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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1963
Page
6
A crowded social page notes visits and gatherings across Centerville and nearby towns. Families attend birthdays, weddings, and reunions. relatives travel from Des Moines, Ottumwa, and Chicago. several outings include church events and a county fair. Multiple households host relatives from Mora, Minburn, Perry, and Mitchellville while servicemembers and travelers are mentioned with port stops and leave ashore.
Mrs. Elsie Adams hosted the Jolly Dozen circle on Tuesday with Rock as the afternoon’s diversion. Prizes went to Mrs. Elsie Long and Mrs. Ray McCloud for high and low scores, while Mrs. VanZante won the door prize and Mrs. Florence Carson received the guest prize. Refreshments were served at the close.
Elaine Stewart and Paul Stewart attended a chicken supper at E G Sincox home in Ottumwa with many relatives and guests from Ottumwa Waterloo Unionville Temple City California Moravia and Des Moines. The gathering included Frank Cox Olive Moffatt Roy Adams and others with several visiting neighbors and a family reunion at Moravia park.
Donald Dowd entered Monroe county hospital in Albia for treatment on his right leg from injuries sustained while shingling his home. He slipped on the roof a week ago causing the injury.
A Sunday family gathering in Moravia Park honored Harold Hawk and his daughters Joanine and Colleen of Goodyear Arizona. Attendees included numerous relatives from Des Moines Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Seymour Denver and Lawton along with spouses and grandchildren sharing a noon basket dinner and afternoon visiting.
Mrs. C. C. Cullers returned from St Joseph hospital to her daughter's home. Lawrence Leisure of Richland visited Ernest West. Richard Harsh and Ivan Harsh along with spouses spent the weekend in Omaha visiting relatives. Eva Hiatt Nell Utterback visited Genevie Kalgig and Bessie Donovan. Ernest West and Donald spent Sunday with Frank Eitel in Green Castle Missouri. Ivan and Richard Harsh plan move to Cedar Falls for Richard to attend university this fall.
Sunday social notes show Mrs. H. B. Spring hosting Udell and guests at the Elmer Elscllager home in Center ville. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ora Powell with Marlyn and Lawrence Powell and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Lorance Morlan visiting the Joe Moore home with Dewey Houser also present.
A long sequence of social visits and family gatherings is recorded in Knox County. Names include Dewey Houser Jr, Dorothy Powell, Don Burgess, Barbara, Sam Moore, Sherry Spring, Walter Phillips, Luella Mishler, Harold Exline, Harley Hicks, Florence Niebel, Alva Cridlebaugh, Ted Clark, Ora Powell, Ruby Gorden, Joe Moore, Susie, Mae Morran, Gloria Spring, Terri Stottler, Woodrow Duty, Jimmy Stottler, Timmy Moore, Tommy Spring, Martha Bryant, Florence Potter, Emma Ray, Otto Felkner, Merle Bronson, and the Burkland family among others with hospital and nursing home visits in Centerville and nearby towns. The item also notes a 42-relative birthday dinner for Clara Dudley with guests from Des Moines Ottumwa Suulia Moravia Udell and more, plus added ads for office supplies.
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