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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1953
Page
5
A crowded Sunday visitation list surrounds Mrs Retta Selix who remains ill with a limb condition. Relatives from Ottumwa Ottumwa Burlington Camp Roberts Des Moines Davenport and Centerville drop by to offer support and share meals while easing the family’s burden.
Roscahn and Shirley Calhoun spent Wednesday with Hattie Miller. Deanna Sheldon visited in the afternoon as did Freda Swift and Maxine Sheldon at a Stanley party. Larry Derby attended a sophomore class picnic Thursday evening at Albia. Mr. and Mrs. Al Derby and Hattie Miller joined a birthday dinner for Mrs. Carrie Turner at Edward McCord's. Mrs. Addie Sheldon visited last week with Mrs. Fred Argo. Mrs. John Exline returned home from Colorado for a brother’s illness. W. G. O'Hara visited Albia high school with Larry Derby. Evelyn Kerby and girls stayed with O'Hara several days. Clayton Sheldon called on Emmett Derby Sunday morning.
Larry Hiatt spent a week with grandparents Mr and Mrs Gus Hiatt. Visitors included Mrs Bert Meadows and relatives from California. The article notes gatherings at Frank Heckman, the Pettibone home, and at Bob Luther and Loral Bryant residences. Bible school at Wesley Chapel begins Tuesday May 26 and runs through the following Friday, inviting all to attend.
The New Hope Ganévis Wesley Chapel held a Friday night gathering with Mrs. Evelyn Daniels directing the program and others handling entertainment, refreshments, and decorations. Students performed readings and piano and horn solos, followed by a missionary slide and a Sky Chapel report from Chicago. A church supper and fruit drink accompanied the event. The note also lists church activities including Wesley Chapel Bible School starting May 26 for eight mornings, and youth group meetings at various homes with officer installations planned. The article records numerous local visits and the Harold Prough family moving to the Newt Long farm.
Moravia Union brief mentions the Circle meeting at Hazel Cooper's home with all members present, plus a baby shower for Marty Elizabeth Weak. Notes call at several neighbors, a school week wrap, teacher-elect Miss Hazel Hellyer, and eighth grade success for Ronald Lee VanZante. Also mentions corn progress, rain forecast, and local family visits and birthday greetings.
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