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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1938
Page
4
Evelyn Hiatt teaches in Earlham as John Angel visits from Wyoming. Numerous residents relocate, visit, or attend schools and events in Moravia, Albia, Ottumwa, Centerville, Fairfield, and surrounding areas. A family welcomes a baby, others attend funerals, picnics, and club meetings as The Festival season brings repairs and gatherings across the region.
Emma Wood and Henry Arthian returned from a ten day trip to the Dakotas visiting the Wm. J. Wood home at Millboro S. D. They traveled via Nebraska and the Iowa side of the Missouri River to Sioux City. They attended Labor Day festivities at Winner S. D. featuring an Indian demonstration and Abu-Bekr White Horse Patrol. Crops in Dakota are better this year than in several past years.
The sixteenth Coffin reunion was held at the James Ulem home four miles northeast of Centerville. Thirty one relatives and friends attended a cooperative luncheon and afternoon social. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Coffin, Mrs. Alice Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Coffin, Paul Coffin and daughter Shirley, and others from Moravia, SaskCanada Unionville and Centerville among.
The Jones family reunion was held Sunday August 11 at the Kenneth Free residence. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Jones of Seymour, Hilbert Roberts and daughter Rita Joyce, Mrs Hicks Pabst and son Larry, Mr and Mrs Borin Wailes and daughter Blairvorne of Centerville, Ma and Mrs Ervin Lineux Clair Albia, Mr Charley Jones, Mr and Mrs Harold Davis Donald Derk Margaret and Willian of Moree ma Suites, My and Mme Kenneth Free cid sun Dale.
The notice lists a Bible School at 10 a.m. with Trene Main as superintendent. Communion at 10 50 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. Additional preaching at 8 p.m. Pastor GEO A Civey in charge.
United Brethren church announces Sunday School at 10 a m with M K Blackman as superintendent Worship service at 11 a m Y B C BE U at 7 p m Evening service at 8 p m Woman's Aid gathers each Wednesday afternoon All day meeting and dinner the third Wednesday of each month Pastor T J Zike extends a cordial invitation to all.
The Church of Christ Bible Class invites all to join Sunday morning Bible School and Lord's Day Communion services. No Thursday evening Bible Study due to Fall Festival. Visitors from Jones Grove Fetters family joined Sunday evening, and all are welcome to study God's Word.
W M Dukes longtime Iowa resident formerly of Unionville dies at his Centerville home Sunday afternoon Sept 11 after a period of illness. A service was held at Centerville Methodist church with burial in Centerville cemetery. Survived by brother U S Dukes and sisters Ola Potts and Edith Miller.
The Harris family met September 4 and 5, 1938 at Hayward Minnesota with many relatives attending from Iowa and California. Officers elected were Lowell Harris president P H Cobbs vice president H H Harris secretary and J H Duncan treasurer. Next reunion to be decided. One marriage since last gathering Clara Helen Cobbs to Paul Beital now in Los Angeles.
A local reunion poster notes a gathering at Gentervndhe Ely Park on September 4 with attendance figures unclear. The fragmentary text suggests a community event centered on past residents and shared memories.
A noon gathering featured fried chicken and cool drinks with ball games and visiting. Attendees included A W Kincade family and many neighbors from Albia and Newton, with two marriages and one birth reported in the past year.
Moravia Iowa Rebekah Lodge 404 resolves in memory of Sister Ella Funkhouser who died September 8 1938. Charter draped for thirty days and resolution published in The Moravia Union with copies to family. Committee Gladsie Pennington Eva Firkins Effie Gollaher.
Entertaining Mr and Mrs Gabe Johnson hosted a Sunday dinner honoring their daughter Mrs Delmar Glick and family from California. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Howell and two sons, Delia McCrory and son, Walter Scott and children, and many local relatives plus out of town visitors Gilbert Johnson Jessie Hunt Ottumwa and Ralph Gilbert with Wood.
Mr and Mrs Bill Barnes and son of Albia along with Ed ward Stocker of California are named in a local notice highlighting family milestones and movements.
The Fairview School and Sunday School of Union township invite former residents to Fairview Homecoming on Sunday, September 25. The forenoon service precedes a basket dinner and afternoon program featuring musical and recitation pieces, memories, and a history of the Sunday School, with Rev Donahoo delivering the closing prayer and song.
Clyde Hiatt and Frank Swaim returned Tuesday from Rochester Minnesota with Mrs J F Powell who remained for observation and treatment at the Mayo Clinic The pair also had the pleasure of seeing President Roose at the Mayo Clinic sightseer event
A brief sighting notes Welt attending an event with his son James, joining other attendees in a family outing. No further details on location or occasion are provided in the readable text.
The Moravia Co Operative Marketing Association sent one car of hogs and one car of cattle to the St Louis market Tuesday.
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