Farm Service Co Holds Seventh Annual Meeting This Saturday
Moravia Farm Service company will hold its seventh annual meeting Saturday at 1 00 pm in the Moravian high school gym after a noon cooperative dinner. Earl Pugh manager of Farm Service Co Walcott Ia will speak and board members will be elected. Movies and door prizes follow the meeting. Mrs John Veach returned home Monday from Laughlin hospital Kirksville Mo to recuperate from major surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia Farm Service Company
New Moravian High School
Farm Service
Earl Pugh
Farm Service Co
Walcott
Coop
Udell
Marvin
Tarp
Bloomfield
Bob Wampler
John Veach
Laughlin Hospital
Kirksville
Band Mothers Plan February Meeting and Banquets
Band Mothers January 3 meeting had small attendance. A February 7 meeting is planned with a vote on school banquets for March and April. Plans include serving for May 4 and 5 events. A December committee was praised for the Christmas Tea. Lunch followed with treats provided by listed members.
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West
Sybil Whitehead
Grace Whitehead
Harlene Davis
Delma Johnson
Faye
Luse
Carolyn VanDorin
Virginia Cloyed
Lorene Tublugh
Lela Hiatt
Nola Callen
Grace Kincade
Lela Judge
Shanghai club meeting at Hawk home January 3
The Shanghai club met at Hawk home on Wednesday January 3 for a noon meal with members and guests including Lorraine Jimmy Sheila Rinehart Doris Joyce Carol Christy Estherey ta Rinehart Cora Murphy Dorothy Amy Hiner Icle Christy Billy Jimmy Maia Nancy Hawk Bertha Overturf. They worked on a comfort and patching overalls. Dues were raised to 50 cents for another year. Next meeting January 17 with Amy Hiner. party night January 12. Chit soup sandwiches pie and coffee served. Women’s World Service will meet Friday evening with Mrs Zell Callen.
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Shanghai Club
Hawk
Tal
Lorraine
Jimmy
Sheila
Rinehart
Wave
Doris
Joyce
Carol Christy
Fred
Patty
Paul Christy
Esthereyta Rinehart
Cora Murphy
Dorothy
Amy Hiner
Icle Christy
Billy
Jimmy Maia
Tharald
Nancy Hawk
Bertha Overturf
Mrs Lee Hiatt Hosts E T C Club Event
Members met at the home of Mrs Lee Hiett Thursday January 4 for Health Hints. Mrs U G Main received the door prize. Mrs George Firkins led a delicious refreshments were served after a pleasant social hour.
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E.T.C. Club
Lee Hiett Thureday
U. OG
George
Farm Outlook: Wheat and Cotton Acreages Shift Across Crops
Farm Economist Marvin Skadberg of Towns State University analyzes 17 major wheat states. When wheat acreages fall, other crops rise, with exceptions. In the Old South cotton reductions often accompany declines in peanuts soybeans corn sorghum and oats or hay, while northern states show a clear shift to other crops as wheat and cotton acreage drop.
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Marvin Skadberg
Towns State University
Old South
Skadberg
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Conference board fails to name deputy assessor
At a Monday Appanoose county conference board meeting no deputy assessor was named. Another examination will be given and four had passed the previous examination.
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Appanoose County Conference Board
Weekend Visit Highlights From Deg Moines Family Trips
Mr and Mrs Donnie Burton and children of Deg Moines spent the weekend with the Ralph Robinsons. Mr and Mrs Jerold Luse returned Monday evening from a city tour through five states Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana. They visited DeQueen and Texarkana in Arkansas Shreveport in Louisiana and Little Rock Arkansas.
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Donnie Burton
Deg Moines
Ralph Robinsons
Jerold Luse
Missouri
Arkansas
Okahoma
Texas
Louisiana
DeQueen
Texarkany
Pees Shreveport
Louisigna
Little Rock
L A Budgets for Construction Centerville district 1962 total
The 1962 construction budget for Town Southern Utilities Centerville district totals about 505700 dollars. J A Bradley district manager notes electric and gas distribution expansions plus substation work and a 69 000 volt line project from Centerville to Albia. The company operates in 180 towns across Iowa with five year budgets projected.
