31 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
1
Amid drizzle crowds attend Midwest’s largest show with cattle hogs horses and midway barkers. Union Office closes for Freshman Handbooks printing while Bell and Post Office profits and losses highlight debates on government control and efficiency.
Udell residents attended a farewell dinner at the Fairview Church of the Brethren honoring Rev. Harley Yates and family, who are relocating to North English this week. The gathering reflected community ties with many neighbors visiting, hosting, and recounting shared events and memories.
Pleasant Hill residents report Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dicks attended the Wayne county fair on Wednesday. Mrs. Phyllis Broshar, Judith, Mrs. Jose Lemaster of Centerville and Stella Argo assisted Clara Doe with threshers cooking. Rey Argo returns from a westward vacation trip. Denny and Gerald visited grandparents Harley Tisue and Jim Maulding. Clell Maulding of Denver joined the group along with Mrs. Cora Taylor of Rockford TM for Cyrde and Truxton visits.
A collection of local social items from Vosburgh notes activities at Emmett Derby and neighbors. Families helped and visited for threshers and suppers, with caregiving, canning, and school updates. The piece ends noting Iowa State College climatologist Robert H. Shaw studied corn tasseling timelines.
A jaunty Iowa feature extols the state as cattle country, citing Department of Agriculture figures showing Iowa marketed 2,842,000 head of cattle last year, about one tenth of U S beef, with total value around 624 million dollars. It compares Iowa to western states and Texas, notes county cattle totals near Waterloo and Sioux, and ends inviting readers to settle in Iowa and join the cattle boom.
A religious exhortation urges readers to repent and turn from sins toward the narrow path to heaven. It presents repentance as forgiveness through Jesus Christ and invites personal prayer for salvation. The message cites Luke 5 32 and calls on individuals to kneel and seek Christ.
The Wilsons finished threshing oats here Tuesday with clover to be reddy soon. Lowell VanDorin and family of Albia visited near Pollard Creek. Charley Williams threshed for Ervin Long Friday and Saturday. Zell Wilson sent a horse to the Albia sale barn. Ralph Robinson did the trucking. LeRoy Wilson and Zell helped Ervin Long thresh Saturday. Clarence Johnson of California visited Moravia. he was once a neighbor boy here. Our school will commence Sept. Roségell Darby and family with Earl Boardman visited Sunday evening. G. R. Darby and family went to Madrid Thursday to attend the funeral of their brother’s wife. Hart Boardman and Russell Darby attended the Turner funeral for Sherman Thompson. interment at Cuba cemetery. Fall-seeded alfalfa does best in soil thoroughly disked.
A subscription gift is advertised as a lasting remembrance for a friend spanning an entire year, described as a meaningful present. The notice emphasizes the value of giving a year of reading and connection through the Union.
A new device promises clearer hearing with a compact plastic bed sealed by a microscopic part. It tolerates shock and dust while remaining under clothing. The Microtone Co invites inquiries at 2817 Ford Parkway, St. Paul Minnesota for details and orders.
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