center ville District Office of Iowa Southern Utilities. CUAPA members share tech data for this first commercial plant designed for nuclear operation where atomic energy also fuels the super heater. The exhibit includes a tape explanation via 23 phone receivers, built by Allis Chalmers in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Conference On Atomic Energy
Geneva
Switzerland
Centerville
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Pathfinder
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Northern States Power Company
J. A. Bradley
Iowa Southern Utilities
Cuapa-Central Utilities
Atomic Power Associates
Iowa Southern
CUAPA
Bradley
United States
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Children Day Program at Monterey Church This Sunday
The Monterey Christian Church will host its annual Children’s Day Program followed by Communion and a sermon by the pastor this Sunday at 8:00 p m. Children will sing, present readings, and perform action songs before the service. Everyone is invited to attend this special event.
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Monterey Christian Church
Morning Devotions On KCOG With Fritzs In June 2025
Rev and Mrs Henry Fritz of Moulton Christian Church will present daily devotions on the Morning Devotions program heard on Radio Station KCOG Center ville each morning at 8 05 a m during the week of June 2025 The program is sponsored by the Appanoose County Ministerial Association and invites listeners in KCOG land to hear their message in word and song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KCOG
Centerville
Appanoose County Ministerial Association
Henry Fritz
Moulton
Bridal Shower Held for Wilma Howard
A bridal shower honoring Miss Wilma Howard was held Friday night June 10 at the home of Mrs Iva Fern Jay. Hostesses Ruth Marvin Doris Jay and Karen Bassett arranged games and hidden gifts with short poems. Refreshments of angel food cake strawberries and whipped cream were served with miniature bride and groom decorations on trays.
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Wilma Howard
Iva Fern Jay
Ruth Marvin
Doris Jay
Karen Bassett
Wilma
Udell man burned in construction accident last week
Dale Fenton of Udell was badly burned while working with a construction crew on Highway 34 between Albia and Ottumwa. He attempted to remove a radiator cap from an overheating Caterpillar tractor and the radiator exploded causing second and third degree burns to his legs and arms and severe burns on his left side. He is hospitalized in Ottumwa.
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Dale Fenton
Udell
Albia
Ottumwa
Board of Thanks Expresses Gratitude for Support
Acknowledges friends and neighbors who sent flowers during the bereavement. We extend our heartfelt thanks for the kindness and support shown to our family during this difficult time.
Out on the Farm and Commencement Reflections
A reader recalls turning the farm to planting, observing a paper boy, and enjoying a quiet morning. The piece notes a grandson Gary Stanley in East High Des Moines graduation as 274 seniors finish, with reflections on education, youth, and the value of kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East High
Des Moines
Gary Staley
Aviation
Navy
Marines
Gary
Army
Finland
Madagascar
India
O F N Club Meeting Held on June 8
Mary Abrams and Inez Rohl hosted the O F N Club on Wednesday June 8 with Hazel Freeborn presiding. Plans for a jamboree exhibit were set. Marie Ballew won the hostess prize and Myrtle Jay won a contest. refreshments were served. Present were: Marie Davison guest Myrtle Jay Hazel Freeborn Nora Forsythe Emma Forsythe Arminta Pedcrick Jessie Norton Virgie Seaton Marie Ballew Geraldine Freeborn Erma Wood Ada Wright Zephyr Stansberry Eileen Swarts Leta Davis Faith Hutchison Inez Rohl Mary Abrams. Next meeting will be July 13 at Helen Dixon's home with Faith Hutchinson co-hostess.
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Mary Abrams
Inez Rohl
O. F. N. Club
Hazel Freeborn
Marie Ballew
Nora Forsythe
Zephyr Stansberry
Ada Wright
Myrtle Jay
Marie Davison
Emma Forsythe
Arminta Pederick
Jessie Norton
Virgie Seaton
Geraldine Freeborn
Erma Wood
Eileen Swarts
Leta Davis
Faith Hutchison
Helen Dixon
Faith Hutchinson
Vivian Wright
Local Happenings Mix of Visits and Travels Across States
A roundup of residents visiting relatives from Moulton to Mason City and Sioux City. Families travel to Des Moines and Wichita, with extended stays in Phoenix and Dodge City. Births reported in Centerville and Drakesville as regional residents reconnect with friends and kin.
Remembrance of Snowy May A Childhood in Kentucky
The writer recalls a May snow in Brandenburg Beattyville Kentucky from memory of a one room log house with seven people. They describe barefoot years a shoe repair method with wooden pegs and a log school through woods to grandmother Dunigan's house. They recount family prayers songs and lessons from grandparents and gratitude for parental discipline now seen as right. Contributions to The Old Timer column are requested.
