26 Nov 1970
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1970
Page
1
A shopper emphasizes staying home for Christmas buying, citing a family that avoided crowded stores after a day of city browsing. The piece notes cut-price shops fail to satisfy, urging readers that in-home shopping beats crowds and offers better deals.
Local farm families report an unusually difficult fall yet good yields. Subfreezing weather and late rains delayed harvests for corn soybeans and grain sorghums. Some bought large tires for combines. lake freeze predictions vary as officials weigh risks and wind effects on Will Rathbun Lake.
A Moravia Union publicity note advertises a yearly subscription for just three dollars, inviting residents to receive local news and community updates through the Moravia newspaper.
Sympathy extended to the Wright family. Residents and visitors attend gatherings in Moravia Knoxville Cedar Falls and Des Moines. Local families share visits parties and birthdays including Dooley Hiatt Free and Jacobs households with Bela? Donovan noted.
Delores Ballanger and children attended the Moravia basketball game Friday evening. Other locals joined events including the Alfalfa banquet, County SIEDA meeting, Bill Riley show, State Line C.B. club pie and box supper, Taylorettes 4-H club, SCA meeting, and a Thanksgiving supper at Wesley Chapel church with local families and guests.
Susan Dooley and three other 4-H members earned a trip to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Easter and Mr. and Mrs. Keneth Daniels attended the Beef Producers banquet held Monday evening at the Christian church in Centerville.
Local social notes list Sunday visits at Roscoe Argo home and gatherings with Stella Argo Dorothy Calhoun and Freda Swift. Attendees include Sustman Johnson Van Weldon Ammons Derby Eastlick Calhoun Swift and others. Des Moines hospital patient Lou Zimmerman noted. Evan Scott funeral services attended in Polo and Polo Tl event listed.
Mrs Howard Burkland reports callers at the Burkland home Tuesday evening. Neal Wayne and Randy visited the Hedgecock family last weekend. Whisler Saun and Burkland relatives traveled to Oskaloosa. Kenneth Israel dinner guests with Sprouse Allen Purvis Hedgecock and Starr at Lillian Sprouse’s home. Ga yitt visited in the afternoon. Cherri Felton and children helped Dusablon last week.
Moravia Union advertises Christmas cards gift wrap paper ribbons and bows for season shoppers. The note highlights a selection of decorative items available from local merchants for holiday gifting and wrapping needs.
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