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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1961
Page
2
The item notes Memorial Day efforts at Moravia cemeteries and town park, mentions a Memorial day improvement push by Lige Albertson, and discusses spring weather. Farmers seek rain to aid replanting after wire worm damage and to moisten soil for moisture to sprout.
Albia advances toward dial telephone service with a confirmed purchase for a new office building site. The block east of the square near the recently burned Karpan house is slated for the facility, seen as progress for countywide telephony. The note to the Union hints at potential government employee intentions without certainty.
Enon and nearby families attended a series of social visits and gatherings. The DeWayne Sinclair family hosted a farm bureau meeting. many members visited relatives, celebrated birthdays, and joined showers and dinners at several homes including Hawk, Morlan, Dommer, and Faber households. Key events included a post-nuptial shower for Nancy Kelly, decorating work, and multiple family picnics and church activities.
A dated listing outlines Babe Ruth League game dates across May and June with multiple entries from Tucs. and nearby dates. The schedule includes a mix of Sundays and Wednesdays ending in July and references Albia MC.
Mrs Leo Hoffman reports visitors and dinners at several West Point homes. Dates include weekend guests from Des Moines and Kirkville with Argo, Hoffman, Partridge, Sheldon, and Van Wielden households hosting gatherings. Local folks named include Bennie Whitehead Lloyd Lundy Wesley Jarangin and Richard Hoffman. Sibyl Whitehead and others appear in a closing line.
Rev and Mrs John Grenfell of Lavonia Michigan were house guests at the Richard Tubaugh home from Friday to Wednesday Memorial Day dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Russell Strunk and family of Marshalltown Afternoon callers included Lazelle Strunk Lois and Betty and other Strunk families Pam Burton visited with Mary Strunk and Gerald Burton Attended the Diana Burton and Steve Burger wedding at the Methodist church Sunday Fred Blummer called on Claude Paris Memorial Day supper guests at the Richard Tubaugh home included Mr and Mrs Maurice Walter and
A local social note lists numerous families visiting relatives and attending Memorial Day events. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Van Dorin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Tuttle and Terry, and others at the Tuttle and Paris households. Birthdays, caregiving, and extended family visits are noted, with several trips to Moravia and Knoxville.
Mrs Theo Miller and family visit Albia friends and relatives from Mason City Newton and Ottumwa. Nearby residents including F Miller Hiatt Ballanger Purvis Goodwin and others share visits and outings with cemeteries hospitals and farms in the region.
Mr and Mrs Richard Harsh of Arlington Virginia visited the Harsh family in Moravia. Numerous locals including the Longs, Wilsons, Carter, Paxston and Perry households hosted and spent Sundays and Mondays with relatives. Many farm and church friends, callers, and supper guests are listed, with several weekend visits to Polo Missouri and Mount Ayr.
Mrs Bert Rinehart hosts and guests visit in Shanahai and nearby towns. Lt Mr and Mrs Lloyd Landgrebe and family attend summer plans in Vinton. Gerald and Bert Rinehart host dinner guests including George Hammond and Floyd Hiser. Various visits to Atwells Keota Corydon and Glen Overturfs, with W S C S gathering and several calls among families.
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