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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
2
Moravia Bion entered 83 second class mail matter at Moravia post office in Appanoose County Iowa under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879. Published every Thursday by H K Smith publisher.
Mrs. Sarah Powell has been gravely ill in St Josephs hospital but was brought home west of Udell Friday evening and is some better now. She is cared for by her children and Mrs Pearl Porter and Mrs Ida Davis. Mr and Mrs John Burger visited over the weekend at McPherson Kansas with their children Melba and Richard who are attending college there. Mr and Mrs Bean McConnell and children of Waterloo visited.
A weekend filled with Thanksgiving gatherings across Udell and nearby towns. Families including the McConnells, Buckinghams, Streepies, and Johnsons hosted relatives and friends from Des Moines, Ottumwa, Chicago, and Bloomington. Homecoming and dedication services at the Udell Brethren church featured Rev. Johnson, a church history reading, and music.
Residents and visitors are listed with frequent calls and calls in the Brompton area. Names include Elanor Burton, Elwood Stafford, Kenneth Stafford, August Stafford, Leo Stafford, Ella Horn, Nellie Horn, Eva Boardman, Archie Billings, John Fisher, and Ed Robinson. Events cover visits, dinners, box suppers, and a broken leg incident at W. W. Wilson home.
A long listing of Thanksgiving Day guests includes Jack Rex and Richard of Batavia visiting Mrs. McMullin and family, with Agnes More returning from Ottumwa. Many others from Jerome Centerville Moulton Ottumwa and surrounding towns attended the holiday at the More and allied households, sharing family dinners and weekend visits.
Blue Front Circle met last week with Mrs. Ben Jones. Ray Lemaster sawed wood for Cass Hamilton last week. Mrs. Jim Moore has been on the nick list with a bad cold the past week. Elbert Moore called at Jim J Moore's one day last week. Several from this locality gathered at the Charlie Hough home Sunday for a cooperative dinner. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Van Long, Mr. and Mrs. Cass Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. John Van Zante, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Main, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCloud, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Paxston and sons James and John Wilson, and Ella Jean Woodward. The Houghs are moving near Grand River.
Fuller and Mrs J J Ullem and Mrs Cecil Parcel shopped in Centerville last Monday. Mrs Jess Smith and Carol Dean visited L B Smith in Albia on Wednesday. Mrs Raymon Jones called on Mrs J J Ullem Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Leon Burns and Mrs Cecil Parcel were Centerville callers Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Gerald Long were Sunday evening callers at James Longs. Mrs D V Hereford called on Mrs Jess Smith one evening last Jess Smith visited his brother M G Smith in Centerville Friday. Mrs Leon Burns spent Saturday evening with Mia Cecil Parcel Junior and Pearl Eugene Smith who spent Sunday afternoon with Rex and Harold Tisue.
Coulson Mr and Mrs Theo Miller attend ed the Mrs Pence funeral at Morlivia Saturday afternoon. Glee Callen called on Garnet Mericle Sunday afternoon. Mrs Ernest Hiatt visited Centerville and saw Herbert McDunel injured in the mine Saturday forenoon but not seriously. Betty Luse was absent from school Friday. Forest Mericle and Henry Easter hosted Sunday visitors. Pauline Townsend spent time with her aunt Mrs Lynn Hilton. Lily Sylvia and Elsie Callen attended Ladies Aid at Mrs Orville Burton’s home. Frank Chambers E O Tucker and Scott Tucker were supper guests at Theo Miller’s Friday. Lynn Hilton and wife helped Willie McDanes home. Ernest Hiatt visited Herbert McDanes Monday. Paul Mericle visited Dale Cullen Sunday afternoon. Mrs Theo Miller hosted the Progressive club at her home Thursday.
A reflective local piece mocks social pretensions and muses on winter garden schemes. The narrator laments vanity, contemplates carrots, rabbits, and Christmas wishes, and muses on weather forecasting and a stubborn cook stove while recalling past experiences with a garden and family life.
Kinser Valley reports on a cooperative sale at Albia Saturday. Zell Wilson delivered mixed sheep and hogs to Ottumwa Wednesday. John Robinson harvested grains, Russell Darby aided his uncle George in moving a corn crib on Thursday. Darby has taken cattle from F. A. Thompson to use surplus feed, Russell to help with care.
Harry DuVall and wife of Mo ravia and Amy Clough visited Zell Wilson's home with the Wilson family. They found a bee tree in Clough's timber and plan to use two buckets of honey for pancakes. The Sunday mail route was partly by hitch hike due to road conditions. Roy Darby and family joined for supper, and Dorothy Darby will visit Monday night with her brother Roy's family while he travels to Iowa City.
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