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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
7
Local social notes list weekend visits among Sumner Ottumwa Ames Waterloo and Centerville residents. Highlights include the 97th birthday of Mrs. W. H. George in Fairfield, several family gatherings for Easter, a tonsillectomy at St. Joseph Centerville, and Moravia Rebekah lodge balloting demonstrations with multiple lodges participating.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Callen of Exline are proud parents of a 6 lb 10 oz baby boy born March 26 at St Joseph hospital Centerville. The child is named John Orval Leonard with grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Callen of Moravia and Mr. and Mrs. Orval Malloy of Cincinnati. Numerous relatives visited, attended gatherings, and noted birthdays and hospital stays in Ottumwa Centerville and Des Moines areas.
Mervin McDanel received the livestock project award at the annual FFA banquet held in Moravia gym on Friday evening. Attending were Freddie Strong, Bobby Faber, Doyle and McDanel families, and several community guests. Mrs Trenton McDanel was surprised Sunday afternoon for her birthday, with Mr. and Mrs. Doyle McDanel and Mervin among attendees.
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Norris Callen returned to his home Friday after hospital treatment at Bloomfield. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ammons and family visited Ben Pickerell’s Saturday night. Coy Swift and family spent Sunday at Art Eckwall’s Ottumwa home and visited Mrs Verl Jones. Dorothy Pickerell and Betty Estlack were in Centerville Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs James Calhoun also mentioned.
Shirley Leon and Carol spent Friday evening at Coy Swifts. Mr and Mrs Emmett Derby and Rita visited Larry Derby's Tuesday afternoon. Des Moines visitors Mr and Mrs Wm Cater and family joined Earl Swifts for Sunday dinner. James Calhoun attended WSC S meeting in Centerville Friday. Al Derby and James Calhoun spent Monday at Lloyd Ammons. The Calhouns visited Elmer Kelloggs Sunday with family. Gary Perry Julia and Derby family enjoyed Sunday at Larry Derbys. Edd McDonald and Billy with Sam Eastlicks Saturday eve. Billy stayed with grandparents Sam Estlick Sunday night.
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