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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
4
Funeral services for Dr C L Young 85 were held Monday afternoon at E U B church in Albia He died Saturday at his daughter’s home in Norton Kansas where he had lived since 1958 He served as a United Brethren minister for 53 years and 10 years in other pastoral services
Local residents and visitors are noted in a stream of social items. Families and friends from Moravia Atlantic Kirksville and Des Moines share visits, banquets and hospital news. Notables include Allan Boler undergoing major surgery in Des Moines and Donna Woodward a medical patient in Kankakee Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Elbert Perry spent Friday evening with Mr and Mrs L Perry at Albia. They were Sunday dinner guests at the Newton Long home. Mrs Clarence Whitehead helped.
Saturday notes describe the FFA supper for Moravia district, Friday meals and parties hosted by Mrs. Delbert Calhoun and Mrs. Lloyd Brown, visits from guests in Knoxville Ottumwa Albia Pulaski and Moravia, and a Franklin 4H meeting with Richard Calhoun. Attendees include Calhoun Browns Dick Brown Russell Brown Merie Dicks Clinton Albertson Clair Potts Gerald Rinehart Gilbert Callen and others.
Mr and Mrs Russell Kelley hosted Sunday dinner at the John Kelley home with their family and guests Nadine Dommer Randy and others. A birthday observance for Mrs Hendrix and James Farnsworth accompanied the gathering. Numerous visits circulated among local families including the Mullins Harper Cox and Mullins households Saturday and Sunday.
The report lists MHS students on the six week honor roll with seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen named, followed by extensive payroll and labor charges for multiple workers and local businesses. It includes bank withholding and insurance notes, plus bids for road and cemetery projects and annual reports approved. The document ends with adjournment and attestations by the chairman and county auditor.
Mrs Gladys Harsh hosts and visitors frequent New Hope social scenes including many Harsh family members and friends. Attendees include Ivan Harsh, John Harrington, Janet, Loyd Carter, Richard Goughnour family, Jim George Turner, Genevie Kaling, R C Wilson, Mardeena White, Pat McDanel, Debbie, Trenton Wilson, Nelson Ballanger and others at various gatherings such as a F F A banquet and weekend visits.
A compiled payroll list shows workers such as Cairns H Robert, Faoro Reno, John Koslol, Moore Glen Imbor, Pomatto, Shonts John A, Centervilla National Bank withholding eight dollars, and many others with labor earnings ranging from a few dollars to over two thousand. Several entities including Hoapital Service Inc and Bright are noted, with miscellaneous deductions and names repeated across lines.
A fragmentary quote reflects a child's dread of bedtime and the idea that a parent has already fallen asleep, turning bedtime into a sly, humorous moment about being left awake alone. The line captures a domestic mood with subtle mischief and sentiment.
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