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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1973
Page
1
Moravia residents endure poor weather while many streets remain impassable. sewer excavating work is starting up, signaling ongoing municipal infrastructure efforts and disruption to daily life.
The report notes ongoing road rock haulage and sewer work as towns try to restore normalcy. Traffic will rise with summer activity near Rathbun Lake. Pavement work on Unionville road will start when weather allows, while large land deals near Honey Creek state park spark inflationary concerns and talk of a future community. The Moravia Union faces weekly cost increases.
The note suggests that an increase in subscription costs will be a near term necessity. It emphasizes financial pressures and the need to adjust pricing to sustain services. Entities mentioned include subscription providers and financial considerations driving the policy change.
A reader urges the Moravia community to back Little League and Babe Ruth programs facing cuts. The note from Union Editor endorses Promoters, praises volunteer effort, and notes renewed activity to plan a summer schedule for youngsters.
Attendance at Sunday School 38. Several locals joined events and visits, including Billy Long and family with Carl Long, Marla Strope, Mike O Connell, the Doyles and Hope Teater bringing ice cream for Ava’s birthday. Opal Lemley flies to California to visit relatives. Vicki McClanahan visits grandparents.
Mr and Mrs Lowell Turner visited at the Earl Swift home Thursday afternoon. Several couples including Emmett Derby and Larry Derby spent time at each other’s homes. Families attend funerals for Tony Pirnat and Clarence Baker. Dorene Hershberger and others joined 4H activities in Centerville.
Mr and Mrs Pearl Runells visited Delbert Calhouns on Sunday evening at Monroe County hospital. Maureen Derry and Dorene Hershberger attended a 4H meeting Monday at the Hartz home. Frank Hershberger of Galton spent the weekend with Charles Hershberger. Rex and Mrs Haver spent Sunday with Edward Haver.
Community members from Qcalls Florida Omaha Nebraska and Des Moines Iowa joined families in Unionville Missouri for a Sunday dinner at the Black Kettle commemorating the 69th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ewing. Guests included Jim and Mrs McAninch and Ronald Burger Joyce Barbara Hizenbaugh Nancy McConnell. Master Scott Knudtson visited grandparents Clifford Burger. Other travelers included Paul Ewing Ned Purdum and Craig Miller.
Ted Hedgecock and Ruby Hedgecock were callers at the Purvis Hedgecock home. Howard Burkland family visits Maurine Burkland in Centerville. Sympathy extended to Elsie Spring’s family. Members attended the Blackwood Bros. in Ottumwa. Rev and Mrs Manning visited the Burkland home. Marie Weber visiting friends. Bear guest at supper with Barkland grandmother. Families visited Albert Burkland. Marie Weber attended funeral in Memphis Mo. Howard Burkland and family in Des Moines. Minnie Moffatt reported doing well at Golden Age Manor. Frank Burkland hospitalized at Kerberville improving. Winston Pace family honored at Clifton Burger’s for wedding anniversary. Call Moravia Union with any news.
The Board of Supervisors details 1973 appropriations from multiple funds including Institutional Care and Reap, Poor Fund, Conservation, County Fair, Soldiers Relief, Road Clearing, County Disposal, County Emergency, Weed Eradication, Flood & Erosion, County Tort Liability, and Public Employs Retirement. Items include specific dollar totals for social welfare, county home care, road maintenance, mental health, and construction of routes, with signed votes by board members.
Ea Jean Laursen County Auditor attested the record. The Board adjourned to meet at the call of the Auditor Carl A. Evans Chairman.
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