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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
2
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Scattered notes show Scattersburg residents attending funerals, visiting relatives, and welcoming a new baby. The Hammond infant’s funeral in Moravia, plus calls from Hosea Gilland and others, mark a week of social movement among Lockman and Irelan families and friends in Unionville Numa Albia Centerville and nearby areas.
Tractors and corn planters hum through Pleasant Grove with rain hoped for. Clifton Grimes and relatives visited Houlton. Barnes family shared Glen Garrett birthday dinner annual event. Harvey Main attended Devo funeral in Blakenbany. Frank Wilson and James in Albia. Juanita Smith stayed with Harold Mason. Lee Hiatt family welcomed a birth with Marilyn present.
Sunday dinners were held at several Centerville homes as Martha Hiatt celebrated her 96th birthday. Family members included Betty Day’s baby as a great great grand child, plus Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hiatt, Frank Wilson and Harvey Main, Harold Mason and Richard Lee, and Archie Main with family from Albia. Russell Hiatt visited his brother Lee Hiatt, and Mrs. Harold Mason visited Cecil Coulson and her baby.
California and vicinity recounts gatherings and visits among local families including the Platts, Elingson Main, Bernard DeBoyle, Eva Deyo Watson, Sufficoo family, and others. Attends a funeral for Charles Deyo at Blakesburg, basket dinner honors Eva Deyo Watson, and various Sunday visits noted with several households.
Blue Front Mrs Joe Patch and daughter De Joris returned to her home in Waukesau Wisconsin after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Homer Hamilton. Mrs Pearl Hiner visited Mrs S Bennet. Robert Shelquist who attends Ottumwa school spent the weekend at home. Elbert Moore and family visited Jim Moore. Sunday guests at the Hamilton home included Mr and Mrs Eddie Haas and Mr and Mrs Elmo Blackhedge and baby of Monroe. Chris Bogart and wife dined with Pearl Hiner. Mr and Mrs Dieles VanZante Melvin Mr and Mrs Lawrence VanZante Patty and Wayne of Eddyville and Mr and Mrs Sam Shepard and Lora Haine visited John VanZante. Afternoon callers included Carl VanZante and Ronald a Mrs Wendell Muxdy spent Monday at Ben Jones home Circle meets Thursday with Eva VanZante.
A collage of personal vignettes, chores, and misadventures. A bride seeks the right curtains, a friend critiques a war-time radio portrayal, and frost-damaged beans and cucumbers foil spring hopes. A poultry keeper recounts chick losses, a gas incident injures Wm. Dolezal, and Jean Wessels learns at home from a broken leg as a rural community unfolds through everyday detail.
Mr and Mrs Otis Ballanger spent Sunday at the Elmer Henderson home. Mr and Mrs Theo Miller visited in Mr and Mrs Van Lemaster onday. Mr and Mrs J R Callen and
Dale spent Sunday at the B. Luse home in Centerville while Mrs. Luse recovers from mumps. Families including Callens, Coulsons, Ballangers, Browns, and Mericles were seen visiting Sunday. W. B. C. S. plans a meeting with Mrs. Dooley on Thursday afternoon May 8. Centerville veterinarian Dr. Johnson visited the Riley Callen place Tuesday morning to see a calf.
The report lists attendance and visits across families including the Stansberry and Gladfelder households, Clyde Gladfelder, Darlene and Junior Stansberry, and the Boyer family at various homes and church events. Other mentions include Darby and Kan ee trips, a T. S. Tha eeree Aid meeting, Virgil Espy, Hyco Elledge, and Elouise Dotson with several Sunday gatherings and dinners.
Mr. and Mrs. V J Anderson of Albia attended the LO O F Rebekah anniversary in Morsivin. Centerville visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Hudson and Mrs Fay Hudson with Mrs Mary Cowell. Kensington club hosted a dessert rock party with high scores by C A Turner and Mrs M K Blackman. Dennis Scott McGuire, born at St Joseph hospital Centerville, to Gene and Bernice McGuire.
A long list of local visits and family notes across Bettendorf Centerville Moravia and Oskaloosa details relatives, guests, and rehabilitative news. The report mentions the same couple injured in a Day enport crash, travel from Rochester after an operation, and various outings including church and farm gatherings.
Miss Cynthia Taylor stayed with her father J. J. Taylor and sister Zula in Lincoln Neb. relatives from nearby towns attended Carol Janice Hammond’s funeral at Turner Funeral Home Moravia. Guests included Paul Oliver of Cardex Chicago and U S Geological Survey party, plus the Progresiva club at Ward home. Deloris Hiatt, Dorothy Wilfawn, Barbara Broshar, Norma Horatman served as ushers. bridge prizes awarded to Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Williams Winsler. Freshments honored hosts.
Mrs Manford Lane and Mrs Lowell-Horn of Moulton recently visited in Moravia and received dental care at the Brrelup office Tuesday after Mrs E F Oehler sustained a painful bruised shoulder and arm from a fall on basement steps Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs John Brown of Harris Mo and Mr and Mrs J H Miller of Newton Mo were Sunday guests of sister Mrs C D DuVall and family.
Richard Bergstrom spent the week end at his Cedar Falls home. Mr and Mrs Allen Hiatt spent Sunday with uncle Lide Hiatt in Unionville. Bruce Watts and children from Ottumwa visited H E Watts and family. Richard Corydon and his wife visited her parents, the Myrons. Ava Simpson, six weeks a guest at Des Moines friends. Hazel Webster of Albin spent the weekend with her grandmother.
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