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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1971
Page
2
Local gas stations on Moravia's highway cut prices to 27.9 cents per gallon in a widespread, three week price war. Residents report unprecedented discounts as stations post lower signs and compete aggressively.
The Thorp Well Co rebuilt town pump restored service after a sequence of replacements and wiring fixes that left the pump out several times. The work is expected to hold for years while nearby towns report no sewer progress and nearby Garden Engineering delays bid specs. A chilly Rathbun Lake weekend saw campers depart early, though Gary and Turmer families tried a first time expedition in a modest trailer with four children.
Attendance at Sunday school was 20. Sympathy extended to the Laten Atwell families. Local residents share visits and greetings as neighbors hosted relatives and friends from Des Moines to Burlington. Activities include parental visits, granddaughter care, and gatherings at multiple homes in Griffinsville and nearby towns.
Marilyn Shepard and daughters visited the Lowell Shepards while Albert Kluver’s funeral was planned for Thursday. Several families spent Sundays at homes in Batavia Corydon and Des Moines, with visits to Bob Young, Lewis Beaty, Mary Sue Zapital, Josephine Moffitt, and the Or a Rinehart household.
The Franklin Farmers gathered at Mark Derby’s home for April activities. Dale Ammons demonstrated how to use and redraw a hand drill and bit brace. Jimmy Hershberger showed driving and pulling nails and cutting boards. Members discussed money making projects and making call halters from rope. On May 22 the
Club members assisted in cleaning Salem cemetery and Iconum cemetery. Refreshments were served by Mark and his mother.
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