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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
5
A Moravia community page invites exhibits for the upcoming Fall Festival on Sept 16 to 18. It notes hot weather records in Albia, playful street contortions on Saint's Row, a contest idea, and jokes about weeds and city pride as residents discuss local improvements and school openings.
Moravia will start the 1987 88 term on August 30. Superintendent Wm H Young urges all high school students to register early to help schedule classes and ensure textbooks are on hand. He will be in his office daily until opening except Thursday afternoon, and after the Saturday band concert at the school.
Carl Herman Brizendine 38 died at his Unionville home after illness. Born April 30 1899 in Burlington Iowa he married Minnie McCrory in 1921 and they had son Clell. He survived by six brothers five sisters and many relatives. Funeral August 15 at 2 30 pm Turner Funeral Home Moravia conducted by Rev Luther Childs. Burial in Moravia cemetery.
The menu features fried chicken with gravy, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, peach cobbler and cream jelly, corn, and iced tea or coffee. Served as a complete meal with hearty Southern sides.
The two week revival at Miller Baptist Church ended Sunday night with Rev. Pete Thomas leading services. Thomas proceeded to Kirksville to assist Rev. Frank Siwick in a separate revival. Jackie Winsler visited Centerville on Saturday.
A large barn on John Smithburg's east Moravia area farm burned last Saturday afternoon. Spontaneous combustion is believed the cause as Moravia firemen fought the blaze to save a nearby building. Loss covers barn hay farm machinery and equipment valued at a considerable sum.
Arthur Stanley of Dayton Oregon will speak in Moravia on Sunday August 22 at 11 am at the Church of Christ and at 8 pm in a union service at the Methodist church. Mrs Stanley will address a union Epworth League and Christian Endeavor meeting at 7 pm at the Methodist church. The visit follows his attendance at the Oxford England world conference on life and work of the church.
A resolution at the Moravia and Wesley Chapel Methodist quarterly conference commends Rev. Chas. L. Ellis for his service this past year and recommends his return to the charge for another year. Presented by the pastors relations committees, the conference met at Moravia church at 2 PM after a basket dinner with many church members in attendance.
J T Day was called to Mexico Missouri on Monday by the death of his cousin Mrs Morgan Day. Day had been visiting at their home during a family vacation about two weeks earlier.
Lewis Mounts, former Moravian and current instructor at a Negro mission school in Macon Georgia, spoke to an appreciative audience at the United Brethren church last Sunday morning. He described his work in the school and mentioned his wife and herself visiting Moravia relatives recently.
The annual Iconium Field Meet is postponed from August 19 to Friday August 27 due to threshing season. Plans include morning and afternoon ball games and contests such as veaces and tug of war with prizes for tallest corn stalks and largest watermelons. A Miss Iconium musical program is planned for the evening. Mrs M L Erskine visited Centerville with her son and wife Paul Erskine.
The annual Boyer reunion will be held Tuesday August 24 at the P A Boyer Grove. Mrs Kenneth Gladfelder serves as secretary for the event and notices are being circulated locally.
The annual Callen reunion will be held in the Main Grove south of Moravia on August 29. Margaret Callen, Lee, has many friends and relatives here who rejoice in his success as pastor of the Dayton Oregon Christian Church and a high school teacher in that city.
Band program lists pieces Cavalcade Overture Holmes At Evening Time Serenade Jewell and Corinthian Overture Hazel with solos by Virginia Argo Ruth Johnson and Billy Tracy. March Richards March Port Conway Richards Band rehearsal set for Friday evening this week.
The W. M. A. and Otterbein Guild of the United Brethren church held a joint session at the church last Friday. Mrs. Louise Oehler led the study on The Cross of Calvary, with scripture read by Mrs. Cynthia Callen and prayers offered by several members and Rev. Sevutt. Music by the Main and Scott families accompanied short talks on Congo Crosses, and a farewell message from missionary Estelle High was read. A Christmas box project to the Phillipine Islands was approved, with gifts collected at the September meeting at Ruth Hopkins’s country home. Doris Main received a birthday shower, and homemade ice cream closed the afternoon.
Moravia Iowa August 12 1937 a former railroad foreman recalls long tenure with C M St P Railway. He notes 47 years of service had he continued until October, regrets leaving Moravia and praises pension while recalling early field days with workers like Adam Tubaugh and George Redding. He shares memories of grading the line from Brompton to Moravia and early bridges at Foster, noting grasshopper seasons and vivid rural scenes of his section work.
Harve G. Broshar built a Moravia staple since 1897. He rose from cheese-maker to partner in Broshar Bros. & Schreiner, then to H. G. Broshar & Son, guiding a multi-building firm with groceries, dry goods, shoes, and clothing while serving the community as school district secretary.
The Women’s Home Missionary Society and the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society sponsor a Christmas Party in the Methodist church basement next Wednesday afternoon August 25. Attendees bring two gifts a useful article for a home mission station and a silver coin for deserving children abroad. The program includes carols a Luke story by Mrs D E Bishop Holy Night sung by the King's Heralds and Home Guards readings and performances by Bishop girls trio reading Jackie Winsler solo Beulah Bishop and others with songs and musical numbers.
Lorence Gardner returned from Indianola Iowa where he finished college work at Simpson. He earned his B A degree at the close of the summer session.
An informal gathering at the M B E Boardman home Sunday evening honored Mrs Boardman's birthday anniversary. Guests included Mrs Mary McCoy and sons Roy and Lester W H McCoy and family Mrs Geneva Selman and daughter of Coquille Oregon. The event featured visiting music and refreshments of ice cream and cake.
James Nash and Doyle Hampton of Moravia 4-H earned premiums at the Appanoose County 4-H Show in Mystic. Nash won first and two seconds in Shropshire entries and first in horse colt. Donald Nash took a second and honorable mention in Shropshire yearling lamb and a third in horse colt. Hampton placed third in Shropshire yearling ram and seventh ninth in market lambs. Nash won Colt Showmanship, Hampton eighth in live stock judging.
Years ago this coming November 1st. He attended the country school for a time and then when his parents moved to Moravia he attended the old school they stood in the center of the park. Soon after that Albert attended the new school building later the Winster Produce House. He married Artie McCastel on March 26, 1693. They lived near Main Station while he worked in a cheese factory. Eight children are named: Share Abestir Broshuar, Moravia. Ivan, Waterlog. Avdes, Moravia. Mes Aicha Schreiner, Burlingame. Caulifornia Elaine, deceased. Clair, Waterlus. Rudolph, San Antonio.
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