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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
6
Des Moines visitors Mr and Mrs Stan Moore and kin greet grandmother Mrs C W Moore. Families from Ottumwa Albia and Fairfield attend birthdays and church events. Moravia residents host guests, attend tulip festival, and travel for graduations and hospital visits across late spring weekends.
Mrs Rosie Derby hosted the Happy Helpers club gathering with all members and several visitors. They selected nut meals, planned a picnic and weiner roast for next Sunday, Thelma Calhoun won the contest prize and Maxine Sheldon took the door prize.
Mrs. Bert Meadows hosts and guests include Mr and Mrs Gus Hiatt and family at Brompton with Prof George Blackstone and Lois and Eugene. Danials family hosts Kenneth. Carl Alden and Errol Alden visit Frank Heckman and Lester Logley. Petersen and Meadows hosts with Witts. Clair McDanel's dinner with Ernest Hiatt. Nell Utterback visits amid Sunday social.
Names and simple visits appear in a neighborhood social column. Andrews and others spent evenings at friends homes including Bert Meadows Frank Heenman Virgil Dooley and Forrest Smith. Sunday visits included Barbara and Virginia Pettibone along with Harry Eddie Phillips and Hygiene Blomgren.
Mr and Mrs Carl VanZante attended the Hammond King wedding Sunday afternoon. The VanZantes returned from Rochester Minnesota Sunday afternoon and Mr VanZante is improving nicely. Bill Ralston and children from Conrad Iowa and Robert Shelquist family from Ottumwa visited Ralph Shelquist home over the weekend. Callers at the VanZante homes included Ralph Shelquist plus Mr and Mrs Cass Hamilton and Mr and Mrs Ben Jones. Rev and Mrs Donald Jones and daughters of Meridan Illinois visited Ben Jones Monday.
Fairview will close Friday, May 14 for a basket dinner marking the fifth year for Vina Taylor who will teach Enon school in Monroe county next year. Miss Lorraine Moore of Moulton is set to teach in Fairview next year. Mr and Mrs R S Faber and?
Mary Jo spent Friday afternoon at the J. C. Lockman home. Evening callers were Mr. and Mrs. Troy Lockman. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Woods spent Sunday at the Fred Coltrain home. The Lockmans visited Dallas Faber and the Marve Lockman home Sunday evening. Jack and Bill Hoffman shered sheep for Burdette Ward Monday. Elvin and Bobby Stocker were callers. Mr. and Mrs. Buell Taylor Jean and Jay Otha Taylor were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Bert Vickrey home and joined them for a visit at the Taylor home.
Mrs J T VanDorin led events with corn planting and a village farm Bureau night at Hilton. Families gather for dinners and birthdays as Mary Jo Faber, Nancy Carol, and Jeanne attend 4 H at Urbana Center. School closes Wednesday with a basket dinner.
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