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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
4
Local residents hosted relatives and friends from Muscatine Centerville Ottumwa and Newton over the weekend. Notable visits included the Reichs from Muscatine, the Scott family from Muscatine, and the Schreiners from Ottumwa. A 6½ pound Marilyn Kay Murdy was welcomed as the first grandchild of the Murdy family.
Mrs. Ruby Banta and family from Morristown, New Jersey, face a severe accident aftermath. Robert Banta, 15, lost an eye from a gun shell explosion. Roth Banta, 38, suffers head injuries and ear drum rupture. Vera Banta, the father, is hospitalized. Mrs. Ruby Banta formerly Miss Ruby White of Udell, with Omaha relatives, visited Moravia to share the sad news.
The medieval gentry undervalued trade yet pursued land as the true source of wealth and power. Castles symbolized this focus, built to safeguard territories and assert control, revealing a society driven by landholding rather than commerce.
Des Moines Dr. Kendall Emerson of the National Tuberculosis Association proclaims April as Early Diagnosis Campaign month. The effort promotes tuberculin tests and X rays to detect tuberculosis early, aims to educate on four danger signs, and stresses avoiding contact with open cases. Iowa’s campaign is led by the Iowa Tuberculosis Association with county and Christmas Seal support.
An article argues that exceptionally bright children are not inherently fragile or solitary. It cites Manfred, an anemic eleven year old, as an example of misperception, noting that most gifted children are healthy, well adjusted, and high achievers. It warns against labeling a child as different based on intelligence.
Hiatt and allied families from Moravia and surrounding areas visit relatives and attend social events. Miss Evelyn Hiatt and Mrs. Juanita Dooley tour New Hope school. Quilting circle finishes a project and plans another. Various visits to Moravia, Albia, Centerville, Iconium, and local church events noted along with a funeral.
The passage urges readers to avoid being paralyzed by poverty worries and to choose a vocation that best serves mankind. It likens the duty to the missionary, patriot, and philosopher, urging bold, meaningful work over personal comfort.
For sale high price note many words garbled. Read as an advertisement from Gardner Hatchery Moravia offering yellow dent seed corn at 2.50 per bushel with references to test and price. Mentions Fred Celtrain and Hatchery Setup and public sale cadence.
Douglas Salem and neighbors visited Elmer Brown home while Leona Starks was elected to teach Salem school. Furloughs include Vernon Fenton from Albia visiting relatives, and moves as Fenton family relocates to Harvey Stevens place. Salem Ladies Aid and Sunbeams 4 H club hosted events with plans for an April carnival and plays. Multiple residents travel to Centerville, Des Moines, Rockford, and Ottumwa. obituary noted for Mrs John Strunk of Ottumwa.
Unionville announces the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thayer Derby of Blakesburg on Thursday April 1 at St. Josephs Hospital Ottumwa. The child weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and will be named Dale Thayer. Grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Bair and Rev. Oscar Rush and Mrs. Rush who recently moved to the Mrs. Nannie More farm near Pleasant Valley church where he preaches. Anxious over their months old son who swallowed a carpet tack after sitting on the floor. He was taken to Kirksville Missouri for X-ray and treatment. Roy Creech formerly of Farsen Indiana visited here Monday. Mrs. Ethel Wilson and daughter Mrs. Louis Hughes were here with him.
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