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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1966
Page
1
Local progress includes Easter pool hall and Moravia EU B church remodeling while homes may see new builds this summer. Town water shows hard iron content. current well supplies adequate volume but quality raises headaches. Officials consider softeners or a system-wide treatment plant amid $89,000 bond debt and 174 water users paying $9,883 last year.
The passage discusses families needing help with installing and maintaining softeners and questions which option is best. It hints at future government programs to ease worries and mentions a perceived abundance of aid. Taxpayers wonder how the price tag for many programs will be covered.
Reader asks Moravia Iowa postmaster and Union readers for help locating a descendant of Captain Cummings the Moravia postmaster who served in the Union Army around 1863. Details: born in Ixgz, publisher of Weekly Messenger and Vij det, owner of a large Moravia brick store and drug store. Any information appreciated.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Whitehead visited Mrs. James Calhoun at the Veterans hospital in Des Moines on Wednesday. Several families gathered for Sunday and weekend visits including the Browns, Swifts, and Derbys. The Happy Helpers 4 H club met at Carol Calhoun’s, and Charles Hersberger visited Iowa City where his wife remained in the University hospital.
John and Wayne Weber and Brian of Dallas visited Mrs. Carl Weber in Davis County Hospital over the weekend. Numerous relatives and friends called, with departures for Dallas planned Sunday afternoon. The Davis County area notes include visits, family gatherings, and health updates, highlighting the Dotson 63rd anniversary plan for February 18 and Carl Weber's gall bladder surgery recovery.
Salem residents and families share visits and gatherings across Des Moines Albia Ottumwa and Centerville with relatives and friends. Notable names include Arthur Lewis Janice Sandra Whitehead Clarence Whitehead Dell Hellyer Carl Lee Calhoun and James Calhoun as they attend dinners hospital visits and a basketball game in Blakesburg and Moravia.
Leta Haver visited Clara Brown Thursday afternoon. Many neighbors and families including the Christys, Thompsons, Rineharts, and Browns shared time around farm visits and a 4-H gathering hosted by Carol Calhoun. Weekend guests from Kansas City joined the Rineharts, with multiple Sunday visits noted in Albia and Des Moines.
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