Moravia topics cover tax funds fire truck and ads
Moravia notes include the fire truck overhaul by Rex Angel stored in East End, and county receipts of nearly 37 000 dollars from the state’s extra one cent gasoline tax with Moravia’s share about 1 254 dollars for July 4 to December 1 1946 aimed at road work. Future payments will arrive monthly. Also, Blakesburg Moravia basketball game postponed due to a county education meeting. REA lines west of town energized. Hewitt Gardner farm sale well attended with varied prices. a WW II K 9 dog feature and local dairy barn improvements. Subscription renewals for The Union listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Osborn
Moravia
George Winslet
Moravia Union readers seek address update and notes from Moravia area
A letter from R W Pence requests stopping the Moravia Union while moving to Arizona. Notes from Moravia list subscribers Elvy Gillaspie and others sending payments, plus local callers including Bernard Kitterman, Everett Stansberry, and John Moffatt visiting various homes in Moravia and nearby towns.
Maple Grave By Lois Jean Beolt
Maple Grave notes social visits in Unionville and nearby towns. Residents include Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Johnson and sons, Eldon Brittain, Lois Hawk, Imogene Tadlock, Alta Comer, Clay Main, Winston DuVal, Gabe Johnson, Wanda Derby, Dale Derby, and others. The report lists dinners, Sunday visits, and garden variety calls across Centerville Indianola Moravia and adjacent families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Johnson
Unionville
Bert Arnold
Eldon Brittain
Lois Hawk
Imogene Tadlock
Alta Comer
Bunch and Clay Main
Drakesville
Winston DuVal
Gabe Johnson
Wanda
Dale Derby
Centerville
Charles Arnold
Basil Tadlock
Richard Tubaugh
Donald Delmar Dowd
Indianola
Grant Tadlock
Walter Scott
Wanda Johnson
Ralph Robinson
Re. Grant Tadlock
Kenneth Doud
Richard
Grant
Kenneth
Farmers School
Moravia
Date Derby
Dayne Taylor
Otha Taylor
Ray Tubaugh
Wilber Johnson
Mrs. Clair Sellers and Sons
Donald Jones
Kinser Valley Social Notes from Albia and Moravia
George R. Darby reports Kinser Valley activity as the R E A may turn on electricity this week. Local residents attend Stafford sale with cows averaging about $160, plus visitors in Moravia and Albia. Neighborly visits include Huber, Darby, Wilson, Long, and others as county supervisors begin highway work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy
Zell Wilson
Albia
O. D. DuValle
Moravia
Dick Johnson
Dale Law
LeRoy Wilson
Jake Huber
Blakesburg
M. M. Darby
Russell Darby
Valley
Stafford
Dewayne Robinson
Ervin Long
Pearl
Delmar Hiner
Hiner
Wilson
Floyd Caster
Pale LeRoy Wilson
Donald Darby
Indianola
Barracks Fire Tears Through Seoul HQ Building
Gene McCrory writes from Seoul describing a fire that razed the Headquarters company supply room and the entire building in 18 minutes. He notes loss of personal gear and clothing, Red Cross aid, new barracks being prepared, and his 19th birthday spent amid the chaos. He plans to request needed items and asks for continued mail as he settles in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Dye
Daisy
Louie
Prejudice Blindness and Human Strength
A concise reflection notes that people often overlook the depth of their own biases. It discusses how prejudice shapes judgment, urging awareness of hidden strong beliefs to avoid flawed conclusions. The quote attributed to Jeffrey underlines the danger of unrecognized bias.
New Grandson Delights Enon Residents In Albia Visit
Enon residents share news of a new grandson and report on social visits and local events. Families attend sales, birthdays celebrated, and church and neighborhood gatherings noted amid a blizzard followed by a quiet Sunday.
