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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
2
Centerville and nearby towns show a flurry of social activity with numerous calls and gatherings. Families such as Hellyer, Nash, Sytama, and Tarr visit relatives, attend services, or attend picnics and family events across Corydon Albia Exline Blakesburg and Waterloo during the week.
A garbled social column notes Anna DeLong Minnie Leach and others visiting Mrs Evelyn and Mrs Cary McCoy in Moravia on Thursday evening. Herman Johnson family and Mr and Mrs John Fisher with several others were callers at local homes on Wednesday and Thursday. A. C. Stafford and Des Moines friends fished at Lake Wapello Sunday.
Iona Roy and grandson Kermit visit in California while Ernest sees Los Angeles and San Diego. He enjoys the trip but is glad to return to Iowa. Many locals, relatives, and neighbors are noted visiting, shopping, or hosting at several homes across Centerville Albia and Meine Station with weather turning cooler after rain.
A large group of relatives and friends surprised Win Kaster Tuesday evening June 16 for his birthday. Attendees shared visiting and refreshments of sandwiches and koolache. Many locals like Kaster, Boyer, and Gladfelder families joined in, with neighbors visiting and listening in to a fight at Olin Foster’s.
Coulson Edrie Callen spent Tuesday and Wednesday with friends in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Mearl Walter and family spent Sunday at the George Simmons Jr. home. Mrs Ernest Hiatt and her children Virginia and Robert visited the Jim Clinchams Wednesday. Reb Callen came from Des Moines Wednesday for a few days at home. She left Saturday night with friends for a short vacation at Kenosha Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs Theo Miller and Mr and Mrs Robert Lose and Betty called at Forrest Meridle Rome one evening last week. A fine rain fell in this vicinity Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Mear Walter and family spent Friday evening at the Bayard Neff home. Frank P Scott Tucker, Carl Merice, Megrle Walter and some others Kay, op
Fragmentary report mentions Cheree Dyphog at Wrights Thursday evening and callers in Centerville. References Mrs Ira Foster of Belne visiting and a birthday at Willer and Mag Pearl. Mentions Claude Forgy Olive Meniy Bundy and Adbipess names in incomplete context.
A large crowd attended the Childrens Day program at Fair view church Sunday night. Various local families visited each other and spent weekends with relatives at multiple homes including the McDanel and Gladfelder families. Neighbors shared events from birthday celebrations to farm chores and social visits across Trenton Mystic and nearby homes.
Mrs Kate Brown and others visited Mins Jane Murphy Sunday afternoon as Epworth League held its monthly social at the M E church. Guests enjoyed sandwiches and lemonade while sharing news of friends including Mr Harley Cethoun and Mr Dicks.
A week of small town activity includes a recovering patient planning to come home, numerous family visits across Centerville and Sigourney areas, a Boy Scouts all night camp near Buffalo Wallow, Sunday School attendance, and a large family dinner at Will Callen’s with 72 relatives joining to welcome the Cline family from Diamond, Wyoming. Mrs. Carrie Turner and Mrs. Nellie Thompson share social visits, and quilters meet for a planned afternoon session adjusted to noon.
Scattersburg Mr and Mrs Steve Gilliland along with Mrs Arnold visited H T Gilliland on Sunday. Carl Tomlin Mary Lillian Dean Carl and Curtis Tomlin visited Wm Tomlin with George Scott and family, while W T Irelan called on Centerville. Elmer Lockman Curtis Tomlin helped Wm Tomlin with clover, and Burdett Cox stopped by George Scott's recently amid a much needed rain noted Sunday night.
Ten day sale on refrigerators washers and ironers. Coronado Electric offers refrigerators at 77 dollars fifty cents and All-Wave Radio priced at 18 dollars 95 cents. Gamble Stores features listed items in the promotion.
Movie listings for the King Theatre Albia show dates and cast lines. On June 24 26 27 Pat O Belig and Josephine Hutchinson star in Married a Doctor alongside Eleanore Whitney and Dickie Moore in Timothy's Quest. June 26 27 Jack Pada Sally Eilers in Flor a Special and Charles Shadtz with Joan Perry in Gallant Defender. June 24 29 Irene Dunna Allan Jones and Captain Henry in Soboat. June 30 Herbert Marshall Gertrude Michael in Till We Meet Again.
Local readers note tire prices remain posted at old rates while new prices rise. The fragment mentions Ottumwa visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Don Cobbler and children visiting the Fred Dotaori home, with Bobbie Cobbler returning home with them.
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