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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
3
A flurry of visits fills New Hope as families gather at relatives homes from Blakesburg to Centerville. Notables include Delmont Moffitt, Nancy Jo, and the Hunters with Wynnes, Hiatt, and Turner households sharing dinners and weekend stays.
Enon Mr and Mrs Curtis Tomlin opened their home Thursday to the Helping Hand Club with 48 guests. Women quilted and did embroidery while men cut wood. Also noted are E G Hawks Mayo Hospital operation and speedy recovery, plus various visits and New Year gatherings across local families.
Medora Hawk called on Pauline Townsend Friday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Bernard DeBoyle and daughter visited Sunday afternoon in Mystic. Mrs Gus Tisue hosted a shower for Mr and Mrs James Nash Wednesday afternoon. They received several presents from Mr and Mrs Shirley Townsend and family, Mr and Mrs Lyndon McDanel and family. Lynn Hilton celebrated his birthday with Mr and Mrs McDanel and Kathryn, Ma irs, Wm Hilton, Doyle p, Medora Hawk and J W pl. Refreshments of sandwiches and coffee. Games of Chinese checkers and catole. All departed late. Lynn many more bir Mr and Mrs George Hiatt, Mr and Mrs yee Maston and sister thy took New Year a dinner pie Mr and Mrs John Platt and Platt ro nent ine tomar and dors teak. Fharad ae 2 i siaraos 1 end visited and Boys Robert Charles and Gene Glad tender visited. Showers achool Ge Rey een a eet.
A sequence of short notes records neighbors visiting relatives and attending events around Ottumwa and nearby areas. Names include Nona Yents, Edward and Phyllis Haver, Darwin Sheldon, John Moffatt and Roy, George Shehan and family, Mrs Prock Shadwick and Pete, Roy Sheldon, Enter Miye, Dwight Runnells, Coy Swift, and others. Activities cover oyster suppers, church events, sick lists, and weekend visits at several homes including Melrose and Repp properties.
A reflective piece from a longtime resident recalls directions and misdirections around small farming communities. The narrator confesses to memorized routes, the humor of poor instructions, and how daily tasks spark recollections of local homesteads, farms, and neighbors while noting changes in names and ownership. The essay blends memories of Foster, Bradley ranch, Reid's, Moravians, and nearby farms with mundane chores and odd discoveries.
Social visits span Missouri and Iowa with Alden Underwood and Harrington families guests in Kansas City Eldon Kirksville and Batavia. Local church watch event becomes annual. several residents return to school work and teaching posts while others recover from illness and move homes.
Rebs Callen resumes school work after avenging the Christmas vocation at home. Mrs. Forest Mericle improves from illness. Breest Hiatt and Vir- are noted in the snippet as parts of local updates with unclear details.
The fragment lists residents such as Mr. and Mrs. Tyas Hilton and James, Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Luge and Bory celebrating an eighth wedding anniversary at the Jack Leene home. Other names include Lee Callen visiting Cheree [Dypben at the Eph Wilwon home Huey night. Crous, active in recent days, has been making progress.
The Luse family and relatives shared Christmas Day visiting at multiple homes including Willis McDanes Hannah Gladfelder and John Hutton. Cody and Doris Luse attended parent and George home events in Fairfield, with extensive extended family attendance noted at several gatherings and a Gord wedding anniversary celebration.
The notice extends greetings to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lone and Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Coy Lae, Hleta and Carl, and Short Walter. Luse had a bad spell but is slowly improving. Best wishes for many more anniversaries are extended.
Blue Front Circle met with Mrs Cara Hamilton last week. Ben Jones was sick Sunday. John VanZante sawed wood Wednesday. Helen Hamilton spent Friday with Enid Long. Jim Moore acted as Moravia caller Monday. Emma Wood and Henry Arthian visited Harry Hillmen Monday. Raymond Plants visited Saturday night at Ben Williams. Cass Hamilton attended a board meeting in Albis Tuesday. Ben Williams family were Centerville callers Saturday. Mrs Van Long and daughter Enid were Centerville callers Saturday. Mr and Mrs Marve Lockman and Van Long attended church Sunday evening. Pauline Williams Wilma Van Zante visited Wanda Jones last week.
The record lists residents Homer Brown Edward LeRoy Brown and John Kenton with visits and social calls. It notes travels taking hogs to Ottumwa and multiple Sunday and Monday calls at W A Browns Albia and Moravia homes, involving C C Smith Betty Otha Taylor and Lawrence Ward among others.
Salem residents and guests share a weekend of gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Jezs Gladfelder and others visited, while Moravia basketball players joined their coach for two games at Brighton Town. New Year’s visits span several homes with family and friends in town and nearby, including Clark Hellyer at Vosburgh school.
Urbana area society notes list Mrs Gilliland as Tuesday hostess to Merribee Club with Mrs J F McAlister hosting next week. Wednesday Club and mapper families attended a New Year’s Eve party at H H King. Faber family visits noted and Rite Ree Rowley has had chickenpox. Howard Gray helped Marion Fisher and others with wood.
Martha Ellen Stocker and Helen, two high school juniors, describe breakfast habits, favorite music, and future goals. Martha prefers nursing, dislikes cereal, and hopes for a good husband. Helen aims to be a telephone operator, enjoys swing and basketball, and envisions a bungalow near a city. The column notes varied breakfast habits and a minor music department shift.
The school posts Thursday and Friday exam times as students return after holidays. New projects brighten classrooms with a farm shop makeover and library display. The junior class prepares the Beulah King comedy Chintz Cottage for a February 4 performance, with a colorful cast and lively plot. Grades report Christmas gifts and new health game Ups and Downs, while January officers are announced and Christmas vacation memories shared.
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