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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
4
Saturday and weekend social events fill local life as families gather at friends homes and churches. Mrs. Pearl Scott leads a Sunday School contest in Wesley with a Friday night winners’ party at Roy Scott’s. Several residents visited relatives in Centerville and Albia, while others moved or hosted gatherings at Drake and Hiatt homes.
A series of Sunday and weekend visits are listed including Mr. and Mrs. Guy McKern at Hannah Gladfelder’s, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Perry with Theola, Bert Rinehart’s gathering, and Mrs. Robert Jennings’s hospital recovery. Additional mentions include Dell Haver with Lydia Argo, Charles and Junior Youngker at Cornell after visiting Fred Tarx, Alicia callers, Centerville callers, Carl Dicks at Leonard Perry’s, and Raymond Perry with Gary.
A reflective piece notes lingering snow patches visible on March 30 and a slow melt by April. It contrasts a household spring cleaning rush with social pressures to write and visit, then laments unfinished garden work and common spring colds. The tone stays observational and gently humorous.
In a humorous essay the writer defends the traditional ashes method for ham and bacon, contrasting it with wrapping in paper and flour sacks and even considering oats. The piece notes patience, weather, and the eclipse that Sunday, musing on public perception and eccentric self-assurance.
Hilton and vicinity notes show Ladies Aid met last Thursday with Mrs. Lewis Rouse, a Monroe township Farm Bureau gathering at Hilton Friday night, and several attendees at Jess Derby’s farewell party Saturday. A roughed blaze damaged Bruce Spencer home. Archie Herron helped John Sharp Friday morning. James Herron visited Tobn Kenton Sunday. Mrs. Ed DeLong remains under care. Doris Bosco visited her grandfather Ed DeLong on Sunday.
The article notes most of the ont sowing is completed as farmers plow. It records visits among local residents such as Wayne Hiatt, Herbert McDanel, Bertha Coulson, Mabel Coulson, Opal Stevens, Lyn Hilton, Bud Waller, Goldie Weston, Barry Burns, Opal Burns, Gertie Boyer, Eli Hiatt, Amos Sweetman, Carl Tomlin, Jane Van Dyke, Roy Hiatt, and Bert Gladfelder. It mentions Mrs Sweetman's birthday and various Sunday or weekday gatherings at friends and family homes in Centerville and surrounding areas.
Miss Katherine Boeye cannot speak as scheduled on April 12. FFA boys hosted a chicken fry April 8. Normal training students Billy Suse and others are practice teaching this week. Junior senior banquet April 16, and seniors travel to Centerville for pictures with Mr. Link. Music festival preparations include piccelet group performances and junior band appearances at PTA. Instrument purchases offered through the school with discounts for rural pupils.
Underwood and children of Gt tumwel called at Charley Boyer's Sunday evening. Guy and Herbert McDane and families called at the Carl Foster place Sunday afternoon near Ottumwa. Willie McDanes ate Saturday dinner with his daughter Daphne Hilton. Rex Firkins the census enumerator was in this neighborhood Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Munn, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hilton and Doyle spent Friday evening at Lyn Hilton's. George McDonald, Wayne Hiatt and James Hilton attended the F. F. A. party Monday evening. Sunday at Ernest Hiatt's. Guy McDanel and family spent Monday evening with Shirley Townsend's. James Hilton spent Sunday with Willard Cloyed. Smith started to school this week. Roger Gideon called at Jess Smith's Thursday evening. Mrs. Raymond Jones and daughter May and granddaughter Joan Schroeder and Mrs. Earl Adams spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. J. Allem. Mrs. John Repp and Leo spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Jess Smith. Jess Smith was a business caller at Dell Hellyer's Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Smith and sons spent Friday evening at J. L. Johnson's. Mr. and Mrs. John Repp and Leo were in Ottumwa consulting a doctor Sunday morning. John Repp were business callers in Ottumwa Monday. Junior Smith spent Monday night with Boyd Runnells. Mrs. John Repp visited Fuller school Monday. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Smith of Powhatan Ark are spending a few days visiting friends and relatives.
Mr and Mrs John Repp and their son spent Wednesday evening at J J Uiems. One family member spent Tuesday evening at EB F Wilsons. Loretta Adams and Carol Dean also appear in the social notes.
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