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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1971
Page
3
Local postcards and visits mark the Coulson scene as neighbors share time with Eva Tucker Flora Phillips and Eirene meet at church Moravia park. Vietnam slides shown at Wesley Chapel church invite attendees for a 7 30 p m program.
Mrs. Russell Brown hosted and Hazel Hellyer made several visits with friends including Kristie Rose and Faye Platt. Lloyd Brown and Terry Rose families shared evenings, with Bobby Whitehead joining the Moravia MYF group excursion to Lake Wapello. Edward McCord attended WSCS in Iconium, and the White head family plus Bobby attended a Sunday school gathering at the Nelson home.
Ballanger home Saturday evening notes and numerous visits as neighbors and families share calls dinners and picnics. Lloyd Brown and Glen McNair hosted or attended weekends while Mr and Mrs McAninch relocate to Florida. Amy Hiner Delbert Calhoun and Hazel Hellyer appear among frequent guests and visitors across Albia Ottumwa Centerville and Moravia areas.
Debbie Bates spent Tuesday night with Elaine Christy. Ed thought, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Callen and family of Mishawaka Indiana spent Tuesday to Friday with Edith Callen. Wayne Christy and girls were Wednesday visitors. Don Whitehead attended a Trojan Seed Corn meeting at the Fort Des Moines hotel. Clayton Sheldon visited Wayne Christy Wednesday. Sibyl Whitehead and aunt Betty Schupp attend the 4th district Garden Club convention in Newton Thursday. Callen relatives visited Lacona Thursday. Mabel and Jan Moore called on Glennie Dicks Thursday. Maxine Sheldon and Clara and Theresa Brown attended WSCS at Teconijum Thursday. Amy Stansberry and Marie Dodge of Ottumwa and Frankie Brown of Red Oak called at Russell Brown home Thursday afternoon. Truxton Dicks and Paul Broshar enjoyed supper at the Blue Grass Inn Friday evening. Grace Whitehead called on Sibyl Whitehead Friday afternoon. Donald and family from Fremont, California arrived Saturday for three weeks. Larry Whitehead and Doug visited B F and Don Whitehead homes Saturday. Earl Swift accompanied Rathbun Dam tour Saturday. Bill Wiand Jim and Jerry of Des Moines spent Sat night and Sun with Edith Callen. Ray and Wayne spent Sat night and Sunday with Jim Rees family in Pleasantville. Sonny Frame and
Ankeny families spent Sunday at Clayton Sheldon and Ray Rinehart homes with Franklin and Lew Rinehart families, Don Whitehead, Hazel Rinehart, and Des Moines visitors Francis Emery and Steven. Shanghai club picnic included Wayne Christy and children. Scott reunion at Greenwood Park in Des Moines. Dowd and Dicks families also attended events.
Mrs. Daphne Shepard reports Sunday school attendance of 12 in Griffinsville N Bend. Russell Shepard accompanied Mr and Mrs Fred Shepard to call on her sister, and in the evening the Shepard families visited the Whitsons to celebrate birthdays with ice cream, strawberries and cake.
A sequence of social calls and visits across Newton and surrounding areas includes Chanda Mitchell with grandparents, Huff family gatherings at Clair and Ron Huff homes, and multiple calls to Russell Shepard. Other notes mention Fern Charity Englewood and Verge Martin Cen terville visiting Glen McNair, Beaty and Dudley families at various games and reunions in Davenport and La Claire.
Johnnie Beaty called Friday afternoon and evening. Dr. and Mrs. Larry Lemley and daughters of Ft. Dodge visited. Grace Feeley of Centerville also attended. Ethel Lemley and Bob Mitchell and family joined Sunday dinner with Lynn Lemley. Glen McNair hosted Sunday evening guests including Mr. and Mrs. Russell Shepard and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walker. Afternoon callers included Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Seals of Centerville. Additional visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Pierce and granddaughter of Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Merl Adams, among others.
Mrs Clint Albertson and Harold Huff were noted meeting Sunday evening in a brief social item. The entry records a casual visit between local residents and reflects everyday neighborhood life.
Earl Hedgecock presents the period from January 1 1971 to May 31 1973 showing funds totaling 90 346 08 and a summary of accounts. The report certifies the business conducted by the treasurer during the specified period with officer Earl Hedgecock as Treasurer of Appanoose County.
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