Moravia Post Office Second Class Matter Note
The notice marks Moravia Iowa as a second class mail at the Moravia post office dated February 23 1905 under the act of March 3 1879.
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Moravia
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1959
Page
2
Moravia Festival 54th Year Promises Good Entries
Moravia prepares for its 54th festival with a strong horticultural showing and an engaging entertainment program. The season is unusually favorable with ample moisture and warm temperatures, as Gus Luse’s plum trees bloom again. Postmaster Don Pettibone notes no new post office developments. officials are reportedly moving toward plans, but no official release has been issued.
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Moravia
Gus Luse
Don Pettibone
Postal Department
Water supply woes in Moravia spark well trials
Moravia faced a persistent water shortage as attempts to drill a new supply faltered. Garden Engineering Co. offered no findings on the new well, while a local family’s weeklong effort yielded tall tales and dry holes. Boring machines struck rocks, and water witching drew opinions but no reliable source. Moravia’s growth hinges on a reliable city system. meanwhile farm and school wells show mixed results amid pricey dedications.
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Moravia
Garden Engineering Co
Farm Service Co
Monroe Twp Farm Bureau Meet at Moravia Park
Monroe Twp Farm Bureau met Tuesday evening August 16 at Moravia Park for a cooperative supper. Vice-President Claude Rogers opened the meeting. Ethel VanDorin reported on the last meeting. Kenneth Free and Kenneth Hopkins led a discussion on acre age allotments. A bingo game was played. The next meeting will be at Hilton on September 14 with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Free as hosts.
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Monroe
Farm Bureau
Moravia Park
Claude Rogers
Ethel VanDorin
Kenneth Free
Ken Hopkins
Hilton
Shanghai Club Meeting at Calhoun Home
The Shanghai club met with Dorothy Calhoun on August 19 and shared a noon cooperative meal with members and visitors. Embroidery work and rag rag sewing filled the day. Doris N. Christy received the guess what. The next meeting is planned for September 2 with Doris N. Christy hosting.
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Shanghai Club
Dorothy Calhoun
Doris
Elaine
Joyce
Carol Christy
Lorraine
Mike
Jimmy Rinehart
Doris N
Barbara
Patty Christy
Amy
John
Clarence
Floyd Hiner
Esther
Raymond
Gary
Richard Perry
Paul Jackson
Dorothy
Delbert
Richard
Kari Lee Calhoun
Ruby Hoffman
Russell
Betty Blarton
Sherry
Nancy
Doris N. Christy
Family Dinner Honors Canadian Visitors
Descendants of the Peter Coffin family met at Moravia Park to honor Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sutter and grandson Howard Gammel with a noon basket dinner. Relatives from Moravia Centerville Lovilla Des Moines Promise City Ernfold Sask. Canada attended before the Sutters and Howard returned home.
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Peter Coffin
Moravia Park
J. H. Sutter
Howard Gammel
Nell Rousseau
Lovilla
Charley Crow
Dorothy Stark
Garland Houser
Jerry
Centerville
Don Sanders
Des Moines
Odle Clark
Doner Sanders
Otis Crow
Charles Coffin
R. R. Pennington
Moravia
Carl Coffin
Promise City
Duane Coffin
Debra
Dennis
Herb Boblenz
Nancy
Connie
Suiter
Ernfold
Sask
Howard
Druid
Canada
Mrs. Clark
Frank Wilson
Franklin Farmers 4 H Club Holds Regular Meeting
The Franklin Farmers 4 H club met at 7 45 Tuesday August 18 at the Iconium school house A blue ribbon was given to Kenneth Calhoun for helping with the demonstration The meeting proceeded with updates and acknowledgments from members and leaders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Farmers 4-H Club
Iconium
Kenneth Calhoun
Monroe County Fair Demonstration on Alfalfa Quality
Kenneth Richards and Bruce Thompson presented an A&A demonstration on estimating alfalfa day quality at the Monroe County Fair. Refreshments were provided by Kenneth Richards after the meeting. Reporter Richard Perry.
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Monroe County
A&a
Kenneth Richards
Bruce Thompson
Richard Perry
Happy Helpers 4 H club meets with demos and tests
The Happy Helpers 4 H club met August 20 at Doris Jean Hawk s home at 2 30 pm under president Roseann Calhoun. Nine members attended with a perfect score on a listening records test. Demos included Color Cues Making a Round Button Hole and making a Head scarf. Team demos covered Measuring for Pattern. Next meeting set for September at Sandra Whitehead s home.
