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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1957
Page
6
A long list of social visits and travels fills a Centerville area page. Families including Callens and McIlwains moved toward Cedar Rapids while relatives visited from Albany California and Des Moines. Hospital stays for Johnny Whicker and Max Martin are noted along with multiple church events, diners, and weekend gatherings across Albia Udell Knoxville and Des Moines.
Ruth McCord helped care for her mother Carrie Turner at Nellie Thompson’s home. Polio Benefit Tea was held at Mrs. Andy Mosley’s home with Edith Callen and others attending. Numerous local residents visited, hosted, or attended meals and quilting at various homes including the Dick Brown, Callen, Dicks, and Thompson households. Social events featured cooperative suppers, hog butchering, Rainbow Installation, and weekend visits among neighbors in Pleasant Hill.
Enon notes about 2 inches of snow and cold. Local social updates include Richard Bent zinger and Russell Hughes buying the farm and Russell Hughes home in Moravia with possession March 1. Visits and calls mention Mrs Flora Jones and families, Harold Hawks from Colorado, co-op supper for Lee Hawk, and dinners with J T Van Dorin and others.
Marys Me and Mrs Kenneth Fitee called at Dallas Fathers Sunday afternoon. W H Van Dorin, Mr and Mrs J T Van Dorin had dinner with Flora Jones Monday. Mr and Mrs Richard Bentaing er, Ricky and Roddy spent Sunday with her grandparents at Rich land Town. Marvin Vance admitted to Monroe hospital Thursday with heart ailment. Mrs Frank Wren and Steven visited the Vance home Sunday to spend the week. Ray Robinson from Fremont visited Sunday.
Social visits bound Salem, Albia, and Center ville communities. Families including Christy, Perry, Whitehead, Hellyer, Calhoun, Tisue, Jennings, and Argo attended multiple Friday to Sunday gatherings at various homes. Attendees also joined a caravan event in Centerville and extended weekend stays with relatives amid blended rural friendships.
Appanoose county residents share a weekend of visits and greetings. Names include Udell, Mrs H, Mr and Mrs Raymond Hughes, Jerry and Gary Henshaw of Centerville, Joe Moores, Clark Miller, Lewis of Bloomfield, Albert Burkland, Walter Whisler, Mae Morran, Alvin Spring, Ora Powell, Roger Crews funeral in Knoxville, Evelyn Henshaw, Edna Moore, Chet Curl, Zola Saum illness, Myrtle Wilkinson, McMurry, Edna Moore, Leslie Potter 32nd anniversary, W A Smith Albia, E A Caylor, Hazel Powell, Raymond Byers, Des Moines administrators trip.
Dick Caylor, his wife, and their young daughter arrive at Hotel Savery from Washington state following his discharge from the Air Force.
Community members recount birthday celebrations and visits across Chariton Valley. Anita’s birthday is marked with family dinner. gatherings include Walker, Sulser, Robinson, and Tarbell households. Visitors came from Centerville and Seymour, with numerous drop ins and weekday calls noted. Chariton River Ladies Aid plans a February meeting at Mrs. Bessie Fenton’s home.
The eighth annual Soil Conservation District program begins February 28 with focus on water. Harold Holder arranges specialists for eight topics including rainfall runoff underground supplies and water rights. A final Honey Creek Watershed tour near Centerville ends the sequence.
The Union Farmerettes held their January gathering on January 18 at Linda Proctor’s home. Eight members attended and Linda Proctor demonstrated stirred custard. A coasting party followed with refreshments of jello salad cake and kool aid. Members present included Ann Ex line Joanne Main Peegy Rogers Becky Wilson Lois Strunk Jenette Pullen Joyce Roberts Linda Proctor and leader Mrs F E Boyer.
The Union invites public sale organizers to print sale bills and advertising to reach a wide audience. It promises broad territory coverage and a successful turnout for the event.
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