29 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1957
Page
1
The column notes children returning to school and teachers taking on duties to keep youngsters busy. Moravia park hosts over 80 primary age children daily, while a community building temporary serves early grades. Many locals attend the Iowa State Fair marking the season’s end of vacation.
The fair draws growing crowds yet faces farm critique over lack of major machinery exhibits. Dealers avoided field days, concession fees rise, while the midway, fireworks, and animal displays like Missouri mules and border collies attract attention. The writer jokes about Union office management while praising the overall show for rural communities.
Social notes list a flurry of visits and gatherings across the area. Des Moines visitors Karline Fischer calls on Ivan Harsh while Genevie Donovan hosts numerous supper and weekend guests across Polo, Centerville, Paris and nearby towns.
Pleasant Hill society notes detail visits and gatherings. Bruce Thompson and Nellie Thompson host and attend, with many family and friend get togethers across Albia Centerville Plano and Newton. Nellie Thompson attends McCord Walker wedding. multiple couples host guests and share meals and evenings.
Zuesta at the Frank Tarbell residence Nellie Thompson spent Sunday with the Wayne Thompson home Mr and Mrs Roy Argo and family visited Harley Tisue home Mary Allem and LeRoy Treloir of Ogden called on Dick Brown Sunday Fern Penfield learned of Viva Stewman s death in Pennsylvania Jennifer Dunham visits Dick Brown home Mabel Moore Jane and Russell Monday at Lester Sager home Dorothy Calhoun and boys at Theresa Brown Pleasant Hill school opens with 10 pupils Gretchen Ashby teaches
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