Moravia Folks Host Wide Circle of Visitors
Moravia Illinois and nearby towns welcomed a long list of visitors and guests over the weekend. Among those stopping by were Miss Rose Wiseman Centerville, Mr. and Mrs. Holt Smith Eldon, and many relatives from Centerville Moulton Des Moines and Nevada. The Kincade and reunion events drew family from Oak, Wisconsia, Wyoming, and Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Wiseman
Centerville
W F. Horner
Hal Carter
Des Moines
Allen Hiatt
J. P. Tennings
Moulton
Moravia
Holt. Smith
Eldon
Iowa
J. M. Garrett
Bruce Watts
Robert Staley and
B. 5. Staley
J. W. Halden
Thode Dotson
Missie Broshar
Carrie Treon
Marian Armor
Craterville
Roy DuVall
Wyoming
W. J. DuVal
Lowell Warris
Newton
McCumber
H. H. Holliday
Mark
Anadarko
Okla
Russell Swenson
Ottumwa
Frank Selby
F. W. Reich
F. A. Reich
Chicago
Fern Simpkins
Thelma Hiatt
T. J. Luse
Delmar Glick
Bert Turner
Cedar Falls
M. LG. Weatherly and Son
D. SL
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Frank Swaim
C. Smith
South Dakota
Tra Breese
Fittaburg
Albert Veach
Duane
Laura Veach
Shenandoah
H. M. Ullrich
Marguerite Ullrich
Chicago, Ill
D. E. Bishop
Moravia area social notes from diverse regional visits
In Moravia and nearby towns residents hosted and visited friends and kin. Guests included Mrs. W. A. Johnson Mrs. C Crapper and sons Joe and Billy and Mrs. R. B. Cummins with Louise Ochler at her home. Senator Carroll of Bloomfield visited Moravia. Vistas from Brazil Indiana and Chicago featured travelers, reunions and family gatherings. The community reported a fine Davis County Fair livestock show and local club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fix
Albin
Monroe County
Inez Thrift
Tuscon
Arizona
John Winsler
Moravia
W. A. Johnson
Vesta Oehler
Brazil
Ind
Hanes Sandy
Sandy
Roy Funkhouser
Junior
Chicago
R. J. Paunkhouser
Mary Johnson
Abingdon
Avlyn Price
Watertown
Ohio
Vernal Bosjak Home After France Trip on Megantic
The voyage features excellent food with multiple meals and refreshments, daily concerts by the Megantic orchestra, and nightly dancing. Passengers, largely English, enjoyed a masquerade ball and grand concert. Return trip rough seas caused seasickness but did not diminish praise for the voyage. Highlights include Paris visits, Versailles, and a Loire chateau stay, with remarks on French life, taxi fares, and the Arch de Triomphe eternal flame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pare One
Vernal Boshak
France
R. M.S. Megantic
Canada
U. S
Suah
Megantic
Havre
Paris
Montreal
Versailles
Malmaison
Petit Trianens
Loire River
Sickler
Ogden
Vouthing
Arch de Triomphe
Wilson Family Reunion Draws 105 Members Home
The Wilson Reunion at Delmar Wilson’s home brought 105 members and friends together for a day of dinner, memories, and visiting. Letters from Eunice Sutter, Winifred Wilson, Olga Wilson, and others were read, with many attendees traveling from Avondale, Ariz., Sacco, Maine, North Dakota, and beyond. The next gathering is planned at R. C. Wilson’s home, while invitations to Frank and Mrs. Wilson near Avondale were declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Delmar Wilson
Eunice Sutter
Ernfold, Sask
Canada
Spencer, Clyde
Oeile Wilson
Avondale
Buckeye
Phoenix
Arizona
Winifred Wilson
Sacco
Maine
Olga Wilson
North Dakota
R. C. Wilson
Frank Wilson
Ariz
Dimes Nathan
Rolla Wilson
Clifford
Richard
Ogden
Utah
Glen Cline
Francis Jean
Marjorie May
Phillipsburg
Iowa
James Rousseau
Dorothy
Howard Wilson
Waukee
Logan Cain
Davenport
Dean Marehall
LeClaire
Schaller
Olive Sincox
Otto Kluckhon
Galva
John Wilson
Lucile Terhune
Donald Furrer
Rex Wilson
Lowell
Martin
Woodburn
James Cain
Ella
Hiieey
Hazel Callen
Gensvieve Stoops
Des Moines
Mary Ann Angst
Udell
McCumber Family Holds Seventh Annual Reunion
