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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1953
Page
8
Community members report visits and gatherings across Moravia centering on families like Knight, Veach, and Miller. Notable events include church revival closure, a birth at St Joseph Centerville, and relatives from Ottumwa Blakesburg Newton and Buffalo Center visiting or hosting.
Mrs Gerald Rinehart hosts guests with Mr and Mrs W O Coulson visiting Friday. Multiple local residents including the Argo, Rinehart, Christy, Landgrebe, Towe, Sweeden, Wakefield, and Christy families are listed as dropping by Chaunce Cole’s or nearby homes. A birthday gathering honors Paul Turner. television viewing and Sunday calls mark a typical weekend in town.
Hammer and Lawrence and Lee Penfield were Sunday visitors with Mr and Mrs Gerald Rinehart. Maule Whitehead and Mrs Rot Argo called on Mrs Jake Firkins Sunday afternoon. Nellie Thompson called on Mia. Gerald Rinehart Monday evening. Mary Lou Rinehart visited with Jay Overturf Sunday. couples Turner and Derby called on Mira Blanch Argo Sunday afternoon. Casey Beatty and George Hammord visited Beryl Brown Sunday. Jay Argo and others at Jess Gladfelder wedding anniversary. Brown, Argo and Exline were papering at Vinton Lundy's last week.
Circle met last Thursday with Louisa Jones all members present. Pencil games were enjoyed and Mrs Hagerman guessed the mystery box. Mr and Mrs Ralph Eaton spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Heinje of Ottumwa.
Mr and Ste Gari VanZante and children distred Wtte Late Hiatt home Sunday. Mr and Mrs John VanTante visited his brother Will VanZante at Mahaska hospital in Oski Joosa Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Ben Jones attended the Pearl Hiner funeral in Moravia Thursday afternoon. Families from Ottumwa Conrad and nearby towns visited Ralph Shelquist and Lester White homes Sunday. Snow covered ground Tuesday halting field work for a while.
Forty people attended Wesley church on Thursday night with Rev. Wilson leading the evening program assisted by Mr Denman Dr Claw and Roger Crews in the lineup.
Centerville Toastmasters members featured speakers on Thursday evening with a cooperative supper. The Wesley Y M C A group met Wednesday at Fred Lindley home with 16 youths present. Mrs Marvalee Clayworth and Mrs Juanita Dooley joined the youths. Lucille Carter spent Wednesday at Rex Wells home in Plano. Charles Burton and Terry Hartman of Cedar Rapids visited the Burton home over the weekend. Mrs Jerry Goodwin of Des Moines stayed Friday to Sunday with the Burtons. Mr Goodwin joined Sunday dinner at the Burton home with Mr and Mrs Carol Brees and families of Albia, Mr and Mrs Carl VanZante and families. Afternoon visitors included Mrs Hiatt and her sister and husband, Mr and Mrs Charles Cunningham of Des Moines, and Mr and Mrs Clyde Hiatt of Centerville. Mrs Irven Kalvig and Mrs Hilda Dusabion and Nancy went to Mt Pleasant Sunday. Mrs Kalvig reentered the hospital there. Beverly Fischer of Richmond, Va, flew in to spend two weeks with the Karl Fischer home.
Local residents hosted and visited across Centerville and Albia. Ivatt Harsh hosted at Cecil Schrodt’s. George Turner and Jim joined Max Rotgers’ Sunday dinner. John Wood and Arthur Vilent visited W E Donovan home. Wilson and White couples dined at R C Wilson’s. Mardeena White with Flossie Wilson toured Carl Cloyed’s afternoon. Ernest West and Freeman West near Albia spent Wednesday with the West family. Howard Harper and sons shared Sunday with Russell Yeager’s family at Albia. George Turner and Jim attended basketball telecast at Karl Fischer’s Friday. Evelyn Daniels visited W E Donovan Monday afternoon. Bob Gallaher and son from Ottumwa and Bill Callen with Eddie visited Ivan Harsh Saturday.
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