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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1943
Page
2
Entered as second class mail matter at Moravia Iowa under act of Congress. Published Thursdays edited by Wayne Pitman Davis. Local social notes list visits and callers among the Free Lockman King Coop and Leonard families in Moravia Ottumwa and Unionville with several home visits and Saturday calls noted.
West Point residents report weekend gatherings and visits. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown hosted, while families including Hagerman and Arlen Hagerman joined other neighbors at various homes. Numerous social calls and Sunday gatherings span Cen ter ville Albia and surrounding homes with card evenings and fall work help noted.
Mrs Stella Lockman returned home from Parsons Kansas after visiting her daughter and son in law Floyd and Josephine Lockman Emily Free visited Kenneth Free. Locals attended the Colt show and sale in Albia including Eugene Tubaugh Kenneth Free Emily Free Raula Lockman. Mrs Homer King dined with Raula Lockman. M F Lockman was calling at the home.
The report lists gatherings and visits across Albia and nearby homes. Families including Hiatt, Hellyer, Perry, Ballenger, Mickels, Hilton, Tucker, and others share Monday through Sunday gatherings, parties, and a farm bureau meeting at the Dell Hellyer home. Several residents attend a horse show in Albia.
A Saturday diary tone notes a busy household with a injured head and a son with a sling. The mother reflects on chores, clothing repairs, and looming winter work amid partly completed spring tasks and farm duties. Weather cues, crop shocks, and limited help shape a cautious outlook for fodder and field work.
Tax sale no 4288 informs Mrs. L. D. Whitton that the South 22 feet of the North 12 feet of Lot 30 in Moravia Original Town, Appanoose County Iowa, was sold for delinquent taxes 1939 40 41. Certificate of purchase assigned to W M Gardner on January 16 1943 now held by Gardner. Redemption expires 90 days after service of notice. Dated September 17 1943.
A Nostalgic column notes dull autumn leaf color and society's fashion chatter while lamenting worn shoes from long walks on a new rock road. The writer recalls a Wyoming schoolteacher who walked to school and remembers a father tallying shoe wear, contrasting indoor use with outdoor wear and the strain of daily routines.
Bernice Johnson and family recounts Tuesday evening at Gabe Johnson home and Sunday visits with Helen Felton and Billy Wilson. Grocery trips noted in Centerville and Albia. Further mentions include the Feltons and Robinsons calling on relatives, with several families visited across the weekend.
Brompton by Mrs M F and Ottumwa guests dined with Harold Howard. M E Boardman hosts and visits occur across families including Ed Robinson and others. Forrest Foster, born Sept 27 in Iowa City, with Pyt Foster in England. Herman J Johnson kin. Des Moines and Newton connections visit B F Boardman lineage.
A stream of visits and gatherings unfolds across Albia and nearby towns. Betty Jean Foster hosts, while Betsey, Woodwards, and Boyer families share Sunday and midweek calls, picnics, and suppers at various homes including Centerville park and the Keith Gladfelder and James Kaster farms.
Mrs W E Donovan and family visited John Wood home in Albion while Mr Donovan attended a colt show. Many local families hosted gatherings at homes and farms across the area, including 4-H events, church homecomings, and Sunday visits. The community shared meals, called on friends, and attended club meetings in late September.
Mrs John VanZante and Mrs Kenneth Coltrain hosted a So and Sew club party at the VanZante home Tuesday evening. Various residents visited and attended gatherings at nearby homes including Vanderpool and McCloud. Prominent albia shoppers and local families were noted at multiple Sunday and weekend events around Eddyville Centerville and Albia.
Emma Ray Miller notes social visits as Udell Route 1 residents trade in Centerville over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Jess Walker and Sleo and Joan chat with friends. Sien Clancy calls from Unionville. Will Moffatt and the writer visit Centerville. Leonard Watkins and Joan Barton and Barbara visit near Coatsville at the Rumley home Sunday.
Mrs. T. J. Luse and husband attended a Double Hight club party Thursday at the Pearl Broshar home in Centerville. Mrs. Guss Luse traveled to South Haven Minnesota to visit her brother Guy Jones and family. Donald joined guests at the Wendell Murdy home with Johnnie visiting grandparents. Neighbors extended anniversary wishes to Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Davis. Visitors at the T. J. Luse home included Harold Mason Richard Lee and the Nels Halden trio. Arthur and Clell Davis later left for Spring Valley Minnesota. Russell Davis and family returned to Hartford. Raymond Ashby visited Bert Luse. Surprising Monday visitors to Bert Luse included Billy Luse of Pasadena California Mrs. Dick Morrison Dorothy Rueschaw and Lela Luse of Chicago.
Weather favors sorghum making with over 300 gallons produced. Neighbors and relatives including Flora Jones Clifton Neff and Farrie Faber helped harvest beans and silo work at Kenneth Free and Hawks homes. Sunday visits include the Davis, Walter, Gardner, Hawk, Laws, McFall, Lincox, and Frees households. An Iowa Reunion in San Francisco brought George VanDorin and others together.
Marshalltown families visited Rosa Beaty and her relatives over the weekend with numerous calls and gatherings at Andy Brown and Grandma Sheldon homes. Many local households, including Argo, Argo, Beaty, and Sheldon families, shared Sunday visits and祝 birthday celebrations.
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