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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
4
Salem residents and relatives share visits across towns with ice cream and strawberries at various homes. Gary Perry recovered from tonsil surgery at Albia hospital and returned home. Several families spent evenings and afternoons with friends, attended events, or traveled to see kin, including church activities and strawberry picking.
Mrs John Moffatt hosts a line of visitors including Mr and Mrs Henry Elliott and children Johnny Rozella Kathleen Lewis and Joe Lucas Jr. Phyllis Haver and Frances Ann Easter call at Moravia homes while Joe Lucas Jr visits John Moffatt with strawberry picking help. Families Will Moffatt Floyd and Lee, and Frank Cox also spend time there during the week.
J F Chambers visited the Everett Wynes home in Albia on Tuesday. Families from Woodward and Des Moines joined gatherings at multiple homes including the Donovan, Jacobs, and Hiatt households. Various locals attended dinners and visits, with many noting weekend and weekday get togethers across Centerville, Woodward, Blakesburg, and Des Moines.
Mrs Frances Burton hosted the Past Matron s club on Monday night. Mr and Mrs Russell Warner and Martha Sue spent Memorial Day at the Orville Burton home. Mr and Mrs Carl Coffin and Dunne attended a miscellaneous shower for Mr and Mrs Steven son of Knoxville at the Claude Paris home Monday evening. Mrs Stevenson was formerly Arlene Paris. Mr and Mrs Carl Coffin rented the Rev Cleeton farm one mile north of Seymour and will move mid August. Charles Coffin sold his farm to Paul Donahoe. Mrs Carl Coffin was calling at the Charles Coffin and Will Miller themes Friday.
The column lists visits and gatherings in Maple Grove with many neighbors and relatives. Ted Miller aided his uncle Donald Dowd with hay all week. Several families from Des Moines Ottumwa Centerville and Udell are mentioned visiting homes and sharing meals.
Community notices recall weekend visits and dinners across families led by Lea Johnson and relatives. Names include Martin Burns Gilligan Delights and Tisue households with hospital, Red Cross events, birthdays, and a visit from Lucille Davidson of St Paul Minnesota. Local social rounds feature Father Leoson homecomings and OsKaloosa birthday references.
H A Bayes Milk Sanitarian demonstrated spraying DDT on farm walls using a knapsack sprayer with a flat spray nozzle. The spray covered 16 to 18 inches, applied to hoghouses and barns, with plans to treat cattle to reduce flies at the farm.
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