This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1970
Page
2
Rathbun passed an ordinance to remove clutter and restrict junk autos at dump grounds for Rathbun users only. The move suggests increased local activity and possible development as pollution concerns gain nationwide attention.
Mrs. Clifford Burger reports Unionville visitors and Easter gatherings. Families from Rock Island Ottumwa Bettendorf Des Moines Cedar Rapids Cincinnati Temple City Centerville Marshalltown and Washington meet at relatives homes and church events. Easter sightings and travels span multiple households.
Moravia officials enforce a no burning rule at the town dump effective immediately. Wastes must be buried under a sanitary landfill per new state law. The move aims to limit nonresidents use and curb escalating disposal costs. Farm and other town residents are affected as the dump sees growing nonresident usage.
Dale Riegel and family visited relatives in the area including Mr. and Mrs. George West of Kansan City Missouri and Mr. Danny McDanes of Moravia. Bruce Jones of Temple City California visited Willard Brain with Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones and Mr. Brain are siblings. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hopkins were in Bloomfield Saturday.
ADELL community update lists visits and gatherings. Families including Burklands Fenton Webers and Moffatts share Easter dinners and hospital calls. Des Moines Veterans hospital and Centerville Ottumwa visits are noted with several neighborly calls and shopping trips.
Attendance at Sunday school noted with 36 present. Visitors include Larry Talbot and family and Mrs Helen Bear. Several local families hosted guests and youth at various homes and events across Griffinsville including co op supper at the Masonic hall and birthday observance for Dollie with many visits and guest lists.
Community members attended a Wesley Chapel gathering welcoming Mr and Mrs Don Hiatt and Mr and Mrs Eugene Daniels back. Rosemary Phillips spoke about Europe travels with slides. a social hour and refreshments followed. Multiple locals visited, called, or hosted relatives during Easter and recent weekends.
Mrs Theo Miller reports new neighbors Mr and Mrs Donald Hiatt moved to the farm vacated by the Guy Argo family. The Hiatts visited Ernest West on Thursday. The Mikels family attended an inspiration event in Mendota Missouri with Tena on the program. Easter services were held at Wesley with Mintia Shoemaker singing. Gerald Mikels and family visited his parents Perry and Mrs Mikels. The Boblenz and Belzer families, plus Billy, joined a weekend trip to Atchison Kansas to visit Johnnie Kirstein.
Clinton Burns and others from St. Joseph Ottumwa Centerville Centerville Bloomfield and Seymour are noted in a series of church visits family gatherings and neighborly calls. The items mention Mintin Shoemaker visiting Hugh Richey Lyndon MecDanes and a Wesley Chapel gathering with neighbors sharing sandwiches salad and coffee.
Sp4 Hazel Hellyer and Mrs Terry Rose with Kristie Ann of Fort Riley joined Easter weekend at the Dell Hellyer home. Sunday dinner guests included Monnie Rose, Robert Kain and Laura Jayne from Des Moines, plus George Hellyer. Other visits featured the Browns, McCords, and Rineharts. Clarence Hiner returned from Ottumwa hospital and is improving. Mrs Edward McCord and Constance attended WSCS in Iconium.
Dell Heillyer home and Mrs. Edward McCord visited Albia hospital on Friday. Families including the Whites, Tubaughs, Calhouns, Firkins, Huffs, and Browns spent time at various homes over the weekend. Sympathy extended to the family of Arthur Van Dorin.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.