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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1956
Page
3
Notice by Eleanor Miller seeking a reliable person to lease and operate a Dairy Sweet machine. Willing to teach all operations and provide instruction. Contact details given along with listed strawberry plant and nursery prices and locations.
Local notices list farm related items for sale including fruit trees at Wilson Nursery Albia Iowa and 200 feet of 1 1 2 inch pipe. Also offers for puppies two row Case tractor corn planter bale hay and a six room rental near Moravia. A Fuller Brush sales opportunity is posted with Des Moines Iowa contact. Transportation and contact details included.
Mr and Mrs John Porter hosted a birthday dinner at Centerville for Mrs Parks and Mrs Opal Porter, whose birthdays fell on April 4 and 5. Twenty guests brought baskets for a noon meal as twenty shared a lace table spread and a formal setup with ten at the main table.
The Rebekah lodge met Monday evening at the I O O F hall with Mrs. Melissa Felton presiding in Mrs. Raymond Ashby’s absence. Reports on the social gathering were read and refreshments including hot hamburgers and a fee were served by Helen Lou Stocker and Mrs. Leo Hoffman during social hour.
Jay Humes Argo, born November 12, 1888 near Bottum, died suddenly at home on Tuesday April 3 at 7 30 p m aged 67 4 21. He married Mary Alverda Kelsey September 7, 1913 and they had seven children Guy Roy Delores Mary Francis Russell and Loig. Survived by wife seven children 26 grandchildren sister Florence Dicks and brother Harold. Funeral April 6 at Turner funeral home interment Hillcrest. Family thanks friends for flowers food and sympathy.
Mr and Mrs Jim Davis and grandson Ralph Bittner of Bloomfield called on sister Mrs Walter Scott and family Sunday afternoon Claire Robinson of Ottumwa called on his father Levi Robinson Tuesday Mr Robinson grew suddenly ill Monday morning Family members assist in care Mr and Mrs Shelvie Locke of Lyons Illinois arrived Monday to visit his mother Mrs Cynthia Locke and sister Mrs Harry Stocker Supper guests Tuesday included Mr and Mrs Wilbur Remmerk of Albia and Mr and Mrs Stocker Evening callers were Mr and Mrs Jesse Hurt and May and Jimmie of Centerville
Dewey Russell Wheeler aged 16 years 3 months 17 days died April 5 1956 at 4 05 pm in Moravia area. He was crushed when a tractor became unmanageable at his father home three weeks earlier. Survived by Harold and Mrs. Wheeler Mt Pleasant Eva Wheeler Moravia Pat Wardlow grandparents Charles LeRoy Weiss half brother Benny Russell and others. Funeral at Miller Wehrle funeral home conducted by Rev Evans burial Haynes cemetery.
Moravne Iowa April 10 1958 members of Chapter 34 0 E S mourn the loss of Adelia Ullem a respected member and friend sympathy extended to her relatives a copy of the resolutions will be placed in the minute book and sent to The Moravia Union for publication committee members Katherine Charity Howard Smith Rowena McFatridge
Mrs. J R Callen and guests visited the Wilsons on Wednesday while James N Wilson was attacked by a man in the hog house, leaving him injured and Bob Remy hurt while aiding. Numerous relatives gathered for birthdays at the Broshar home including Mrs Roe Ahee and Harold Hudgens. Darrell Cooper was hospitalized in Oskaloosa awaiting surgery. Paul and Dixie Broshar attended events in Bedford and attended the Republican convention while others visited kin in Des Moines.
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