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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1957
Page
6
A long list of weekend callers and hospital updates fills the Albia area social column. Families including Turners, McCrorys, Taylors, and Gollahers surface in visits to relatives and patients at Monroe county hospital. Announcements cover birthdays, church events, and TV appearances by Anita Lamantia on KTVO.
John A. Wilson and Lee Benz of Moravia returned from Washington with about 100 Iowa Farm Bureau leaders backing American Farm Bureau testimony for new corn legislation. They supported a planter box choice proposal tying price supports to a December referendum. The group urged a simpler allotment and soil bank participation to avoid large corn production and discussed extended farm policy goals with Congress members.
Community notes from New Hope include Wesley MYF sub district rally in Unionville, David West placing first at Centerville FFA public speaking, and a string of visits among families in Mt. Pleasant Des Moines Clarinda Ottumwa Mt Ayr and Bloomfield. Weather rain eases field work as farmers begin season.
Mrs John Van Zante hosts and attends events with Mr and Mrs Ben Jones Carl Van Zante and Mr and Mrs John Van Zante attend the funeral of Mr Taylor Wanda Murdy visited the Ben Jones home on Friday Harry Woodward shared Sunday dinner at the Ben Jones home and Mr and Mrs Bill Ralston and children of Conrad spent the week at the area household.
Salem residents record social visits and travels across Kirksville Ottumwa Des Moines Newton Albia Des Moines for hospital calls REA convention basketball tournaments and Farm Bureau events. Families including Calhouns Hellyers McCords Perrys and Hiner/Jennings share visits dinners and afternoons with relatives and neighbors.
Leaders of soil and water conservation in Appanoose county plan a March 18 gathering at the Agriculture Building in Centerville. They will review the 1957 government cost sharing ACP and discuss the 1958 program with ASC committee members, soil district officials, and county or district reps from key agencies. Doyle N. Anderson leads the ASC committee and explains the nationwide canvassing for next year’s plan.
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