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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1939
Page
3
Chronology of weekend travel and family visits across Centerville Ottumwa Missouri and Denver Colorado. Notables include Guy Adams hospitalized in Iowa City, Gerald Morgan returning after flu, Pollards moving to the vicinity, and multiple relatives gathering for birthdays and dinners. Snow covers the town as the week begins.
Enon residents report Betty Mae Hiatt birthday with a cake and 18 blue candles on Tuesday February 21. Helping Hand club met with Mr and Mrs Edd Robinson Thursday with 21 attendees. Wood cutting and quilting followed. The last season meeting will be with Mr and Mrs Curtis Tomlin. L B VanDorin family moved to the Dutch DuVall house. Mrs Verdie Doty, mother of Mrs Howard Whisler, has been very ill at the home of her daughter Mrs Verlin McAlister, improving slightly. Her daughter Mrs Ellis Robinson took her to Ottumwa. George VanDorin spent Friday night with Dean Faber. Mr and Mrs F P Hawk visited E G Hawks. Mr and Mrs Curtis Tomlin and Richard visited the Harper home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Hilbert Roberts and Rita spent the weekend at the Harper home.
Clarence Vosburgh Gilliland born near Lineville Pennsylvania September 9 1868 died January 28 1999 in Los Angeles California. He moved to Iowa as a child on a farm northeast of Iconium attended Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant taught rural schools until 1891 married Carrie Collins of Albia later served as pastor at several Iowa points and led Carlton College Farmington Missouri and Dakota Wesleyan Mitchell SD before moving to Los Angeles in 1919. He taught history at the University of Southern California for twenty years and was active in the Methodist church and several scholarly societies. Funeral services were held January 21 at University Methodist church with interment at Forrest Lawn Cemetery beside his wife.
Coulson or Edrie Ardis and Glee Callen attended a teachers dinner at Center ville Saturday night. Mr and Mrs R E Luse and Betty attended an oyster supper at the L E Luse home in Centerville Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Forrest Mericle visited Mr and Mrs Henry Poster Sunday afternoon. Ladies Aid met at the C B Callen home Thursday and quilts were made. Several from this vicinity attended the John Dodd sale. Mr and Mrs J R Callen and Dale spent Saturday evening at the Teane Btreepy home in Centerville. Attendance at Wesley Sunday morning was 43. Francis Miller remains slowly after a wine episode. Callen family activities and local milling noted.
A Wayne Nebraska reader A M Hoskinson sends a money order for his paper and expresses enjoyment of the Moravia Union weekly. He notes heavy snow and persistent zero weather this month.
Alecia McCord writes from Cushing Oklahoma February 26 1989 detailing a surprise birthday party for Suda Hood held by friends from the Foster Bible Class. She notes church services World Day of Prayer and upcoming wedding plans including Elie Stillwater and a visit to Loren Youngker and Dick Haver families with Nellie Haines Argo and George of Red Oak Iowa planning to attend.
Letter from a Washington correspondent describes teaching a Queen's Ladies Class with 85 members paying weekly dues. It details church benevolences, milk to a poor family, support for a orphanage and welfare work, decorations, and monthly meetings. The writer expresses gratitude for a friend’s visit and the sense of home in Sunday gatherings.
The writer reflects on visits by Pilestad and Carrott and their family, upcoming birthday dinner for Audley, and to hear about local friends Bruce Watts and Mrs Watts in Ottumwa Moravia and the daily life of the hometown. Also includes excerpts from county board proceedings with deeds of conveyance and farm stewardship appointments in Appanoose County, Iowa, March 1939.
County records show a transaction involving Rocco Nobile receiving Lot 6, Block 6, in County, Iowa. The notice indicates a board proceedings step in the transfer of property rights and title.
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