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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1960
Page
6
A long list of local families tallies weekend trips and visits to relatives in Otumwa Ames Waterloo and Des Moines. Offutt Air Base connections bring several servicemen and wives family dinners and hospital stays are noted with multiple kin and friends referenced across Centerville Russell and Duncan areas.
Olie Farris of Whiting Indiana was a Thursday overnight guest at the Mearl Dicks home. Mr and Mrs Red Buchanan spent Friday evening at the Paul Dicks home. Mr and Mrs Russell Brown Jennifer Dunham Mr and Mrs Brown and Dunham are listed among local visitors in a sequence of social calls with no further details.
Richard Bentzinger attended a Walnut Grove business meeting in Chicago over the weekend. A group from Enon News and local families joined church and social visits including nursing home prayer, 4-H dairy demonstrations at Waterloo with red ribbon honors, and a series of Sunday and weekday visits across Centerville Albia Ottumwa and Des Moines.
Fred Strong home included Mr and Mrs Aaron Hodge and family Mrs Lamonne Yates and children Mr and Mrs Jess Enroe Mr and Mrs Jim Enroe Mr and Mrs James Tacket Mr and Mrs Darwin Strong and family Mr and Mrs Larry Murphy and family all of Ottumwa and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dowd and family of Moravia attended the horse show in Holdyville Sunday. Mr and Mrs Don Self and family spent Sunday evening at the Lawrence Dommer home.
The traveler visited Eureka Springs Arkansas with hosts Mrs Flora Phillips and daughter Eirene Hosley. They toured scenic highways around the Ozarks visiting the Roaring River hatchery Natural Spring Marvel Cave Table Rock Dam and Lake Taneycomo with a speed boat ride. In Arkansas they explored Heroglyphic Rock Quibley Castle Hog Scald Hollow and Civil War Hide Out near Fayetteville and noted Arkansas State University and Miles Music Museum.
Larry Willis known as Larry, 38, Crocker Missouri native, U S Army veteran, served in Europe with 6th Armored Division. Watchmaking graduate, moved to Iowa 1947, married Joanne Richards, two children. Centerville resident since 1956, longtime watch examiner board member, jewelry manager, church and civic member, new political candidate appealing for support in Appanoose County.
A travel description recalls diverse instruments and music boxes including German and French boxes, harps, and rollers. It traces stops at Stone Castle on Rock Candy Mountain overlooking the White River Valley near Little Rock home to Charles Reign Scoville, the Capitol Building, and KTHS. The journey returns via Route 7 toward Eureka Springs, passing Round Top Mountain and colorful Ozark valleys in autumn.
The record lists 19th or earlier festival winners led by Olive Jean Tarbell with multiple firsts across fruits vegetables and canned goods including beets corn carrots green beans kraut Lima beans mixed vegetables peas peppers and tomatoes. Nellie Williams Mamie Tisue and M Coffin also earn top places in various categories including jams jellies and preserves.
The list details prize results for flowers and crafts led by Kay Chority, Virga Boyer, Zula Taylor, Cynthia Taylor, and N Williams among others. Includes marigolds nasturtiums petunias phlox roses zinnias asters calendula coxcomb dahlias gladioli and various craft categories with first and second placements.
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