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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1955
Page
6
Farris Taylor of Flagstaff arrived Sunday to visit his parents. Numerous relatives and friends visited, dined, or called at homes in Ottumwa Centerville and Moravia. Several birthdays and gatherings marked weekends with visits from Denver Mason City Fargo and Chicago areas.
Five Monroe county leaders attended a state 4 H camping workshop at the Madrid camp April 26 27 gaining training in camp administration nature crafts recreation and outdoor cooking. They will help with the boys and girls state 4 H camp at Boone August 17 21 and the Lake Ahquabia Girls State camp. The 553 acre Iowa 4 H camp near the Des Moines river provides lodges cabins tents a swimming pool utilities and year round use funded by county drives gifts and club contributions.
Messy recurrence of social calls, visits, and dinners from Wednesday to Monday. The Argo, Whitehead, Morrow, Sneeden, Kirkman, Fenton, Turner, Brown, and Brown families are repeatedly mentioned visiting each other in Ottumwa Centerville Albia and Albion with stops in Marshalltown and Hampton. Several guests attend a singspiration in Centerville.
Mrs N B Spring and family visited at Robert Morlan home while Alvin Spring and family joined. Des Moines visitors Marshall Hedge and family called on relatives in Udell. Mrs Harry Wilkinson escorted Mrs Alberta Logan to Seymour. Alice Spring visited Albert Burkland. Kenny Selix returned from the Dewey Houser home. The Burklands, Glenn Mathews, Erna Lee attended Delta Langley home. John Grindle and family from Centerville visited Dewey Houser. Mae Morlan, Alvin Spring and children spent Sunday with Joe Moore. Roger Morlan and Kitty of Mt Vernon called. Mr and Mrs Bennett Woods of Centerville joined Mrs Roscoe Riggs and family in Fairfield for Mrs Riggs birthday. Drake Relays in Des Moines drew Byers, Caylor, Weber, Spurgeon party. D M Glasgow and Ben Glasgow with James Creech family at Sigourney. Udell youths sent two loads somewhere.
Carl Weber and Mrs Ruby Gordon drove to Des Moines for Youth Fellowship Day. Ora Powell and spouse were in Des Moines on business. Relatives from Udell attended Mrs Martha Powell's funeral in Moulton Sunday. she died Friday at age 89, sister of the late Anna Gordon of Udell. Rev Lyle Albright of Chicago will move with his family to lead Fairview and Udell Brethren churches by September. Rev and Mrs Burger with family plan to return to Africa.
New Hope activities centered on a Wesley church night with 70 attending a supper and India life program led by Rev. Cox who brought costumes and relics. M Y F groups met Sharon Chapel. Numerous visits included Pettibone at Ames, Kalvng at Dan Mahalovich, Teeters with Newt Long, Burton recuperation, and a wedding in Omaha for Maxine Watts and Marvin Kelley.
Circle met Thursday afternoon with Freda Hagerman. Guests included Mrs. Lester Weak and Mary, Mrs. Ardis Brown and Cheryl. Leo Hoffman and boys dined with Cyril McDanels as Leo sheared sheep. Several families visited and hosted birthday dinners over the weekend in Washington Illinois and nearby towns.
Miller and Mrs Arthur Andrews visit Promise City Seymour Carl Coffin and Ivan Gibbs homes Friday. Alberta Ray Keegel Ed dyville visit Cecil Comstock home. Donna Rue Dixie Tubaugh stay with Helen Exline. Vicki Penwick at Andy Andrews home. Hoffman dinner at Ralph Jarvis in Brazil. Simmons family dinner near Moulton. Tadlock and Firkins family dinner at Joe Tadlock home. Albia Country Club opening aided by Earl Campbell. Renwick visitors and Eva Miller visit. Tubaugh conference at Oskaloosa. Andrews visit Renwick. Dommer and Mike at Norman Kelley. Tadlock with Lorene Tubaugh. Paris Williams Nellie and Eva at weiner roast Vern Johnson. Dayne Taylor at Bill Hoffman. Comstock family Sunday near Melrose.
Iowa State College specialist Norval Wardie reports that farm equipment makers adopted safety lighting standards for towed machinery and a tractor socket to power the lights. The standardized lights should warn motorists of slow moving equipment, reducing nighttime accidents on highways. Merion bluegrass is best planted in a freshly prepared seedbed, alone or with Kentucky bluegrass.
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