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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
2
Mrs. Dick Brown hosts and attends with Dick Brown and family gatherings across Ottumwa and nearby in Albia. Visitors include Wayne Thompson, Russell Brown, Doris Christy and girls, Edith Callen, and others as Christmas week runs through suspensions of daily activities.
A list of Christmas day visits shows Mrs Wayne Christy and girls at the Russell Brown home with guests from Des Moines including Mr and Mrs Richard Dunham Debbie Danny, Jennifer and Gary Bell. Others visiting included Mr and Mrs Dick Brown Brad, Mr and Mrs Pearl Broshar, Mr and Mrs Don Arendt and Angie of Gibson, Beryl Brown Audrey and Thelma Withrow of Centerville. George Rinehart Mark and Tracy stayed at Don Wake’s in Pickering, Missouri. Laws visited Paul Dicks, and Edward McCord hosted a Monday dinner with and family plus ties to Dunham and Bell households.
Orville McCord, in the Navy at San Diego, plans submarine schooling in New London after leave. Families across Albia and nearby towns host Christmas dinners and visits, with many relatives gathering at homes such as Gipple, McCord, Hellyer, and Whitehead in Albia, Readlyn, Bridgewater, Des Moines, and Ottumwa. activities include church events and holiday meals.
Mr and Mrs Theo Miller visited Newton for Christmas with the Francis Miller family and enjoyed a city tour. Guests included Don Polson Jim Linda Hope Smith Ray Miller Roy Argo Charles Argo at the Guyne home. Christmas guests were Richard Coltrain Sherri Hiatt and Wess Hiatt. Jim Argo spent Christmas with Bear Chicago. A phone call from Sharon closed the visit.
Saturday guests at the Perry Mikels home included Clarente Haas of Ft Lupton Cold Blaiel Haas of Unionville Mo Afternoon callers were the Curtis Mikels and Gerald Mikels families and the Bob Williams couple spent from Saturday night to Monday Carleta Stocker called Friday Edna Downard was at the W C Anderson home with Christmas visitors from Richland and Brighton Mrs Anderson and Edna saw Jessie Miller Saturday Christmas dinner featured Mintia Shoemaker Elsie and Lillian Callen Ernest Hiatt and Ed Hollis hosted guests Cedar Falls and Orion visits continued for Mearl Walter and Gregory Pfannebecker families plus others at the Gardner and Hiatt homes Christmas Eve meals gathered at Loyd Carter and Theo Miller houses with oyster soup noted. many other local namefolds appear in the long list of holiday visits.
The Hap py Helpers 4H held their December meeting at Rena Ammons home. The American flag was pledged. New and old business were discussed. Nancy Parker demonstrated proper dish washing and drying. Tickets were bought for a December 22 banquet. Donna Hawk was elected photo clerk. Christmas gifts were exchanged and refreshments served by Beny Ammons. The next meeting is January 9, 1967, at Carol Calhoun’s home.
A collected Scribbler page shows multiple Christmas wish letters. Needy calls seek a furnace that avoids clunks, a helper who can direct a band, piano playing skills, mistletoe, title requests, and a truckload of stamps. Mrs Gould asks for her title, Mr Pugh asks for pencils that don’t get borrowed and never returned.
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