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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1961
Page
6
The article lists numerous social events including a church Halloween party with a scavenger hunt, multiple family gatherings, dinners, and birthday celebrations. It notes visits and travels among residents such as Miss Mona Main, the Pfannebeckers, the Tadlocks, the McDanel family, and others, alongside a funeral attendance for Ralph Shelquist and a hospital update on Leon Bard.
Mr and Mrs Robert Watkins and family of Williamsburg and Bert Swartz of Moulton called on Mr and Mrs Leonard Palmer during the Walnut City Christian church homecoming event held Sunday.
Mr and Mrs John Main hosted a Halloween party Saturday night with guests including Mr and Mrs Jay Wilson Mr and Mrs Jack Long Mr and Mrs Trenton Wilson Mr and Mrs Bill Long Mr and Mrs Dan Mihalovich and Mr and Mrs Dewey Kincade Other social visits occurred among local residents with many couples sharing evenings and dinners The event also celebrated birthdays for Ivyl Tarbell and Howard Phillips.
A Tuesday Halloween party hosted by Lynnette Moffitt for second grade girls and Ricky Bentzinger for boys occurred at the Moffitt residence. After the Masquerade, games and refreshments followed hosted by several adults. Various families and guests visited, with multiple weekend and birthday gatherings noted in Enon and nearby towns.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle McDanel joined a cooperative dinner honoring Mrs. Wilma Matherly after a week with their daughter. Numerous relatives and friends from Ottumwa Moravia Keosauqua and Bendavis gathered for dinners visits and parties at several homes and church events over the weekend.
Mrs Anna Hiatt entered St Joseph hospital in Centerville for medical treatment. Several Hiatt family members visited and shared news of social gatherings and a Farm Bureau meeting.
Kenneth Daniels served as an afternoon caller while Lester Dooley spent the weekend at home with his parents Mr and Mrs Virgil Dooley.
Mr Claude Renwick of Fairfield spent Sunday with his son Homer Renwick and family. Mrs Nellie Williams attended a Family Living meeting in Center ville and a garden club gathering at Anna Rogers home. She visited Pauline Wright and family in Moulton. Kenneth Coltrain children spent Sunday with grandma Williams. Peg Renwick visited Gerald Burton Tuesday afternoon. Centerville couples C E Peters visited Claude Paris home this weekend. Claude Paris traveled to Marshalltown and Polk City then Knoxville for visits with daughters Connie and Arlene. Eldee McKay and son Ellis arrived Thursday to spend days with Flora Phillips. Flora hosted supper Friday for Tadlocks Tisdalls Tisues and others. McKays left Sunday for Palmira Nebraska. Flora Phillips and guests were supper guests of Lee Tadlock Saturday.
Janice Tubaugh stayed with grandparents Charley and Mrs Andrews Friday and Saturday. Neighbors attended a school musical Friday night. Sunday churchgoers at the Baptist church in Seymour had dinner with Percy Hughes. Kerneth Hoffman, Richard Perry and Tom Penfield visited. Richard Hoff man and Mrs Hoff man were supper guests at the Hoffman home.
Mrs. B F Whitehead entertained twenty ladies to a Stanley party at her home Tuesday after Miss Julia Haver stayed with the Fred Argo family last week. Nearby visits and Sunday gatherings feature the Hoffman Argo and Pickrell households with names such as Verta Hoffman Leta Haver Stella Argo Sibyl Whitehead Lor raine Whitehead and Hugh MacFatridge among others. Ralph McDonough was a Sunday attendee.
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