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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1940
Page
2
Local and personal items recall visits and near- weekly gatherings. Families from Creston Afton Unionville Centerville and nearby towns are listed with names like Kaster Tisue Hurliman Hiatt Crawley and Main as well as reports on Mrs Eph Wilson and Mrs Harn’s health along with notes of illness and recovery across Des Moines Oskaloosa and nearby communities.
Rev Spurlock delivered a helpful message Garden of Opportunity on Sunday morning. Epworth League service led by Donald Whitehead featured a splendid sermon by the pastor. Lou Funkhouser, who cut his foot last Thursday, is improving. his son Orlo of Murray, Illinois, visited. Ministerial meeting in Centerville and sub district Epworth Leaguers in Moravia discussed Christian service.
Classified ad from The Union promoting Iowa Missouri Hybrid Corn seeds through local dealers Gardner Hatchery Moravia. Highlights savings of up to three dollars per bushel, seed produced locally, replanting agreement, 98 percent germination, and company ownership by technical staff eliminating royalties. Emphasizes southern Iowa northern Missouri sourcing for isolation and higher yields, low building costs and in-house breeding. Prices range from $2.50 to $5.60 per unit.
Classified notices list livestock for sale including a Main Station cow, Home Grown Clover Seed, 75 ewes, a five year old Shorthorn cow and vaccinated spotted Poland China sows with pigs. Also local social notes mention visits and gatherings at Grover Easter Stella Carter John Sufficool and others with several Sunday activities and a bob sled ride event.
A Red Cross Loan closet is at Mrs. T. J. Zike's home with listed items including beds, basins, pitchers, hot water bottles, ice packs, sheets, towels, gowns, and more. Four loan closets exist in the county at Centerville, Moulton, Plano, and Moravia to serve the public.
Calvin Rumiley writes on the progression from caveman axes to bows, swords, cannons, firearms, tanks, and gas warfare, depicting a world that moves toward increasingly deadly means of killing. He warns that humanity may destroy itself through ongoing violent progress, urging safer driving near children.
A Sac City jury spent twelve hours last week deciding a slander suit. John Ebsey received $3875 against Fred La Mask after a lengthy trial valued at more than $80 per hour. The case reflects a high stakes civil dispute.
In memory of Sohn and Callen, a tribute to a brave and gentle friend. brief notices recall local lives and misadventures. Reports from Blanchard, McGregor, Lenox, Strawberry Point, and nearby towns cover debt paid, a pony legend, a dairy theft, a broken finger, and curious finds.
A collage of small town notes recounts a horse thief mix up in Strawberry Point, a man seeking a license for legitimate horse stealing, and a farmer selling an 80 acre plot at 145 per acre to Edward Hoffman. Other items include a hospital visit after a cow attack near Manchester, a missing heirship mentioning $7,000 and an Arkansas legacy, and a plane wolf hunt by Frank Hajidsiak in Bedford area.
A damaged clipping mentions people traveling to Loveland Iowa and Sac City. It references a relative and a death in the family. The torn text includes a mix of names and an uncle sam motif.
The Iowa state health department warns farmers who butcher hogs to avoid trichinosis from undercooked pork, especially on farms with many rats. Freezing meat at five degrees Fahrenheit for three weeks or cooking pork thoroughly can prevent infection. Early symptoms include diarrhea, fever, muscle aches, eyelid swelling, and rare deaths. Report all cases to the state health department.
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