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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1959
Page
2
A Methodist church smorgasbord Friday evening drew praise for hot tamales ham chicken salads and desserts raising about 316 for church groups. Funds will support pastor study furnishings and other projects.
The debate centers on whether residents will have a vote on the Soap Creek telephone utility franchise. West Moravia area would be excluded under current plans, prompting many farmers to seek alternative systems and signaling a potential shrinkage of Moravia’s trade area. A $517000 building program is planned for Moravia Blakesburg and Munterville by the Soap Creek company. Election time brings talk of long hours for public-spirited volunteers and ongoing school concerns of new buildings transport and teachers.
Centerville residents host and visit across multiple homes including Cass Hamilton DuVell Bud Waughop and Calhoun families. Des Moines Knoxville Albia Centerville Marshalltown open house 50th anniversary noted with various family and social gatherings. The community extends sympathy to the Hiatt family and recounts hospital and funeral visits.
Sunday activities include Franklins guests Wayne Thompson James Calhoun family Don Richards visits and Earl Swift homes Centerville visitors Glenn Turner W M Cater Des Moines Ben Derby Emmett Derby Kellogg families Verna O Hara Timmie Mc Gee Jean Marie McGee and others attend WSCS afternoon and Sunday gatherings at various households.
The March Union Neighbors meeting will be at Mildred Kelley’s rather than Marjorie Mains. Local residents share visits, dinners, and gatherings including Burdett Cox with Joe Smith, Carl Miller helping Herbert Morrow, and many in Ottumwa, Des Moines and Albia. New baby for Jack Martin. MYF rally in Mystic. officers elected for Unionville MYF. numerous calls and visits among families such as Kelleys, Coxes, Hodges, Dommer, and Stocker with community notices and hospitality interwoven through the week.
The report records a sequence of local social and church activities including a Prayer Circle at Mrs Gomer Stocker s home. Mrs Dean Tomlin spent time with Mrs Richard Bentzinger, and families visited or shopped in Ottumwa. Remarks mention the Bent zingers, McDanes, Dommer, Faber, Hawk and Illingworth families, a Smorgasbord at the Methodist church, and a golden wedding observance at the Blue Bird cafe in Atbia.
And sons spent Sunday evening at the James Calhoun home. George Hellyer spent Sunday afternoon at the Dell Hellyer home.
Perry Lines and D S Matthews of Bloomfield called at the R A Faber home. Bruce Faber was a Cedar Falls visitor. Carolyn and Cindy Faber spent Friday with Mrs Warren Proctor. Mr and Mrs Bill Robinson and Billy were callers at Rex Angel home. Mrs Cora Tubaugh fell and broke her thumb last week. Mrs McGee took her mother to Albia for treatment. Tubaugh stayed with the McGees at Melrose Saturday night. They visited Eugene Boyer and returned Mrs Tubaugh to Melrose. Rex Angel visited Everett Long Friday and Cathy Faber spent Saturday with Judy Gillen.
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