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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1969
Page
1
Duane Wilson family reports baseball sized hail and strong winds destroyed crops and damaged their home near Albia, with the roof blown off and three tree limbs through the living room. The Lake of the Ozarks area shows high water levels, reduced tourism, and lingering flood impacts despite ongoing building.
The report cites persistent wet conditions as the primary factor behind limited progress so far this year. Officials note ongoing impacts from heavy rainfall and saturated ground affecting operations and schedules.
Local arrivals and weekend gatherings center on Albin and Albia, with Zell Pence recovering satisfactorily at Memorial Hospital Cheyenne. Families and friends from Miller, Kirstein, Pennington, Belzer, and Argo clans joined picnics, dinners, and a Golden Wedding anniversary in Ottumwa, plus multiple calls and visits among neighbors through the weekend.
J and Mrs. Harry Woodward and Mrs. Elsie Long shared Sunday dinner in Albia with Mrs. Long as hostess. The Richard Miller family paid a Sunday evening call at the W. C. Andersons.
Community notes from Griffinsville and nearby N Bend recounts visitors and family gatherings. Mrs. Joy Streepy and children from Albuquerque visited Lynn Lemley's home. many locals hosted relatives and spent the 4th in Des Moines, Ko komo, and at Merrill Shepards.
Sunday activities centered on the Russell Shepard home in Newton after Sunday School with Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Shepard and Stewart. Keith Lain and Dean Lain with families joined Geo Lain for supper. Daphne Shepard visited the McDanel reunion at Centerville park while Ryman and Lloyd McDanel called. Dinner guests included Guy and Lyndon McDanel, Gladys Townsend and Junior, John Marlin Jr., Bud McDanel and family, Jennie Kinnamon, Dwight Coop, Charlee Weldon and Paulette, Jerry Weldon and family, and Mrs. Ben Houk with children.
Franklin notes list visits and gatherings across Burlington Gladstone Pontiac and Ottumwa hospital tied to Delbert Calhoun Earl Swift and various Runnells Derby McFatridge Argos Calhouns and others with multiple family evenings and Sunday calls among neighbors and friends.
Mr and Mrs Richard Eastlick attended funeral services for her grandfather Oscar Johnson at the Geyer Lewis funeral home Monday afternoon. Monday afternoon and Tuesday last week Mr and Mrs Lloyd Johnson spent Sunday at Roscoe Argos.
The County Board of Education of Appanoose County Iowa will meet July 22 1969 at 8 00 PM at County Superintendent s Office Taxpayers will be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures for the fiscal year beginning January 1 1970 This is in accordance with Chapter 273 Code of Iowa creating a county school system
Appanoose County Iowa board of supervisors will hold a public meeting on August 4 1969 at 2:00 PM at the Centerville courthouse to hear taxpayers on the proposed expenditures for the 1970 fiscal year beginning January 1 1970.
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