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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
3
Attendance at Fairview church and visits form a crowded social ledger as families from Centerville Ottumwa and Springfield Illinois share dinners calls and church attendance over the weekend highlighting the local network of Gladfelder Tomlin and McDanel families and neighbors dispersed across Centerville Albia and Ottumwa.
Sunday and weekend visits are listed among residents and visitors. Families including Pennington Burns Miller OConner and Boyer share dinners and calls at various homes in Centerville Newton and nearby households with multiple guests and grandkids noted.
Mr and Mrs Jess Gladfelder hosted Monday at the Kenneth Gladfelder home. Several families visited each other through midweek including the Tisue, White, Perry, Calhoun, Hellyer, Rinehart, and Argo households. Attendees shared garden club, Stanley party, and casual calls, with Des Moines and Ottumwa connections noted.
Obituary notices express sympathy for the death of Irvin J Smith son of Gerald and Effie Baxter in California. The report notes a sister Effie Baxter’s death, relatives visiting Iowa last summer, and various family gatherings and visits around Sylvan VanDorin’s birthday with extended relatives and friends in the area.
By New Hope 7 Genevie Donovan. Several Wesley W. S. C. S. ladies met Thursday with Mrs. Mary Meadows to discuss comfort for supply work though bad roads and absences disrupted the usual program. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Golda Hiatt and Mrs. Meadows. Families and neighbors across Centerville area hosted visits and hospital news including Mrs. Anna Hiatt entering St. Joseph hospital for flu aftercare. Numerous social visits followed at homes of Burton, Hiatt, Carter, Harsh, Turner, Pfannebecker, and others as community life continues around church events and 4H activities.
Thursday through Sunday, residents names and families visited each other at various homes. Notable gatherings included Mrs. George Tirner at Emery Hiatt, Paul Broshar and Skip at Loyd Carter, Clyde Gladfelder with Darlene at Bert Luse, Glee Harsh family at Ivan Harsh, Thea Miller at George Turner, and Dorothy Donovan with Genevie at John Wood.
Wanda Cochran reports neighbors and families making Sunday and Wednesday calls across Boyer Ridge. Glen Fowler and family visited Birdie Main, Forrest Mericle visited Henry Foster, and Lester Cochran with Judy Kay and May Benge called on Aquilla Ballinger. Additional visits include Averill Kaster and Robert to Cliff planner checker home and Dale Williams to James Kaster residence.
Betty Jean called at the Alte Boyer and Lester Cochran homes. May Benge hosted at the Olin Foster home. Orville Cowles family spent weekend with May Benge. Betty Jean Foster visited Allie Boyer. W S Douch called at Gwin Kaster home. Rex Foster and Vetil Kaster returned from Town City after the boys state tournament. Soil testing remains available for land to be planted in corn.
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