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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
2
A reader is invited to peruse The Moravia Union ads for quality, economy, and service. The message encourages weekly ad reading for cash savings and suggests a world with no dull seasons.
Far off pastures look green and attract travelers while nearby views remain unexplored. The town offers many beauty spots within a short distance, inviting locals to discover picturesque scenery close to home.
Residents shared Sunday visits across families including E F Tucker Bert Meadows and kin while harvesting crews like Barret Coffin M E McDanes Woodrow Norton Cyril McDanes and Theo Miller helped with hay and wheat. The Burton reunion drew crowds at Centerville Park as Harold Neff returned from California and local picnics featured meals ice cream and music.
A long list of local social visits, birthdays and gatherings is reported. Mr and Mrs Will Surratt and family hosted kin from Bant Jfey Allorta Canada. others attended events at the Charley Williams and A Senger homes plus numerous visits to Ottumwa Keokuk and Ash Grove, with birthdays and Sunday gatherings highlighted.
Centerville residents report weekend visits and stays. Miller family and Faith Hanes visited friends. Cross family spent Sunday at Perry Cross home. Cayler Wood and families toured Walter Seli home in Ottumwa. Kingerys visited Nash Kingery home. A nostalgic line notes past vacation routes forty years ago with no de tours.
The final report of the administrator of the estate of J M Graham will be heard by the District Court of Appanoose County Iowa on August 27 1928. Interested parties may object before discharge of the administrator. Dated July 31 1928. J W Graham Administrator Miller Everett Attorneys for Administrator.
A fragmented text critiques voters and figures with jumbled questions about Heggers and Smiths. It mentions Al, the phrase if stamped oddly, and stray musings on a tire change, a sombrero, and a brown derby creating a surreal mosaic of political whimsy.
Plans for Des Moines hosting the 1928 State Fair August 22 to 31 outline more than 200 acres of educational and agricultural displays. Over 600 carloads of exhibits will arrive, featuring a National Livestock Show with 6000+ horses and cattle, the Midwest Agricultural Exposition, Boys and Girls Club Show, a large farm machinery zone, a Midwest Aircraft Show, a Motor Show, and extensive university and public school exhibits plus health clinics and women's expositions.
State fair livestock classes closed Wednesday as officials report strong entries for the expo. A statewide encampment by Modern Woodmen of America and a state fish and game exhibit highlight the event, with indications of the largest attendance in the exposition’s history. Local political and cultural notes mention the Sidewalks of New York replacing Dixie as a party anthem. Show details and patent rights questions are noted without firm conclusions.
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