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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1960
Page
1
Entered as second class matter Teb 23 1905 at the post office at Moravia Iowa under the act of March 3 1879 Official County Paper Issued Every Thursday.
Local officials investigate a rash of vandalism with uprooted stop signs and a reported break in at the school house. Community warns youths and parents as Halloween nears while plumbers and natural gas crews rush to service new lines and heat systems.
The town anticipates a busy season with power and home wiring work before freezing weather halts projects. Politicians plan speeches to engage residents as Don Pettibone coordinates tentative dedication plans for the new post office. Congressman John Kyl is expected to attend along with postal dignitaries. The event will showcase the town’s new facility and required delivery equipment, weather permitting.
The Urbana Township Farm Bureau met Thursday evening at Melvin and a Mrs VandePel home with co host Maurice Boardman. Attendees included Doyle McDanel Mer vin Dallas Faber and family. Other items note church supper for Mr and Mrs Albert Veach moving to Arizona Nancy Carol Faber sang a solo.
A string of social updates from Fairview and surrounding areas lists Mrs Doyle McDanel at the Fairview schoolhouse homecoming, visits by Gale Gillen, Mr and Mrs Bentzinger, and others, plus travel notes for Maurice Crist's family moving to Ft Meyers Florida. Local gatherings include church supper, picnics near Bevington, and relatives visiting through Richland Danville and Omaha.
Union Chapel church sets a homecoming Sunday September 25 with a basket dinner at noon and an afternoon program led by Mrs DeWayne Sinclair and Mrs Dean Herteen. Various locals visited homes and shared meals across Urbana Center as extended families gathered Saturday and Sunday.
Bill Lee is spending a furlough at his parents John Lee home. He is home from Korea and will go to Texas from there. Multiple local residents are noted visiting, hosting, or sharing time with family in several small social mentions.
Theresa Brown was honored at a surprise birthday supper Tuesday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Broshar and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brown. Glennie Dicks hosted the Clover Leaf club on Wednesday. Dick Brown and Jim McAninch visited the Dick Brown home midweek. Church social Friday evening and Sunday visits by the Rinehart family are listed, along with visits to Roscoe Argo, Pearl Kelsey in Hampton, and Des Moines trip by Russell Brown. Pearl Free attended a funeral in Centerville. Dorothy Calhoun and Karl Lee visited Wayne Thompson Monday night.
The District Court of Appanoose County Iowa appoints Genrietta Carpenter executrix of the Vere Percy Carpenter estate. Creditors must present claims to the court for allowance. debtors to pay the executrix. Dated September 26, 1980. attorney Charles L. Johnston. Public notice dates September 22 29, 1960.
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