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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1954
Page
3
Classified notes include a Sherwin-Williams paint advert, floor sander and edger rental by Turner & Son, and a modern house rental on J. P. Foster farm via Robert Foster. Community items cover Urbana Center and a long 4-H and family gathering week, with listings of attendees and dates in July.
In the District Court of Iowa Appanoose County No 7824 probate the administratrix files a final report for the estate of John T. Gard deceased seeking approval and discharge. Hearing set for August 18 1954 at Centerville Appanoose County Iowa. Opal Gard LaVonne Oard Sandra Kay Oard Donna Rae Oard may appear to object. George A Milani attorney for the estate. 30-21
Mr and Mrs Donald Jones and children Donna Underwood and Jim Parker of Ottumwa visited Roy Underwood, with Donna staying a few days. T J Luse and sons returned home after a brief vacation in Annandale Minnesota. Albert Brain visits daughter Anna Brain in Des Moines. American Legion Auxiliary fed families at the post home for Rosa Knight’s illness and death, and again for William Duff. Howard Smith spent Sunday in Indianola with daughter James Weinman and family.
Mrs B H Taylor notes many friends visiting and calling during her convalescence. Several families, including the Drakes Paris Coltrain Woodward and Luse clans, plus Lockmans and Wards, spent time at the Buell Taylor home and nearby houses with church and 4 H events mentioned. Weekend guests included Vickreys and Printys assisting with chores and social visits across multiple days.
Monroe county delegates Sally Visser and Raymond Vance with county extension director join 100 others at the state 4-H conservation camp near Boone. Activities include opening assembly, hikes, swimming, crafts, committee meetings, evening vesper, bird call program, star talks, square dancing, and a Des Moines River stories talk by William Peters. Local donor George McCullough spoke on nature spots.
Mrs Karl Tuttle chaired the Wednesday afternoon W S C devotions with loyalty to the church. Mrs Gerald Morgan introduced the program on "Alliances and Tomorrow" and discussed monthly rural church aims as Frank Wilson read the Country Women's Creed.
Social notes detail picnics at Centerville and Lake Wapello with many townsfolk including Mr. and Mrs. Bud Walter, the Dooleys, Phillips, Strunks, and Andrews families. Others attend services for Rosa Knight, see Kinship visits from Eddyville Des Moines and Udell, plus hospital checkups in Des Moines and Moravia as relatives travel for weekends and holidays.
Earl Campbells head to Los Angeles to establish a new home while kin and friends share visits across Dexter Centerville and Whittier. Funeral attendance, nursing home calls, and family gatherings mark a week of community activity among Campbells, Hoffmans, Turizes, and Taylors.
A fragmented payroll list shows labor payments to multiple workers including Otha Fenton, LeRoy Ponsetto, Eric Scritchfield, Paul Varner, and others. Banks, machine shops, and suppliers such as Caylor Lumber Co and Sebben Machine Shops appear in the record. Amounts noted include small totals like 40.00 and 33.06.
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