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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
2
A parade of visits and gatherings fills Thanksgiving week with relatives and friends visiting from Iowa City Centerville and Canada. Families including Gladfelder Perry Hellyer Tarr and Nash share time at multiple homes while neighbors attend parties and host or call on one another.
A collection of small town visits and family gatherings recounted from Ottumwa area households. Names include Biddle Scott and the Morgans, Hiner and Bogart families, Arnolds, Foster, Wright, and Argo clans, with multiple Thursday and Sunday visits plus a Thanksgiving appearance by Johnny Hutton and Emma Young. Several residents hosted rock parties and club gatherings, with Guns Luse noted for top honors at a club event.
Mr Pleasant John W Kenton and John R were Albia callers Monday morning. Mr and Mrs John Sharp and family called at Clell Long home Tuesday and were Albia callers. Mrs Tom McCrory Pearl and Arthur visited A F Linder home Centerville Wednesday. John W Kenton and family visited Mart Kenton home Russell Thursday night. Homer Brown and family visited Edmond Brown Albia Thursday. Edward LeRoy and Mary Marg Brown spent Friday Saturday with grandfather Homer Brown. Albia callers from this vicinity Saturday included W A Brown Besco Herron Clark Merie Homer Brown Eva LeRoy. James McCrory visited Sunday afternoon with Clare Dale Easter. John Sharp Arthur Points were Moravia callers Sunday afternoon. Mrs John Sharp Catherine and Jerry visited Tom McCrory Sunday afternoon. George McCrory visited Tom McCrory Sunday afternoon and evening. W A Brown and family visited Ralph Stickler Newton Sunday.
A long list of Moravia area residents and relatives spent Thanksgiving with kin in nearby towns. Highlights include Mr Chamberlain visiting Albia, Mrs Urban Hill hosting in Knoxville, and multiple families from Moravia, Drakesville, West Grove, Ottumwa, and Centerville gathering for dinners and alfalfa banquets.
Brompton Mr and Mrs Curtis Jones and son were business callers in Ot tumwa Friday. Boardman Mr and Mrs Jebie Billings were dinner guests Thanksgiving at the M E Boardman home. Mrs Catherine Miller who has vere ae Porealy pewwitel owns return Boardman home lsst Tuesday. Mrs Mary Stafford A C Stafford and friend of Des Molen were dinner guests Thanksgiving at the J E Stafford home.
Sunday guests from multiple families visited Grover East to attend the 41st Sunday School and church service. The Exline and Elledge families, the Dotson and Boyer households, along with the Tomlin and Dayton families, joined the gathering for the day.
Noon at St Georges and various households share Thanksgiving moments. Roy Hiatt and others visit Mrs Han nah Gledfelder Mina Luse and families. George Hiatt takes daughter to Ottumwa. Clyde Gladfelder and Darlene visit Guy McKern. Keith Kermit Gladfelder attend Centerville church. several Gladfelders visit Mia Hannah and Mina Luse Sunday evening.
A lengthy notice lists families visiting each other in Udell Moravia and Albia. Guests include Emme Miller Barbara Kellogg Ellen Kellogg and others. A Miners hospital appendectomy patient is recovering after surgery in Albia. Thanksgiving gatherings occur at the Earl Swift and related homes. A LaMar School event netted 13.25 with a book case purchased from proceeds.
In Appanoose County probate court Gail Burton has been appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the estate of W. E. Hiatt deceased. Creditors must present claims per law and all indebted must render payments to the administratrix. Dated November 26, 1940. Miller Everett Miller attorneys Albis Iowa.
An upbeat, humorous reminiscence on Thanksgiving vacation mischief. Relates two boys tackling chores like washing a brick fireplace and fixing a furnace, plus hill sledding accidents and a missing log cabin. The piece notes playful resistance, minor injuries, and a craftsman-like hammering echoing through the house.
A cooperative dinner at the Walter Whislex home on Thanksgiving Day featured goose and chicken and many attendees from Unionville and nearby towns. The November Women’s Division of Christian Service hosted a “Take Away” party with jokes, costumes, and prizes. Numerous families and guests from Moravia Centerville Williamsburg and Udell joined celebrations, meals, and birthday observances, with extensive lists of attendees and a turkey dinner at various homes.
The KING THEATRE in Albia Iowa announces Dec 8 and 9 a Dee double feature showing Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon with Edward Horton and Irene Dunne with Cary Grant in The Awful Truth. On Dec 6 and 7 a Dee program features Charles Starrett in Texas Stagecoach and James Stewart with Rosalind Russell in No Time for Comedy. Dec 8 9 Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland in Arise My Love. Dec 10 Gary Cooper in Mr Deeds Goes to Town and Edward G Robinson in A Dispatch from Reuters. Dec 11 12 Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas in Third Finger Left Hand.
Clarence Hood of Centerville and Vernon Burger, patient for two months after a broken leg, were reported in serious condition as a healing wound required further care. Neighbors, including Mr. and Mrs. A. Dukes and Misses Wilson and More, awaited hospital news with anxiety after attending a Red Cross breakfast. Weather impacted attendance as residents noted Thursday dinner guests with friends in Numa.
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