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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
2
Secretary Hyde declares agricultural conditions are improving and farm values steadily recover nationwide. He cites the labor department report, growing farm implement sales, and hopeful notes from International Harvester and flour millers forecasting prosperity next year.
An old tale compares a lone feather bed to advertising. Merchants chase quick boosts after a single ad and deem ads useless. Properly planned and used, advertising yields satisfaction and profitable returns.
A Fashion League in New York aims to resist male control of fashion. The group vows to end Paris as the sole source of trends and will approve a monthly dress code. Skirts and other styles are under scrutiny as a new wave approaches next spring and summer.
Will Rogers quotes 4-H clubs aims to encourage boys and girls to raise livestock and compete in stock shows including the International at Chicago. The piece extols the shows and the methods used by young people to advance the livestock industry and commends the 4-H club movement.
Seymour Herald laments that newspapers face fines and loss of mailing rights for lottery ads while radio stations flout regulations with obscene language and prize giveaways. The piece criticizes enforcement gaps and calls for action.
The three largest baking firms plan a 3 million dollar advertising blitz to restore bread consumption, praised as aiding wheat growers. It notes England and France reportedly consume a loaf per person daily, while U S intake has fallen due to diet trends, prompting reflections on spending.
The article notes a national tax cut totaling 180 million dollars as a congressional relief measure. It argues the relief lacks immediate value and the real economic impact remains unseen until the March due dates for initial tax payments. The piece highlights a sequence of income tax cuts and their growing popularity.
Opera star Marion Talley voices a playful wish to plow the fields as her Kansas grandfather did, asking for a chance to try the old fashioned method while inviting others to stand back. The note showcases her confident, golden voice and spirited persona.
A reader question notes many signed checks received daily with amounts blank. The query asks how many people would trust their local merchant under such lax practice, reflecting concern voiced by Seymour Herild.
A regular mail plane carried three passengers and completed a flight in 185 minutes. The record shows the aircraft delivering mail swiftly, highlighting the efficiency of fast mail transport.
A proposed perpetual calendar would make all years look the same, benefiting year round diaries and durable kitchen calendars, though printers who set up such systems may resist the change.
The Federal Reserve banks report abundant money nationwide yet borrowing remains constrained as a bank visit with a wheelbarrow is not a free shovel. The patent office appears five years behind in its duties, suggesting lagging inventive output.
Mr. and Mrs. Ge Hiner and family visited parental Cd F Hiner. Mrs. D F Hiner improved after a poor week. Several families spent time with Hiner and others. Christmas dinners were common. the day was fair and warm. The Union and family extend New Year wishes to readers.
Christmas dinner guests at multiple rural Iowa homes are listed with numerous family and neighbor gatherings. The report names families, towns such as Centerville Albia Swan Center ville and Coatesville, Missouri and Minnesota visitors, and various holiday visits and travels among local residents.
A jumble of social visits across Enon and Albia includes Inez Williams, the VanDovins, Faber, Jones, Hoffmann, and others visiting relatives and hosting gatherings. Mentions of holidays at Conrad and Moravia appear, plus a health pitch for Adlevika and a local political aside about Mr. Coolidge.
Mr T R Smith of Clinton Iowa a prominent local businessman calls Konjola astonishing a remedy that cured his ten year stomach misery after meals gas indigestion heartburn and weight loss four bottles made him well again he can eat sleep and gain weight Moravia Smith drug store distributes Konjola and other druggists in the area
Rev Zerbe will be with us Sunday and a good crowd is hoped for. Moravia alumni attended a party. several locals were in and out of town, visiting relatives. Smallpox quarantines affect school activities. Christmas vacation reduces meetings. various residents attend parties and visits around Albia and Grant School events.
Mr and Mrs Albert Woodcuck visited Colfax Iowa to meet their new grandson Al Mrs Gel Cullen and Marie spent Christmas with the John Cullen family Mr and Mrs Harold Clark and Carol Jean Mr and Mrs Everett Gilligan and children attended Christmas events at the Mrs Adda Robinson home
Mr and Mrs Ed DeLong spent a Sunday afternoon at Howard Begsee home Mrs J M McCrory visited Adda Robinson Thursday afternoon Mr and Mrs Charles Foster and family and Charles Brown spent Christmas at Will Brown home Mr and Mrs Cheater Woodcock and family spent Christmas at Albert Woodcock home Miss Osa Callen visited Moravia during school vacation Mrs Adda Robinson visited John Callen home Monday Homer Brown took hogs to town Tuesday Mrs Grant Sutcliff and Vivian spent Christmas with her daughter Mrs John Vardalon in Atbia
H H Dukes and Mira and A L Dukes called in Centerville. Numerous residents including Mia Veitch, Emily Putt, Sulliday of Cincinnati, George Clancy family, Flora and Faith Haines, and others visited or hosted relatives during the holiday period. Lippert ill but improving.
Hazel College activities are summarized with several visits and calls around Moravia and nearby homes. Names include Zell Wilson Eph Wilson Henry Sytsma and families plus contributors Dorris VanDorin and Sincox. The item closes with a judgment about optimism versus action.
Montages of Centerville and Corydon residents visiting friends and relatives. Lee Tadlock and others made business calls. the Miller family attended a Maple Grove School program. several families shared Sundays and Wednesdays with neighbors. Rosette goose gatherings featured multiple households with gifts and desserts. teachers Miss Mary and Miss Tele Boyer noted.
Notice to all named heirs and interested parties in O A Hiatt estate that administrator has filed a final report seeking approval and discharge. Hearing set in Centerville Iowa on January 20 1920 to determine if discharge is warranted. A saying notes a corny proverb: A little corn in the crib is worth a pint in the stomach.
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