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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1960
Page
2
Bob Wampler relays a 25 year old view that airplanes would fall in price yet rise to autos, while communistic control would creep in. The piece links rising costs and centralized government to global examples like Korea Turkey and Cuba and warns of bloodshed from overt controls.
The column mixes a letter by Mrs. H B Spring criticizing taxes and government aid with a verbose local social diary. It records numerous Udell area residents visiting, hosting, or traveling to Des Moines and other towns, church society events, and May plans for the Women's Missionary Society including a Mother-Daughter banquet and a public service on May 1.
Sunday activities include Guy Streepy and others visiting Udell and Guinell relatives, with services at Glen Matthews home and local church. Dale Caylor, eight months, died after leukemia. services held at Fairview Brethren church. family health and benevolence offerings noted.
Union Township residents share hospital visits and family gatherings. Mrs. F. BE. Boyer and Mr. F. BE. Boyer travel with Gaylord Main to Iowa City to be with Mrs. Richard Caylor and Dale. Numerous relatives spend days and evenings with Zel and Kelley families, attend meals, and join in local music contests and Sunday gatherings across Union Township and nearby towns.
Mrs Delbert Calhoun hosted a Stanley party. The Jennings and Perry families visited Albia and Ottumwa. Several couples shared dinners and calls across Ottumwa Lovilla Des Moines Keosauqua and Sigourney. A bake sale at Center ville drew volunteers including Amy Hiner and the Hellyer family.
Guests visiting Centerville homes included Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown with Mrs Ethel Hamilton, Mr and Mrs Eugene Jackson and Paul of Ottumwa at the Amy Hiner home, and Richard and Karl Lee visiting the Carl Calhoun home Sunday.
The Union Livewires 4-H club met at the Lazelle Strunk home on April 15 at 8:00 PM led by president Wilbur Strunk. Enrollment forms were distributed, 16 members attended, and roll call included Peggy Rogers Becky Wilson JoAnn Main Roger Kelley Dave Ahee Wilbur Strunk Billy Bob West Ricky Ahee Sherman Kelley Mike West Mike Ahee Larry Coltrain Lois Strunk Bob Rogers Donald Strunk Gary Roberts and visitor Martha Sinclair.
Report summarizes a conservation camp discussion on attendees and preferences, judging teams, and a quiz on Legume plant parts. After adjournment, Wilbur Strunk demonstrated docking a lamb and Donald Strunk demonstrated grooming a horse. Mrs Strunk served cookies and orange ale. Next meeting at Buell Taylor home. Reporter Mike West.
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