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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1953
Page
1
Entered as second class matter February 23, 1905 at Moravia Iowa post office under act of March 3 1879 Subscription rates shown for Appanoose and Monroe Counties two dollars per year and two fifty in advance for elsewhere in United States
An official recount exposes large terminal leave payments after mass firings in the Defunct OPS office in Des Moines. One former government worker reportedly collected 4447 dollars as a layoff payout while 79 others received similar terminal leave pay for days worked or unused vacation. The piece questions the fairness of such windfalls.
Moravia residents report on community activities from OPS pay questions to youth work by Reverends Grenfell and Grofell. A late night car lights incident ends with wallpaper curiosity. Rabbit breeding news shares a large litter, echoing town chatter as Ramblins greet the front page.
Mystic High School plans baccalaureate services May 24 at the Methodist Church with Rev Gonzales as speaker. Commencement for ten graduates is set for Thursday May 28 at 8:00 p.m. at the Methodist Church with speaker G E Holmes from Iowa State College.
Pleasant Hill residents Mrs. M. BE. Dicks hosted relatives including Mr and Mrs Richard Dunham and Debby from Des Moines over Mother's Day in Centerville with the Harry Lemaster home. Cedilla.
In Milledgeville and nearby, residents share visits and calls among families including Sulser, Martin, Taylor, Fenton, and Davis. The Chariton River Ladies Aid met May 12 with plans for May 28, while Dean Curtis visited from Rock Island. A census note states that almost 8 of every 10 Iowa farms had tractors in 1950.
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