20 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1969
Page
1
The booster club says 1969 will boost Moravia community spirit and invites new members. Dues fund community projects and are used to promote the town at every opportunity.
A Moravia community appeal urges $15 yearly support plus active involvement to boost local projects. The Moulton Tribune notes jitters over courthouse rumors, sports excitement at Mohawks and Eddyville, and a booster club pullback from the annual athletic banquet due to budget concerns.
Mr and Mrs Tom Thompson were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Ora Powell Minnie Moffatt stayed with the Lee Moffatt children while Betty attended her grandmother's funeral Lee and Betty attended the service and Minnie returned home Monday Mr and Mrs Billy G Houser and Scott visited the Burkland home Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Marshall Hedgecock spent Sunday at the Hedgecock home in Darby Minnie Moffatt called on Margaret Bronson Mrs Sprouse and Dot Hayworth Floyd Wolver is hospitalized with pneumonia Terry Foster visited his aunt Mrs Howard Burkland while his parents attended a funeral Vernon Weilbrainer and wife hosted Rex Weilbrainer of Fremont over weekend Several from the community have been ill in past two weeks Mrs Ruby Hedgecock had lunch with Mrs Byrd in Centerville Saturday
Lola Gorden undergoes surgery at Centerville hospital with wishes for a smooth recovery. Betty Cridlebaugh had pins removed and a new cast applied, with a follow up planned for late February. Dooley hosts guests including Cridlebaugh and Helmick. Faith Bible College students Debra Walker and Mary Strunk visit from Ankeny with their families. A Baptist youth trip to a Doonan recital in Ankeny is detailed with attendees listed. several planned travelers were ill.
Engaged couple Pamela Ruth Mock of Albia and Richard D. Calhoun of Moravia announce their engagement. Pamela is a junior at UNI and Albia High School graduate. Richard, a Moravia High School and Centerville Junior College graduate, attended Iowa State University and serves aboard the USS New Jersey in Vietnam. No wedding date set.
The Chariton River Missionary Society held an all day meeting February 10 in the church basement with a pot-luck lunch. Activities included tearing and rolling bandages for Congo and South India, a skit, poems, and Bible readings. An officer election was held and a second all day session is planned February 24 to continue work on bandages. Members present and three visitors attended.
The note states the group will close by repeating Psalm 19 14 and announces the next meeting in March. It provides minimal context, indicating ongoing religious or study gatherings and a future scheduling detail without additional names or places.
Mrs Earl Swift reports a series of small town gatherings. Delbert Calhoun and Marion Allen hosts with kin while others visit Roscoe Argo and family. Golden wedding anniversary at Kendall Place Albia celebrated. Birthday oysters and 4 H club events mark a busy week among Derby, Ammons, Huffer, and Thompson families.
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