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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
2
Mrs. J. W. Halden spent the weekend in Centerville with numerous local residents visiting relatives and attending social calls. Des Moines visitor Ruby Winsler joined her father J. A. Winsler for a Sunday visit, while families from Ottumwa and Davenport also appeared in town for gatherings and family events.
A large crowd attended the Brompton community meeting at Ed Robinsons home Friday night with cocoa coffee and sandwiches served. Mrs M E Boardman and EB Boardman hosted family visits in Albia for M E Boardman’s birth. Several local families visited Ottumwa and Unionville with updates on births and care. The note corrects last week about Mary Louise Fisher’s school absence from two months to two weeks.
Mrs Donovan and Mrs Coffin and Duane visited the W E Donovan home Tuesday morning. Several families shared gatherings through the week including services at Hillcrest cemetery for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Jake Day and dinner guests at the J M Cate home in Center ville. Lulu Burton traveled to Des Moines for First Methodist services and visited Margaret Burton, Moravia. Multiple small social visits and shopping trips marked the period with Edwards and Hilton households hosting Sunday gatherings.
Mr and Mrs W H Callen visit Cen terville. Mrs Karl Tuttle hosts dinner for Georgianna Winslet on her 13th birthday. Kirksville visitors Mr and Mrs Charles Gorsuch and daughter Mrs Hooker call on John Robison family. Mr and Mrs Van Lemaster move to Milwaukee avenue from Moravia farm. Mrs Jake Day returns from hospital to parents Mr and Mrs Lee Hiatt for convalescing. D E Bishop and party attend 12 30 luncheon and state school of instruction in Centerville. Leonard Palmer John Veach Chester Broshar W B Scarelift and Lester Brain attend county American Legion meeting in Mystic.
Russell Warner home near Ottumwa hosts Sunday visits by Burton, Charles, Lulu Burton and Edna Neff. Frank Chambers attends club party at Harry Pabst home. Will Donovan and daughters and Chambers host Friday at Frank Hiatt home. Foster entertains New Hope pupils and families with Harsh Pettibone Carter Fischer Turner Coffin Watts Harsh families present. Wilbur Miller returns from Texas with Eleanor. Paxston Robb families visit Ivan Harsh. Claribel McDanel visits Mardeena Wilson. Harsh helps butcher at Matt Watts. Martha Hiatt and Frank Hiatt visit Lee Hiatt. Claude Paria Connie Walter Wilbur dine at Garl Coffin. Harsh Betty Bobby at Matt Watts. Billy Harsh returns home with grandparents. Loyd Rose and Roy Scott families visit Don Pettibone home. Karl Fischer visits Loyd Carter.
Mrs Inez Campbell unable to teach this week due to illness. Paris family news includes Claude Paris and family visiting, Marilyn Koehler operated for appendicitis, Bonnie Rumley birthday party, Wilbur Miller and Eleanor returning from south trip, sick lists for Russell Alden, Leta Gray visiting, John Kelly helping Eugene Boyer, and Connie Wilbur Paris and Mrs Aston Campbell also ill with flu. Robert and Donald Gross report for Merchant Marine duty in Omaha. Focus on community events, visits, illness, and local travels.
A chaotic local catalog lists hay and feeds at Brompton farm and several sale items including a 38 Chevrolet sedan and a one night old heifer. It also advertises Cargill grain balancers and dairy supplements from Gardner and Son, a used cornet case request, and housing rental interest. Found items include a brown leather glove near Fairview school and a broad broker notice from Moravia.
The children express appreciation for kindness and floral offerings shown after the death of their father F. P. Hamilton.
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