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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1960
Page
1
The fragment reflects a caution about the time needed to complete a comprehensive questionnaire. It suggests the process would require a lengthy period if all questions were answered and considered fully.
A reader laments the vast time spent on long census forms across the United States arguing the questions pry into private life for big business. The piece notes the extensive questionnaire covering housing, income, travel, and education, and questions its relevance to counting people, ending with a sales pitch for Moravia Union office receipt books.
Mrs. R. A. Faber and family host events in Urbana Center as visitors return from Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wilson dine with Ray Fishers. Raymond Vance remains ill in Albia hospital. Jimmy Wilson contracts scarlet fever. The Wednesday club met April 6 with 12 attendees and a mystery package drawing won by Mrs. Marion Fisher. Next meeting is April 20 with Mrs. R. A. Faber hosting.
Union Township community notices list district W S C S meeting in Ottumwa, a Unionville unit gathering, visits, the Rural Women’s Day in Centerville, and various local social calls. The Moravia Town Council schedules a May 16, 1960 hearing for a municipal waterworks project with bid details, plans on file, and payment terms.
Local residents hosted and joined relatives for weekend and weekday visits at several farms and homes. Numerous guests included Rineharts, Christys, Landgrebes, Overturfs, Hellyers, Wakefields, and Firking, with dinners, Sunday gatherings, quilting, and relaxed afternoon calls noted.
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