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Town Southern Utilities
Centerville
J. A. Bradley
Bradley
Seymour
Albia
Moravia
Bridgeport Station
Iowa Electric Grid
Towa Southern
Iowa
Creston
Mt. Ays
Horth
Newton
Grinnell
Moravia Library Seeks Readers During Stormy Weather
Mr and Mrs Donald Paxston visited his grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Paxston. Mrs Paxston teaches in Denver Colorado and Donald attends medical schooling in Kansas City Missouri. Readers are invited to browse the Moravia library and take home a book, with late magazines and children s books available.
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Donald Paxston
Frank Paxston
Paxston
Denver
Colo
Donald
Kansas City
Moravia
Moravia to Host A A U W Basketball Game Jan 20 1962
Moravia student council invites fans to a January 20 1962 Amateur Athletic Union Women’s basketball doubleheader at Moravia high school gym. Look Magazine Des Moines faces Arkansas Bible Institute with several all state players including Diane Frie den Judy Jones Judy Lloyd Delores Finch Nancy Brassman and Jean Taylor. A junior high vs ninth grade girls game precedes the main event with advance tickets from student council members to fund activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia Student Council
Amateur Athletic Union
Moravia High School
Look Magazine
Des Moines
Arkansas Bible Institute
Arkansas
Diane Frieden
Valley Clermont Elgin
Judy Jones
Bondurant-Farrar
Judy Lloyd
Lime Springs
Ste England
van Meter
Delores Finch
Bondurant
Nazarene Church Schedule and Evening Activities
The Church of the Nazarene lists Pastor H LaVern Smith and Frank Woodward with Sunday School at 10:00, worship at 11:00, Youth with the Truth at 7:45, and Evening evangelistic singspiration at 7:30. Wednesday Hour of Prayer begins the midweek program followed by 8:30 choir practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
H. LaVern Smith
Frank Woodward
Evangelical United Brethren Church Schedule Unclear
Sunday School superintendent Carl VanZante listed times 16 00 and 14 00 for services and classes. Morning worship at 14 00 with junior high and senior fellowship at 19 30. Evening service Bible study and prayer at 19 30 Wednesday. Saturday catechism at 14 00. Ladies aid to meet Wednesday in January.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Darcéstor
Carl VanZante
Ladies Aid
Revival Services Spread Across Moravia and Nearby Churches
Grace Methodist Church led by Rev. Weldon Whitenack holds 9:00 morning worship and 10:00 Sunday school with sermons titled The Weeping Prophet. Wesley Chapel offers 9:00 Sunday school and 10:10 morning worship plus a 7:30 revival in Moravia. Moravia hosts revival Thursday to Sunday with Rev. Howard Higgins and a 11:00 Sunday worship featuring The Weeping Prophet, plus youth fellowship, junior missionary lesson, and choir rehearsal through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
Weldon Whitenack
Fairview
Lee Benz
Weeping Prophet
Moravia
Wesley Chapel
Howard Guenther
Richard Tublugh
Howard Higgins
Methodist
Jim Smith
Terry Tuttle
Connie Walter
Latin America
John Guthrey
Ralph Spencer
William French
E.U.B Church Ladies Aid Dinner Menu
The ladies aid of the E U B church will serve a Wednesday noon dinner on January 17. Menu includes rolls fried chicken mashed potatoes and gravy green beans sweet potatoes jello salad dely coffee pie.
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The
Ladies Aid of
E.U.B. Church
Library Board Meeting Rescheduled for Saturday
The regular library board meeting scheduled for Saturday at 1 00 p m was postponed due to weather and will be held at the library rooms at the same hour on Saturday Jan 13.
Snow and Cold Force School Closures and Cancellations
Severe weather recedes as snow and sub zero wind chill close schools and halt most local activities. Moravia and Moulton Udell wait for road clearing while basketball games are postponed or canceled. Ward E B Burton's wife Mrs. Burton is treated at University Hospital Iowa City.
