Community growth and concern over services rise
The report notes hiring to teach groups at the community and elementary buildings, with 20 students at the community site and Mrs. Mikles and Marjorie Coulson teaching at the elementary building. Postmaster Pettibone reports all lock boxes are rented for the first time, signaling growth and a potential need for more facilities including schools. Residents seek reliable highway patrol response after a late night incident. questions arise about a fixed contact point. Speeding on the Mora via-Iconium pavement prompts warnings of possible accidents and yard intrusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Pettibone
E U B Has Winning Float In Church Parade at Festival
Contributors to the Fall Festival are listed from Anderson-Erickson Dairy to Woodwerd Plumbing. The 1966 festival featured more industrial exhibitors, with Cottrain Ford Imps and Southern Utilities Co among those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.U.B
Anderson-Erickson Dairy
Albia Motor Co
Albia Sales Co
Alien Grocery
Angel Café
Ray Avera
D.O
Roy Brooke Motor Co
Centerville National Bank Colonial Baking Co
Condra Standard Service Coulson & Burton Culligan Soft Water Service
County Officers
Virginia Barbagua
Loyd Carter
Gloria Cortesia
Verl K. Farnsworth
Gail W. Felkner
Ralph C. Wood Davis Vallety Store
Dewey's Place
Duca Chevrolet Co
First Iowa State Bank
Art Fox Garage
Gamble Store
Hawk Insurance Agency
Hilltop Rink
Towa Telephone Co
Towa Southern Utilities Co
Towa Trust & Saving Bank
Jones Dairy, Inc
Easter's Dairy Sweet Easter Pool
Libby's Drive-In
Lockman
D-X
Milani
Moravia Farm Service
Moravia Furniture
Moravia Insurance Agency
Moravia Locker Plant
Moravia Produce Moravia Union
Northern Propane Ga
Union Township Socials Include Various Visits and Travel
Union Township residents and relatives conducted a weekend of visits and travel. Families from Tulsa Oklahoma Oskaloosa and Manhattan Kansas shared time with local households in Unionville and nearby areas. Visitors included Burdett Cox Nyle Gladfelder and the Harvey families, with several outings such as reunions fox hunts and a birthday gathering detailed among neighbors.
Local Social News Highlights Multiple Visits
Ner guest of Myrtle Harrington. Mrs. George Scott, LeGrand spent Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. George Scott Jr. and Jeffrey, Rhonda and Russel visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harper Monday. Mrs. James Calhoun, Leon and Carol took Shirley to Cedar Falls Sunday where she will enter college. They were dinner guests at the Gary Miller home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Harrington
George Scott, LeGrand
Walter Harper
George Scott Jr
Jeffrey
Rhonda
Russel
James Calhoun
Leon
Carol
Shirley
Cedar Falls
Gary Miller
Moravia Fall Festival draws near full town turnout
Nearly everyone in the Moravia community attended the Fall Festival. Several residents visited hospitals and homes across town. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Van Weelen of Albia spent Sunday at the Robert Jennings home. Lloyd Brown attended a State R E C meeting in Des Moines. Hazel Hellyer and Mrs. Brown visited Faye Platt at St Joseph hospital. The Dell Hellyer home hosted visitors including Robert Bruce Debbie and Bobby of Rock Island TL. Rodger Gipple traveled to Redlyn Indiana for family pickups. Hazel Hellyer visited Donald Whitehead on Tuesday evening. Mrs Gene Huff and Edward McCord staffed the election board in Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Henry van Weelen
Albia
