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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1957
Page
2
In loving memory of Will N Miller Bertha Miller and children the verse recalls his absence with lines about heaven and farewell. The poem expresses enduring love and hopeful thoughts of reunion beyond death.
The district softball tournament is expected to be held the week of July 29 at Moulton with the Moravia team planning to enter. Larry Smith was taken to Iowa City Monday for a brace fitting and will remain a few days before returning home. Various local visits and family gatherings are noted, including Mrs. and Mrs. Edgar Shields visiting at the John Tadlock home, birthday celebrations for Mr. Tadlock, and multiple calls and weekend visits among neighbors and relatives across Centerville Albia and Moline.
A crowded records of visits and hostings shows Mrs. Veach staying with her daughter while Jan and Kathy Knudsen visit with their grandfather Veach. Sharon Walter travels to Perry to see her aunt, and CS and Mrs. James Rhee with daughters from St. Charles Mo. enjoy vacation at the Curtis Burton home. Local families welcome guests including Buell Taylor and Bert Vickrey at the Ed Relph home near Chariton, Pearl Broshar of Centerville with J. D. Minnes and Edna Jordan of Kansas City staying at the Minnes home. Families from Ottumwa, Des Moines, Glendale and Centerville visit relatives, detasseling corn crews head to Washington, and teachers and students travel for summer commitments.
Centerville and surrounding communities share a crowded week of visits, hospital calls, funerals, and family gatherings. Residents including Clarence Cox family from Idaho, the Hershberger, Tubaugh, Strunk, and Paris households, plus others from Gallatin, Lacona, Knoxville, and Marshalltown, travel and host events at area homes and churches.
Mrs Ralph Tucker reports local visitors and family visits around Albia Iowa including Earl Parks from Rockford and Emmons Atwell families. Leonard Matthies and family from DeKalb Illinois dined with Don Eliswick near Albia as Ralph Tucker hosted guests and traveled to Fairfield and Galesburg before returning to DeKalb. A Rochester Minnesota trip for medical consultation was also noted with Fenton family visitors and various callers.
Mr and Mrs Addie Young and Lewis hosted relatives today. Mrs Ole Sulsar Wisfield joined in the afternoon with Miss Bill. Mrs Helen Scott and girls and Valadee Sulset spent Monday and Tuesday at Roy Sulsers. Laura Martin is visiting Basil Martin.
Mrs Benny Hooper, mother of the boy trapped in the well, shares her gripping account in My 23 Hours of Terror. The American Weekly runs the feature with Chicago American Sunday edition.
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