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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1957
Page
6
A community note records numerous weekend visits among Wat erloo Albia Des Moines Ottumwa Russell and other towns. The piece mentions illness in the Brompton area and a hospital patient, plus social calls at homes in Albia Ottumwa Des Moines and Mystic. A railroad meeting in Mystic addresses oppose removing Milwaukee passenger trains.
A long list of social visits unfolds across Tarkio and nearby towns. Miller and Tadlock families host and visit relatives and friends including Tubaughs Andrews Caster Strunk Burton and Williams. Major surgery at Ottumwa hospital and various hospital calls are noted along with church and youth council activities across Albia Blakesburg Moravia and Osceola.
Charles Andres called on Wilbur Miller Monday while Mrs. Miller hosted visitors. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Miller had dinner with Mr and Mrs Carl Coffin near Promise City last Tuesday and later visited the Ivan Gibbs home in the afternoon.
Dick Hellyer and Robert Jennings, consulting a doctor in Seymour, and weekend visits with parents frame a lively Salem social roundup. 4-H met at Martha McCord’s home. many local couples shared evenings at friends’ houses, with several calls and dinners noted. Charles Jennings, Delores Baker from Marshalltown and Lee Cummings of Montezuma visited Jerry Brown, while Clarence Whitehead recovered after surgery.
Mrs Edward McCord spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Robert Jennings. Mr and Mrs George Hellyer and daughters spent Sunday afternoon at the Dell Hellyer home. Mr and Mrs Debert Calhoun and sons spent Sunday evening at Raymond Perrys.
A Friday move places the Otis Fuller family onto the Frances frame property in Iconium. A large crowd attended their sale on Thursday. Multiple local residents were listed as visitors, callers, or attendees, including the Thompsons Alicia, Rena Ammons, Thelma Calhoun, Emily Thompson, Freda Swift, and the Brown sisters. A Farm Bureau tour to Des Moines drew guests such as Constance, Clarice, and others. Several households visited relatives or hosted gatherings over the weekend, including Earl Swift, Lloyd Ammony, Roy Miller, Carolyn Wilson’s baby shower at the George McCombs home, and gatherings at the James Calhoun and Elbert Moore homes.
Proceedings show labor entries for Corvin Shriver Paul A Varner Paul J Varner and Okle Whitall alongside Harel G Co Treil Local Secondary Construction Fund and Farm to Market Construction Fund.itemized costs include Appanoose Co Tele and seedlog figures 162.13 and 22.74.
Fragmented OCR shows payroll and service items for Centerville area firms and municipal services. Entries list labor, treasurer, maintenance, fuel, repairs, and supplies with monetary amounts such as 589.79 and 482.00, plus coal and gas charges. Names include John Shoriis, H G Hargis, and various local companies across banking, hospital, lumber, waterworks, oil, and public works.
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