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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
4
Ralph McCoy and daughter from Davenport visited at the Smith Gilbey home. Dozens of local families and guests from Ottumwa Des Moines Unionville and Albia shared Thanksgiving dinners and weekend visits at multiple homes including Boardmans McCoys Robins ons and Lillis. Several business calls and hospital projects were noted along with illness updates and local schooling events.
Mr and Mrs Frank O Connor and family spent Sunday at Ontle Whicker home in Moravia. Mrs Alfred Moore and son Perry and grandson Dehaar spent Wednesday night at Jim Cline home then departed for Kansas. Callen, Missea Edrie, and Roba visited near Seymour Saturday. Billie Anderson family moved to Centerville. Espy couple visited F L O Connor home Wednesday. Alfred Carlson visited Mrs Bell Hellyer in Moravia Sunday. Francis Miller was absent from school Monday. Hiatt family spent Thanksgiving at U S Hiatt home. Luse family and Miss Ione Luse shared turkey at St E Luse home Thanksgiving. J R Callen visited J Callen home from Saturday to Monday. Parent-teacher meeting at Coulson school well attended with Miss Campbell and pupils. Francis Miller played, Ardis Callen won spelling, Mrs Theo Miller won ciphering. All enjoyed the evening. Mr and Mrs T L O Connor spent Thanksgiving at George Simmons home in Darby.
Local families from Prairie du Chien Wisconsin and Ottumwa Iowa share Thanksgiving dinners and weekend visits. The gatherings include the Hunts, Allem, Elswick, Smith, Turner, Long, Kaster, Parcel, and others visiting relatives, attending a motion picture in Ottumwa, and stopping by counterparts in Albia and Centerville.
Local residents and relatives gathered in Albia and surrounding towns for Thanksgiving as families visited, shared meals, and planned visits. Numerous names, places, and relations appear, including Argo, Turner, Coulson, Gilliland, Sheehan, and Miller families, with events stretching from Albia to Moravia and Ottumwa. A large 62-person gathering was reported at the Wendl Coulson home.
Lucile Burns and family visited James Kaater and Doyle McDanels with Florence Burnaway calling at Doyle McDanel and John Whicker homes. Various families including the Whickers, Kaster, Foster, Boyer, and Burns circulated between homes through the week and Thanksgiving Day.
West Point residents gathered with teams and wagons at Mrs. Tom Browns home to harvest about ten acres of corn. Names listed include Will and Ralph Davis Herman Sytama Lloyd Brown Pearl Kelsey Carl Van Zante Van Long Ben Jones and others.
Helen and Mr and Mrs Pearl Kelsey joined Mr and Mrs Wil Kelsey for a Saturday afternoon gathering in Centerville. The social visit featured catch up time and light refreshments as the families shared stories and recent happenings.
Mrs Elbert Moore and Duayne visited Mrs Frank Tarbell who is ill. Mrs Laura Dicks and Mrs Pern Penfield called on Tuesday. Hattie Hammond visited Vera Moore Tuesday. Dolph Tarbell and daughters dropped by Thursday evening with Howard Skinner. Delilah Fenton and Opal visited Vera Moore Wednesday. Lines of Williamson visited Sunday with daughter Mrs Howard Fenton. Vera Moore and Duayne visited Mrs Howard Fenton on Tuesday. Georgia Pangburn and children visited D S Penton. Arlene Fenton Mildred Moore Veor and Valeda Tarbell Ethel and Florence King helped Theda Tarbell celebrate her birthday Friday. The girls enjoyed the gathering, and Wbert Moore’s family spent Sunday at Gilbert Callen’s.
Local residents recount Thanksgiving gatherings and visits across Enon and nearby towns. Families from Enon Wilton and Moravia connect with relatives in Albia and Cole Iowa. Several neighbors, including the Van Dorins, Giltners, and Fabers, report Sunday calls and holiday meals. The Enon school and Sunday School plan a Christmas program for December 24.
Omegas members and neighbors attended a box supper and program in Scattersburg Wednesday night. Thanksgiving guests visited McCumber and Henderson households. Local families including Harris, Tock, Paxston, Ballengar, Gideon, Lockman, Kaster, Matherly, Stocker, and Henders on shared meals and afternoon visits.
Ray Fletcher called at the Gomer Stocker home Thursday afternoon. John Earl Ballengar spent the weekend at his uncle Elmer Henderson. Gomer Stocker was a business caller at Ancil Chedister's Friday. Mr and Mrs Bert Kirk spent Sunday at H S McCumber's home.
Lula R Tillmont reports a large crowd at the school program on Tuesday night November 22. Boxes and lunches raised 2.40 dollars as students celebrate a month of activities and perfect attendance and spelling stars. New pupils Jack and Bobby Riggs join the class making twenty eight pupils. The note lists many student performances, dental and reading milestones, and visitors over the past month.
Staged events include a Bad English contest with winners Rothy Rose Verna Benge Ernest Foster Carl Foster Mary Francia Carter Claire Hiath. Students practiced teaching, sewed quilts, drew pictures, and prepared a Thanksgiving program with a Sunday School Christmas event planned. The group traveled to Scattersburg for a Wednesday program, held a box supper November 22, raising 4.75 dollars with help from Helping Hand club members and Foster school pupils taught by Dorothea Darby. Mrs Gomer Stocker and others baked pies for sale. Mildred Roberta served as editor.
Moravia area residents shared Thanksgiving with relatives and friends across multiple towns. Families from Unionville, Drakesville, Richland, Des Moines, and Hiawatha attended gatherings at the Wood Wart and Miller households, while others sought treatments in Iowa City and enjoyed extended family visits during the holiday.
Mr and Mrs Almont Main and family of Moravia and Jo Tadlock family were Thanksgiving guests at Ensil Glasgow home. Lee Tadlock shucked corn for Bennie Knight. Elsie Coltrain Jackie Ray and Mary Jones called on Mrs Slvin Hiatt. Eleanor Miller holiday from Unionville High School visited home folks. M L Weatherly Emery Hintt and Bruce Jones families made local calls. Miller school closed for two days of Thanksgiving vacation. Cliff Neff called at the vicinity. Wilbur Miller delivered hogs to Emery Hiatt’s farm. Lee Tadlock visited Dave Caylor home Wednesday.
Sheriff Roscoe C. Wales announces a special execution sale of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter section 25 township 70 range 17 west of the St. Paul Meridian in Centerville at 10 a.m. December 24 1932. Proceeds repay a 1017.67 debt plus 85.05 costs and serving costs for the defendants D S Kingery et al. Court notice lists C W Howell as administrator of C F Howell deceased and other defendants A M Pennington Anna R Irwin.
An old advertisement urges girls to gain curves by taking Talay Vinal iron tonic. It promises improved figure and confidence, claiming the tonic tastes delicious and is sold by Smith and Veach and Drugegisis.
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