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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
8
Long list of local visits and gatherings across Moravia and nearby towns. Names include Packard Hiltons Cleavers Miller Dowd Oskaloosa and Centerville families. multiple visits to farms, birthdays, church events, music contests, and Mother Daughter luncheon.
Mrs Gerald Burton Miller hosts and visitors include Sam Hudgens Claude Paris Bill Luge and Ted Camphell plus families from Logan Strunk W N Miller and Floyd Wood. Marion Regran and Bob Strunk among those noted with illness and school absences. Regular services Sunday featured special music and an inspiring message.
The grader went over our road this morning after a shower Sunday morning. Mary Jo Faber attended the FHA. Weiner roast and hay ride Tuesday evening. Mrs Harold Hawk and Jeanne attended a plastic party at Mrs Carl Van Zante's Tuesday afternoon. Joanne stayed with Grandmother Hawk. Mrs Sylvan Van Dorin and Marie had dinner at the parental Walter home Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Arthur Johnson called on her parents Thursday afternoon. Mrs Glen Fowler and Lorraine.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Perry and sons and others visited Elbert Perry and Dell Hellyer homes. Attendees at M E church included Dell Hellyer Clarence Whitehead Sandra and Edward McCord. Ottumwa visits and weekend stays noted for Lloyd Brown Earl Main Knoxville and Centerville residents with multiple families attending gatherings.
Weekend visits frame a series of social calls and gatherings. Clarence White and Sandra spent Saturday at Harold Argo’s, Delbert Calthoun and Richard visited Merle Adams, Cleo Walker and Linda joined Horton Potts for dinner, then Bertha Martin’s in Albin. Elbert Perry and Newton Long hosted, Pred Sheldon and Hazel Hellyer joined Taylor township 4-H in Moravia, a plastic party occurred at Roy Argo’s, and George Argo underwent appendicitis surgery in Des Moines.
The Junior-Senior banquet was held at the Methodist church basement with places for twenty guests. Afterward juniors seniors and faculty watched a movie in Centerville. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coop visited relatives in Unionville. John Harrington was elected commander of the local Legion post with Dwight Harrington as adjutant and Richard Ogden as finance officer. Ottumwa district officers attended and seventeen veterans signed for membership. Clean-up day observed. W S Morrison recovering after major operation at St Joseph hospital Centerville. Mr and Mrs Verner Nowk visited Otto Hertoen home. Marry Sanders attended a relative's funeral in Sigourney and visited John Sanders in Ottumwa. Mrs Frank Hopkins ill at home. Mrs Lester Hopkins and daughter Letha Mae moved from St Joseph hospital to Frank Hopkins home. Wan Martin of Ottumwa visited son Jack and family.
A long list of local visits gatherings and social activities in Moravia including sophomore party at the high school gym visits to the Broshar home hay ride hosted by Moravia F F A ice cream gatherings at the Cochran and Easter households and family visits at various homes. The item notes Midshipman Jesse L. Brown of Hattiesburg Miss as the first Black aviator to win his wings in Naval Aviation history.
Mrs Emmett Derby hosts and visitors include Mrs Elsie Howells of Niles Michigan and Laura Vosburg with others. Bruce and Wayne Thompson join weekend visits with local families. Rose Marie Halland visits Pat Navin parents. Byron Cater family, A E Derby group attend a birthday dinner at Raymond Perry’s.
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