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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1950
Page
6
Local families and relatives share weekend visits and hospital updates from Moravia and surrounding towns. Skips, Card, Johnson, Long, and Gardner families are listed visiting, traveling, or hosting in Centerville Ottumwa and Des Moines areas with notes on hospital stays and recoveries.
Word arrived Saturday that Glenn Veatch, son-in-law of Mir and Mrs. Amom McGrghy, died in Plainville Kansas. Local social items note visits and gatherings in Albia Cedar Rapids Des Moines Ottumwa and nearby towns with friends and relatives attending events and church activities across the weekend.
The Happy Helpers Club met Wednesday with Olga Turner for embroidery work and planned a Christmas supper for members and families Thelma Calhoun won the contest prize The club will meet with Dotta Swift in two weeks Attendees included Mr and Mrs James Calhoun Shirley Leon Rosie Derby Karen Rose Rena Ammans Allen Linda Glen Freda Swift Ada McBeth Janice
Mrs Olga Turner and Larry Derby attended the 41 club banquet. On Saturday in Albia at the high school field house Mr and Mrs James Calhoun and family spent Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs Carl Calhoun and sons Bruce Thompson spent Friday and Saturday with Mr and Mrs Haver Free. Wayne Thompson and Marcia were in Centerville. Mrs Ben Pitkerell and Wayne accompanied the Eldred Estlack family to Ottumwa. Delbert Calhoun and Richard went to Carl Calhoun's Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Herb Roblenz and children had Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Roscoe Pennington. Russell Burns called to Iowa City for illness of his brother in law Ben Cox. Frank Shoemaker were visitors at the Callen home. Glen VanDorin and children visited Cliff Whicker. Mrs Clarence Dowd spent evening with Miller while Donald and Detmar visited Bud Walters. E A Luse visited with Miller and with Dick Morrison. Joe Martin spent last Monday in Des Moines. I and Sandra stayed at Jim Hannum home. Gardner dinner guests with Clarence Dowd. Theo Miller and Callen others were dinner guests of Van Lemaster. Raymond Ashby spent evening at Luse home. Lester Dooley visited Callen home. Herb Boblenz Connie visited Joe Martin and daughters. Theo Miller spent
Sunday evening was spent with Mr and Mrs Harry Phillips in Hlatteville. Mrs Clarence Dowd visited Saturday with Mrs Zoe Callen and Opal while the boys attended a sale in Centerville.
In Unionville Mrs. Verner Hawk and Mrs. Willard Swasick moved to Ottumwa after selling their farm to Tom Pollock of Ottumwa who will relocate later. Rev H M Richmond leaves for Nebraska for multiple engagements. Rev and Mrs Geo French move to Chicago with family as of Friday. Moody Bible Institute begins January. Mrs. Joe Guernsey and relatives host at Orville Rogers home. D S Fenton returns home from St Joseph hospital in serious condition. Mrs Pearl Brown-Walls of Centerville appears in local notices.
Terville is slightly improved at Centerville hospital after a severe heart attack last Tuesday. She is Max Brown’s mother and previously lived here, with many friends wishing her a speedy recovery. Glenn Ogden, his wife and Terry left for San Diego after a 30 day leave spent with Cliff Ogden and B. M. Jonas. The Utopian Club holds its annual Christmas party this Wednesday at Mrs. E. V. Stewart’s home with a gift exchange.
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