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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
2
James Bradley cites Sputnik era unease boosting interest in decentralizing industry to Centerville while Moravia notes a faithful resident dog named Skipper near the Spencer home. Skipper, a brown terrier, was known for memory and sharing candy with people in town.
A clipped local column notes weather and mood as snowfall arrives. Cloudy skies on Tuesday bring a blanket of white snow. The piece comments on public sentiment and a sense of collective underachievement amid changing times.
A large mongrel dog with a painful tumor was taken to a veterinarian for examination. The vet successfully relieved the animal of the growth and alleviated its suffering during the visit.
Names of residents and visitors describe Thanksgiving gatherings around Marshalltown including the Spring, Burgess, Morlan, and Moore families. A corn picker accident injures Robert White, initially feared to lose his hand, but he is recovering at home. Additional notes cover hospital visits and local meetings with 15 year service awards for H B Spring.
Sunday evening at the Kenneth Salladay home. The event was a courtesy in honor of Mrs. Salla day’s birthday anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Houser spent Sunday at Dewey Houser Jr. in Knoxville and at the Carl Repp home in Newton.
Genevie Donovan reports a Turkey supper at Wesley Chapel with about 50 attendees. Numerous local families visited, dined, or hosted during Thanksgiving, with a wide circle of relatives from Centerville Adel Kansas City Loveland and Blakesburg sharing meals and calling in from afar.
Enon Nancy Osrol Faber and Jean Taylor with Connie and Sharon Walter joined Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fowler for ball games in Udell Tuesday evening. Prayer circle attendees at Mrs. Ida McDanes home. Clifford Stocker and family from Forreston Ill spent Thanksgiving weekend at Gomer Stocker home. Harold Lock of Lincoln Nebr visited Thanksgiving weekend at R. S. Faber home with LeRoy Waldren.
Weight loss pill DIATRON promises to curb hunger and appetite without dieting or exercise. The ad claims users will weigh less as they eat less, with a money back guarantee if the first package fails, sold by Veach Drug Store Moravia for $3 with mail orders available.
Thanksgiving events and weekend visits are noted across many households. Families such as Hughes, Heathinger, Wilson, Cook, McFall, Dommer, Hawk, Faber, Droves, and others shared meals and gatherings in Springfield and Centerville, with multiple dinners and suppers recorded. Community members attended a Youth Fellowship rally and visitors from nearby towns joined in thanksgiving activities.
Richnnd Benbeing and family spent Sunday at Sam Bentainger in Mt Sterling. Their 4-H meeting was held Monday at Carol Crist's house with 29 present. The girls enjoyed a Christmas gift exchange. Sunday dinner guests at Gomer Stocker's included the Barnett and Hainline families, Clyde Gardner family of Albia, Ralph Tucker of Plano, and Clifford Stocker family of Forreston Tilinola.
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