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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1962
Page
2
The article notes daylight savings as a confusing issue slated for a county vote in Jefferson County and Fairfield. It mentions the postmaster Pettibone calling the farming year unique, with plowing in 1960, spring planting in 1961, and harvest in 1962, and discusses tax report fluctuations for local farmers.
Local residents including Mrs Cecil Morlan and Mrs Betty Powell visited Joe Moore’s home. Bodily health notes mention Lester Gordon undergoing surgery in Bloomfield and his discharge home. Prenuptial shower in Exline for Linda Moore ahead of Jerry Malin’s June wedding. Visitors at various homes recount neighborly gatherings, family visits, and a regular Morlan family get together near West Grove.
The proclamation pledges a nationwide effort to offer free 10 point Safety-Checks for vehicle condition during May 6 to May 12 1962. It urges traffic groups officials media and churches to promote the Circle of Safety and to drive traffic safety in the sixties with public participation.
Word reaches of the birth of a son to Rev and Mrs Francis Berkshire of Stottsdale Arizona on April 26. John Christian Berkshire, 7 lb, welcomed by brother Mark. Local visits include Maude Whitehead Aubrey Christy and family, Linda Landgrebe, Bert Rinehart, Virgil Cash and others.
Local families including Rinehart Landgrebes Christys Hawk and Christy clans hold Sunday visits at multiple homes in Vinton Ottumwa Moravia and Albia. Guests attend dinners and social events with extended relatives like Bert Rinehart Wayne Christy Vera Firkins and George Hiner in varied Iowa towns.
Lenora Miller and Paria family members hosted and visited relatives over the weekend in Swan Town and surrounding areas. Multiple gatherings occurred at the Kelly and Tadlock homes with extended kin from Kelley, Strunk, Williams, and Paris families joining in. Local residents also traveled to Des Moines and Oskaloosa for social visits and college events.
The text records extended family dining after church then riding near Lake Wapello. It extends sympathy to the Cox family for the death of Ramona of Des Moines and to Mrs. John Kelley on the death of her brother in Oregon.
Local residents hosted Panama students and six others from county for a Farm Bureau sponsored gathering at the Agriculture Building in Centerville. Numerous visits and calls followed at area homes as families hosted dinners showers and church activities through the week.
A promotional film by the USDA is promoted by the NFO to show subsidies benefiting consumers. It argues Joe, a city shopper, pays higher grocery bills only because farmers absorb rising costs to keep prices low. The piece asserts farm income fell 1960 vs 1952 while consumer costs rose, with subsidies funded by farmer efficiency and price supports. It urges readers to join farm programs and defend farm prices, inviting comments to Mrs. Victor Zintz.
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