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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1973
Page
2
The Rays Ramblins family is away on vacation with Gary and wife and family, planning travel and camping in the southeast. The Union office reports a slow week with fewer news events as school lets out and rain continues. Last weekend the area received heavy rainfall, about 1.25 inches following 4.44 to 5 inches previously, delaying activities.
Residents report halted sewer and paving work near Unionville and Moravia while Pavement pours near Miller Church. Parsons College area faces vacancy decay and damaged facilities, raising housing concerns. Gasoline and paper shortages drive prices higher as farmers warn of costly feed and feed prices threaten margins. Despite woes, the piece suggests better days ahead amid weary communities.
Noon callers included the Howard Phil lips family and Mr and Mrs Lynn Lemley who met their grandson Lynn Streepy of Kansas at Leon. Russell Shepard visited Ruth McNair on Saturday afternoon. Floyd Cole spent Sunday evening with Ora Rinehart. Emil Long and Carl Longs family were visited on Sunday.
News notes from Griffinsville N Bend by Mrs Daphne Shepard report Sunday School attendance and local visits. Various calls include Mr and Mrs Merl Adams on Emil Longs, Lewis Beaty with Flo Frame and Floy Priebel in Des Moines, and Irene Brandon visiting Ruth McNair to see iris.
Mr and Mrs Lyndon McDanes and others spent Saturday with Russell Shepards. Paul and John McNair of Liscomb were Sunday dinner guests of Ruth McNair. The 50th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Guy Dixon of Chariton was celebrated in the afternoon. Harold Huff called on relatives in Albia and Gene Huff, Wilbur Phillips, Virgil Long visited Howard Phillips. Leela Lain stayed with her mother Mrs Polk Cozad at Indianola. Mrs Cozad is ill. The Huffs and Howard Phillips families visited. Keith Phillips was in the area Sunday evening. Judy Guinn and daughters of Georgetown came by plane to Des Moines to visit Delmont and Mrs Delmont Moffitt for several days.
News briefs from Salem detail social visits and dinners. Eugene Jackson of Ottumwa dined with the Amy Hiner home. Clarence Whitehead and family vacationed with Robert Miller at Topeka Kansas. Mrs. Edward McCord and Mrs. Glen Overturf attended a meeting in Teonium. Whitehead and Argo households visited Albia Eldon Bloomfield Centerville and Eldon area friends.
Bonado and Udell residents hosted guests from Des Moines Ottumwa Knoxville and Albia during the week. Edward McCord Clarence Whitehead Elmer Murphy Delbert Calhoun and Amy Hiner homes were social hubs with multiple dinners and visits. The Hellyers Wadle and Kain families shared weekend gatherings with local families.
Miss Hazel Hellyer and Mrs. Helen Rose called on Faye Platt Sunday evening, sharing greetings and news. The social visit reflected local daily routines and neighborhood ties.
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