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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1931
Page
2
Rev BE G Hopkins led services at Wesley. Neffs and Hiatts hosted family gatherings at various homes including Burton, Hiatt, Neff, Rose, and McDanel families. Dozens attended Christmas dinners and visits across Hiattsville with multiple local surnames noted.
West Point notes list a Christ mas program at Miss Zelda Kaster s school with neighbors in attendance. Several residents including Lois Davis Edna Burns and families, plus trips to Moravia Ottumwa and Oskaloosa are recorded. Ads mention G and J Safety treads and Gamble Stores with local greetings. Dr Hale Slavin departs Moravia for Beloit summary.
A long list of Christmas visits and family gatherings across Ottumwa Moravia Albia Hedrick Tama and nearby towns. Residents such as Clara Selby Tom Hall Stella Reich Paul Spencer and many more are noted visiting relatives and celebrating holidays with extended family in Iowa communities.
A Moravia Christmas season summary notes Mrs Tas Black and daughter Kathleen visiting relatives in Moulton and a noon roast goose at the Coffin home. J W Albert returned home for a check up after a major operation in Moberly, while Dr W R Day and family traveled from Cheyenne to visit Moravia before heading to Fairfield Iowa. The Dotson, Nash, and Blumenstock households hosted multi family dinners and bridge parties with many relatives from Centerville Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Des Moines taking part. A Progressive Club Christmas party featured a wreath decorated home and a cordial bridge game with high score by Von Tracy.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Lovell and family arrived Friday morning from Galesburg Illinois to share Christmas with his mother Emma Lovell and relatives. Charles Coffin and family were also present. Loyd Carter and Mary Frances of Roland Iowa joined, along with Rollie Garter, Genevieve, Evelyn, Helen and Billie of Moravia. Mrs Underwood of Unionville Town spent Saturday with Stella Carter.
Christmas dinner at the C S Callen home included Mary Turner Moravia Leyi Coulson Glen Bertha and Mable. The text lists multiple families visiting Moravia Centerville and Cincinnati for the holidays and notes a school program with a Christmas tree. Ardis Callen is sick, and others visited Jim Cline and A S Hiatt homes during Christmas week.
Hedge College Christmas guests include Frank Hiatt and daughter Imogene, Vone Jones, T. J. Luse and Kenneth Jones. Families at Moulton, Otumwa, Newton, Hartford, Chariton, Kirksville, and Crawford County homes celebrate. Multiple households are recorded with visits and gatherings over the holiday.
Fula R Tillmont reports at Elmora Rural School that the first semester ends today with tests and high grades. Twelve enrolled pupils, eleven with perfect attendance certificates. Verna Vitke achieves 100 percent in four spelling tests. Students decorate with drawings, plan a Christmas program and a week’s vacation after Christmas. Five new advisor benches purchased for the school. Reading classes study Christmas lessons and Des Moines library books are on display. Seventeen visitors enjoyed the afternoon program as Old Santa Claus visited.
Last week at Boyer Ridge school twenty eight visitors joined a Christmas program and tree on Thursday. Local families hosted holiday gatherings with multiple kin visiting relatives across the area including Burns Goughner McDanel Boyer Smith Cox and Easter households and John Clark’s Sunday dinner.
Hazel College Ed Johnson and family spent Christmas in Albia at Mrs. Laurence's home. Herman Johnson, BL Sincox, Harold Jones and others celebrated Christmas at various Sincox and Van Dorin, Wilson, and Johnson homes. Families from Moravia visited relatives, and several residents traveled or stayed for holiday gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Mason move to Albia. Allen Jr. remains in Moravia for school. Reich sisters visit Moravia. Funkhouser and family head to Torrington, Wyoming. Pollard and Howat family visit Moulton. Houser, Weatherly families join Christmas observances in Moravia and nearby towns.
The report lists numerous Centerville families visiting, hosting, and attending holiday gatherings. Inez Miller spends Christmas with her parents, while many relatives and friends including the Koehlers, Tadlocks, Caylor, Campbell, Burton, Wood, Turner, Hart, and others share Christmas dinners, church program, and community events across Centerville and nearby towns.
A note of heartfelt gratitude expresses thanks to all who remembered with a Christmas donation and prays God’s blessing to reward them all.
Classified notes advertise a good work team aged 3 and 4 years from Fred Hammond. Also listed is New Navy Beans at 8 cents per pound from J. R. Callen.
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