Rebekah Meet And Plan Installation
Moravia Rebekah Lodge met with Mrs Mettie Roland presiding. They voted 2.00 to Salvation Army and elected Katherine Charity noble grand Helen Lou Stocker vice grand Clara Irelan secretary and Mra Leonard Palmer treasurer. Installations planned for January 25 or 26. Appointive officers to be announced January 22. A social hour followed with homemade candies cookies and coffee.
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Moravia Rebekah
Mettie Roland
Salvation Army
Katherine Charity
Noble Grand
Helen Lou Stocker
Clara Irelan
Mra
Leonard Palmer
Taylor Aid S Meets With Gladys Harsh in January Gathering
Taylor Aid met with Gladys Harsh on January 4. A large guest list attended the cooperative dinner including Mrs. De loris Ballinger Jerald Stella Bogart Dorothy Boyer Mr and Mrs Loyd Carter Anna Hiatt Mary Meadows Vic Mihalovich Mr and Mrs Thet Miller Virginia Pettibone Mrs Olive Jean Tarbell Robin Mr and Mrs George Turner Mr and Mrs Jay JL Wilson Marsha Ellen Paxs ton Mr and Mrs Del Brede Gieselle Greg and Georgia Mr and Mrs Art Fox Mr and Mrs Raymond Charity and Mr and Mrs Tom Pettibone Jackie. Township chairman Lucile Carter opened the meeting and read last minutes. New committees were named for the year on various living and cultural topics. A farewell plan for the George Turner family was formed. Next meeting set for February 1 with Vic Mihalovich teaching a recipe lesson. Cues and pennies for friendship were collected. Ellen Paxston joined the club for nut meat sampling.
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Taylor Aid
Gladys Harsh
Deloris Ballinger
Jerald
Stella
del Brede
Gieselle
Greg
Georgia
Art Fox
Raymond Charity
Tom Pettibone
Jackie
Lucile Carter
Lucile
Vic Mihalovich
A.B.C
Ellen Paxston
Pasture Improvement Topic For Adult School Meeting
Discussion at the evening school at 7 30 p m this Thursday at the high school focuses on pasture improvement. Three speakers Floyd Ransom Loyd Carter and Richard Tubaugh share farming experiences in Albia and the community. Coffee and donuts will be served after the meeting.
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Floyd Ransom
Albia
Loyd Carter
Richard Tubaugh
James McCrory Dies at Fairfield in 1980s Era
James Lee McCrory aged 80 died at the Nelson nursing home in Fairfield after a life spent in Moravia and Fairfield. He was born March 24, 1881, married Sarah Esther Hadlock in 1902, and worked over 28 years for Dexter Company. Funeral services were held at Weston Behner, with services delayed by bad weather. He is survived by daughter Gladys Shapin of Santa Barbara and brother Allie McCrory of Kansas City.
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Weston Behner
Fairfield
James Lee McCrory
Nelson
Mr. McCrory
Moravia
Win 8
Malinda Jackson McCrory
Elmsdale
Kans
Sarah Esther Hadlock
MoTravia
Dexter Company
J. A
Gladys) Shapin
Santa Barbara
Calif
Allie McCrory
Kansas City
Methodist Council to Meet at Moulton
The Appanoose county Methodist council meets at Moulton Methodist Church on January 28 at 7 30 p m for the regular quarterly session. Delegates include a man a woman and a youth from each church. The program centers on World Peace and Disarmament with Rev LeRoay Moore and a World chairman of the division of peace leading the discussion. Local church commission members attend as special guests. Host Rev Raymond Moore leads devotions and Lester Murdy conducts the business portion. Light refreshments will close the gathering.
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Council of the
Appanoos
Moulton Methodist Church
LeRoay Moore
Division of Peace and World Order
Board of Christian Social Concerns
South Town Conference
Church Commission On
Raymond Moore
Lester Murdy
Meetings Cancelled at EUB Church in Cold Weather
Severe cold weather forces cancellation of the family night at the EUB church on Wednesday. The board of Christian education meeting will be rescheduled to a later date.
