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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1957
Page
2
Residents recalled travelers watching the parade of roses and the Iowa Oregon game while local TV commercials interrupted with health and headache relief pitches. The Moravia post office puzzled locals as rumors swirled about storm door changes at the rear of the building.
The front entrance addition, likened to a buffer zone, replaces the back door setup. The 8:00 a.m. post office rush will bring lively scenes as spring sun arrives, making it possible to remove the modification later. Locals anticipate learning to maneuver the new entry while keeping cold air out.
Sun day dinner guests with Rev and Mrs Atwood included Mr and Mrs Todd Young and extended family. Christmas day gatherings featured the Laten Atwell and Atwell relatives, Frank Tarbell group, and the Barnett, Fenton, and Hamilton households. Various 4 H meetings and visits to Atwell and Tucker homes occurred as kin shared holidays and weeklong visits across Ames and nearby farms.
A long list of Christmas and weekend visits spans Udell Wright and surrounding areas. Residents like Mr and Mrs Alfred Burkland, Harold Spring, Lionel Spring, Frank Argo, and Harry Wilkinson hosted relatives from Des Moines to Thousand Oaks California. others hosted or visited in Centerville Knoxville Marshalltown Hannah Wyoming Mystic and more.
Families and friends share holiday time across Centerville and nearby towns including Jennings, Perry, Whitehead, McCord, Hellyer, Calhoun, Rinehart, and Turner. Visits occur at homes in Centerville Albia Iconium and Des Moines area with multiple gatherings noted across Christmas Eve and Day and the following days.
Local social notes recount a Wesley M. X. Fo junior group party at the Fred Lindley home with sandwiches cocoa and popcorn. Several residents hosted gatherings across Centerville Mt Ayr Albia and nearby towns over New Year period including hospital birth Grezelle Ann Brede and visits among Hiatt Carter Wilson Burton and Burton families.
The text questions whether H-bomb explosions affect weather and directs readers to The American Weekly Radiation Section for straight answers. It also quotes Poultryman Paul Walther of Iowa State College Extension on confining laying flocks year round to conserve hens energy for egg production.
A long list of visitors and holiday gatherings in Dallas Faber and Van Dorin families. Names include LeRoy Harvey Wayne Barbara Des Moines Ida McDanes Helen Strong J T Van Dorin Linda Gene Carpenter Mearl Walter and many more. Several tonsillectomies noted for Charles Neff and Charles Hindman with wishes for speedy recovery.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Vanice and Nancy spent Sunday at the McCombs home. Jeanne Hawk is visiting Claude Hawks cafe helping Denise Mingworth while her parents vacation.
The Union Farmerettes 4-H club met at Joanne Main’s home on December 41. Ann Exline led, with talks on A Good Breakfast and Energy as you grow, and a demonstration on How to Make Muffins by Joanne Main. Ten members and fourteen visitors attended the meeting with refreshments served by Joanne and her mother.
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