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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1971
Page
6
Local families and friends shared weekends and afternoons visiting relatives across Centerville Waterloo Rock Island and Sedan. The column lists exchanges at homes, a Amana Colonies tour, a state fair trip, a weiner roast at Honey Creek state park and reunions in Kans.
Local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Don West and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mackee, and others from Cedar Rapids and Des Moines visited and attended services. The piece notes funerals for Bert Vosburgh, attendance at WSCS, 4-H, and various social calls and dinners across Salem area, with multiple mentions of local families and neighbors.
Gene Huff home hosts Sunday dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Harold Huff Niece Gay nette Sandeen and Pam Robinson. Visits extend to DeWayne and Donnie Robinson families and Orville McCord of Coralville. John Huff and family from Washington attend class reunion. Funeral attendance noted for Christy and Hiner families. Local reporter Mildred Kelley joins for a Weiner roast with Price and Lynnta Bolin.
The Taylorettes 4-H club met at Dee Coltrain’s Aug 18 with eleven members and three mothers present plus two leaders. Donna Wilson was visiting. President Linda Wilson led the pledge and roll asked what causes the most fires in homes. They discussed future parties and fair results, then worked on record books and played games. Refreshments followed and the meeting adjourned with a tentative Sept 16 meeting at Lori McKinley’s home.
Eight members of the Union Farmerettes 4 H club spent August 20 cleaning roadside trash including bottles paper plates and a razor blade. They camped at Honey Creek overnight with 12 people at a weiner roast. The next morning they packed and returned home despite a noisy campfire.
Ronald Hunt of Victorville Calif and his wife describe two sons traveling by plane to Des Moines where they were met by grandparents Mr and Mrs Clarence Hunt. The visit began with air travel and continued with family time noted by the column Writer Mrs Howard Burkland.
Over the past two weeks and weekend visits are reported among Clarence Hunt family friends. Mrs Ronald Hunt and her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Richards traveled from Kalama zoo Michigan to visit, with departures back to California planned after several days. Various neighbors, including Mrs Glen Cridlebaugh, Wila dean Coe, Mrs Hazel Cox, Mrs Jim Logan and Steven, stopped by Minnie Moffatt, who also visited Eva Runnells and Anna Marie Selix. Other calls included Bert Kirby at Howard Burkland, Martha Cross with Lois Kelley, and Lois visiting Anna Burkland.
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