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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1934
Page
4
Congressman Lloyd Thurston announces Republican candidacy for the Fifth Congressional District seat in Town. The statement signals official entry into the race for the upcoming nomination.
Local social notes list visits and gatherings at various homes including the Coulson Rose Haines and Lemaster households. Campaign mentions announce a Republican supervisor candidate for 1935 term and a Democratic sheriff candidate, with several families visiting each other on weekdays and Sundays. The long roster includes Purvis, Brown, Rose, Hiner, and Har ris among many.
Mrs Rosa Beaty and John visited the Dave Hiner home Tuesday. Beaty came to stay with her father for a while. After noon callers included Mr and Mrs Bill Kelsey, Mrs Jay Argo, Mrs John Mc Aninch, Mrs Bernice Coulson, Mrs Jose Lemanter, and Berle Beaty. Mrs Beryl Brown spent Tuesday.
Mrs Mary Coffin and son Duane visited her mother Mrs W N Miller. Drakenville residents Mr and Mrs Elmer Gordon and daughter Elie spent Sunday with Jas Wood family. Miller Ladies Ald met at church led by president Mrs Osa Wood. Mr and Mrs Smith sang a number Eleanor Miller read a piece. A special hour followed. Mrs Fanny Wood visited Arthur Wood home in Moulton. Eleanor Strunk has been doing house work for Loyd Carter at Hiattaville. Inez Miller spent the weekend with home folks. The community mourns death of R B Miller with sympathy. Mrs Merle Gordon and daughter Doris Evelyn visited at M L Weatherly home recently. Mrs Laura Simmons of Ottumwa is ill but better now. Miller School loses pupil Albert Garner moved in. four weeks of school left. Doris Blummer is the only pupil never absent or tardy. Duane Woot appert visited Sunday night with grandparents. Alma Kingery of Moravia visited Daniel Fullerton and family Wednesday and with sister Mrs Renta Blummer Thursday. Merle Fullerton spent Saturday night with his aunt Mrs Alma Kingery in Moravia.
Ed Moseby and son callers at the scribe house Monday. Various residents, including Tsabell and Chester Johnson and James Long, visit and conduct business in Monday and Thursday events. Myrtle Darby returns from Blakesburg. families attend Peace Ovations and band concert. John Robinson ships hogs to Ottumwa. other locals attend gatherings and hunts. G R Darby clan hosts and visits multiple homes. coasting party includes Wilson family and Van Dorin children.
Mrs Mary Fowler returns home after a week with son Alvis and granddaughter Edith Glasgow and family. Several relatives visited various homes including Edd Miller, Georgia Pangburn, Minnie Moffatt, Mee Rumley and Emma Ray. Salem Jeffries of Oregon and others stopped by J J Stevens, Tom Hiatt, and Harry Rumley households in Centerville and Hiattville.
Pleasant Hill notices list Mr and Mrs Leo Beaty and son visiting John McAninch home. Flo and Clyde Elgin visited Charley Tarbell. Merle Dicks family stopped by Jim Shehan home. Shehan improving. Massman called on Lloyd Massin Tuesday. Cap Dicks spent with daughter Ned Argo family. Vera Moore and sons visited Mrs Mabel Hammond Velma Jean. Verna McAninch visited grandfather. Jay Argo family called Clyde Dicks home. Will Calen Mayme visited E Moore. Carl Elgin helps Jack Murphy with fodder. Walter McCauley to take care of new grandson at Willix McDaniel’s. mother and son doing well. Frank Tarbell called Thursday.
Morning at the George Hammond Charley Tarbell took a truck load of hogs for Elbiott Moore Saturday to Ottumwa. Duane Moore visited the Pleasant Hill school Thursday. Dale and Billy Hesty visited Rex Dicks Saturday afternoon. Mildred and Duane Moore visited Velma Jean Hammond Saturday afternoon.
Mt Pleasant notes list several visits as Mr and Mrs Besco and daughter Lora Mae call at J Q Besco home. Harry Robinson and family stop at Russ MecAninch home. Ed R Brown and Bill Hickman visit Homer Brown. Delong attends James Clark sale. Homer Brown seen in Albia and Moravia forenoon and afternoon visits.
Mr and Mrs Miley Lockman and Daph an Stocker Minnesota joined neighbors in a Saturday gathering at the Gomer Stocker home. Local youths rehearsed a dialogue for Fridays literary at Fairview. Several families visited homes Sunday including H S McCumber, J R Lockman, Gomer Stocker, Parry Stocker and Barbara McCumber, and Roy Gideon’s family at the Price Gideon home. Elmer Henderson and daughter visited Tom Drake home Sunday. Mrs Gomer Stocker called on Mrs G E McCumber Monday afternoon.
Miss Jane Tisue and Emma Sutton attended Vacation Church School Institute in Albia on Thursday. Miss Ruby Tisue works at the Gale Hinton home while Miss Lucy Dodge stays with Miss Jane Hilton. The annual Father and Son banquet is set for Friday at Hilton Grange Hall. Mrs. Rheta Spencer has mumps but is now able to be out. Miss Dorothy Spall is down with mumps. Nearby residents mourn the loss of Owen Besco’s finger at the first joint from an accident.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown and Dorothy attended the Good Time Circle dinner at the Cass Hamilton home Wednesday. Mrs Archie Thompson spent the last of the week with her daughter Mrs Pearl Kelsey. Several attended the program at Brush school last Wednesday night. Dorothy Opal Main spent Saturday afternoon in Albia. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Beaty and family spent Sunday at the parental A Brown home. Mr and Mrs Algie Derby and Emile spent Sunday at the Carl Derby home. The following families spent Wednesday evening at the Lloyd Beaty home: Lloyd Brown Rollie Brown Russell Brown Carl Derby Leonard ate. Club will meet with Mrs Ralph Davis this Thursday. Mrs Lloyd Beaty and children helped Mrs Carl Derby straighten up her house after moving Tuesday. Mr and Mrs J E Sharp of Centerville were Sunday evening visitors with friends here.
Mr and Mrs Everett Stansberry and son Dwayne called at the Fred Argo home Wednesday. Several families including Moffatts, Morgans, Repps, and Shehans visited nearby homes Sunday and Thursday. Others dropped by Fred Ammons, W G O Hara, and Swift family residences across the week.
The clipping recounts J Whitcomb Riley at Uniontown station claiming to be a poet. He recalls early failures with ministry medicine and law, his elocutionist days, and turning to poetry after audience acceptance. He says he is a Republican and Methodist, comments on Uniontown, politics, and cleanliness before boarding a train.
The Amity County Christian Endeavor Rally at the Icontum Christian church drew about seventy attendees from Mystic Fairfield Conerville Nort Bend Walnut City Orlean Moulton and Moravis. Walter Eliott led the gathering with a talk on an April Fairfield convention and the group split to discuss a money versus love of God topic.
Mrs. J. H. Schreiner has been quite sick the past week. Mrs. Von Tracy and Mrs. J. F. Albert were visitors in Centerville Saturday afternoon. Russell Reed and John Veach were visitors in Des Moines Friday.
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