16 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1976
Page
1
C R and H K Charity serve as editors and publishers of the official county paper issued every Thursday, providing local news, notices, and community information to residents.
A reader laments Christmas focus on gifts and letters while criticizing media coverage of capital punishment. The piece notes public sentiment against lawyers and courts bending laws to shield criminals, contrasting penalties for the poor with chances of reoffending.
Residents report drivers speeding through local stop signs with some braking slightly or not at all. No enforcement present yet, but future action is expected after a serious accident. Running signs offers little time saved and may not be worth the danger.
A long OCR style letter batch from Iowa children lists Christmas wishes. Kids mention Santa, cookies, milk, and requests for toys like Lite Brite, Jaws games, trains, dolls, footballs, Baby Alive, Hush Little Baby, Six Million Dollar Man, and more. Names include Jeremy Kelley Stacy Murdy Kevin Murdy Holly Smith Chad Hiatt Travis Criciebaugh Scott Gray Linda Wilson Amy Robinson Steve Logan Neil Hull Katrina Knapp Valerie Horn Tammy Paris Stacy etc.
The Moravia High School notes include Santa letters, yearbook design winner Linda Wheeldon, and a ski trip planned by the Music Department to Welch Village, Minnesota from March 4 to 7. Seniors are urged to submit activities, and students share Christmas wishes.
A letter urges Moravia residents to halt defeatism and promote a positive outlook as the town recovers from a failed sewer project. It praises local services, safety, and cooperation, promotes booster club spirit, and cites ongoing projects like Appanoose County Board actions, the Depot project, a Bi Centenniel celebration, Fall Festival, Satellite Clinic, and housing efforts, urging residents to market the community as a saleable good product in 1977.
A clipped newspaper item names editors and reporters, listing Jane Zajec as proofreader Judy Zajec as a reporter and Sallie Avera Lori Clark and Mike Cortesto among staff. The brief note resembles a masthead snippet from a newsroom page.
Mr Ward notes Girls Music Department pizza sales as a fundraiser with tastings. Readers respond with humorous and fanciful Santa letters asking for toys, vehicles and odd requests, including Ken dolls, a Whopmobile, and a new car, reflecting school community message board chatter.
Text cites wampum beads as shell money and ornaments used by North American Indians, with quotes from Mark Leighton Brian Harrington Lori McKinley and Alan Tisue noting various purposes and a reference to Tulie Charity.
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