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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1947
Page
6
Maple Grove social items list visits and gatherings from late December to early January. Names include Doud Dowd Arnold Tadlock Scott Johnson Robb Tadlock and Derby with mentions of New Year events and a return from overseas. A closing quote by Mary Baker Eddy appears.
Franklin by Mrs John Moffatt summarizes social visits across towns including Terre Haute Albia Moravia Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa. Names mentioned include Stutter Argo McFatridge Moffatt Stansberry Lucas Lemaster Callen and Derby with multiple dinner and visiting details.
A U S Treasury message urges Americans to resolve for better financial security by buying U S Savings Bonds. It notes bonds pay four dollars for every three invested over ten years and frames the purchase as strengthening family futures.
Russell Darby hauled oats for Ervin Long from the Argo farm Thursday. California news from Taddy reports fine weather and food. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rhoads, Mr. and Mrs. Trenton Wilson, and Mrs. Russell Darby and son visited Zell Wilson Saturday. DeWayne Robinson and Robert Reed checked wiring at the Rk. Clifford Caster visited Pearle Hiner Monday morning. The first morning in a week without zero temps. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson spent Sunday at Pearle Hiner's.
The piece urges saving amid rising prices and promotes United States Savings Bonds as a profitable option. It notes a dollar saved today will be worth more later, advertising that every $3 laid aside now returns an extra dollar in 1957.
American Communists have gained more power in the Congress of Industrial Organizations than in the AFL, with footholds in New York and Los Angeles unions and scattered control elsewhere. They aim to infiltrate independent railroad unions and the International Association of Machinists, but their strongest hold remains the CIO.
A Chamber of Commerce report on Communist activity notes American Communists target the State Department and foreign policy. It says they work through frontal and controlled groups and individuals to pressure policy and have driven many public servants from government by labeling others reactionary or Fascist.
A concise reflection on the law as the embodiment of moral sentiment and the ideal of governance based on popular consent and organized public opinion, drawing on quotations by Blackstone and Woodrow Wilson.
A Moravia Union subscription is highlighted as a welcome gift. Timetable shows southbound departures at 9:40 am 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm while northbound departures run at 8:56 am 12:30 pm and 9:16 pm.
Mrs. W B Donovan hosts New Hope news. Don Pettibone and family visit Ernest Hiatt and Loyd Davis homes. Ivan Harsh and Martha Hiatt enter Centerville St Joseph hospital. John Burton returns to school in Ames after holidays. Masonic installation in Moravia. Betty Billy and Bobby Harsh visit Pettibone home. Dick Wilson family visit Loyd Davis. Forrest Jacobs dinner guest at Hattie Hixon. Ivan Harsh family gatherings at Wilson and Turner homes.
Unionville residents note the arrival of Osa Scott Jr from Fairbanks with his discharge to join wife Evelyn and grandmother Nora Scott. Ruth Allender’s home suffered a fire loss to roof and upper floor, with content protection by neighbors and Miss Allender moving to temporary lodging. Local church women host W S C S officers for the coming year as Mrs. L H Thompson led the lesson, while Janet Wilson visited Ottumwa and Darlene Underwood returned to Centerville for schooling after Christmas. Nearby moves include Clifford Burger family heading to California, Earl Brooke to farm the Burger place, Benzes moving into Eugene Morrison property, and familiar names tied to Main Street property changes.
Quotation emphasizes that law gains value through justice. It asserts Beecher believes legal systems serve moral principles, not mere formal rules. The idea links law to inherent righteousness guiding fair governance and civic duty.
A fractured reminiscence links Franklin's penny saved to modern bonds. It suggests a three dollar invested in United States Savings Bonds could grow with time, claiming an extra dollar after fourteen years. The note references the U.S. Treasury.
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