Fall Festival Week in Moravia Parade Prep Highlights
Moravia hosts a week of events for Fall Festival with crafts and produce entries on Thursday, a band concert, and stage shows. Friday features a tractor pulling contest and Sally Mountain Show performances. Saturday includes a Chariton Valley Electric Coop meeting, a big parade, and prizes from drawings. The Childress Family and Hillbilly Jubilee headline Saturday night. Local children’s parade is Friday at 11 00 a.m. and the Union Wednesday rides are noted.
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Moravia
Sally Mountain
Ktvo Television
Missouri
Ilinois
Iowa
Joe
Ricky
Bill
John
Carolyn
Phil Baker
Kirk Brandenburg
Argyle
Paul van Meter
Chariton Valley Electric Coop
Moravia High School
Carnival
Boyer Enlists. Sends Address From Fort Polk
Ronald Boyer son of Mr and Mrs Earl Boyer has enlisted in the service Pvt El Ronald E Boyer R A 68053578 Co 1st E N 1st BCT Bde Fort Polk La 71459 listed as his address in the notice He is in the army unit at Fort Polk Louisiana with the 1st Engineer Battalion and Brigade.
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Ronald Boyer
Earl Boyer
el Ronald E. Boyer
R.A
E.N
Fort Polk
Moravia Saddle Club Holds First Horse Show At New Arena
Moravia Saddle Club staged its first horse show at a new arena three miles south of Moravia on Sunday. Riders from Ottumwa Centerville Albia Blakesburg and Unionville joined locals in events awarding ribbons and trophies donated by merchants and friends. Winners included Mike Brown Kimberly Rogers Marty Brown Bertha Ellen Hill and Jim Haines among many others with several additional events added by popular demand. A horse on display was later drawn for Fall Festival tickets with drawing details announced.
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Moravia
Moravia Saddle Club
Eis Brown
Saddle Club
Chariton Valley Electric Coop Elects Directors At Annual Meeting
Three directors will be elected at the Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative annual meeting held with the Moravia Fall Festival at Moravia High School gym. Voting runs 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with lunch from 11 to 1 and guest speaker Roger Masquelier of Westinghouse. The meeting adjourns at 2:45 p.m. to allow attendance at the 3 p.m. parade. District 1 selects D Reo Bryant or Leon Burrs, District 2 chooses M Leo Beary or Verla Martin, District 3 lists Jesse Alley or Wendell Inman. Post-meeting drawings award multiple appliances and four televisions to voters, plus other prizes. The Childress Family musical closes the day at the Moravia town park.
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Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative
Moravia
Moravia High School
Roger Masquelier
Westinghouse Corp
Appanoose County
D. Reo Bryant
Numa
Leon Burrs
Monroe
Wapello
M. Leo Beary
Lovilia
Verla Martin
Wayne County
Jesse Alley
Sewal
Wendell Inman
Corydon
Childress
Kathlyne Cloyed Weds Larry Goan Miller in Des Moines
Engagement announced of Kathlyne Navi Cloyed of Des Moines to Larry Goan Miller of Aurelia. Kathlyne is employed at Central Life Assurance. Larry Miller, a senior at Iowa State University and member of Kappa Psi. United Methodist will host a buffet at the festival on Friday September 2 with a price of 1.23.
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George W. Cloyed
Des Moines
Kathlyne
Larry Goan Miller
Roger Miller
Aurelia
Iowa
Carl Cloyed
Moravia
Richard Alles
Kevnium
Central Life Assurance Company
Miller
Iowa State University
Fin
United Mietmua Awaren
Goon
Telephone Go Starts Installation for Extended Area Service
The Iowa Telephone Company announces rapid progress toward extended area service and direct dialing. Last week 14 repeater stations were installed between Moravia and Centerville to boost intertown traffic ahead of moving toll center from Albia to Centerville and enabling toll free calls within Moravia Centerville Cincinnati Mystic Plano Promise City and Unionville. New cable is being laid from Moravia west toward Rathbun lake to support the area north of the lake.
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Iowa Telephone Company
Moravia
Centerville
Albia
Rathbun Lake
Cincinnati
Mystic
Plano
Promise City
Unionville
Miller Church Homecoming Set for September Sunday
Annual Miller Church homecoming scheduled for Sunday September 15 with a dimmer at 12 45 p m and program at 2 30 p m Residents invited to attend and support the church activities as listed on the notice
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Miller Church
United Methodist and Civic Notices Flank Salem Moravia Areas
Local church listings outline worship times Sunday School and evening services across Salem Moravia and Promise City areas. Notices include tribulation study plans, midweek prayer, youth groups, and a community dinner for Sept 14 at the Silent United Methodist church during Fall Festival. Messages extend best wishes to Melissa Felton in hospital.