Robert Jennings
Lloyd Brown
R.E.C
Des Moines
Hazel Hellyer
Faye Platt
St. Joseph Hospital
Robert Bruce
Debbie
Bobby
Rock Island
Dell Hellyer
Rodger Gipple
Redlyn
Donald Whitehead
Gene Huff
Edward McCord
Leonium
Franklin By Aes Earl Swit Franklin By Aes Earl Swit
James Calton entered the Veterans hospital in Des Moines for treatment. Mr and Mrs Loyd Johnson spent Sunday at the Ruscoe Argo home. Mr and Mrs Earl Swift visited Merle Dicks home Sunday evening. Mrs Coy Swift returned home after a stretch in Munroe county hospital. Allen Anggots plans to enter college Sunday. Visitors at Edward Haver Howe included Mr and Mrs Richard Wakefeld and family of nus sia, Mr and Mrs Glen Wakefield and Carel, and Mrs Elsiz Wake t ichi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Calton
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Loyd Johnson
Ruscoe
Edward Haver Howe
Richard Wakefeld
Nussia
Glen Wakefield
Carel
Elsiz Waketichi
Delbert Cathouk
Local Businesses Noted in Shoppers Directory
A list of firms including Kenneth Huber Saddlery Kirby Vacuum Cleaners Leroy Brown Camper Sales Moorman Feed Co. Niagara of Dex Moines Republican Party Sunshine Marina VanDorin Impl. Co. Woodward Plumbing & Heating appears in a regional commerce roundup. The entries reflect small business activity and trades active in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Huber
Saddlery
Kirby Vacuum Cleaners
Leroy Brown Camper Sales
Moorman Feed Co
Moravia Farm Service
Niagara of
Dex Moines Republican Party Sunshine Marina Turner & Son
VanDorin Impl. Co
Woodward Plumbing & Heating
Kiddies Races Winners Named by Grade and Gender
A local event lists winners across multiple grades for boys and girls. Notable top finishers include Harold Rowley and Kami Raster in early grades, and Connie Robinson and Wanda Brown in the rolling pin throw segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Rowley
Billy Rowley
Ronnie Underwood
Kami Raster
Sheila DuVall
Becky Raster
Brent Walker
Roy Tarbell
Jimmy Rinehart
Beth Wilson
Ragina Woodward
Judy Steenhoek
Steve Steenhoek
Ernest Salotto
Rodney Underwood
Fonda Dicks
Debby Mulling
Sheryl Hiner
Dallas McDanel
Bobby Self
Mike Crabtree
Claudia Miller
Linds Sheldon
Barbara Coltrain
Georgie Woodward
Rodger Tisue
Terry Judge
Gerald Stocker
Larry Irwin
Max Argo
Pat Judge
Beth Steenhoek
Bill Benz
Dean Knapp
D. Easter
Connie Robinson
Wanda Brown
Loretta DuVall
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Fantey
Morwuna Yaron
Iowa
H. K. Charity
Editors Publishers
Appanoose
Monroe Counties
United States
Rays Ramblin's
Commun
Turner Funeral Home
Moravia-Iconium
Albia Farm Bureau Hall
Centerville City Hall
Warner
Lee Tadlock
Riley
Frances M. Felton
van Dorin Implement Company
Allis Chalmers
NEW Idea
Woodward
Bill French
West of Moravia
John Deere
Union Township
Burdett Cox
Ronald Jones
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Jay Taylor
Oskaloosa
Buell Taylors
Nyle
Robert C. Gladfelder
Larry
Dale Cox
Howard R. Harper
Earl
Storm Lake
Burdette Cox
Pfc
Jimmie Logan
Manhattan
Kansas
Robert Charles Gladfelder
Womego
Frank Cox
Tom Pettibone
Dennis Kelley
Old Threshers
Mt. Pleasant
Gaylord Mainard
Joann
Elvin Stocker
Bobbie
Helen
Joseph
Capitus
Mystic
Unionville
Terry
Gary Ogden
Escondido
Calif
Uccle
Willard Brain
Town
Kenneth Ogden
Schererville
Indiana
Cliff Ogden
Richard Ogden
Kevin
Maurice Lane
Salem Hazel Hellyer
Franklin
Aes
Earl Swit
Peoples National Bank
Albia, Iowa
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kiddies
Oskatoosa
Dr. L. Ben Hartog
Optemetrist
Centerville
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