County Board Proceedings and Delinquent Telephone Lists
Delayed minutes from the 1931 county board meeting note transfers from emergency to general funds, warrants issued, and various county officer expenses. Also lists delinquent telephone companies and taxes with officers and townships, plus local notes on meetings, bids, and minor community items from Moravia Centerville Unionville and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellair
Wranklin
Kincoln
Lincoln No
Mennant
Cincinnati
Moravian Telephone Co
Chariton
Moravia
Taylor
AAT
Douglas
Douglas No
Union
Mystic Mutual Telephone Exchange
Mystic
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Centerville
Vermillion
Johns
Sharon
Pleasant
Washington
Moulton
Lincoln
Mano Mutual Telephone Co, Flano
Johns No
Udell Mutual Telephone Co
Udell Consol
Adams
Big Four
Brand Mutual Telephone Co
Ichna No
Crogs Roads Telephone Co
Democratic Telephone Line
Griffinsville Telephon Ane
Indep
Ind
Teonium & Tyrone Telephone Chariton
BC Little Northern Telephone Line
Melrose & Southern Telephone Independ’ce
Telephone Co Union
Plano & Garfield
Johna
Prairie View Telephone Line
Telephone Line Union
No. & Telephone Line Union
D. P. Fenton
Jennie K. McNeal
Seasio
Oscar Anderson
Rachel
Union Township
al. General App. Co. Farm Bureau
Appro
App. Co. Telephone Co
Serre Easter
James
Trostea
Chariton Two
Argo
IL G
Kelsey
W. E
Keller
P. A
Trudea Staggs
J. R
Greg Joe
Greenleaf
Harry S
Hanson
Edmund
Expense
Jowegian Ptg.Co
Ptg
U. Co
WeCracken, C
Tyre Tee Co
Servies
Railway Express Co
Ratliff, Alva
Ratliff
Jay
Sexton, John. & Co
Shkolnick, J. W
Spooner Transfer Co
Staley, B. S., & Son
Court House
Eymillies
Adamson
Karl
Fisk, Ora
Hiner
Gee
Messeramith
W. M
Nfuffiman
J. L
Mystle
McFatridge
C. M
Tweedy
O. H
Unionville
Sidles
Peter
Jerome
Best
Lester F
Cole
Mont
Henderson
H. H
Centre Walnut
Johnson
Glen
Smith
W. P
Gillis
H. L
Buchselich
Mrs. John
H. M
Halden
J. W
Wilson
John
Notice of Application to Compromise in Iowa Court
L A Andrew as Receiver of Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank Moravia Iowa applies to compromise with A E Shull and Blanche Shull for 160 dollars cash in full settlement of about 723 dollars. Hearing set for December 8, 1941 at Centerville Court House Appanoose County Iowa. Creditors and interested parties may file objections. Elgin & Simmons, Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Va Farmers & Merchants Savings
Bank of Moravia
Iowa
L. A. Andrew
A. E. Shull
Blanche Shull
E. J. Johnson
Elgin & Simmons
Inheritance Laws Born in Private Ownership
From primitive communal property to private ownership arose inheritance laws to protect a dead holder's family. Early tribes faced looters of ownerless goods, prompting rules that the deceased's kin retain claim. The National Geographic Society Bulletin notes varied, sometimes complex, inheritance customs worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society Bulletin
New Yorker Seeks Raisin Pie Amid Subway Oddities
A New Yorker, in town four months, longs for raisin pie and demands a bale of hay in a subway car to rent. He has seen many oddities on the streets, from a Great Dane sized dog to 10 foot curtain poles in Time Square, and has visited 33 eateries hoping for his dessert of raisin pie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timea Square
New York Sun
Father of Observatory Funded Lick Telescope
The full funding for Lick Observatory came from James Lick a American philanthropist born in Fredericksburg Pa He moved from Philadelphia to Buenos Aires Valparaiso and other places later settling in California In 1847 he invested in real estate and by 1874 placed 3 000 000 with trustees for public and charitable uses Notably his bequests included support to the University of California for erecting an observatory and procuring a telescope larger and superior to any built with 700 000 granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lick Observatory
James Lick
Fredericksburg
Philadelphia
Buenos Aires
Valparaiso
Galifornia
University of California
Poor Posture Advice Supposedly Improves Appearance
A fragmented OCR passage cites Kathleen Howard in Harper's Bazaar advising women on posture to enhance appeal. The tips include standing naked to view alignment, placing one hand at the back and the other at the abdomen, then rolling the spine tip upward while lifting the head, claimed to “really work.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Howard
Harper's Bazaar
Huge Herd for Candy Milk Industry Output
A long-hand report notes the milk needs of the chocolate industry. It cites 40 firms producing chocolate using 266 million pounds of milk yearly, and estimates about 4 million cows would be needed if daily milking was possible. Scrub cows lower average yields in U.S. dairy herds.
