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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
4
Local residents traveled and hosted visits across Moravia Centerville and nearby towns. Attendance included families from Unionville Ottumwa Des Moines and Moberly with many relatives at home gatherings. Health notes mention a throat infection and a typhoid case, while several residents planned moves and hosted guests.
Mrs Marjorie Sufficoe attended Aid with Mrs Fred Tarr in Iconium Thursday. Mr and Mrs Robert Foster and daughters and Pearl McKern spent Sunday at the Rufus Easter home in Moravia. The Gordners and Kenneth attended a cooperative birthday dinner at Harley Tisue home in honor of Mrs Harley Tisue and Mrs T R Gordner. Evelyn Stauber spent time with Mrs Harley Tisue and Lemaster visited Sunday. Several callers and visits noted including J P Fosters pears and John Platt home visits.
In 1857 two Delaware county lads under fifteen faced a harrowing ordeal while returning from Fayette County with a wagon load of laths. Night rain and lightning, wolves, and a broken trail left them lost for miles in timber country before they found a farmhouse five miles away. The tale appears in The Palimpsest September issue.
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The Iowa cow testing associations report a yearly rise in butterfat production with an average 317.5 pounds per cow, up 4.5 pounds from 1935 and 1996. The average association cow brought in $64 after feed costs, while butterfat fetched 40 cents per pound. Jersey herd owned by J N Martin led at 644.8 pounds per cow, and South Hardin Association posted 495.8 pounds per cow, the highest among 54 associations.
The Moravia Co-Operative Marketing Association sent one car of hogs and cattle and one car of sheep to the St. Louis market today. Manager C. C. Jones accompanied the shipment.
Hiatt and Burton families and friends from Centerville and nearby towns visited each other Friday to Sunday. Several families traveled to Memphis Missouri and Arkansas for illness in the family. The Lute Hiatt purchased a new Chevrolet last week. Aid society plans include meetings in Iconium and Centerville with local callers and church events.
Hazel College student Hazel Sytsme spent Saturday evening at Grant Sincox's. Clair Sincox visits grandma Sincox while his mother travels to Rockford Illinois to visit her mother Flora Jones in hospital. Mr and Mrs Henry Van Weelden of Albia and Henry Sytsin hosted Sunday dinner at Zell Wilson's. Mr and Mrs Ed Johnson were called to Alb in to see Mrs Laurence who is seriously ill. Rollie Carter and Henry Sytem shopped with Ottumwa Thoredey ELC. Carter family spent Thursday evening with Ed Johnson's. Kenneth Johnson and Bilis Carter visited with the Caser boys Sunday afternoon.
Moravia church services listed with morning worship at 11 and 9 30 for Wesley Chapel plus Sunday School. Epworth League at 6 30 and a 7 30 preaching hour. Rally Day planned next Sunday with basket dinner and youth conduct of the evening service. Public invited. CHAS LELLIS Pastor.
Church of Christ Bible Class invites attendees each Thursday evening and each Lord's Day morning and evening. Topic for Sunday evening is What I Believe and Why. Services start promptly at 7 30 p.m.
The Church of Christ holds morning worship at 11 o clock with Rev. Cincy a Drake University student delivering the sermon also speaking at 7 20 p m.
The community shares a long list of Sunday visits among residents including Boyers Morrison Moffitt Wren Foster Scott Long McDanel McDanel Eaton Benge Kaster and others. Families from Moravia Indianola Tyrone Iconium Centerville and surrounding areas attended gatherings with music and hospitality. A Ladies Aid convention is noted in Iconium and a weather change mentions sun turning to snow.
Enon L VanDorin and family traveled to LeRoy Iowa with sorghum for B S Faber and others. Hindman and VanDorin families aided foundations. Hawk reunion drew 26 attendees including siblings and in laws. local visits to Gideon, Roberts, and others followed. J T VanDorin worked for relatives. upcoming school plant and box supper event planned with Guy Argo as teacher and program lead on Tuesday October 26.
Relatives near Glenwood Missouri attended the Annes-Davis trial in Albia with Jim Cline Orval Burton and R 5 Lise. Sunday visits included Mr and Mrs Lynn Hilton and James at the Wm Reeves home and Mrs Lula Miller at Leslie Carlton home near Albia. Several families visited Clarence Miller Forrest Mercie and J C Callen with Francis Miller from Albia junior college spending the weekend at home. News also notes Wm Davis caller in the vicinity and Vernon visiting Monday.
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. Lowell Hellyer and Mrs. Dora Hellyer with afternoon callers. Family reunion at Fremont and local visitors such as Harry Brown and A. J. Brown were noted. Mrs. Carrie Turner returned from South Bend after visits with relatives. Dr. Horatio V. Crum, formerly a local youth, was named senior doctor at the government hospital in Winnebago Nebraska, overseeing major surgery. Christian Aid held an all day meeting with a large lunch, and M E Ladies Aid met again.
A busy day included a large noon dinner hosted by Mrs. Laura Calhoun of Montezuma and Mrs. Bell Sheldon. Church cleaning and quilting on two quilts were completed. Guests at the Coy Swift home north of town included Mr and Mrs John Calhoun and families, Art Arkwall and sons from Ottumwa, Mary Kingery, and afternoon callers Carl Calhoun and family. Nearby Bert Adams hosted his kin for the weekend, including Mrs Hardin Adams, 87, sisters Orpha Ogden and Vergia Alexander, and brother Harve Adams of Des Moines.
Coulson Paith Hanes Edvie Aydig and JGlee Ballen attended a teachers meeting in Cuomerville Sea Gay Garnet Menicle spone Sunday with Kathleen Scott and Mrs Vingil Jobiuss.
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