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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
2
A long list of local gatherings and family visits notes Farm Bureau and church events in Enon and nearby towns. Mentions include a Hilton meeting, cancer drive in Albia, birthday celebrations, pheasant hunts, and visits among the VanDorin, Faber, Hawk, and related families.
Sympathy extended to the bereaved of Clyde Gladfelder. Local families share visits and gatherings at the Dell Hellyer, Perry, and Jennison households. Multiple calls and social visits occur at Mora via, Des Moines, Shanghai schoolhouse events, and the Legion home in Moravia.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown spent Friday evening at the Jim McAn inch home in a social visit noted by local papers.
Circle met Thursday afternoon with Eva VanZ rnte, with two members absent. Guessing games were enjoyed, Thelma McDanel guessed the mystery box. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jones helped Frank Swaim move to his new location, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John VanZante and Mrs. Helma Scott attended the Union school program north of Albia and spent the night at the Sam Shepard home. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ralston and children of Conrad, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shelquist and family of Ottumwa visited this weekend at the parental Ralph Shelquist home. Cyril McDanes attended the funeral of Clyde Gladfelder Thursday afternoon, took her aunt, Mrs. Helma Scott, to her home in Oskaloosa. Saturday, Mrs. Scott had spent the past week visiting here, Mr. and Mrs. Carl VanZante and boys were Sunday evening dinner guests with Mise Eleanor Miller and parents. Ralph Shelquist, Emory Kehrberg, John and Carl VanZante attended the Repp sale near Albia.
Fat Mr and Mrs Aubrey Christy and Barbara, and Mr and Mrs Wayne Christy and Elaine spent Sunday at Roscoe Bennett s in Packwood. Several from this vicinity helped Fred Taylor haul fodder Monday. Mr and Mrs Gerald Rinehart and Mike spent Sunday at George Hammond home in Ottumwa. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Holebrook from Cincinnati spent Thursday at Clarence Scott s. Barbara spent Sunday evening at Aubrey Christie s. Mr and Mrs Floyd Green spent Thursday evening at Fred Taylor s. Mrs Monte Rose Donna and Terry Heliyer called at Bert f a. Saturday Several attended W S C S at Wesley Chapel Thursday.
Supper guests and weekend gatherings fill a sequence of visits among the Christy Nash Taylor Callen and Overturf households. Nearby friends Elaine Elaine Christy and others are repeatedly noted at Aubrey Christy Gerald Davison Wayne Hill and Lloyd Browns homes with several Sunday and Friday evenings described.
Fragments from a local social page list visits and gatherings at the James Calhoun and Claude Rogers homes. Names include Rev Banka Doggett Mrs Earl Swift Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ammons Mrs Clair Long and Jeffrey, with various family evenings noted.
Mrs Ean Swift and others from Carterville and nearby communities were seen socializing and visiting in various towns including Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Knoxville, and Bussey. The gathering included dinner for Rotary at the Methodist church and multiple family visits to Swift and Calhoun households across the area.
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