Moravia Moravia Union notes for Moravia Iowa and county
Moravia Union enters second class mail at Moravia Appanoose County Iowa under the 1879 act. Editor H K Smith lists subscription rates. Farm relief and Garden Week noted. Cabinet age average sixty. Local baseball opener Moravia High vs Centerville on Friday. England eggs rule April 21. shells to bear country name. Representative How ard Ballew bills favor shale surfacing for highways and higher bond limit for primary roads.
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Moravia Union
Moravia
Appanoose County
Towa
Congress
H. K. Smith
Howard Ballew
Des Moines
House
Senate
Ballew
Appanoose
Uoleas
Garden Week Celebrations Planned Across the Nation
Nations Garden Week, endorsed by the president and secretary of agriculture, is set for April 21 to 27. Observance plans are under way in many sections as garden clubs and beautification groups promote greater beauty and public interest nationwide.
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM ON FARM POPULATION TRENDS
An analysis notes farm population peaked in 1909 at 22 million and then declined to 27 million, yet crop output did not fall. It attributes declines to greater efficiency from power machinery and improved farming methods, with trucks, cultivators, self feeders and home conveniences cutting labor. Overall farming as a business is improving despite lower profits than other industries.
Why Advertise Why Newspapers Benefit Merchants
A printed reflection argues that newspapers create new desires and stimulate trade by reminding communities of needs. It asserts advertising drives progress and employment, countering merchants who claim to avoid ads because locals already know their businesses. The piece links news media to economic activity and community growth.
Sunday Visits and Local Socials Reported in Moravia Area
Community notices recount Sunday gatherings at multiple homes including the Jack Cross and Dave Caylor residences, with visits from Jemima Fullerton, Lorene Tadlock, and others. The column also mentions Monday errands by Wood and Paris families, and a remark on Herbert Hoover preferring medicine to doctors.
Local Social Roundup At Hiattsville And Nearby
Mrs Roza Hilderbrand of Winthrop Ark visiting relatives in Hiattsville including Pearl Hiatt and family. Several families spent Sundays at parental homes in Centerville Mystic and nearby. Read of public sale at Turner property and Ladies Aid lunch proceeds. Oat sowing and early seeding progress noted along with home improvements on Turner residence and local business visit by J S Coffin.
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Roza Hilderbrand
Winthrop, Ark
Pearl Hiatt
Dwight Weatherly
Orpha McDanel
M. E. McDanel
Bayard Neff
Dorin Walles
Centerville
Harold Hudgens
Clell Davin
U. S. Hiatt
R. C. Wilson
E. F. Wilson
Douglas. Turner
Mystic
Elsie Tucker
B. O. Tucker
Cyril McDanel
J. F. Chambera
John Barton Chambers
Our
Ladies Aid
Turner
Gun Hratt
Douglas Township
van Lemaster
Theo Miller
Douglas Turner
Mia
Little
Old Milligeville
F. W. Blumenstock
E. 0. Tucker
E. Turner
Coffin
Pleasant Hill Social Roundup Reflects Local Visits
Mr and Mrs George Hammond spent Monday at the Jack Murphy Frank Chadwick visited Tuesday at the Walter Blue home. Mrs Cap Dicka spent Tuesday afternoon at the Merle Dicks home. Elbert Moore was a Melrose caller Wednesday. Frank Chadwick called Thursday at the Dennny Fenton home. W B R Chadwick was brought to his hatte Friday from the hospital. He is very low. Jim Moore helped Elbert Moore Saturday with oats sowing. Mrs Wilt Callen and Mayme visited Saturday at the Shirley Townsend Opal Fenton spent Saturday night and Sunday at the Othie Fenton home. Mr and Mrs Link Dimmitt spent Sunday at the W R Chadwick home. Berle Beaty and family spent Sunday at the Mrs Will Ball home at Plano. Earl Woodcock and family of Co fax spent Sunday at the W H Callen Merle Dicks and son Rex called Sunday morning at the Frank Chadwick. Mr and Mrs George Hammond visited friends in Moravia Sunday. Gilbert Callen and family and Pauline Townsend spent Sunday at the Elbert Moore home. Mrs Jim Moore and son Tolbert of Des Moines spent Sunday evening at the E C Moore home. W R Chadwick passed away Monday evening April 16 at his home. We sympathize with the family in their bereavement.
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George Hammond
Jack Murphy
Frank Chadwick
Walter Blue
Cap Dicka
Merle Dicks
Elbert Moore
Dennny Fenton
W. BR
Chadwick
Jim Moore
Wilt Callen
Mayme
Shirley Townsend
Opal Fenton
Othie Fenton
Link Dimmitt
W. R. Chadwick
Berle Beaty
Will Ball
Plano
Earl Woodcock
Co.fax
W. H. Callen
Rex
Moravia
Gilbert Callen
Pauline Townsend
Tolbert
Des Moines
E. C. Moore
Weekend Visits In Mt Pleasant Area
Mr and Mrs Karl Woodcock and family spent Saturday night with the Weadcocks. Mr and Mrs Roy Callen and Mr and Mrs Alvin Hiatt and families were guests at the John Callen home Sunday. Other visitors included Mr and Mrs Van Leniaater at Homer Brown, and Mr and Mrs Willie Brown at Charlie Foster’s. Sunday calls at Mrs Adda Robinson’s home included the Dillaspie and Clerk families. Residents were busy sowing oats and ranking gardens.
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Karl Woodcock
Weadcock
Roy Callen
Land
Alvin Hiatt
John Callen
van Leniaater
Homer Brown
Willie Brown
Charlie Foster
Adda Robinson
Everett Dillaspie
Harold Clerk
Coral Joan
Rue McCrory
Local Social Notes From Scatterburg Area
Thursday afternoon Adda Robinson and Roy Majors visited the Ed DeLong home. Miss Lizzie Adams did house work for the W T Trelan family. Curtis and Ray Tomlin took a business trip to Moravia Tuesday evening. Mrs Barbara McCumber visited Fred Coltrain over Sunday. Mr and Mrs H McCumber Jim and Clifford Stocker visited Geo McCumber Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs W Tomlin and children Mildred Ray and Marie spent Saturday at Drakesville with Mrs Mary Tomlin. Mrs Oscar Benson visited Gilland home Sunday. W T Irelan visited his parents Geo and Mrs Geo Irelan Sunday.
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Adda Robinson
Roy Majors
Ed DeLong
Lizzie Adams
W. T. Trelan
Curtis
Ray Tomlin
Moravia
Barbara McCumber
Fred Coltrain
H. McCumber
Jim
Clifford
Cleo Stocker
Geo. McCumber
W. Tomlin
Mildred
Ray
Marie
Drakesville
Mary Tomlin
Oscar Benson
Gilland
W. T. Irelan
Geo. Irelan
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Jack
U. B
Muate
John
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LIFE
Iowa
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Lowe
Nelson’s Shoe Store
C.M. McFatridge
Kalamazoo
U. S
Treasury
Moravia High School
England
America
Rhode Island
China
Miller Toe
David Caylor
Charlie Hopkins
Jemima Fullerton
R. C. Hart
James Wood
Floyd Wood
Jack Cross
Lee Tadlock
Lorene
John Tadlock
Claude Underwood
Dave Caylor
Perry Gross
Fam
A. 0
Herbert Hoover
Hiattsville
Pleasant Hill
MT. Pleasant
Cera
Dr. T. Biddison
Square Centerville
West End
Stark & Hiatt
Turner & Son
Ford
Pir
Waughop Motor Co
Parana
LLE Hi
Moravia Hi
S. Frida
Moravia Town Sage Diamond Haa
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