26 Feb 1942
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1942
Page
1
Local families from Xania LeRoy Des Moines and Oskaloosa visit relatives while others host Sunday dinners A long list of neighbors attend birthdays weddings and hospital updates throughout Moravia area Rev Doris leads a church program while Rev Wilson notes his 49th wedding anniversary The week ends with updates on illness hospitalizations and transportation mishaps involving multiple residents.
Sunday gatherings mark neighborhood visits from Weston Norton Bell Long and others. The Utopian club in Unionville hosted a South America Industries lesson with Time magazine prize awarded to Ruth Allender. Family visitors from Bataing Ottumwa joined P. E. More home for World Day of Prayer observances.
George and Mary Boyer return home after a visit with Ivan Boyer in Pella Iowa. Families attend funeral services for William Wren near Moravia and visit relatives at multiple farms and homes across Moravia Putnam County and Centerville. Donations in Boyer and California school districts raise nineteen dollars and twenty five cents.
A reflective Iowa diary laments a stubborn winter as inflation, war fears, and wage disputes echo from 1917 18, while school schedules, missing documents, and a coal in a shoe add quirky personal anecdotes. The author muses on climate, finances, and family life amid seasonal shifts across the state.
Freddie VanDorin called at Kinser Valley Monday then moved from the Charles Fulton farm near Moravia to his property in old Foster. Donald Darby returned Friday from Simpson College for a weekend with his parents. Darby was a business caller in Albia Friday. the groundhog winter seems persistent and may end soon.
Mr Pleasant and Dean Robinson return from Iowa City Tuesday while Mrs McCrory yard Arius and Kenton visit Friday. Ethel Brown enters Iowa City hospital Tuesday then returns Saturday. Neighbors host farewell party for Mr and Mrs John Sharp Friday as they move. Ottumwa trip for Harold Herron and Ruth Kenton birthday surprise with refreshments.
The clipping records numerous Sunday visits and gatherings. Families including Gladfelder, Robinson, Turner, and Goughner spend time at multiple homes in Albia and Trenton. Attendees mention Mrs Adda Robeon, Mrs Albert Woodcock, and Mr Victor Plaittin among others.
Maple Grove Sure is a tire Monday morning. A cold wind blows as Delmar and Donald Dowd visit Delbert Donahoo. Clarence Dowd and family called. Ted Miller and family visited Sunday. Eugene Main and Carol Ann with Mr and Mrs spent Saturday night at the Ted Broshar home. John Broshar and Eugene Main spent part of Sunday in New Sharon. Harry Glick and family were in Centerville Saturday. Vern Miller and Daisy Donahoo with Clarence Dowd and family Sunday. John Scott Lois and Jack Scott visited the Blumer family Friday evening. Emory Coltrain and family welcomed a baby boy at St Joseph hospital in Centerville last week. Ed Pollard visited Friday night with the Smith girls. Kate Broshar returned from Colorado. she is at Ted Broshar’s. Harry Glick traveled to Illinois to see his ill brother Frank. J L Dodd and Mrs Gabe Johnson attended Mrs George McCumber funeral in Moravia Saturday. Lyle Hopkins and family visited Clifford Paxston family Sunday. Peggy Hopkins stayed Saturday night with Clifford Paxston family. J L Dodd and Roscoe Pennington at Albia hospital Sunday. Walter Scott and Lyle Hopkins attended the Lee Hiatt sale Monday.
Local residents and relatives gather for visits and family events in Marshalltown, Moravia, Ottumwa, and nearby towns. Attendees include Glen Burns family, Fred Blumer family, Tadlogk family, Lyle Hope, Johnnie Beaty and daughters Helen and Harriett, Bert Vosburg, Jake Firking, Howard Funk Houser, Lew Funkhouser, Edward Ellis and baby, Charles Ellis, W. L. Kelsey, Lottie Swat, H. N. Beaty home guests, Alex Allardyce and Robert from Moline, W. E. Kelsey and Carol Beaty, Lloyd Beaty family, Beryl Brown and Kenneth, Eugene Shelton party, Billie Wetterland absent with varicella, Addie Sheldon and Clyde, Glen Tarn home wedding anniversary, Leo Beaty family, Cap Dicks home visit.
The writer from Cincinnati recalls Pleasant class sessions and social affairs with Stella Reich and old Cedar Rapids friends. Messages from Vergie Harris and Phil Dove ask conveyance of greetings to Class No 9 and express desire to attend, share letters, and renew fellowship despite long absence.
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