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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1963
Page
2
A flurry of Sunday and weekend visits fills Shanghai notes as Mr and Mrs Pearl Kelsey, Nellie Thompson, Verna McAntrich and several others share calls and meals across nearby towns. Weddings and family gatherings spark news with Richard Penfield and Susan Wilson tying the knot Monday.
Friday and weekend visits mark a busy social scene with multiple households hosting relatives and friends. Guests include the Henshaw, McDanel, Hart, Boblenz, Weston, Kirstein, Hiatt, Miller, Dooley, Atterbury, Zintz, and McDane families, plus others from Melrose, Ottumwa, Adel, Cabool, and Boonville. Activities feature a Rainbow installation, a Moravia Festival, and plans for a blue ribbon ice cream demonstration titled Cool and Calorie Conscious.
Mrs Wayne McDonal hosts a class ro bin at Moravia park with Mr and Mrs Tom Pettibone and Jackie. Alberta Spencer helped serve dinner at the Methodist church. Several neighbors visited Virgil Dooley home and Roy Dooley hosted dinner. Charley Blumer attended Fall Festival with Centerville guests.
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Callen and family visited Wayne Christy home for dinner and later gatherings with Deanna Sheldon and Clayton Sheldon. Pearl Broshar stayed with Dick Brown home, while Carol Christy recovered in Centerville hospital from a viral infection. Birthday supper at Roy Gilliland followed Sunday visits by Paul Talmadge Hampton Nellia Thompson and the Rinehart and Thompson households.
Sunday evening and weekend visits fill a string of local homes. Mr and Mrs Dick Brown and Brad joined friends at the Don Wiltehead residence while Mr and Mrs Wayne Christy and girls visited Frank and Ruth Bennett in Cincinnati. Brice Thompson hosted the Boys 4-H club Monday. Nickie and Fonda attended with Mr and Mrs Paul Dicks and Mr and Mrs Truxton Dicks. Sharon McGuire and Frank Church wed at Humeston with Nickie and Fonda present. McGuire is Truxton Dicks’s niece. neighbors and friends shared reports of gatherings and arrivals, including Bill Wiand and children from Des Moines visitingGilbert Callen’s home.
Community members attended Morayia Fall Festival events while others shared visits and hospital updates. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jennings joined the Sytsma reunion in Knoxville as Terry Rose stayed with the Dell Hellyer household.
Taylor Aid club met with Merle Miller on September 8 for a cooperative dinner. Attendees included Winifred II, Helen Wilson, Wayde Spencer, Boyd Carter, Jit Herron, Nelson Bal linger, Jay Wilgori, Gladys Harsh, Leta Pettibone, Bill, Jackie, David, and Vic Michald vich. Minutes noted prior session and roll call. Officers elected for the coming year were Helen Wilson chair, Alberta Spencer vice chair, Gladys Harsh secretary and treasurer. Secret pals drawn, bingo prizes awarded, next gathering set with Leta Pettibone on October 4.
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