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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
5
Mrs Ralph Tucker hosted Thursday and hosts kept a busy social schedule with visits from the Hainlines Carltons Tadlocks and Sharp family. Many neighbors from Centerville and surrounding towns called by or joined in dinners and gatherings at various homes including the Scott, Walter, Tubaugh and Hiatt households during the weekend.
Those spending last Friday evening at the Dean Hoffman home were Mr and Mrs A C Easter and Robert. Mr and Mrs Clarence Stauber visited Sunday afternoon at the Dean Hoffman home. Ronald McDanel and Derrell and Mrs Kinnamon were evening callers. Mr and Mrs Hari Whicker of Lay Colorado were visiting with Mr and Mrs Henry Foster Wednesday afternoon. Rex Foster underwent a tonsillectomy at Dr Ritter s Office in Centerville Wednesday. Those waiting to see him were Wanda Donna Alta Mae Eddie and Judy Cochran Larry Weston Mr and Mrs Russell Burns Charlene and Jimmy Lester Norman and Carolyn Cochran Mr and Mrs Trenton Mericle and David Dean Tomlin Forest Mericle and Mrs Allie Boyer and Lola. Monday evening visitors at Dean Hoffmans were Mr and Mrs Kenneth Metz and Wesley Mrs Jessie Gillaspie and Mrs Avis Medland. Wanda and Norman Cochran spent Sunday afternoon with Patty Kaster. Callers at the Dean Hoffman home last week were Joel Johnson Mrs James Kaster Mrs Harry Pierson Mrs Lester Cochran and Mr and Mrs Delbert Hayworth and sons of Ottumwa. Mr and Mrs Forest Mericle and sons Neva Mericle and Mrs Henry Foster attended camp meeting at Oskaloosa Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Earl Boyer and family attended a supper at the Tra Boyer home Thursday evening in honor of Mr and Mrs Hferol.
LeRoy and Zell Wilson hosted visitors at the Iva Turner farm as Cage tractor demonstrations drew interest. Mia Edna Dyphon and two granddaughters returned to Woodward Tuesday. Zell Wilson sheared sheep with Glen Van Dorin earlier in the week. A cattle load went to Albia sale barn, Ralph Robinson hauling. Local road work near Brompton is noted. Residents Craig Wilbur Wendell and Cartletoyed visited Zell Wilson Saturday. John Johnson Moravia and Ott Kluckhohn Clear Lake passed through, with Kluckhohn a cousin of the Wilsons. Seasonal fare included new peas and strawberries. rain and hay making discussed. LeRoy Wilson will move a small gas engine to Carl Cloyed’s to mix cement for a new barn. wet weather may delay plans if conditions persist.
A long list of residents from Ottumwa Chicago Albia and nearby areas visited and hosted at various homes Sunday through Monday. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haack and son Paul Eugene Mrs. Haack Miss Carolyn Jones and others, with and without kin. The James Brandon family moved to Cassie Corbin farm last week and the Busy Bee club planned a gathering at Mrs. Jack Colwell's near Albia Saturday.
High quality alfalfa continues to be a valuable feed for poultry due to vitamin A content and other vitamins. Iowa State College experiments show alfalfa meal may slow growth in some diets, but it is not a new issue for feed manufacturers. It remains useful, especially when making up more than five percent of the ration.
Town State College extension horticulturist Ed Cott warns that fertilizing lawns now promotes excessive growth at the wrong season. Programs may resume after September first when heat subsides. Newly transplanted plants should be shaded from sun until established, using a leafy branch or a shingle as protection.
The Board of Supervisors met in adjourned session approving a Class B beer bond for John M. Kirk and authorizing deeds to buyers Marion Stepnoski and Joseph Zapatil for tax deed properties in Mystic Iowa. Resolutions authorize cash payments and apportionment of consideration by the Auditor and Treasurer, with consents from Mystic school district and town council.
Social notes recount weekend visits and gatherings in Ottumwa and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs George Hammond and family, Shannon Carpenter and Artis, Verda Argo, Laura Dicks, Wendell Hock, Harold Loch, Chuck Spridgen, Bonnie and Flo Frame, Clell Sheldon, Rosa Beaty, Paul Loch, Will Kelsey, Priscilla Mehrhoff, Lissie Kelsey, A J Brown, George Hammond, Frank Hammond, Dorman Irwin, Larry and Linda, Bob Lots, Darlene Albertson, LeRoy Brown, Sheryl, Zelma Hook, Wanda Wendell Wayne, Neil Penfield, Fic Frame, Blanche Argo, Ruth and June Taylor, Busy Bee club, Jack Colwell home, Albia, Carl McCord, Rol McCord, Robert Nelson.
On Monday Gertrude Sheehan and Marjorie Hough spent the day at the parental home of A. T. Brown.
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