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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1964
Page
1
Moravia gains a physician as Dr. Ray Avera and his wife plan to move from Odessa. He will practice in the former Williams office, which will be modernized. Avera, a Kansas City Osteopathic School graduate with surgery and obstetrics training, has three children and an interest in quarter horses.
It is planned that Dr Avers will practice and reside at Moravia and alternate afternoons visit Albia to assist Dr Cunningham and perform surgeries. They appear exceedingly friendly and hospitable, and the community will welcome them as citizens and for the medical services they bring to Moravia.
Saturday night visitors at the Jake Firkins home joined the Stillwell reunion in Hamilton with numerous Firkins and related families from California Arizona Kansas City and Moravia. The week included weddings visits and hospital notices plus local social gatherings around Ottumwa and Unionville with many named residents and families attending events and guests.
E U B and Methodist hold festival floats as residents attended the Moravia Fall Festival. Local families including Christys, Rineharts, Thompsons and Moffatts visited relatives, attended church events, and celebrated Nellie Thompson's 84th birthday with cake and ice cream. Additional calls and visits occurred across Moravia, Centerville, and nearby farms.
Sunday afternoon visitors to the John Dotson home included Udell and Anna Burkle and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Drake with Mrs. Martha Hutchins. Hutchins visited relatives, while Minnie Moffatt’s guests included Ben Glasgow Alva Cridlebaugh Ruby Hedgecock Cora Moffatt Betty Moffatt Kathy and Jewelene. Ora Powell and Marlyn joined a Saturday trip to Mt. Pleasant for the Old Phreshers Reunion on the way home.
Rev Elton Coleman of Moravia will lead a ten day pres a mission at the Sovilla church from September 16 to 25. Robby Misty and Sheela Schneider of Albia visited over the weekend with their Hoenicaareetes. Mr and Mrs Raymond Chert T Mr and Mrs Clyde Smith of Phoenix Arizona called on Mr and Mrs Albert Tubaugh Tuesday afternoon.
A collage of church schedules and events across Nazarene Evangelical and United Brethren churches including Sunday School at 10:00 and Worship at 11:00 with sermons such as Tie Bible Better Than Money and Giving Advice to God. Youth rallies, Bible studies, and multiple midweek meetings are noted, plus marriage of Joyce Brain and various society meetings and community notices.
Rev J A Ogden serves as interim pastor with James Calhoun overseeing Sunday school. Morning worship at 10 30 a.m. Sunday school at 9 50 a.m. Evening MY F meeting at 6 00 p.m.
Grace Methodist Church plans a 9:00 sermon by Rev Elton D Colemart with Bible teaching and a 20:00 church school session led by Wesley Chapel superintendent Alan Dooley in Fairview and Wesely Chapel.
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