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Iconium United Methodist
L. B. Deadrick
F. Whitehead
M.Y.F
Salem
Moravia
Grace Clarence Whitehead
WSOS
Fairview
Ruby Long
New Erie
Zel
Methodist
Promise City
Uy Lo
Silemt United Methodist Ebhurch
GEO To Use Town Building For Community Office
Moravia town council grants the Office of Economic Opportunity permission to use the Moravia community building with a $30 monthly utility contribution. Access will be available on any day or evening on request by local groups for community activities, no contract, and potential termination on council notice. Albia office issues, fund custody disputes, and suspension of Clarence Thomas are noted.
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Moravia
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jim Glass
Ottumwa
Gladys Harsh
A. R. Fenton
GEO
OEO
Albia
Homemakers Service
Glass
Kyland
Clarence Thomas
Appanoose
Monroe County
Bert Drakes Celebrate 60th Wedding
Mr and Mrs Bert Drake of Unionville Iowa celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on September 2 The couple wed September 2 1908 at First Baptist Church Centerville Iowa with Rev McCune officiating They are the parents of two daughters Margie Smith San Francisco and Juanita Gates Lansing with five grandchildren and three great grandchildren One granddaughter Sandra Barnett and family visited from Decatur Illinois and they thank friends neighbors and relatives for cards and gifts.
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Bert Drake
Unionville
Iowa
Nellie Doud
First Baptist Church
W. State Street
Centerville
McCune
Margie Smith
San Francisco
Calif
Juanita Gates
Lansing
Mich
Sandra Barnett
Decatur, III
Drake
Visual Evangelism Crusade at Unionville Baptist Church
Unionville Iowa Baptist church completes plans for a Visual Church Evangelism Crusade from September 15 to 19 at 7 30 each night. Rev Mel Stadt of Union Grove Wisconsin will preach with illustrated Bible scenes using black light activated art and his accordon playing a simple accessible style. Children and youth are especially drawn to Stadt ministry, with adults also inspired and challenged by each service.
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Unionville
Iowa
Baptist Church
Mel W. Stadt
Union Grove
Wis
Stadt
Tisue Miller To School Board Appointment Election Result
Moravia completed elections with 253 votes. District No 2 Carl Miller and Richard Tubaugh won seats, District No 4 Bill Moore elected, District No 5 Duane Steenhoek won unexpired term. A 1 mill levy for Area XV building program passed 130 yes to 119 no, also carried across the 10 county area.
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Carl Miller
Richard Tubaugh
Eve Svconee
Bill Moore
Duane Steenhoek
Carl Tisue
ASB
Moravia Softball Teams Post 2 1 Start
Moravia girls suffer 3 2 loss to Pekin with 2 runs 1 hit and 4 errors while Pekin has 3 runs 1 hit and 1 error Diane Rogers hits for Moravia Steenhoek pitches Moravia A team beats Twin Cedars 9 4 Linda Self and Dolly Van Benthuysen lead Moravia with two hits each Two games set next week vs Pella Christian at Eddyville Cardinal and 6 30 p.m. start times listed
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Moravia
Pekin
Diane Rogers
Blakesburg High School
Steenhoek
Twin Cedars
Linda Self
Dolly van Benthuysen
MHS
Pella Christian
Eddyville
Cardinal
Rebekah Lodge Plans Cake Walk at Fall Festival
The Moravia Rebekah lodge held a cooperative supper with twenty attending. Helen Lou Stocker presided as noble grand and plans were made for a cake walk at the Fall Festival Saturday night. Members should bring cakes to Spencer Grocery Store by 8:00 p.m. A letter from Albia Lodge invited attendance at the Three Links meeting in Albia on Sept. 16. Mrs. Cecil Schrodt and Mrs. Ivan Harsh were tasked with organizing the July August September birthday party. Mrs. Leonard Palmer will prepare an article on the founding of the Rebekah degree.
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Moravia Rebekah Lodge
Helen Lou Stocker
Noble Grand
Spencer
Albia Rebekah Lodge
Albia
Cecil Schrodt
Ivan Harsh
Leonard Palmer
Rebekah Degree
Mrs Walter Scott Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs Walter Scott was dismissed from Monroe County hospital in Albia Tuesday after a week as a medical patient.
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Mrs. Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Monroe County Hospital
Albia
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Mother's Death
We express sincere thanks to relatives friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of mother. Grateful for floral tributes food and ecards from Virgil Johnson James Davis Walter Scott Delmar Glick Wilbert Johnson Ralph Robinson Dale Derby and Ada Johnson.
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Virgil Johnson
James Davis
Walter Scott
Delmar Glick
Wilbert Johnson
Ralph Robinson
Dale Derby
Ada Johnson
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E. J. Strong
Harry Smith
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