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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
1
Stion rates describe a blizzard and social visits around Monday through Sunday. Neighbors and families including the Fabers Whislers Gideons Hawks and VanDorins are noted at households, dinners, ice cream stops, and quilting sessions with plans for a Thursday club meeting.
Delmont Moffitt and family hosted visitors at the F A Boyer home last Sunday afternoon. Also noted are Sunday evening calls by Tone Atkins and Bob Moffitt and gatherings at multiple local homes including the Callen sale, McDanel and Boyer households, with various relatives dropping by for dinners and afternoon calls.
Meals and visits mark a quiet Sunday in the Foster and nearby homes. Families including Boyer, Weston, Burns, Kaster, Lundgren, Pearson, O'Conner and Anderson share greetings, dinners, and calls across Albia and Thebes with Mrs. Maude Boyer’s improving health noted.
Unionville reports visits from Dayton Gates in Ottumwa and relatives of Coop families with multiple social calls. The W S C S of the Methodist church held December meetings with installing officers. A nosebleed incident and illness in the community are noted, along with Mrs. Vern Ahrens death in Dumont. Essie Whisler hosted the Utopia club. Carl Scott hosted the Two OClock club with guests Harrington and Doan Harrington.
On December 27 1944 the District Court of Appanoose County Iowa appointed H H Pabst as administrator of the Estate of W L Hicks deceased of Algid County. Creditors must appear with claims or payment to the administrator through attorney George A Milani and clerk M G Luse.
A wartime diary column recounts community life in Monroe county and Iowa, with a Marine reader sending Christmas greetings from the Southwest Pacific. The piece contrasts civilian worry with military service, notes local visits, and urges understanding for those in the armed forces while criticizing town critics.
A large crowd attended the Claude Callen sale on Tuesday and things sold well. Mrs. Mary Houser and daughter from Seneca visited with Mrs. Virgil Dooley and family. Mr. and Mrs. Don Pettibone and Tommy spent Thursday at the Lloyd Rose home. Mrs. Mary Meadows spent Wednesday and Thursday in Moravia with Mrs. George Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Lute Hiatt helped with work at the Brees home after Carol fell and was taken to the doctor for a bandaged hand. George Scott and Lynn Hilton hosted a young married folks Rook party at the Hiatt store building Friday evening. About 35 attended. Lloyd Rose family spent Sunday in Memphis, Missouri. W.S.C.S. postponed due to roads and cold weather. Funeral services for George Johnson were held Friday in Moravia. Mrs. Keta Arge came home.
Sunday evening visits highlighted New Hope as Suzanne and Donald McDanel spent time with their grandmother Martin. Mrs. Don Pettibone attended George John son’s funeral Friday. Multiple families gathered at various homes, with Loyd Carter, Virginia, Bobby, and others at the Jimmy Herron home and at the Hiatt and Pettibone residences. John Burton prepares to report to Jefferson Barracks January 16 for induction.
The Moravia School District in Taylor Township Appanoose County presents the quarterly financial statement for the period October 1 to December 31, 1944. It lists beginning balances, receipts, and disbursements for the General Fund and the School House Fund, with a note of overdrawn balance and detailed warrant expenditures to the district.
The Marion Christian Church held its third annual all day oral reading of the New Testament. The event began at 4 20 a m and ended with Revelation, aided by an amplified system for local listeners. Copies on display highlighted scripture history.
Farmers face lumber shortages in spring as commercial supplies fall short. E W Fobes, assistant area forester for the Iowa Timber Production War Project, urges using mature wood from farm woodlots for repairs and new structures. Logs under 12 inches can become posts or fuel. sound logs free of nails should be sawn. Farmers in southeastern Iowa pool logs to attract mills, easing handling and hauling. After sawing, lumber should be stacked to prevent warping with a foundation and air gaps. Ground under the pile remains unspecified.
The guidance emphasizes keeping piles well drained and clear of vegetation and decay. Cut stickers of uniform thickness and stack them thoroughly before using in stacking lumber. Place one sticker exactly above the other to prevent warping. A roof over the pile protects from sun and rain and reduces staining and uneven drying losses.
Wartime limits trim the forty fifth Farm and Home Week to three days February 13 to 15 at Ames with radio coverage February 12 to 16 for families unable to attend. Home economics and agricultural programs run all three days, with department meetings and discussions on farm homes, and some programs from Great Hall Memorial Union.
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