13 Oct 1955
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1955
Page
1
Roya Rambilin notes polls show growing interest in a presidential bid as Eisenhower’s health stirs debate. Farm voters loom as key hurdle with politicians touring rural areas to query farmer sentiment amid campaign talk. The Union office runs tight as Howard Smith handles weekly printing duties while locals travel to town for a Big Ten football game on a perfect fall day.
The home team impressed in a big football game against Indiana, showcasing action and skill in a very engaging sporting event. Fans noted the colorful atmosphere with unique hats and garb, though the headwear on this Saturday was less wild than usual.
The Union reports a weekly Iowa detour map showing 56 detours statewide from small bridge diversions to a 28 mile detour west of Des Moines. It also lists 24 locations with paving and repair causing one way traffic as the only delay.
Mrs Lois Tadlock reports Maple Grove social visits and gatherings. Families including Walter Hays Johnson Hawks and others shared Sundays and Thursdays at various homes near Plano Ottumwa Centerville Kirkaville and Centerville with birthday celebrations and dinners.
The sequence shows Turner & Son’s storefront with a new aluminum glass and redwood front, contrasted with the older exterior taken years earlier. Byron Hiatt and C. A. Turner appear in the images, with the Moravia Union sign and the building’s northwest corner offices noted, highlighting farm machinery lines once sold there.
Moravia Independent School district bills show payments to vendors and services for the September 30 1955 quarter. Entries include bus parts parts and supplies from Acme Chemical Co Iowa Association of School Boards and Standard Parts Co among many firms, with taxes and insurance noted.
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