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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1971
Page
1
The note discusses daylight saving time and its impact on Lake Rathbun area. It notes people adapting to the time change, predicts busy weekends, and observes crowded boat ramps on Sunday, expecting weekday evening visits and crowded summer holidays. Local residents anticipate increased lake activity.
A Des Moines paper salesman bought a large boat for Moravia and faced a no-start motor after multiple battery charges. The family left disappointed, while Rev. Woodin share a quip about heaven. Moravia Union continues church notices and a garden club project at Rathbun lake encounters plant theft and damage.
Mr and Mrs Denver Miles stayed with the Vernons. Rev Paul Lobb family visited. Dan McDaniel spent weekend at Dale Riegal home. Clifford Burger family attended Ruth Burger funeral in DeKalb. Proctors and Olives visited at Davis County Hospital. Lake Tublugh road work continues. A large Tara home near Astonville torn down for remodeling. Farmers report corn planting progress. Sympathy extends to Belle Stevens family. Mrs Staycar injured in a pickup crash destroying Staycar and topeship.
Charles Tyrrel, 71, brother-in-law of Mrs Leila Spencer, died Saturday at his home in Tucson. Born April 22, 1900 in Monroe county, he married May Pence. A machinist for 30 years, he later worked in autos in Tucson. Survived by two brothers and one sister. Funeral April 26 at Geyer Lewis in Albia, burial Moravia Hillcrest Cemetery.
Mrs Burdett Cox and Nyle were shopping in Otturawa Saturday. Mrs David Godby visited Mrs Burdett Cox Monday. They had a picnic in the timber. Visitors attended the Bardell Cox home, with Mr and Mrs J Bicked, Stewed is te ER, and a doctor afteriuck.
The Iowa State Highway Commission and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will weigh boat trailers and inspect boats at 23 locations including Rathbun Lake. This nonenforcement safety effort gives owners a courtesy report on any deficiencies and guidance for safer operation. In Moravia area, checks and weighing occur Sunday May 2 from 12 noon to 5 00 p.m.
Hostess Ruby Hedgecock entertained the Helping Neighbors club on Wednesday April 21 with 14 members and four guests Maude Johnson Cora Ankeny Thelma Hedgecock and Willadean Coe. Marie Weber led the meeting planning a June tour to Kansas City and flower exchanges with next gathering May 19.
Verna May McAninch died April 13 1971 at Davis County Hospital Bloomfield aged 79. Born Jan 30 1892 in Appanoosa County to William and Melissa Hiner Kelsey she married John E McAninch in October 1912 and lived on a farm near Iconium before moving to Centerville. Survived by two sons John William and James, a daughter who died in infancy, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, plus a sister Verda Argo and brother Pearl Kelsey. Funeral April 16 at Turner Funeral Home Centerville officiated by Rev L B Deedrick with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
A brief thanks from Mr. and Mrs. John W. McAninch and family and Mr. and Mrs. James McAninch for the kindness, sympathy, and acts of support received during their mother and grandmother's illness and following her death.
Readers are urged to phone or mail the Moravia Union with reports of any news activities in their community. The notice emphasizes keeping residents informed about the town's busy and progressive events and developments.
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