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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1964
Page
1
Ray Ramblin and Moulton editor Dick Eby clash over Moravia’s bid for a new town well. Ramblin notes four wells drilled with three dry holes while Moravia funds about 80 000 dollars two years ago. The column hints at Jordan Stream water and offers bathtub facilities as a joke.
The town overcome drill troubles and now reports a water supply of over 100 gallons per minute from a well costing under 5000 dollars. Residents joke about wishing for an oil bonanza and poke fun at time changes while celebrating a bountiful garden season with standout tomato and potato crops.
In editor's wife's garden four short rows hint at harvest potential. Dayne Taylor reports seeing strong crops in north central Towas over the weekend. A farmer showed 4,000 geese turned into a corn field. they ate weeds and corn leaves up to ear height, implying a good corn yield.
A string of visits and social gatherings fills a Centerville area page. Udeli and Anna host and visit neighbors including Gorden Ray Lockman and Art Martin of near Moravia. Attendees include Minnie Moffatt, Mary, Har riett, and relatives in Albia, Hagerstown Indiana, Topeka Kansas, Pekin Illinois, and Cedar Rapids. Community members attend the Brethren National Conference in Ashland Ohio and the Des Moines fair. Family dinners and birthday celebrations occur at several homes, with chaperones and nursing home residents noted.
Hazel Hellyer and many neighbors visit the Davis County fair in Bloomfield and Moravia while relatives stay with grandparents, attend Legion Auxiliary, and travel between centers. Keith Miller and Richard Calhoun show sheep at the state fair, and numerous calls, dinners, and plane trips mark a busy week.
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