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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1969
Page
2
Moravia sees rising business as improved water quality and new machinery boost laundry output. County Assessor Roy Livengood notes some equipment moves to dodge assessments, with tractors left near the county line by the railroad tracks northwest of town and some items taken to Rathbun Lake.
Moravia reports indicate the Moravia corporation may be taxed by the home county of the contractor or where equipment has operated for six months. Appanoose County assesses attach equipment in Moravia for back taxes around eleven thousand dollars plus three thousand current taxes. A local note recalls John Merlin, former school custodian, coaching children in Seattle while the Union newspaper circulates in a close community, with talk of residents’ private affairs.
Mr and Mrs Dick Brown attended a birthday supper for Johnnie Spencer at his home Tuesday evening. Families and relatives visited homes and shared weekends in Ottumwa and Eliston with multiple dinners and shopping trips noted.
Dennis and Bobbie and Jimmie Sheldon enjoyed a coasting party at the Dick Brown home Sunday evening. Several families attended a dinner at the Iconium church Monday with WSCS in the afternoon. Mrs Wayne Christy and Mrs Edith Callen led the program. Dick Brown and Russell Brown plus Brad attended the Ground Hog supper at Moravia Salem United Methodist church Monday evening.
Mrs Theo Miller records social visits in Coulson Iowa detailing Friday and Saturday gatherings at the Ruben Faber and Herbert Boblenz homes. Contacts include Klampe Barker Turner Argo and Hiatt families with meals and local events noted. This week mentions an oyster soup gathering and thanks to Herb Boblenz.
Community notes report only ten attendees at Sunday school amid sickness and travel. Local residents host family gatherings and visits, including the Beaty, Shepard, Phillips, McNair, Townsend, and Lain families, with multiple Sunday dinners and weekend calls across Griffinsville and nearby towns.
Dean Shepard visited his grandparents Fred Shepards Sunday morning, delivering a brief family reunion report and sharing updates from the weekend.
Local social notes detail visits among ENON residents including McDanel family, Strongs, Yates, Hayes, and Faber, with hospital stays for Ray Lockman and illness for Ida Griffin. Army enlistment by Larry Coltrain and multiple dinners, visits, and weekend stays highlight community ties and events.
Saturday afternoon at the Dom mer home. Mr. and Mrs. Lamoine Yates spent Friday afternoon at the Mer vin McDanel and Doyle McDanel Norma Faber, Pat and Pam Lock man attended the Rainbow meet ing Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Cary McCoy and family were dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Loren Walter Sunday. Mrs. Joe Hayes spent Monday in Centerville visiting her mother, Mrs. George Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sheldon and son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shel don were supper guests Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sheldon. Mrs. Kenneth Coltrain and Gary visited Monday evening at the Roy
Sherry and Susan Coltrain spent one day this past week at the Kenneth Coltrain home, marking a brief family visit. The gathering centered on shared time at the residence, with no additional events noted.
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