Dr Sneed to Make European Air Tour
Dr J Richard Sneed of Court Street Methodist Church Rockford Illinois will depart New York July 3 for Amsterdam to join a World Council of Churches air tour of war damaged churches in ten European countries. The tour covers Frankfurt Berlin Warsaw Prague Vienna Belgrade Athens Rome Geneva with a Geneva conference and ends in late July. He hopes to tour Russia later in August and finish his book Our Lords Prayer.
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J. Richard Sneed
Court Street Methodist Church
Rockford
Illinois
la Guardia Field
New York
American Airlines
Amsterdam
World Council of Churches Reconstruction Department
Frankfurt
Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
Poland
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vienna
Austria
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Athens
Greece
Rome
Italy
Geneva
Switzerland
Sneed
World Council of Churches
Europe
Russia
Court Street
Moravia
Dr. Sneed
J. B. Sneed
Helen Sneed
Pearis
Ilinois
Grinnell College
Boston University
Dr. Snead
Methodist
Richland
Towa
First Methodist Church
Shenandoah
Linais
Tour
Sunday Dinner Honored Harold H Coulson PhM Norfolk VA
Sunday dinner brought Harold H Coulson PhM of Norfolk Virginia into focus. Mrs Levi Coulson and daughters Bertha and Mabel hosted. Also present were Mr and Mrs John Stevens and Mr and Mrs Lester McCoy of Center Will, Mr and Mrs W C Coulson of Moulton, and Mr and Mrs C C Coulson with children.
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Levi Coulson
Bertha
Mabel
Large turnout at Turner son cooking demonstration
About 60 ladies attended a Thursday afternoon cooking demonstration at Turner and Son store. Catherine Humphrey, Home Economist, led the event featuring Club Aluminum and Fresto Cookers.
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Turner & Son
Catherine Humphrey
Final Program For Service Flag
A Moravia community ceremony to honor World War II veterans with blue and gold service stars is set for July 6, 1947 at eight o'clock on the Community Building porch. The program features the Moravia School Band, vocal solos, group singing, scripture, invocations, tributes to fathers and sons, and Gettysburg Address. If rain, the event moves to the United Brethren Church.
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Moravia
M. K. Blackman
Anne Forbes
Eva Tucker
America the Beautiful
Bill Harris
Advance of Colors
Girl Scouts
America
Horace
Schaffner
Earl Rabuck
Selo
Joan Black
Daddies
Larry Martin
Deana, McDonough
Tommy Judge
Lee Johnson
Louise Oehler
John Laws
Ruth Hiner
Etta Halden
Anna Woodward
John Davis
Mae McCrory
Donald Whitehead
Benediction
Clarence Schaffner
United Brethrens Church
Methodist W.S.C.S. meeting with Mrs Long at Riverview
The Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service met with Mrs Addie Long. Twenty seven members attended with Mrs Wm Gardner presiding. Devotions led by Stella Carter, topics on child flourishing and friendship. Talks covered child labor laws in Georgia, farm work, and health legislation. A youth fellowship leader was chosen, gifts planned for Riverview children, and guests Minta Foland and Bert Hanson attended, plus dessert served.
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W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Addie Long
Wm. Gardner
Davis
Stella Carter
Blumenstock
Gretchen Ashby
Friendship Square
Lee Hiatt
McFatridge
Witherby
Gardner
Ethel Gardner
Georgia
MacFatridge
Hartinger
Glick
Riverview
Des Moines
T. R. Gardner
Minta Foland
Denver
Colorado
Bert Hanson
Sunday Visitors at H. T. Boblenz Home
Sunday dinner guests at the H. T. Boblenz home included Mrs. Wm Ryan and son George Mrs. Matt Waleh and Gene and Helen of Melrose and Mrs. C. L. Boblenz of Ottumwa. Evening callers were Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Burton and Mr. and Mrs. James Rhee and Rose Marie.
