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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
3
Local notes recount visits and gatherings across Moravia Centerville Albia and surrounding towns. Many residents travel for family events funerals church activities and social visits with relatives and friends, including extended trips to Des Moines and Ottumwa.
The congregation plans a 10:00 a.m. church school led by Glenn Garrett and 11:00 a.m. divine worship. An Epworth League gathering is at 6:30 p.m. with a second divine service at Wesley Chapel at 9:30 p.m. A 10:80 a.m. church school led by Virgil Dooley will discuss the morning sermon theme For Whom Are You Witnessing You shall be my witnesses You are either for me or against me Come to Church you will help and be helped by 50 doing.
Thank you to neighbors for a large pile of wood last Thursday and to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith for refreshments. E. T. C. club ladies and husbands were entertained at the Johnson home with four tables of rock and high score by Mrs. John Johnson amid tasty refreshments. Sunday dinner guests at the C. R. Burke home included several families and friends. Chance Savely’s condition has improved enough to return from Ottumwa hospital to his Moravia home after a severe accident on Highway 34. Kensington club hosted by Mrs. M. K. Blackman featured a Valentine exchange, songs, and readings on composition, Lincoln, and Isle of Somewhere with refreshments served.
Dr R J Atkins writes from Caledonia Ontario to the Union publisher, sharing news of travel plans two inches of snow and a house trailer stay three months from Niagara Falls. He mentions a Niagara Falls to Buffalo Erie visit with a nephew and watching 19 airplanes overhead. He signs with best wishes, Mrs Atkins, and their dog eating corn bread.
Residents share visits and gatherings across families in Boyer Ridge and nearby towns. Notables include Bertha Moffitt at Clara Morrison Tugeday’s, Easter vacation events, and multiple dinners and quilt visits. Veril remains ill with mumps while others attend birthdays, school plans, and Sunday calls.
The article argues stuttering often arises from harassing settings and repetitive cues at home. It urges parents to avoid labeling children, to ignore minor repetitions, and to change conditions that trigger repetition. If the defect worsens to facial contortions or blocks, seek a competent speech specialist.
Four one act plays by Moravia high school’s first semester speech class were staged Tuesday night in the school auditorium to wide approval. Despite last minute rehearsals, the performances were praised as among the best in recent years with strong shows from cast members including Robert Derby, Bob Boyer, Veletta Tarbell, Margaret Coltrain, and Lois Argo.
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