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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1977
Page
6
A crowded Moravia Fall Festival featured widespread visitation from residents and guests across Iowa and beyond. Local families and numerous out of town guests gather for weekend events, visits, and celebrations including long lists of relatives from Davenport, Des Moines, Albia, and beyond.
Union Township report notes Burdett Cox and wife attended the Brian Flattery Benefit in Albia. They then visited Jim Logan and family, Dale Cox and others. Dale Cox helped with wood chopping and sawmilling work for the Moravia Fall Festival. Deena Hoffman and friends called on Burdett Cox. Mack Byard and Nyle Cox assisted with preparations.
The Iowa Heart Association urges quick action as many fatal heart attacks could be prevented. Recognize signals such as chest pain, sweating, nausea, or shortness of breath and call emergency services or reach a 24 hour cardiac care hospital if symptoms last two minutes or more. Learn local emergency numbers and nearest cardiac ERs.
At 3 00 p m the city maintenance building hosted the Fall Festival sheep shearing contest with nine entrants. Each shearer handled four sheep judged by appearance cuts and time. Keith Helmick placed second. first went to Mick Grenier of Oxford Towa. other competitors included Max Hubbard Darrell King Rick Helmick and more from Moravia Drakesville Lancaster and surrounding towns.
Seconium Mrs. Jake Firkins has been having a flare up of her heart condition. Been under the weather several days now, Jake's eye isn't any better, except the Dr's have eased the pain quite a bit. Mrs. Clara Brown is doing well since her surgery in Ottumwa last week. It was a shame the weather was so miserable during Moravia's Fall Festival. The people spent a lot of time and hard work on those projects. A friend sent me a little verse, said it reminded her of the two of us. I don't mind my graying hairs, my store bought teeth are fine Bifo.
The Iowa Development Commission confirms the 1977 Community Betterment judging will span the week of September 19 with 151 communities categorized by population. Officials say the eight population categories are now equalized, marking a goal pursued for years.
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