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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
3
Classified ads list Cherokee oats and Clover seed for sale, seeds, a self propelled combine, a modern house for sale, rug weaving, a bake sale for the Young Adult class, FFA banquet tickets, pasture rental wanted, electrical repairs, a used spinet piano, a Ford sale, oil station lease, and a Studio Girl Cosmetics route offer in Moravia and surrounding area with contact details.
The Past Matrons club gathered Tuesday evening at Mrs. Elbert Moores home with Mrs. Trenton Wilson assisting. A social hour followed by ice cream cake dessert mints nuts and coffee was served.
Franklin social notes list numerous visits among local families over the week. Residents including Franklin By Mrs Earl Swift Loyd Ammons James Calhoun Delbert Calhoun and others share gatherings at various homes and hospitals with multiple extended family connections.
At a Chariton court house meeting on March 4, 1961, 4th district N F O officers discussed readying the Minute Man system for an allout holding action by July 1. W W Swaim urged brisk member effort as the N F O outlined rapid contact across 12 Midwest states to aid farmers in stabilizing prices and safeguarding farm families. Other district officials present included Clarence Sanders, Gerald Hannum, Maurice Goode, Warren Smith, and John Conway.
County beef producers plan a March 10 meeting at the Continental hotel at 7 30 p m with speaker Kenneth Falk from Iowa State marketing division. Organizers Hal Dixon James P McKenver Bob Casper National V P of N F O and Ralph Labertew appoint Ham pton Strickler and Kincade for Iowa Farm City week planning. Local attendees urged to join.
The Twentieth Century Reading club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs F A Richardson. The roll call named a spring tonic. Mrs Richardson led a round table on Family Living in America covering social economic and religious problems. Guest Mrs Flora Phillips attended.
The Womans Society of Christian Service will meet at Grace Methodist Church parlors on Wednesday March 1 at 1 15 p m with a dessert luncheon followed by the study lesson worship and program.
Local notes show Mr and Mrs Richard Tubaugh and two families attending Mrs Okel Tolbert’s funeral in Seymour. Several households share Sunday dinners and visits across Seymour, Moulton, Centerville, and Ottumwa. Trips include Claude Paris to Marshalltown for cataract surgery and ongoing family visits to hospitals and relatives in Albia and Des Moines.
Monday reports a serious amputation and critical illness of Mr. Potts with Mrs. Potts at his hospital. The item lists multiple visits, travel for funerals, family gatherings, and social calls across Oskaloosa Centerville Ames Avoca Greenfield and surrounding areas with mentions of Jim McAninch home Mrs. McIntire Cloyed Tadlock Callen and others.
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