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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
7
Hazel College Mrs Teddy Wilson called Wednesday at the Zell Wilson home. Numerous families from Albia Ottumwa Bloomfield and Newton Kansas visit relatives, sharing Sunday and Friday calls and dinners with local households.
Unionville residents hosted relatives from Orlando and Ottumwa while others left for trips to the Dakotas Cheyenne Wyoming and Colorado. Numerous sisters brothers and friends visited and returned home with updates on family plans and hospital care.
Fuller and Allem families noted visits with Ruth Long and J J Allem. Des Moines relatives entertained Raymond Jones's kin. Pearl Smith with Elswick family in Albia. California visitors Doyle Easter and daughters stayed with Jess Smith. Cloud Harsh home near Exline hosted relatives Sunday.
In Appanoose County Iowa the Home Owners Loan Corporation sues Mathilda Venell A V Venell R F Venell and others in a district court to quiet title to Lots 7 and 8 in Block 4 A Hamilton addition Centerville including an easement for garage and coal rights. The petition seeks to establish ownership and bar all adverse claims with costs and further relief. A August 1938 court appearance is required.
Barbara Towers, alone with a disconsolate mood, hears Henry the druggist bring carnations to her mother. Though respected, his pride and hidden meanness surface to Barbara’s intuition. A late-night call from Peggy offers a dinner aboard a battleship with Peggy’s cousin.
Barbara and Peggy recall sailing with Lieut Ralph and Jack Fast aboard the National. After the ship’s repairs and orders, Ralph proposes marriage, offering ten day’s leave before joining Quantico. Barbara agrees, humming a naval-tinged tune as the moment closes.
A Washington Post writer notes pyramids as mankind's oldest honored buildings. About 6,000 years ago Egyptians scattered across the land built shrines and tombs, including Cheops at Giza near Cairo. Massive stones weighed tons, raised without machines by Nubian slaves under harsh overseers.
Confused fragment describes how the name badminian arose from a term used in India long ago. English soldiers took it home and the Duke of Beaufort introduced it at his Guernsey estate. Mentions rackets and a shuttlecock with feathered tips. notes round orange shaped balls and improvised gear.
A melodrama unfolds with Beatrice Haldene and Ellis Vernon at a Naples yacht party. Beatrice rejects a dream of a Prince Charming after a tragic auto wreck injures Ellis, while Mrs. Vernon discovers a crumpled confession revealing a childhood trust misplaced, rekindling hope for Beatrice.
Local residents share visits and calls across families including Kingery Cridlebaugh Clayworth Walker and Horstman households. Sunday gatherings at Burton and Claxton homes feature numerous relatives and friends with multiple children's activities and house guests.
Neighborhood visitors and gatherings are reported across nearby homes. Names include Fisher Boardman Billings Vance McAlister and McIntire with multiple Friday and Sunday calls and a cooperative dinner at the Boardman residence featuring several families.
Bonnie Belles of Blakesburg spent last week with aunt Mrs Chas McAllister. Several families helped cook for threshers at various hosts including Mrs Homer King and Mrs Eugene Tubaugh. The Wednesday club met July 20 at Mrs Elmer Henderson home, quilting for the hostess whose house burned recently. Next meeting set for August 8 at Mrs Eugene Tubaugh’s. Many visits and small gatherings noted among local families with visits to Green Island and Moravia areas.
Blue Front residents Mr and Mrs Ben Williams and family joined a cooperative dinner at Unionville on Sunday. Lynn and Henry Clark threshing in the area. Stanley Moore of Des Moines visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Jim Moore. Enid Long and Helen Hamilton at Mary Margaret Horstman birthday party Thursday night. Mr and Mrs Harry Hillman with Emma Woods Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown with Cass Hamilton Sunday evening. Mrs Van Long, Enid and Helen Hamilton were Centerville dwellers Friday.
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