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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1931
Page
2
The industry faces a question of when normal output and sales will resume. Four million direct and nearly one million indirect workers depend on autos. Output peaked in April at 83,811 units and fell to 125,602 by December. Recovery is seen by financiers and material suppliers in the spring or early summer, with total 1931 production likely to align with prior good years.
The piece notes the queer period as prison overcrowding in the nation with inmates sleeping in corridors. It contrasts this with first class hotels that would welcome similar crowding, suggesting many prefer incarceration to staying in well furnished accommodations.
A scientist calculates: twins occur 1 in 87, triplets 1 in 7 103, quadruplets 1 in 767000, and quintriplets 1 in 41000000. The note hints Moravia residents counting births at No 86 with keen interest and cautious expectations.
A brief note reflects on the New Year with the irony that ten dollars buys more in value now than before, while obtaining cash is harder than last year. The remark rounds out with a seasonal greeting.
A resolution urges belief in more good in the world and more happiness than gloom. It calls for worship through work, kindness at home and others homes, praise not condemnation, and steadfast decency and truth. It stresses acting on faith and thanking God for life and opportunity to serve.
Forward in 1941. Now is the time for every one of us to get busy and stay husy to make Moravia a more profitable and enjoyable town in which to live. At the beginning of the new year, every citizen should rally to advance the town’s interests and do his best to improve Moravia this year.
The Moravia Union editor extends heartiest good wishes for a bright New Year to all loyal correspondents. May the chimes ring in a perfect New Year for you, friend. These weekly letters are among the newspaper’s best features.
The piece notes the Russian government owns the world’s largest farm at 642000 acres employing 2800 workers. It recalls a dream of an editor who printed a one hundred percent satisfactory issue only to publish a blank sheet, a satirical fable about censorship and content.
A fragment from the Gilland area column laments sharp speech and its harm to households. It notes Beryl Hinote, Berniece Huff, and others suffering heartache from unkind words and urges kindness. References to Mr and Mrs Versal Robb and a patient at Ottumwa hospital appear amid a call for careful speech.
Christmas visitors and social visits fill the week in Malvern Moravia and surrounding areas. Notables include Leo Stafford’s return from Malvern, Fern and Mable Thompson on vacation, and many family gatherings at Sherman Thompson, W. Bivin’s, and DeTar homes. A run of calls and dinners features Boardman and Rose families, with guests from Moravia Doniphan Nebraska Wyoming and Davenport. G. L. Cloyed dies at home after years of illness. funeral at Eslinger cemetery with Rev. Donahoo officiating. The obituary notes surviving relatives: Gene Cloyed Carl Cloyed Madge Davis Elva Hawk and others.
Scattered notices list Mrs L Ward and Mrs W Ivelan as Albia callers, several families spending Christmas with relatives in Unionville Blakesburg and at local homes, with names including Robb Tomlin Lockman Adams and Adams families.
A flurry of family visits and holiday gatherings describe the Blue Front area as Mr. and Mrs Ed Delong join Charlie Hough’s family, many stop at Jeff Patrick and Cass Hamilton's, and households share Christmas at Ben Williams, A J Browns, and Will Hicks homes. Vera Boshak leads a school program at Blue Front with a tree, Santa brings gifts, and numerous local kinfolk enjoy seasonal get togethers with extended relatives and neighbors.
Christmas and weekend visits fill the Kisner Valley area with gatherings. Families from Ottumwa Moravia and Madison Wisconsin share holidays at relatives homes and attend a local school program. Several residents shop at Albia and nearby towns while many schools enjoy a week of vacation.
Johnson and family spent Christmas at the E C Caster home. Homer Johnsons and family joined others at the Grant Sincox and Geo Derby homes. Cyclones and family celebrated Christmas at the FE G Sincox home. Eph Wilsons and family visited Zell Wilsons. Opal Johnson stayed with Katrena Sytsma. Kenneth Gowdy and Evelena Gowdy visited Ottumwa. Dorin Wiles and family from Centerville visited the Van Dorin children. Curtis Gowdy from Ottumwa called.
The Union community shares Christmas and New Year greetings with numerous family visits. Many relatives and friends attend dinners and gatherings at homes across Plano, Fairbury, Red Oak, and nearby areas. Local church officers are elected, and a farewell sermon marks the season as residents send best wishes for the new year.
Happy New Year wishes circulate as residents share health updates. Calvin and LaVerne Burnley suffered pneumonia with hospital care at St Joseph in Centerville. Calvin returned home Christmas, LaVerne still hospitalized earlier.
Families including Paul Moore and Mrs Etta Hayworth welcomed Christmas at Blakesburg Ernest Johnson home. Etta Hayworth of Unionville and Paul Moore of Bunch recently united in marriage. Emma Ray and Ed Rumley cared for the sick at the Harry Rumley home. Beulah Hiatt hosted a small Christmas tree at Denny School. Sherman Porter and Earl Foster noted as ill or visiting, with John Foster and Clayton Houser also spending Christmas Day with relatives.
A playful 1920 newspaper item lists resolutions for men and women, urging careful car care and health actions. It cites divorces, diphtheria deaths, and smallpox cases to prompt immunization and family responsibility.
A jumble of admonitions targets children pedestrians and adults urging safer habits and personal hygiene. It mentions avoiding jaywalking and watching for cars, plus routines like brushing teeth, sleeping eight hours, exercising, and opening windows, alongside a Betty Crocker style price ad for Gamble’s Tiger Battery and tire chains.
Dr G Charles Dalph, CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN PHYSIOTHERAPIST, invites a consultation at no charge. Contact via phone for details, located at Green 166, West Side Square, Centerville, near the former Woolworth's.
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