22 Aug 1946
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
1
Local happenings recount a flurry of visits and gatherings. Numerous families from Moravia Albia Centerville and surrounding towns shared dinners picnics and trips to Crapo Park and Blackhawk Springs while guests from Englewood Kansas Seattle and Seymour joined hosts for meals and extended visits. The piece notes travels to Burlington, Iowa City, and Maquoketo and mentions a birthday anniversary and a moving farewell for local residents.
The Union reports a 1946 model potato contest winner with a 10 inch circumference and two pounds, comparisons with a similar entry, and a 1 1/2 pound shortfall. Moravia band updates uniforms and promotes a Fall Festival parade with a $40 prize. Local entries include barbershop awning, address changes, bus route approvals for 1948 47, and new marriages and subscriptions. notes on community events and residents.
A desultory diary entry recounts pest battles with kerosene and cinnamon, neighborly introductions at church, and a church sale. The author notes relief from raids, questions how to avoid a cold, and amusedly describes two neighbors misidentifying each other.
Mr and Mrs Frank Tarbell and relatives along with Mr and Mrs Walter Roth of Des Moines enjoyed a picnic at Centerville park Sunday. Visitors from Pontiac Michigan and multiple local families visited homes and attended revival services in Moravia.
Miss Dolores Bartle has joined the office as assistant clerk in the District Court of A panoose county. She has already started in the new position.
The annual Coulson reunion will be held at Centerville park on Thursday August 22. Event organized by Mrs Opal Stevens serving as secretary.
Chet Regan threshes in the area while the Hawk brothers finish their run. A welcome shower falls Friday night. Several families visit relatives and shop in Ottumwa and Oskaloosa. Adda Lon hospitalizes in Centerville. Mable Norton undergoes tonsil and pallet surgery. Woodrow Norton reports long night shifts on a Washington railroad project. Mary Hellen Rogers stays with Norton grandparents during Des Moines fair trip. multiple visits and illnesses noted among neighbors.
LeRoy and friends visited relatives in Moulton and Moravia while Pearl Hiner recovers at home. Dwaine Van Lyer and Max Higbee, along with Donald W. Darby, attend Lambda Chi Alpha gathering in Toronto as Simpson chapter delegates. Gamma events include horse show in Albia, 4-H at the sale barn, and the Wilson reunion with thanks for pie and cake.
Local social notes list visits and gatherings across Centerville and nearby towns. Families such as Scott, Donovan, Coffin, Pettibone, Turner, and Moffitt are shown hosting and visiting relatives in California, Missouri, Colorado, Ohio, and Arizona, with multiple Sunday dinners and Saturday events noted.
The Dick Wilson family attended a Wilson reunion at the E. F. Wilson home Sunday. Mrs. Trenton Wilson spent Monday evening at the Dick Wilson home. Charley Angst of Missouri was a dinner guest at Dick Wilson's Sunday. The home of her mother Mrs Hattie Hixon at Centerville is also mentioned in the same notes.
Franklin by Mrs John Moffatt lists callers including Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ammons and son Roger Dean at the Earl Swift home. Others attend horse show in Albia, visit Joe Lucas Jr. home, and make Moravia or Cedar Rapids trips. Several visits to the Ammons and Moffatt homes are noted, with Red Oak and Rock Island visitors mentioned.
Mrs Lloyd Rose and Mr and Mrs Francia Argo of Newton welcomed an 8 lb 1% oz daughter Joleen born at St Josephs hospital Centerville on Monday Aug 12 Both mother and baby are reported fine WSC8 met with Madelyn Rose with 11 ladies present Goldie Hiatt Cornelius of Kansas City greeted at a wedding gift Eva Tucker and Frances Burton served refreshments Various visits and travels noted including Loyd Rose family in Memphis and weekend guests at the Pearl Hiatt home with Adell Iowa Cabool Mo and Kansas City connections
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