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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1957
Page
8
Local residents share meals and greetings as visitors travel between Centerville and nearby towns. Families gather for supper at homes on Alvin Spring and Moore households, with noting of illness and travel to California. Church events and a school Christmas program highlight community activities amid well wishes for the season.
39 youths attended Wesley M Y F Wednesday evening for practice. Christmas dinner guests at the Don Pettibone home included Blomgren Brede Meadows Petibone and Pettibone families from several towns. Del Brede planned a weekend visit and others hosted relatives at Des Moines Swea City Centerville and nearby homes.
Mr and Mrs Jay Wilson and children visited the Bob Houser home Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Junior Donovan and children, Mr and Mrs John Wood and Lynda, Mr and Mrs Dick Wood and Bessie Donovan plan their Christmas dinners at the home of Dorothy and Genevie Donovan Sunday. With best wishes for a Merry Christmas to the editors, their help and our readers.
The Sow and So Club held their annual supper and gift exchange at the Trenton Wilson home Friday. The Blue Front School hosted a Christmas program and gift exchange with teacher Miss Hellyer serving candy bars. Out of town guests included Homer Hamilton Powell Besco White Clark and families from Centerville with Mrs Ray Pemberton and sons preparing to move to Germany for five years. Jim Powell of near Sioux City visited at the daughters homes. Ben Jones and family attended a church class party and Nancy Jane Jones of Washington Illinois was hospitalized with a throat infection. A Union subscription is suggested as a Christmas gift.
Enon Nancy Carol Faber and Mary Jo Hawk helped serve the chili supper at the E U B church on Tuesday. The Prayer circle met with Mrs Gomer Stocker on Wednesday. Families including the Faber, Nasalroad, Paxston, Doyle, Stocker, Lockman, Bentzinger, Moffitt and Hughes groups shared church events, song, meals, and visits through the weekend and Christmas dinners at various homes.
Sunday afternoon gatherings tied families to churches and homes across Unionville Belmond and Des Moines. Aunt Minnie Tharp hosted, while Gomer Stocker and Glen Fooler families joined a Christian church program. Harold Hawk and family joined a Christmas dinner in Belmond with M E Foldlowwill. Laverne Horn and Rebecca Des Moines visited Lawrence Dommer. Argo family shared a pre Christmas Legion dinner. Everett Hawk and Clemmie stayed at parental Hawk home. Francis Miller Susan Jane and Linda Poulson visited Theo Miller home. Susan and Jane planned to stay past Wednesday. David Weston joined Russell Burns for a Thursday visit.
Linda Ward spent Thursday night with Nancy Boblenz. Those attending a 4 H Christmas party at Virginia McDonoughs were Sandra Hiatt, Nancy and Connie Boblenz, Sharon and Nellie Argo. Mr and Mrs Frank Shoemaker were at the Callen home Sunday. John and Van Lemaster left for Wyoming after a two
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