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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
3
A reminiscence describes early printing work with spilled type and backcase fiddling. It notes David Pullman and Howard missing a break, club activities at Mt severa and Union office, and Fall Festival premiums with sugar substitute pies. It also mentions Taylor Leonard with unusually large Irish potatoes and Don Blumer's army induction and Fort Leavenworth posting.
Friends gathered at Mary Platt's home Sunday August 16 to honor her birthday. Attendees included Ella Platt Faye Lewis Hiatt Ma Charles Platt all of Moravia. Sohn Ven Dalen Alois. F A Boyer Cen vervills. Hayaa in an irley Moines. Anna Woodward of Teon.
Mrs. Margaret Harrison and her sons John and Robert, formerly of the area, now reside at 1360 Elmore, Glen Dale, California, and request friends to write. Carl slept peer at eyen in 8 weeks with her parents, and visited his mother near Mendota. Zell Callen and others, Merie and Joan, spent time there.
Moravia public library board met Saturday at Mrs Garnet McDonough home naming committees for fall festival plans. Members include Mrs George Johnson and Mrs Ota Whicker on committees for fundraising and books and Mrs C M McFatridge lead auditing group. The board will register festival visitors and assign a rotating librarian for months August to December.
Kenneth Meland of the Farm Security Administration in Monroe county says farm aid will shift from general methods to area specific plans for Moravia and nearby Iowa farmers. The program will study local conditions to tailor adjustments for immediate war needs and improve economic and social security for low income farmers.
G L Gollsher and his son Max have returned from Alliance Nebraska where they were employed as eight carpenters on a new air use under construction.
Eugene Boyer underwent a tonsillectomy at St Josephs capital in Saarie Friday and is recovering satisfactorily.
Plans for the annual Old Settlers event in Unionville set for August 28 and 29 were announced this week by George Brooke secretary of the celebration. The affair will include a noon and evening program, the usual parade, rides and concessions.
The Coulson reunion is set for August 27 at Genterwite Park. The Foster reunion is listed for August 30 in Centerville. The Callen reunion will take place August 20 in Moravia city park, with Ruth Broshar serving as secretary.
V-Mail sheets arrived at the Moravia post office and will be given free to those sending mail to men in service outside the United States. The sheets measure 8.5 by 11 inches with eight inches for the letter and a form for address and censor’s stamp on top. The service aims to speed mail delivery to service members, with a limit of three sheets per person per day.
Dorothy Lee Brain of Moravia has left for Washington to take an appointment in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She is a Moravia High School and Centerville Junior College graduate. Aunt Annie Brain accompanies her to Washington and will visit with sister Gertrude Brain, a Treasury Department employee.
The Rev J W Zerbe of Fremont former pastor of Teonjum Methodist church announces an inter church meet to be held in Fremont on March 27 with a street parade kickoff and more than 100 street sports on the schedule.
Moravia friends and relatives report Chester C. Selby, son of Milo Selby of Oskaloosa, is a member of a gun crew at the armed guard school in Norfolk Virginia. He serves in the United States Navy.
Harry Felton Jr. departed Wednesday August 12 for a business trip to Wyoming. He and the Feltons formerly resided in Wyoming.
Moravia's Wednesday morning story hour period sponsored by the library board concluded for the summer with an ice cream feast on August 19. Mrs. Lula R. Tillmont and Betty Bishop led the readings during the recent month of activities.
A group of men at Bugtard creek bridge near Bernard Hayas place killed 68 poisonous water moccasin snakes in one incident. Marshall Draka alerted Burdatte Ward and Elvin Stocker who helped dispose of the reptiles with Ward killing one and Stocker another. the baby snakes were pitched away. Bert Drake hesitated in the execution.
Kenneth Blackman 27 son of Mr and Mrs M K Blackman Moravia has been signed as catcher with the Columbus American association baseball club. The young player previously managed the Hamilton Ontario club and will go to Postville Town as coach this fall.
