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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1970
Page
2
Social notes from Salem recount visits and gatherings among Hellyer and McCord families with relatives from Caldwell Idaho Knoxville and Ottumwa. Weddings on Friday and numerous drop ins and dinners at homes and inns including the Carriage Light Inn Rathbun Lake and Moravia with many local and extended relatives.
Islayed home Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wallace and family of Ankeny, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Huff, Mrs. Hazel Sandeen and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Huff spent Saturday evening at the Gene Huff home, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Huff and song spent Sunday at the Hazel Sandeen home in Ottumwa. Mr. and Mrs. John Huff of Washington, Ia., spent Friday night and Saturday at the Gene Huff home. Miss Hazel Hellyer spent Saturday evening with Faye Platt.
Mrs Eerl Swift reports a busy stretch of Sunday visits and gatherings in Franklin. Families including Johnson, Van Welden, Runnells, Calhoun, Derby, Argo, and Hammond share time at several homes and a midweek church reception for Rev Deedrick and his wife.
Sunday school attendance was 18 with Monica Shepard visiting and two birthdays noted. The cool weather was appreciated after heat, and rain is badly needed. Sympathy extended to Mr and Mrs Lynn Lemley on the sudden death of their brother in law Kirt Diehl of San Diego. Mr and Mrs Russell Shepard visited Mrs Elma Lynch at the Emil Long home.
Delores Shepard and family were visited at the Reeves home as they returned. Wendell Shepard and family from Kirksville stayed with Lowell Shepard. Harold Huff had dinner at Kensauqua on the 4th. Townsend relatives from Omaha joined the Shepard home visit. Keith Lain family dined at the George Lain home. Jody Martin spent time with grandparents Lewis Beatys. Flossie Walker called Daphne Shepard. Beaty family hosted Arthur, Fred, and Lula Shepard. Harold Huff visited his mother at Albia hospital before transfers to Bloomfield hospital.
Mr and Mrs Lorie Hiatt of Washington Iowa and Mr and Mrs Donald Hiatt visited Kenneth Hiatt over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Clell McDanel and Susan Dooley attended the McDanel reunion at Centerville Park Sunday. Mr and Mrs Virgil Dooley cail
On Sunday afternoon and evening many Davenport Centerville and Ottumwa families gathered at Rathbun lake for a Fourth of July celebration. Attendees included Glen McFall Lute Hiatt Wayne McDannel and numerous relatives and friends sharing a barbecue at the Al Clark summer home and visiting with others from Davenport Centerville Mystic Des Moines and Ottumwa.
Larry Atkinson and Mr and Mrs Perry Mikels with Tena enjoyed a 4th of July picnic at Ray Dooley home in Centerville. Mr and Mrs Virgil Dooley and guests visited Ralph Spencer and others in the area. Carl Hiatt dropped by the Spencer home, and Ralph Spencer hosted Sunday gathering at the Palmer Vallee home in Albla.
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