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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1945
Page
5
Mrs W E Donovan reports social visits and threshing days across New Hope including gatherings at George Scott Frank Hiatt and Will Miller homes. Several families attend showers reunions picnics and birthday and wedding anniversary celebrations with Des Moines and Albia trips noted.
Mrs M BE Boardman and family cases appear in Brompton social notes with multiple visits and dinners. Ottumwa trips include Eva Billings and John Zaring hosting. 4 H club picnic at Lake Wapello referenced with Nadine Miller and E Carmeny. Missouri visits note Sam Hurliman home with Max McCoy and Cary. Family gatherings feature Billings, Boardman, Tubaugh, Grey, Reid, Shirer, Schroeder, Morlock, and Hurliman names across Ruby, Albia and Russell areas.
A subscription to the Moravian Union is presented as a welcome gift, highlighting its value and the positive reception of accepting new members or supporters. The notice emphasizes goodwill and community spirit surrounding the offer.
Moravia Iowa special session minutes show City Council authorizing Henry A Scandrett Walter J Cummings and George I Haight trustees of The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Pacific Railroad Company to extend a passing track 1645 feet westward crossing North Street near Highway 60 vote was unanimous with mayor presiding and clerk recording adjournment followed by city clerk certificate.
W. V. McAlister spent the weekend with his sister Mrs F L Underwood in Green Island. Carol Jean Tubaugh visited her grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Tubaugh. James Williams and family were Sunday visitors in Des Moines. Howard Selix and family called at the R A Faber home Friday. Keith Cree and family spent Sunday with the Hugh Crawley family. Urbana 4 H picnic attendees at Lake Wapello included several Tubaugh Townsend Wilson Faber and other local families. Ray Townsend and R A Faber families and Jacob Stocker visited Elwood Stafford Sunday evening. Mrs Leta Gray is on the sick list.
Congratulations are sent to Mr. and Mrs. Doyle McDanel on the arrival of Ronald Mervin Friday morning August 10. Various relatives and neighbors are noted visiting, calling, and sharing in the events and gatherings around Enon and Centerville areas during the week.
Dwight Clark visits parents after completing boat training at Lakes Training Station. Stanley Moore, nephew of Elbert and Mildred Moore, returns on a 30 day furlough after 23 European war zone missions in the Air Corps. Local families host reunions and furloughs in Ottumwa Council Bluffs Des Moines Moravia Albia.
Mrs. Lloyd Rose notes community activity in Hiattsville Moravia and nearby towns. Families paint and repair homes while threshers are aided by volunteers. Visits include Des Moines Ottumwa Moline and Memphis celebrations with health improvements reported.
Attendance at Sunday School and Church was 52. The Gravitt reunion was at Centerville park. Many local families, including the Gladfelders and McDans, spent Sunday at various homes. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Jack McKern on their Sunday marriage. Moravia Union offers sympathy card sales and subscriptions.
Local column reports Pvt Gerald Irelan returning from an army convalescent camp in Indiana on 0 day leave. Kansas City visitors Mr and Mrs F C Wells call on Mr and Mrs E V Stewart. Carolyn Whisler visits her aunt Essie Whisler in Moravia. P E More and Agnes visit Maynard More family in Ottumwa and greet newborn Angeline More. August birthday dinner hosts 26 at Charles Tharp home. Long reunion at Mike Dommer home. 26 attendees. Des Moines visitors Frances Van Buren and grandchildren. Geroda Purdum to visit uncle Lelg Mickels in Moulton. 12 youths picnic at Verna Lee Harper. swim at Harper pond. Harold Clark Jr. wrecks paper-route car but uninjured. Centerville pair Loretta and Donna Smith and Beutsh Stufflebeam present.
Mrs. J. O. More of Centerville stayed with her brother Avilla Morrison who is seriously ill. Lloyd and Mrs. Whisler of Centerville visited Morrison on Sunday afternoon. The Union invites readers to submit news and guest names for publication.
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