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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1946
Page
6
Darlene Gladfelder hosting and visiting over a sequence of weekends shows frequent local social activity. Numerous neighbors and relatives from Chicago to Des Moines, including the Gladfelders, Smiths, and Taylors, attend graduations, birthdays, and family events across Martensdale and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown and family visited the Beryle town home while George Hellyer Paty spent last week with the Dall Hellyer and Raymond Perry homes. Several other local visits and hospitality events are noted across Ottumwa Albia Lovilla and Centerville with multiple Hellyer Whitehead Rose and Tarr family appearances and a shower for Mrs Veach.
A social update notes a basket dinner at New Hope on the last day of school attended by Lyn Hilton, Ernest Hiatt family, and many neighbors. Sunday School party at Mrs. Hiatt’s features George Scott, Marilyn Rose, and others with games and refreshments. Various locals visit, weekend gatherings, and church group attendance are listed.
Mr and Mrs John Moffatt attended a picnic and program at Reitzel school where their daughter Mary was the teacher. Albia callers visited, and John Moffatt and Roy were calling in Centerville. Other locals, including the McFatridges and Stansberries, shared visits around the area with Cedar Rapids and Chicago connections.
Local social notes recap visits and gatherings across families in the region. Entries list numerous households including VanDorin Kaster Hawk Cochran and Davidson as hosts or visitors with weekend and midweek visits, dinners, and cooperative events noted among neighbors and relatives.
Mrs. Inez Williams and Mrs. Velma Bokholt spent the weekend at the James Williams home. DeWayne Robinson and family visited the R. A. Faber residence on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. McAllister drove to Green Island on Friday afternoon to see their daughter Vera who has spent the winter there.
Kinser Valley residents recount Sunday visits among the Darby and Huber families near Moravia. George R Darby and Donald called on the Russell-Darby home. others traveled to Albia for business and a horse sale. A school session closed Friday. corn planting continues with uneven emergence. Norman Firkins and wife departed for Vallejo California after visiting since April. an ark well staples for desk models advertised.
The report chronicles Sunday visits and gatherings among local residents. It notes R A Faber and family at Ernest West home, James Williams family attending a school picnic at Inez Williams' school, and various calls between the Faber, Wilson, Sandifer, and Horn households. It also records the death of Perry Collins, formerly of the town, at Jefferson City and kin visiting afterward.
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