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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1935
Page
5
A brisk column collects stray quips and past headlines from readers and critics. It juggles wordplay about a kidnapping joke, a Havana explosion mispronunciation, and aged noses, then meanders through bits about sleighing morals, the New Order, and a Hauptmann trial tease.
Moravia High School teams returned from Cincinnati with setbacks as girls fall 22 to 19 and the boys lose 9.28. Cincinnati’s sharp shooting carried the margin. Moravia showed flashes of strength with a fast attack and Ochler scoring in his first start.
R. J. Funkhouser suffered a broken shoulder bone Tuesday morning when he fell from a wagon he was riding at his farm northwest of Moravia. Although the shoulder causes considerable pain he is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected.
Mrs Gen Jones and Centerville visitors were hosted for a Friday dinner featuring meat loaf mashed potatoes escalloped corn green beans beet pickles hot rolls jelly and apple dumplings.
In casual notes and anecdotes locals discuss the trial’s reach into daily life with radio quotes and household concerns. A neighbor’s home repairs and a weather nod highlight community chatter as winter looms and a coal joke underscores frugal cheer.
Moravia High School will present a musical show Tuesday night January fifteenth at 7:45. The program features the band, glee clubs, and about fifty participants with dancing, instrumental numbers, duets, solos, sextets, jokes, and a style show. Admission 25 cents for adults, 15 cents for high school pupils, 10 cents for grade pupils.
Rebekahs and guests enjoyed an OY supper at the IOOF hall Tuesday evening. Inclement weather kept many away but the occasion was still successful and happy for those who attended. Games were played throughout the evening.
Mose Lockman longtime resident dies at his Moravia area home nine miles east of town. Born in Indiana he came as a child and lived 54 years on the farm where he died. His wife died in 1933. Christian Church Ladies Aid elected officers for the year and vowed this New Year dinner would become an annual event.
The local Legion Auxiliary Unit will host a county meeting in Appanoose here next Tuesday January 15. President Mrs. Lester Brain urges members to mark the date. A nine dish covered luncheon is planned at one o'clock.
A new timetable for Milwaukee Railroad passenger trains through Moravia took effect Sunday January 6. Westbound No 8 runs at 22 38 p m and eastbound No 7 at 2 18 p m. Westbound No 25 is 3 32 p m and eastbound No 26 at 11 82 p m.
Unionville Missouri reports Lester Powell, valued employee at the city light and power plant, has accepted a superintendent post in Memphis. He will oversee diesel engines, the water system, and a new purification plant, starting January. Powell and his family plan to relocate, with no replacement chosen yet in Unionville.
Mose Lockman son of J J and Sarah Lockman born in Indiana March 4 1850 died January 7 1935 at age 84 years 10 months 3 days. He lived in this vicinity about 81 years after settling when the country was new. Survived by wife Sarah E Scott eight children and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and relatives. Funeral from home at 1 30 p m Tuesday with Rev Walter Lagle officiating. Interment in Sales cemetery.
Appanoose County American Legion plans a meeting in Cincinnati on Monday evening January 14. Several local Legionaires intend to attend. No local post meeting that night. Mr and Mrs Dwight Hiatt and daughter Connie of Oskaloosa visited the Weap Blatt home Friday evening and Connie stayed through Sunday to entertain her grandparents.
Notice urging readers who paid subscriptions to The Morevia Union within the past two months to check the yellow tag on their paper or wrapper for the correct expiration date and to inform publishers immediately if dates do not match to allow a check-up and correction.
Clifford M. Hardie notes the first evening agriculture class at Ravia High School drew ten farmers. discussion covered Agriculture and Business Outlooks for 1935 with US Department of Agriculture price forecasts predicting higher farm incomes and rising prices for hogs cattle sheep and poultry in 1985. Dairy cattle may suffer from high feed costs. An Iowa feed situation discussion and a survey of local farms will follow. An evening homemaking class with eighteen members meets Wednesdays for ten weeks.
Funeral services for the Brackett infant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Brackett, were held at Turner Funeral Home Moravia on Wednesday afternoon January 9th. The two day old child died Tuesday morning at 6. Rev Mrs W T Boston officiated. Burial followed in Oak View cemetery Albia.
Members of Antiquity Lodge No 252 and Moravia Chapter O E S gathered at the hall last Friday for installation of officers and a social time. Officers installed included Worthy Matron Marie Oehler and Worthy Patron L B Hiatt with an evening of solos, readings, and music followed by refreshments.
Moravia High School hosts Seymour teams on Saturday January 12 after an official issue moved the game. Seymour girls boast an undefeated season and a veteran sextet, while Seymour boys have wins this year including a narrow triumph over Corydon. Moravia counters with a stronger lineup and the return of Van Dorin to bolster defense and size.
Members of Lodge No 262 A F and A M are urged to attend a proficiency meeting and social time at the hall Thursday evening January 10 with refreshments provided HB KE Smith W MO presiding
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