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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
2
Moravia Anton enters second class mail matter at Moravia post office in Appanoose County Iowa under the March 8 1879 act. Paper published every Thursday by H. K. and W. T. Smith, Publishers.
A Midwest opinion piece argues relief funds create moral hazard and inefficiency. It questions federal to local funding flow, notes high relief dependence in Appanoose County, and urges effort to limit relief roll inclusion while recognizing persistent need. Authorities press for nationwide, careful handling from Washington to local governments.
District Court of Appanoose County Iowa informs depositors creditors and stockholders that the final report by Receiver D W Bates shows receipts and disbursements and requests authority to pay the final dividend and dissolve the bank hearing set for April 30 1936 at 10 a m in Centerville Iowa unless objections are shown the receiver is released from liability and discharge signed D W Bates Receiver Moravia State Savings Bank Moravia Iowa April 18 1936
A Moravia Union recap lists events from April 22 1930 including the operetta Lady of the Ter race with cast Harold Mason Norma Lee Firkins and others. It notes club officers and local deaths marriages and new officers. Earlier items from 1925 and 1910 summarize births deaths a depot illness and a baseball game with named locals.
Pleasant Grove notes Thomas Allen Robb visiting at grandparents Mr and Mrs Robb home. Jep Lockman family on the sick list as Mr Lockman has measles. So and Sew club egg roast held at Marve Lockman home last Friday. Ronald Woodward and Ray McCloud named champion eye last. Regular meeting with Mrs Ruth Wilson. Follow up Ladies Farm Bureau meeting held with the club.
The Moravia High School class of 1936 selects its commencement production Double Wedding by Jay Tobias. Cast includes Grandma Nancy Colbert Eloise Easter George Colbert Augusta Beulah Bishop and Dr Emil Minninhoff. The play, recently copyrighted, features humor and pathos as the Colbert family welcomes Grandma and faces family tensions.
Salem Hazel and Dick Hellyer entertain on Easter as Leonard Perry and family travel from Moravia to Clear Rapids. Perry’s birthday and a Delmar Jennison home dinner mark the day. Relatives from Promise City, Albia, Moravia, Bouton, and Louisa attend meals, picnics, and a basket dinner. Oscar Main’s birth anniversary celebrated with a Merry Mixers gathering. Jay Bird school ends term with a Weiner dinner and a teaching change set for Callen at Scattersburg next year.
Blue Front Mr and Mrs Van Long and family visited Sunday at Will Hicks home. Chance Lavely spent Sunday at Hen Jones home. Jeff Patrick's family stayed Thursday to Sunday in Albia near daughter Ida Mangle who had appendicitis. Ray Lemasters were Mystic and Centerville callers Friday. Carl Van Zante had measles last weekend. Ben Williams and family visited Centerville Saturday. Cass Hamilton was in Albia Saturday. Helen Hamilton sore throat and measles. Wande Jones had German measles last week. Alfred Hopkins visited Marve Lockman home Sunday.
Epen reports 25 attendees at Bible School on Sunday with special Easter numbers and a call for larger turnout next Sunday. Details note low club attendance Thursday with Mrs. J. T. Van Dorvns and planned meeting with Mrs. L. B. Van Dorin. School closed Friday with a basket dinner and program. Miss Lucile Coursin will teach again next year.
Main Station Trenton and Clyde residents, including the Gladieier and McDaniels families, spent Easter weekend with relatives at various homes. Neighbors dropped by for afternoon calls and extended family members from California visited a Trenton household.
Earl Whicker and family spent Sunday at Ryman McDanels, with Shirley Duff and others. Trenton Gladfelder and Willie McDanell plus families, Virgil Easters, Harold Main, Os Main and children, Barney DeBoyle and families, Floyd Dykes, Loren Hiner, and Dick Ritchie visited Cedar Rapids families. Several parties spent Sunday at the Clyde and Kenneth Gladfelder homes, while others joined Bill Reeves, Claude McDanel, Walter Mesner and family from Ft. Dodge at John McDanel’s. Willie and Daphne McDanell visited Lucile Hawk in Des Moines with additional relatives.
West Point club the Merry Mixers hosted a birthday celebration for Wilt and Lola Davis with a noon dinner. Attendees included Carl Derby family Lloyd Beaty Alcie McCord Edna Nash and son Rollie Brown and family and others visiting the Pearl Kelsey and Clyde Dicks homes.
The listing shows April 24 26 and 26 featuring Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers and Trane Dunn in Roberta. April 27 Bank Night presents Zane Grey Rocky Mountain Mystery and Kay Francia in British Agent. April 28 and 29 Ruggles of Red Gap stars Charles Laughton Mary Boland Charlie Ruggles and Zazu Pitts. April 30 Bank Night. Murder on a Honeymoon. May 1 2 and 8 Will Rogers in Life Begins at 40.
Mr and Mrs Rollie Brown and family spent Sunday at the par rental Mahin home Lois Davis hosted a kitchen shower Saturday at Billie Burne for Mrs Bing Ward who recently married Carl Van Zante and Guy Argo have been working for Pearl Kelsey
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Albert and Mrs. R. W. Winsler returned Tuesday evening from Sioux Falls South Dakota where they spent the week end with R. W. Winsler.
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