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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1953
Page
1
In LeRoy a dog named Old Sounder treed a grey fox about 20 feet up a tree while LeRoy and Russell Darby prepared to remove it with a shotgun. The incident showcases local fox hunting and community life in Centerville. The piece hints at a looming $200,000 fundraising effort by a local committee seeking modernization.
The piece discusses expanding Centerville hospital from 38 to 80 beds, remodeling, and adding three stories. It notes crowding, need for modern equipment, and that the hospital staff excludes osteopathic doctors, raising two community viewpoints on loyalty to Dr. Williams and access during emergencies. It urges careful weighing of personal circumstances and financial commitment.
The Milledgeville column records Sunday School attendance of 47 and lists visiting speakers. It notes illness and care at the Elgin and Sulser homes, a funeral in Plano, patients returning from Rochester, and multiple visits among local families including Martin, Foster, Fenton, Degard and Vickrey.
Mrs. B. H. Taylor hosts Larry Brown and Dale Cox visit. J. R. Small, C. E. Brittain with Hubert Helmick family host Wednesday. Proctor family at Laverne Nelson Friday. Bloomfield teeth removal for Nancy. Numerous visits: Stockers, Hershburger, Clancy, Stocker home. Jean and Jay Taylor with Othe Taylor Thursday. Cox, Miley, Lockman at Burdette Ward weekend. Floris area hosts at Wineke home and Walter Harper gatherings. Burdette Cox and Norman Ward groups visit Burdette Ward and Proctor homes. Evelyn Helmick stays with Carole Stocker. Hazel Cox attends Unionville auxiliary Monday. Buell Taylor and Jean among attendees.
Dear Editor from Los Angeles describes subscription renewal and memories of Moravia High School class of 1927. The writer recalls Rev J Richard Sneed, school contests, superintendent Melvin Goeldner, and old campus moves after a 1926 start. Mentions UNESCO program and White House cabinet picks sentiment.
Social notes recount visits among Eddyville Moravia Oskaloosa and Bloomfield residents. Families including Rineharts Hammond Hir hards Derby Landgrebe and Large share weekend hospitality while the Shanghai club plans a schoolhouse supper for local moving families.
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