Thompson seeks sheriff nomination visit to Moravia
Observations note W A Tommy Thompson Republican nominee bid for Appanoose County sheriff in Moravia last Thursday afternoon. Moravia residents include Louis Schaffner family moving to a new home, boy scouts led by Ray Forbes with 14 boys and four dogs, and blooming mulberry tree and sour cherry vine at Fred Blumenstock’s yard. A Moravia rectory will go to press soon amid advertising space in The Union. Stores open Wednesday and Saturday evenings to boost Moravia merchants. first 1946 lettuce crop brought by Mrs Fred Tillmont.
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W. A
Tommy) Thompson
Appanoose County
Moravia
Ray Forbes
Fred Blumenstock
Subscriptions Paid For The Union This Week
During the week new or renewal subscriptions to The Union were paid by or for several individuals. Listed are Mrs Keith Roberts Miss Anna Callen Carl Derby Jr William Tomlin Harold Brown John L Main O B Sufficool John Tadlocle Clarence Wilson Frank L Selak Lester White T Stamm T J Fletcher Wm B Spencer Francis Turner and others who volunteered ahead of gardeners.
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Union
Keith Roberts
Misa Anna Callen
Carl Derby Jr
William Tomlin
Harold Brown
John L. Main
B. Sufficool
John Tadlocle
Clarence Wilson
Frank L. Selak Lester
White T. E. Stamm
T. J. Fletcher
Wm. B. Spencer Francis Turner
SIXTEEN LINE By Mrs. Lee Johnason
Local social notes recount visits and gatherings in St Paul and Albia. Families such as Johnson, Davidson, Martin, Hawk, Gillizan, and Potts share Easter dinners, house cleaning help, and spring get togethers across Des Moines and surrounding towns.
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Mrs. Lee Johnason
Unionville Social News Highlights from Miss Catherine Hiatt
Weekend visits span Unionville as Dwight Harrington returns to Kansas City and Joe Harrington hosts relatives from Moravia Moulton and Ottumwa. Birthday party honors Max Batterson and Jimmy Greane with 24 guests. Easter dinner and bazaar at Baptist church attended by local families. New cold storage locker at Arthur Batterson store ready to operate April 22. Bereavement and hospital recovery notes round out the local notices.
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Yeoman
Dwight Harrington
Kansas City
Joe Harrington
Orris Harrington
Larry
Moulton
Dwight Ogden
Patty
Janice
Ivan Walter
Marve Lockman
Moravia
Evalyn Hopkins
Alpheus Hopkins
Arthur Batterson
Clarence Greene
Charley Coe
Lee
Centerville
H. H. Pabst
Baptist Church
Batterson
Maynard More
Ottumwa
P. E. More
Clyde Lister
Plano
Tra. Robb
Dea Wayne McCarty
Earl Morrison
St. Joseph Hospital
The Union Seeks News From Readers About Social Visits
Readers are invited to share notes on gatherings with friends or visits to places as local happenings. Submit brief items highlighting who visited where and when to contribute to community coverage.
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Union
Motoring and Farming Notes from Mora Area Mayhem
A reader recounts a rural trip to Mora noting work in fields, damp low spots, alfalfa growth, blooming strawberry beds, and rhubarb rows. Road repairs and culverts draw attention, plus a rat control tale at a corn crib. Easter memories, social visits, and community club news fill the rest.
Hiattstown Bride at Methodist Parsonage Wedding
Miss Evelyn Hiatt daughter of Pearl Hiatt married Kenneth Daniels son of Mr and Mrs Neuman Daniels on Thursday April 18 at the Moravia Methodist parsonage. Rev L B Hawes officiated. Bride’s sister in law Virgil Dooley assisted. The couple plans a short honeymoon and will live on the Argoms farm near Hiattstown.
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Mary Meadows
Centerville
Minnie Sharp
Wedding Bells Gang
Evelyn Hiatt
Pearl Hiatt
Kenneth Daniels
Neuman Daniels
Methodist
Moravia
L. B. Hawes
Virgil Dooley
Coulson By Mrs. Ernest Hiatt
Raye Miller visits the Theo Miller home and others attend gatherings at local houses. A children's Easter party, Sunday visits, and several social calls fill the week with neighbors and relatives sharing meals and refreshments.
