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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1957
Page
6
A flurry of weekend visits ties together families across Centerville, Moravia, Oskaloosa, and surrounding towns. Numerous relatives shared meals and brief stays with kin, while a number of residents attended games, funerals, or travel in state and out of state.
Weather warms with soft road patches and a forecasted good day for Tuesday sales. Urbana township Farm Bureau met to discuss school reorganization with Supt. Fenton and Cecil Coulson. Harrang and Crawleys hosted with coffee and snacks. Urbana 4-H hosted a Valentine party with Marilyn Eaves. Delbert Ramsey died Friday. funeral Monday caused school dismissal. Various local visits and gatherings noted along with truckers needing regulation receipt books.
The SoNeiia¢ Sunshine Club met at Mamie Tisue's home on Wednesday February 6 with all members present and Lavern McDanel as a guest. Nut picking followed a cooperative dinner and a short business session. Prizes in Hames went to Cela McDanel Lela Harrison Lucille McKern and Rissie Gladfelder. Lucille McKern received a mystery pal gift for her wedding anniversary. Next meeting is at Lucille McKern's on March 6. Attendees included Lyndon and Lavern McDanel Ray Harrison Kenneth Gladfelder Eugene Tisue Roger David Gerald Hawk Donna Bert McKern Harley Tisue and others.
A Valentine party at the Rev and Mrs Banks Doggett home in Unionville drew about 40 people from Scanium Unionville and Wesley Chapel. The regular M F meeting followed with candy and cocoa, and a Wesley church mission meeting is set for Sunday evening. The Wesley ladies will staff the Henry Witt sale on February 21. Various local families visited and hosted meals around Unionville, Ottumwa and Albia including the Jordan Harsh Turner and Hiatt families with several relatives and friends in attendance.
The public library book committee reports a display on the reading table next Saturday featuring new titles. Works include A Worthy Man by Robert Standish, The Works of Love by Wright Morris, Red Wedding by Damon Orlow, Natural Child by Calder Willingham, The Heart of Another by Martha Gillhorn, The Fortunate Man by Frank Tilsley, Wheat of Night by Oscar De Liso, A Game of Hide and Seek by Elizabeth Taylor, Faraway the Spring by Richard Hacopean, The Gipsy's Baby and Other Stories, God is Good, Billy Birthday Surprise, Honey Bunch Just A Little Girl, Near Chronicles of Rebecca, Anne of the Island, Palomino and Other Horses, and more.
Readers are invited to enjoy four entries in the Cozy Corner series all featuring colored plates. The selections include Busy Bill, Patricia Lynm, Hurrah for Jonathan, Jean Fritz, Lucky Pocket, F Dorothy Wood, and Walt Disney's Ben and Me.
Clover Leaf 4-H Club hosted by Margaret and June Davis opened by president Janice Beaty. Fifteen members answered roll call with a food picture. Demonstrations covered location and cuts of meat and cooking methods by Dixie Wakefield and Joyce Beaty. Patricia Shepard reported minutes. topics included meat in diet and serving meats in sandwiches. Leaflets circulated to identify dressed beef cuts. Jean Curtis shared a moral story. All attendees enjoyed the session.
Special poems were given by Dixie Wakefield and Martin. Music by Margaret Daviats. Janice and Joyce Beaty organized the event with a daily thought. Refreshments included biscuits rolls coffee cake. Attendees included Joyce Janice Rita Beaty Patricia Shepard Judy May Sue Maffitt Karen Shepard Sharon Tharp Dixie Wakefield Carol Mats Tin Elaine Anita Curtis Margaret Jane Davis Linda Walker Arlae Ruth Singpsen was absent. Leaders Ethel Lemley and Jean Curtis. Next meeting March 1 led by Ethel Lemley.
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