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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
1
Local families gathered for New Hope club and 8 C S meetings at hiatt and dooley homes with twenty six attendees. Members planned upcoming gift exchange requiring each lady to bring two ten cent gifts and candy plates.
A Moravia area church notes Sunday School program with student class 4-8 Elans See Self at Sunday School as slogan. Rev Pullman guest. Families and friends listed visiting, attending, and health news including Carl Hiatt with chicken pox. Attendance at Sunday School and church reported 65. numerous local names appear in social visits and birthday celebration details.
Mr Pleasant Dortha Kenton assisted Mrs Claud Rogers with threshers on Monday. Ethel Eva and Daphne Brown and Pearl McCrory were Albia visitors Monday afternoon. Harry Robinson and family and Barbara Ann visited Homer Brown Monday evening. Ed DeLong and Homer Brown helped Tuesday morning. Dertha Kenton visited Moravia Tuesday forenoon. John W Kenton threshing Beane with Bob and Claud Rogers on Tuesday. Mrs Claud Rogers Mrs John Sharp and Ethel Brown helped Ruth and Dertha Kenton cook for the threshers Tuesday. Mrs Tom McCrory visited Wednesday with her parents Mr and Mrs A Finden in Centerville. Homer Brown called at the John W Kenton home Friday. Albia callers from this vicinity Saturday included W A Brown and family Mrs Tom McSrony Pearl James Howard and Arthur Points, Homer Brown and family and others.
A reflective rural note blends humor on hogs hens and country living with questions on patriotic purchases and Christmas plans. The writer laments city view of farming, laments discarded imported goods, and recalls holiday card quests while recounting a weekend with neighbors and relatives in Iowa.
Mrs Hares Habingon and family join Mart Kenton and Mrs Edmond Brown and families for a memorial service at Homer, with a Sunday gathering noted in local notices.
Maple Grove Tra Callen visited the Clarence Dowd home for an informal gathering. John Broghar worked for Ben Pettibone Saturday. Walter Scott faced a financial issue and Mrs. Riley Callen and Dale spent Sunday with SE toon.
Franklin om Mr and Mrs Hugh McFatridge were calling in Moravia and Centerville Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Ben Derby and Mrs Glen Turner spent Monday at the Earl Swift home. Mrs Roseoa Argo helped Mrs Fred Argo cook for wood sawers Wednesday. Dortha Hazelett spent Tuesday night with her teacher Miss Grace Calhoun Irene and Ellen Shehan called at the Coy Swift home Monday evening. Mrs Frank Cox spent Monday forenoon at the John Moffatt home. In the afternoon Mrs Cox and John Moffatt and daughter Daisy visited at the Henry Elliott home in Mystic. Sel 1 Vinton Lundy, Mrs Nellie Stack and Mr and Mrs Dwight Hamlin visited at the Roscoe Argo home Sunday. Mrs John Moffatt who has been visiting at the Henry Elliott home returned to her home Friday evening. Mr and Mrs George Shehan Inez Trene and Ellen visited at the W H Scott home Sunday afternoon. Hi is Mr and Mrs Earl Swift Thelma and Carolyn Ann spent Saturday night and Sunday at the Ned Argo home in Ottumwa. Mr and Mrs Howard Brock and children of Hiteman visited Sunday at the Frank Cox home. Mr and Mrs Burdette Cox and children were evening callers, Neil LaMar and Betty and Jackie spent Sunday night at the Mrs Earl Stephens home. Mrs Beryl Brown LeRoy and Kenneth called at the Earl Swift home Sunday evening.
District Court in Appanoose County Iowa issues notice that on December 8 1941 a will purportedly of F H Coulson was filed for probate with January 6 1942 set for final proof. The clerk is M G Luse and attorney is Frank N Nichol Albia. Several local residents are listed as town visitors or observers with multiple family names noted.
Sunday visits featured Joe and Johnny McDonald with Homer Hamilton and families plus Mr and Mrs Glen Turner and Caas Hasnitton group. Weekend callers included Newton Long and daughter, William Haver and Hagel Hellyer, with Helen Johnson and the Gladfelder and Argo households at Dell Hellyer home.
District Court in Iowa Appanoose County orders public auction of real estate in Monroe and Franklin Townships. The administrator of Emmett Scott's estate and guardian of James Leo Scott will sell 7.65 acres at Moravia on January 12, 1842, with 10 percent paid at sale and balance on title abstract delivery. Auction conducted by H C Peterson. attorney George A Milani.
New Hope x Dinner guetta at the Will Donovan home Tuesday hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Homer Curtis and Mrs Elvin Ideo of Wheatland with Hiatt of Phoenix and Rasp Fat. Hiatt left for Phoenix on the afternoon train. New Hope club met at the Don Pettibone home Wednesday. The ladies picked out nut meats sorted beans and sewed carpet rags. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rowe Billie Mr. and Mrs. Lute Hiatt Harvey Hiatt Mr. and Mrs. Carl Coffin Ella Hitt Mrs. Edna Neff and Mrs. Elsie Martin. Genevie Donovan spent Wednesday night with her sister Mrs John Wood and family and attended a turkey supper at the Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Carter and family spent Sunday at the Frank Hiatt home. Afternoon callers were Miss Lula Burton and Mrs. Edna Neff Mr. and Mrs. Keith Rose Robert and Richard of Ottumwa visited the Will Donovan home Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Geelmont Moffatt Jt and family spent Tuesday evening at Pete Donovan home.
Mrs Lavia Robb of Unionville visited Friday and Saturday with daughter Mrs Raymond Lockman and family. Families including Simpson, Burdock, and Hopkins groups spent Sunday at various homes. Virgil Hopkins, once of Unionville, was killed in the Burlington plant explosion Friday. Local residents called at Gilliland and Raymond Lockman homes Sunday.
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