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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1967
Page
4
Ann McDonough calls the April Taylorettes meeting to order. Roll call on “A color I Would Like to Wear” notes 14 members and four visitors. Members sew darts, discuss color, pattern and fabric selection, and Barbara Coltrain, Dana Burkland and her mother provide refreshments.
The April Franklin Farmers 4-H meeting convened at Karl Calhoun’s home at 7 30 PM with the American pledge. Thirteen members and two leaders answered roll call. A demonstration on erosion control by Lyle Kehrberg and Cecil Cooper concluded, with refreshments provided by the Calhouns and Kehrbergs.
Mrs Myrna Lauer from Queen City Mo visited Wednesday and Wednesday night with Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson and other relatives. Mrs Carl Reno Lisa and Carla spent Friday afternoon with Mrs Gary Charity Julie and Jayne helping Jayne celebrate her third birthday. Mr and Mrs Spencer King and Mr and Mrs W R Elder spent Friday evening at the Gary Charity home. Mrs Ray Marvin of Leon spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson. Mrs Ron Repp of Hartford spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Clifford Paxston. Her husband is in the service in Germany. Mr and Mrs Ira Boyer and Mr and Mrs Loyd Carter were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Jim Herron. Callers at the parental Mearl Walter home the past week were Mr and Mrs Maurice Walter Annabelle Wilson Eloise Gardner and Dennis Carolyn Van Dorin Debbie Annette and Marie. Saturday visitors at the Mearl Walter home were Mr and Mrs Aubrey Walter Jet and Kevin of Centerville and Mr and Mrs Jerry Walter of Marshall Mo. Mrs Wayne McDanel was a patient at the Monroe county hospital from Thursday to Monday for observation and x rays.
The Appanoose County Farm Bureau Women’s committee sponsors a bus trip to the Pella Tulip Festival on Thursday May 11, leaving Allen’s store Centerville at 8 am. Reservations due at the Farm Bureau office by Tuesday May. The trip is open to all, with costs 3.46 for the bus, 75 cents for garden rides, 75 cents for reserved show seats, and a $2.00 Knoxville evening meal reservation.
James Calhoun eldest son of Carl and Madge Calhoun was born November 12 1911 in Monroe county He married Thelma Kellogg in November 1941 and served in the European Theater from 1942 to 1945 After returning he bought his grandfather's farm and remained in the community He died April 26 at age 55 Funeral services were held Friday at the Iconium Methodist Church with burial in Iconium Cemetery Military honors were given by the American Legion Turner funeral home in charge
Mrs Howard Burkland hosts Udell guests John Admire visits as Sunday dinner. Baytown visitors Charles Clendenen Darrell Clendenen and family spend afternoon with Ora Powell. Helens Starcar and Angie visit Des Moines, coffee with Rowena Albright. Howard Burkland family at Lesser Garden. Susan Lippert stays with Fran Parcel. Jewel Burkland visits John Dotsop and Carl Whisler. Minnie Moffatt visiting Frances Ces in Moravia.
Local church listings show service times and officers for multiple denominations including Church of the Nazarene Grace Methodist Wesley Chapel Moravia Methodist First Christian Evangelical United Brethren Iconium Methodist and others. Tours list pastors superintendents official boards and sequential services with Sunday school times and worship hours.
Moran reports a sequence of social visits with Wendell Phillips and family members hosting meals and birthday celebrations. Dixie Phillips brought refreshments to Miss Hel Figler's room for Randy's birthday, followed by a Sunday dinner at Howard Phillips with multiple Phillips relatives and affiliates.
Roy G. Main USN son of Mr. and Mrs. Eling Main of Albia Iowa serves as an electrician's mate aboard the USS Kitty Hawk off Vietnam. The 80,000 ton carrier carries over 5,000 officers and enlisted and flies A4 Skyhawk and F4 Phantom jets on combat missions targeting enemy troops, facilities and supply routes for the Seventh Fleet's Task Force 71.
Engineers' Report on Rathbun Reservoir notes that continued progress and local government cooperation will boost land values around the project. The article predicts increased tourism and economic activity as the reservoir develops.
A crowded page records visits and gatherings across Mystic Moravia and Centerville. Individuals including Ruth Ann Stoltz Sheryl Long Christine Long and Debra Walker attend events while families such as Cridlebaugh Wakefield and Walker share meals, trips, and church activities.
A discourse on developing Rathbun Reservoir lands for education, recreation, and cultural use. Proposals include long term leases to universities or churches, or an open air theater and art gallery on government land. Considerations cover schools, scout camps, and concession operations to attract visitors.
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