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Ollies
Brandenburg
Beattyville
Kentucky
Dad
Dunigan
Frankfort
Local Wedding and Family Updates Across Iowa
Mr and Mrs Don Perkins left Saturday for Farmington Iowa where he will teach in the new year. In Laurel on June 11 Miss Barbara Beach wed Jack Pickard of Melbourne at the E B Church. They plan to live in Rhodes Iowa. Mrs Glen McCullough underwent major surgery at Davis County Hospital Bloomfield this past week. Mr and Mrs Jim Hall of Madison Wisconsin and Mr and Mrs Dwain Horn and family of Atlanta Georgia are to visit the Clarence Horn home and relatives this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wright
Harold Wright
Sheila
Des Moines
Mason City
Gerald Starr
Minnesota
Dwane Watkins
Sandra
L. D. Watkins
Lancaster
Ft. Collins
Colo
LeRoy Knerr
Perry
Moulton
Kay Lee
Linda Lee
Knerrs
Robert Moulton
Wilma Barnett
East 4Th Street
Walter Martin
East 7Th Street
West Broadway
Coleen Hutchison
Jill Stansberry
Sioux City
Order of Rainbow
Coleen
Missouri
Jill
Ollie Stansberry
Art Priebe
Lone Rock
Wichita
Kansas
Layton Behnes
Phoenix
Arizona
Bob Chestnutwoods
Behnes
Chestnutwood
Stansberry
Priebe
St. Mary’s
Eagle Lodge
Country Club
Max Moulton
Deanna
Linda
Junior Tipton
Gladys Tipton
Jack Crawford
Junior Forsythe
Steve
Charles Daniels
Carbon Cliff
Lettie Daniels
Joe Daniels
Colorado
Kathleen Laird
Sidney
Iowa
Laird
Kathleen Hill
George Davis
Correctionville
Davis
C. O. Sites Jr
Kathy
Fay Holladay
Hillsboro
Ohio
Ralph Mikels
Gerald Brockus
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Richard Burger
Middlebury
Ind
Naomi Jeanette
Ted Eaton
Drakesville
Judy Conder
Ottumwa
Vinna
Edna Fox
Wesley Doggett
Rawleigh
North Carolina
Rev
Banks Doggett
Doggett
Tokio
Japan
International Statistical Institute
North Carolina State College
Don Perkins
Farmington
Perkins
Doyle Anderson
Ann
Ralph Norton
Kenneth Johnson
Inez Rohl
Laurel
Barbara Beach
Eldon Beach
Gilman
Jack Pickard
Melbourne
E. B
Rhodes
Glen McCullough
Davis County Hospital
Bloomfield
Jim Hall
Madison
Wisc
Dwain Horn
Atlanta
Clarence Horn
Record of Jane Gross at St Pauls Defiance
Jane Gross completed eight years at St Pauls in Defiance without missing a day. Her attendance record reflects consistent punctuality and dedication to her role.
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St. Pauls
Jane Gross
Centerville Area Personal Visits And Family Gatherings
UDELL and Burkland families from Gary Indiana visit the Albert Burkland home and relatives. Merle Houser and sons visit the Parental Dewie Houser home. Darlene Spring accompanies them. Josie Stuckey attends her nephew Roger White’s Des Moines wedding. Marian Hedgecock weekends in Des Moines with son Mike Hedgecock. Joe Moore and friends visit Mexico Missouri at Woodrow Duty’s home. Karen Moore returns to Mexico after weekend with Joe Moore family. Major Dale Stuckey and family visit Josie Stuckey in Centerville. Karen Moore dinners with Raymond Hughes family in Centerville.
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Bob Burkland
Gary
Ind
Albert Burkland
Merle Houser
Dewie Houser
Darlene Spring
Josie Stuckey
Roger White
Centerville
Des Moines
Marian Hedgecock
Farvis Hedgecock
Harlan Hedgecock
Pearl Morris
Miller Funeral
Dale Stuckey
Susan
Stephen
Altus Air Force Base
Oklahoma
Karen Moore
Mexico
Joe Moore
Karen
Linda
Sammy Sue
Tim
Edna Moore
Raymond Hughes
Route
Local residents share weekend visits and travel plans
Mr and Mrs Paul Yates of Bloomfield spent Sunday evening with Mrs Blanche Saner. Gale Singley and Lonnie Staley of Centerville will work in Des Moines this summer. J K Edwards and Don Downing party enjoy Minnesota fishing. Myrtle Singley left for Los Angeles to attend the National Education Association convention and visit G T Singley and family. M R Stubblefield and Monte Stubblefield weekend at A B Stubblefield home. Mrs Ermon Howard taken to University Hospital Iowa City for observation. Phillip and Ronald Edwards of St Louis visited Otis Edwards home this week.
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Paul Yates
Bloomfield
Blanche Saner
Gale Singley
Lonnie Staley
Centerville
Des Moines
J. K. Edwards
Don Downing
Minnesota
Myrtle Singley
Los Angeles
Calif
National Education Assn
G. T. Singley
Orange
M. R. Stubblefield
Mexico
Monte Stubblefield
Brookfield
A. B. Stubblefield
Ermon Howard
University Hospital
Iowa City
Phillip and
Ronald Edwards
St. Louis
Otis. Edwards
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Atomic Power Plant
C’ville. 1
U. CO
Monterey Church
Mrs. Fritz
Timon
Sun
Mat
AEE RS Moe DH
Brynner
Kay Kendall
Columbia
Mario Lanza
Zsa
Gabor
Technirama Technicolor
Shute TV
The
New
Davis County Savings Bank
Eitner
Rexall Store
Bloomfield, Iowa
Appanoose County
Lloyd Rose
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