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H. T. Boblenz
Wm, Ryan and Son
George
Matt Waleh
Gene
Helen
Melrose
C. L. Boblenz
Ottumwa
R. R. Pennington
Curtis Burton
James Rhee
Rose Marie
Krewly Honored at Miscellaneous Shower
About 50 neighbors and friends gathered at the Coulson school house Wednesday evening June 11 to honor the newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Stocker. Mrs Stocker is the former Cuslins.
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Dwight Stocker
Coulson Schoelp House
Stocker
Cuslins
Growth removed from Mas Collen Tad’s left hand
Report on Mas Collen Tad with a growth removed from the left hand. The procedure followed testing Wednesday and the patient is recovering. No further details on diagnosis or surgeon provided.
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Mas
Collen
Moravia to Hear Street Plan Proposal at Special Meeting
Moravia town council schedules a special meeting to hear objections on asphalt covering of most principal streets. Officials claim no tax increase is needed and bids for the project will be accepted at 3:00 p.m. June 26 by Town Clerk George Wingler. Mayor Herner and councilmen Spencer Walter Wolf Gardner and Kaster praised for their progressive approach.
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Moravia
George Wingler
Herner
Paul Spencer
Ivan Walter
Don Wolf
William Gardner
Orph Kaster
New Music Instructor Debuts in Centerville
Natalie Duff, daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Duff, begins teaching music in Centerville. A Cenerville High School class of 1944 graduate, she earned a superior piano rating at the 1944 State High School Music Contest in Vin ton. She studied eight years with Mrs W M Read and spent 15 months with General Motors in Baltimore before attending MacPhail College of Music and Dramatic Art in Minneapolis to focus on piano and violin. Mrs Read converted her sunroom into a studio for Duff, with separate classes.
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Natalie Duff
W. L. Duff
Centerville
Miss Duff
Centerville High School
Vinton
W. M. Read
Baltimore
General Motors
MacPhail College of Music and Dramatic Art
Minneapolis
Church Night Program At Evangelical United Brethren
More than forty attend the church night program and social hour at the Evangelical United Brethren church Friday. Mrs. Emil Halden presided as Mrs. M. K. Blackman led group singing with Mary Rose Main on organ. Prayers by Mrs. Zell Callen. Youth Fellowship orchestra performed. Poems read by Mary Rose Main, Mrs. Earl Rabuck and Joan Dille. Quartet Phyllis Rabuck, Patty Halden, Dalma Veach and Harold Mason sang Grace of Jesus. Mrs. Rabuck shared a travel anecdote about Otterbein Home near Lebanon, Ohio. Refreshments served by Mrs. Halden, Miss Mabel Coulson and Delma June Vesch. July meeting committee named: Mrs. Harold Mason, Phyllis Rabuck, Mrs. Zell Callen.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Emil Halden
M. K. Blackman
Mary Rose Main
Zell Callen
Youth Fellowship Orchestra
Earl Rabuck
Joan Dille
Phyllis Rabuck
Patty Halden
Dalma Veach
Harold Mason
Grace of Jesus
Rabuck
Otterbein
Lebanon
Ohio
Halden
Mabel Coulson
Delma June Vesch
Birthday party for Carolyn Boyer
Several friends gathered Tuesday afternoon June 24 at Carolyn Boyer home to celebrate her birthday. Games were played and gifts opened. winning prizes went to Kathryn McDanel and Virginia Carter. Attendees included Betty Lou Harsh Ann Pettibone Virginia Carter Karleen Fischer Mary Beth Turner Fern Twyla Foster Wanda Norma Cochran Patricia Easter and Florence Bogart.
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Carolyn Boyer
Kathryn McDanel
Virginia Carter
Betty Lou
Harsh
Ann Pettibone
Karleen Fischer
Mary Beth Turner
Fern
Twyla Foster
Wanda
Norma Cochran
Patricia Easter
Florence Bogart
Appanoose County Still Buying Bonds Report
Clarence E. Hood, county savings bonds chairman, announced that total sales of Series E F and G bonds in Appanoose reached 67436 for May, bringing five month total to 477087 or 87.91 percent of the 1947 quota of 1255603.
