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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Jen Gladfelder Frank Gindfeld Carl Dicks Perry and others with scattered street names and a Sunday reference. No clear event, outcome, or verifiable details emerge from the fragment.
Donald Whitehead attends League Institute in Mt Pleasant this week. Carl Derby family and others enjoy Sunday at Al Derby's. Brown family and Jerry join Carl Van Zante and Rubye Hiatt for Friday at Centerville. Carl and Lloyd attend Allis Chalmers supper with W C Bivin and son at the Christian Church. Ralph Davin and Helen visit Thad Gardner home in Albia Sunday. Rubye Hiatt visits sister Margaret Van Zante the past week. Omaha visitors Dick Dale and Bud Watts spend summer with grandparents and uncle Mr Watts and son Marian. Junior Derby and Ottumwa friend visit Carl Derby home. Carl Van Zante visits Hiatt home Sunday. Orlando Sears calls in Teenium Monday. Elbert Perry and family spend Sunday at Guy McKern home. Leslie Plants and Louie spend Monday evening at Van Lemaster's.
Mt Pleasant and nearby towns show a steady stream of visits with numerous residents naming Moravia Albia and Des Moines as destinations. Individuals including Brown Kenton Herron Sharp and McCrory are listed visiting homes and correspondences across Monday through Friday.
Charles and Paul Coffin were guests of honor Sunday at a family birthday dinner hosted at the Charles Coffin home. The decorated angel food cake was baked by Mrs. Paul Coffin. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Coffin and children Shirley and Paul Jr. plus relatives from nearby towns and churches. Afternoon visitors included the Rev and Mrs W P Donahoe, Doris Pennington, Mr and Mrs Ben Coop and Mr and Mrs Albert Coop and sons.
Four Epworth League members Dorothy Brain Codyne Luse Bernadine Bishop and Edward Brown leave for the Pioneer Institute at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant. The institute, a national youth Methodist program, was the first in Iowa and now there are five state institutes drawing over 11 000 attendees.
Franklin O Dewey Arnold and John Shehan helped John Moffatt with alfalfa two days last week. Roy Moffatt called at the E F Stansberry home one evening. Tnez and Ellen Shebian stayed part of the week with grandparents. Elmer Hazelett called at the John Rinehart home Tuesday. Donald and Darlene Sheldon visited the George Shehan home Thursday morning. Dicky Brown stayed at the Rex Haver home. Mrs Cleil Sheldon and children called at the Fred Argo home Saturday. John Moffatt called at the Van Lemaster home Sunday as Van is poorly. Mary Moffatt and Calvin Binger visited the Edgward Binger home in Ottumwa for a week end stay. Mrs Ray McFatridge and children George and Janet from Cedar Rapids visited the E F Stansberry and Hugh McFatridge homes. Doyle Stansberry and Gen McFatridge called at the John Moffatt home Sunday fore.
The Republican County Convention is called for Saturday June 29 1940 at 10:00 A.M. in Centerville Iowa High School Auditorium to nominate candidates for county offices not named in the June primary and to select 29 delegates to the Republican State Convention at Des Moines July 12 1940 and 29 delegates to the State Judicial Convention at Burlington July 39 1840. The Republican County Central Committee will meet at the same place after adjournment to elect officers and conduct business. C Haynes Chairman Mrs Maude Hickman Vice Chairman.
Highway No 60 area residents attend Guy Jones funeral at Concord church west of Mystic. Bereaved receive sympathy. Local visits and social gatherings noted including Dorin Wailes recovery, various family visits, birthday celebrations, and multiple Sunday get togethers around Hiatt, McDanel, Boyer, Hilton, and Van Zante families.
Mrs Coulson or Mrs Theo Miler came home Sunday after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Van Lemaster. Friday afternoon callers were Mrs Yonny Merkleé and Mrs Forest Merkle at the Riley Callen home. A nice shower occurred Saturday night in the area with several families attending. Ice cream was served at a gathering Thursday evening at the Briggs home. Attended a shower Wednesday afternoon honoring Mrs Garnet Mericle Brown at the Olin Foster home. Attorney Charles E Miller of Albia visited the Theo Miller home Sunday.
Hiattsville residents Mr and Mrs Neuman Daniels Kenneth and Lucile spent the weekend in Moline with relatives Mr and Mrs Frank Hiatt. John and Ellen Hiatt were Sunday dinners guests of Mr and Mrs Bert Meadows. Mrs Ruth Weston and children of Longview Washington are visiting relatives Mr and Mrs Lloyd Rose and children in Memphis Missouri. Merton Rose stayed longer. Hiatt and family attended supper. Desley and others visited Nibies Seagte moon. Robert Rose spent part of last week at Lloyd Roses.
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