Pleasant Hill Social Notes Show Local Visits and Farm Movements
Darlene Clark visited Saturday with Loraine Hammond. John McAninch and sons sent several truckloads of cattle to Mt Pleasant last week. Various locals, including Mr and Mrs Donald Clark, Lloyd Massman and others, hosted or attended gatherings at Penfield, Hammond, Fenton, Tarbell, and Massman homes. One illness noted. Laura Dicks is ill with gall bladder trouble and cared for at her daughter’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Clark
Loraine Hammond
John McAninch and Sons
Mt. ‘Pleasant
Donald Clark
Lloyd Clark
Frank Tarbell
John McAninch
Connie
Penfield
John Massman
Bell Meyers
Lewis Mediand
Lloyd Massman
Isal Irwin
Mansel Tarbell
Charles Tarbell
Vanchie
Jessie Tarbell
Mae
Ruth
Ted Brandon
Ed Navin
DeWayne Moore
Centerville
Bill Callen
Albia
Klaus Young and Sons
Unionville Social Notes Show Local Visits and Recoveries
Miss Essie Whister returned home from St Joseph hospital Centerville after a minor operation and went back to her residence Sunday. Ruth Allender spent the weekend at the P L Veitch home in Centerville. Doyle plans to study at Ames in the second semester after Navy discharge. Mr and Mrs C W Lane and family from Hardy Nebraska visited relatives here. Joe Stufflebeam returned home Thursday after a second operation in Town City. Ted Garner received guest gifts at a shower Wednesday evening. Mrs Lee Harris of Ottumwa spent the weekend with relatives here. Verner Hawk and family were guests at the Emert Hawk home near Mark Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Roscoe Brown
DeWayne Robinson
Sylvan_ VanDorin
Delbert Love
Estinger Cemetery Association
Versal Barnes
Harold Hawk
Richard Burton
R. S. Faber
Mary Jo
Fred VanDorin
Dallas Faber and Family
Troy J Lockman
Delbert
J. T. VanDorin
Len
W. H. VanDorin
Clarence Baayen
Dennis
Lloyd
Rock Club
Fay Paxton
Annabelle Walter
Louis
Carolyn
Joann Gideon
Marvin Vance
Art McCombs
Ben Coop
Gomer Stocker
Ottumwa
Jeanne
M. B. Followwill
Centerville
Mearl Walter
Maurice Walter
Sylvan VanDorin
Butch
Charles Laws
Smith Hospital
VanDorin
Ward Shaw
Carl Shaw
Junita
Clayton Lane
Leon
Frank Shaw
Bill
Des Moines
George Shaw
Elwood Stafford
Leo Stafford
Essie Whister
St. Joseph Hospital
Lloyd Whister
Ruth Allender
P. L. Veitch
P. H. Wood
Doyle
Navy
Ames
C. W. Lane
Hardy, Nebr
B. M. Jones
Maurice Lane
Frank Myers
Lathrop, Mo
J .Ellis Wagner
Joe Stufflebeam
Thurasday
Town City
Ted Garner
Lee Harris
Ira Stufflebeem
Verdeane Selix
Verner Hawk
Emert Hawk
Mark
Iowa
Sixteen Line By Mra Lee Johnson and local farewells
Alex Main returned from hospital on Wednesday evening. A farewell party for the Leon Burns family was held, as they left for a new home near Confidence on Thursday. Farm Bureau meeting at California school house and multiple visits mark a busy week in Chariton Township with many neighbors calling on Lee Johnson and Tisue households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Main
Leon Burns
Confidence
Keith Gladfelder
Norma Lee
Lloyd Davidson
Gene Lathen
St. Joseph Hospital
Michael Lee
Lloyd McDanel
Edna Johnson
Ottumwa
Hazel Boyer
Loveland
Colo
Gus Tisuer
Farm Bureau
Joe Martin
Albian
Mayme Cordes
C. L. Hartinger
Jto
Clifford Tisue
Mamie iTisue
Harley Tisue
J. Dy Minnes
Hartinger
Centerville
Henry Cordes
Gerald Hawk
G. C. Tisue
Lloyd Mc
Clifford
Jay Argo
Roy Argo
Audubon
Town
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moravia Union
Appanoose County
Congress
Iowa Presa Association
National Editorial Association
National Editorial
Ssociation
Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. Bisby
Appanoose
Monroe
United States
Rex Angel
REA
Hewitt & Gardner
Wm. Gardner
Dale Laws
Dale
Dele
Moravia High School
Southwest Pacific
Tee
Marshalltown
G. L. Gollaher
Turner & Son
Iowa Retail Hardware Dealers Association
T. &. Thompson
Wilbur C. Harris
Emma Ray Miller
Harry Felton, Jr
John W. Potter
Elbert Moore
Frank Heckman
Fred Tillmont
Glee Cahen
Rose Winsler
L. BR. Hiatt
D. E. Wyntes
Elvy Gillaspie
Frank Swaim
Hart Swaim
W. E. Swaim
Russell Johnson
M. £. Boardman
Charles Wheeler
Mary Wheeler
Osteopathic Physicians
A&p
N. Ride Centerville
Arizona
R. W. Pence
Allerton
Little Bear
Wyoming
Franklin
John Moffatt
Everett Stansberry
Bernard Kitterman
Mrs. Baker
Albis
Francis Frame
Rex McClaskey
Otis Fuller
Mildred
Roscoe Argo
Ray Rinehart
Glen Turner
Edward Haver
Joe Lucas, Jr
Charitt
Aon Roy
Henry Ebliott
Lois Jean Beolt
Moravia Theatre
Johnny Mack Brown
Kinser Valley
George R. Darby
Gene McCrory
Seoul
Korea
Gene
Jeffrey
Milwaukee
Tubaugh Bros
Enon
Mrs. J.C. Lockman and
Troy
Gideon Home
Pleasant Hill
George Hammond
Catherine Hawk
Mra. Lee Johnson
Swift
Swifts Hatchery
Saar Lleee
Turner Funeral
Ambulance Service
Looper Beng Collee
Gardner Hatchery
Ivan Walter
Pure Oil Gas & Oils Telephone
Albia Electric CO
L. P. Clow
Centerville, Iowa
Lone Tarver
Miles Nerville
Kifervescett Tab
Elkbart Landsat
Ian
Veach Drug Store
Moravis
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