30 Aug 1945
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1945
Page
1
Town announces an eighth and final Victory Loan bond drive with an 11 billion dollar target, four billion from victuals, while costs of occupying forces and veteran benefits persist after the war. Observations note Moravia Fall Festival and County Poultry Show, bus drivers named, and 4 H Club show results.
Mrs Inez Faber reports on 4 H club leaders meeting in Albia and family visits across Urbana area. The Urbana Commandos beat Wayne Boosters 19 to in county kitten ball, drawing many locals to Albia for the title game. multiple households are noted visiting relatives and returning from furloughs.
Local notice in the Moravia Union announces carbon salesbooks offered at two for lie or 76 cents per dozen, outlining a bargain on printed ledgers.
The descendants of Jesse M. and Miriam Gardner Wilson gathered at the B. F. Wilson home for their annual reunion. A midday basket dinner followed, with two weddings, 11 births, and one death since last year reported by the secretary. Relative attendance rose due to rationing ending, including many from distant locations such as Vancouver Washington and Phoenix Arizona.
Memorial services were held Sunday for Pfc Eugene Main killed in Okinawa on June 18. Attendees from Iconium included Mrs Rosa Beaty Mr Haver Free and Mrs Wayne Thompson plus many relatives and friends from Audubon Marshalltown Ames and nearby towns.
Local notes from Udell and nearby towns recount social visits, show attendances, trading trips, and family gatherings involving the Rumley Clancy Moffatt Sanders and related families. Mentions include dinner guests, afternoon visits, fishing, Unionville Moravia Centerville and Grinnell trips, and school start. Repeated social rounds describe bus rides, peaches canning, and a merchant marine birthday note.
A reflective farm diary recounts daily trials and small happenings. The writer muses on parenthood fears, children riding logs, rain rituals, and household chores while noting weather, crops, and family pets. The piece weaves memories of spring, fall, and wartime changes with humor and plainspoken observations.
A subscription to the Moravia Union is offered as a welcome gift, signaling valued access to local news and community updates for new readers. The offer highlights the newspaper’s role in informing residents and supporting local events.
The seventh annual Johnson Songer reunion gathered 35 members at Centerville park on August 19 1945. Isabel McCracken joined as a new Songer relative aged 36. Grandchildren delivered a program after a brief business meeting. Guests at dinner included Russel Burns family Cambron Hopkins Thompson Burna Underwood and Mc Cracken among others. Afternoon callers dropped by the event.
The Argo family held their 26th annual reunion on Sunday August 19 in the Argo grove north of Iconium. Fifty nine attendees shared a fine dinner and spent the afternoon visiting. Attending were many Argo family members including Jay Argo, George Argo, Roscoe Argo, Ned Argo and families, and others with Rinehart, Dicks, Brown, and Lemaster listed among those present.
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