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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1974
Page
1
A reader notes the upcoming school time and wonders why state fair advertising has dwindled. In past years four ads appeared before the fair, but recently only a single ad remains, reflecting broader changes in the newspaper market.
Advertising shifts from local back to school notices to TV, radio, and color brochures. Newspapers report a fading of local identities, fewer back to school ads, and highway improvements near Albia Moravia and Chariton river area. A fall Rathbun Lake fishing contest is planned for the Rathbun Fall Festival weekend, hoping for strong attendance and better fishing conditions as the lake grows.
Mrs Howard Burkland and daughter Clover Ann returned from Rochester Minnesota for a check-up. Mr and Mrs Guy Evans were Sunday supper guests of Marie Weber. Alice Simms and Ruby Hedgecock attended the 40th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Frank Statecar at Marian Hall. The Burkland and Ogden families traveled through Nebraska Kansas and Missouri. Ruby Hedgecock spent time with Mrs Annie Pittman and Mr Robert Jennings as Mrs Pittman improved. Harley Hicks of Scranton visited the Burkland family. Marie Weber attended the Thorp reunion in Moulton. Purvis Hedgecock and family visited Ottumwa with Larry Hedgecock. Ted Mary Ruby and Mike Hedgecock visited Delbert and Irma Hedgecock in Unionville after a picnic. Zelva Hedgecock made a Saturday morning call.
Mrs Ernest has news of interest from Coulson and New Hope. Mr and Mrs Ernest Hiatt visit Des Moines Monday for a coop birthday dinner for Lloyd McDanel and call on Vesta Reeves at the hospital. Visitors at Jay Wilsons include Mr and Mrs Jim Turner and Genevie Kaling with Bessie Donavan and Nadine Woods.
fragments show Mrs Clarence Ballanger and family visiting Des Moines with Elizabeth Ateinsson and Bob, while D. Downard spent the day at the Elizabeth An.
Iowa Commerce Commission notice announces a petition by Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative to erect and operate an electric transmission line under Chapter 489. It lists maximum voltage, routes, and termini, with objections due in triplicate within 20 days after the second publication. Docket numbers E-17228 and E-17229. Dated Des Moines August 7 1974.
A lengthy petition for a franchise spans corridors in Appanoose County proposing 14 400 24 900 volt three phase service with neutral grounding along highway centerlines and township sections. The filing details routes in Township 70 North Range 17 West and adjacent townships, noting sections 5 1 12 13 24 and related highways and terrain as the basis for the electric line project.
A damaged OCR excerpt outlines a complex land description in Northeast quarter Section 24 with township and range references and multiple private right of way paths. It includes bearings, distances in miles and fractions, and references to Iowa Code sections 318.5 319.5 and 219.8 from 1971, ending mid sentence.
A petition from Charter Valley Electric Cooperative seeks a franchise for a 14 400 volt single phase line across private land in Appanoose County Iowa. The route begins at the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 19 township 7 range 17 west, then easterly to the southwest corner of section 19 and northwest quarter of section 30, spanning about one half mile.
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