Moravia Fall Festival praised as southern Iowa landmark
This weekly Moravia column notes the festival's long standing status as the town's premier event, calls for community support, and reports on local happenings. It mentions Gaylord Main leaving for a job in Centerville, local produce from J. P. Coffin and Riley Callen, a four foot soybean stalk by Charley Horn, and a Wesley Chapel ice cream supper. Parking concerns in Moravia are urged, with residents urged to maintain neatness along roadsides.
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Moravia
Iowa
Gaylord Main
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Centerville
Gaylord
Homestead
J. P. Coffin
Riley Callen
Charley Horn
Foster
Wesley Chapel
4-H Club
New School Term Begins August 29
Mrs. T. J. Turner of Moravia, 81, died at home after a fall on basement stairs. She was found unconscious, suffered a likely skull fracture, and died without regaining consciousness. She leaves four children and the Turner family history in Moravia. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Turner Funeral Home.
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T. J. Turner
Moravia
Turner
G. A. Turner
L. B. Hiatt
Mary Luse
Turner & Son
Jal Moravia Cemetery
Teonium Plans Annual Field Meet Tuesday
An Union Office notice says Teonium will hold its annual track and field meet next Tuesday August 23. Activities include ball games races and a musical program at night. A large crowd is expected as in previous years. Marguerite Smith has been on the sick list this past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Teonium
Marguerite Smith
Bears Block Route For Roundup Visitor's Montana Trip
Mrs. Lester Brain returned from a motor journey to Roundup Montana where she joined her brother Charley Cooper and family. She traveled with Roy Oughton and Mrs. Cooper and her mother. They toured 600 miles through mountains to Yellowstone Park where bears demanded food before passage.
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Lester Brain
Roundup
Mont
Charley Cooper
Roy Oughton
Cooper
Centerville
Yellowstone Park
Morris-Nation announce Violet Morris to Pat Nation wedding
Mr and Mrs Jake Morris announce the marriage of their daughter Violet to Pat Nation of Givins Town. The ceremony took place in Knoxville on Saturday August 13. The couple will reside in Givin.
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Jake Morris
Violet
Pat Nation
Givins
Town
Knoxville
Givin
Tuttle-Pember Announcement of Marriage
The marriage of Rose Marie Tuttle of Upland California and E E Pember of Topeka Kansas has been announced. They will be at home to friends at 117 Arrow Highway Upland California.
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Rose Marie Tuttle
Upland
California
E. E. Pember
Topeka
Kansas
117
Arrow Highway
Benefit For Band Fund Stages Friday At School Grounds
Moravia Band Auxiliary announces another band uniform fund benefit to be held on Friday evening at the school grounds. Kittenball games intersperse with band music and maneuvers. Preliminary local team game at 7, Albia Moravia All-Stars at 9:15, 10c admission with proceeds to the band. Locals down Oskaloosa in Friday’s game. Whitehead’s catch saves the day. Tuesday’s game with Har-Macs of Ottumwa canceled due to wet grounds. Mr and Mrs Jim Hayes of Blakesburg visit J J Taylor home Friday.
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Moravia
Albia and
Osky Moravia
Gskaloosa
Oskaloosa
Whitehead
Har-Macs
Ottumwa
Moravia May Get WPA Project Funding
Moravia stands to receive about eight thousand dollars in WPA money for a school grounds terracing and Farm Shops building project. The plan, now in Washington after passing the Centerville and Des Moines offices, would employ at least 36 local workers and require fall elections to authorize district materials costs.
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Moravia
Works Progress Administration
G Farm Shops
Lota
Luey
Afl
Centerville
Des Moines
Washington, D. C
Moravia welcomes new teachers as term opens
Moravia Public Schools will start the new term on August 29 under superintendent Wm. H. Young. Several new instructors will join the faculty before opening day with Karl W. Hurliman set to replace Somers as vocational agriculture and manual arts instructor. Albert Crocker is also being succeeded.
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Moravia Public
Wm. H. Young
Karl W. Hurliman
Somers
Hurliman
Albert Crocker
Band Program For Saturday Aug 20 Features Solos and Duets
The program includes mar ch pieces and popular selections such as Men of Ohio fil more and overture CorinthianHazel. Vocal solos by Josephine McDonald Grace Argo and Bette Hiatt and a vocal duet by Doris Jean Luse and Roy Adams accompany marches The Regulars and Summerhit with Holmes Holmes and Riche ards providing the musical lineup.
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Ohio
Filmore
Hazel
Josephine McDonald
Holmes
Grace Argo
Barnhouse
Bette Hiatt
Doris Jean Luse
Roy Adams
Richeards
Electric Jolt Stuns P. Hiatt at Burton & Hiatt Garage
A worker named P Hiatt received a severe electric shock while welding under a car at the Burton and Hiatt garage on Saturday afternoon. The current passed through his body but he recovered after Harry Wales quickly pulled the live cable away.
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Hiatt
Burton & Hiatt
Harry Wales
Band Prepares for State Fair
The Moravia Public School band plans a trip to the Town State Fair on Friday August 26. The group will perform concerts for fair crowds throughout the day and evening.
