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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1931
Page
2
A short sample shows a Kansas town writer praised for vivid nuptial prose. The piece describes a wedding with the bride walking with her father to a modern altar, noting modest beauty, a filmy gown, and a playful slip on a lily, ending with an awkward punchline.
Vivid community scene from Milton Herald noting people at the Atkins post office boxes. Shoppers, teens, and old residents mingle in a comical ritual as boxes are opened and doors contested.
A Kansas reporter recalls a case where a man killed another’s dog. The victim’s son then assaulted the killer, and the son was arrested on the accuser’s complaint, revealing a cascading set of retaliations stemming from the dog death.
A Batavia News editor, touring the asylum, is jestingly mistaken for a new arrival by a patient. The inmate asks why he went crazy, and the editor replies by mocking the newspaper business. The lunatic retorts that the editor is not crazy, just a plain fool.
Residents of Iconium share Thanksgiving visits with relatives at multiple local homes and nearby Des Moines. The weeklong social round includes dinners, quilts, Scouts, and a wedding at Dale church while news notes illness, mail delays, a new baby, and the death of Rev. D C Beattie shape community reflections.
Sunday School attendance reached 24 while 8 joined Thanksgiving services. Numerous households hosted relatives such as Velma Ewing and daughter, Harold Richmond family, Vera Boshak, Otis Ballanger, Elmer Henderson, Willia McDanel and Irene McDanel, Shirley Townsend and others. Local travel included Cody Luse’s new Chevrolet sedan.
An advertisement claims Adlerika cures gas by washing out poisons in both upper and lower bowel. It cites a personal testimonial about misdiagnosed appendicitis and promotes Smith Drug Store for purchase, highlighting rapid positive effects.
Hazel College residents and relatives are listed visiting and staying with kin over the weekend and midweek. The report names Herman Johnson and family, E. G. Sincox and family, Pat Fis of Albia, Leda Sincox, Grant Sincox, Henry Sytsma, Dorothea Darby, Katrena Sytsma, Willie Van Dorin, Anderson family in Albia, Ed Johnson and family, and Guy Hawk of Colorado. The Moravinatures are taking on a holiday appearance.
In Appanoose County District Court Louisa Dodd et al sue for adverse possession and fee simple ownership of multiple described parcels. Plaintiffs claim open hostile ten year possession and seek title confirmed against numerous defendants and unknown heirs. Court notice sets January 4, 1932, as term start. failure to appear may yield default judgment. Attorneys Porter & Greenleap.
Local residents around Boyer Ridge and Centerville gathered for Thanksgiving and visited kin and friends. Names include John McDanel, Tra Boyer, Che Bunna, Frank Boyer, Ira Boyer, Paul Burns, Virginia Kaster, J. W. Whicker, Moravia, Bloomfield, Rock Island, and others. Visitors reported from Moravia, Centerville, and surrounding farms with multiple dinner and caller acknowledgments.
Ottumwa residents attended sermons as regular services resumed next Sunday. 4 H Club members and parents gathered at Farm Bureau rooms in Albia for the annual Chile party. Numerous families visited relatives in Moravia Morayla and Moravia during quarterly church conferences, with many names listed among attendees.
The column records numerous visits and gatherings across Hiattville and nearby towns. It notes Mr. and Mrs. Coulson at the Roy Scott home, the Powells in Unionville visiting Lester Powell, Beulgh Hiatt shopping in Moravia, Thanksgiving dinners at J. C. Nett residence, and varied calls and visits involving the Hiatt, Chambers, Meadows, Burton, Neff, Scott, and Martin families along with trips to Centerville and Bedford over the holiday period.
Thanksgiving activities show a broad list of visitors and hosts. Guests at the Wondcck and Callen homes included Chester Woodcock family Betty Betty and Bobby Ralph Woodcock Naomi. Alvin Hight Dale Yvonne. Charles Foster family. E Delong at Howard Besco’s. Zell Callen Mario Osa Callen. Homer Brown Moravia caller. Van Lemaster at H H Brown’s. Earl Woodcock and family from Newton stayed Wednesday night.
The notice lists several residents visiting relatives including Mr and Mrs A F Woodcock and Mrs Adda Robinson of New Sharon. It mentions Mrs Adda Robinson staying with sister Mrs J B Callen and others visiting Mr and Mrs Harry Robinson and Mr and Mrs Orrin Callen. It notes Homer Brown with a badly infected arm.
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