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E.U.B
Board of Christian Education
Centerville Man Injured In Auto Accident
Andy Andrews, injured Wednesday January 3 in Centerville, is recovering and slated for transfer to Ottumwa hospital for a back brace fitting. His car, traveling south on 18th street, struck a northbound 1955 Chevrolet truck driven by George Robinson of Moulton as the truck turned into a service station. Ambulance transported him to Centerville hospital for facial lacerations and a cracked fifth vertebra. brace to chin to waist expected for four to five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Andrews
Centerville
Ottumwa Hospital
Andrews
18Th Street
George Robinson
Moulton
Joe Coltrain Returns Home After Grandfather's Funeral
Joe E. Coltrain, an air route traffic controller and radar operator with the Federal Aviation Agency at Fremont, California, flew to Irvington to attend his grandfather's funeral and has returned to his California home at 8863 Deodara Street.
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Joe E. Coltrain
Deodara St
Irvington
Calif
Federal Aviation Agency
Fremont
Extension Sewing Demonstrations at Agricultural Building
Sewing demonstrations will be held at the agricultural building on January 1 Thursday night at 7 30 p m and Friday afternoon at 1 30 p m unless more stew is received. Mrs Flora Richardson mother of Mrs W T Boston of Cedar Falls died this week. She visited her daughter when Rev ad and Mrs Boston lived in Moravia and he was pastor of the Avangatea United Brethren church. She lived with the Bostons in recent years. Mr and Mrs Harold Burton and Mrs Haley Burton at e genes the golden redding of his and aunt and Mrs Gary Salladay supported the Richard Armstrong home Saturday. Both men are teachers in the local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Richardson
W. T. Boston
Cedar Falls
Boston
Moravia
Harold Burton
Genes
Haley Burton
Centerville
Myr
Gary Salladay
Richard Armstrong
James Felton to Enter Trade School in Omaha
James Felton son of Mr and Mrs Harry Felton of Udell will enter a course at the Universal trade school in Omaha Nebraska on February 1. He is the grandson of Mars Melissa Felton and a graduate of the Moulton Udell school.
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James Felton
Harry Felton
Udell
Universal Trade School
Omaha
Nebr
Mars
Melissa Felton
Moulton-Udell School
Youth With The Truth at Nazarene Church Event
Sunday afternoon January 7 about 22 young people met at the Church of the Nazarene for a time of inspiration special singing and testimony time. A wonderful time of fellowship was had. Mr Holtz was in charge with everyone taking part. Young people can have an enjoyable time and it be spiritual.
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Church of the Nazarene
Holtz
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Prayer
To my many friends and neighbors I thank you for prayers cards and gifts while I was in the hospital. Appreciation to Class No and Women's Society of the Methodist church for the stovery plant and to those who helped my family at the house. May God bless you always for your acts of kindness.
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Women's Society
The
Methodist Church
E. G. Hawk Critically Ill in Kirksville Hospital
E G Hawk remains critically ill in Laughlin hospital at Kirksville Missouri. Claude Hawk spent Tuesday night at the hospital with his mother who has been with her husband the past two weeks. Mr and Mrs John Spencer and sons were supper guests with her sister Mr and Mrs Tony Hume ston and family at Albia Sunday.
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E. G. Hawk
Laughlin Hospital
Kirksville
Claude Hawk
John Spencer
Tony Humeston
Albia
Flight of the Stork Flight of the Stork
Mr and Mrs Wendell Condra of Rock Rapids Iowa welcomed a son born January 8 Mr and Mrs Kenneth Condra are the grandparents and Mr and Mrs Guy McCannon of Numa are the great grandparents Mr and Mrs Jack Hoffman are the proud parents of a baby born January 9 at 107 am at St Joe hospital Bee weighed 7 tha a ounces and two brothers Mr and Mr By Robinson are the josie grandparents
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Wendell Condra
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Kenneth Condra
Guy McCannon
Numa
Jack Hoffman
St. Joe Hospital
Bee
Robinson
Josie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fenton
Mrs. Veach
Shanghai
Women's Society of World Service
Zell Callen
Lee Hiatt
L.A
A.A.U.W
E.U
Library Board
Ervin Burton
University Hospital
Iowa City
Burton
Moulton-Udell and Moravia
Corydon
Booster Club
Rebekah
Taylor
James McCrory
Methodist Council
U.B
Joe Coltrain
California
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