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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1971
Page
4
Christmas day hosts include Mr and Mrs Lee Hiatt with guests from Des Moines Centerville Moulton and San Diego Calif. Many families shared meals and visits across Centerville Moulton and nearby towns. Legion auxiliary held Christmas meeting at Grace and Mary Veach with 24 members.
Rev Thomas W Woodin pastor of Moravia Grace church updates include worship at 9 30 a m and church school 10 30 a m with choir and UMYF activities. Special Holy Communion service will be held in both churches this Sunday during the regular worship hour urging all members and friends to participate.
Sunday services and meetings listed for January at the Church of Nazarene D R Uhles with Pastor Uhles, Larry Smith and Natalie Woodward among leaders. Evangelistic and revival meetings scheduled January 5 and January 11 to 16 with The Dennis Family as special workers. Transportation line provided. Quote about seeking God near.
Rev L 8 Deedelek and Pastor Donald Whitehead lead worship at 9 30 am with installation of officers and communion. Church school follows at 10 30 am at the church. Weekly W S C 8 event set for Thursday December 30 at 1 30 pm.
Athletic Promoters will convene Monday evening January 3 at 7 30 at the high school. All members are urged to attend as officers for 1872 will be elected and other business will be transacted.
Mr and Mrs Estel Wolver announce the birth of a baby boy born December 23 weighing eight pounds Rodney Ray named at birth Grandparents listed as Mr and Mrs Wolver and Mr and Mrs P Mr Frank O Conher involved in the announcement
Antiquity Lodge No 232 AF and AM in Munday holds a meeting and installation of officers at 7:30 pm. Bub Pouits is named WM. The event invites members and mentions the lodge's regular practices.
A fragmentary notice notes soldiers in service training under a British or allied program. Names and places are unreadable, but the item hints at ongoing practice and preparation for wartime duties.
Moravia Vo-Ag instructor Mr Redmann reports an adult class at the high school Monday night January 3 at 5 30 p m. The evening will cover local livestock disease problems with a panel of veterinarians to answer questions.
Mr and Mrs Glen Fowler announce the engagement of their daughter Loraine Kay of Rochester Minnesota to Ronald W McCaleb son of Mr and Mrs Walter McCaleb also of Rochester The couple plan a June wedding Loraine is a 1967 Moravia Community High graduate and 1968 Area XV Iowa Tech School of Practical Nursing graduate currently employed at Methodist Hospital Rochester Minnesota Ron is a 1967 Mayo High School graduate and Navy veteran now employed by Quarr e and Anderson Company
Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Moore with Gary visiting Mrs. Moore’s parents Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley over Christmas. Howard Smith entered Centerville hospital Monday for tests with a brief expected release midweek. The Fowler family celebrated with Loraine in Rochester Minnesota, and Bill Garside and girls visited the Billy Robinsons Sunday. Faye Paxton and Carol Jean spent Sunday in Des Moines at the Dale Paxton home and then saw Carol Jean off to Oklahoma at the airport.
Winners listed for the town drawing on Thursday include Richard Perry, Mrs Zell Caislen, Kenneth Gladfelder, Cady Luse, Terry Rose, Virgil Dooley, Irene Fowler, Chris Bogert, Don Klampe, Helen Tad lock, Mary Ward, and Ruben Faber. Allen's Grocery Friday draw awards include Mrs DeWayne Stanley $25, Mrs Carlota Stocker $15, Mrs Ron Boyer $16, and Mary Long $5.
Kathy Eileen Hendren and Michael Edward McDanel were married at St Marks Methodist Church in Camanche Iowa. The double ring ceremony occurred on Christmas Eve, during the 22nd wedding anniversary of the groom’s parents, with Rev Gilbert Dawes officiating. Attendants included Donna Bertramsen and Ricky McDanel. A reception followed at the bride’s home. Michael works at Camanche State Bank and attends Eastern Town Community College in Clinton. They will reside at 1416 3rd Street in Camanche.
Engaged couple are Carolyn Faber of Rt. 1 Blakesburg and Gene Hunter of Rt. 1 Drakesville. Miss Faber, a Moravia 1971 graduate, is a freshman at Indian Hills Community College. Mr. Hunter, a 1968 Bloomfield graduate, is employed by Morrells.
A distorted text fragment mentions timing and suction power, rings, and pudiplings with unclear references. It reads like an experimental note or misread technical jottings with no clear event, person, organization, date, or place to anchor a factual summary.
Moravia faced a Christmas weekend water crisis when the deep well pump burned out and replacement attempts failed. Thorp Well Co. installed a nearly new pump, but it proved broken or unreliable until the town finally restored service Monday night. The council chose to buy a spare pump to reduce future outages and noted prior repair costs and unsettled insurance claims from a similar outage nine months earlier.
Graveside services were held Tuesday morning at 10 00 for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Tom Penfield. The baby died Sunday evening at St Joseph hospital in Centerville where he was born Sunday. Burial was in Moravia cemetery with Turner funeral home in charge.
Coach and Mrs Markow hosted a Christmas party Wednesday night at their home for the Mohawk varsity and freshman sophomore girls basketball teams and managers.
Friends and neighbors are invited to a reception for former Jean Turner and Gary Talbot at the home of Mr and Mrs Francis Turner on January 1, 1972 from 3 to 6 p.m. Attendees may arrive at any time and stay as long as they wish.
The Barks Mothers will gather Wednesday afternoon January 5 1972 at 145 PM at the high school for a meeting.
Ray A. Lewis of Des Moines died December 28 at Lutheran hospital after a short illness. He was brother in law of Mrs. Norman Ward. His wife Ruby Winslet-Lewis preceded him in death in 1964.
Eleven girls attended the Brownie Troop 131 Christmas party. Games were played, small Christmas trees served as refreshments, and gifts were opened with everyone having fun. Reporter Marsha Koffman.
Gladys Whicker expresses gratitude for cards gifts flowers and visits during her hospital stay at Monroe County Hospital special thanks to Dr. Avera nurses and Rev Woodin.
Ralph McDonough thanks friends and relatives for kindnesses cards and visits while in Monroe County and Ottumwa hospitals and since Pye returned home.
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