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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
4
Moravia High School notes detail student profiles, music class updates, and a basketball critique. The Moravia bands, glee club, and recitals are covered along with class reports, PTA circus parade preparations, and local community movements and visits.
Rural School News from Denny School details birthdays valentine gifts and a handkerchief shower for Annabelle who is moving away. Students prize spelling and reading, grade activities include geography maps and hygiene reviews, and February visitors and illness notes are recorded as the community shares local happenings.
Wayside and nearby residents are listed in social notes. C. A. Woodcock called at C. C. Smith's home Thursday. Will Norton and family visited Clell Long Friday night. Arthur Points called Monday afternoon. Cecil Coulson visited W. B. Norton Friday. Ed Points attended a show in Albia Tuesday night. Bruce Porter of Mystic has been a caller or visitor in recent days.
Residents along Highway No 60 and surrounding towns report visits between families and friends at various homes. Floyd Ransom and others moved onto the Smithbury farm recently ra cated by Guy McDanel. Mrs Lyn don McDanel hospitalization noted with wishes for improvement.
Friday evening visits at Karl Fischer home and Sunday calls at Riley Callen and Jim Cline homes. Aubrey Walter underwent appendicitis operation Saturday night at St Joseph Hospital. Farm moves as Criddlebaughs return near Wesley and Ballanger family relocates to Criddlebaugh farm. W E C S gathered with Callens to plan missionary contributions in March.
Franklin Roscoe Pennington took stock to Ottumwa for John Moffatt Friday. Many locals visited friends and relatives across Centerville Moravia Mystic and nearby towns. The Buena Vista jail is so full at Storm Lake that they have been keeping some of their residents at Cherokee.
Dillie Florence McDanel Hiatt nee McDanel born February 18 1878 near Main Station Iowa died February 25 1941 at her daughter Hazel Asplund's home in Cambridge Illinois after a cancer battle. She left a husband Harvey Sylvester Hiatt and thirteen children seven sons and six daughters with thirty four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral held at Swarm Home Moravia with Rev T J Zike. pallbearers were her sons and Knox Eatman. burial in Moravia cemetery.
The family expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for kindness and sympathy during bereavement and for beautiful floral offerings.
The District Court of Appanoose County Iowa appointed D B Hellyer administrator of the estate of Isadora G Hellyer deceased. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court. debtors to pay the administrator. Dated February 16 1941. Valentine and Valentine attorneys for the estate. February 27 March 6
Blue Front residents report several moves and visits around the Vosburgh school area. Ray and Bert Rinehart relocated to nearby farms. Ralph Shelquist moved to the Sam Johnson place east of Albia. Neighbors John VanZante and others hosted and visited. Elsie Long is recovering. Ray Lemaster was in the neighborhood for assessments. a party at Lloyd Brown’s and shopping in Albia were noted. Only three pupils are currently enrolled at Blue Front.
Urgently needed at the Frank ford Arsenal in Philadelphia Pennsylvania are machinists toolmakers lens grinders instrument makers machine adjusters and set-up men for automatic screw machines. Write to the District Manager Eighth U S Civil Service District 982 Post Office and Customhouse St Paul Minnesota for full information.
Sunday School begins at 10 with Carl Zante as superintendent, worship at 11, Christian Endeavor at 6 30 and evening service at 7 30. All day Aid on March 12 with a 4 noon dinner. Quote praises Christian likeness to life of Christ. Cordial welcome offered.
Tom McCrory and family express thanks to neighbors for help during their barn fire loss and for aiding in saving their home and buildings. appreciation for generosity in buying two cows and essentials, never to forget the kind deeds.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Miller entertained friends Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. M. K Blackman spent Sunday with the Clark Blackman family in Seymour. John Kisling of Stockport visited his daughter Mrs. Wm Young and family. Barbara Burton and Donna Pennington stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Preston Hiatt in Melcher. Betty and Bernadine Bishop, Parsons College students, visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Smith and children Maxine and Richard dined at Mrs. J. O. More’s in Centerville. Ruth More Heitkamp and son Reid arrived from Washington, D. C. for a visit.
In town for a few weeks before heading to Bermuda Mr Heit kamp who will head a department linked to the air base under construction by the United States on the island. Mrs Richard Harp of Corydon visits her parents while her CCC officer husband recovers from leg infection at Fort Leavenworth after pneumonia. Wilbur Johnson and relatives endure flu. Hazel Webster of Albia visits Centerville with niece Mrs B S Staley. Field Artillery private Paul Burns returns from Fort Des Moines for the weekend. Don Blackman of Iowa City visits his parents M K Blackman.
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