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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
2
A garden guide notes less common vegetables gaining popularity. It covers spinach lettuce broccoli cauliflower Chinese cabbage asparagus chives kohlrabi okra salsify and more, with tips on sowing, cooking, freezing, and enjoying diverse flavors.
The Gardener's Wife extols new vegetables like Ruby red chard and yellow Jubilee tomatoes, praising their beauty and flavor. It suggests seed planting in hills with Hot-Kaps for hardier stock, notes tomatoes once thought ornamentals, and emphasizes learning by trial and error while embracing venturesome gains.
Uncle Sam promotes saving with Savings Bonds as a safe, steady growth option for farmers and families. The message argues that while weather and markets affect crops, Savings Bonds pay 34 for every 3 invested over time, accessible through payroll plans or bank arrangements, encouraging participation by nieces and nephews.
Mrs Emmett Derby area items note Sunday dinners with the Turners and Calhouns. Visitors include the Bickford funeral in Moravia and a shower for Mrs Dorman Irwin at Merle Dicks home. The Happy Helpers club met with several attendees and next meet with Thelma Calhoun.
Mrs. George Hammond reports visits from Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Callen Doris and others at Elbert Moores while Earl Fenton visits George Hammonds Dorman Irwin is an evening caller Verna McAninch Flo Frame visit Des Moines caring for Cass Hamilton who is improved A party for school girls at Elbert Moore's Friday birthday celebrations for Joann Moore Charlotte MecAninch Leona Clayworth Nona Dicks hosted a mixed shower March 30 for Mrs. Dorman Irwin with gifts and refreshments Present included Pearle Free Esther Perry and Richard Helen Cozad Fern Irwin Martha Clara and Helen Massman Gertrude Penfield Tommy Earnestine Argo Gerald Addie Sheldon Flo Frame Dorothy Perry Emily Thompson Bruce Clara Brown Florence and Glennie Dicks Laura Dicks Beryl Brown Freda Swift Rosie Derby Mildred Tarbell Esther Murphy Mabel Hammond and hostesses Verna Moore Verna McAninch Nona Dicks Gifts sent by Fern Penfield Verda Argo Nora Fenton Laura Atlen Zella Besco of Chariton visited Vanchie and Jessie Tarbell Laura Atlen and Zella Besco also visited Vanchie Tarbell and J H Foster and Frank Tarbell.
A mother and son discuss education with a grade card revealing a single B and two D's. The lesson stresses making school useful today through home math practice, budgeting, and real tasks to show immediate value of learning.
Pocket Books edition by Pocket Books Inc Rockefeller Center New York is priced at 25 cents. It sits among other 25 cent books but sells quickly as buyers flock to obtain it. A prominent child care authority calls it the book we’ve been waiting for and a good bargain.
A string of light village anecdotes unfolds from peddling potatoes to a mouse scare and a frog skin misfire. A Texan jokes about 100000 bullfrog skins, a boy asks for an arrow stuck in a car, and locals share weekend visits, sick lists, and oat sowing as the culvert work and garden life continue.
Miss Myrtle Darby spent the past week visiting her aunt Mrs. Jake Huber in Blakesburg. Delbert Love and son of Lovilia were Sunday visitors at the W. H. Van Dorin home. Mrs. Ervin Long visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Derby in Albia. Cloud Hawk finished sowing oats in the valley. Russell Darby and LeRoy Wilson finished sowing wood here Thursday. M. M. Darby and wife visited with son Russell Darby and family. Glen Van Dorin tagged Zell Wilsons sheep Friday and will shear ours Tuesday if weather holds. The road east from here was closed briefly Saturday.
A 25 cent Pocket Book Series title advertised as a reliable guide by a medical authority on children. It covers health and behavior from birth to eleven years, with 115 topics across 499 pages. Dr Spock is cited offering practical advice to young parents on sleep, discipline, potty training, and more.
The report notes that sowing is completed and marks the largest acreage planted here for several years, signaling a major crop expansion after prior years of limited cultivation. Local farmers report improved soil readiness and expect favorable yields this season.
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