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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1938
Page
4
Local residents and visitors circulate in Moravia and nearby towns with many gatherings. Guests include Fred Buckmaster, Raymond Bailey, Mrs. McFatridge, and families from Centerville, Kirksville, Des Moines, and Creston, while illnesses, funerals, and travel mark the week. notable events cover church circles, contests, and family birthdays.
Mrs. J. D. Charity of Moravia notes the 64th wedding anniversary of Richard I. Peatman and Harriet Ann Link, celebrated by their family in Mound City Kansas. The couple wed January 16 and lived in Moravia Centerville Streveford and finally Mound City, where Mr. Peatman ran a garage and machine shop. The pair have five children and were long time Methodist church members.
A brief local item notes Udell Little Donald Whisler, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ployd Whis ter, is critically ill with pneumonias at St. Joseph hospital in Centerville. The report also mentions a baby girl from Route 1 with pneumonia and a head abscess, Agnes Hull visiting Purvis Cridlebaugh home, and several other family illness and social notes from Udell and surrounding communities.
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. M. E. with Blackman as superintendent. Worship at 11:00 a.m. Junior C. B. at 2:30 p.m. P. C. E. A. at 6:45 p.m. Evening service 7:20 p.m. Ladies Aid all day Wednesday and W. M. A. Friday at 2:00 p.m. with Mrs Margaret Callen. Mrs Eva Mann Jeader invites all. Pastor T J Zike.
The Church of Christ invites everyone to Bible Class on Thursday evenings and Bible School on Sunday mornings with evening services. Last Sunday evening a lesson on Acts chapter 3 urged giving time and attention to carry on the Lord's work. Next Lord's Day evening covers Acts chapter 4 led by Minister W G Lagle.
The Methodist Episcopal Moravia announces Sunday School at 9 m. and morning worship at 11 m. Epworth League at 6 30 p m. Preaching at 7 30 p m. There will be no preaching series at Moravia next Sunday evening due to revival meetings in Cincinnati. All other services as usual. The public is invited. CHAS L ELLIS, pastor.
The Church of Christ Bible School opens at 10 a m with Irene Main as superintendent. Communion is at 10 45 a m followed by Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Ladhes Aid meets Wednesday under Pastor Geo A Civey, local church notices say.
Attention is again called to the radio revival conducted by Rev. Oscar Lowery. It airs each weekday morning at 6 30 and Sunday at 7 30 a m on WMT KRNT and KMA. A Sunday evening program over WMT at 9 30 features Chas D Fuller.
Canada sold over a million hogs on a carcass grade basis last year demonstrating practicality of the method. L. W. Pearsall of the Department of Agriculture Ottawa told Town farmers at Iowa State College Farm and Home Week that carcass grade marketing offers four clear advantages over live basis sales. He cited definite determination of quality and uniformity as a key benefit.
Richard spent Sunday at the Robert Glasgow home. Pleas Gray was a business caller at Iconium Saturday. There were several Udell folks attending the declamatory contest at Unionville Friday evening. Miss Arlene Dodd spent the Week end with home folks. Mary Ellen Houger spent Sunday night with Lucille Exline.
The Franklin Willing Workers club met with Mrs. Bert Hinehart last Wednesday with good attendance. They quilted, did embroidery, and made hominy. Visitors included Mrs. George Hiner Mrs. Will Free and Mrs. Eva Turney. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Nellie Stack on Wednesday February 16. Mr. and Mrs. John Moffitt and Roy visited at the George Shehan home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Argo spent Sunday at the Clell Sheldon home. Mrs. W. G. O'Hare and daughter visited the George Shehan home Tuesday. Mary Daisy stayed Thursday at J. J. Stevens home near Unionville. George Steban and A. X. LaMar called at the Jig Shchan home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Atguspeny visited Andrew Syteum’s home Sunday. Hamlet about Claysuns Tad visited last week with the Clell Sheldon bowie.
The Iowa Centennial committee announced statewide plans featuring local celebrations in every community, special features at county and district fairs, a speakers bureau, and ceremonies highlighting the past 100 years. The plan includes a State Fair focus, conservation education, and efforts to invite former Towans back to Iowa during the centennial year.
The ginseng plant grows ten to twenty inches tall with a single stem from a spindle shaped root. It bears three compound leaves with multiple leaflets and a cluster of small whitish flowers followed by bright red berries. Roots take six to ten years to mature and are valued in Chinese markets for medicinal uses.
In the 1721 epidemic Dr. Zzbciel Boylston became the first American to inoculate for smallpox after persuasion by Cotton Mather. He started with his family and slaves, inoculating 261 people in total, six of whom died. Public sentiment turned against Boylston and Mather, and attempts were made to burn Mather's house.
Ceph Tucker of Centerville R F D No 4 South Dakota sends $4.50 for three one year renewals and compliments Smiths paper. He notes mild winter with extreme cold in nearby areas, mentions 73 000 acres irrigable land and a local irrigation project improving next summer's crops.
Unionville residents W P Bair and Billy Bair of Grimville Iowa, and cousin Keith Bair’s family, gathered for the M E Church service on a Sunday afternoon. Attendees included Mrs Florence Priest Sullivan of Bloomfield, Superintendent Paul Davis and Mrs Davis of Clear Lake, and Lt C B Dommer of Grass Isle Michigan now an assistant chief in the U S Customs Border Patrol in Detroit.
A Literary Digest summary notes crows rely on social instincts for protection and warn their flock of danger. They steal eggs from other species but not from their own. they also pilfer nesting material. Females lay five eggs but raise one brood yearly. Both sexes share incubation duties.
Mrs. W H Underwood and Mr and Mrs Alvah Bailey and family visited Mrs Laura Bailey. Hattie Jane Whisler stayed with W C Whisler. Keith Bair, injured in September, died at St Joseph hospital after five months in Centerville. Community offers sympathy. J M Proctor and E Hiatt ill. Crook family moved near Des Moines. Elnora Cox and Billy Cox visited Frank Gates. Cox formerly Elnora Michaels taught home economics. Lulu Koehler Ruth Alender Many Keegan visited Centerville. Cleste Hylan, long invalid, not well.
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