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Coulson
Ernest Hiatt
Le Grove Social Notes From Imagette Tadlock Era
Sharon Kay Johnson of Ottumwa spent most of the week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Johnson and family. She visited Friday night with her aunt Mrs. Walter Scott. Centerville shoppers were Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hiatt and daughters. Billy Wilson went to Fort Snel ling for his pre Induction physical on April 29. Several local families attended church and social visits across Ottumwa, Moravia, Centerville, and nearby farms, with gatherings at Dowd Tadlock and Johnson homes and various Sunday dinners and Sunday afternoon calls.
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Lucille Davidson
St. Paul
Minn
Lee Johnson
Bertha Martin
Opal Burns
Henry Cordes
Joe Martin
REA
Albia
Edna Johnson
Fred Argo
Gerald Hawk
Lloyd McDanel
Kathryn
Richard
Lucius Davidson
Louise McDanel
Junior Martin
Rathun
Horton Potts
Baby
Ottumwa
Lea Johnson
Howard Davidson
Des Moines
Jack Gillizan
T. S. Davidson
Ronald Tisue
Ottie Whicker
Moulton
Keith Gladfelder
Clyde Gladfelder
Dale Sonnenburg
Patennal
Raye Miller
Theo Miller
R. E. Luse
Lester Strunk
Mra
Raye
Karl Fischer
Marily Rose
Virginia Hiatt
Robert Foster
Weiners
Pop
Ava Foster
Patsy Mickels
Perry Mickels
Mrs. Smith
Fern Primm
Smith
Don Pettibone
Lloyd Rowe
Ernest Hatta
W.S.G.S
May MacDonald
Glennieuse
Golds Hiatt
Edith Hiatts
Minta Shoemaker
Beit Luse
Clyde
Bert Luses
R. B. Luse
Sharon Kay Johnson
Gabe Johnson
Walter Scott
Emery Hiatt
Centerville
Billy Wilson
Fort Snelling
Clarence Dowd
Morayla
Ted Miller
Kay Tubaugh
Donna Rae
Albert Fubaugh
Miller Church
J. A. Tadlock
A. E. Shull
John Tadlock
Grant Tadlock
Wanda
Dale Derby
Harry Stocker
Bert Arnold
Lois
Earl
Arnold
Hugh Malin
Berl Arnold
Tra Mullin
A. T. Brittain
Bakesburg
Richard Tublugh
Donald Dowd
Basil Tadlock
Herbert Roblenz
Roscoe Pennington
J. L. Bodd
Larry
Joe
Irene Apent
Berl Arnold’s
Ibn Saud's Troublesome Taboo in Cairo Visit
Warren Hall recounts how the Saudi king faced unveiled women during a Cairo visit and details how the issue was addressed. The account appears in The American Weekly distributed with next week's Chicago Sunday Herald American.
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Ibn Saud
Cairo
Warren Hall
American Weekly
Chicago Sunday Herald-American
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Moravia Union
Seetier
County
Iowa
Congress
Fembat
Towa Press Association
Gegentgee
L. F. Bisby
Bingie
Louis Schaffner
Fred Tillmont
M. G
Mage” Luse
L. A. Osborn
County Recorder
Dukes Centerville
Grace L. Bedinger
Board OF Supervisors
Harry Stickler
R. C. Wilson
Joe Gray Udell
Bill Woodward
Towa
Unionville
Catherine Hiatt
Community Building
Fabher
Ial
J. T. van Dorin
G. B Luse
Carl Cloyed’s
Urbana Center
Skippy
Pra Ca
Dooley Homme
Anta Hiatt
Carl VanZante
Margaret
Marilyn
Rose
Douglas Doughboys 4-H Club
Max McDanel
Merchant Marines
Alan
Lester
Hiatt
Bundey
Gus Hiatt
Hiattsaville
Lloyd Rose
Jovigian
le Grove
Imagétte
Tadlock
E. N. Catterlin
W. C. McCreary
Keith Cridlebaugh
Milwaukee Yards
Owi HS Ili Li
Swift
Moravia, Lowa
Peomb
Centerville Bicycle’ Shop
ROE, A
Telephonie
Deluxe Photo Studio
Albia Electric CO
N. W. Corner
Muly
Veach Drug Store
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