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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
4
Old stove dating to 1868 recovered by Tontin and Son of Marengo after being in service for more than seven decades. The piece, once cherished, drew attention as a relic of local industry.
Agricultural engineer Dr. McKibben reports a new forage harvester undergoing tests to cut crops in windrows, cured hay, or standing green. Trials on a bean Sudan grass mix and other forages yield 7 tons per acre with cost estimates around 1.41 dollar per ton, assuming 500 tons yearly and specific equipment setup.
Leo Teghtmeyer four near the Grove slid down a hill on his sled. The sled hit a bare spot and stopped, but he did not. He was taken to the hospital with both forearms broken.
Don Struthers, extension agr icultural engineer at Town State College, warns winter tractor use for short jobs causes wear. He recommends light crankcase oil that flows at low temps, thinning transmission oil to No 10 motor grade, and periodic draft plug openings to prevent water condensation and oil sludge.
Humboldt resident Roy Fawcett shows a greenback 25-cent bill measuring 91 percent inches long and two inches wide. A portrait of a man appears with the inscription Robert Walker, secretary-treasurer, 1845, and Act of June 30, 1864. In Bedford, a doll display at the Methodist church attracted over 200 dolls, led by Dorothea Lincoln with 65 dolls.
The piece presents poems praising the flag and patriotism, contrasting it with social criticisms of vice and debt. It includes verses about battles, sacrifice, and duty, followed by a bleak ballad of a tired wandering hobo seeking shelter and belonging. The tone shifts from nationalistic praise to somber personal hardship.
A mixed verse and prose medley recalls winter scenes and a couple's memory, then shifts to a Black civil rights lament about racism, perseverance, and faith. It closes with a prairie life refrain and local social notes about health and age.
A poem laments the German regime, describing Hitler as heartless and cruel. It condemns forced obedience, arrests, and killings, and questions why God does not end his tyranny. The verse portrays a people compelled to build armies and conquer land under fear.
A reflective piece notes vast luxury and machines replacing men while relief funds rise and taxes soar. It condemns surplus destruction of corn and meat, loans to foreign powers, and neglect of the hungry and farmers fighting to keep their livelihoods.
In a small town, Sissy Anne turns from family objections to elope with Sam Lester, a shabby soda fountain worker who secretly writes a book. Charles Hutchins succeeds in Hollywood, shocking Hazel and Mrs Hutchins as news spreads of Sissy Anne's marriage and Sam's rising fortune.
Biddle films Young Spent Christmas Day at the Dewitte Yeager home. Christmas supper guests at the Robert Foster home included Glyde McKern and family of Centerville, Arthur McKern and Mary Connolly of Ames, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lord of Chariton. Gertie Boyer visiting Johnny Foster. Eph Wilson and Fern Wright hosted visitors. Turkey dinner on Christmas Day at the U. G. Turner home featured many locals from Des Moines to Nevada, including Victor Masten, Bill Burmeister, George Hiatt, Ella Platt, Pearl Kelsey, Guy Argo, and others. Several other households hosted or visited on Christmas Day and during vacation periods, with multiple family groups listed.
Dr. C. Cannon head of Dairy Husbandry at Iowa State College reports efficient storage of hay as silage. A mix of two thirds soybeans and Sudan grass with one third sorghum yielded 59 percent soybeans and sorghum, 41 percent sorghum. 227 tons stored in two silos with minimal losses. The silage preserved feed quality with no preservative needed.
Iowa farmers are urged to distrust the Legacy oat variety promoted by traveling salesmen. L. C. Burnett of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station notes Canadian tests show Legacy yields far lower than Gopher and Vanguard and is susceptible to rusts and smuts.
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