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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
2
Gentle rains and lush crops mark August with green lawns and high corn while soybeans look strong. The piece notes vacation trips by two McTavia pastors, Supt. Robert Wells and family heading west, and the union office away touring the west. It urges bold action only in lawful ways. It mentions the governor Wallace shooting case and local fear.
The speaker contrasts penalties for embezzlement hijacking and illegal parking tickets, notes past trips to Algiers, and observes North African city life. They mention Black Panther leaders seeking sanctuary in a poverty stricken area and imply leniency in modern courts for financial crimes.
Mrs. William Parson and family visited the Paul Dicks household on Wednesday evening. Hazel Hellyer and Dick Hellyer spent time with George Hellyer and Edward McCord’s family the same day. Mrs. McCord attended W S C S at Iconium Thursday afternoon. Maude Whitehead and Ruby visited Edward McCord. Clarence Whitehead and Hellyers stopped by the Topeka trip Monday to pick up Mrs. Robert Miller and Kristin, returning Sunday. Clarence Whitehead, Bobby, Robert Miller, and Kristin joined Richard Tubaugh’s family for boating Thursday evening. Appanoose county fair attendees included Edward Haver and Julie, Glen Overturf, Hazel and Dick Hellyer.
A sequence of social visits unfolds across the community with multiple households hosting dinners and reunions. Names include Rose, Whitehead, Parson, Brown, Hellyer, Cloyed, Van Zante, Hiner, Run nells, and Calhoun. Attendees travel to Connecticut and Moravia while others attend a village hay day and a sale.
Mr and Mrs Michael McDanel and Christopher returned to Clinton after visiting Mr and Mrs Ernest Hiatt and Thelma McDanel. West visited Hiatts while Royce McDanel spent the week there. A lively weekend included calls at Russell Shepard and Herb Bohlenz homes with Roscoe Pennington and others joining. Edna Downard and J D Downard spent time with the Andersons and hospital updates were shared. Mae McDonald and others visited Elsie and Lillian Jen. Daiynning? continues as a weathered note from the community.
Franklin notes reveal multiple social visits and gatherings. Dorothy Pickrell travels to California to visit relatives. families including Swift Ammons Calhouns Hershberger and Means attend picnics dinners and reunions across Honey Creek Albia Bloomfield and Burlington. 48 attended the Means reunion at Albia City Park.
Mrs Sandra Miller and Kristin and Bobby Whitehead visited at the Don Whitehead home Tuesday. Whitehead judged flowers md Sibyl at the Appanoose county fair Tuesday afternoon. Edith Callen visited Clara Speers in Albia Wednesday eve ning. Sibyl Whitehead attended the Moravia Garden Club tour Wed nesday. Glennie Dicks served refresh ments to the Iconium United Methodist Women Thursday afternoon. Attendees included Verna Hartz Maxine Sheldon Edith Callen Carol Christy Clara Theresa Brown Greg Mark Smith Mt. Prospect Ill spent Thursday at the Don Whitehead home. Mr and Mrs Dick Brown were
Thursday supper guests at the John Spencer home. Des Moines visitors Merl Shorts and family spent the weekend with George Rinehart. Claude Hawk and family joined Trux ton Dicks for Sunday dinner. Brown and Whitehead families attended a Brown reunion at Moravia park with Eldon Huedepohl and Janet from South Amana visiting Tom Hartz. Additional visits include Whiteheads in Chariton and the Sheldon and Christy households in Des Moines and Wayne Christy’s home. Terry Garrett extended stay with grandparents.
Fonda Dicks is attending a basketball academy at Ida Grove this week, joining local players and coaches for skill development and drills. The program aims to improve shooting, ball handling, and team play through structured sessions led by camp staff.
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