About 100 members of the Main family gathered in Moravia city park on Aug 3 for their annual homecoming. Dinner was served at noon on long park tables. Attendees traveled from Indiana and Montana, with several from Davenport and Oskaloosa. Officers elected for 1948 were Bud Waughop president Ben Jones vice president Nellie Gladfelder secretary and Grace Main treasurer. The 1949 reunion is set for the second Sunday in August with Alta Main Hazel Boyer and Elgin Sanders on the program committee.
Church schedules list services at Wesley Chapel and Wesleyan Chapel plus Sunday School and youth fellowship times. Bishop Magee urges increased World Service giving. Moravia W.S.C. meets August 26 at the church basement hosted by Mrs George Johnson.
The notice lists church activities led by G. M. Talbott and Carl VanZante, with Church School at 10:00 a.m. and superintendent. Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p.m. Evening service at 8:00 p.m. A prayer meeting is set for Thursday at 8:00 p.m. No preaching service Sunday morning.
F W Wakefield son in law of P D Schreiner Moravia left Wed Aug 19 for Washington DC where he will be assigned to Red Cross duty Wakefield is in recreation work and he expects overseas duty.
The band offers a summer concert featuring Anchors Aweigh and The Thunderer with selections from Firefly and Liberty Bell March. It highlights performances by Ruth and Jack Broshar, Jean Veach, and clarinet trio Ruby Johnson Carol Jolly Maxine Smith, praising five years of private study. Moravia takes pride in the music department’s growth.
The annual Argo reunion at Iconium on Sunday brought 75 relatives and friends together for a day of gathering. Attendees included many Argo family members and friends, with officers Bennie Whitehead president Jay Argo secretary and Roscoe Argo treasurer reelected for another year.
Mrs Anne Burt announces the marriage of her daughter Barbara Louise to Pvt Dwight L Kaster of the US Army Signal Corps in Crompton California on August 8 He is the son of Mr and Mrs Averill Kaster of near Moravia Kaster graduated from Moravia high school class of 1993 and lived in the area until two years ago relatives and friends from Des Moines Woodward and nearby towns note the event and a later family visit to Moravia during a vocational home economics conference in session at Amex (Amity) students and teachers attend the event
Moravia school board plans two buses to ease tire shortages for the coming term. One bus will run west of Moravia and the other east, with routes set after drivers are hired. About 60 students are expected to ride, and bus operation costs will be paid by the riders.
Ninety Wilson relatives gathered at E. F. Wilson home in Moravia on Aug 16 to celebrate Miriam Gardner's birthday and the family reunion. The event featured a cooperative lawn dinner, flowers from Lester Brain garden, letters from members abroad, and a pledge of allegiance honoring nine relatives serving in the U.S. armed forces.
The United Brethren church Women’s missionary society met Friday afternoon with Mrs. Zell Callen in charge. Mrs. Forrest Main led the business session as the topic I Believe, Therefore I Will Act was discussed. Hymn O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee accompanied the meeting.
Moravia led Appanoose county in United States War Savings bonds and stamps sales with July spending of 3,721.50 at the local post office, the best month in the county. County bond chairman Clarence E. Hood said total county bond spending reached 66,307.75, with 8,681.25 from post offices outside Centerville, and Moravia accounted for nearly half of外 county sales outside Centerville.
Fifty-one persons attended a Sunday family gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Houser east of Centerville to honor the Main family siblings. Honorees listed include Rube Main of Hysham Montana Flora Hiatt of Atlanta Missouri Mary Hoskinson Stella Carter and Lee Main with numerous relatives from Iowa Missouri and Montana attending.
United Brethren church holds its last quarterly conference Wednesday August 19 at 3 p m with FE McCannon of Des Moines district superintendent in charge. A local delegate will be elected to attend the United Brethren annual conference in Waterloo September 16 to 19.
Bernadine Bishop and a list of attendees including Ronald Tisue David Pullman Dorets Cloyd Don Orelup Mary Lou Main Smith Winifred Virginia Kurtzweil Jean Veach and Don Blackman attended a youth fellowship meeting at Centerville Methodist Church Tuesday evening accompanied by the pullman family.
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