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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1937
Page
6
Local notes recount Thanksgiving visits and family dinners across Moravia and nearby towns. Numerous relatives from Ames, Des Moines, Kansas City, Ottumwa, Waterloo, and beyond joined locals in holiday meals and hospitality, with several travel and hospital mentions.
The Moravia Co-Operative Marketing Association sent one load of hogs and one load of sheep to the St. Louis market today.
Sunday gatherings at the Donavan and Weston homes are noted along with multiple Thursday and Friday calls at various residences including the Scott, Chambers, Harsh, and Pettibone families. Several families from Mount Ayr and Colfax visited Des Moines and Unionville areas, with Wesley Chapel Aid attendees and ongoing family visits forming the local social summary.
A memorial verse extols a father as kind helpful and Christlike. It depicts daily generosity neighborliness and calm temper as guiding virtues. The piece concludes with a nod to his children and the measure of a life devoted to others.
Sunday with B E Turner. Mrs Elsie Martin and Buster joined a six third dinner at Theo Miller home Friday eve ning. George Howell family enjoyed a peerage evening at Don Brackett home in Athia. New Hope school hosted a program and carnival with songs recitations dialogues a kitchen band and music by Carl Van Zante. Carnival rides include Trip Around the World shooting gallery and fish pond. Pie coffee candies and popcorn squares were sold. Helen Turner of Mystic vacationed with grandparents George Howell. Virginia Argo Mary Catherine Veach and Mary Margaret Horst man attended the New Hope program with Margaret Burton. Don Pettibone family spent Thanksgiving with Centerville relatives. George Turner and Mary Beth visited Emery Hiltt. George Howell Clyde Sim Howell visited Perry Chedister near Albia. Lute Hiatt Mrs George Howell Clyde and Alfred spent Sunday at Harald Turner home near Mystie.
Hiattsville residents hosted about 50 relatives and friends for a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving. Neighbors later enjoyed music from Ottumwa friends. Evelyn Hiatt spent the weekend with her father Pearl Hiatt. Visitors included Ray Dooley of Centerville and Maggee family from Ottumwa. Rubye Hiatt from Sewal joined Lute Hiatt for the weekend. Lloyd Rose family feasted in Albia at Glenn Derby’s. Community program and supper at New Hope raised funds for the school. Lloyd Carter family dined in Moravia. Madelyn Rose and Marilyn and Merton spent the weekend in Albia. A. S. Hiatt hosted some children and families Thursday. The Aid met Friday at the church, finished a quilt and nearly completed another, with plans to meet Thursday with Ensil Hiatt. Pearl Hiatt visited Indignula and Des Moines Wednesday.
Jep Lockman and Freddie VanDonny attended a family dinner at the Russell Hindman home in Albia with the Davis and Gideon families present. Harold Davis and family spent Sunday afternoon at the Davis home. Mrs Gideon spent Monday night at the Lockman home. Minor misreadings noted in text.
Iconium held a largely attended Thanksgiving program Wednesday with a pie supper raising 28 dollars. The varied entertainment included songs, recitations, duets, dialogues, and exercises featuring students Mia Wetterlind Keith Argo Beverly Callen Billy Wetterlind and Jack Firkins among others, concluding with Harvest Home.
Thanksgiving visitors and local residents gathered at various homes including the G E Luse and E F Wilson households. Notable attendees were Superintendent and Mrs Don C Furrer with children Donna and John from Denver Iowa, and Cheree Dyphon returning to school duties at Woodward after holidays with the Wilsons. Mrs Jep Lockman aided her ill mother in Albia. Freeman Myers and family joined friends from Des Moines at the Wilson home.
Rural School News recounts pupil names by grade, noting top speller Gene Gladfelder and highest first twelve week average. Supt L E Johnson visited November 12 for upper grade intelligence tests. Grades 4,6,7,8 craft projects and Christmas Seals drive mentioned. Attendance notes show Fern Foster and Margaret DeBoyle absent on specified dates.
For centuries Japan has valued musical insects. Emperors and nobles admired them as in uta and baikai verse, where deep thought or swift vision is captured in seventeen or thirty-one syllables. Literary Digest notes the affection and reverence across eras.
The term shipshape stems from sailing days when Britain's ships sang in Atlantic winds. It signified soundness in every part and a crew alert to their bidding, beyond mere orderliness or cleanliness.
The text highlights a famed figure Einbuck and a blue gilt beer brewed only in winter. It notes the beer’s wide distribution across Europe and references medieval German breweries.
Thanksgiving at the E. F. Wilson home drew about forty relatives and friends for a cooperative noon dinner and a day of visiting. Guests included Moravia residents N. G. Wilson Frank Wilson and families, plus Woodward Denver and Des Moines visitors. afternoon callers from Atlantic and Des Moines joined in the festive gathering.
Relatives and friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. LF E Boyer’s home for Thanksgiving dinner. Among those attending were Ella Cridlebaugh of Rockford Iowa C G Woodward of Pierson Iowa H S Boyer of Unionville Clifford Boyer of Sanborn Town Eugene Tubaugh Leta Tubaugh Mary Anderson Howard Gray F A Boyer Harry Woodward and family Frederick Koehler Noah Stocker and family Frank Heckman and son Frank Ostrander of Ottumwa visiting with sister S M Zrke.
Reports say nearly 200 were fed at the United Brethren church Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday. Many out of town guests attended. The U. B. ladies served their customary generous meal. A bazaar accompanied the dinner.
Classifieds note corn for sale four pounds for 25e by Herbert Johnson phone 68. For sale male Durochog cholera immune by Ted Broshar. Wanted orders for home made candy 35 cents per pound by Mrs Curtis Burton. Corn for sale in quantities of 25 bit or more also one electric washer by P K Horner.
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