25 Sep 1958
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1958
Page
1
A Moravia area flare of teen car confrontations and mischief last weekend included a bean prank injuring a child and a broader town feud with youths arming with chains. Local sheriffs hauled in several youngsters Monday as officials seek quick resolution to escalating violence amid rural community strains.
By New Hope Genevie Donovan Fifteen Wesley from Wesley Chapel attended the W. C. S. Institute in Centerville Tuesday. Attendees included Elsie Callen Lillie Callen Juanita Dooley Edith Hiatt Anna Hiatt Evelyn Daniels and Doris Roblenz. A MYF Training School session also drew 15 from Wesley at Moulton on September 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. A Wesley MYF communion service followed Tuesday evening. Alan Wilson entered Joseph Hospital Centerville Tuesday morning with a leg injury at school and is to be released Wednesday. Mrs Mary Schrodt of Ellisville TL and Mr and Mrs Guy Darling of London Mills spent Saturday night.
Multiple small events are recorded including attendees at the Fall Seminar at Centerville Methodist Church, visits by the Kelly and Main families, 4 H Club activities in Don Rhees and Orville Rogers, and various Sunday dinners and gatherings around Centerville Ottumwa and Des Moines area. Names include Wilson Hawk Harrington Alden Murdy McCarty Kelly Main Fenton Cox Mullins Kaster Swaim and Brown families with references to Germany and Lake Wapello.
Mrs Earl Swift, Nellie Haines and several families are seen visiting friends and relatives in Centerville Ames and Laureneville. Attendees include Hattie Miller Maude Turner Verta Hoffman and Jeffery. W.S.C.S. seminars and numerous Sunday visits marked a lively week with hayrides and kinship exchanges.
An advertisement touts Qeco-Trate 40 as balancing a ton of grain with only 100 pounds of additive, claiming improved pork yield. It highlights amino acid balance, vitamins A B B12, and an antibiotic, asserting 100 pounds of pork from 269 pounds of feed and urges consulting an Oeco Service Man for details.
Numerous residents hosted and attended events Wednesday through Monday. Mrs Shirley Townsend and Junior visited the Gilbert Callen home. Clover Leaf club met Mrs Helen Printy. peach canning at Russell Brown residence involved Pearl Broshar Rex Haver Roscoe Argo Ben Pickrell Dick Brown and Vinton Lundy. Elaine Joyce Christy visited Gilbert Callen home. style show in Centerville drew Paul Dicks Roy Argo and DeWayne Moore wives. Several families shared meals and visits at various homes, celebrating birthdays and weekends with relatives from Albia Ottumwa Plano and Seymour popularity.
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