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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
2
See promotional assertion about newspapers as essential to readers. Mentions Edson R Waite H Dunlap and Rockford Daily Republic advertising director. Includes a farm board member Bill Schilling and a cautionary line about a tin can picnic.
Moravia Gnton enters as second class mail matter at Moravia Iowa under the 1879 act. HK Smith is editor and publisher. Subscription rates listed: one year in advance 1.60, six months five, three months 0, single copy 6.
Town officials say street sharing proceeds only when property owners request it. Two methods exist: petition by owners with town bearing costs, or council initiated sharing with bonds and red tape. The council favors the cheaper owner petition approach to avoid higher expenses.
The article argues that early guidance shapes character and highlights the rapid growth of the 4-H club among farm boys and girls across 46 states. It notes 86 000 more participants this year, praising organization and cooperation as keys to prosperity and potential farm revival, while questioning urban youth club impact. The editor and family return from northwest Iowa to report good crops and no need for new farm legislation.
The article notes northern Iowa crops behind southern delays due to wet spring, with an almost ideal season in the north and holdback in the south. It recalls the Boy Scout movement turning 21 in July and observes scouts aging slowly. It mentions vacation recovery time and fashion quirks like barefooted wear with stockings. It ends with a whimsical aside about Maud Muller and a reference to abbreviated currency called long greens and shorty.
The Diamond Jubilee Iowa State Fair land Exposition hosts a national livestock show with over 6000 head from Pacific to New England dairy regions. Final horse cattle swine sheep and poultry entries close August 1. Prizes exceed 30,000 across cattle horse swine sheep and poultry, with boy and girl farm exhibitors presenting calves and livestock. Special contests include Sheep Shearing Team Pulling and Livestock Judging, plus Iowa bred divisions and a Horse Show starting August 26 with about 12,400 in prizes. Attendance is expected to rise alongside entries during August 21 to 30 Diamond Jubilee period.
Mr and Mrs J Q Besco spent Sunday at the Howard Besco home. Chester Woodcock and family with Earl Woodcock and family visited parental Woodcock home. Everett Gillespie John Callen and Mary McAninch joined Adda Robinson and Harry for a gathering. Gospel Team from Centerville preached at Baptist church Sunday. Albert Woodcock called in Albis Saturday. Ralph Stickler family weekend at Wilkie Brown home. Edmond Brown visited Harry Robbins Sunday afternoon. Emery Ergkin Matilda Thomas visited Albert Woodcock Sunday. Grant Suteliff spent Sunday at Frank Nickles. Homer Brown called in Albie Monday.
Local social notes show multiple visits this weekend across Centerville Cantril Ottumwa and Eddyville. Families including Foster Strickler Patrick Jones and Hamiltons visited various homes while others spent time with relatives and neighbors. Charles Foster Ralph Strickler Helen Carter and Delis VanZante are among those mentioned.
Mrs Denny Fenton and children spent Monday at the Walt Hue home. The Clover Leaf Club held a social at Cap Dicks home with cake and ice cream for about 70 guests. Several visitors including Mrs Chadwick and Mrs Hammond spent time with local families. Frequent drops by Elbert Moore and D S Fenton households mark a busy week in Pleasant Hill.
Local residents and relatives from Ottumwa Albia Moravia and Cloyed share weekends and evenings visiting relatives across Riverside Park Dutch Duvall and family visitations mark a social tapestry with several households hosting gatherings. Wheat price outlook noted as comforting for growers.
A long list of Sunday visits and social calls among Conium and nearby families acts as a mirror of community life. Mr. and Mrs. W E Kelsey travelers and guests, Christ ine Massman visiting Mystic, various calls to and from the Free, Beaty, Huff, Coulson, Massman, and Jones households, plus reports of funerals for Mrs Archie Scott near Plano and other local gatherings. The piece ends with remarks on President Hoover and light musings.
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