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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1953
Page
2
Ray Ramblin notes July 1 tax increases affect Iowans as cigarettes rise to 25 cents per pack and gasoline adds a one cent per gallon tax. Both taxes were enacted by the last legislature amid oleo debates and arguments over political influence in the session.
Moravia planners eye August sessions for a local Bible school after spring talks stalled. The Moravia ministerial group faced negotiation gaps, while Florida’s Swisher Foundation recently donated a $250,000 gym and $25,000 in equipment to Jacksonville junior college. Weather turned severe with dramatic storms. Moravia saw two inches of rain but crops later rose as heat returned.
A severe storm struck south and west of Udell Saturday night, destroying a large item on the Joe Moore farm and trapping livestock captured alive from the wreckage. A maple tree fell onto a porch at Harold Henshaw's, damaging it, while the Henshaw garage and another building were blown away and the hen house unroofed. The new barn at Harold Spring farm also lost its doors. Nearby new...
The Saturday night windstorm caused large granaries to topple onto corn cribs and long roof damage across Lloyd Whisler Moore and Henshaw farms with broken windows, uprooted trees and telegraph lines. Residents including Lute Hiatt and many visitors toured Udell and nearby homes assessing damage while others attended gatherings and a Brethren Women’s Missionary Circle meeting at the Spring home.
A June meeting featured a Renewed Faith theme with election of officers and offerings during the business session. Eight members and two visitors attended. Fresh social hour refreshments were served by Mrs. Spring and her daughter. Multiple visits and stays are noted, including guests from Fort Bliss and Des Moines, with references to local clubs and recent services for Esther Murphy and expressions of gratitude.
A reader offers assistance for all advertising needs and provides a contact phone number, 49, for Moravia Dnton. The note invites businesses to reach out for ad services.
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