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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1959
Page
2
Sunday visits filled with family and friends as the Hellyer, Calhoun, Perry, Brown, McCord and Rinehart households hosted gatherings at multiple homes. Supper engagements, club parties, and an M.Y.F. skating event at Moravia tied together a busy week of neighborhood hospitality and weekend socializing.
Local residents including Mr and Mrs Earl Swift and family and many neighbors spent Sundays and weekends visiting at various homes and the St Josephs hospital in Ottumwa Centerville and nearby towns. Several families shared hospitality at the Swifts Benns Calhouns and Miller households with multiple guests during the period.
In the afternoon they visited her mother Mrs. Lee Benz in the St. Josephs hospital in Ottumwa. Emmett and Karen Derby called at the Lloyd Ammons home Thursday evening. Thelma Calhoun and Neva Richards helped with the M.Y.F. bake sale in Albia Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Swift spent Sunday evening at Merle Dicks.
The Shanghai club met with Anna Landgrebe on April 8. A noon meal followed by quilting. Doris N Christy received a birthday gift. Roll call echoed a favorite flower. Attendees included Lorraine, Mike, Jimmy Rinehart, Dorothy Calhoun, Iole Christy, Bertha Overturf, Doris and Carol Christy, Amy Hiner, Allie Taylor, Cora Murphy, Barbara and Patty Jo Christy, Anna, Lloyd and Donnie Landgrebe. Next gathering set with Olive McDonalds on April 22.
Numerous visits and gatherings across Moravia Centerville Unionville and surrounding areas. Residents including Mr and Mrs Francis Kincade Joyce of Moravia and others attend weddings dinners birthdays and doctor visits. Local seniors plan a Kirksville trip as Udell seniors observe Class Day.
Moravia Community School District quarterly expense statement ending March 31 1959 lists salaries, taxes, utilities, transportation, books, supplies, and services. Several named vendors and individuals appear including Moravia Bank Office Soap Creek Telephone Co and State Historical Society of Town with various payments recorded.
A fragmented OCR listing shows numerous vendor names and small amounts for supplies, services, and books. Items include educational publications, library materials, janitorial supplies, transportation, and utility costs, with many misread lines and unclear totals.
Public notice announces a May 18 1959 special election in Moravia Town Appanoose County Iowa. The ballot will include a proposition asking voters whether to grant a specified measure. The notice provides details for electors to participate in the local decision.
Official franchise ballot notice for Moravia Iowa asks voters to decide if Moravia Gas Company and successors may erect operate and maintain a natural gas distribution system in Moravia Appanoose County for 25 years. Polls open noon to 7 pm at the Community Building with ballots presenting YES or NO on the public measure.
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