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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
2
Sam Hudgens visited Centerville on Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Lester Brain were in Centerville on Sunday. Mrs J J Burton spent Sunday with wine. J F Pow erm Laws was in Centerville Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs NLR Ward spent time there.
A crowded Sunday through Monday in Centerville and nearby communities features visits, family gatherings, and travels. Residents include A B Shull, Stella Carter, Bir Die Main, Allen Hiatt, John Temple, Hicks Pabst, Frank Miller, W P Donahoo, Richard Harp, Glen Garrett, and many others. Births, hospital stays, and funeral services are noted alongside domestic visits and social events.
The United Brethren church lists 10:00 morning worship led by Superintendent Van Zante, 11:00 catechism, 6:30 evening service with Christ centered worship, and 7:30 Christian Endeavors. Evening aims to foster unity, helpfulness, and a cordial welcome among attendees.
Grace Methodist Church announces services led by Minister R. L. Brown. Church School at 9:30 a.m. with Virgil Dooley as superintendent. Worship at 11:00 a.m. and a 1:30 p.m. service. The pastor is glad to announce he is now able to meet these appointments.
Radio schedule lists weekday morning programs on WHO and KMA with hosts Clarence Errickson and Hillmore Sedarholm. Social notes mention visits, family gatherings, church events, hospital patients, and local residents including Beaty, Williams, Hough, and Heaty with scattered names and places such as Marshalltown Moravia Laayeille Abbott hospital Grandia Sheldon and surrounding communities.
Mrs Roy Hiatt and daughter stay a few days. Mr and Mrs Trenton Gladfelder at St Joseph hospital Centerville. Weekend visits as families gather, with Janet Louise to be named, and numerous Gladfelder and related relatives sharing time.
A brief notice notes Mrs. Jake Firkins is sick with a bad cold in Iconium while Mrs. Lottie Swan has been staying there for a few weeks.
Classified notice lists a single 70 line stove for sale item from J T Day. It notes a three burner unit and appears as a compact ad snippet. No further details on price or condition are legible.
Fragmented report recounts Eddie Kirkland racing to his father's burning house where the fire was out upon arrival. On the way, his tractor engine caught fire, he extinguished the vehicle flames and returned to aid the house blaze. Also notes a Clinton township reunion of longtime schoolmates and a bizarre livestock anecdote about Betsy the ewe giving birth to quadruplets after previous births.
Memories of "Glory days" return as S. D. McClintin plans to sell the historic Virginia livery barn. Residents recall era when horse teams and wagons filled the yard, and the building stood as a local landmark. The sale signals a changing neighborhood and a pause to reflect on past community commerce.
Fragmentary notes recall a horse drawn bus named Palling and McClintic meeting the rainy era years ago, hinting at aging and fear of age as a central thread in the reminiscence.
Rueben Nelson of New Richland drank water from a tank and was electrocuted after an electric heater in a nearby small tank shorted, charging the water. The investigation found the heater faulted, leading to the fatal incident.
We thank the neighbor and friends for their kindness and floral tributes after the death of our loved one. Mr. and Mrs. B. Hamilton and children join in appreciation.
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