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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1972
Page
2
Local social notes recount visits and gatherings around Moravia Centerville Ames and Albia. Names include Haver Brown Hellyer Hiner Calhoun Rose Parson Whitehead Huff Sandeen McCord Overturf and others. Events cover suppers meetings church workshops birthdays and scout activities across several towns.
Sibyl Whitehead joined Margaret Callen on Tuesday for a judges workshop in Indianola. Walter Hudson from Portland visited the Clayton Sheldon home Tuesday morning. Glennie Dicks led a lesson for Iconium United Methodist Women on Thursday afternoon, with Sibyl and Maude Whitehead Vera Firkins Clara Theresa Brown Maxine Sheldon Verna Hartz in attendance. Edith Callen Mrs Wayne Christy Joyce and Carol attended a baby shower for Mrs Janice Moore and her son Thursday evening at Dwight Fenton’s home. Friday supper guests at the Dick Brown home were Mr and Mrs Joe Mitchell and Mr and Mrs John
Spencer residents and guests enjoyed a weekend of visits and events. The Agans, Argo, and Whitehead families joined art events at Lake Rathbun while others hosted or attended dinners and Sunday gatherings across towns including West Des Moines Chicago Ill River Forest and Oskaloosa.
Gladys Harsh reports weekend travels as Mr and Mrs Ivan Harsh and others visited St Louis to see relatives including Robert Harsh Renee and Courtney Harsh. Lois Wilson returns from surgery with a coffee hosted by Clella Free attended by several neighbors. A power saw accident injured Cecil Schrodt last Monday morning. Community members shared in Ida Griffin service at Albia with Clella Free Genevie Kalvng and Bessie Donovan present.
A fragmentary list shows various payments and withholdings including court reporter salaries, janitor supplies, foster care, aid from the State Department of Social Services, unemployment and disability support, and utility costs. Names like Dennis Valentine and John F Cassidy appear amid vendor lines from Centerville area firms and state agencies.
The board approved Clerk Cathis Gladfelder and bonded contracts with Tracy Construction Co and S W Construction Co. It re zoned multiple districts and moved Walnut Rathbun voting to St Anthony's church basement. Purchases include a 1973 truck from Carriers Inc for 58800 and a 1973 pickup from Norris Motor for 2720. The meeting adjourned with Auditor Varl Farnsworth and Chairman Doyle N. Anderson presiding.
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