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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
5
Social notes from Hedge College enumerate visits across several towns. Guests include Mr and Mrs T J Luse and family, the Murdy and Jones households, and others. The piece notes travel to Albia Centerville Des Moines Ottumwa and Florida tied to family and furloughs while mentioning illness among Mrs Walls mother Dr Rose Butterfield and flu cases.
Miss Essie Whisler reports Mrs. George Brain and Mrs. Brute Jones traveled Saturday to Mupecatine for Billy Wecksung's funeral held Sunday afternoon. Wecksung was raised by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hopkins and had visited them often after moving away. Charles Stanley and son Fred of Ottumwa visited Mrs. Ruth Stanley Sunday. Marine Paul Dean Harrington returned to San Diego after a week with his parents and the Harringtons. Rev and Mrs. James Walls returned Thursday from Indianola.
Several from the community attended Hannah Gladfelder's funeral. Relatives of F. A. Boyer gathered for a cooperative dinner at his home to celebrate his 86th birthday. Numerous local families and neighbors appeared at various visits and Sunday gatherings, with flu cases noted among some attendees.
Bernice Johnson and Walter Scott hosts and guests populate a Centerville area social update. The item lists visits and calls among the Johnson Dowd Scott Wilson and Tadl families, with mentions of Camp Barkley soldier Arthur Points and a 22 pound coon caught by Case Schipper.
Ben Struckman of Little Rock found a brasslike coin about nickel size. One side bears a head and lettering including the word Vercingetorix, while the reverse is plain. The inscription is thought to refer to a ruler under Caesar who died in 46 B C.
Appanoose County Iowa totals show a 17 119 corporate levy figure amid annual tax levies and budget considerations. The item outlines the combined levy amount used to fund county operations and services for the upcoming fiscal period.
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