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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1969
Page
2
The piece notes the Chariton river gates shut during the driest November on record and the speaker laments changing Christmas meaning. It reflects growing public enthusiasm among youngsters for Santa Claus and a broader adult concern that the season is losing its original meaning.
A reader laments the rise of commercial advertising eclipsing the religious basis of Christmas. Shoppers flood super stores with long lines and inferior service, sparking a preference for buying from trusted local stores in Moravia Albia and Centerville. Thanksgiving gatherings and local events fill the rest of a busy period with family visits and community notices.
Mr and Mrs Paul Dicks and Glennie Dicks attended the basketball game in Moravia Tuesday evening Linda Wilson spent Tuesday overnight with Carol Christy Theresa Brown attended Union.
Attendance at Sunday School was nineteen. Mr and Mrs Ora Rinehart attended a Centerville concert with daughter Cindy who also joined the evening at Bill Van Zante. Several Shepard family members hosted and attended Travelogue at Centerville Tuesday night. Numerous visits occurred with Jim Walkers, Dollie Huff, Jack Fox and others. The long weekend included Thanksgiving meals with Merrill Shepard, Nickerson Farms and visits by Beaty family and Cedar Rapids relatives. Mr and Mrs George Lain, Dee and Ottie Lain spent Thursday with Dean and family while LaVern Kobi of Cedar Rapids and family visited Cedar Rapids area.
Thanksgiving carried visits across Enon and nearby towns as families hosted relatives. Dennis Kelley and Norman Ward joined Burdette Ward household guests. Paxston Nasalroad Dommer families hosted gatherings with Lewis Dommer, plus Lamoine Yates in Ottumwa. Additional visits included Godby Nasalroad kin from Indianola and Rouse Sammy from Leon, with Klampe Faber households noted. Randy Dommer attended a Unionville Baptist youth party at Udell gym.
A sequence of social visits and family gatherings is recorded. Names include the Hayes, Faber, Stocker, McDanel, Yates, Ward, Griffin, Bernard, Dommer, and Herschel Kelley families with appearances at Centerville, Indiana locations and Thanksgiving time activities.
Several area residents attended a Moravia ball game Tuesday evening. Local couples and families visited, feasted, or shopped in Albia Ottumwa Des Moines and Oskaloosa. Journeys included a 4-H banquet in Albia and a trip to Louisiana with the Praters.
Saturday evening Calhown and Moon wedding attended in Albia. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jennings plan move to Moravia after long neighborhood life. Several locals shared visits and holiday gatherings including Hellyer, Hiner, Runnells, and Whitehead families. A Navy sailor named Richard Calhoun is listed as having flown home from Washington. A memorial note reports Lloyd Turner’s passing in Arizona. The Union Christmas gift promotion is mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Delbert Calhoun visited the Dell Hellyer home Sunday evening.
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