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Moravia
Harris Named Moravia Music and English Instructor Pair
Wilbur Harris, formerly with Allerton schools, signed a contract to succeed Mr. Gould in Moravia. He and his wife Mrs. Harris, a John Fletcher college graduate, will teach music and English with shared salary limits. Harris led an award winning band and studied at a Chicago School of Music clinic. Mrs. Harris will teach English and lower grade music.
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Gould
Wilbur Harris
Allerton
Moravia
Harris
John Fletcher College
Melrose Triumphs Over Moravia Juniors in 11 Innings
Melrose edged Moravia 9 to 8 after 11 innings in a pitching heavy game. Purvis allowed 7 hits while striking out 12 as Melrose pitcher fanned 16 and Moravia managed six hits. Hell yer caught for Moravia in a tightly contested hardball clash.
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Melrose
Moravia
Purvis
Hellyer
Heavy Rain Brings Relief After Monday Downpour
A three to four inch rainfall Monday and Monday night benefited crops and fields and offered relief from heat. Ground moisture improved significantly after several hours of rain, with about half an inch more noted Sunday night.
Chosen Secretary To Dr Cornwell
Jackie Winsler of Kirksville Missouri was elected to teach in Oskaloosa Public Schools but declined to pursue her B A degree and will serve as private secretary to Dr Clifton Cornwell head of dramatics at Kirksville State Teachers College during her visit here with relatives.
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Jackie Winsler
Kirksville
Miss Winsler
Oskaloosa
Kirksville State Teachers College
Clifton Cornwell
Margaret Bay Dies at Utturmwo Hospital
Margaret Bay eight year old daughter of Ho L Bay of near Cubs died Friday afternoon after a weeklong illness at Utturmwo hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday after noon. she leaves a sister Mrs Beil of Moravia.
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Margaret Bay
Ho L. Bay
Cubs
Utturmwo Hospital
Wut
Moravia
Sum Beil
Friday Dinner Menu Highlights Fried Chicken and Potatoes
A fragment lists a Friday dinner menu with fried chicken, potatoes, gravy, coffee, and various misspelled items. The readable terms suggest a home meal lineup and beverages, with uncertain accompanying dishes and names.
Reunions Argo Schedule Incomplete Notice
A fragmented notice indicates an Argo reunion event planned for August 21 with missing details and unclear year or location. The readable portions show an organizational context and a timing cue, urging attendees to seek clarified information.
Halfway Prairie Misses Classes in Teacher Strike
School reports indicate Halfway Prairie students faced disruption as teachers began a period of work action. Administrators sought guidance from the district on maintaining essential education while negotiations with staff continued.
Social science instructor and coach Bruce Gardner of West Chester
Bruce Gardner, social science instructor and boys athletic coach from West Chester Iowa, is a 1934 West Chester High School graduate and earned a B A in social science from Central College in 1928. He was registered for graduate work in physical training at the University of Iowa for the summer. Continued on page eight.
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Bruce Gardner
West Chester
Iowa
Turner Dies After Long Illness A Moravia Farmer
B E Turner, longtime Moravia area farmer, died at 3 am on Wednesday August 17 at St Joseph hospital in Centerville after months of illness. He was 74 and survived by son Frank and daughters Mrs R C Wilson and Mrs Sam Bell. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday August 20 at Turner Funeral Home Moravia, Rev Charles L Ellis officiating. interment Moravia cemetery.
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B. E. Turner
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
University Hospital
R. C . Wilson
Turner
Moravia
Westty Chapel Church
Methodist Church
Frank
R. C. Wilson
Sam Bell
A. G. Turner
W. L. Hicka
J. J. Allem
Effie Long
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Turner Funeral Home
Chas. L. Ellis
Festival planning meeting at Milwaukee avenue home
G. B. Johnson has called a meeting of Fall Festival committees and boosters to be held at his home on Milwaukee avenue Thursday evening at 7 30. It is important that those interested attend this meeting.
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G. B. Johnson
Milwaukee Avenue
Ames Band Welcomes Jerry Winsler Clarinetist
Miss Jerry Winsler, formerly with Moravia School Band, joins Ames municipal band while staying with her mother Mrs Fanchen Winsler. She is one of sixty musicians selected from a large pool to audition and she plays the clarinet.
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Jerry Winsler
Moravia
Ames
Fanchen Winsler
Miss Winsler
Local Resident Finds Marijuana Weed Shown in Moravia Window
A Moravia union office displays a marijuana specimen found at H. H. Pabst premises. C M McFatridge delivered the sample to federal narcotics for identification. State and federal narcotics officers wage a campaign to stamp out the weed, warning of its danger and use among youth.
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Moravia
Union
H. H. Pabst
C. M. McFatridge
Federal Bureau’ of Narcotics
Iywa
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Frank Main
Mt. Ayr
F. J .Raymond
Blakesburg Excelsior
F. J
Bears
Morris
Tuttle-Pember
Jim Hayes
Blakesburg
J. J. Taylor
P. Hiatt
Bulletin
Melrose Trips
Moravia Jrs
Cornwell
M. E
Bert Purner
Meuday
Halfway Prairie
Halfway
Maid
Marie
Jean
Mary
Sonu
Wesberg
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