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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1960
Page
1
Moravia, a small southern Iowa town, announces rapid progress with asphalt surfacing around a new post office, construction on a new high school, and crews laying gas mains and water service. Local streets see less speeding amid the active development and high payrolls for workers in multiple projects.
Moravia maintains its century old pace with welding of a new water tower and a water purification plant installation. Rural crops face irregular corn prospects with price fluctuations, while elder residents note the bustling pace and observers from nearby planters watch the aerial tank construction from a chosen park corner.
A large crowd of old friends and neighbors attended funeral services for Pleas Gray 84 who died Saturday August 6 at St Joseph hospital after a week in care. He is survived by wife Dolly brothers Edd Corna Calif Joe Centerville a nephew Albert Gray Nebraska and two nieces Nellie Dorothy California. Mr W K Taylor Jr and daughters of St Louis Mo visited with Minnie Replogle and Dee Whisler while en route to Waterloo Town to visit relatives. Zola Saum was a Wednesday evening caller at Leslie Potter
A Moravia Union reader sends a humorous aside about family newspaper habits and a postscript prayer. The piece lists family members, their favorite columns, and a cathedral find from 1770 in Chester England. It ends with a light devotional prayer for digestion humor and grace.
Local residents report moves and visits across several towns including Udell Mexico and Woodhull. Families Marvin Wolver Don Burgess and guests joined Alvin Wagner's farm dinner near Udell while Crawford and Moore families gathered for church and social visits.
Mr and Mrs Claude Paris attended the funeral of Claude s uncle in Bloomfield on Wednesday. He was over ninety. Several locals visited churches, services, and visits extended across Lamont Lamoni Ottumwa Moravia Albia and Des Moines with family and friends in attendance. Sunday school and preaching at Miller were announced.
Centerville Garden club members toured the gardens of girls planning to enter Garden Exhibits at the county fair. They checked appearance and plantings and were pleased. Exhibits must be brought to the fair by 10 00 Friday morning and judged by Mrs Virginia McDonough Friday afternoon.
The E. H. Boyer picnic was held at Centerville Park on Sunday July 31 with J. P. Foster as host. Gertie Boyer was chosen secretary. A coop dinner followed a short program featuring scripture lessons, prayers, songs, and multiple family attendees listed. The next reunion is planned for the last Sunday in July at the same park with the Boyer family hosting.
A long listing of households and relatives appears, naming Mr. and Mrs. Gladfelder, Mr. and Mrs. Tomlin, Mrs. Fenton, Mr. and Mrs. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Lemonds, and others including Dixie Dix, Judy, Dian, Lirkia, and Gertie Boyer in a family notices section. The fragment suggests a social or obituary style notice showing extended kinship and household members.
Loyd N. Carter of the county ASC office announces reholding elections in Belair Franklin Udell and Union townships due to low attendance and meeting discrepancies from July 14, 1960. Dates and locations are listed with August meetings at local ASC offices and halls. Voters elect township community committeemen and a county ASC representative.
The U S Army will enlist youths for Hawaii and Alaska in August with Ottumwa Iowa recruiting granted special permission to select qualified Iowa men. Fifteen slots for Hawaii and ten for Alaska exist on a first come basis, with overseas station pay and foreign service benefits continuing. Contact Sgt. Larry Sager for interviews on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in Albia Iowa.
Staff Sergeant James R. Fry announced open enlistments in the Fortyniners for August and September. A new delay program lets applicants enlist now, finish summer work or vacations, and depart August 26 or September 23. Fry will visit Centerville on August 11 and 25, with inquiries at the Selective Service Office from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. evening appointments can be arranged for applicants or parents.
Taylor Toilers 4-H club excelled at Appanoose County Fair led by Donald West who showed champion 4-H market lamb and the reserve by Jim Argo. Argo also penned blue ribbon lambs while Jerry Roblenz earned blue ribbons for a Corriedale ewe and its ewe lamb and had a drill press exhibit later sent to state fair. West won sheep showmanship and owned champion and reserve Angus heifers along with a first place lightweight steer. leaders are Guy Argo and Jack McDonough.
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