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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1961
Page
6
The Moravia area exchanges visits and celebrations as families host dinners and birthday parties. Attendees include McClouds, McCumbers, VanDorins, Coltrains, and Faber relatives from Iowa and Ohio. A Navy family plans Norfolk and sea duty, while others visit Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Albia, with several birthdays noted and travel to weddings and fairs.
The Agriculture Department announced a two price options for the 1961 crop soybeans to be acquired next summer to keep prices above the support level. The minimum price in Appanoose County is $2.43 per bushel for No. 2 soybeans, reflecting a 16 cent markup built from the national average and storage costs. Takeover date is June 1, 1962. CCC holds no soybeans now. Also notes on market conditions and guidance to producers for orderly marketing and storage. Local social notes follow and end with a bulletin on evaluating carcass quality in Iowa shows.
Mr and Mrs Coy Swift spent the weekend with their daughter Mrs Kenneth Studer and family at Beech Grove Indiana Mr and Mrs Emery Hiatt Mrs George Turner Flossie Carter and Mrs Gary Perry and Julie spent Monday afternoon at Larry Derbys Elmer Kellogg spent
A large open house Sunday celebrated Lizzie VanDorin's birthday at the Christian church with Olin Foster and relatives in attendance. The Meadows anniversary, guests from several towns, hospital notices, and new local hires fill a long list of social happenings across Moravia and nearby communities.
Daughters of Iowa City spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Woodward and his mother in Centerville. Alan returned home with his parents after weeks here with his grandparents. Gene Main and daughters left for Waukegan Il after a ten day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Elec Main. Mrs Helma Tisue called on her sister Mrs Anita Clark at Albia last week. Mr and Mrs Harry Phillips spent Sunday with her mother Mrs J R Cahien. Delpha Duff of Centerville visited her aunt Mrs Jennie Pollard Sunday. The Woodwards Mrs 0 G Woodward and Mrs Ella Cridlebaugh dined with Fay Cline near Centerville Monday. They called at Harvey Main and Ernest Hiatt homes in the afternoon. Maude Coltrain spent Tuesday with daughter Mrs Ernest West and family. Clifford Pfannebecker entered Monroe County Hospital at Albia Tuesday for medical treatment.
Sunday dinner guests at the Paul Dicks home were Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Laws, Mr. and Mrs. Truxton Dicks, Mrs. Florence Dicks, and Pearl Scott of Centerville. Sunday evening visitors at the Paul Dicks were Mr. and Mrs. Dick Brown and Brad. Debbie Dunham of Des Moines is visiting the Russell Brown home this week.
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