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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
2
Local crowds and visits populate Centerville and surrounding towns. Blanche Graham spent Saturday in Center ville with relatives, while bond promotions and Gamble Store ads promote staples like Bonded Anti-Freeze. The community shares visits, dinners, and church aid events, including a large oyster supper at the Legion Home and a charity tea hosted by Methodist Aid groups.
The Board met with all members present and approved listed claims including Allen News Shop 11.78. Telephone Co 56.84. City Book Store 9.87. Bruce Motor Freight 8.57. Bureau of Dental Hygiene 6.68. Centerville Water Co 62.48. and others. Several individuals such as Grace L Bedinger and Lester Brain appear among the expenses and unclaimed fees.
An excerpted letters column from Moravia Union dated October 7 1989 recounts a family trip west starting September 14 visiting relatives in Greeley Colorado Idaho Springs Palisade Grand Junction and Wolcott. It notes meetings with Reich Lumber Yard Herschel Reich and a warm Moravia connection, plus local society notes and church revival plans in Centerville.
Mrs. Boyer Ridge and Mrs. Goode of Bloomfield visited sister Mrs. Bellé Whicker Friday through Monday evening. Sunday they toured the Grover Ashby home near Centerville with Mr and Mrs F E Moffitt. Mrs. Helen Garretson called on Ravaria Sunday afternoon. Mr Harlan Pearson and Opal Goughnour visited the Ira Boyer home as did Mr and Mrs F A Boyer and Mr and Mrs Ira Boyer. They shopped in Albi a Monday with Mr and Mrs Cliff Easter and Mr and Mrs Olin Foster.
Bill Whicker and Mr and Mrs Te join Mrs doles Fisk and Misa Jéstadine Laws at the Boyer Schoolhouse to stage a forthcoming plane top play. Sunday evening editors at the Belle Whicker home were Mr and Mrs Trenton tmerangrad.
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