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Happy Helpers 4-H Club
Doris Jean Hawk
Roseann Calhoun
Francine Brozovich
Mary Mosley
Sandra Whitehead
Shirley Calhoun
Hawk
Sanda Whitehead
Linda Pearl Whitehead
Moravia social notes from Miller parish calls
Miss Janiece Tubaugh spent Monday morning in Moravia with Nancy Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tadlock and Mrs. Ida Caylor called on Mrs. Emma Tadlock in Moravia Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Tadlock is improving after high blood pressure. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Coltrain and family were supper guests of Mrs. Nellie Williams Monday. The cottage prayer meeting from the Methodist church met at the Richard Tubaugh home Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hughes of Seymour held services at Miller Sunday and will return the first Sunday in September. Homecoming at Miller will be the third Sunday in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janiece Tubaugh
Moravia
Nancy Turner
Lee Tadlock
Ida Caylor
Emma Tadlock
Tadlock
Kenneth Coltrain
Nellie Williams
Methodist Church
Richard Tubaugh
Lussday
Percy Hughes
Seymour
Miller
Enon community notes of gatherings and visits
Enon area residents held a Tuesday afternoon prayer circle with Mrs Marve Lockman. Visitors and dinner guests included Mrs Lawrence Dommer and Randy, Dallas Faber and girls, Mrs Joe Griffin and children, Mrs Minnie Sanders, and Jean Taylor who helped in Enon school and joined for meals. The state fair was attended by several families including the Haws and Fabers, with extended visits to Moravia and Ottumwa.家庭
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Marve Lockman
Joanne
Colleen
E. G. Hawk
Nancy Carol Faber
Dick Johnson
Jean Taylor
Faber
Moravia
Richard Bentzinger
Maurice Crist
Joad
J. T. VanDorin
Jep Lockman
Lewis Dommer
Randy Dommer
Lawrence Dommer
Sar Bentzinger
Mt. Sterling
People and Visits Across Moravia and Area
Sunday activity includes Jeanne Hawk attending State Fair with youths and several families visiting relatives at Fred VanDorin home in Moravia. The Faber and Lockman families spent time with Dommer and Stocker households. Evon School opened with Vina Taylor teaching thirteen pupils, and locals note the crowded high school bus situation.
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Clifford
Stecker
Garnet Steckeome
Jeanne Hawk
Dallas Faber
Fred VanDorin
Moravia
Billy Lockman
Lawrence Dommer
Evon School
Vina Taylor
Roy Matherly
Gomer Stocker
Franklin Notes Share Illnesses Visits and Death
Mrs. Edd Coady and children spent Thursday at Edd McDonalds. Mrs. Sill O Hara called to Lomax for father Sam Scott’s serious illness and he died Wednesday. Several locals attended W S C S Thursday. Earl Swift visited Duane Wilson at St Joseph hospital in Centerville Tuesday evening. Kenneth Richards visited Leon Calhoun Thursday afternoon. Wayne Thompson family attended the state fair and Des Moines visit. Roscoe Argo Glenn Turner and Lloyd Ammong family spent Friday evening with Rey Pickerell. Clair Long and Jeffrey dined with Earl Swifts. Dwight Runnells family from Burlington spent last week at Coy Swift home. Dick Brown also spent time there.
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Edd Coady
Edd McDonalds
Sill O'Hara
Lomax
Sam Scott
Emily Thompson
Maude Turner
Thelma Calhoun
Neva Richards
Freda Swift
Madge Calhoun
W.S.C.S
Earl Swift
Duane Wilson
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Kenneth Richarda
Coy Swift
Dick Brown
Social Visits Reported Across Local Families
Friday and Sunday gatherings thread through Earl Swifts and nearby households as Don Richards and James Calhoun visit. Wayne Pickrell in the Air Force tours home. Hattie Miller hosts with Jim Hershberger. Coy Swift and Winnie Hallam families call on Norris Callen and Hattie Miller. Doris Hershberger and children visit. Jim and Timmie McGee spend Saturday at Emmett Derbys with the Derbys family hosting weekend guests including George Hammond and Gary Perry.
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Earl Swifts
Don Richards
James Calhoun
Kenneth Brown
Michelle
Beryl Brown
Wayne Pickrell
Ady Force
Ben Pickerell
Hattie Miller
Jim Hershbergers
Coy Swift
Glenn Turners
Winnie Hallam
Robert Hallam
Chariton
Norris Callen
Doris Hershberger
Jimmy
Timmie McGee
Emmett Derbys
Larry Derby
Maureen
George Hammond
Gary Perry
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Karl Swift
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