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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1953
Page
1
State Tax Commission officials ordered increases in Appanoose county property assessments this week. Farm machinery must rise 10 percent, all personal property excluding household goods and all inventories of businesses must rise 25 percent. County auditor figures will be amended accordingly as southern counties face higher burdens due to drought and heat.
The column weighs whether farm machinery estates in Appanoose county yield as much income as in wealthier northern counties. It notes tax push for more public spending, protests by several Iowa counties, and local business shifts from woodwork to furniture manufacturing with Ivan Walters advancing upholstery and base frame production.
The notice lists numerous area residents and families visiting events and homes in Mora via, Blakesburg, Moulton, Des Moines, and nearby towns. It records Sunday and Monday visits to friends and relatives, combining and corn-picking activities, and travels through Council Bluffs and Omaha. Names include Main, Ward, Proctor, Mullins, Lockman, Procter, Walters, Stocker, Housley, and others.
Mr and Mrs Otha Fenton visited D S Fenton in Unionville on Sunday. Mrs Russell DeLanbert stayed with her sister Mrs Frank Heckman from Wednesday to Friday. Ernest Witt called at Walter Luther’s home. Luther and Mrs Bert Meadows and others joined Henry Witts for a Saturday night gathering. Several Hiatt family members hosted and attended gatherings including a 5th birthday celebration for Sith and Ed Hiatt of Adel had dinner with Kenneth Daniels. Bob Chadworth of Ottumwa visited Kenneth Hiatt, and Ed Hiatt and Lute Hiatt joined various hosts Sunday. The community mourns the death of Mrs Edna Neff and offers sympathy.
Local social notes list visits and stays by families from Denver Ottumwa Moravia Unionville Houston and Centerville. Guests include Elmer Bankson Ben Younker Floyd Love Esther Perry Nellie Thompson and Carrie Turner with gatherings at Beryl Brown Birdie Main and Dicks reunion attendance in Centerville.
Ellie Turner and Mrs Nellie Turner along with Mrs Laura Dicks visited Earl Swift on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs H R Gilland spent Friday with Carrie Turner and Nellie Thompson. Ross Sweeden and family returned home after a week at Robert Sneeden's. Carrie Turner and Nellie Thompson were in Albia on Wednesday. Wood cutting at the Methodist church was held Monday.
Mr. Lester Weak learned of his father s sudden death in Villisca Iowa with funeral held Monday. Sympathy extended to the bereaved. Mrs James Culbertson Emily of Moline visited Cy rl McDanel and family. Attendees at the Fall Festival in Moravia and various visits to local homes noted. Circle meets Thursday. Henry Sytsma of Albia was a supper guest at the VanZante home.
Not much news beyond district festival notices in Moravia Blakesburg and Moulton. Cold dry spell with light frost. Monroe township meetings at Hilton Tuesday evening drew a large crowd. resolutions discussed. pie and coffee served. Multiple local names appear through social visits birthdays and family gatherings including VanDorin Faber Vance and Hammond families.
Franklin By Mrs. John Moffatt and others list a sequence of visits among families in Moravia and nearby towns. The report notes gatherings at the C. Fuller, D. C. Fuller, Orel Easter, Frank Cox, Roy Moffatt, and Olive Moffatt homes, and mentions a stop at the Moravia Fall Festival last week. Numerous households in Eros, La., Monroe and Newton are referenced through visiting relatives and weekend stays.
Hellyer family members attended Krizer field day in Oskaloosa with Dick Hellyer and Virgil Dooley. Alumni picnic drew Mr and Mrs Delbert Calhoun and sons at Moravia park. George Hellyer and daughters visited the Dell Hellyer home. Richard Perry dropped by in the afternoon. Evening guests included Eckert Argo of Houston and Mrs Bill Molyneux of New York. The Harold Argo home hosted Sandra and Mr and Mrs Clarence Whitehead and family.
Mr and Mrs Bill Martin and family spent Sunday with Mr Ede Brandon and family. Mr and Mrs Lee Phelps of Heyati stayed Sunday to Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Atwell. Berhert Brinkley visited the parental Mr and Mrs Robert Davison home Friday. Arlo Fenton and family were among those noted in these community notes.
The column lists local gatherings including Mr and Mrs Frank Tarbell Mrs Wilma Snyder of Centerville Mr and Mrs Ivan Atwell and family visiting Emmons Atwell and other relatives. Attendees share Sunday School attendance 65 and multiple Friday Saturday and Sunday visits across Moravia Eldon and surrounding homes.
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