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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1969
Page
2
Moravia students protested modern auto use but returned to class as officials hoped the act was a one time self expression. Albia schools adopted a closed noon hour policy preventing student car departures without written permission, sparking local furor over daily driving and safety concerns.
Students are urged that schooling aims at education through shared rules while vandals spray paint across locations including Milwaukee railroad underpass Iconium pavement Trenton Wilsons steel building and Condra's Standard Oil station with Hilton church noted for repainting.
Local column lists visits and social calls among Coulson area residents. Multiple households share weekend gatherings, hospital calls, and cafe outings in Monroe County near Albia. Names include Ron Smith Kan sas City Eva Tucker Mabry Taylor Ed Hollis Ronnie Barker Allen Turner Hiatt and others.
Unionville Auxiliary Unit 407 held a September meeting with Maybelle Brain presiding. Members approved minutes, reported no treasurer, and noted a $41.30 cake walk fund from Fox Hunt. The unit donated $25 to the Egbert family after a fire. Plans outlined for Oct 18 county meeting and Oct 22 October gathering. Amy Wilson visited from Centerville. birthday card sent to Department President Lewis Wood, Ames Iowa.
A Pancake Day gathering hosted by Rena Duff drew most guests to the parade and afternoon celebrations. The event featured a community parade and a festive pancake afternoon with attendees from the area.
News of interest from Adell reports on social calls and hospitalizations. Minnie Moffatt saw the Moffatt family and Pearl Dudley in Centerville with Olive staying overnight and Henry Elliott’s daughter visiting from Mystic. Purvis Hedgecock is home and improving. Several visits to Bloomfield hospital and Luse Nursing home are noted along with rides to Kansas City for sightseeing.
The report lists numerous Sunday visitors and hosts across Newton Town City Centerville and Douds Iowa. Names include Stewart Shepard Don McClanahan Keith Lain Geo Lain Dean Lain Polk Cozad Rudy Blozovich Harold Huff Russell Shepard Paul Moore Robert Zimmer Karl Fischer Chas Feeley Beulah Bellegante Glen McNair Leonard Besick Wendell Phillips Bob Mitchell Eddy and families.
Attendance at Sunday school was 17 and Mer rill Shepard will serve as Superintendent next year. Pancake Day went Saturday. Dollie Huff toured Kansas City Tuesday. Fred Sperry of LaHarpe IL visited with Mary McClasky and the Shepards Friday afternoon. Dollie Huff joined an Auxiliary luncheon at St Joseph hospital with Roberta Purvis Friday. Mary South and Flossie Walker dined with Russell Shepard Thursday. The Gardner family and children visited at Lewis Beaty’s Sunday.
The Moravia Union lists publisher Raymond Charity and editor Gary L. Charity with owners Raymond and Katherine Charity. Weekly Iowa paper based in Moravia shows total paid circulation 1128 and total distribution 1160 with 32 unaccounted office leftovers.
Mr and Mrs Cyril McDanel visited Francis Argo in Oskaloosa. Mr and Mrs Bill Clark with family from Davenport called on Wayne McDanel. Tom Pettibone family and Marie Long stayed at Del Brede home in Iowa Falls. Hila Horstman visited Bill Long. Wayne and Mrs McDanel attended a C B meeting at Bernard Moore home. Earl Weston of the parish text ends.
State of Washington residents Mr and Mrs Lorie Hiatt of Washington IA and Mrs Donald Hiatt of Centerville and Mr and Mrs Harold Hudgens visited the Kenneth Hiatt home Sunday.
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