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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
3
Geo Reids and family visited Bw nagell Sohn Clayton in City. Mrs V D Anderson called on Clayton Tuesday morning. Mrs Cury McCoy and son attended Lee Jones's funeral on Sunday. Clarion, Ich, Fannie Grubisich, Ann Sulen, Eva Boardman, Lloyd Stafford and Bert Fisher were visitors at various homes Sunday and Tuesday afternoons.
The Parente and a Fuller school teacher held a parent teacher meeting at the schoolhouse last Tuesday night. Oysters coffee peaches and cake were served while John W. Johnson provided music enjoyed by all. Local residents Bryce Lambert Baldwin and Jack Baldwin of Polwin Kan visited Jess Smiths Friday afternoon with Baldwin staying through Saturday. Carlyle Long visited Don Hays and Ada Harsh on Friday afternoon. M R McCoy stopped by Jess Smiths Sunday and Don Hays aided Cecil Parcel with butchering Monday.
Kinser Valley entries mention Rollie Carter stopping at the G R Darby home on the way to Albia. A woman staying with Mrs J H Davis returned home in Jerome. Mrs G R Darby called on Mrs JW Van Dorst and Darby visited the Jimmie Van Dorin and Fred Col train home, buying a Duroce Jersey male hog from Fred. Curtis Robinson helps duck corn in the valley. M M Darby and family visited.
Rolie Carter visited with the Zell Wilgon family Sunday. George Darby was a business caller at Bart Mocks Saturday. The entry records a quiet weekend of social calls and familial greetings among local residents.
A fragmented OCR poem titled Ogto Ber by oes Whicker reflects on Thanksgiving, homegrown food, and faith while urging readers to renew subscription. The piece contrasts harsh weather with domestic abundance and trust in divine care as loved ones await in the promised land. The text shifts to a sports recap noting a game between Moravia and Cincinnati frontcourt pressure and upcoming Southern Town Nine conference games with box scores.
Community snippets report Wednesday to Sunday visits among the Me nziel, Gladfelder, Easter, McDanel, Luse, and Townsend families at multiple homes, with occasions of tea, birthday dinner, and welcoming guests. A separate passage discusses fertilizer use and crop yield implications, noting opinions on soil enrichment and potential effects on food production.
I suppose it will cost a lot for fertilizers again this year John says. Fellow starts using them and the land won’t be worth much unless he keeps piling the stuff on. Neighbor Jim comments that old notions may not amount to much. F E Brown head of the Agronomy Department at Iowa State
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