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Clarence E. Hood
Appanoose County
Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Fourtieth Wedding Anniversary Notice
Mr and Mrs Bud Colgan and Gordon and Karen of Chicago called on their great aunts Mrs Mary Hoskinson and Mrs Stelly Carter Saturday. Poey and family were returning from Turson Aziz where Mr and Mrs H L McCoy celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary while they were there.
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Bud Colgan
Gordon
Karen
Chicago
Mary Hoskinson
Stelly Carter
H. L. McCoy
Turson
Aziz
Mrs. McCoy
Spend Vacation Here Mr and Mrs Neal Berton Plan Return
Mr and Mrs Neal Berton of Wastlistoh Lowe plan to return after a two week vacation here with pals. They left Moraine about 19 years ago when Mr Burton accepted a position in the drug slate at Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Berton
Wastlistoh, Lowe
Pela
Moraine
Aber
Richland
Burton
Washinton
Moravia church services announced by Grace Methodist
Carather Grace Methodist Church Moravia Iowa announces Sunday School at 10:00 with Superintendent Delmar Dowd. Preaching at 11:00. YF Group meets at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Wesley Chapel holds services at 9:30 a.m. preaching at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday School.
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Grace Methodist Church
Moravia
Iowa
J. C. Davis
Delmar Dowd
Y. F
Wesley Chapel
Evangelical United Brethren Church Schedule
Earl Rabuck Paater invites parishioners to join Sunday services with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Worship at 10:50 a.m. Youth Fellowship at 7:00 p.m. Music and Preaching at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting. Frank Swaim elected delegate and Mrs. E G Hawk alternate to the annual conference in Chariton Iowa September 17 21.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Earl Rabuck
Paater
Donald Jones
Frank Swaim
E. G. Hawk
Chariton
Iowa
Church of Christ iO Sunday Schedule and Pulpit Plan
Church of Christ in Ohio holds Sunday School with Horace Schaffner as Superintendent at 10 50 a m Communion Service at 11 00 a m Worship Service each Sunday Horace and Clarence Schaffner alternate in the pulpit 8 00 p m Evening Service each Sunday Schaffner brothers also share the evening duties
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Co. m
Ounday School
Horace Schaffner
Horace
Clarence Schaffner
Schaffner Brothery
Church of the Nazarene Service Schedule
Church of the Nazarene announces Sunday 10:00 a.m. Sunday School with BI Johnson as superintendent and 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship. 7:40 p.m. New York PLS worship service, 8:00 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study on Thursday.
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Church of the Nazarene
W. E Burd
H Johnson
N.Y
Bussey Eastern Star Friendship Meeting Attendees
The Bussey Order of Eastern Star Friendship meeting Tuesday evening drew Mr. and Mrs. Trenton Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rose Mr. and Mrs. Don Pettibone Mr. and Mrs. John Main and Mr. and Mrs. Co C Coulson. Mrs Coulson served as worthy matron and Mrs Wilaan as associate conductress with Mrs Pettibone as marshal.
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Bussey Order of Eastern Star Friendship Meeting
Trenton Wilson
Lloyd Rose
Don Pettibone
John Main
Co. C. Coulson
Farmall Cub Tractor Unveiled At Des Moines Area Demo
Richard Veach and Troy Adams of Veach Implement Co. showcased International Harvester's Farmall Cub near Ankeny. Priced at 545 dollars fob factory, the Cub aims at small to mid sized farms with strong value compared to a 2 horsepower garden tractor. Demonstrations drew nearly all Des Moines IH dealers and a state extension showing followed.
