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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
4
New Hope residents Mrs. W. B. Donovan and Mr. Carl Derby joined Mr. Versal Robb and Mrs. Wilma Carol for an oyster supper hosted by Ivan Harsh on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chambers also attended.
Local residents were busy with visits and church and school activities. People traveled to Des Moines and Camp Carson while others hosted guests at homes and attended club events and a Kensington party. A hospital visit to Jimmy Ballew at Centerville hospital was noted along with a Friday supper at New Hope schoolhouse and a cooperative dinner at Ted Broshar's home.
Kinser Valley reports include Ervin Lincox and wife visiting W H VanDorin, Mrs Ervin Long visiting, LeRoy Wilson and mother calling on Ervin Long, Ed Boland buying a sow, Foster School program well attended with pie coffee and pop sold, 2.5 inches of rain hindering roads, VanDorin relatives visiting Albia, Henry Sytsma sale well attended, Charles Johnson and family visiting Caster home, and George R Darby visiting John Robinson.
Biddle Boyer Ridge by Mrs Earl Hoyer lists calls at Edward McCord and Pearl Hiner homes. Families share meals and help with jobs while attending meetings and visiting relatives in Centerville and nearby towns. Attendees include Boyer, Turner, Miller, Hiatt, Kaster, Oehler, and others with multiple hospital and church references.
Readable fragments show neighbors visiting and hosting events. Mentions Mr. and Mrs. Jay Argo the hospital baby stay a few days. Trenton Wilson Eph Wilson and Ralph Turner visitors. So and Sew club at Lois Mason's. New Hope school early supper. Ira Boyer visitors at Earl Boyer. Sunday dinner at Lloyd Davis home and Bill Long visit.
Mrs. M E Boardman hosts Eddy Cormeny and family weekend visit. Mrs Mabel Barnes aided Mrs Mag McCoy with cooking for men. Ottumwa guests Janella Maxine Billings Vera M Selman joined Edith Vallce for dinner. Residents attended Foster school program and pie supper Friday. Earl Boardman visited Russell Darby. Janella Billings stayed at M E Boardman home. Anna DeLong assists J E Stafford family. A J Billings of Ottumwa visited Max McCoy Sunday. Barnes, Boardman and Ed Robinson helped Max McCoy lay a barn foundation.
Mrs T J Luse hosts guests as Double Eight club members visit the T J Luse home on Friday. Local residents, including Mr and Mrs Ben Jones and Donald, share Sunday dinners and visits at neighboring homes. Jerry spends Sunday evening with the Emil Halden household as neighbors call on various hosts.
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