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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
5
Local column lists residents and families visiting relatives and attending events at churches and homes around Ottumwa. Many names appear with weekend and weekday gatherings at Amy Hiner centerville pool Ames and other local spots, including 4-H ice cream supper and MYF activities.
A flood of callers and visitors filled the Clyde Gladfelder home and nearby residences. Neighborhood families including Gladfelders, McDanels, Hoffmans, Harrisons, and Fischers dropped by for dinners, Sunday visits, and Monday calls. Patients and a 50th wedding anniversary were noted, with several illnesses and hospital plans mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Vickroy and family spent Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Bob Davison. Bird Fentonn visited Saturday evening with Mr and Mrs Robert Scott and Betty Lou. Mr and Mrs Clifford Stocker and family were Thursday evening supper guests with Mr and Mrs Ralph Tucker. May Beth Wray visits Dixie Wakefield. Mrs Duane Sulser and Stephen spent Monday and Tuesday with Mrs Helen Scott and Betty Lou. Mr and Mrs Ede Brandon visit.
Mrs Beatrice Mountain of Rock Island spent the past week at the Coy Swift home. Mrs Jess Lackender left Friday night to visit her daughter in Amarillo Texas. Cloyce and Beatrice Mountain and Roy and Hattie Miller spent Sunday at the Coy Swift home.
The report lists several social visits across the area. Mrs. Gerald Rinehart and Mrs. Ememett Derby called on Wednesday afternoon. Haver Free and Marcia visited Wayne Thompson home while Thompson and Bruce went to Albia. Melvin Miller and family visited Roy Miller. Melvin drove Ray to Des Moines. Larry Derby was a Centerville caller. Roy and Hattie Miller dined with Coy Swift. James Calhoun family visited Carl Calhoun. Emmett Derby and family attended a Red Haw lake picnic supper Sunday evening with several youngsters.
Betty Cridlebaugh recuperates from a broken hip at her son Kenneth Daniels home. Numerous visitors include Theo Miller at Bert Meadows, Ira Yeager at Kenneth Daniels, Bert Meadows with Pearl Hiatt, Alan Dooley with Jerry Roblenz, Virgil and Juanita Dooley at Dess White, Lute and Anna Hiatt at Bert Meadows, Lester Dooley with grandparents in Centerville, Harley and Robert Burton with ice cream at Lloyd Rose, and the Rose and Sears families at Bert Elgin home in Centerville. H L Whicker from Lay, Colorado visits his daughter and son-in-law Frank Heckman. Beverly Jones from Ottumwa stays with Beverly Hiatt, and a Knoxville family picnic includes Gus Hiatt and Larry. Loretta Witt visits Beverly Herman in Unionville. Vernon Thorson and Clair McDanes host Wednesday evening calls. Haldeen Murray and Paul Cridlebaugh dine with Clair McDanes. Paul Cridlebaugh’s family visit Kenneth Hunt and Tom Hameston in Mystic Sunday.
Banquet and dinner table paper selected for the Moravia Union event promises decorative wraps and festive messaging. Organizers emphasize practical use and period style suitable for community gatherings.
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