Saving Her From Herself Isadora Duncan and Belasco Quote
A Springfield Union clipping quotes David Belasco advising Isadora Duncan that generosity could ruin her career. He warned she might end up beggared and dependent, saying his collected items could only console her until a new engagement arrived. The remark reflects a harsh artist’s caution about fame and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Belasco
Isadora Duncan
New York
Isadora
Drésa
Sprivgield Uston
Good Roads Attract Travelers To Pittsburgh Route
Detroit News reports a Cinsewriter notes during the season that travelers favored the Pittsburgh to Philadelphia route over Baltimore due to the Cumberland road being poor and fares high. The Pittsburgh road is praised for better order and cheaper fares, with frequent stages and rising river trade likely to shift routes once rail connections expand to Ohio cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Cinelnati
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroads
Ranala
Ohio Ciyer
Sanother
Detroit News
Slowness Over Speed Cited For Richer Living
A doctor warns that haste harms daily life and happiness, urging patient, deliberate living. The piece emphasizes that peril prompts speed, while true gains come from meditation and measured effort across work, dining, and relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louta Globe-Democrat
Armadillo Cousins Found in Florida Fossil Armor
Pathfinder Magazine reports Walter W. Holmes of the American Museum of Natural History found armor plates and teeth of an extinct giant armored mammal near Bradenton. The species is named Holmesina septentrionalis in honor of the discoverer, noting armadillos in Tropics remain common while giants once roamed Florida about 40,000 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armerica
Florida
Walter W. Holmes
American Museum of Natural History
Bradenton
Pathfinder Magazine
Double Moated Castle of Denmark on Limfjord
A distant, centuries old double moated castle at Castle Spottrap on the Limfjord in Denmark draws many visitors. Though aged and its builder forgotten, its earth bulwark and grass clad ramparts portray its ancient strength. Restorations are partial, but the site still conveys its former expanse and form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jutland
Denmark
Lim
Walla
Europe
Potential Sugar Crop in Eastern Canada Taps 80 Million Maples
About 8,000,000 sugar maples in the Dowlnlon of Canada are tapped yearly with 1980 output valued over 1.25 million dollars. The region extends to eastern Canada where roughly 80,000,000 trees exist and fewer than a quarter are tapped, yielding potential sugar output of 60,000,000 pounds annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowlnlon
Canada
Bainly
First Turkish railway opens to thousands in Sivas
Thousands of Turks watched the Ankara Sivas railway opening ceremony in Sivas. About 36,000 attendees, many first-time locomotive viewers, attended as bronze medals commemorating the completion were issued to guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharkishin-Sivag
Ankara-Sivan
Turkey
State Railway Administration
Sivas
Cate
Disease in the Home Adapting to Communicable Illness
Hygelo Magazine contributor Dr. W. W. Bauer argues that in the home, disease control requires replacing superstition with knowledge and prejudice with enlightenment. Mothers should balance respect for elders with new medical guidance and seek advice from the family physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Bauer
Hygelo Magazine
Zkeptlelsti
Thanksgiving gatherings and visits across Enon region
Enon area residents share holiday meals and long weekend visits. Margaret McCoy travels from Davenport to Enon, with Smith Giltner and Hiatt Selby hosting in Chicago. Families from Moravia Albia and surrounding towns join Thanksgiving at various homes as local stores start Christmas displays. A town announces no winter aid for dog-owning families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McCoy
Davenfort
Iowa
Smith-Giltner
Burl Funkhouser
Hiatt’ Selby
Chicago
Barnwell
Albia
Milo Selby
John Irwin
Grandma Pence
Moravia
A. Hi. Peace
Guy Roberts
Faber and Sons
Jas
van Dorin
J.T. Lockman
J. L. Jones
Clella
J. C. Lockman
A. C. Thompson
Loren
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Inith
Joe Gray
FF. Chambers
J. F. Chambers
Soap Creek
Chambers
Gray
Jonnie K. McNeal
W. T. Ireton
J. W. Lockman
Fred Hammond
Raymond Forsythe
Sam Proctor
John Lippert
C. A. Adams
Ray Tomlin
Carl Tomlin
S. C
Lucille Coltrain
Wml Tomlin's
Oscar Benson
Mart Gilland
Gertie Boyer
Will Tomlin's
Side Entertainment
Coronado
Philco
Gamble Stores
Center
District Court of
Appanoose County
State of Iowa
George Meredith
Diana of
G. BK. Chesterton
London News
ENON
Thompson
Versal Robb
LeRoy Harvey
A.C. Faber
Ralph McCoy
Dor
The
Moravia Union
Lindsay
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