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Richard Veach
Troy Adams
The
Veach Implement Co
International, Harvester Company
Ankeny
F.o.b
H. P
FL. P
Farmall
International Harvester Co
Des Moines
Moravia
Rabucks Entertain Honoring Rev Babb at Dinner
Rev Babb is honored by Rabucks at dinner with Rev Earl Rabuecken and pastors J C Davis W E Burd and families attending. Esther Babb moves to Lacey to begin as pastor of the Methodist church there. Other details note corrected Dec 2 1946 bus schedule with northbound and southbound times.
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Southbsuhde
Earl Rabuecken
Esther Babb
Lacey
Methodist Church
J. C. Davis
W. E. Burd
Joyce
Stanley
For Sale Ad Offered by The Moravia Union
Planning a public sale join The Union to print sale bills and ads. Reach a wide audience and draw a large crowd for a successful event. For sale adding machine tolls 20 cents exchange. Moravia Union.
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aAdding Machine
The
Moravia Union
Cad Adams Hospitalized in Albia After Stroke
Cad Adams is a patient at the Smith hospital in Albia after suffering a stroke Friday while he was on his way uptown. The report notes 18 patients in Albia Hospital.
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Albia
Cad Adams
Smith Hospital
Reeves family moves to California from Iowa
Mr and Mrs Robert Reeves and daughter Linda spent the last of the week with her parents in Moravia and his mother in Ottumwa and departed Saturday for San Francisco to make their home. Mr Reeves recently graduated from the University of Iowa and has accepted a position as an accountant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reeves
Linda
D. E. Bishop
Moravia
Bert Reeves
Ottumwa
San Francisco
Reeves
The
Uniersity of Iowa
Burton Nunemaker
Mrrs. Nunemaker
Albert Haskinson
Yakima
Washington
Sioux City
Towa
C. T. Slavin
Centerville B and P W Club Dinner Held by Moravia Church
The Ladies Aid of Moravia United Brethren church served dinner Tuesday evening to members of the Centerville Business and Professional Women's club marking the contest finale. The losing side entertained the winners.
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Ladies Aid of
The
Moravia
Sunday Visitors at O. G. Davis Home
Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Davis on Sunday included Harold Davis and his family from Blakesburg. Afternoon callers were E. G. Hawk and Ralph Davis with daughter Linda. A film show runs at Moravia Theatre on Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday evenings, and Moravia's excellent choir band plays every Saturday night in summer.
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O. G. Davis
Harold Davis
Blakesburg
E.G. Hawk
Ralph Davis
Linda
Moravia Theatre
Moravia
Ohoin
Ted Oehler
Jack Stiverson
Town City
E. F. Oehler
J. B. Oehler
Richard Goughour
Ira Boyer
Fred Hiatt
Clell Long
Births in Des Moines and Pelterville Hospitals
A daughter was born Monday June 28 to Mr and Mrs Al Kuudsen at Ue Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. She weighed seven pounds five ounces and her name is Janice Hay. Earlier Mrs Kuudsen was Miss Juan Vench, daughter of Mr and Mrs Delin Vench. Ralph Pinnie Becker are proud parents of their son Dennis Eugene born Saturday at St Joseph Hospital in Pelterville.
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al Kiudsen
Ue Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Jules
Janice Hay
Kuudsen
Juan Vench
Mie
Delin Vench
Apa
Ralph Pinniebecker
Uvaun
Dennis Eugene
St Joseph Hospital
Pelterville
Quality lamb show insights boost June marketing prospects
After the Ottumwa Quality Lamb Show, speakers urged lamb producers to pursue quality stock, noting demand for high grade meat and the premium for choice lambs. June marketing is recommended due to higher Chicago prices and lower death losses, with emphasis on feeding, parasite control, and better lambing and management practices.
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Richard McDanel
Dean Tomlin
Robert Wilson
Prine
Chicago
Booster Club To Meet Tues July 8
Moravia Booster Club announces a July meeting date of Tuesday evening July 8 because the Fourth of July falls on a regular meeting. M. K. Blackman, president, heads the group with John Dille Wm Gardner and Max on the July committee. Supper at 6 30 will be served by the Christian church ladies if the basement is dry by then.
