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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
3
A reader letter narrates a snowy night drive from Moravia to Guttenberg with a Des Moines patrol stop near Jesup. The driver received a warning ticket for speed, noted a headlight issue, and praised the patrol for caution and safety while praising state economy policies advocated by Governor George Wilson.
Funeral services for C. B. Burns, who died of a heart attack Monday evening at his farm home near here, will be held Thursday at 1 pm. Burns, born over 64 years ago in Belknap, lived most of his life in the area and moved to the farm in 1912. Surviving children include Irvin, Glen, Paul, Russell, Leon, and daughters Florence Underwood, Zoe Cox, Lucile Taylor, and Mary Thompson. 11 grandchildren. Burial at Unionville cemetery. Rev. A. M. Smith to lead rites.
Moravia town team played the full game without substitutes and lost to Numa 41 to 25 on Numa floor Monday evening. The Moravia quintet included Bruce Gardner Dayton Dotson Rex Firkins Richard Burton and Quentin Hudson. The locals led early but faded in the final two periods.
Mr and Mrs Fern Wright and their daughter returned Monday from Moulton where they were called last week due to the death of Mr Wrights father. The family are guests at the Will Horner home while new roads near town are being completed before they return home west of town.
CarcaeS church announces Sunday schedule with Sunday School at 10 a.m. led by superintendent M. K. Blackman, worship at 11 a.m., Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p.m., and Evening Service at 7 30 p.m. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday at 2 p.m. Choir practice Saturday at 7 80. A moving picture on Africa Mission causes shown Monday night January 22 with an offering for benevolent quota. all expenses apply to benevolence. Everyone welcome.
R J Brown minister leads a schedule of worship at Wesley Chapel and main church with morning and evening services and church school. The notice invites all to participate, aiming for instructive worship in a fellowship atmosphere.
Mrs J W Halden sustained a serious back and elbow injury after slipping on a snowy sidewalk in front of the Iowa Trust and Savings Bank office Saturday. She was assisted home by Mr and Mrs A C Main and is reported to be getting along fine.
Moravia High School basketball teams face disruption as snow and illness hit. They aim to resume with a Moulton game Thursday after a two week layoff, with prior Cincinnati and Mystic games postponed. Moravia and Moyl tonsies boast a double win before the stoppage.
A motion picture Africa the Contingent of Wealth and Wonder will be shown at United Brethren church Monday at 7 30 evening. The Foreign Missionary society brings the film depicting missionary work in Africa and the aid provided by missions. Admission is free with an offering taken.
Miss Jean Shirley Albert among 56 sorority pledges announced by the dean at Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls. She is pledged to the Tau Sigma Delta group.
Albia attorney John Miller told the Mo ravia Community club that a town is like a family and urged service and cooperation for strong community life. He noted some residents refuse to participate, and Finley McGrew was introduced as a new local businessman after the speech.
Chariton and Taylor township Farm Bureau women attended a lesson on fundamental food needs at the Coffin home in Chariton. Evelyn Hollen from Ames led the study on eggs meat and fish with music by Mrs Blumenstock.
The regular WMA meeting at the U B church was led by president Mrs. Zell Callen on Friday afternoon. Devotions used John 4 7 21 and the group discussed Towards a Christian Community in China with members presenting mission talks and reflections. The program featured items on White Unto Harvest The Life of Pastor Wong Sun Shan and Made New There Was Light. A prayer session closed the gathering and Mrs Eva Main, Mrs John Dille and Mrs U G Main led, followed by a duet.
Mrs Blumenstock hosted the Kensington club Thursday at a 1 o’clock cooperative luncheon. Afterward Mrs H H Pabat gave a travelogue of her Texas trip. Roll call revealed members’ most embarrassing moments.
Storm dumped eight to 14 inches across Moravia and surrounding areas, with drifts up to 15 feet. Day and night plows worked to clear roads, but Appanoose and Monroe counties faced long closures and limited county-maintained routes. Schools closed then reopened, and fuel delivery was hampered by blockaded mines and blocked routes, though coal supply neared normal as miners returned.
The next PTA meeting will be held Monday at 7 30 pm in the school building with a Baritone solo Annie Laurie by Virginia Argo and a Ray Pierce movie demonstration. Mrs Edna Dukes will give a talk and Bette Hiatt will sing. Mrs Howard Ballew died Friday at 11 am in Bedford after a four year illness aged 44. Formerly Edna Richardson she lived in Moravia earlier. her father Sam Richardson was a Wabash agent in Moulton for years. Funeral was at 2 pm Monday in Moulton with burial there. Myra Ballew, active in Moulton, survives with husband Howard Ballew a former Appanoose county representative and sister Frank Wiggins of Harrisburg.
Mr and Mrs George Winsler and daughter Georgianna arrived Tuesday from Upland California to visit brothers Paul and Pearl Brosher. They joined a cooperative supper at the Brosher home Tuesday evening and spent the weekend in Kansas City with Mr and Mrs J F Alberts.
The Rev. Herman A. Smith son of the Moravia pastor and Fort Des Moines Methodist church, is in Akron Ohio conducting an evangelistic campaign in cooperation with his cousin Rev Merrill Chaffee pastor of the Akron Methodist church.
The Mothers Study club met Monday evening at Mrs A Q Main’s home with Mrs D K Orelup as leader. The event noted a formal gathering, highlighting the host’s residence and the club leadership for the occasion.
The United Brethren church study session Monday afternoon covered parenting topics led by Miss Margaret Maxwell, Centerville county nurse. The upcoming lesson on Monday Jan 22 will be at Mrs. T. J. Zike’s home with a demonstration on making a bed and reading thermometers in the sick room.
Mrs F Lancaster and her son Gordon from Melfort Saskatchewan Canada arrived last Monday evening for a few days visit with relatives in Morayia. They are staying at the Lester and Albert Brain homes.
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