FFA Members Describe 8 Day 2281 Mile Educational Trip
Nineteen Moravia FFA members with advisor and bus drivers completed an eight day journey covering 2281 miles. Highlights included Sioux City stockyards with verbal bids, a modern packing plant, Sugar beets irrigated in Hurley area yielding up to 20 tons per acre, the Corn Palace in Mitchell, Badlands scenery, Rockerville and the Roy Healey Museum, Wind Cave near 40 degree temperatures, Evans Plunge at Hot Springs, Wyoming Hereford ranch with 2800 cattle and bulls shipped from England, Monfort feeding lots near Greeley with 20 000 head on feed, Estes Park and Trail Ridge road, Gr and Lake and the Alvin B Adams tunnel part of the Big Thompson project, and stops at Loveland North Platte and Denver finishing with an alfalfa dehydration plant output of 45 tons per day.
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Moravia F.F.A
Sioux City
Dick Welding
Lewis & Clark Lake
Yarkton
South Dakota
Hurley
Mitchell South Dakota
Wind Cave
Hot Springs
Evans Plunge
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
England
Australia
Monfort
Greely
Colo
Loveland
Estes Park
Trail Ridge Road
Grand Lake
Alvin B. Adams
Big Thompson
WMCA
Denver
North Platte
Neb
Fairgrounds
Sterling
Calo
Silly Lockmans Buy Hammond Property in Moravia
Mr and Mrs Billy Lockman purchased the Ruth Hammond property in the east part of town and plan to move there next week. They are leaving the Mrs Forrest Kaster property. E L Allen and family of Des Moines will move to the Kaster place vacated by the Lockmans. Mr Allen has run the Moravia Welding shop on the east square.
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Billy Lockman
Ruth Hammond
Mrs. Forrest Kaster
E. L. Allen
Des Moines
Kaster
Lockmans
Allen
Moravia
Mrs Robison Dies Suddenly at Son's Home
Mrs John Robison of Memphis Tennessee died suddenly Wednesday at her son Gerald's home in New Orleans Louisiana. She had gone there July 9 to go through a clinic and in failing health her sudden passing was unexpected. She had been planning an evening sightseeing trip with her son and family. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Hope funeral home in Gallatin Missouri.
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John Robison
Memphis
Mrs Gordon Hawk Honored by Rainbow Girls
Bloomfield assembly No 32 will honor Mrs Gordon Hawk Grand Deputy at a reception in Bloomfield High School gymnasium Sunday August 6 to recognize her twenty years of Rainbow service. Public invited to attend from 2 30 p m CST.
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Bloomfield Assembly No
Order of the Rainbow
Gordon Hawk
Bloomfield High School
Marsha Day Returns Home After Appendectomy
Marsha Day returned home Wednesday after an appendectomy performed Thursday at Monroe County Hospital in Albia.
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Marsha Day
Monroe County
Albia
Cliff Paxstons Move To North Street Home
Mr and Mrs Clifford Paxston moved Saturday to the home they recently purchased from Mr and Mrs A Main, known as the late Austin Jay property on North street. The price ranged between 250000 and 350000 dollars to build the plant. The alfalfa was dried from 90 percent moisture to less than 13.9 percent in about one minute. After drying it was pelleted and shipped to the feed manufacturer. The group visited a church in Kearney Nebraska, then Fremont for recreation and Boystown in Omaha where they toured the dairy farm trade school auditorium and the chapel. They returned home at 4:00 pm on July 24.
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Clifford Paxston
Main
Austin Jay Prperty
North Street
Ellen
Faye
Kearney
Nebr
Fremont
Omaha
Boystown
Moravia Schools To Open Full Term August 28
Superintendent A R Fenton announced Moravia schools begin on Monday August 28 with full classes all day and hot lunch served on opening day. New courses include Spanish and calculus, and the faculty is complete. A full opening schedule will appear in a future Union issue.
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A. R. Fenton
Moravia
The
Union
F B Barbecue Draws Record Crowd at Farm Bureau Picnic
Over 800 people attended the annual Farm Bureau picnic at Lake Wapello, the largest group in the facilities’ history. Kenneth Thatcher gave the keynote, beef barbecue weighed 450 pounds, and six counties contributed. A four-line noon service served meals, with games, merchandise drawing, and county winners Lloyd Brown and Sterling Martin.
