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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1958
Page
2
Mary Toe Rivenart notes numerous Sunday and weekday visits among families in Moulton Ottumwa Centerville and Moravia including Fenton Stoker Hiner Rinehart Overurturf Christy and Hammonds. The gatherings feature dinners birthdays wood cutting and small social events with many relatives and neighbors pictured in a bustling social scene.
West Point notes record visits by Mrs Leo Hoffman and family. Sam Coady called on Leo Hoffman Thursday forenoon. A tree pruning demonstration was held at Andrew Mosley home. Mrs J C Potta attended an Eastern Star instruction school at Albia. Miss Mary Mosley attended the F H A convention in Des Moines. Leo and wife called at Fred Argo’s home Friday forenoon. Fred and Mrs Argo were dinner guests at Roscoe Argo’s that evening for Roscoe’s birthday. Beverly Hedlund and David Callen spent Sunday at Lloyd Callen’s. Hagerman family and son visited Donald Jones in Ottumwa. The Hoffmans and their sons shared Sunday dinner at Bill Hoffman’s near Markwell.
Mrs and Mrs Earl Woodcock and Bessie Callen called on Elsie and Lilie Callen Saturday evening. Martha McCord and Joan Fox were visitors with Bandra Hiatt Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Perry Mikels visited Gerald Mikels home in Centerville. Genevie and Dorothy Donovan visited Wednesday evening with Elsie and Lillie Callen. Mr and Mrs Estel Houser and Ruby visited Bob Houser Thursday. Nancy Vance spent Monday night with Sandra Hiatt and shopped in Des Moines on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Curtis Mikels were Sunday visitors near Hedrick with Dwight Stocker. Sharon Walter visited Nancy Boblensz Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Ray Barkley of Fairfield were guests at the Wa Anderson home Saturday evening. Lillie and Elsie Callen visited Bert McKetn Sunday. Mr and Mrs Theo Miller called at Bert Meadows Sunday evening. Jerry Roblenz visited Dow nard West Sunday afternoon. Mrs Wm Anderson and Mrs Dale Downard took Dale to Madison Saturday evening. Mrs Downard went home Monday evening. Nancy Roblenz attended a Rainbow tea Sunday afternoon at Centerville.
Lois Shelquist Margaret Eva VanZante attended Sen and Sew club at Jessie Turner’s Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Bev Jones and Mr and Mrs John VanZante spent Thursday evening at Cyril McDandel’s home. Ronhiet Keh rberg returned to school Monday. Mark VanZante has the flu again this week. Mr and Mae Ben Jones were Sunday dinner guests at Gus Johnson’s home in Albia. Roy DuVall of Wyoming visited at Ber Jones’s home Friday.
Franklin Byhore and Earl Swift among hosts and guests as numerous families including the Calhouns, Browns, Derbys, Swift and Pickerell share evenings at homes around Unionville. Choirs from Unionville and Iconium plan an Eastern cantata Tuesday night April 1.
Mr and Mrs Delbert Calhoun and sons were supper guests at the Ben Pickerell home. Donald McCloud and Gary visited Lloyd Brown. Hazel Hellyer visited Maude McDonald. 4-H club met with Richard Calhoun on Monday. Clarence White's head Sandra and Bobby were supper guests at Carl Tisue. Martha and Orville McCord and Sandra Whitehead ill last week. Ed McCord Martha Orville James McCord of Indianola were Sunday dinner guests at Ralph Tufner. Sandra and Bobby spent Sunday with Harold Argo. Ed DeHall Prairie City Homer Hamilton Cass Hamilton visited. George Hellyer Patty Karol Ann at Dell Hellyer. Kenneth Hinton and Robert Jennings were callers.
A busy Sunday and week in the area as Mryi and Mrs. Lloyd Brown visited the Jim Man Aninch home while others attended R E A meetings and dinners with Des Moines guests. Centerville skating party and wedding attendance are recorded along with train departure scenes and last branch line ride.
Mrs Dick Brown of Pleasant Hill hosted visitors from Minneapolis, Mr and Mrs Roy Yents, from Tuesday to Friday. A nut-picking party occurred at Roscoe Argo’s home on Wednesday with guests including the Callens, the Browns, Dunham, Lundy, Pickrell, Haver, and others.
Havey and Julie Swift called at the Mearl Dicks home Thursday afternoon. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clell Sheldon and Mary Doe, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Paxton of Ottumwa, Larry Yeats and friend Jimmy Vanear of Anoka Minnesota who visited after his discharge, and he went home with his parents Roy and Yeats. Dick Brown and Danny Dunham joined Jim McAninch’s home for Friday evening. A bridal shower for Jo Ann Moore was held at the Icon Tum Methodist church with Nellie Thompson, Clara and Theresa Brown, Janice, Mabel, and Vera Moore among attendees. Several others visited Gilbert Callen’s and Dick Brown’s homes. Danny Dunham later left with them after two weeks here. Charles Turner and Jo Ann Moore married at Moravia Methodist church Sunday, with local attendance. Cooperatives dinner at Rex Haver’s home honored March birthdays. Lloyd Clark and David of Columbus Junction joined at Gilbert Callen’s. Others visited A. J. Brown and Jack Baldwin, and Freda Swift stopped by the Mears Dicks home Monday afternoon.
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