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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1964
Page
4
Des Moines area holiday guests and family gatherings are listed, featuring numerous households from Des Moines to Douds, Ames, and Ottumwa. Attendees include the Tadlock, Tisue, Hawk, Faber, Townsend, Paxston, Boyer, OConner, and Townsend families with extended kin and local residents. A Christmas gift exchange and multiple dinners are noted.
Local families report extended gatherings across Cedar Falls Ottumwa Centerville Moravia and Des Moines. Relatives including Calhouns Hellyers Perry Browns and Moffatts exchanged meals, hospital calls, and Christmas Day dinner visits over the holiday week.
Friends and neighbors report the passing of Rev. Deeter former Udell Brethren church pastor who later led an information desk in Topeka. Funeral services were held Saturday Dec 28 in Topeka. Local residents recalled holiday visits and family connections across Udell Centerville Oskaloosa and surrounding areas.
A Hiatt family from Las Vegas Nevada and relatives, including Wayne Hiatt and his wife, Fabian and Jodi, spend a two week vacation with Basil Hiatt and others. A Christmas day family dinner was hosted at Harry Phillips home with extended family. Einsil Hiatt visited the Marion Proctor household on Sunday. Lester Dooley traveled to Des Moines for a brief visit with friends, and Susan Dooley spent Friday night there.
The narrative lists numerous households sharing meals and gifts from Christmas Eve through Christmas Day. Families including Mobley Pettibone Evans Horstman Long Zintz Dooley Bogart and others hosted dinners and exchanged gifts, with multiple visits recorded among relatives across Ottumwa Centerville Allerton Drakeville and nearby towns.
McDanes home hosts Bill Long and Anita Curtis for dinner. Mary Kay Spencer attends a meeting at Ann McDonough's on Thursday. Vic Zinte at NFC meet in Centerville Monday. Several names listed as visits and gatherings at various homes including Dooley Lindley Hiatt and Wilson households. Mae McDonald vacationing in Chicago with relatives.
Union Office lists car bon papers typewriter ribbons rubber stamps ink pads roll-on stamp pad ink duplicate money receipt books and miscellaneous office supplies for sale.
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