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Farm Bureau
Lake Wapello
Ilf.b.f
Kenneth Thatcher
H. R .Lowe
Lloyd Brown
Sterling Martin
Monroe County
VanDorin Secures Implement Co Moravia Move
Sylvan VanDorin has secured the McClurg Implement company in Moravia and will run the business with minimal policy changes. He brings ten years in the implement trade including John Veach Implement Co. and Albia Firestone. The store sells and services Allis Chalmers equipment. John Murdy joins as mechanic after completing training. Mrs. McClurg will assist in the parts department and office.
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Sylvan VanDorin
McClurg Implement Company
Moravia
John Veach Implement Co
Albia Firestone
Allis-Chalmers
VanDorin
John Murdy
McClurg
Howard Carson Dies Suddenly at 70 in Moravia
Howard Carson 70 died of a heart attack at his home in Moravia around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday and was pronounced dead at Monroe County Hospital in Albia. Born October 21, 1890 in Lancaster Iowa, he was a retired Milwaukee railroad section foreman and had lived in Moravia 24 years. Survived by wife Florence Beasley a son Darrell of Saugus California two daughters Evelyn Langhurst and Myrna Reifschneider a brother Wilbert Carson of Haysville Town seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Body at Turner funeral home service pending word from son Darrell en route on vacation.
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Howard Carson
Moravia
Monroe County
Albia
Lancaster
Iowa
Francis and
Elzona Shirkey Carson
Milwaukee Railroad
Florence Beasley
Darrell
Saugus
Calif
Evelyn Langhurst
Myrna Reifschneider
Cedar Rapids
Wilbert Carson
Haysville
Town
Turner Funeral Home
Billy Callen Injures Ear In Go Cart Mishap
Billy Calley son of Mr and Mrs Clair Callen fell while starting a go cart Monday sliding on his head and shoulder tearing his ear badly eight stitches were needed He was taken to St Joseph hospital in Centerville for treatment and returned home to recover.
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Billy Calley
Clair Callen
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
In Memoriam Frank Lockman Remembered by Family
In loving memory of Frank Lockman father grandfather and great grandfather who left us five years ago on August 7 1957. Sweet to remember him as he was here then though absent he remains dear. From his children grandchildren and great grandchildren Mr and Mrs Jess Baker.
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Frank Lockman
Jess Baker
Free Religious Movie Saturday Night
The Moravia Ministerial Association sponsors a free film series each Saturday in August after the drawing. The color feature Far From Alone addresses a college football player's problem with a focus for young viewers. In rain it screens at the E.U.B. church.
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Moravia Ministerial Association
E.U.B
Church Services and Plans Across Local Congregations
The report lists multiple churches with service times and pastors including Grace Methodist Church, Wesley Chapel, Moravia Park activities, Nazarene Camp plans in West Des Moines, and a union park service led by Rev Ogden. It notes morning worship, Sunday School, evening services, youth fellowship, and midweek meetings.
Moravia church announces weekly schedule and events
Evangelical United Brethren Church led by Rev J A Ogden and Pastor Carl VanZante lists Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. Bible study and prayer meeting on Wednesday. morning worship at 10:00 a.m. Union evening services with Moravia churches at 7:30 p.m. A religious film plays after the band concert Saturday at the park, sponsored by the Moravia Ministerial Association. Church Council meets Monday Aug 7 at 8:00 p.m.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
J. A. Ogden
Carl VanZante
Moravia
Mrs Charles Jonson Undergoes Major Surgery In Albia
Mrs Charley Johnson underwent major surgery at Monroe county hospital in Albia on Monday and is recovering. Marsha Day thanks friends for the many cards gifts flowers and calls that helped the time pass more quickly during the hospital stay.
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Charles Jonson
Charley Johnson
Monroe County Hospital
Albia
Card of Thanks for Funeral Return and Prayers
A note from CHARLES BROSHAR and MARJORIE PAXSTON thanks friends who sent cards letters flowers and called on them at Low City hospital during illness and after death.
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Charles Broshar
Spencer Barber Shop Wedding Notice Closes Saturday
Closed notice announces Spencer Barber Shop will be closed all day Saturday August 5 for a wedding event. The business will resume normal hours afterward.