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Moravia
Moravia Area News Busy Weekend Visits and Travel
Local residents from Moravia Cas par Ottumwa Pueblo Centerville Albany and nearby towns visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Guests included Mrs Ernest McMecham Mrs Merle Cottingham Mrs Claire Robinson Mr Ted Oehler and many others as floods and travel shaped plans.
John Laws Repaints Grade Rooms at School
Moravia Public School custodian John Laws redecorates all elementary grade rooms after term end in May. He undertook a thorough repainting project beyond ordinary painting, completing a comprehensive refresh of the classrooms during vacation.
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John Laws
Moravia
John
Moravia adopts unique classroom color scheme in paint program
John mixes seven base colors with white to craft shades for Moravia school rooms using a color dynamics method. Natural light guides wall and scelling choices as the music room Ag room farm shop and gym receive redecorating before summer break. Mason City school follows the same plan.
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John
la Color Dynamics
Moravia
Mason City
Kensington Club Elects Officers at Luncheon
The Kensington club held a 1 PM luncheon at Mrs. F. W. Blumenstock's home with roll call on ideas for next year. Mary Oebler led the program after the business meeting. Read ers Digest humor pieces and music performances followed. Officers chosen for the next year: President Josephine Witherby, Vice President Mae Luse, Secretary Mildred Bishop, Treasurer Ethel Gardner, Reporter Mamie Blumenstock. Guest Mrs. Slavin attended from out of town.
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Kensington Club
F. W. Blumenstock
Mary Oebler
Mae Luse
Mildred Bishop
Ethel Gardner
Mamie Blumenstock
Slavin
Quarterly conference held at church with Des Moines pastor
The fourth quarterly conference met Monday evening led by Dr. G. E. MacCannon of Des Moines. He preached on Acts 2.1 and, after the service, reports from church departments, Sun day school, W.S.W.S., and Otterbein Guild were heard. Frank Swaim was elected lay delegate to the September conference at Chariton where Rev. Clifford Carter is pastor and Mrs. E. G. Hawk is alternate delegate.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
G. E. MacCannon
Des Moines
W.S.W.S
Otterbein Guild
Frank Swaim
Evangelical Unified Brethren Church
Chariton i
Clifford Carter
E. G. Hawk
Adams Buy Hammond Property Near Moravia
Mr and Mrs Bert Adams of southwest of Moravia have purchased the Fred Hammond property in the south part of town. The house is occupied by their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Troy Adams.
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Bert Adams
Moravia
Fred Hammond
Troy Adams
Harold Cullen Promoted to Corporal in Air Corps
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Cullen of Moravia New York Route 2 receive word their son Harold has been promoted to corporal in the Air Corps He is stationed at Wheeler Field Oahu Hawaii with the Army Air Forces unit during wartime service
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Lloyd Cullen
Moravia
R. 2
Harold
Air Corps
Wheeler Field
Oahu
Ft. H
Haw
Charston Township Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights
The Charston Township Farm Bureau held a Friday evening meeting at the California schoolhouse. Wareld Holder explained the value of DOT and 2-4D and showed two movies. Pie and sandwiches were served afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charston Township Farm Bureau
California
Wareld Holder T
Nazarene Church Young People Event Recounted
Mrs Wo E Burd led a youth gathering of the Nazarene church on Friday with an invocation period led by Mrs Maison Jordan guiding the devotional segment.
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Exrtain Young People OF Nazarene Church
Church of the Raéarene
Maison Jordan
Wedding Attends Doral Ceremony in Chicago Weekend
Fragmentary wedding notice describes a ceremony at Boy o'Goeck with Bliss Ge Viex and Harvisz. A reception for the bridal party was held Saturday afternoon.
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Boy o'Goeck
Harvisz
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