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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1953
Page
5
Three burner oil stove with oven for sale by Mabel Coulson. Includes two regular burners and one large burner. Also New Dress Shoes for the Fourth. Men and ladies choose, girls and boys anklets available from SWAIMS.
Classified notes list corn, towels, a case automatic baler, a modern apartment for rent, a Watts Modern Home on 30 acres for sale, leghorn fry birds, Sherwin Williams paints, oats, black raspberries, a new peach luster dish set, and various line items with seller or contact names and locations around Mora via Moravia.
The So and Sew club plans their annual picnic at Mora Via park this Sunday inviting former members to join. Circle met Thursday with Louisa Jones and Thelma McDanel solved the mystery box as cherry pie ice cream and iced tea were served. Nearby visits included Mr and Mrs Carl Davis of Sidney Neb and Mr and Mrs Dean Tomlin with Deanie at Carl Tomlin's Sunday dinner.
Dora Esther Murphy daughter of Thomas and Josephine Wolfe was born near Mystic Iowa on February 26 1878 and died in sleep June 24 1953 at age 75 years three months and 28 days She married John L Murphy November 10 1903 and had six children She survived by four daughters a son 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren plus four sisters and many nieces and nephews Funeral services were held June 26 at Lewis Funeral Home with Rev Bissinger and graveside at Concord Cemetery Pallbearers named.
We appreciate the kindness shown us by words, help and floral offerings at our time of sorrow in the loss of our beloved mother Mabel Hammond. Dorothy Sheldon Rosis Derby Josie Cooper James L. Murphy
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. T. VanDorin with Mrs. Flora Jones. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Free. Richard Smith attended the wedding of Joan Strong and Russell Smith in Orient Town. Kathryn Smith of Emerson Iowa visited. W. V. Murdy hosted Mrs. Virginia French with the Lesters at Udell. Loren Walter and daughters joined a supper honoring Mis Rubye Whitehead of Phoenix. Mrs. Phillip Glick and Mrs. Lloyd Luge hosted visitors from Los Angeles California.
Community figures and relatives visiting from Los Angeles Centerville Alhambra and Des Moines spend Monday with Miss Orpha Taylor West Moravia. multiple dinners and hosted visits noted plus a farm injury. Dwight Glick from Rockford staying with Glicks. Virgil Johnson injured by a collapsing stool and using crutches with his wife assisting in mail deliveries.
From the depots Richard Veach left Tuesday morning to attend an International Harvester dealers meeting at Hinsdale Illinois at the experimental farm. He will be home Thursday evening. Rev and Mrs Ray Cox and family went to Council Bluffs Wednesday returning Virginia Handshey who has been visiting at the Cox home. They will visit there for a couple of days with Mrs Coxs mother. Mr and Mrs Paulee spent Sunday afternoon with their daughter Mrs Arnold Outhamp and family in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs W N Miller and Mr and Mrs Ted Campbell were dinner guests Sunday of their daughter and sister Mrs Carl Coffin and family at Promise City. Mr and Mrs Coffin were observing their 23rd wedding anniversary. Mrs Warren DuVall and daughter Miss Ruth Gibbons attended an association meeting in Des Moines Friday and Saturday. Miss Gibbons returned to her home at Clinton after a weeks visit here at the parental DuVall home. Mr and Mrs Henry Surber received word last week that their son DeVerne Surber and family had arrived home in Tacoma Wash after their visit here with relatives. Last Sunday Mr and Mrs Henry Surber and Carol Ann Main went to Elmer Surbers in New Sharon and attended church services at Echo Valley.
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