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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1950
Page
5
Friday night at Wesley church a New Hope by Getevie Donovan Weatey Chapel program will include a sandwiches and salad gathering. The organizing committee features Mr. and Mrs. Ron Woodward and others, with numerous local residents visiting and hosting at several homes across Blakesburg and surrounding areas.
Residents and relatives in Salem and nearby Albia areas spent evenings and weekends with friends and family. Attendees included the Hellyer and Perry families, Luse, Brown, Calhoun, McCord, Tisue, Argo, Whitehead, and McAinch members visiting homes in Centerville, Moulton, Cummings, and Albia. Multiple gatherings featured dinners, showers, and attendance at a basketball game and a hog sale.
A humorous rewrite depicts taxpayers facing Form 1040 as Gettysburg like drama. It mocks income tax calculations and government revenue while urging restraint, deductions, and solvency. The piece notes it was printed in the Telephone Engineer reprinting from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Unisonville column notes a regualr American Legion meeting at the Gerald Ivelan home on Wednesday Feb 1 with ham burgers and coffee served. Local residents visited, hosted events included Baptist Ladies Aid and Utopian club meetings, and several guests marked birthdays and family visits.
Verda Argo called Saturday on her parents Mr and Mrs Will Kelsey. Several families visited and hosted relatives across the weekend including the Hammonds Browns and Dicks. Jackie Tarbell suffered a measles spell as the Shanghai club hosted a shower for Mr and Mrs Mark Allen.
Mrs Emmett Derby Vosburgh and Marion Allen families attended Carl Calhoun’s Tuesday. Ada McBeth hosted Happy Helpers club, a cooperative noon dinner. Rena Ammons won a prize. members embroidered. Next meeting with Freda Swift February 15. Present were Thelma Calhoun Shirley Leon Rosie Derby Karen Rose Al Floy Derby Earl Freda Swift Dottie Swift Rena Ammons Dean Allen Linda Erma Van Dehauser Dickie Ada McBeth Janice. Guests: Paul Scieszinaki Judy Larry Bernard Kitterman Kay My Mrs James Calhoun and family.
The Happy Helpers club and families met Friday evening at the Hard Swift home for a chit supper. Cards and visiting filled the night while children counted and enjoyed the event with many members present.
Sunday callers at Gabe John s on s were Mr and Mrs Jim Davis of Centerville Ralph Robinson family and Dave Derby family The Ray Tubaugh family and Dean Andrews were Sunday dinner guests with Mr and Mrs Albert Tubaugh Weekend visitors at the R Tucker home were their daughters Bonnie and Mildred and family of Eldon Mr and Mrs Richard Tubaugh went Sunday morning to Bella Plain Sunday evening supper guests at the Grant Tadlock home were the Basil Tadlock family Clair Sellers family Mr and Mrs Carl Tisue Mr and Mrs Harley Tisue and Lon Shull Friday evening supper guests at the Winston DuVall home were the Loren Walter and Ralph Tucker families Mr and Mrs J L Dodd were Saturday afternoon callers at Clair Sellers Maxine Scott spent the weekend with home folks Mrs Ralph Tucker and Merlo were Centerville shoppers Wednesday Wilbert Johnson and son Frankie of Ottumwa spent Saturday at Gabe Johnsons Evening callers were Mrs M A Knapp and son Mr and Mrs Bill Wilson spent Sunday at the W H Van Doring home Thursday evening supper guests at Kenneth Douds were the Grant Tadlock and Clair Sellers families The Loren Walter family spent Saturday evening with Mrs Riley Callen and Dale and wife of Des
Martias attended a ball game in Center Ville Saturday evening. Sunday dinner guests at the Ralph Tucker home were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hainline of Albia. The Gabe Johnson family spent Friday in Albia. Mrs. Mary Bimbi and son Donnie spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Grant Tadlock. Sunday dinner guests at Bail Tadlocks were the Cloud Hawk family. Mrs. Riley Callen returned home Thursday after visiting Loren Walter family and departed Saturday night to visit her daughter Reba in Wisconsin.
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