26 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1976
Page
1
A local reader notes an unusual air condition drifting into the area from distant industrial centers, likely Chicago and Gary plants. The writer compares it to metropolitan pollution and laments its impact on the community.
The writer condemns large industrial hubs around Chicago and the Great Lakes for polluting the air with smoke and haze while rural areas face stricter controls. He notes stagnant, humid conditions keep smog lingering for days, and contrasts enforcement on big operators with burdens on small towns and utilities like Iowa Southern Utilities. A local aside mentions a garden cucumber variety called Cocomero Calalus se in Italian.
A Moravia High School reunion for the class of 1966 took place Aug 14 and 15, with many alumni reconnecting after years apart. The writer thanks Dan Brooks Sondra Perry and fellow organizers for planning the event and regrets not more members attending.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Jackson of Ottumwa called at the Amy Hiner home Tuesday. We extend our sympathy to the family as a societal note ends without further details.
The community notes funeral attendance for Mrs. Ben Pickrell and social visits stretch across Albia Centerville Topeka and Des Moines with many neighbors and relatives listed. Names include Terry Rose Kris Calhoun Firkins Hiner Hellyer Brown Whitehead Miller Van Zante Boyer Luse Ridenour and Haver among others. Dates span Saturday afternoon through Tuesday events with hospital and travel mentions and a state fair Adventure Land trip.
Rev and Mrs Zook and family returned home August 17 after vacation. Mr and Mrs Joe Moore visited at the Denny Fenton home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Winston Pace returned home after vacationing in the western states. Mr and Mrs Glen McDole of Council Bluffs spent several days with Mr and Mrs Marshal Hedgecock. Mr and Mrs Howard Burkland and family with granddaughter Clover Bear joined Mrs Mautine Burkland to Booneville Mo to visit Mr and Mrs Milford Haller and family Thursday and Friday. Mrs Maurine Burkland remained for a few weeks visit. Progress shown on the Jack Hedgecock home addition. School starts soon. teachers face long day. Mr and Mrs Richard Ogden recently returned from a trip to Missouri Arkansas and Tennessee. They spent one day at Silver Dollar City and toured parts of Illinois via college students digging with small tools finding fragments of ages. Miss Clover Bear spent several ...
The excerpt lists visits among neighbors and relatives including Mr and Mrs Howard Burkland, Mr and Mrs Lew Hodges, Mike and Ruby Hedgecock, and Harry and Zelrna Jennings. It notes busy days, gardening activity, and Wilford Dike’s improving condition after hospital care at Davis Hospital.
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