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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1958
Page
2
A local column mentions a Moravia Fall Festival coming next week with an enhanced highway debate about wider roads and heavier loads funded by taxpayers. Community notes recap visits, club meetings, and labor on homes, with residents traveling to Minnesota and Virginia for vacations and a naval cruise news update.
A busy sequence of community gatherings is recorded with the Enen Faber family and friends visiting Moravia venues. Attendees include Harold Hawk, Dallas Faber, Nancy Carol, Marve Lockman, and many others as they attend church events, rock parties, reunions, and family visits across Moravia, Keota, Perry, and Des Moines suburbs.
Richland and nearby residents visited with the Anderson family and others through several days, with multiple calls and dinners. Guests included Laurie Egbert and son, the Callens, Miller, Miller families, Davenport visitors, Housers, Hous er relatives, and Labor Day guests from Burlington and Albia.
Ray Rambilin discusses recent nonfatal auto wrecks involving varied drivers including young people and trucks. He blames heavy truck traffic and rolling boxcars speeding downhill for road damage and rising incident risk, noting pavements built for light passenger cars and occasional farming loads are strained.
Franklin residents share visits with the Swift and Calhoun families through midweek and weekend gatherings in Ottumwa Albia and Stockport. Attendees include Ed Baker Ann Marie Hanly Coy Swift Kenny Brown Fern Callen Marion Allen and many others with numerous family drop ins and supper guests at the Pickerell and Turner homes.
Mr and Mrs Dale Fenton and Mike were Sunday dinner guests at the M J Stoker home. Mr and Mrs Glen Overturf called on Mrs Lola Hawk and Mrs Mira Overturf in Ottumwa Friday. Mr and Mrs Gerald Rinehart and boys and Mr and Mrs Bert Rinehart and Mary Lou attended a diner picnic at Center ville park Sunday. Sunday dinner guests at Fred Taylors were Mr and Mrs Floyd Green and family of Ottumwa and Mrs Gerald Davison and boys of near Seymour. Mr and Mrs Aubrey Christy spent Tuesday at Glen Fosters. Mrs Clarence Whitehead and Bobbie called at Bert Rineharts Wednesday morning. Mr and Mrs Earl Taylor and family spent Sunday at the Har old Dav is home. Jewell Miller Rex and Kay Overturf spent Monday at the Glen Overturf home. Mr and Mrs Fred Christy and girls spent Wednesday evening at Aubrey Christys. Shanghai club met Wednesday.
Amy Hiner led a meeting with seven present as plans move to a session with Anna Landgrebe. George and Mrs Hammond shared Thursday with Rinehart family and boys. Floyd Green's family visited Fred Taylor's home Saturday. Visits to Callen and Hellyer homes occurred Friday evening. Bert Rinehart and Mary Lou called on Dell Hellyer Friday evening. Harold Davis and daughters spent Thursday with Fred Taylor's. Peggy returned home with them. Dorman Irwin’s house hosted a Wednesday evening visit. Christy families and Bennett reunion attendees gathered at Ottumwa park. Sheryl Cindy and Stevie Wakefield spent weekend with grandparents Glen and (name unclear) Overturf.
Mrs. Leo Hoffman hosts threshing helpers on Tuesday and Wednesday with Basil Herteen Fred Argo Roscoe Argo John Martin Ben Pickrell Charles Summers Gary Harold and Francis Kosman Lloyd Callen Verta Hoffman Stella Argo Nellie Haines Mary Lackender Betty Julie Leta Haver attending W S C S at Iconium Methodist church Thursday. Mary Lackender visiting Roscoe Argo home and friends. Marvin Callen baled hay for Lloyd Callen and Leo Hoffman Saturday. Rex Hagerman and Mike visited Donald Jones home Ottumwa Sunday with Leo Hoffman and boys calling at Roscoe Argo and Basil Herteen Sunday forenoon. Mr and Mrs David Callen and Mr and Mrs Gene McCrory spent
Monday dinner guests at the Roscoe Argo home included Mr and Mrs Robert Dennings Vinton Lundy and Leo Hoffman Stella Fuller visited Leo Hoffman Friday morning Read the Union for Moravia community activities news and notices
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