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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1969
Page
3
For sale hay in barn with 2 500 bales of round and square stock Don Petti bone also an used spinet piano in near new condition available for cash or terms. Inquiries and credit Mar Acme Piano Company 521 Euclid Ave Des Moines Iowa 50313.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Moffatt and Mr and Mrs Lea Moffatt with Kathy and Edward were dinner guests of Minnie Moffatt on Christmas Day. T W Stringfellow of Omaha Vickie Tom and Lawrence Powell with Douglas and Charlotte visited Ora Powell's home Sunday. Arthur Raber and family stayed with Marshall Hedgecock in Janesville and traveled to Nashville for a vacation. Bob Burkland with Donald Edward and Gerald from Gary were also mentioned in the weekend notices.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burkland and family visited relatives in Centerville. Gerald Richardson and Alice Mantegna wed at First Lutheran Church in Centerville Sunday evening. Marshall Hedgecock Zola Saum joined Mrs. Henry Byrd for Christmas dinner in Centerville. Agnes Burkland joined the Great Plains Lutheran Youth Conference in Kansas City with 652 attendees. Brian and Todd Weber spent time with grandparents Carl and family, then a Christmas Eve supper at Rex Foster’s near Ottumwa.
Pleasant Hill community report under Mrs G D Curtis notes no Sunday school at Chariton River Baptist Church December 29 due to ice. Christmas dinners and gift exchanges hosted by multiple families including Turner Moore Lentz Spaars Robertson and Tarbell, with many relatives gathering in Moravia Davenport Centerville Indianola and Albia areas.
Local community members share holiday meals with relatives across Centerville Albia and Ames. Multiple households — Cross, Pettibone, Lentz, Curtis, Henderson, Moore, Argo, and others — report dinners and visits. One family leaves the area due to Rathbun Dam. others send best New Year wishes. Greg Penfield hospitalized with pneumonia.
A long list of local visitors and family gatherings during ChristmasWeek includes Mr. and Mrs Edward McCord visiting in Illinois, multiple Whitehead clan members in Des Moines Knoxville Albia and other towns, and numerous supper and dinner hosted events at the homes of Whiteheads Gladfel der Hazel Hellyer and related families. Attendants note funeral services for Mrs Myrtle Hamilton and sympathies extended to the bereaved of Mrs Pearl Shahan.
Robert Jennings home hosted Orville McCord and Mrs. Robert Jennings last week. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cox assisted one another in the morning visit, reflecting local social ties.
Mr and Mrs Jim Logan relocate to Rock Island Illinois on a Sunday. Terri Batanger stayed overnight with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Gien Overturt Friday night, according to local notices.
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