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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1965
Page
3
West Point residents Mrs. Leo Hoffman and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McFatridge are noted visiting Centerville and hosting relatives. The item lists numerous family gatherings with Hoffmans, Argos, Fischers, Callens, and Havers, including birthday celebrations and open house events across Centerville, Albia, and nearby towns.
Local residents enjoyed a family picnic at Lake Wapello and overnight visits in Ottumwa Unionville and surrounding towns. Several groups shared time with relatives and celebrated birthdays and hospitality.
Rev and Mrs L B Deedrick and Donna Rae returned home August 12 after a Florida Tampa mission trip. They attended Winona Lake Indiana Bible Conference, preached at Beverly Kentucky Red Bird Mission, toured through Tennessee Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Florida with visits to Miami the Keys and the Gulf coast, then to Peoria Illinois before resuming Moravia duties.
The Hiatt family reunion, fifth annual, gathered at Traer park shelter on Sunday August 15. A cooperative noon dinner followed by photos swimming and visiting. Next reunion to be at Traer on the third Sunday in August 1966 with many relatives from Iowa and New Mexico in attendance.
Sunday evening visitors were Mrs. Mina Dowd and Mrs. Ina Miller, joining Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dowd and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Dowd and Martha Sue.
Congressman Bert Bandstra presided at Rathbun dam groundbreaking with Governor Hughes Major General Walker Judge Ed Powers Wm Ludwig John Young and Colonel Wachendorf among speakers. This week work pace increases as site clears earth moved and night lights enable around the clock shifts from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to dawn. Changes to Chariton bottom expected in coming weeks before freezing weather ends work.
Mrs Mina Dowd attended the wedding of Ray Francis Miller and Judith Ann Hill in Newton Saturday and visited the Miller home. Local households hosted relatives and friends across several days, including the Main family birthday gathering with extended relatives from Marshalltown Oklahoma City Canton Des Moines and others. PFC David Murdy visited from Ft Bragg and several children spent time with grandparents, with Des Moines and Davenport connections noted among attendees.
Ada, house guest of her sister Mrs Odile Clark, was a dinner guest Tuesday with Mrs E G Hawk.
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