Moravia Legion Honors 50 Year Members Ceremony
Moravia American Legion Post celebrated its 50th anniversary with seven members receiving 50 year pins. Fifth District Commander Dean Cox presented the pins as charter members Harley Tisue, Lowell Harris and others were recognized. Auxiliary baked a large cake for the cooperative supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Basil Cowes Legion
Dean Cox
Ispel
CIA
Temry
Harley Tisue
Lowell Harris
Post
Gus Pabst
Paul Oebler
Vernie Funkhouser
Orl McCloud
Ralph Winsler
Milton Neal Burton
Albaerry
Chester Broshar
Robdt Pence
Joseph Johnson
William McKern
Hal Waughop
Richard Holman
J. F. Albert
Florida
Sdyear
Newton
Legion
Moravia Legion Auxiliary
The
Moravia American Legion and Auxiliary
Leonard Palmer
Howard Smith
Lee Hiatt
John Veach
Loren ‘Thompson
Corydon
Lake Wales
Local Post
Benefit Basketball Game Acknowledgment by Promoters
The Athletic Promoters Association thanks all who assisted in making the recent Benefit Basketball game a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Promoters Association
Enlistees From Moravia Ames and Albia Enter Navy
Richard Calhoun son of Mr and Mrs Delbert Calhoun enlisted in the Navy leaving March 20 for Great Lakes. He graduated Moravia and studied at Centerville Community College and Ames. Allen Ammons son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ammons entered the Navy at Great Lakes after Albia High School. Albert Turner has been stationed at Great Lakes and transferred to Mare Island California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Calhoun
Delbert Calhoun
Navy
Great Lakes
Calhoun
Moravia
Centerville Community College
Ames
Richard D. Calhoun
USN
Recruit Training Command
Allen Ammons
Lloyd Ammons
Albia
Albia High School
Albert Turner
California
Albert L. Turner
US. Naval School Command
CRS
Officers Chosen At Scout Meeting
At the Boy Scouts meeting Thursday evening new officers were chosen including Rodney Woodward as quarter master Mike Tomlin as scribe Dennis Spencer as senior patrol leader Dean Tomlin and Robby Hiatt as patrol leaders with Dennis Spencer and Kim Thomas as assistant patrol leaders The Salem EUB church birthday party at Golden Age Manor Centerville honored April birthdays with Rev L B Deedrick leading a program and scene-o-felt pictures followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Rodney Woodward
Mike Tomlin
Dennis Spencer
Dean Tomlin
Robby Hiatt
Kim Thomas
EUB Aid
Salem
EUB Church Aid
Golden Age Manor
Centerville
L. B. Deedrick
Tarbell promoted to Army private at Fort Bliss Texas
John R Tarbell son of Mansel and Mrs Tarbell Route 1 Melrose promoted to private E-2 after completing basic combat training at Fort Bliss Texas. Promotion early under an Army incentive policy honors outstanding trainees based on range firing scores physical proficiency and leadership potential. Tarbell is 20 and a Moravia High School 1965 graduate who entered the Army in January and studied at Eastern Iowa Community College Muscatine. Chester A Gillen Jr enters service March 20 and is stationed in Texas with US Capable Co 4th tog BN and BCT Fort Bliss Texas 70016.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Tarbell
Mansel E. Tarbell
Melrose
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Army
Moravia Community High School
Eastern Iowa Community College
Muscatine
Ben Franklin Reading Club
Peoria
Chester Gillen Jr
Pvt
Chester A. Gillen Jr
Capadoes Co
Fort Bliss
Rites Held Tuesday For Mrs. Scott 66
Mrs Iceal F Scott of Ottumwa formerly of Iconium died Saturday April 6 at St Joseph hospital Ottumwa aged 66 years 4 months 16 days Born July 20 1901 in Appanoose County Iowa daughter of John and Mary Vestal Bozwell Married Clarence R Scott in Unionville Missouri August 11 1917 Survived by husband three children Ruby Haff Alice Ruth Riggs Coleen Hill four grandchildren two great grandchildren plus a sister Bertie Stenson Funeral held Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home Ottumwa with Rev James McMorrow and Rev Cecil L Simonton Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Cincinnati
