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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1971
Page
3
Local Thanksgiving gatherings are logged with extended families visiting Des Moines Ottumwa Centerville Moravia Albia and Fort Madison. Weddings, church events and 4 H bowling parties are noted along with relatives visiting and shared holiday meals.
Residents share hospitality across families and neighbors with multiple Thanksgiving Day dinners. Visited or hosted include the Dommer, Collins, Wright, Hargrave, Coltrain, McDanel, Stocker, Burton, and Irelan households, with gatherings extended to Ottumwa and Bloomfield and a 4-H trip to Chicago. Alternating social calls and school news note several locals traveling, hosting, or returning home after holiday events.
Mrs Jim Hayes and Mrs Gretchen Proctor visited Saturday at Bernard Hayes home. Thanksgiving Day guests included Mr and Mrs Dallas Faber Nadine and others at Ruben Faber’s, with the Faber and Loch families sharing meals and stories across Des Moines and Centerville contacts.
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