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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1952
Page
2
A long list of local visitors and visits spans Centerville and nearby towns. Families including the Casters, Cast ers relatives, and Hiatt kin share gatherings, hospital updates, and church events while service members like Trenton McDanel and Darrell Glick's family face separations and arrivals. Community life, travel, and inductions mix with hospital notes and school ties.
Local social notes report Sunday dinner guests at Floyd Wood's home and updates on multiple families. Mrs Dean Andrews is fair, Mrs Charles Atvhewa recovering with a cast planned, Mrs Ray Strunk ill, Mrs Lovell Reagan with Violet DeMay, and birthday dinner at Robert Strunk home.
The Blue Front circle met Thursday afternoon with Mrs T R Gardner. Several interesting gates were played and delicious lunch served by the hostess. Mary Sue White was sick Thursday and Friday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Car Van Zante and boyd, Mr and Mrs Leder Veal at the Madlton ball game Saturday night, and many others visiting local homes and church socials. Three degrees above zero Monday morning.
Attendance at Chariton River Sunday School reached 48. Mr and Mrs Harley Sulser hosted Anita's birthday,Dwight Fenton spent Tuesday with Roy Sulser, and several families visited each other around Chariton area. Dorothy Cross from Ottumwa stayed with Charley Cross. Pvt Dallas Davis and family arrived for an eight day furlough before returning to Pennsylvania. Prayer meeting and social visits filled the week alongside hospital news and well wishes for Bert Vickroy.
Des Moines residents Mrs George Hammond and family hosted visitors and joined relatives at A J Browns and Beryl Browns. Marilyn Betty Marlene and Karen Landgriebe Lorraine Hammond and Lawrence Hammonds plus Mr and Mrs George Hammond visited Roy Sheldon's. Richard Penfield stayed with Greg Penfield over the weekend. Sheryl and LeRoy Brown's party at Beryl Browns included an ankle sprain for Beryl. Laura Dicks attended a birthday dinner at Merle Dicks home. Aubrey Christy and Fred were supper guests at Bert Rinehart's. Lissie Kelsey suffers a cold but improves as local youths gather.
LeRoy Wilson hauled two loads of baled hay to Albia Thursday for Logan Cain. Pearl Hineray visited Zell Wilson on Friday while en route to Albia. Ivan Hoadley and daughter visited the Wilsons Friday evening. A team of horses was sent to the Albia sale barn Monday with Ralph Robinson hauling. Russell Darby and Ivan Hoadley helped Zell Wilson butcher a beef earlier in the week. Sarah Jane Hoadley helped Mrs. Wilson cook for the crowd during a dinner hour. The cow mill yard was cleared but another yard filled again, delaying news on Earl Boardman selling his farm east of them to Bert Fischer.
Local social calendar highlights Sunday gatherings at the Theo Miller and Hammond households plus multiple Argo family events in Coulson Hydra Ottumwa and Oskaloosa. A 4-H meeting at Russell Burns and sick list for Mrs O Connor recur as community notes alongside a magazine promo about Margaret Truman clowning on radio and TV.
A speech and hearing clinic was held Thursday at Moravia school conducted by Mr. Kingdon of Centerville through the county superintendent L. E Johnson. The event tested speech and hearing of Moravia grade school students including rural students, with hearing tests for grades 3 6 and 9 and speech interviews for third grade students and referrals from other grades.
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