Our Yesterdays

2005

Sue Gill, Bev Neel, Angela Bond, Shauna Roeffer, Rosemary Hammes, Rachel Shoemaker, Rebecca Shoemaker went to a bridal shower for Natalie Neel Saturday, Oct. 8 at Iowa City. Friends of Natalie hosted the shower.

Doris McCrackin’s daughters were here all last week to sell their mother’s household stuff. Doris has moved to Des Moines and is doing great.

It’s been quiet on North Street. The well diggers had a major breakdown but will start again soon.

A new piano has been donated to the Rock Creek Church in memory of Fern and Frank Darby. “Dump” Frederick made the piano which Fern purchased for her daughter Marilyn Hixson. It will make a nice addition to the church’s restoration.

Deb Kephart and Michelle hoy, along with baby Andrea, were shopping in Ottumwa on October 2.

Oct. 13 was the end of an era. Carl Hadley cut his last head of hair after 34 years in the Packwood area. A surprise open house was held for him while he cut hair on his last night. Friends and customers enjoyed refreshments and visiting.

Wayne and Iola Parsons, along with Tim and Nancy Parsons, visited Matthew and Jen Parsons with Maya and baby Luke Matthew, born Oct. 12, 2005, in Oskaloosa.

Al Chapman, Dondra Ingle, Deb Kephart, and Kitty Snakenberg, all part of the Ollie QRS team, attended a continuing education class in Sigourney on October 12.

Little Miss Aubrey Lamb visited Whitney Snakenberg Thursday afternoon.

Robert and Gail Molkinthin, Sandra and Sean McBeth, Ashley and Jeremy Sieren, and Paula and Shannon Messer, all attended the NASCAR race in Kansas City last weekend.

Grandma Kate Schrader got to come and visit Whitney Thursday afternoon. Kate hadn’t seen Whitney for at least four months. Whitney was very happy she came.

Richard and Carol Bond; Mike, Karla, and Kylie Davis; Bill and Sue Gill; Gary and Bev Neel; Shawna Roefer; and Jared Bond went to Washington Oct. 22 to the Andrew Cole Magic Act at the Washington Community Center.

Pekin’s Harvest Ball King and Queen candidates are Aaron Fritchen, Chris Abel, Ryan Vogel, Taylor Starr, Chris Lehn, Aaron Neff, and Carinda White, Nadia Sojka, Sash Buseman, Kati Breon, Amy Van Fleet, and Hannah Sieren.

1960

Mr. and Mrs. Orin Davis, Patty and Rex, will leave next week to make their home in Colorado. Mr. Davis has been associated with Charles Widner in the building business, since selling the produce business to Chalmer Hoskins. Mrs. Davis has operated the Beauty Salon.

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Swartzwelter have purchased the equipment from the Davis Beauty Salon. They are remodeling rooms behind the Richland Cafe’ for a two-chair beauty shop. Mrs. Joylyn Nichols Smith will be the operator.

The Methodist folks of Ollie had a farewell party at the church for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixson who are moving to Ottumwa where Bob is a meat cutter in a store. Marilyn has been organist for the church for several years.

Howard Williams, Ollie, have bought the little house on the west end of Main Street from Bob Sheetz. He will have an insurance office there. They have the frame up on the new home they are having built.

Home Oil Station, operated by Doug and Virginia Nichols, will have an addition to their service room. The addition will be some twenty feet in length in order to service at least two cars at one time. The Nichols have operated the service station for several months. Doug Nichols formerly worked for the Hannah Auto and Implement.

1940

Gretchen Hendrickson has enrolled as a sophomore at Iowa State College in Ames.

Epworth League elected the following officers: president, Jack Bottorff; vice president, Grace Trigg; 2nd vice president, Janet Trigg; 3rd vice president, Frances Curtis; 4th vice president, Jay Horning; and secretary, Patsy Paxson.

The ladies of the Methodist church gave a reception for their pastor and the teachers in the public school.

Mrs. Maurice Gould received her embalmers license from the college of Mortuary Science. This makes her a fully equipped embalmer as is her husband.

Emmett Mowery, capable sports writer on the Ottumwa Courier, hits center in the following comment, that appeared in his Palaver column in the Courier. “Over in Keokuk County the high school folks are havin’ plenty to rave about this season. But the biggest rave of all is heard over at Richland where Coach R. O. Sjostrom has another bunch of Wildcats in hand and is really going to town. Winning football teams at Richland is nothing new. In fact, in the last four years, Richland high elevens have lost just one game.”