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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
1
A humorous column notes a feed store as a rare place offering a dime chicken dinner and jokes about cafeteria clerks guessing totals. It mocks miscounted meals in Des Moines and reflects on dieting, beauty icons, and aging. The tone is light, self mocking, and observational about trends and figures.
Local talk centers on approving a state sales tax increase to raise funds for school programs and property tax relief. The plan would dedicate revenue to education, with added aid for agricultural land tax credits to ease farm school taxes, seen as a policy move by the governing party despite past campaign reversals.
The article notes Congress opens each session with prayer, housed chaplains in Senate and House, and a Capitol prayer room. It cites weekly prayer breakfasts and occasional guests like Billy Graham, plus presidential and city faith services. It emphasizes religious diversity among members, including Protestant, Jewish, Catholic, and Sikh communities, and ends with a Bloomfield resident’s post election prayer remark.
Udell school held a regular P T A meeting on Monday night with an open house. Second and third grade mothers provided a large turnout. Several local residents were noted visiting or returning from recent activities and travels including Ora Powell, Marlin, Ralph Pfannebecker and family, and others in Udell Mystic St. Joseph hospital Chariton Des Moines and Des Moines area locations.
Mrs Betty Johnson is hospitalized at Centerville after an appendectomy. Numerous Proctor and Leffler family members from Urbana Center and nearby towns visited or hosted relatives over the past week. Multiple mentions include Ottumwa Des Moines Chicago and Boxholm trips and weekend gatherings with the Sam Marion and Warren Proctor households.
Mrs Geo Leffler and others assist with ill mother. Faber and Wilson families host and visit. Wednesday club events and C Y F activities at Union Chapel. Attendees include Sinclair Ahee Gillen and Proctor families with lessons on Hazards to Hear Say and songs.
Enon Mrs Dallas Feber and others visited Claus and Vern Johnson homes. Mrs Vern Johnson remains seriously ill from a ruptured appendix after hospital entry Saturday. Elsie Coltrain from Ottumwa visited Gomer Stocker’s sister Minnie Tharp in Unionville and Roy Matherly’s birthday in Moravia. Prayer Circle met, and local families attended church events, school activities, Thespian plays, and gatherings at Moravia Community School and nearby homes.
Friday and Saturday evenings feature gatherings at the Dommer, Bentzinger, Stocker, Ward, Hawk, and Tackett households with extended relatives from Springfield Missouri and local residents. Attendance includes birthday observances, a cooperative dinner for a 52nd anniversary, carpentry work, and a 4-H meeting.
Mr and Mrs Hubert Morrow and Mr and Mrs Carl Miller and family were Sunday dinner guests with Mr and Mrs C C Miller. Herschel Kelly and family joined her father Leo Thompson and family in Ottumwa for supper. Nancy Ward was a supper guest Friday night with Mr and Mrs John Kelly and Dennis. The Geo Scott and Gary, Curtis Tomlin, Burdette Cox, Rowena and Nyle visited Walter Harper Sunday afternoon, with Mrs Scott returning home.
Marshalltown residents Mrs. Russell Kelly and Judy visited Mrs. Donald McCloud. Diane and Brenda Kelly joined relatives including the Kelly family, Riley Elder, Spencer King, Joe Wilson, Budette Ward, and Buddy Bradley kin. Ramona Cox stayed with her parents, Burdet Cox and family. Randy and Nancy Ward dined with John Kelly. Mr and Mrs LaVern Horn spent the weekend with her parents, John Kelly. Mr and Mrs C S Peterson of Chariton visited with sister Mrs Walter Harper. John Kelly and family hosted gatherings with Don Ewing and Dale Cox. Judy Kelly spent Monday with her grandparents Perry and spouse. Rowena Cox visited Cyril Mullsing family. John and Burdette Cox hosted Ramona. Jim and family noted various dinners and calls among local households.
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