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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1965
Page
2
Local observers tout Rathbun reservoir and lake as a catalyst for regional growth. Promoters study maps, seek sites, and attract prospective investors while rumors float about new businesses and services in Moravia nicknamed Heart of the North Shore Area.
The Union office promotes Moravia as an active development hub to attract investments and widen the tax base. Free maps are available at the Union office to aid local taxpayers in supporting rapid construction and land preservation efforts. Friends and relatives visit and attend local events. multiple households join in dinners and gatherings across Knoxville and Des Moines, reflecting the community’s social fabric.
A local social roundup notes visits among the Christy Brown and related families. Several households host dinners and gatherings from Tuesday through Sunday. Marcia Thompson wins a science fair prize and advances to state in Des Moines on April 9 and 10.
Local residents from Tiskilwa and nearby towns visited relatives and friends over the weekend. The gatherings included Joiner and Cridlebaugh families in multiple home visits, Longs hosting in Davenport, and Chicago trips for West Central Sub District MYF attendees. Several attendees joined funeral services for M. E. McDanel and callers stopped by Hiatt households.
Local social notes list residents visiting relatives and travel plans. The McDanels plan a Rockford trip after spending winter in California. Mr and Mrs Ernest Hiatt and Mr and Mrs Guy McDanel joined Fay Clines for Monday afternoon, with other visits across Bloomfield Unionville and Lute Hiatt homes.
Hazel Heliver and others hosted and visited across Salem and nearby towns. Families including Calhoun, Brown, Hellyer, Perry, and Lee shared gatherings, while relatives traveled from Des Moines and Chicago. A hospital stay for Jeffrey Perry and youth group activities in Moravia appear in the week’s local events.
Friday to Sunday visiting and hosting events surround Udell with Mr and Mrs Jim McAninch, Lloyd Brown, Edward McCord, Delbert Calhoun, Burdett Cox, Herschel Kelley, and other families. Rooms filled with guests from Albia, Moravia, Drakeville, and nearby.
Burdett Cox assisted Walter Har pers several times during the week. Mr and Mrs Burdett Ward and family joined Thursday supper and Sunday dinner at Dennis Kelley home. Rowena Cox and Jimmy Logan visited Mr and Mrs Alva Cridlebaugh Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Glen Fowler and girls spent Sunday afternoon at Gaylord Main home.
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