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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
2
Roy Hiatt and family called on John and Ella Hiatt. John Stevens and family spent Friday afternoon and Sunday at the Mannie Pool home visiting with his sister Mrs. Lola Goodale of Davenport.
A sequence of social calls fills the week from Centerville to Mystic. Neighbors including Hilton, Boyer, Hiatt, McDanel, and Foster families spent evenings and weekends with relatives, with several visiting birthdays, exams, and casual ice cream outings noted.
Franklin Harold Callen spent Wednesday night with John Shehan and Mr and Mrs John Moffatt visited Henry Elliott home at Mystic Thursday evening. John Moffatt spent Tuesday at the W H Stephens home. Billy Carter called at the George Shehan home Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Dewey Arnold and children visited relatives in Eddyville Sunday. Rev and Mrs E P Spurlock were calling in this vicinity Tuesday.
A clipped urban vicinity column records small ads for clock repair seed sales and sheep shearing, plus many local visits, neighbors and family gatherings. It mentions certified seed guarantees, Illini Soybeans for sale, and multiple calls at Albia Moravia and Leighton homes. Local funerals, moves, and school reunion plans fill the page.
Mrs Adala Daniels shows improvement after illness and Virginia Hiattapent is noted. Thursday night with Marilyn Rose as Ladies Aid plans a meeting with Frances Burton if weather allows. Mrs Matilda Burton returns to Harley Burton's home after two weeks with her son Otis in Ottumwa. Marilyn Rose and children visited Albia and Ottumwa Saturday. Harold Hudgens family and Clair Hiatt joined U S Hiatt for Sunday. Afternoon callers included Gua Hiatt and Cliff Neff at Bert Meadows. Glenn Derby and Eunice Calhoun, with Lloyd Rose’s family, visited. Anna Hiatt spent days with daughter Carl Van Zante. Last Monday evening Neff's visitors included Orville Burton and Lulu Burton. Bayard Neff and sons came from Rockford. Neff served homemade ice cream.
A short note describes a group invited to a gathering though they are simply friends who have met before, sharing history and mutual acquaintances. The item emphasizes social bonds and the informal nature of the invitation.
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