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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
4
Salem residents, families, and friends share visits and gatherings across Centerville, Amos, Madrid, and Newton. Notables include Nash, Hellyer, Tarr, Argo, Long, Whitehead, McKern, and Burrs, with multiple couples and children attending showers, parties, and weekend hosts at numerous homes.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous election officials including judges and clerks for Centerville and multiple townships. Many names appear with roles such as judge of election and clerk of election, alongside places like Centerville Petitions and various townships. The text reads as a roster of election workers and venues with occasional notes on rent and booth arrangement.
Imogene Tadlock and others are mentioned in visiting moments across Ottumwa Des Moines Albia Centerville and Unionville. Families including Tadlocks Arnolds Tadlocks Coltrains and Grancis Ce pages reference cattle show hospital births and social calls among multiple households in vicinity.
Betty Jean Foster notes a Friday afternoon blaze at the Averil Easter residence that damaged three buildings. Neighbors rushed to aid but the fire was discovered after starting. Mr and Mrs Harold Lundgren and family visited the Moffitt home Monday night after a weekend with relatives.
Mrs Frank Gladfelder and relatives joined neighbors for a Sunday picnic at Albie with the Smith and Whicker families, while others such as Ira Boyer and Harold Lundgren clustered at F A Moffitt and Boyer homes. Visitors included James and John Kaster at their grandparents, and Clara Morrison on Thursday. Staff Sgt. Robert Moffitt has been transferred to Cincinnati, Ohio from Atlanta for a permanent post.
Mrs M E Boardman hosts visitors while Centerville and Albia residents stop by. Families including Stafford DeLong and Kerrs share weekends with local relatives. Barnes Darby Boardman households join dinners and funerals in Albia and nearby towns.
Tuesday afternoon callers at the John Tadlock home included Grant Tadlock and children Larry Joe Irene and Daan Andrews along with Mrs Ray Tubaugh. Sunday gatherings celebrated Mrs Charles Coffin birthday and Carl Coffin anniversary with many relatives present.
Sunday evening Arlene and Patty were taken to Ottumwa by Mr and Mrs Claude Paris. Dickie Allen stays two weeks with his father Lewis Allen in Clinton. Floyd Wood Freda Keith and Mrs James Wood visited Centerville Thursday.
Ottumwa business trips involve Hiatt and Rose families while Centerville gatherings wrap with domestic visits. WESLEY CHAPEL hosts Rev Hawes family reception with a Mexico paper, devotions by Lulu Burton, and refreshments. Local youths visit relatives, Hiatt truck purchase spurs trucking work. hospital discharge for Sylvia Callen. community plans ice cream social.
Mr and Mrs Ervin Long visited on Mohuny afternoon after Moravia trips. Waughop loaded hogs here Tuesday. Ben Allem of Jeonium and Eph Wilson paused for cattle grazing and dinner with Zell Wilson. Henry Sytsma called Friday eve and joined the Zell Wilsons for Bupper. Russell Darby hosted and Grandma Cohagan joined. Zell Wilson finished clover and plans to start another field this week. New peas from Zell Wilson garden featured. Weather shifts bring home hay weather and clover harvest nears. O H Darby Rex Ballenger and J D Darby of Madrid IA visited Sunday and called on M M Darby and Zell Wilson families. Russell Darby dined with M M Darby. Dommer also visited.
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