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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1970
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Coulson have purchased property at Fort Collins Colorado and plan to establish their residence there. Mrs Coulson has submitted her resignation as kindergarten instructor in Moravia schools for the upcoming term.
Social items note greetings and visits from Gene Gladfelder and Diane Allison in Laovilia to Grant Tadlock’s birthday dinner at his home with Carl Tisue and others. Attendees include Larry Tadlock family from Granite City, Larry Pfannebecker's group, Mearl Walter, Milo Walker party, Burdett Cox, Nyle, Gaylord Main with grandson Bradley Allen Temple, Rockford visitors at Rev Deedrick home, Green family from Washington Illinois, Coltrain clan gatherings east of town with multiple relatives, Eunice Leffler visit from Blakesburg, Raymond Plants from Mason City, and various weekend overlaps.
The report lists several social events and visits including anniversaries and a wedding in Des Moines. Guests from Oskaloosa Numa Mason City and Glenwood joined at home gatherings with family members and neighbors. The couple Linda Smith and Terry Baldridge wed at Eastside Nazarene church in Des Moines on Saturday evening.
The forty sixth Turner reunion gathered June 14 at the 4 H building north of Albia with 46 members and two guests in attendance. After thanks, a basket dinner followed at noon. President Ralph Turner chaired the meeting as letters from Turner relatives were read and births marriages and deaths were reported. Officers for 1971 were elected including Charles Turner as president and Mary Gillaspie as secretary treasurer.
A list of residents from Albia Moravia Pulaski Ell. Foands several couples and their children, including Mr. and Mrs. Turner and Grace Walker of Albia and guests Hattie Miller and Mrs Jerald Gillaspie visiting Albia. The note enumerates many households in Chariton OskaIoosa Fairfield Knoxville Indianola Randolia Convord Utica and Randolia with extended families.
Unionville notes tell of multiple local visits and family gatherings. Galen Purdum and half of Des Moines joined Ned Purdum’s family, while Dwight Jones of Ames visited Garner Cleaver, who is in a wrist cast after a basement window accident.
Sunday gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Everette Agans and others at Truxton Dicks home. Elaine and Joyce Christy attend 4-H camp in Madrid Iowa. Several families visit hospitals, plan 4-H activities, and attend reunions and weddings in Albia Centerville Moravia and Ankeny.
Mrs Bill Rogers and girls visited Mrs Dale Cox and children. Mrs Whitehead underwent emergency heart surgery at Ottumwa hospital. Dean Grosscup and California relatives visited Edward McCord’s. Kay and Keith McCord joined from Fort Madison. Kelley children attended Marla Cox’s party. DeWitt and Doug Ottumwa visitors, Sgt Miller and wife from Topeka also called at Clarence Whitehead’s.
Edith Callen visited Gladys Townsend in Centerville. Elaine and Joyce Christy spent time with their grandmother Icel Christy. Sibyl Whitehead accompanied Grace Whitehead to Ottumwa to visit Maude pital. Jackie Shorts of Des Moines stayed at George Rinehart’s home last week. Families attended Card-Brown wedding in Moravia Friday evening. Various relatives gathered for weddings and visits across Centerville Davenport Des Moines and Minneapolis. boating on Lake Thunder ends the slice of social notes.
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