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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
2
Moravia Union is a weekly newspaper published in Moravia Iowa by editors and publishers Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pitman Davis. It states subscription rates for one year two six months and three months and notes entry for second class mail at the Moravia post office under the March 3 Act.
The note lists visits and daily life in Albia including Mrs J T VanDorin and Mrs Kenneth Free at BE Lincox home, Helping Hand club meeting with twelve present, quilting, husking plans canceled by snow, upcoming visit to Mr and Mrs Ed Robinson, a party at James Williams home, several social visits and overnight stays, skating and monopoly, and local work details of Gerald and Deena Roberts with Des Moines and Glidden placements. Weather issues hindered travel and a family note expresses frustration with ice.
Franklin By Mrs. John Moffatt and Hugh McFatridge led a stream of visitors to Albia Ottumwa and Moravia during the week. Bernard Kitterman and others were callers in Centerville and on nearby farms as Mrs. Stansberry and the Sheldon families hosted guests from Wesley and nearby communities.
New Hope residents gather at Clyde Jacobs Sr. home for a Jacobs family dinner in honor of Seaman 1-C Wayne Jacobs and Pfe. Valentine Jacobs. Various local families are noted visiting, heading to events, or hosting relatives over the weekend in a tight knit community notice.
Betty Strunk spent the first of last week with her sister Eleanor and family in Knoxville Vincent Miller and Eleanor visited Centerville on business Friday Mr and Mrs Floyd Wood visited C H Andrews Thursday Dinner guests at the Lee lad lock home Sunday included Ray Tubaugh Donna Dave Caylor Floyd Wood and family Richard Tubaugh Mrs Floyd Wood Dwane Keith and Mrs James Wood in Centerville Wednesday Frederick Koehler and Gene were also mentioned as present
Mrs. John VanZante hosts a gathering with Mrs. Wadsworth visiting at her daughter Mrs. Ben Williams. Glenwood visitors Mr. and Mrs. Jake Simbro and daughter Juanita stay at Homer Hamilton’s. Circle meets with Louisa Jones. Lucille Shelquist leaves for Coulter to teach. Families visiting Ben Williams and parental Lute Hiatt home noted.
Brompton residents and Ottumwa visitors are noted in a sequence of social items. Mrs. M. H. Boardman hosts and entertains with friends including Vera Selman and Earl Boardman. The week features family visits, a birthday celebration for Vercel Barnes, shopping trips by Max McCoy and Cary, and illness keeping Billy Barnes home from school.
Salem by Hazel Hellyer notes Centerville and Albia callers Wednesday and Saturday. Family visits include Perry, Hellyer, Brown, Long, Glad, Tarr, McCord, Turner, and others. Activities cover corn gathering, dinners, and weekend visits with multiple households mentioned.
A column recounts modest anecdotes and vignettes about daily life and family chores. It notes rock club misadventures, misbehaving kitchen lights, and delayed letters as voices of a small town cadence across weekends and weather.
Mrs. T. J. Luse and Mr. and Mrs. Guss Luse hosted Alicin callers on Thursday. The Luses attended Double Eight club Friday evening at the Emil Halden home. Jess Baker visited weekend with Arthur and Clell Davis of Spring Valley Minnesota and their parents 0 G Davis. Vess Hiatt dined with Guy Argo on Sunday. Ralph and Clell Davis visited Harold Davis at Blakesburg Sunday.
Lola Boyer and Allie Boyer with Lola and families visit Frank Mc Creary's sale. Karen Kay Burns spends time with Allie Boyer. Burns attend Farm Bureau meeting in Centerville. Russell Burns Lola Boyer shop in Centerville. Glenn Burns and Dorothy visit Russell Burns home. Jimmie Hiatt hosts Sunday dinner. Afternoon callers Olive Jean Wendel and Howard Phillips. Lloyd Davison visits Roy Hiatt household. Charlene Jimmie Paul Dean and Karen Kay Burns visit Allie Boyer. Continued visits among Burns and Burns family members.
Morning reports say buses halted by ice while a man rode to Des Moines by train and planned to reach Albia. His brother went ahead to meet him as icy roads blocked travel. A St. Paul boy missed a train and rode buses to Mason City then trains home, sleeping briefly after a long, hungry trip. Four sons are finally under their family’s roof again.
Mr and Mrs Dane Taylor visited Centerville hospital to see their sister Mrs Leo Thompson who suffered serious burns from a gasoline explosion Saturday morning. Family gathered at Leon Luing home Sunday for Thanksgiving dinner.
Emma Ray Miller reports social calls in Udell with visits to Alice Kelly Mary Fowler and others. The Ladies Aid of the Christian church plans an all day event with a Christmas exchange on Thursday December 7 with Mrs Marie Weber. Mrs Sarah Williams of Udell died at St Josephs hospital Centerville.
Mr. and Mrs. Trenton Wilson attended a young married people's party at the Centerville community center Tuesday evening. Mrs. Earl Boyer and Mrs. Ralph Turner joined an all day Farm Bureau meeting in Centerville. The Wilson and Turner families made Albia business calls Saturday. Trenton Wilson went to an alfalfa banquet Monday in Centerville. Mrs. Florence Bogart visited Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Boyer. Earl and Mrs. Boyer hosted a Farm Bureau party Monday evening and were Sunday dinner guests at the Zell Wilson home. The Wilsons attended the Douglas-Taylor box supper Friday night in Hinttsville.
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