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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1954
Page
7
West Point residents hosted and visited many relatives and friends over the weekend. Guests included Edris Jones and Pearl from Albia, Leo Hoffman and family, Vivian and Bill, plus several Ottumwa visitors. Visits ranged from Sunday dinners to care visits for ill relatives, with multiple households hosting gatherings and tours of Centerville and local parks.
Allie and Stella Argo Byrle McCombs Verta Hoffman Sybil Whitehead and Leta Haver helped serve the supper for the Albia athletic club at the Methodist church in Iconium on Monday evening. Mr and Mrs LeRoy Brown and Sheryl Mr and Mrs Leo Hoff man Richard and Kenneth were Wednesday evening supper guests with Mr and Mrs Will Hagerman and Rex. Roscoe Argo entertained the Willing Workers club and families Friday evening with refreshments of pie donuts cocao and coffee for a large group including George Shehan Glen Turner Russell Brown Jess Lackender Hugh McWatridge George McCombs Colleen Beth Ann Clair Potts Robert Leo Hoffman Richard Kenneth John Exline Jim Glenn Carlota Beryl Kenneth Brown Vinton Lundy and others. Later Richard Kenneth watched wrestling on TV at Harold Hoffman’s Saturday evening.
Numerous residents and visitors are listed as stopping by homes in the Davenport area, including Mr. and Mrs. Truman Tarbell and Jack at the Charlie Tarbell home, Albert Quist of Denver and Marty Van Dyke of Mystic with Harry Scott, and multiple calls to Mrs. Lissie Kelsey and Mrs. Carrie Turner from Nellie Thompson and others. Several families shared Sunday dinners and weekend gatherings at various homes, with notes on health and social calls.
Edward L. Shutts was reelected president and treasurer of Town Southern Utilities at the annual directors meeting after the stockholders’ session. Iowa Southern elected H L Mann as executive vice president, Robert W Greenleaf as vice president, Edward de Rivera as vice president and assistant secretary, W D Welsh as secretary and assistant treasurer, H J Prow as general auditor and assistant secretary, Robert Valentine as general counsel. Centerville district executives include J A Bradley district manager, Adolph Rampelberg district superintendent, LaMonte Wiles district technician, William Mangnail power plant supervisor, R J Flowers district accountant, George Cornett assistant district accountant, Roy Lowe service supervisor. Centerville district serves 1041 rural customers and 5078 in Centerville, Moulton, Mystic, Moravia, Cincinnati, Exline, Promise City, Plano, Unionville, Odell, Brazil, Jerome, Avery, Rathbun, and Numa.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth OConner were guests at the Frank OConner home Sunday. Mrs Herb Boblenz met Mrs Mae Callen of Ogalala Neb at the Albia train Friday afternoon. Mrs Callen is a guest at the Boblenz home. Mr and Mrs Earl Dodd and Leland were Sunday morning visitors from Lincoln Neb. Mr and Mrs Theo Miller and Mrs Van Lemaster were Mothers Day guests of the Francis Millers in Newton. Jane visited with her maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Jay Argo. Bill Lee spent Monday evening with Russell Burns then left for Ft Leonard Wood after a three week sick leave. Gerald Mikels visited at home this weekend. Donald and Delanir Dowd visit.
Sunday afternoon with the Guy Argo family. Mr and Mrs Russell Burns attended a family dinner at the Bayet home. Sharoh O Conner invited Linda Rita Gardner and Nancy Steffen to her home for a birthday weiner roast. Russell Burns dined with his mother and Jay Argo visited Theo Miller. Guy Argo family spent Sunday with the Roy Argo family. Connie Roblenz played with Jane Miller and dined at Theo Miller home Saturday. Helen O Conner called on Clara.
Read the inside story of the aged Pontiff’s miraculous recoveries from near fatal attacks and a dramatic profile of the physician who guards His Holiness. See it Sunday in The American Weekly distributed with The Chicago American.
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