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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
2
Local notes show F B Horn of Upland visiting Moravia relatives and touring Gas Main in Kansas City before continuing to Iowa. Numerous families, including the Blais, Blacks, Main, and Jones households, hosted and visited relatives across Centerville, Des Moines, Ottumwa, and Moravia over the weekend and into Monday, with travel to Ames and Chicago planned for some.
Ottis Davis and family moved into the Charles Davis house. Harold Horn and family of California visit relatives there. Wednesday club met June 6 with Mrs Esperence Rushing. they exchanged original recipes and played games. Next meeting at Fern Crawley on June. Mrs Velma Bokholt weekend at James Williams home. Rock club met Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Ernest West. DeWayne Robinson had high score. Henry Horn and family spent Sunday at parental Horn home in Louilla. Freeman West and family Sunday visitors at Ernest West. Albert Coop and family spent Sunday at Ben Coop home. The R A Faber family called in the afternoon. Carl Coop family were evening callers. Mrs Albert Coop and children had the mumps recently. Carl Coop children have whooping cough.
Mrs John VanZante and family hosted visitors at the T G Gardner home last week. Rev and Mrs Talbott visited Donald Jones home on Friday and helped with field work. Carl VanZante and children shopped in Centerville Friday while Wendell Murdy with John and David picked strawberries at Ben Jones home. Mr and Mrs White and children also appear in the notes.
Mrs. George Hammond hosts visitors including Mr and Mrs Bill Meyers and Mr and Mrs John Masaman who visited Clara Masaman. Various calls and dinners occurred with families including Hammond Clark Metcalfe and Tarbell households. Dale Beaty serves in the Navy. Ronnie Metcalfe suffered a knee injury. many calls at neighbors' homes near Moravis.
Mrs Mary Meadows spent part of the week with Mrs Mintie Sharp in Centerville and Mrs Sharp is improving. The Cyril McDanes family visited Newton with daughter Mrs Francis Argo. A large crowd attended the cooperative dinner at Hiattsville Hall honoring Rev Hawes and family. Rev Hawes has been appointed to the Mitchelville charge. Mrs W A Rose of Memphis Mo stayed with the Lloyd Rose home from Saturday to Monday. Mr Rose and family visited Monday evening. A 8 Hiatt and Ruth Weston family visited Gus Hiatt's home for a day. Clair Hiatt reported landing in the States and awaiting discharge soon. Loren Walter left hospital recently and is at his parents’ home. A large crowd attended the cooperative dinner at Virgil Booley’s home. it was the annual Douglas Doughboy 4-H Tour with project visits and photos. Kenneth Thatcher and Harold Holder visited Gentartille and Newnan, then spent a few days at the Ketnett Daniels home. A children’s program at Woaley Chapel was well attended and well received.
The community mourns Frank M. Hopkins who died at home in Unionville. He leaves a wife, seven children, five grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers. Baptist Ladies Aid and WSCS groups held meetings with hosting members. Travel updates note visits to Lena and Ottumwa. A weekend trip was made to Mt. Pleasant for the Towe-Des Moines conference sermon by Bishop Brashares, as locals Ray Cochran and family return from Knoxville.
Attendance at Sunday School reached 44 at Main Station with a large crowd at the Sunday evening children's exercises. Various local visits occurred as families and residents shared meals and greetings at homes including the Gladfelder and Foster households and nearby residents.
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