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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
1
Local residents share visits and calls with relatives across Albia and surrounding areas. Names include Norton, Hickenbothem, Gladfelder, Argo, McGrighy, and Foster. Attendees attend church, Baptisms, dinners, and birthday gatherings. several friends visit Centerville and Des Moines. medical visits noted at Centerville hospital and Albia clinics.
Mr and Mrs Ned Argo and family of Ottumwa visited relatives in Iconium Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Cap Dicks was brought home Friday from the Center for care.
Gretchen Luse reports a lively period at Hedge College School with three new pupils Mary Patricia Judge Thomas Judge and Bill Judge entering February 17. Absent or tardy students include Vera Van Dorin Patricia Bishop Larry Bishop Mary Pat Judge and Thomas Judge. Patricia Bishop earned a spelling prize, and grade levels work on readers hygiene geography and maps. A note of thanks to Mr Young accompanies a report on the show Pinnocchio.
The Pleasant Grove community reports mumps and measles affecting families including the Hawks and Garrett children. Des Moines visitors and local gatherings are noted as residents cope with illness sweeping schools across the region.
Maple Grove reports Scott and Bons spent a day at Gabe Johnson's home. DuValls move back into the neighborhood. John Broshar aided Harry Glick for several days. Measles and mumps outbreaks appear locally. Dodd Wilson Main families and others visited Centervile and Johnny Foster's with Rolla Wilson from Utah. Charley Main visited Clarence Dowd's. Bob Strunk works at Grant Tadlock's during haying.
The District Court of Appanoose County Iowa appoints John B. Taylor as executor of Gilmore Doggett deceased. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court for allowance and all debts paid to the executor. Dated March 12 1941. Attorney Valentine & Valentine. March 20-27.
Kinzer Valley notes say Jim Monroe visited Monday to buy cattle but no exchange occurred. Darby and E F Wilson accompanied Zell Wilson to Albia Saturday. The Elmora Foster school elected M M Darby for another year. KR Darby and Frank Selac attended a rural electrification meeting in Albia. A S Mangle called at Grant Lincox home after Zell Wilson and LeRoy visited E F Wilson house. LeRoy later went to Moravia after dinner as Mr and Mrs Harry DuVall were involved.
A reflective family piece recalls a boy’s hospital stay for tonsil and adenoid removal with brief nonchalant humor about fasting and the uncomfort of chairs. Parallel farm notes recount nesting changes, lamb counts, and seasonal preparations as spring nears, followed by local social visits and courtship of community life.
Mrs Swasick visited Amy Clough home on Sunday. H C Peterson of Albia was a business caller Saturday morning and went next to Max McCoy’s. The Van Dorin, Darby, Wilson and Easter families attended the funeral of Mrs F P Hawk in Moravia on Wednesday. A letter from Lester Pollard says he is stationed at Fort Benning Georgia in the 2nd Armored Division Company 8. There are 70 000 men in camp entre ach Biddle r. Oren Brees and sons Kenneth and Roxan of Sewal visited Carol Brees Sunday. Fern Wright Dana Eleanor Burton and Jerry were in Centerville Friday forenoon and had dinner at.
Local residents including Jo Mary Boyer Vera Van Dalen and families visited relatives and attended a Center ville horse sale. Av erill Easter and son Robert called at Ira Boyer home while Delmont Moffitt battled mumps. James Knatey and son Veril visited John Clark home near Forbush as Opal Goughner and Velma Gladfelder connected with friends.
Mrs. Raymond Perry and Ga Dean spent Friday with Mrs. Edward McCord. Families including the Perrys MecKerns and Hannah Gladfelder visited Newton Long and others. Des Moines trip with Doyle Hampton for a Girls State Basketball Tournament. Centerville calls and Mystic gathering noted. Lorene Martin returns home after two weeks with Horton Potts. Several Centerville callers plus Teater and Ramiflton families featured. Continuous social rounds reflect small-town life.
Enon and nearby residents share a weekend of social visiting at farm homes and with kin in Albia Ottumwa Centerville and Vallejo California. Measles and mumps cases show improvement with no new reports. Arthur Shaw plans to hear from friends in Vallejo after leaving California for work.
Dorothy Brown suffers mumps. Will Hangermen family shopped in Albia. Ralph Davin traveled with group to a Des Moines field house basketball game Friday night. Lesle Plants family visited Udell at Glasdow home. Dale Derby assisted John Millie with Sunday mail. Orlando Sears called on Frank Wilson Monday.
BE F Boardman and daughter Wilma were dinner guests Sunday at the W C Bivin home. Miss Pheebe Watkins spent the week end with her parents in Albia Mr and Mrs Archie Bilings were business callers in Ottumwa Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Fisher and Ison Carl were visitors Sunday at the ME Boardman home. Mr and Mrs Russell Darby and
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