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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
7
Cap'n John of Machlehead recalls iron ships and Old Stormalong aboard the Courser. A storm near Calais sent the crew soap-slicking the hull as Dover cliffs turned white from the wash, a tale of foggy seas and foamy wives.
John P Sheldon, an early Iowa pioneer and Detroit editor, was appointed assistant superintendent of Black Hawk Purchase lead mines to collect rent. He pushed for civil government, town-site planning, and warehouses in Dubuque, opposing lax enforcement as theft rose along the Mississippi. He later served as Mineral Point land office register.
A 45 carload purchase enables Gamble Stores to offer Mason jars at six dozen for 68 cents and jar caps at nineteen cents per dozen while cold pack canners are priced at 45 cents each.
Marjorie Warfield and Donald quarrel over career choices when a staged fire with bees turns into a comic rescue. Donald, posing as a firefighter, accidentally drenches bystanders while saving a bearded man on a park bench. The incident shifts tension as Donald agrees to pursue a real job and proposes pursuing his own path with Marjorie’s support.
Moravia High School houses a two room Commercial Department with fifteen Underwood typewriters and new office equipment. Students gain modern business training for secretarial, stenographic and accounting roles, with top results in regional and state typing contests and a strong Normal Training program for rural teachers.
A survey of county agents from 18 southern and western Iowa counties shows more than 150,000 feeder pigs must be sold within 30 days to ease drought livestock pressures. It notes demand for feeder pigs in northern and eastern counties, advises buying from drouth areas, and links futures to improved late winter hog prices.
A June 15 1925 flood from the Maquoketa River swept Cascade washing away the Gee Bridge and inundating the town. The surge carried wreckage and water damage, with the bridge described as the greatest flood of known history. West bank areas suffered the worst of the inundation while hillside residents found protection.
The Milford Iowa youth Roland Kumzak will demonstrate flight from 10 000 feet using home made wings as part of a third type circus at the Iowa State Fair August 28 through September 4. He will perform loops glides and spins while a trailer follows his movements. Other attractions include death by own action Ted Elder diving horses and auto mule horse and rodeo races. The fair opens three weeks from Friday continuing through September 8.
Anne, alone at a rural counter, hides her knowledge of Ned’s gang in a gale night. Three men including Ned threaten her safety, but she sabotages their radio, lures attention away, and signals police. Ned intervenes, fists fly, and officers swarm the shack.
The Iowa State Fair lists educational features a national livestock show farm products show 4 H club congress and state women's exposition along with farm machinery auto air show and radio exhibit. Entertainment includes a fourth annual rodeo a beauty pageant Aug 30 and auto races Aug 28 29 Sept 4 horse races Aug 20 Sept 2 nightly Aug 38 Sept 8 and a festival of light with fireworks daily.
The largest farm and livestock show in North America will be at the 1986 Iowa State Fair from Aug 28 to Sept 4. About twenty states enter horses cattle swine and sheep in the National Livestock show with around 1 500 animals including more than 600 baby pigs. The swine show is the largest in a decade as the expanded pavilion opens. Farm exhibits include soil conservation women’s projects the Iowa corn and small grain show a fruit and gardening show and department of agriculture displays.
Insects that live on the ocean surface cannot right themselves after rolling over when their backs get wet. Scientists wonder how these insects survive after being drenched by spray or rain. Source: Richard Jenks Utica N Y in Gollier's Weekly.
The article notes Ruthene descendants in Ukraine forming free democratic communities along the frontier to escape Polish and Lithuanian oppression. It references Cossack heritage and regional cultural events, with dates Sept 10 11 12.
H L Wilcke of Iowa State College poultry chief says extreme July heat reduced egg supply and slowed chick growth. He urges selling ready spring birds now, forecasts a larger poultry supply and lower prices, but higher egg prices later this fall and into winter.
The August Agricultural Economic Facts from Iowa State College Extension projects butter prices will average higher for the rest of 1930 than in any similar period since 1930. Dairy herd numbers may shrink if the drought worsens, but milk output held firm until late June. By July 1 production fell versus last year, lifting butter prices through June and into July as conditions improved.
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