15 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1957
Page
1
Vacation ends and the Moravia district faces upcoming challenges as the new school year approaches. Officials anticipate patient adjustment to a growing district, with rural consolidation and classroom availability as major future issues. A building program may be studied to improve facilities, praised in part of Albia Bales Company support.
The article celebrates 4-H sale barn support by Albia Sales Co and local efforts in Monroe County, praises show quality and buyer engagement, and contrasts Moravia street improvements with weed issues. It provides county farm stats for Appanoose and Monroe, including farm counts, land area, ownership, crop yields, livestock totals, and machinery, urging timely Moravia Union renewals.
Udell residents and relatives engaged in visits, travel and family events. Earl Powell received his military discharge and moved to the Hughes property in Udell. Various families attended anniversary celebrations, church events, and gatherings in Centerville, Knoxville, and nearby towns, with illness and a hospital trip marking notable moments.
Charles Enos Hiatt recounts James Stevens, a West Coast lumber association writer whose youth as a juvenile delinquent in Moravia and travels through Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and California shaped his bond with working class life. He wrote Paul Bunyan tales printed in Stars and Stripes and authored three Bunyan books, detailing railway work, camps, and slang like Gandy Dancer and Appanoose Jim.
The Harris reunion was held August 4 1957 at Maytag Park Newton Iowa to mark the 80th birthday of Mrs Allie Phillips of Oskaloosa. Officers elected for another year included President Dean Duncan and VP Harold Hanson. Sixty five attended. Births deaths marriages and a 1958 site were noted. Attendees from multiple Iowa and Minnesota towns attended with varied families listed. Weather was ideal for photos and visiting.
Farm economist Francis A. Kutish of Iowa State College predicts about 20 percent more fed cattle heading for August and September markets, with July 1 on feed counts up in main states and Western short-feds rising. Cattle prices may rise modestly after October, while lower grades improve relative to higher grades. Western Corn Belt crops show strong prospects with record grain sorghum plantings and increased feed grain supply.
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