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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
7
A flurry of visits and gatherings fills the Moravia region with pre Christmas dinners and gift exchanges. Families from Ottumwa Des Moines Centerville and nearby towns converge for parties and weddings as residents attend the Roblenz Kirstein nuptials and other family events. Fort Benning trainee Bit DuVall and Ruth Gibbons plan holiday visits as news spreads of a fatal car crash involving Lyce Witt of Moneta Indiana.
A collection of Christmas requests from Moravia area children dated December 19 1960 includes Janiece Tubaugh Mike Rinehart and Julie Kay Haver asking Santa for toys farm sets dolls and a cash register. Local families share holiday visits with relatives and a post dinner gathering featured gift exchanges and coal hauling updates.
The Taylorettes 447 club met December 15 with 12 members and one visitor, Mrs. Johnson. Members voted to donate 2.50 to Tree of Lights and 2.50 to Hope School. Mary Kay Spencer presented a talk on creating an uncluttered room. The group then visited Unionville for Christmas capoling with the Union Farmerettes and shared gifts at the Methodist church.
Mrs Regenia Sinclair and 4-H leaders attended the 4-H officers training school in Albia Monday evening. Numerous local families visited, including Mr and Mrs Chester Gillen and family with Wayne Sanders group at Beacon and Herschel Tomlin with Tom Proctor Saturday. Johnny Proctor returns from three years MP training at Leavenworth Kansas. Various parties and visits continued through Sunday and Friday with Proctor, Ahee, Leffler, and Union Chapel activities.
Glen and Mrs. Fowler and family moved Monday from their farm to the Gardner house in Moravia. Lawrence Dommer remains seriously ill and is in Monroe County Hospital. A pre Christmas dinner and gift exchange occurred at the Dallas Faber home with many relatives present.
Nancy Carol Faber and Jean Taylor spent Tuesday evening together while Max McAninch joined the Dallas Faber home for Monday supper. The pair plus Bobby Faber attended the FFA basketball game and lodged at the McAninch residence. Numerous local families assisted at the church and hosted visits, with several couples and guests from Lincoln and Des Moines noted for weekend and hospital activities following a Sunday accident.
Local social notes record supper guests and visits among families. Named households include Harsh Easter Kalvig Donovans White Schrodt McAlister Wood Pettibone and Hat tie Watts along with Terry White’s birthday and a Santa Claus visit at the Hiner home with several town residents.
Mrs Theo Miller hosted a Stanley party Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Franklin Bal langer and Mr and Mrs Lute Hiatt visiting on Wednesday. Several attended the Boblenz Kirstein wedding Sunday afternoon including Elsie and Lillian Callen.
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