Amana Society: Roots of Iowa Community Life Revealed
The Amana Society, founded by German Pietists, formed in the Rhineland and moved to New York before settling along the Iowa River west of Iowa City. In 1854 they purchased 18,000 acres, later adding 17,000 more, and relocated all members to Iowa, adopting the name Amana Society.
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Iowa River
Amana
Amana Society
Germany
Rhineland
Iowa
United States
Buffalo
N.Y
New York State
Niagara River
The
Ebenezer Society
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa City
New York
H S C Club Meetings At Historical Place Visit
The H S C club met with Georgia McCullough on May 12 for Guest Day. Members discussed personal prompts, read minutes, and planned August meeting. A program by Nanna, Vivian and Marvel featured a sketch of presidents wives and slides of historical places. Refreshments were served. 12 members attended. A June 9 meeting with Mardell planned county fair booth. Lorene yearbooks funded. program delayed due to Georgia's hospitalization.
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H. S.C. Club
Georgia McCullough
Georgia
Nanna
Vivian
Marvel
Eileen Swarts
Myrtle Jay
Phyllis Fowler
Lonnie Horn
Dell Daniels
Mrs. Houser
Lizzie Wood
Dora Singley
Mona Howard
Lerchie
H. S. C. Club
Mardell
Lorene
Army Drive for Women Recruits in Medical Field
United States Army recruiters in Ottumwa announce a June drive to enlist women as medical personnel in the Women’s Army Corps. Applicants may study Clinical Psychology, Dental Specialist, Medical Laboratory, Xray, and more at Fort Sam Houston prior to enlistment. Volunteers will be enlisted at Fort Des Moines in June.
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United States Army
Ottumwa
Women’s Army Corps
Larry Sager
U. S. Army
United States
Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Fort Des Moines
Women’s Army Corps Center
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Glowing Gladioli Wedding in West Park Church
Miss Carol Elizabeth Walls and Carl Wiliam Howell wed in West Park Methodist Church Moberly Missouri with a two basket altar display of pink and white gladioli. The ceremony featured a Chantilly lace gown and a Bible bouquet. Attendants included Donna Riley and Leon Schneider with Gary Hammontree as ring bearer. A church reception followed, and out of town guests were listed from Iowa and Missouri communities. The couple plan to reside in Macon Missouri after a wedding trip to an undisclosed destination.
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West Park Methodist Church
Moberly
Carol Elizabeth Walls
C. M. Walls
West Hinton Street
Carl Wiliam Howell
Clarence Howell
Macon
Philip J. Bowline
Stella Eisentein
Nearing
Wagner
Schubert
Ava Maria
Bach Gounod
Cadman
Thompson
Leisentein
Donna Riley
Hannibal LaGrange College
Leon Schneider
Excello
Jay Moore
Virgil Ware
Gary Hammontree
Mrs. Walls
Mrs. Howell
Monace Singers
Howell
Moberly Junior College
University of Missouri, Columbia
National Guard
Ernest Morrow
Marie Daniels
Lowell Horn
Moulton
Madge Walls
Bill Roberts
Centerville
Iowa
Anna Stevens
Ottumwa
Ruth Walls
Freemont
Deborah Ann
Wayne
Elmer Howell Jr
Springfield
George Brewington
Quincy
W. B. Brewington
Glen Cochran
Connie
Clarence
Elmer Howell Sr
Dewey Murr
William Edward Murr
Byron Freeman
Rainy weekend notes and local visits in Hilltown
A rainy weekend touched Hilltown with farmers split on rain needs while residents made social calls. Dianne Beard graduated Cen terville High School with family onlookers including Mrs Morrow and Mr Beard. A century old cottonwood on Humboldt land, over 100 feet tall, was removed for safety reasons.
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Ronald Stites
Laverne Seholt
Bud Henderson
Mamie Morrow
Pearlie Beard
Zoar Church
Centerville High School
Dianne Beard
Keokuk
H. L. Strong
Humboldt
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Europe
Melody O'Brien
Northern Rhodesia
ARMY
Walls - Howell
Chantilly
Hilltown
Bert Ballanger
Glen McCullough
Stites
Greenwich Village
Tribune Job
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