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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1955
Page
2
Local residents share visits and gatherings across Enon and nearby farms. The J T VanDorin family attend 4 H program ice cream social. Mearl Walter and Charley Thompson family friend visits noted. Several afternoons house calls and church activities referenced with multiple families listed.
Gore residents note relatives and friends visiting J. T. VanDorin Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Pennington attend evening church. Mrs Charlie VanDorin and Harold VanDorin with the boys visit Monday morning. Mrs Richard Bentzinger and Ricky join a trip to Richland Monday. Jeanne Hawk Nancy Carol and Bobby Faber join Vina Taylor and others at Center ville swimming party Monday afternoon.
Richard Perry, Dorma Rose, James and Orville McCord joined Iconium MYF at West Grove Monday. Many local families visited, hosted dinners, and attended a shower at Iconium Methodist church. The Happy Helper 4 H club met, and several attended Farm Bureau events and weekend gatherings across Albia and Center ville.
Jennings home hosts various visitors over the weekend. Mrs. Lloyd Brown and Jetty traveled to Des Moines. Hazel Hellyer and Donna Rose visited Bert Rinehart. Edward McCord and family attended Turner reunion in Albia and visited Roy Gilliland, with Raymond Perry also calling. Elsie Howells and Ida Boles, Bert Vosburgh, and other locals shared meals and gatherings at several homes including Sennings, Hellyers, and Perry. Karol Ann Hellyer visits Elbert Perry and Dell Hellyer this week.
Members of the young adult class at the Methodist church bought eight Monroe folding tables with funds from a May minstrel show and a mother and daughter banquet. An ice cream social is set for Aug. 5. Local youths attend free swimming lessons at Centerville pool. Ground Observation Corps posts continue 24 hour watch with thanks to volunteers. Bible school at the Baptist church draws large attendance amid heat. Residents from Pleasant Valley Miller Salem and Bunch area join in. The Cross family vacationed in Iowa with friends in Woodward Bagley and Cos. Gale Purdum returns from California. MYF hayride and a hot roast at Gaylord Main home. Unionville ball team wins again over Lovilla. Barbara Hinote Gloria Purdum Kathryn Clancy spend weekend with parents. Girls from Des Moines involved in work.
Saturday evening visits in the area included Mr. and Mrs. George Argo’s daughter and her husband with baby from New York. Mrs. Nelle Thompson and Mrs. Carrie Turner attended H R Gilliland’s golden wedding anniversary. Families such as White, Argo, Scott, and Turner shared Sunday and Monday gatherings in Centerville with multiple dinner guests and acquaintances.
Mrs Theo Miller and Mrs E O Tucker hosted visitors Wednesday while Susan Miller stayed with grandparents. The 4 H clubs plan a Wednesday Riverview park event. Funeral services for Mrs Bessie Kingery noted. Several guests, dinners, and hospital updates appear among local households.
Iconium Rosalie Sweeden and families make rounds visiting neighbors. Mrs Maude Whitehead and Mrs Harold Argo called on Mrs Carrie Turner and Mrs Nellie Thompson Tuesday morning. Nelli¢é Thompson joined Emily Thompson and Marcia to Blakesburg Wednesday. Ross Sweeden of Odebolt and Robert Sneeden group returned from Oklahoma. Duane Wilson and Freda Swift called on Blanche Argo, while Pearl Kelsey and sons Keith and David of Hampton were noted.
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