About 22 McCumbers gathered in a grove near the homestead for the seventh annual reunion. A noon dinner, elected officers after the secretary’s resignation, program items led by George McCumber and Lowell Harris, and readings by multiple relatives marked the gathering. A ceremonial cake from Nampa, Idaho, capped the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCumber
Lowell Harris
Lucile Coltrain
George McCumber
A. ©. Bentrude
Harbara McCumber
Walter Gideon
Pearl
Arthur Stanley
Kypneth Coltrain
E. M. Coltrain
Nampa
Idaho
Burl Stanley
Geo. McCumber
Bara Coltrain
Lucile
Kenneth
Milo Selby
Chester
Verlin and
Leland
Roger
Cleo Teck
Harvey McCumber
Barbare
Donahoo Reunion and Legion Farewell Party Near Centerville
A Donahoo family visit from Winmore Nebraska included a Sunday reunion with multiple relatives in attendance. Basil Cowell Post and Auxiliary honored Mr. and Mrs. Grant Everidian as they move to Centerville with a farewell gift. An evening of games and a covered dish meal followed, highlighted by Mildred Chambers performing on guitar and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Donahoo
Winmore
Nebr
Paul Donahoo
Lincoln
Auto
F. L. Donahoo
Homer Coffman
Laura Leighton
Ottumwa
Mary A
Basil Cowell
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Grant Everdian
Centerville
Legion
Aux
Mere
Byerman
Neff Reunion Brings Neff Families Together at Moravia
The eleventh Neff reunion gathered at J. C. Neff home south of Moravia on Thursday. Guests included C. E. Neff and daughter Alice of Thayer, Mildred Wells of Alliance, Frank Neff and daughter Mary of Blakesburg, and numerous Baileys Nett and Burton families. A noon feast, songs by Helen Jean Bailey and the Burton children, and ice cream from Uncle Clift capped an ideal day with hopes for a next year’s reunion at Walter W. Harter’s Des Moines home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neff
J. C. Neff
Moravia
Helen Jean Bailey
Margaret
John William Burton
Uncle Clift
Walter W. Harter
Des Moines
C. E. Neff
Alice
Thayer
Mildred Wells
Alliance
Nebr
Frank Neff
Mary
Blakesburg
A. Bailey
Glen Bailey
Plano
Bert Nett
Albia
Walter W. Warter
Louise
Bayard Neff
Bernard
Orville Burton
John William
Charles Edward
Caldwell
Albin
J. J. Burton
Lulu Burton
Clelia Jones
Boyd Yonn
Basin
Wyoming
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Mary Keemer
Tingley
Mra
T. R. Casties
Marion Davis
Des. Moines
A. C. Dowd
0. K
Ottumwn
Red. Frank
Oskaloosa
Mooraka
Chas. Kincade
Dakotas
Paul Keemer
Dayton
W. F. Horner
Fred Jeohnson
Washington, D. C
Grant Everman
C. E. ‘Tracy
Lois
Chillicothe, Mo
W. ‘Tracy
Chester Broshar
Bloomfield
Davis County Fair
Mrs. Broshar
John Johnson
Dean Marshall
Sincox
Klackhunhn
Shaller
Roy du Vall
Ella Pence
Albis
Jack Clark
Graham
Chicago Commission
Alexander’s Grocery and Produce
Eva Mathews
J. D. Charity
Alden
Harris
Neal Townsend
Townsend
J.L. Johnson
Flagstaff
Malcolm Pelkington
Clell Coffin
Nelo
Afrs
C. A. Coffin
Clell
University of Nebraska
A. O. van Dorin
J. T. van Dorin
J. C. Lockmen
Eli Hiatt
Dorin Vailey
C. Lepper
Iconium
Keokuk
Town-Missouri
Methodist Protestant Church
Lepper
Kensington Club
G. B. Lynch
Hayes Winsler
Memphis
Tenn
J. E. Sharp
Virginia Sharp
GB. Johnsen
Thelma
California
Wia Gardner
John Irwin
Persia
Gardner
KFNF
RMA
Osceqla
Suir
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Ruby Harmilton
E. V. Hamilton
Hamilton
Ia Smu
FLW
Blumenstuck Hone
A. J. Frank
Charlotte
Askaloosa
Heyes Winsler
Beuty Pat
A. G. Mason
Mrg. Das
Wilson Reunion
Donahoo
Mildred Chambers
Gerald Hunter
Neff Reunion
Mr. and
Jap. Blankinappp
Aledo, TL
Chet Broshar
Jas, T. VanDorin
Underwood
Trexton Dicks
Delano Ram
Floyd E. Wood
Unionville, Town
C. Callen
Tip
Charles Enos Hiatt
Chet Broshar General Insurance
Greenebaum
R” Grocers
Hershey's
Bivin
Geo. Winsler
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