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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1957
Page
3
Pleasant Hill residents exchange visits across Centerville Des Moines and Des Moines area. Notable events include Rev. Evans hospital calls, Laura Dicks birthday, and the death of Sime Haines. Also numerous gatherings at homes of Brown Dicks Argo and McAninch families with birthdays, parties, and hospital mentions.
Sunday dinner guests at the Andy Paulick home near Melrose included Mr and Mrs Carl Tisue and sons while Mr and Mrs Ron Woodward and family were supper guests at Clarence Whitehead on Saturday evening. The Hellyers and Calhouns shared visits with the Perrys and Christys as Delbert Calhoun aided the March of Dimes drive. The Jennings, Ankeneys, and Brown spent time with neighbors on various days.
A flurry of visits and gatherings filled the week in local towns. Families including Miller, Bryant, Smith, and Elana of Seymour stopped by Strunk and Dodd households, while Williams and Miler attended a Twentieth Century club event in Moravia. Numerous couples hosted or visited friends in Albia Melrose Unionville Centerville and Des Moines with repeated rounds of dinner and afternoon calls.
Claude Paris and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Miller attended the funeral Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Miller visited Moravia Sunday afternoon with Mrs Margaret Hahn of Maquoketa at Bertha Miller's home.
West Point residents and families attended multiple small events at friends and relatives homes. Activities included birthday celebrations for Danny McCrory, farewell party for the Ralph Eaton family, hog butchering, Sunday dinners at the Leo Hoffman home, singspiration at Centerville, and visits among the Hoffman, Hagerman, Argo, Callen, McCrory, Eaton, Pettibone, and Johnson households.
By Coulson Mira. Mr and Mrs Herb Boblenz visited Friday night at Bruce Casebolt Home near Albia as their children went skating. Ernest Hiatt received word Robert enjoyed an eight day furlough in Paris. James Cline dined Thursday at Ernest Fistt home. Glen Anderson and family dined Friday at Wm Anderson home. Bob Houser family Wednesday at Ivy Tarbell home on Karl Fischer farm. David Weston and wife Sunday at Russell Burns home. Theo Miller family Sunday at Bert Meadows home. Alan Dooley visited Jerry Boblenz Sunday. Nancy Boblenz stayed with Linda Ward Thursday night. Olin Foster drove Mrs Allie Boyer to Russell Burns home for a month visit. Bob Houser Sunday at Estel Houser home. Dorothy Duff stayed with Neva Mercle Saturday night and Sunday.
A Blue Front party at Cyril McDanels home Thursday honored Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eaton and Susan, soon moving to California. Refreshments were served and a gift given to the Eatons. Guests included many local families and friends. Sunday dinners featured visits to various Van Zante and Jones households. Carl Van Zantes attended a ball game in Moulton, and Margaret Van Zante went to a Band Mothers meeting in Moravia.
Ground Hog supper at the E U B church Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Cyril McDanell called at John Van Zantes Monday. Carl Van Zante attended a B A meeting in Des Moines Tuesday. Charles Van Zante missed several days of school due to a bad cold. Mr and Mrs Ben Jones visited at the Wendell Murdy home Monday. James Murdy has the measles.
A sequence of local notes covers snow, illness, and social visits. J T Van Dorin plans a closing out sale on Tuesday February 12 while Mrs Faber recovers from illness. Neighbors helped Marvin Vance. several families visited Ottumwa and Albia. hospital updates include Mrs Gollaher improving and Mrs Shaw suffering a stroke.
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