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Spencer Barber Shop
Albia Monroe County 4-H Fair Seeks Big Livestock Entries
Albia arrives at fair week with about 373 livestock entries led by 109 baby beef, 11 heifers, 30 swine, 80 sheep, 48 dairy cattle and 23 horses. girls demonstrations advance to state fair. new arena and seal added. full schedule spans Sunday to Thursday with rodeos, judging, and livestock sale.
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Monroe County
County Queen of Conservation
N F C Meet At Drakesville Draws Iowa Farmers
About two thousand to two and a half thousand farmers and friends gathered at Drakesville for a lamb barbecue on Thursday July 27. More than a thousand cars from southeastern Iowa and a portion of Missouri attended to hear speakers including George W Ladd and Clare Magee. Ladd discussed bargaining power for farmers while Magee spoke on organizing to secure fair prices and a share of national income. Dwight Anderson noted local Farmers Union backing NFC, and Francis York outlined caravans to the August 7 NFC action in Des Moines. Local counties Appanoose and Monroe were well represented.
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Drakesville
Davis County
Iowa
Athern Missouri
George W. Ladd
Towa State University
Ames
Clare Magee
Unionville
Ladd
Magee
Dwight Anderson
Wapello Co
NFO
Francis York
Indianola
Des Moines
Veterans Auditorium
Appanoose
Monroe County
Wilson Kedmon hosts fifty-fifth annual Wilson event
The fifty fifth annual Wilson location event will be held at Mora Via park on Sunday August 13. Visitors are welcome. Edrie Phillips secretary.
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Wilson
Mora Via Park
Edrie Phillips
Secy
Lockman Reunion Held at Moravia Park
The annual Lockman reunion takes place Sunday August 13 at Moravia Park with a basket dinner at noon. All friends and relatives are welcome to attend.
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Lockman
Moravia Park
Centerville Fair Begins as Appanoose 4-H Sets Record
Appanoose county fair opens with new 4-H building half devoted to girls exhibits and half to home economics. Large entries across dairy, beef, sheep, and swine. dairy judging Wednesday, swine Thursday, beef Thursday afternoon, sheep Friday. livestock auction Saturday at 9 30 a.m. Entertainment includes wrestling, Hal Gerven show, and Merritt’s Circle M rodeo.
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Appanocee County
Harold Holder
Inga Eddy
Exension Office
FFA
Hal Gerven
Centervilles
Merritt
Garden Club Meets with Mrs Harley Tisue Moravia
The Moravia Garden club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Harley Tisue presiding. Nineteen members attended and were served home made ice cream and wafers. A fall plant sale was voted, and Miss Blanche Graham reported on a president luncheon at Waterloo in June. Dennis and Dale Fox from Centreville are visiting the Art Fox home.
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Moravia Garden Club
Harley Tisue
Dan Mihalovich
Gerald Morgan
Blanche Graham
Waterloo
Howard Smith
Earl Boyer
Clarence Johnson
Births in Centerville and Mystic Celebrate Newborns
Mrs Sandy Lewis and the late David Lewis of Mystic welcomed a son on July 28 at St Joseph hospital Centerville weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dallas Walker. Also, a daughter born July 27 at St Joseph hospital Centerville weighed 4 pounds 12 ounces to Mr and Mrs Lazelle Lindley with parental grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Lindley.
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Sandy Lewis
David Lewis
Mystic
St Joseph Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Dallas Walker
Lazelle Lindley
Fred Lindley
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Silly Lockmans
Hammond Property
Cliff Paxstons
F.B
Billy Callen
Memoriam
Colorado
F.F.A
FF A
Milarada
Marvin Lindley
Richard Perry
Colorade Ranch
First Christian Church
Donald Plum
Birdie Main
Ladies Aid
Grace Methodist Church
Weldon Whitenack
Fairview Lee Benz
Wesley Chapel
Howard Guenther
Park
Richard Yubaugh
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Ogden
the Nazarene Church
Church of the Nazarene
H. LeVern Smith
Frank Woodward
Nazarene
West Des Moines
Beret
Lows City Hospital
Marjorie Paxston
Albia Fair
N.F.C
Wilson Kedmon
Garden Club
Dennis and
Dale Fox
Art Fox
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