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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1950
Page
6
Fairfield guests spend Saturday with local families as the Moravia Fall Festival unfolds. Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa visitors call on residents, while several state travelers from Des Moines and Detroit join friends in Moravia for the festival and social gatherings.
A series of social mentions from Moravia describing relatives visiting Hamilton and Ottumwa, outings at a festival, visits by Mrs John McCumber of Denver to Moravia and Mystic, students at Simpson College in Indianola, and various residents sharing meals or calling on friends. Tom Proctor was taken to Centerville Hospital in serious condition.
The Moravia Fall Festival enjoyed fine weather and strong exhibits. Urbana township Farm Bureau met at R. S. Faber's. Troy 4-H demonstrated healthful milk storage and artificial insemination with 4-H photos. Visitors included the Hart, Walter, Rector, Henderson, Finney families, and old-timers on Miller Ridge recalling changes since past decades.
Annabelle Watter John Wilson Ann ad Jerry Pettibone Betty Harsh and Skip Broshar attended a M F meeting in Ottumwa Friday. Several families including Van Dor Vances Walter and Hindman were guests and spent Sunday with relatives or at local homes in Centerville Ottumwa and Pleasantville.
An advertisement offers a free 18 page booklet about deafness with direct answers to 22 questions about hearing aids. No advertising. Send request to Microtone Company, 2323 Ford Parkway, St. Paul 1, Minnesota.
Dallas Faber Mon lay gathers with Sylvan VanDorin and relatives at the W. H. VanDorin home on a Sunday. The visit included cousins Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Selby and many others at the festival.
In The District Court of Iowa for Appanoose County probate case of Francis Pence estate Charles L Johnston administrator seeks private sale of Lot 17 Block I Auditor's Addition Moravia to pay debts and costs. Hearing set for September 25, 1950 at 10:00 A M Centerville Court House. Objections due.
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