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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
1
L. R. Bisby and wife are noted as editors in a county paper issued on Friday. The item lists Bisby as a member of the Iowa Preachers Association and the National Editorial Association, with formal recognition of the publication’s official status.
Four cotton balls placed outside a screen door to deter pests. Mrs Richest Harps residence, once Carl Black, listed as tor Tuesday. L F Bisby home had second coat of paint and new lavatory installed. Beth tub pending as completion of a weeks long modernization. Subscriptions to The Union renewed by Tom Main Mister Steffen McDonough Hunt Ralph Pfannebecker Warren Rouse Tom Rabb F A Thompson Mrs Russell Gillaspie D W Detwiler Estil Gay Mrs Nannie Fisk Pvt Bill Cox.
Pleasant Hill community gatherings are recorded with visits and dinners among the Hammond Tarbell Callen Clark and Massman families. Fragments note Sunday dinners, callers, Memorial services for a World War I casualty, and a midweek Moravia outdoor show weather permitting.
Reading of a local column notes the Methodist parsonage being redecorated while temporarily unoccupied and a pastor is expected to be supplied soon. It also mentions a Christian Youth Camp plans at Lake Ahquabi and updates on area housing projects.
Local brief notes list Mr and Mrs Lawrence Roland visiting Unionville for supper with Mrs Lewis Kim. Bill Woodward and children called in Centerville and Albia. Dwight Main and his mother dined with Mrs Mary Hoskinson. J J Taylor’s daughter-in-law from Bushnell Neb is visiting near Blakesburg. W M Hayes from Modesto Calif visited the Taylor home. Various relatives gathered for dinners and visits at Veach Robison and nearby homes. Miss Jean Veach recuperates from an operation with family in Des Moines.
Miss Catherine Hiatt reports Unionville updates with Mr and Mrs Howard Goodwin of Ft. Dodge visiting Ernest Montgomery home. Loren Stark and David arrive from Whit tier California to see relatives. Nellie Cline visits three weeks at Ernest Montgomery home. Agnes Price returns to Los Angeles after a month at J A Price home. Lois Cross visits from DeKalb Illinois. Richard Robb Gordon Purdum and Willis Moore enlist in the army air corps for Ft Snelling Minnesota for physicals. all pass awaiting assignment. Mrs R J Bell returns from Ogden Utah after six weeks with her mother. John Andrews comes home from Iowa City after treatment. Burdette Cross injured when tractor overturns while filling a hitch.
The Hiatt family and Carl's wife Lela Davin of W.S.C.8 faced a postponement due to poor road conditions. A Thursday afternoon meeting with Genevie Donovan is planned. Several locals spent time visiting or vacationed, including Dooley at Moravia and the Hiatt relatives at the U.S. Hiatt home in Moravia.
Mrs Lloyd Rose reports residents sharing Sunday at the Lute Hiatt home including Carl VanZante and family. Marilyn Rose stays two weeks at Wray Smith home near Bloomfield. Mrs Mary Meadows shopped in Des Moines Thursday. Mra George Scott visited with Lloyd Rose and sons while the men attended Lodge in Morning. Carl and Clair Hiatt, recently Navy, are home with their parents.
Centerville residents Mr. and Mrs. John Moffatt hosted visitors including Doyle Stansberry and the Everett Stansberry family. The McFatridges spent time in Moravia with John Bickford, while Clyde Sheldon and the Argo families appeared at various homes in Albia and Centerville. Edward and Phyllis were listed as callers.
A fragment mentions Mr and Mrs Jon Moffatt and an event at Henry Elliott's home on a Thursday night, with details truncated. The readable bits place the social gathering around the Elliott residence and involving the Moffatts.
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