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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1956
Page
3
Enon community updates detail J T Van Dorin and family visits across Centerville Albia and Leon. Neighbors share meals, attend Pancake Day, and join open houses while the Enon school program receives strong attendance and refreshments.
Social notes recount visits and gatherings around Salem including Ira Boyer and Jess Gladfelder evenings, Bertha Luse with Jess Gladfelder, weddings and funerals at Mystic and Des Moines, family dinners in Promise City, hospital calls in Albia, and visits to Ottumwa and Davenport friends. Names include Calhoun Rinehart Hellyer Perry and related families.
Ottumwa residents and nearby towns enjoyed weekend social visits and family gatherings. The notes list numerous families visiting relatives in Ottumwa, Center Chapel and surrounding areas, attendance at Pancake Day events in Centerville and a funeral in Mystic. Also reported are birthdays, beauty contest results, hospital visitations, a car accident injury, and plans of relocation to California.
A Nebraska party led by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagerman of Aurora visited the Will Hagerman home from Wednesday to Monday morning and spent time with relatives. Leo Hoffman and family called on Fred Argo Friday evening as Martha Potts, a State Teacher's College Cedar Falls student, spent the weekend with Clair Potts. Mrs. Roscoe Argo visited Marie Van Weelden in Albia and attended the Des Moines wedding of Joyce Lewis and Charles Fletcher. David and Eugene Callen were Friday evening visitors.
Multiple local families and individuals attended Pancake Day activities in Centerville, including Richard Kickman and the Argo, McFatridge, Mosley, Hoffman, Haver, Callen, McCrory, Hagerman, Hamilton, Hagerman, and Brown households. Guests shared meals, dinners, and visits across several homes, with several couples hosting or visiting neighbors and relatives.
Mrs John VanZante hosts Pancake Day with Mrs Cyril McDanel and guests Mrs Roy DuVall Miss Hazel Hellyer and pupils enjoyed the event. Circle met with Freda Hagerman and Arren Hagerman. Margaret Van Zante visited Lancaster Missouri. Sunday dinner at Ben Jones included Roy DuVall Josie Charity Wendell Murdy and family. Mrs Emory Kehrberg mentioned in fragment.
Ping in Albia Saturday afternoon. Mrs Margery Tracy of Town City visited Thursday night at the Ben Jones home. Martha Van Zante of Albia stayed Saturday night at John Van Zante s and left Sunday. Mr and Mrs Roy DuVall and Mr and Mrs Ben Jones visited Monday evening at John Van Zante s. Mr and Mrs Arlen Hagerman and Mark called Monday afternoon at Carl Van Zante s.
Franklin social notes list numerous visits and calls among residents including Mrs Earl Swift, Lloyd Ammons, Claude Rogers, Glenn Turner, Dorothy Pickerell, Alicia callers, Clair Long, Jeffrey, Delbert Calhoun, George Adams, Olga Turner, Freda Swift, Coy Swift, Linda Ammons, Paul Ammons, Ben Pickerell, Spencer reunion attendees, and Albia visits by Fred Ammons family. The item reads as a period social column detailing daily life and neighborly visits.
A family visit occurred Sunday as relatives were hosted at the Roy Sheldon residence.
Iowa State College plant pathologist M C Shurtleff says 1956 saw severe evergreen injury and urges two measures now. Water deeply to supply soil moisture and then apply heavy mulch of leaves straw sawdust or acid peat moss to conserve moisture and prevent deep freezing. local conditions determine watering needs. Read the Union for Moravia community activities.
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