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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1964
Page
1
Rags Ramblin's reports a Des Moines stop on Monday where state employees and their salaries are under scrutiny. Many staff expect changes with the new administration, some predicting a shift not immediate but in days to come. The party received a book listing all state employees and salaries across the state.
Welfare directors earn about seven thousand plus mileage while welfare case workers receive five thousand five hundred and mileage. The State Comptroller is paid fourteen thousand plus mileage and top officials like the Attorney General and Secretary of Agriculture receive twelve thousand. The Director of Correctional Institutions gets seventeen thousand one hundred sixty, with the mental health chief at twenty one thousand and psychiatrists above twenty two thousand. University heads and coaches also command high pay, signaling a strong salary tier across state roles.
Mrs Dick Brown hosts and guests include Mr and Mrs Paul Jordan, Wayne Christy family and many others visiting relatives and attending clubs and bake sales. People travel to Centerville, Kirkville, Derby and Albia for weddings, open houses, and family gatherings.
Mrs. John Free of Russell marks 64 years of marriage as relatives from Quirtey Illinois and Albia gather for a birthday dinner at the Orrin Callen home. Edith and Florence Callen are honored during Sunday visit with Mr and Mrs Richard Callen and families in attendance.
Calls and visits fill a weekend as the Coulson and Dooley families, several Davis and Mikels relations, and others exchange greetings. Ottumwa guests, Knoxville dining, and outings at the Ernest Hiatt and W. C. Anderson homes mark the social round, with Sunday gatherings and Monday departures noted.
Hazel Hellyer hosts and visits appear alongside multiple a list of social calls. Families including Brown Hellyer Perry and Derby attend dinners, birthdays, and club events. Sandra Whitehead takes a nursing exam at Drake University while others share weekend activities in Centerville Albia and Iconium.
Mr and Mrs Pearl Runnells and family join 4 H meeting in Albia Tuesday evening. Delbert Calhoun Richard and Linda Whitehead attend activities in Albia and Moravia. Clarence Whitehead and Bobby attend Sunday school party and football warm event. Many neighbors visit relatives in Moravia Albia Bussey and shorter gatherings through Friday.
Proceedings document county financial actions including conservation fund disbursements, water works, refunds, county fair appropriation, public employee retirement payments, and eradication fund expenses. Items show numerous individuals and vendors with modest payments, totaling multiple fund categories and road maintenance entries.
A long miscellaneous payroll and expense ledger fragment lists workers and labor payments to numerous individuals such as Dayne Taylor and John Pomatto, with many entries for labor. It also cites vendors like Centerville National Bank and various suppliers for fuel, equipment, and services. The disordered OCR shows amounts, names, and items, including references to Hazelton and local officers.
A fragmentary OCR reads about a town board in Cincinnati Iowa adjourning meeting at the call of the Auditor. The text includes references to Martha, the auditor, and several garbled phrases but states the board adjourned the meeting.
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