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Iceal F. Scott
Ottumwa
Iconium Vicinity
St. Joseph Hospital
Appanoose County
John
Mary Vestal Bozwell
Clarence R. Scott
Unionville
Ruby Haff
R-4
Alice Ruth Riggs
Oskaloosa
Coleen Hill
Joe Fenton
Bertie Stenson
Kinsley
Kansas
Flora Mary
Iconium Christian Church
Johnson Funeral Home
James McMorrow
Cecil L. Simonton
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Cincinnati
Eastern Stars Plan Friendship Meeting at Moravia
The Moravia Eastern Stars met in the Masonic Hall with Mrs. Genevieve Morgan presiding. They planned a friendship meeting inviting guests to perform initiatory work and to honor two fifty year members. A postmeeting program honored chaplains and Marthas, gifts were given, and games and a slogan contest followed with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Masonic Hall
Genevieve Morgan
Paul Broshar
Dick Johnson
Carl Hiatt
Veach Family Ties Highlight Easter Weekend Gatherings
Joellen Veach of Ghumwa attended the FHA banquet at the high school Friday and spent the weekend with her grandparents Mr and Mrs John Veach. Richard Veach was a dinner guest with his parents Sunday. John Knudsen of Des Moines visits Easter vacation with grandparents Mr and Mrs John Veach and Mary Kay. Mr and Mrs Leonard Palmer spent Sunday afternoon with sister Mrs Marion Keetou near Albia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joellen Veach
Ghumwa
FHA
John Veach
Richard Veach
John Knudsen
Des Moines
Mary Kay
Leonard Palmer
Marion Keetou
Albia
Salem E U B Church Revival Ends With Are You Afraid
Revival series at Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church ends with special Sunday night service on Are You Afraid. Rev L B Deedrick presides with Carl Tisue Sunday School Supt. 40 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Easter activities listed follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
L. B. Deedrick
Carl Tisue
W.S.W.S
Louisa Jones
Doris Main
Grace Methodist Church
Deedrick
Laron Thompson
Centerville
Salem E.U.B
Iconium Methodist Church Revival Services and Schedule
Easter sunrise service at Iconium Methodist Church begins 6 15 a.m. followed by breakfast at 6 45 a.m. Worship at 9 30 a.m. Sunday school at 10 30 a.m. M Y F at 6 30 p.m. closing service of the revival Sundays at 7 30 p.m. All welcome to attend the events led by Rev L 8 Deedrick and Supt Edward McCord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iconium Methodist Church
Deedrick
Edward McCord
Fairview
Lee Lenz
Moravia Methodist Circuit Easter Services and Church Schedules
Local church listings show Moravia Grace Methodist and other area congregations detailing Holy Week services. Events include Good Friday meditation at Grace Methodist, Easter Sunrise at 5 45 am with guest speaker Laron Thompson, and Easter sermon The Third Day. Additional worship, Sunday School times, and WSCS meetings are listed for Fairview Wesley Chapel Moravia Grace First Christian Church and Church of the Nazarene. Local wedding attendance noted for an Otumwa ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Hersey
Grace Methodist Church
L. B. Deedrick
Laron Thompson
Salem E. U. B
Salem EUB Dinner Innings at April 12
The Ladies Aid will serve dinner Wednesday April 12 with fried chicken mashed potatoes gravy creamed peas coleslaw deviled eggs rolls and coffee jelly served by a escort or butler
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Salem E.U.B
The
Ladies Aid
Butler
Rites Here Today For Mrs Wilson
Mrs Flossie Daphan Wilson 68 of 508 E Oak Street Centerville died suddenly at home April 8 from heart condition. Born September 14 1899 in Moravia she married Richard C Wilson February 24 1918. Survived by husband two sons two daughters six grandchildren and siblings. Funeral Thursday 1:30 pm at Moravia Methodist Church burial Moravia Cemetery.
