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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1951
Page
2
Community news item lists New Hope events at Wesley Chapel including a church night on Friday the 19th and a bake sale. It records visits among local families at the Loral Bryant home and other households, along with farm and social gatherings, dinners, and Sunday activities across several neighbors and relatives. The note mentions Edna Meyers visiting from Chicago and various family guests at Donovans and Kalvigs.
Mr and Mrs Pierce Davis of Davis City Iowa visited Sunday at the Jake Firking home Chauncey Cole Russell Hackett ad ent Sunday at Clinton Albertson s Lois Albertson spent the weekend at home Algia Derby visiting with his daughter Mrs Frank Martin and family Sunday visitors at George Hammonds were Mr and Mrs Don ald Hammond and daughters Mr and Mrs Dorman Irwin Larry and Linda and Gerald Rinehart Bery Brown spent from Tuesday evening to Saturday at the LeRoy Brown home in Ottumwa Mrs Robert Jennings spent Sunday afternoon with Rena Breese Mr and Mrs Mike Davis of Fort Dodge spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs George Argo Mrs Versal Hough and De
Fire prevention is essential to civil defense and reduces fire damage from enemy attacks. Clean up rubbish around homes, yards, and vacant lots, and burn it in metal containers. Inspect electrical systems and heating equipment, replace worn parts, and teach families to keep combustibles away from heat sources to prevent fires.
A string of visitors and hosts cross two days, with Mrs. Lloyd Rose and family sharing calls with the Artis and Carpenter households while S. Smyth spent Sunday with Shan non Carpenter in Davenport. Dorothy Pickerell saw Faye Scott on Sunday evening, and Vera Firkins spent Monday with Beryl Brown along with other nearby families. Several birthday notices and gatherings mark a bustling local social scene amid Center ville and nearby towns including Ot tumwa Corydon and VanDorin households.
Pfc. Clell Van Dorin arrived home Monday after being wounded in Korea in February and staying in Japan. Rev. Martin Greer was in the neighborhood Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Mearl Walter attended church at the ME church Wednesday night. Mrs. Harold Hawk and Mrs. Dallas Faber planned for the P T A meetings with Mrs. Fred Strong Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Sylvan Wander and Mrs. Lyle Cloyed after a Stanley party in Albia. Mrs. Clell Vanvorn Thursday afternoon. Rev. and Mrs. James Hupton of Albia spent Thursday afternoon at the Vance home. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Roberts from Hubbard, Iowa, Thursday to Sunday.
Community notes from Moravia and surrounding towns recount visits and gatherings. Many residents including McCord Hellyer Perry Rinehart Gillaspie and Callen families spend days in Bloomfield Centerville and Otumwa while attending hog sales skating parties and birthday events. Local residents host and visit, with multiple calls on Delbert Hellyer Elbert Perry Ralph Turner and others as neighbors share meals, television viewing and family occasions.
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