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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1975
Page
1
Raya Ramblin notes dedicated community workers in Moravia as Jaycees organize plans and set goals for improvement. The school board met Monday night with routine business extending into Tuesday morning, highlighting volunteers who serve without pay. Fall Festival committees labored through preparations on a warm evening at the community building.
Community workers bear unpaid hours for bingo and fundraising as new rules restrict prizes and require licenses. A recent Aug 14 regulation caps prize values and mandates permits for small clubs, curbing traditional fall festival activities. Locals report burden amid efforts to keep gatherings and meals running.
Local snippets from Salem detail visits and gatherings among families including the Haver Hellyer Brown Dicks and Whitehead clans. Notable events include a hospital visit for a relative surgery and a surprise birthday party for Mrs Hazel Rinehart in Ico nium.
Local notes recount visits among Burkland Hed gecock and McCord families from Centerville to Ottumwa Booneville and Missouri. Mentions trips to Des Moines and Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Des Moines state fair. Social visits include Burkland and Burkitt households plus church youth activities and a Udell Helping Neighbors Club event.
A sequence of households from California Iowa and Centerville hosted gatherings this week. Names include Janice McElvain Glen McDole Marilyn O Shea Ruby Hedgecock Raymond Houser and Harry Jennings among others. Hosts shared ice cream cake dinners and casual visits with extended families.
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