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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
2
The Moravia area notes clear skies and a shadow sighting, with reports of gooseberries blooming and early tulips up. Local residents share visits and gatherings at homes of Pastor L. D. Eaton, Rev. Crawley, and families. Miss Flora Hanes resumes teaching, while others attend social events and travel for a relative’s illness in Leavenworth.
Mr and Mrs Wm Gaddis editors of the Lovilia Press watched Lovilia High School lose to Moravia Friday evening. Gaddis invites a return game in late March and warns the locals to expect another close contest with more jabs in the ribs.
Miss Maxine Miller of Centerville visited her grandparents, while the Mllers J EB Miller and Henry Rhee bought the F A Miller home on Water Street. Centerville and Des Moines locals were guests and callers. winners of the Declamatory Contest included Dwight Bair and Opal Selix with top honors in oratorical and dramatic categories.
Local notes detail church activities and social calls. Rev York preached at the Christian church. Dozens of residents and visitors were listed with family connections, hunts, birthdays, quilting, and club meetings. The farm bureau and All Day Aid wood cutting drew many, totaling 55 attendees with 26 mop workers.
The Farm Bureau meeting drew good attendance with Bowdish showing motion pictures and talks by Pauline Boyd and Amy Wilson. A Scout oyster supper the prior Saturday attracted many, with speeches by Russell Juss and George Milani. Moravia traders visited, while Rev. Zerbe spoke to the Albia Rotary Club.
Mrs Ellen Ward spent Wednesday with Mrs Lizzie Irelan. Mr and Mrs T Fletcher spent Sunday with Vergal Robb and family. Misses Myrtice Proctor and Mildred Shank were in Centerville last week writing teacher examinations. Clarence Irelan spent Sunday with Tommy Dowd. Dean Herteen suffers a broken nose after Blakesburg shopper Thursday. Clarence Trelan and family trip to Moravia Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Elsie Swasick spent days with sister Mrs Tillie Sehaech. Sylvia Hart visited mother Mrs Lina Hart on Sunday. John Herteen and family with Lestar Herteen visited Stanford Doud home near Hiattaville.
Mr and Mrs Zell Wilson and son LeRoy spent Sunday at Forrest Main's. Alex Johnson and family visited at the parental Anderson home. George Darby and family were Albia shoppers. Emma Kitterman and others called on Mrs George Darby. Curtis Goudy and family near Ottumwa visited Sarah Hoadley. Lee Johnson of Albia moved a herd of sheep to his farm.
Wilma Ven Zante spent Sunday afternoon with Pauline Williams and others in Albia. Several families, including the Moores of Des Moines and the Williams, Plant, Foster, and Hamilton families, visited at various homes Sunday. A Farm Bureau meeting occurred Tuesday with Mrs. John Van Zante. A remark notes a wreck while attempting to recover lost mileage from worn tires as Gamble Stores advertises mileage payments.
A sequence of Sunday and weekday visits, family gatherings, and neighborly calls in the Lyndon McDanel area. Names include Willie McDanel, Luse, Ewing, Sufficool, Gladfelder, Tomlin, McDanel, Kaster, and others, with numerous home visits and shared meals noted across several homes.
Mrs Eina Smith and Mrs Darla Giltner and son visited Mrs A E Pence last Thursday. Albis shoppers included the I J Smith and Bill Giltner teams, A C Faber and Lucy, and George McCumber visiting Walter Gideon’s Sunday. Cy Jones hosted Centerville friends Tuesday evening. R S Faber and son visited J C Lockman Sunday. Cy Jones and daughter Clella spent Sunday at Bayard Neff. Helping Hand Club met with Mrs Maggie Selby last Tuesday. Smith Giltner families visited Albert Tubaugh Sunday evening. Hayard Neff and son visited Lester Powell Monday. Inez Williams called in the neighborhood Monday evening. Mrs T Stafford of Moravia is visiting.
The text records multiple social calls as Mrs Arch Thompson and family, Mr and Mrs Cy Jones and R Faber visited the Willie Van Darin home, and Mr and Mrs A E Pence called at the J J Smith home on Monday afternoon.
COULSON Mr and Mrs Theo Miller and Fran kia visited with Mrs Emmett Miller Sunday after church Mr and Mrs J R Callen and family spent Surrey at the Clarence Dowd home Mr and Mrs Alfred Carlson were shopping in Moravia last week Mr and Mrs Forest Mericle and family attended church services at Darby Sunday night Me and Mrs C S Callen and daughters and Mrs Alfred Carlson attended an all day meeting of the Ladies Aid and their husbands at Wesley Chapel Thursday Mr and Mrs R BE Luge and gang fighters were Centerville callers Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Van Lemaster visited one day last week at the Theo Miller home The George Johnson family moved last week to a farm east of Albia Miss Ardis Callen has been absent from M H S with chickenpox
J. R. Callen and Forest Mericle were in Cedar Rapids on business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Luse and Betty I. spent Friday evening at the Jim Cline.
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