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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1976
Page
6
Local residents share weekend visits as relatives drop by area homes. Olin Foster and Loyd Carter families attend 50th wedding anniversary and gatherings include Tadlock relatives from Boone and Ares. Several visitors from Centerville to Newton, Des Moines, and Ames join meals, daughter gifts, and birthday celebrations.
Elzy Johnson visited relatives in Woolstock Fort Dodge and Dayton on Saturday. The Bicentennial parade committee met at Ivyl Tarbélt home Saturday evening with attendees including several local families. Additional visits and travels were noted among residents, including Wood and junior Donovan accompanying a Navy base trip near Cuba.
Mrs Daphne Shepard writes of social gathering notes in Griffinsville N Bend with guests Eleanor McE Lockpart DL, Mr and Mrs Lloyd McDanell Maines, and others. Attendees shared dinners, photos, and card games as visits stretched over a weekend with several travel mentions and Sunday calls.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Huff of Iowa City spent Saturday and Sunday at the Harold Huff home. Austie is about the Dollie Espy birthday celebration in Newton. Sunday callers were Larry Espy Merl Jorgenson and family of Newton after Sunday school the Lain family visited.
Johnson visitors at Jay Wilson and Dwight Stocker households. Dwight Stocker family joined Tom Pettibone and Alberta Spencer groups, while Elaine Spencer joined Des Moines trip. Rick Long of Davenport spent weekend with Bill Long. 92nd birthday and 50th anniversary celebrations noted for Hiatt and Whicker families. Brownsdale trip to visit Ballangers. Ghana-bound Bernice Ballanger mentioned. Local church events and family gatherings fill the period.
A local item notes activity at the Herbert Scott home in Newton on Sunday, recording a social or household event tied to the residence. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Miss Hazel Hellyer and Mrs Edward Haver attended S C A at Moravia Monday evening. Floyd Crabtree and family were supper guests at the Lloyd Brown home Wednesday. Orville McCord and East Moline relatives stayed with Edward McCord Wednesday to Friday. Lloyd Brown attended a club at Mrs Truman Tarbell's Wednesday. Glen Overturf and Edward McCord attended U M W at Iconium Thursday. Edward McCord and family spent weekend at James McCord’s in Illinois. Edward McCord drove Fern Callen to a doctor in Busey Friday. Delbert Calhoun and Karl were Sunday dinner guests at Amy Hiner’s. Harvey Gust of Des Moines visited in the afternoon. Clarence Whitehead attended North Central Jurisdiction U M W in Des Moines Friday to Sunday. John Huff and Ryan of Knoxville visited Gene Huff Friday and Saturday. Tory Huff and Jason also came. Clarence Whitehead had Sunday dinner with Bob Whitehead. Gene Huff and wife were Sunday dinner guests at Harold Huff’s. Mrs Clarence Whitehead visited Mrs Bob Self and baby Thursday. Vera Martin of Ottumwa visited Gene Huff Saturday afternoon.
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