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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1948
Page
3
Local residents exchanged visits and celebrations across Centerville Ottumwa Albia and Blakesburg. Listings mention the Donovans Wood Pettibone Meadores Harsh Hiatt and West families with birthdays Easter greetings and 4-H events and navy discharge news for Charles Burton.
The text promotes the Payroli Savings Plan for buying United States Savings Bonds via automatic installments, urging workers to save for their children's education and secure futures. It mentions the Round-A-Month Plan for the unemployed to automatically buy bonds through banks and ties this to wartime sacrifices and children.
Salem residents attend gatherings and visits across Albia Ottumwa Centerville Centerville and Des Moines areas. Multiple households share supper guests, jail meeting attendance, weekend stays, and Sunday visits reflecting a busy local social scene among Hellyer Brown McKern Tarr and related families.
Edward Haver was a caller in Moravia Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Coy Swift and others visited Art Ekwall. Families gathered at the John Moffatt and Mary Starcevic homes during the weekend and Easter. Hugh McFatridge made Albia calls. other Moravia visitors were noted at the Bickford and Lueas Dr. homes.
Sunday school and church attendance noted among the Gladfelder family and friends with numerous Easter dinners at Clyde Gladfelder Lloyd McDanel and Earl Boyer homes. Des Moines and Moravia visits referenced along with 4-H meetings and local gatherings.
Community members attended skating parties visits and family gatherings across Centerville Moravia Moulton Guernsey and nearby homes over several days. Families including McDanel Gladfelder Tisue Nash Foster Connor and Lathen joined visits sales picnics and Easter events with extended relatives and farm bureau activities noted.
Local entries recount Easter visits and social calls at the Miller and Burton residences. Several households including the Morgans and Cast ers report guests from Des Moines and nearby towns. Moving plans are noted for Art Allen and family, with ongoing hospital and family care updates.
Maple Grove news notes several social visits and gatherings. Fay Paxston and Carol and Jean called at the Frank O’Conner home. Tadlock and family attended a show in Albia. multiple families spent back-to-back evenings and Sundays with relatives at the Johnson, Tadlock, Tomlin, Sellers, and Scott homes. Fay Paxston attended a National Guard meeting in Centerville.
Mr and Mrs Tom Kingery and family spent Sunday at Carl Fenton s. Willadean McDaniel spent Thursday afternoon with Helen Massman. Mr and Mrs Ray Yeats and children of Minneapolis are visiting at the Merle Dicks home. Mr and Mrs George Hammond Lawrence and Loraine and Mrs Esther Murphy spent Sunday at Emmett Derby s. The Roy Sheldon family visited there too. Mrs Truman Tarbell spent Thursday with Jessie Tarbell while Vanehie and Mansel Tarbell were shopping in Centerville. Gerald and Denny Argo spent last week with grandparents Mr and Mrs Jay Argo. Mrs Jim McAninch Dorothy and Velda Brown were Ottumwa callers. Mrs George Hammond and Loraine and Mrs Esther Murphy visited Saturday evening at the Laura Dicks home in Leonium. Richard Penfield spent Friday night with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Grey Penfield.
A cloudy rainy morning with little oat sowing yet. Farm visitors include Geo Darby Russell Darby LeRoy Wilson at Mr Hoover farm near Dr Bay oil station. Easter Sunday guests at M M Darby home included Jake Hub er and wife and Russell Parley family. Nash sale south of Iconium yielded a sheep purchase. Family visits recap and 48th wedding anniversary celebrated at Ervin Long home. Hopeful for better weather.
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