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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1955
Page
4
Numerous local families hosted visitors and shared holidays across Moulton Otumwa Ottumwa Centerville and nearby towns. Entries note gatherings at the Tadlocks Halden Tisue Pal1ners Woodwards and many kin with relatives from Kalmazoo Wis Des Moines and Kansas City plus post Christmas meals and New Year visits.
Coulson and family recount New Year gatherings at Virgil Dooley and Theo Miller homes. Neighbors and friends including O Conner, Boblenz, Cline, Burns, Dodd, Felkner and Hiatt share meals, dinners, watch parties, and hospital news across Moravia Ottumwa Centerville and Kalamazoo related visits.
Donna Rose spent Wednesday with cousin Mary Lou Rinehart then returned to Des Moines Thursday after a week at the Dell Hellyer home. Dick Hazel and Clark Hellyer visited the Delbert Calhoun home Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCord and family were at Ralph Turner’s Saturday. Sunday evening saw another Dell Hellyer visit. Elbert Perry and family hosted and Gary Perry visited Albia. W C S and club activities noted with Delbert Calhoun and Amy Hiner. New Years Day guests included Newton Long Jean and Guy McKern at Elbert Perry’s. Other visitors listed include Leroy Brown and Jess Gladfelder.
Mr and Mrs Delbert Calhoun and sons spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown. Des Moines visitors Mrs Casa Hamilton and Mrs Joyce Lewis joined relatives including the Jennings and Hellyer families for weekend gatherings and care visits.
A New Year’s day dinner was hosted at the A J Brown home with many guests including Lloyd Beaty family and others from Marshalltown Otoman Eddyville and Moravia. The piece lists routine calls and visits among neighbors with illnesses and hospital notes.
In warm January weather Evon by Mrs J T VanDorin shares a series of social visits and gatherings. Neighbors and families including the VanDorin and Hawk circles meet for New Year activities and church parties across Albia Keota and Centerville with multiple households hosting and visiting over the week.
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