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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1964
Page
2
Franklin residents recount Christmas gatherings as families travel between Des Moines Beech Grove Whiting and local homes. Earl Swift and family and Coy Swift visit James Calhoun Ben Pickerell and George Kloleugh households while Dorothy Pickerell spends time with Betty Haver.
Attendees at a Friday Christmas dinner at the B. C. Whitehead residence included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Whitehead and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Whitehead, and Linda, with others present.
A lengthy list chronicles Christmas meals and visits involving the Whitehead, Sheldon, Christy, Rinehart, Over turf, Ballanger, Hawk, Kelley, and several other families from Centerville and nearby towns. Attendees include Addie and Clarence Sheldon, George Hiners, Arthur Burton, Bert Rinehart, Mary Lou, and numerous relatives, with multiple dinners, visits, and a fiftieth anniversary noted for Kelley relatives.
Mrs Jack Martin returned home from St Joseph hospital. Christmas visitors included Miley and Leona Lockman and Gaylord Main. Irene Brewer Deana of Des Moines visited her sister Mrs Harold Fenton. Margaret and Marlys Fenton spent the weekend with the parental Fenton home. Christmas supper guests included Mr and Mrs Richard Hendricks and Ricky of Decatur Illinois, Mr and Mrs James Farnsworth and children Ottumwa, Joe Conn, Mr and Mrs Bill Downing and Todd, Mr and Mrs Carl Miller and children, and Miss Marian Miller. Dale Cox and child on Jimmy Logan were Christmas dinner guests in the Burdett Cox home. Hubert Morrow and family joined Carl Miller’s home on Sunday. Christmas day visitors in the Walter Harper home included Joe and Panny Wilson, Gary Scott, Mr and Mrs Burdett Cox and family, Mr and Mrs Dale Cox and children, Mr and Mrs Curtis Tormlin, Mr and Mrs Bob Haw and Mr and Mrs Gary Sacco, Mr and Mrs Gaylord Main and Joanne for dinner. Mr and Mrs Clifford Boyer Dennis Trudy Greg Reedley California visited. Frederick Koehler Noah Stocker Carrie Boyer Carl Stocker and children Lyle Stocker Lisa Marilyn Caylor and children Donna Janelle Stevenson. John Crosby weekend with aunt Mrs Carl Miller. Rowena Jimmy Logan Saturday with Mrs Verna Haw in Ottumwa. Carl Miller and family plus LaZell Strunk Margaret and Kay Fenton.
The article lists numerous Christmas visits and gatherings among residents including Mr. and Mrs. Theo Miller and extended Argo, Tucker, Miller, Hiatt, Pfannebecker, and Callen families. Events include Christmas Eve supper, dinners at Kendall Place in Albia, and various birthday and anniversary mentions with relatives from Iowa City, Albia, Des Moines, Nevada, and Humboli.
West Point residents and relatives gathered for a series of visits and holiday gatherings. The Hoffmans, Argo family, Haver family, and others shared Christmas Eve and Christmas Day hospitality at multiple Unionville and Mystic homes, with various relatives traveling from Harcourt Rock Island Newton Avery and beyond to attend.
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