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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
3
Local and personal notices from Moravia Iowa feature visits, illnesses, and social events. Residents travel to Des Moines and Des Moines area hospitals for care while friends and relatives visit in Moravia Centerville Oskaloosa and Kirksville. New babies, illnesses, and family gatherings fill a busy community week with many weekend visits and hospital updates.
Moravia and Moulton draw in the girls sectional preliminary to the state meet. The girls tournament will be in Moulton February 15 to 17 with schedule highlights including matches at Moravia Numa and Exline. Boys and girls finals are set for February 19 and 7:80 times.
Mr Pleasant Della, Woodrow Norton, and Vack Tuttle called at W A Browns Sunday. Mr and Mrs Richard Higgen and Harold Brown spent Saturday night with Wm Hilton. Tom McCrory is ill and LeRoy Harold Brown and Woodrow Norton were in Albia Saturday. Harold Brown visited Tom McCrory Tuesday. Mrs Tom McCrary and Edwardirs were in Centerville Tuesday evening.
Funeral services for John Bridgman 27 son of Mr and Mrs Joshua Bridgman were held Thursday January 26 at 2 30 p m at the Baptist church conducted by Rev Luther Childs of Centerville with interment in Taylor cemetery east of town Out of town mourners included Mrs Mann of Des Moines Paul Taylor Jack Haney and son Curtis of Centerville Mrs J H Phitt is ill In Unionville women of Udell township Farm Bureau held their third follow up meeting January 17 at the P H Wood home with a nutrition project led by Mrs Ola Stanley The menu included creamed deviled eggs with bacon escalloped tomatoes baked potatoes whole wheat bread rebabas fruit cup rolled out meal cookies cocoa Guests included various members Afternoon callers were Lulu Koehler and Maggie McDonald Mrs H M Bowers hosted the Thursday afternoon Methodist Ladies Aid Emil E Dean of Emmett Idaho former Unionville resident visited with old friends and classmates Jim Dean was raised here and graduated in 1901 Mr and Mrs Harry Rumley of Hell were visitors at the Rumley home Saturday afternoon
Donald Darby called at the John Robinson home Sunday afternoon. Zell Wilson spent Sunday in Des Moines with his mother. Zell and LeRoy Wilson and Donald Darby went by sleigh to Moravia Saturday. Shopping was their business. Mr. and Mrs Jep Lockman spent Saturday evening at the Willie VanDorin home. Kenneth Johnson spent Sunday afternoon with his parents. Miller passed away Sunday morning. Those at the Ruben Faber home Friday evening included Max, Troy and Donald Lockman, Sylvan, Clell and Marjoria Van Dorin, Clair Sincox and Dorothy Goode. Rose Harmon spent Tuesday evening with Cleo VanDorin. Clair Sincox spoke at the Kenneth Free home Sunday.
Blue Front notes moderate weather after a severe cold spell yet roads remain impassable for cars. A county grader cleared some snow but could not remove the deep drifts. Residents shovel in spare time as heavy snow lingers and school remains small with only three scholars attending. Community social updates reflect visits and gatherings among local residents.
The journal records the death of O.B. Miller in Wyoming with plans to return the body for burial. It notes visitors Donald Darby, Jennie and John Robinson, and LeRoy Wilson calling on family at Darby’s, plus a trip to Moravia with cream and eggs and groceries. Snow and cold have caused drifting, but weather is easing slightly. residents express sympathy to Miller’s wife and grandsons.
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. BR Brown and children at Will Haver’s. Several families attended gatherings at the Dell Hellyer and Guy McKern homes. Many neighbors visited, taught, or celebrated birthdays with friends like Hannah Gladfelder and Jean at local homes.
Moravia Route 1 notes show Mr and Mrs Gad Derby and others visiting Roscoe Argo home and public calls by Carl Van Zante John Van Zante and Lloyd Brown family. Dorothy Brown returned to school after blocked roads. Monroe county grader worked nearby Tuesday and Wednesday to open roads despite cold weather.
Road conditions for Highway 60 are mentioned as blocked with little news. Lyn Hilton is undergoing neuritis treatment and remains not well. Ensil Hiatt and family visited the Hary Phillip home. Clyde McDonald visited Lyn Hilton Friday morning. Afternoon visitors included J W McDanel Jess Wakefield Mystic W W Munn Lloyd McDaniel Guy McDanel and Wm Hilton and family. Ernie Tucker is able to go to town again. Tleta Stevens missed school due to illness. Sunday callers at Lyn Hilton’s included Ernest Hiatt Ed Cline and family Exline Mr and Mrs Lloyd Luse Mr and Mrs Wm Hilton Mr and Mrs W W Munn and Mark Munn Centerville Mr and Mrs Johnnie Reeves Mystic Dick Baldwin Mystic. George McDonald spent weekend with Aunt Alice Nash Rathbun. Ernest Hiatt and family visited Guy McDanel to see De Wayne Foster son of Carl and Mrs Foster. Levi Coulson called Monday afternoon to see Lyn Hilton Mr and Mrs Lloyd McDanel and Kathryn also visited Guy McDanel. Doyle Hampton Jim Hilton and others mentioned.
Mrs. Wii Hilton enjoyed ice cream at the Dell Hallyer event while Mr and Mrs. Notya Hintt received a call from Alvin of Oskaloosa to Moravia. Alvin’s family could not reach his mother. Reeves and family visited Lyn Hilton, and Mrs. Herbert McDanel and children returned home after a week with Elsie Martin.
On Friday morning Jan 12 a dark man slept in the schoolhouse startling a teacher and one pupil who fled the room calling him a tramp We start our sixth month of school Kenneth Rinehart has been absent several days due to car trouble Mrs Mattie Harris and Barbara Jean Hatrin visited and brought fruit galad and a chocolate cake to the school David's mother visited Betty Jean Brown editor
Teoniim Ay J Biden hosted guests for dinner with Ned Arda and family in attendance. Mrs. Beryl Brown and Mr and Mrs Marl Dicks visited. Earl Swift and daughter also present. Myrtle Brdase hosted Sunday visitors from Myatle. Rosa Beaty called at A J Brown and Lb fy Funk homes Friday afternoon. Henkle family from Centerville visited Carl Watterlind. Truman Tarbell family attended Tarbell home Sunday.
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