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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1930
Page
2
Moravia Iowa is listed with mailing details as a second class matter under federal act. Wy. K. Smith serves as editor and publisher. Subscription rates shown include one year in advance for 1.50, six months for 0.76, three months for 0.40, and a single copy for 0.06.
The article honors Abraham Lincoln on his birthday noting his birth on February 12 and his death at the hands of an assassin. It lauds him as a patient strong man and masterful orator whose speeches and papers shaped history. It urges readers to study the Gettysburg Address to understand Lincoln’s enduring example.
The National Association of Chiropodists studied pedometer readings from various workers and found housewives typically walk seven and a half to eight miles daily inside their homes. Moravian housewives’ routines illustrate why many young brides seek modern houses over ancestral ones.
A prominent physician argues laughter acts as a strong heart stimulant and another test inviting real mirth may be the best medicine. He notes there are several laughter sources remaining and that many women attract some detractors.
The essay compares Edison’s electric light with the radio invention, weighing their impact. It notes many people rely on hearing over vision, but acknowledges that society needs both lights and radio to function.
The VFW plans to present a petition to Congress with 50 000 signatures urging The Star Spangled Banner be designated the official national anthem. The piece notes the nation’s lack of an official anthem is surprising and argues the song’s fit and soul-stirring qualities support its official status.
H. K. Evans Jr., editor of the Seymour Herald, announced the sale of the paper to F. L. and S. B. Gray of Lenox, Iowa. In six years as editor, Evans built a trusted, well-patronized newspaper. his future plans remain undisclosed.
When you spend money with Mora via merchants you invest it again. Local stores offer complete merchandise at reasonable prices and will do what they can to satisfy every want. You can see what you buy when you trade in Moravia. It is safer and more profitable to trade at home.
An editor cites older farmers as more successful in past days, noting farm life shifted as cash income became the goal. The older generation viewed the farm as a family food source and small surplus for sale, not a cash enterprise.
The Nation Retail Credit association notes US business houses lost about 800 million dollars through bad checks last year. Yet we indict strangers who hesitate to take our checks and a merchant ad pleads for eyes and attention with the stark line We want eyes and want them bad.
In Appanoose County Iowa the administrator of Nancy Jane Holman deceased has filed a final report and seeks discharge. A hearing is set for March 1 1930 in Centerville to approve the report and discharge the administrator. Minor heirs Orval Day Clifford Day Francis Day and Cay Day are noted with funds paid to the Clerk per order dated January 26 1930.
Mrs. Mary Cotton of Waterloo Is reports fast relief from persistent stomach trouble and nervous strain after using Konjola. She describes dramatic weight gain renewed digestion and strengthened nerves after six bottles. Sold at Smith Drug Store Moravia and by many local druggists.
Albia Valley shoppers visited Saturday including George Darby and family John Robinson Frank Maneer and family Zell Wilson and family M M Darby and family Curtis Goudy Curtis Goudy and family spent Sunday with Mrs Sarah Darby Zell Wilson and family visited E F Wilson home Harley Smith and family visited Grant Sincox Alford Sutton spent Saturday with cousins James and Clyde Nicoletto Forrest Sutcliffe Willie VanDorin and Frank Fulton Moravia shoppers were out Evelyn Goudy and Marjorie Van Dorin called at George Darby home Saturday morning Mrs Mary Davis moved from Moravia to her property at Woater last week.
Clet Davia and family were Sunday visitors at the parental O. G Davis home. Dick Wilson and family and Zell Wilson and family spent Sunday at the E. F. Wilson home. John Johnson and Wm. DuVall spent Sunday at the Dutch DuVall home. Gus Luse and wife were Albia shoppers Saturday. E. F. Wilson and wife, Zell Wilson and family and Burke Wilson were Albia callers Saturday. Vivian Wilson and Cheree Dyphon were Morayla callers Saturday afternoon. Carl Cloyed and son Wilbur were Morayla shoppers Saturday afternoon. Gua Lupe's were Sunday evening calls at the E. F. Wilson home. Several from this vicinity attended Mrs. J. W. Hall funeral Monday afternoon. One fault can hide a hundred virtues.
J H Schreiner a total harness dealer announces a special selling event while Des Moines Saddlery Co sponsors a state wide plan to inform the public harnesses are available locally. A letter from B L Hoffman notes this is the first direct home town advertising drive by a harness manufacturer reaching Iowa readers through local weeklies and dailies with over a hundred papers taking part. Readers are invited to read the harness ads referenced.
The Junior and Freshman girls made the honor roll with no tardiness in the first two weeks. Boys fared worse with six Junior tardies and twenty two Freshman tardies. Senior class had two girls and four boys tardy. Sophomores had seven girls and twenty nine tardy marks by the boys. Most tardiness among Sophomores came from three or four boys attending both morning and noon sessions. The piece laments repeated tardiness and urges improvement.
Improvements were made in the gym over the past weeks. The north end basket was extended with new supports to overhang the floor, reducing risk from collisions with the old 4x4s. The south end backboard was reinforced by tightening wall bolts and adding diagonal braces, after a loose fit caused contact with the ball. Mr. Wred Blumenatock directed the work.
The description sketches figures entering a forthcoming assembly. Noorden Slavin stands with a roustache. Lucile Coltrain brings a spit girl. Thelma Main appears bare of paint. Kenneth Cullers wears large glasses. Veril Lagle glances toward the rear as he enters. Mr. Michener is short with black eyes and curly hair.
A collection of quirky student blurbs and sayings lists names like Vera Foster Elton Hughes Sim Howell Edin Burns Evelyn Higley Vera Easter Genevieve Carter Dale Harrison Homer Minnick Barrett Coffin Dorothy Dodd Elizabeth Sneed Norma Firking Wilbur Smith Wendall Roberta and Vera Boshak. The notes mix light gossip, fashion remarks and small jokes as a snapshot of daily school life.
A compact fragment notes optimism in reading signs and beliefs about a painless dentist and rent on Sundays. It contrasts social roles of doctor and undertaker, suggesting wealth comes from patience, while June’s skirts and days may stretch longer.
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