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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
4
A string of visitors and social gatherings spans Des Moines area homes this week. Brompton Jones returns from beer visits, while George Reid works at the Harry Fink home. Families from Ottumwa to Fort Worth share meals and evenings, with many relatives and friends dropping by for dinners and teen gatherings at multiple homes.
A long list of Sunday visits and gatherings features numerous local families visiting relatives and friends in Ottumwa Mystic Elk City and nearby towns. Notable names include Raymond and Alpheus Lockman families, Fry and Miller households, and the Johnsons with Sandra Jean in Chariton hospital. Several trips to Lake Venetto and Des Moines are noted alongside church and social events with Rev Thomas York.
A June 19 1941 notice details Mrs J Tadlock hosting a Father’s Day gathering with sons See and Grant and families plus Rev and Mrs Shanks and others from Moravia. Afternoon callers included Leonard and John Cleaver. extended visits covered Gerald Burton’s birthday celebration and multiple Moravia Ottumwa Center Valley and Extine area relatives visiting or hosting.
Mrs Ethel Bryant and Mrs Rosa Hildenbrand spent Sunday and night at C B Callen home in Riley area. The Dowds Miller and Callens visited Riley Callen home on Sunday a week ago. Evening callers included Luse family of Centerville Maine Phillips Beaty and family of Mystic. The Luses and Betty visited Robert McConnell in St Joseph recently. Riley Callen Glee and Dale were Sunday visitors at Ensil Hiatt home. Congratulations to Francis Miller on his Unionville wedding to Mary Argo. Tomlin of Ottumwa were supper guests at O S Callen home. Zomlin was Manda Coulson from Centerville. Attendance at Wesley noted, C Foster and sons spent Monday at Dim Cline home. C S Callen Lilly Sylvia and Elsie attended Brown farewell at Moravia. Miss Juanita Childs of Woodbury visited Glen Callen for a few days. Neighbors spent Monday.
Wayside My and Mrs Win were Sunday evening callers at the Clellome. Norton had been ill for the past week due to neuritis. Mrs Tonk Easter has been on the sick list the past few days. Dora Della and Woodrow Norton and Edward Points called at the C C Long home Sunday. C Smith was an Alba caller Froley Samuel Long was in Albia Sunday evening. Rank Wilson and family called at the W S Norton home Thursday afternoon. Ed Points called at Tom McCory's Tuesday evening. Woodrow Norton spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs W S Norton. Iva Blackwell was in Albia Wednesday. Mike Dudge called at the W S Norton home Wednesday.
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