Local News Notes and Social Visits Highlight Moravia Area
Details list small town movements including Selby Hat Shoppe promotions, Easter dress sales, and multiple business visitors to Albia Centerville and Moravia. Guests stay and dinner events are noted alongside health updates for W. J. DuVall and others, with Legion benefit pitch and family visits recurring through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selby
G. T. Harn
Albia
Chester Broshar
C. J. DirVall
Centerville
G. B. Johnson
E. Sharp
Adalaid Baker
Searshoro
Bills test police dogs tax and leash rules in legislature
The Iowa style legislative report notes a $7 tax on police dogs to curb dog related sheep losses and proposals requiring dogs to be confined at night. It also covers marriage license delays, county supervisor limits, liquor source disclosure, hitchhiking penalties, and a rejected April recess. It details various committees, bills, and fiscal plans across abstracts of sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Hancock County
House
Senate
House Committee
Hollingsworth
Boone
Bair
Buena Vista County
Senate Committee On Public Schools
Fish and Game Commission
Conservation Commission
W. E
Alberta
San
Anderson
Hill
Nora Springs
Ita
At General
General Assembly
Lone Horsewoman in the Pines Sparks a Romance
Gleason Drew on horseback pursues the rumored Lone Horsewoman Nancy Lee through pine woods. He meets the girl, learns her story of Betsy and bootlegger clues, and they fall for each other. She reveals her identity as Nancy Lee, daughter of the Bugle owner, and they marry months later after telling her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leason Drew
Wing Tree
Mag
Gleason
Inne
Clark
Baldwin
Nesta
Ashe
Glengon
Ter
Mug
Chen
Catlog
Angwie
Thor
Glensog
Hetey
Betsy
Nancy Lee
Drew
Nancy
Mr. Lee
World-Famous Bridge Phe Blalto Links Rialto Wik to Rialto
The Grand Canal ride crosses the city as the Phe Blalto bridge stretches between Rialto Wik and the island of 8 Mark. Opened in 1538, it stands as the largest wooden span in Veul¢e and a landmark of the port city.
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Phe Blalto
Veul¢e
Rialto
Grand Canal
St Gates
Community News Briefs From Moravia Area
A weekly round of visits, assignments, and social events across Farmington Moravia and Ottumwa includes Herman Stoops visiting relatives, Mrs Rassell Swenson speaking for Camp Fire Girls, Dr R J Atkins planning a May show, and a spring clean up at Broshar Barber Shop. Ted Oehler traveled for Moravia Oil Co with a new truck, while Mrs Will Graham plans wintering remarks in Arkansas. The Progressive Club hosted a bridge party at J F Alberts with prizes to Mrs A G Broshar and Chester Broshar and a late lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Stoops
Farmington
Herman
Moravia
Mra
Carl Black
Melroge
Louilla
Broshar
Ted F. Oehler
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Moravia Oil Co
Rassell Swenson
Ottumwa
Fontelle Selby
Camp Fire Girls
Camp Fire Board
R. J. Atkins
Progressive Club
J. F. Albert
Ghosts of Portchester Legend Deepens as Skeleton Find Urges
Portchester residents grow firmer in belief of a haunting at the ancient castle. They cite three skeletons found near Aspot during winter and claim spirits linger in the site once a British camp, a Roman fortress, a Norman stronghold, and a Napoleonic prison for French detainees where smallpox and other epidemics caused many deaths.
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Portchester
England
Ghoate Jn
Aspot
Fisherman Snaps Nine Pike and Hawk in Net in Vermland
Karl Sahimgn of Toemte in Vermland Sweden achieved a rare feat by hauling nine pike and a large hawk in a single net. A powerful pike struggled while two hawks swooped in and became entangled, yielding a double catch as the bird measured over one meter across the wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Sahimgn
Toemte
Vermland
Sweden
Schiman
City Named for Hero Houston and Battle Site Park
The city honors Gen. Sam Houston for his role in Texas independence. Once a shipping party and industrial hub, it boasts a romantic background. The battlefield is now a pale park about twenty two miles away.
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Lowston
Sam Houston
Sao Jacinto
Republic of Texas
Mexico
Fisherman's Odd Catch Stuns Lorento Angler
Fisherman at Lorento Washington reported an unusual catch when his line hooked a heavy machine under water. After a half hour he landed the device on a trout, then spent an hour and a half trying to disgorge a nickel dropped to test the outcome. Nothing happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neal
Lorento
Wash
Heling
Bea
Classified Ads Farm Loans and Sales in Moravia Iowa
Classified ad snippet lists farm loans with best terms by Chet Broshar and assorted local sales. Corn for sale and rent notices appear along with a reconditioned Ford tractor and tools from Universal Car Co Moravia. Also mentions a residence for rent on south side square in Moravia and livestock trades including mules for cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side Square
Moravia
Les Dr. Castles
Albia
Iowa
Atp
Oliver Plows
Universal Car Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. B. Jordan
Harry
Roy DuVall
Little Hear
Wyo
W. J. DuVall
H. N. Main
Clarence Tyrrel
Mr. and
Mia
H. E. Watts
J.T. van Dorin
Carl Bettis
A. O. van Dorin
Basil Cowell Post
American Legion
Richard Sneed
Grinnell, Towa
Mrs. J. B. Sneed
J. W. Halden
Mary Johnson
Abingdon
Harry Burmeister
iTreynor
Towa
R. C
R. R. Pennington
Total
State of Iowa
Appanoose County
R. McDanel
J. J. Hicks
J. D. Minney
Clara Hiatt
D. J. Hicks
D. D. Mines
J. D. Minties
Chester Brashar
Apparoose County
J. A. Bradley
von W. Tracy
H. G. Brashar
P. DB. Schreiner
Briardale
Omar
Mandalay Flour
Jersey
del Monte
Bie
J. W. Hughes
By Jane Osborn
Wonvilenes
Chet Broshar General Insurance
Chet Broshar
Buff Hock Sadiberie
Hy H. Powell
Olivier Lockman
F. L. Johnson
Turner & Son
J. W. Irwin For
Nam
Furniture Funeral Directors Ambulance Service
Morayia
Hes
Lic
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