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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1947
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Frank Hiatt visited Ella and John Hiatt Sunday afternoon. John is reported better and home from the hospital. They also called at Lute Hiatt home with Mrs Martha Shatt. Mr and Mrs George Turner and
Don Pettibone and family visited the Gerald Organ home for supper while the Pettibone moved to a new farm previously owned by Roy Scott. The Ivan Harsh family attended a 4-H Christmas party at Showers schoolhouse and visited relatives in Centerville. Other households including the Woods, Carters, Burtons, Jacobs, Hixon, Watts, and Donovans spent weekends and Sundays at various homes, with Charles Burton on leave from Yorktown and John Chambers visiting from Ames.
Mr and Mrs Carl Tisue visited relatives including Grant Tadlock and Roy Sheldon on Sunday. Cass Hamilton moved to a new home with help from family. Several families gathered for a pre Christmas dinner while others attended church aid and a Farm Bureau event. Persistent local social notes mention health concerns and travel for Christmas visits.
Friday evening at the Clarence Whitehead home Mr and Mrs Bert Rinehart and Mary Lou spent Monday evening at the Dell Hellyer home. Mr and Mrs Arthur Lewis and a Des Moines family spent Saturday night at the Robert Jennings home. Mr and Mrs Robert Tarr and Roberta, Mr and Mrs Dell Hellyer and Hazel, Mr and Mrs Newton Long and Jean, Mr and Mrs Guy McKern were Centerville shoppers Saturday.
Merry Christmas and church events are noted with Darlene Gladfelder leading Sunday School. A large crowd attended the Farm Bureau Friday at the California schoolhouse with soups and a gift exchange. Local residents Clyde Gladfelder and others visited homes and helped with tasks, and a Christmas program drew attendees at the church Sunday night.
Circle members and husbands enjoyed a cooperative dinner and Christmas exchange at the John Van Zante residence Thursday. Afternoon carols, games, and gift exchanges followed. guests included Albert Hoskinson and the Shelquists. The Blue Front school program is set for Tuesday, Dec 23.
A home remedy advises using a recipe of corn flakes peanut butter oil and poison to control rats in cold weather. It claims the mixture kills rats without attracting pets.
After calves begin eating grain, feed only what they will clean up. Remove any leftover grain daily and replace with fresh grain in the bunks.
Family and friends in a rural Iowa area share visits and Christmas events. Mamie Tisue stays with her brother Ray Lemaster near Rockwell City as Walter Le tnster accompanies her home for an extended stay. Various relatives gather for hospital visits, church events, and holiday meals with Oakdale, Ottumwa, Fairview Church, and California schoolhouse referenced along with a Christmas program and candy.
Enon School plans a Christmas program on Wednesday after Mrs. Mearl Walter aided Mrs. Loren Walter on Thursday and Saturday.-notes on illnesses, visits, and local activities including Ottumwa house isolation, family gatherings, and a report on Iowa farm land value rising to 167 per acre with 18 dollar gain. Overcrowding laying flocks lowers egg production.
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