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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1946
Page
6
Local residents frequent visits across Albia with relatives in Des Moines Ottumwa and Albia. Notes include Betty Strunk and Clifford Caster wedding attendance, family gatherings in Centerville Prole Udell and Washington DC trips, plus moves and weekend visits among Murdy Boardman and Gollaher families.
Ben Jones has been quite sick the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Murdy and sons and Mr. and Mrs. John Van Zante visited the Ben Jones home Wednesday evening. Mrs. Moore left for Council Bluffs to winter with her daughter. Circle meets Thursday with Lois White. The So and Sew club held its first party for the winter at the Frank Wilson home. Mr. and Mrs. Carl VanZante and children spent Sunday at the Lute Hiatt home. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shepard and children visited the John Van Zante home. Mary Sue White spent Saturday night at the John Van Zante home.
Hazel Hellyer writes a local society page detailing gatherings and visits around Salem. The column lists numerous families such as Haver Whitehead Potts Gladfelder Perry Jennings and Hellyer with their travel hospital calls church attendance and family events in Centerville Albia and Centerville area communities.
A Sunday morning call at the W H VanDorin home and E C Caster moving to Moravia. Clifford will operate the vacated farm. Armistice day cloudy and cold, clearing for sunset with a forecast of a clear next day. Corn yields about 70 bushels per acre. Pearl Hiner and wife visited Zell Wilson. Tracy Long and brother-in-law visited Ervin's. R E A crew setting up light poles. Russell Darby in Blakesburg. G R Darby visited with M Darby and family Tuesday evening. The Emerson quote ends the item.
Veterans urged by the Veterans Administration to designate beneficiaries or update policies under the 1946 act. Dean F. Stockham of the Centerville VA office explains that if no beneficiary is named, proceeds go to the estate, risking creditors' claims and fees. Forms are available at the Centerville VA office.
Lloyd Rose and family host and attend local meetings and visits. Mrs Golda Hiatt and Mrs Edith Hiatt plan upcoming gatherings at Denny school and Hiatttsville Hall. Delights include Bible quiz, high score by Virginia Carter and Merton Rose, and visits from Argo and VanZante families with support for Minnie Sharp.
Mr and Mrs Ira Atterbury from Cabool Missouri visited Pearl Hiatt in Albia over the weekend. They then joined Pearl for a visit at the Ed Hiatt home in Adel and a small for sale item note about adding machine rolls offered at 20 cents each or two for 36 cents by The Mo ravia Union.
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