Subscription Rates in Appanoose Monroe Counties
Subscription rates listed for Appanoose and Monroe counties at 2.00 per year in advance. other states at 50 in advance.
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
2
Subscription rates listed for Appanoose and Monroe counties at 2.00 per year in advance. other states at 50 in advance.
Raya Ramblin's operation carries hay from Moravia along highway 60 to southern Missouri as drought strains crops and livestock. Local farmers report stock shortages and trucks buying up baled hay for the burned district while Moravia sees many homes repainted this summer. Crops are above average to date and weather remains crucial for the area’s near future.
The district reports generally good conditions with hot days and cooler evenings. A visit with Mr and Mrs James Wilson is noted from a week ago. Old Fall Festival crews plan for spuds corn watermelons pumpkins apples and parade float themes this season.
Carolyn and Wayne Whicker spent Friday with Nancy and Jerry Roblenz and Connie Roblenz. Neal and family joined Burns and others at the Roy Underwood home for a Sunday reunion. Several households hosted visitors, including Miller, Dodd, Argo, and Hiatt clans, with trips to Des Moines and a funeral in progress.
The Anti-Duck Marsh Association, staging publicity for a hearing in Des Moines on August 14 at 10:00 a.m., argues the Mesquaki Duck Marsh project would condemn 1,242 acres, flood 600 more, raise taxes, reduce pasture, increase mosquitoes, and threaten livestock and crops, urging local residents to attend with neighbors and oppose state condemnation.
Iowa farm reports show 1952 chicken production at 41,669,000 birds, down 7 percent from 1951 and 27 percent below the 1941–50 average. Young chicks total 617,197,000, 7 percent below 1951 and 20 percent under the 1941–50 average, with declines across most regions and a smaller January 1, 1953 laying flock forecast due to anticipated culling.
Attendance at Fairview church, 33, and social visits dominate a weekend record. Neighbors and relatives including Lyndon McDanel, Ray Harrison, Glen Marlin, J. P. Foster, and Bud McDanels are listed with dinners, parties, and trips across the area.
The Urbana Township Farm Bureau sponsored meeting on Tuesday July 28 at Bhon school house featured Junior Demonstration teams Nancy Vance and Dorothy Archer showing how to frame and hang a picture. Raymond Vance reported on a trip to Ames for Boys 4 H Short Course. Refreshments followed.
A reader submits a fragmented note about weekly intake and timing. The writer mentions Monday and a need to address two ways this helps and prompts to copy a weekly issue if needed. The message expresses gratitude and asks for timely handling.
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