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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1953
Page
6
Albia area residents host and visit relatives during a busy week end with many small gatherings. Families from Ottumwa Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Davenport join in birthdays anniversaries and church events while servicemen on furlough visit home and travelers plan trips to Des Moines Oquawka and Ottumwa.
The Shanghai club gathered April 29 for a cooperative dinner led by Hazel Rinehart. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Overturf, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Aubry Christy and Fred, Mr. and Mrs. Chance Cole and Marlene, Cora Murphy, Allie Taylor, Vinton Lundy, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rinehart, Gerald, Frank and Lew Rinehart. Quilting was the task of the day. Margaret Hayes correctly identified the mystery box. The next meeting will be with Isole Scott in May, with Family Night planned for May B.
Ronald Lee VanZante took 8th grade tests at Albia on Friday Circle met at Eva VanZante s Thursday afternoon one member absent Pencil games were enjoyed and Mrs McDanel guessed the mystery box Next meeting is with Mrs Cooper Mrs Lester Weak and baby returned home Sunday They spent past week with her sister at Ainsworth Iowa Ronald Mark and Charles VanZante spent Friday night and Saturday with cousin Danny Brees celebrating his birthday anniversary Mr and Mrs Max McDanel and children of Comanche and Mr and Mrs Francis Argo and family of Oskaloosa spent the weekend at Cyril McDanes home Ronald Lee VanZante will play at the recital at his teacher Mrs Brucklemeyer s home in Albia Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs US Mangle called at George Shahan and Ben Jones homes Monday afternoon Mr and Mrs John VanZante visited Sunday after church at the Sam Shepard home in Albia in honor of Delores eighth birthday
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Carl Proctor on the arrival of a son Dwight. Many local families visit and host gatherings. multiple mentions of Sunday school at Mrs M K Blackman and various Mollison, Helmick, Lockman, Proctor, Ward, Stocker and Mullins households. Community events include a Belgian Congo talk at Unionville Methodist Church and a senior play at Moravia.
Gaylord Main home and numerous families spent Sunday visiting relatives including the Marve Lockman Walter Harper Harold Gardner and Sam Proctor homes. Examinations by eighth graders Evelyn Helmick and Duane Proctor occurred Friday in Moravia. Buell Taylor attended a funeral in Oquawka with Dayne Taylor Otha Taylor and Helen Johnson for A S France.
The Clover Leaf club met with Addie Sheldon on April 29 with good attendance. A cooperative dinner was served to many members and visitors including Ernestine Argo Irene Vera Moore Fern Penfield Martha Mass man Pat Helen Malinda Prin ty Jessie John William Mc Aninch Nona Merle Dicks Edith Gilbert Callen Florence Clyde Dicks Verda Arga Margaret Jackie Tarbell Phyllis Nickey Dicks Nellie Thompson Gertrude Tommy Neal Penfield Bert Clyde Sheldon. Jessie McAninch won the mystery box. Embroidering and piecing quit blocks was the lay work. Next meeting will be with Vera Moore on May 20.
Mrs. W. P. Lynch and Mr. and Mrs. James Lynch with Peggy. Mr. and Mrs. Art Ekwall and sons Jack Jim and Jerry of Ottumwa visited Coy Swift home. Ed McDonald spent one afternoon last week at Mrs. Frank McDonald home.
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