19 Oct 1950
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1950
Page
1
The rambling letter questions public interest weeks before an election. It laments professional politicians yielding to pressure groups and urges supporters to back principled candidates who campaign on core policies and resist tax requests. It ends mentioning neighbors and local parsonage painting.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate plasterers start this week for Trevton Wilson and C. A. Turner. Details on location and project scope are unclear in the readable text.
Moravia Iowa voters face a special election November 9 1950 at the Community Building Moravia to decide bond issues totaling 8000 dollars for a school bus garage and up to 2000 dollars for adding to the gymnasium. The district covers Appanoose and Monroe counties and all voters part of the consolidated district vote in one precinct.
Dennis Glasgow suffered a stomach infection last Tuesday with daughters from Illinois visiting to aid care. Row of Sunday dinner guests featured families from Udell Williamson and Centerville. Local clergy from Brethren church organized a layman group after a noon dinner at the schoolhouse.
Unionville segments list Sunday callers at D L Hiatt home and weekend guests of Virgil Johnson. Mentions Rev H M Richmond home visit by Miss Jewell Richmond and a birthday dinner. Notes a new Baby Scout club charter presentation, upcoming Father-Son banquet at the Methodist church, and local residents’ health updates and visits.
The Enon school program opens Friday while many VanDorin relatives gather at Sylvan VanDorin's Clovie home. Mrs Ida Griffin visits Dallas Faber, and J T VanDorin's Bloomfield clinic trip is noted. Family and friends trade calls and visits across Ottumwa and Dysart with flu illness and farewells and Rotary club events mentioned.
Sunday visitors filled homes of Harry Scott and Roy Argo while Ottumwa callers visited Lissie Kelsey Verna McAninch and others. Many friends and relatives, including the Browns Frame and Quigleys, shared calls, dinners and weekend gatherings across the area.
Ervin Long visited the Zell Wilson family and LeRoy Wilson attended the auto races in Ottumwa. Frank Selac helped Long stack beans while Mrs. Ervin Long cares for her ill father. The farm to market road survey is stalled amid hot dry weather. Levi Porter and children were mentioned.
A fragment notes an evening visit and the calf Howie taken along from the pasture during the outing. The terse record preserves the core event and involved entities.
Mrs Emmett Derby and Richard Birles with Jackie visited the Ben Pickerell family. Residents and guests including Emmett Derby Larry Bernard Kitterman Everett Stansberry Addie Clyde Sheldon called at various homes. A shower for Helen Mammam and a baby girl born at Smith hospital in Ali were noted, with several families visiting Chariton area.
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