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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1944
Page
4
Scout Stout of Moravia Troop 40 spent Saturday night in the open after a late afternoon hike to a wooded campsite. Three boys missed the hike. the group cooked a meal, played a patrol defense game, then rose at dawn for breakfast before returning to Moravia around 8:30 Sunday morning.
The Appanooge county Court of Honor will be held in Centerville on Thursday evening May 26. Mora via scouts are now working for advancement to be awarded them.
Mrs J T Y VanDor and family visited with sister Mrs Kenneth Free and family. Several neighbors and relatives shared dinners and visits at the Whisler Lockman and Walter homes. Mrs Anna Morlock injured hip in hospital. others hosted dinners and reported family events and weather notes.
Community notes record closures and social visits in New Hope. Several families attend a basket dinner and program at local church. Residents mention illnesses, Mother's Day gatherings, and numerous visits across Centerville Coulson Moulton and Moravia with named households and neighbors.
Betty Jean Foster and families hosted and visited at multiple homes across the region. Guests included the McDanel, Espy, Easter, Gladfelder, Paxston, O Connor, Boyer, Walker, Moffitt, Forbes, Weston, Kaster, Hiatt, Davison, Whicker, and Weston households with relatives and service personnel noted, including Pvt Ivan Moffitt stationed at Fort Leonard Wood.
Udell Route 1 by Bonnie Rumley reports gatherings at Glenn Claney and Picvis Criddlebaugh homes. Moravia high school term ends with Laverne Rumley and Royce Sanders graduating Tuesday at the Moravia gym. Tractors work around the area as families visit Iowa City Des Moines and Unionville.
The Blue Front Circle met on Thursday with Mrs. George Shehan. Guests included Mrs. B. F. Whitehead and Larry. Various relatives and friends visited across Centerville, Russell, Eddyville, Albia, Ottumwa, and Charles City over the weekend, sharing meals and greetings with Mr. and Mrs. Gordner, the VanZantes, and other families.
Daily washing of the cream separator ensures purity and consistency of the cream. Regular maintenance prevents contamination and preserves product quality for dairy operations.
Salem residents and relatives gathered across weekends and weekdays visiting homes in Alicia Albia and Centerville. Families including Hellyer Derby Perry Nash Long and Tarr shared events from basketball dinners to commencement at Mora via with several youth advancing in eighth grade exams.
Sunday dinner guests included Biddle family with Mrs Earl Boyer, Chris Bogart, Jess Hiner, and Pearl Hiner. Several households hosted gatherings at the Turner, Bogart, Moffitt, and Boyer homes. Neighbors shopped in Albia and visited Moravia schools, while Emma Wood and Henry Arthian visited Unionville.
Franklin Byra and John Moffatt with Mrs Roscoe Argo assisted with papering at the Harry Lemaster home on Monday. Casper Smith visited Bloomfield on Tuesday while Clinton Albertson acted as a caller.
A sequence of local social calls and visits across Albia and nearby homes. Hugh MacFatridge hosted Wednesday while Everett Stansberry hosted Thursday and Friday meals. John Moffatt hosted various guests including Clell Sheldon and family and attended school events with Daisy and Roy. George Ostermyer and Pat Candy dropped by, with other pickups and callers noted at multiple homes.
Rozsa Belle Espy Jones born October 8 1874 in Gilmore Indiana died April 11 after brief illness in Appanoose County She married T S Jones Dee on December 25 1893 had four children Charles Edward Guy Fielden Orn Howard and Flossie Irene Two sons predeceased her Survived by husband four children two brothers John Espy and William Espy three sisters Myrtle Wilson Ida Dietzman and Anna Kaster six grandchildren Funeral April 18 1944 at Walnut City church with music by Mrs Blanche Smallwood and Charles Clark Burial in Elgin Cemetery
LeRoy Wilson and George Darby attended the Albia cooperative sale Saturday where LeRoy took a hog for John Johnson. The Darby and Wilson families hosted visitors, with visits to Russell Darby, Zell Wilson, Chester Sanders, and other neighbors. A fishing trip on Soap Creek occurred, and soybean spacing guidance notes planting soybeans about two inches apart in wide townships.
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