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Flossie Daphan Wilson
E. Oak Street
Centerville
Moravia
B. E
Cora Gordon Turner
Richard C. Wilson
Methodist Parsonage
Wilsons
Methodist Church and Order of Eastern Star of
Virgie Turner
Edward
Mardeena L.) White Jr
Moravia Council Addresses Water and Street Issues
Moravia town council held a 3.5 hour meeting to discuss securing a new water source after current wells fail to meet needs. They plan to meet with bonding attorney Jack Sparks on April 11 to review costs and financing for a potential 2000 foot Jordan vein deep well. The meeting covered water service extensions, ditch drainage, septic tank ordinances, parking, and enforcement of dog controls. The council also approved funding for a summer athletic director at the high school ball diamond and discussed quarterly water bills and meter readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Jack Sparks
Des Moines
Bonding
Ronnie VanZante
Dwight Glick
VanDorin
Dean Easter
Larry Pfannebecker
Wales
Rainbow Girls Host Book Party at Masonic Hall
Moravia Rainbow Girls held a bunk party Friday evening at the Masonic Hall with twenty two girls and two adults present for the night.
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Rainbow Girls
Moravia
Masonic Hall
Sawvel Couple Welcome Baby Girl in Aspen
Mr and Mrs Keith Sawvel of Aspen Colorado welcomed a baby girl weighing seven pounds twelve ounces born in March at a local hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lester Sawvel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Sawvel
Aspen
Colo
Lester Sawvel Lave
Golden Age Manor receives Mrs Eva Hiatt after hip injury
Mrs Eva Hiatt moved Wednesday from Oskaloosa hospital to Golden Age Manor Centerville to recover from a broken hip sustained in a February 26 fall. Mrs Harold Burton moves to University Hospital Iowa City for medical care with her husband accompanying her. Mrs Irene Glick Davis 64, daughter of Bertha Foster and C A Foster, dies at Mercy hospital Des Moines April 9 1968. survivors include husband Carl four sons two stepsons and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. funeral in Milo Iowa April 12 burial Moravia cemetery.
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Eva Hiatt
Golden Age Manor
Oskaloosa Hospital
Centerville
Harold Burton
Iowa City
University Hospital
Burton
Ottumwwa Hospital
Ottumwa
Irene Glick Davis
Bertha McKim Foster
C. A. Foster
Appanoose County
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Hor
Carl
Leon
Kenneth
Darrell Glick
Gary Davis
Don
Kenneth Davis
Milo
Iowa
Moravia Cemetery
Mrs Emma Hayward Sent Home From Hospital
Mrs Emma Hayward returned to her home Friday after a two week stay at Monroe County hospital due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Hayward
Monroe County Hospital
Van Dorin Purchases Mericle Home In Iconium
Mrs Glen Van Dorin and her children moved Saturday to the property she recently bought from Mr and Mrs Carson Mericle. The Mericles have relocated to the Truxton Dicks property in Iconium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen van Dorin
Mericle Home
Carson Mericle
Mericles
Truxton Dicks
Iconium
Fashion Show Highlights FHA Banquet Winners
The Moravia gym hosted the annual FHA banquet with the theme Showboat of Fashion. About 200 attended as four top winners posed: Jan Moore first in Freshmen, Linda Hiatt first Sophomore, Karen Martin first Junior, and Nancy Crabtree in FHA for a first award. other winners included Brenda Tubaugh Diane Rogers Mary Louise VanDorin Sheila Wilson Carla Miller Linda Mobley and Ruth Johnson across divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Moore
Linda Hiatt
Sophmore
Karen Martin
Nancy Crabtree
Brenda Tubaugh
Diane Rogers
Mary Louise VanDorin
Sheila Wilson
Carla Miller
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American Legion
Mare Island
Calif
Eastern Stars
Cas
Methodist Circuit
Wesley Chapel
Ken Daniels
Eva Tucker
Grace Methodist
Richard Tubaugh
First Christian Church
Lois Fowler
Aid
Church of the Nazarene
E. J. Strong
Frank Woodward
Renae Carruthers
Earl Hanes
Bethany Baptist Church
Sylvia Hiau
Gary Perry
Julie
Jeff
Robert Sheldon
Donald Sheldon
Roy Sheldon
Ronald
Mrs. Wilson
Irene Davis
Winer
Carolyn Faber
Lisa Faber
Beth Boyer
Vinita Gosnell
Debbie Kelley
Barbara Kelley
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