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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1970
Page
2
Moravia business people host Saturday drawings through Christmas, with many ham and turkey prizes ahead. The note hints at busy weekends and town activity, mentioning the French family and a planned meet with daughter Martha at the airfield.
A Des Moines port scene unfolds as a plane bringing two Minneapolis girls for Thanksgiving weekend arrives. The group cannot recognize the passengers until two strangers draw attention with conspicuous behavior. Martha French notes the impact of city life on appearances while a nearby report hints at Rathbun lake growth potential and a sewer project survey in Oskaloosa.
News notes Miss Hazel Hellycree and Mrs. Beryl Brown spent Thanksgiving Day with Mr. and Mrs. in Salem.
Lloyd Brown and Hazel Hellyer host and visit friends across Des Moines to Knoxville Centerville Ottumwa and Colona Ill While Glen Overturf recovers at home and multiple families from Cedar Rapids Moravia and Mystic drop by for calls dinners and hospital updates The report lists numerous names and small gatherings over a period with mentions of shopping and 4H council events in Albia Moravia and Centerville.
Thanksgiving gatherings fill Franklin and nearby homes as the Swift, Calhoun, Runnells, Ammons, Argos, Eastlick, Derby, Derbys and related families host and visit relatives. Multiple dinners, calls, and weekend visits recur across Lind, Albia, Fremont, and Ottumwa areas with friends and neighbors sharing meals and hospitality.
News notes from Brushy by Mrs. Arlo Fenton list Thanksgiving gatherings. Families including Mitchell Lemley Shinn Fenton Martin Cross and others hosted and visited relatives such as Eddie Martin Verge Martin Harry Daugherty and extended visits with Martin family during the holiday. Families from Albia joined in Thanksgiving dinners and supper events across homes of local residents.
Dr and Mrs Larry Lemley along with Cynthia Kathy and Leanne visited Mrs Ethel Lemley. Monday and Tuesday units with Mrs Lemley included Jr and Mrs R B Thomas of Vinton.
Mrs Exie Fenton is reported able to be dismissed from the Heaptak Er. Mrs Betty and David Spentshania reside in Livonia Mo at the Barnhart home according to the note.
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