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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1947
Page
5
Mrs. W E Donovan hosts comments as New Hope residents gather at parental Don ovan home. Several families share meals and visits through the week at neighbors homes including the Hiatt Sanders Woodward and Carter households with birthday party at schoolhouse and dinner gatherings noted.
Saturday afternoon callers at the Rolla Wright home in Centerville. Sunday dinner guests were Mrs. Ted Broshar Floyd and Virgil at the Junior Donovan home.
Attendance at Sunday school and church, 43. Families and individuals visited homes in Ames and nearby communities during a weekend of social gatherings. Notable visits included the Gladfelder and Harrison families, plus the McDanel, Broshar, Jarvis, and Platt households with friends and relatives enjoying Sunday outings and club events.
Miss Roberta Tarr spent Monday night with friends and relatives including Phyllis Easter and the McKerns as illnesses spread among several. A doctor was called for Jean Saturday evening. Funeral attendance marked the week with sympathy extended to the bereaved. Multiple visits and gatherings occurred across Centerville and Albia with residents at the Hellyer, Argo, Perry, Tarr, and McKern homes and surrounding towns.
Mrs. Emmett Derby hosts and visits fill weekend with relatives. Marie Derby to marry Louis Griffin of Melrose on December 29. Several local residents attend Ida Argo funeral at Iconium Methodist Church.
Mrs Haver Free and Mrs Nellie Thompson along with Wayne were in Emmett and Rex Derby working on wiring for Roscoe Argos. They were in Centerville Friday morning. Mrs Nellie Thompson cared for Bruce in their absence. Miss Ellen Sheehan visited her sister and family, Mrs Elis worth Kline Jr., at Hartford last week.
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