Snowy days mark small town life with sickness and visits
Our town has faced heavy snow and cold with more falling. Arthur Sufficool missed several school days, and Darlene Gladfelder was out one day due to sickness. The Gladfelder family cared for Robert Charles, their grandson, who is now better. Other local visits and calls occurred as families shared time and sympathy after a death in Aurors Nebr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sufficool
Darlene Gladfelder
Manlin Worthington
Dave Gladfelder
E. H. Boyer
Jim Kaster
Robert Kaster
Frank Ewing
Baby
Bessie Bashik
Guy McKern
Clyde
Gladfelder
Willie McDanes
Willie
Glen Sufficool
Velma Whicker
Glen
Unionville News Roundup From January Community Notes
The Unionville column reports a frigid week with 24 below and deep snow. Local residents like J O Harris improve, while many neighbors attend visits and birthdays. Mrs Ruth Stanley marks her 82nd birthday. The Unionville Savings Bank holds its annual meeting with officers elected and a director slate.
Honey sale at Centerville clears 10c per pound
J M Cate advertises a limited honey sale offering honey at 10 cents a pound with no minimum, valid January 22 to 25. Orders received by mail will be filled when the seller calls. Sale location is Centerville at 514 Es at Franklin Street and notes spring arrival in about two months.
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Centerville
Franklin Street
Local residents engage in sales and calling trips
ENON Cliff Neff bought a pair of mules from Loren Thompson last week. J. J. Smith was a business caller in Moravia Tuesday. Arch Thompson traded at Moravia Tuesday afternoon. Hilbert and Keith Roberts and R. S. Faber helped Arch Thompson shovel snow Wednesday. Milo Selby was a caller at T. S. Thompson's Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Neff
Loren Thompson
J. J. Smith
Moravia
Arch Thompson
Hilbert
Keith Roberts
R. S. Faber
Milo Selby
T. S. Thompson
Local Social Notes and Visiting News
J. G. Lockman and son Donald were visiting in the vicinity Sunday. Keith and Burdell Roberts visited Roger Gideon Sunday. Mrs. A. B. Pence called at the John Selby home Monday afternoon. Several residents hauled coal from Brompton Monday morning. Rudolph Pence called at the Mila Selby home Sunday afternoon. Miss Clelia Jones has returned to school after illness. Miss Lacy Faber did not get home last weekend due to weather.
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J. G. Lockman
Donald
Keith and
Burdell Roberts
Roger Gideon
A. EB. Pence
John Selby
Brompton
Rudolph Pence
Mila Selby
Clelia Jones
Lacy Faber
Local Notes From HIATTSVILLE and Nearby
Monday evening Coffin left for Ottumwa to serve as federal grand juror. Miss Orpha McDanel visited Albia with relatives. No church services due to cold. Families shared Sunday visits in Albia Trenton and Moravia. Several locals and relatives mentioned with minor health and travel notes.
Gratitude for Donation to Wesley Chapel Sunday School
Council Bluffs Iowa December 26 1929 Minita Callen Moravia Iowa thanks for a 450 donation to Wesley Chapel M E Sunday School. The letter says the gift will be credit in the February 12 home paper and expresses appreciation for efforts for the Christian Home Orphanage and the children.
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Wesley Chapel
M. E
Christian Home
H.R. Lomen
Uneeda boy returns to magazines and census age tips
The Uneeda boy appears again in magazines while guidance urges women to help census takers by reporting ages accurately. W I Varner has been ill the past week. Ernest Temple suffered a severe injury at Rockford last Thursday losing the forefinger of his right hand. Ernestia works in Rockford shops. The E T club shared a buffetless luncheon at Edna Hiatt's home on January Uth. After business, the program featured Musicians by Edna Coulson and Music by Town Composer Fern Lovell.
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John Temple
Rockford
Ernest
Ernestia
E. T
Edna Hiatt
Edna Coulson
Fern Lovell
Mangian Love Letters Inscribed on Bamboo
Mangians of Mindoro inscribe love letters on bamboo using bolos as styluses. The letters form long messages on 44 foot poles, risking forest damage as lovers express affection. Scientists have acquired samples and translated them, revealing Mangian romance and social customs.
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Hillanus
Mountains
Mindoro
P. 1
Scientista
Hoarding Money As End In Itself And Rethinking Virtue
The author argues that greed for wealth corrupts moral life and that possessions such as strength beauty or intellect can become ends in themselves. True purpose lies in exchange and using gifts to serve others, not hoarding or exalting personal gains.
Origins of the term high school and its spread
The piece traces how the term high school emerged between 1820 and 1830 as academies expanded or were built alongside existing Latin schools. It notes early uses in Philadelphia and Boston, with Horace Mann guiding Massachusetts to adopt high schools during 1837 to 1848, signaling a broader mid nineteenth century expansion of such institutions.
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Philadelphta
Centra
Boston
Horace Mann
Massachusetts Board of Education
Let the Heart Rule Sincerity in Daily Life
The piece extols sincerity as the foundation of true friendliness and urges readers to lead with heart and soul. It encourages kind thoughts toward others, believing people are friends in the long run, and cites exchange as a guiding source.
Women Made a Good In the Spring of 1862
In 1862 Al Spencer, acting US Treasurer, persuaded Secretary Chase to allow appointing a woman to securing United States currency. Miss Jennie Douglas began work, and her first day supposedly decided the outcome in favor of women. On October 9, 1862 several women were appointed, the first to work without congressional appropriations.
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F. B. Spinner
United States
Chaxe
Jennie Douglas
Aliss Mannie L. Halstead
Migg Anole York
Belle
Tracy
Flizabeth Stoner
Alary Burke
Congress
Moravia Social Notes and Local Visits Highlight Weekend
Howard Evans spent Sunday after church with Ralph Davis. Frank Luse of Mystic was a business caller in Moravia on Tuesday. Mrs. R. F. Main of Hysham Mont spent Friday at the B and Carter home. Forrest Hiatt and family of Knox ville spent Sunday with Moravia relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sneed and Elizabeth were weekend guests at the R. B. Carson home in Moulton. Mrs. Lillian Martin injured Sunday evening in a fall on the way to church. Mr. and Mrs. Berry Halden and Maudetta of Albia were Sunday fuesta at the home of his parents in Moravia. Nadine Soule of Seattle visiting at Mrs. J. W. Halden’s then departed for Moulton. Nadine Donovan, Elizabeth Smith and Noma Lee Firkins were dinner guests of De Loris Main for a birthday. Mrs. Helen O’Connor of Detroit was a guest in Moravia a few days. she was a former Moravia High instructor. Lewis Young, long in Ottumwa hospital, returned home to Moyavia in improved condition.
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J. O. Harris
Nellie Herman
Edna Rudd
Drakesville
A. Bradley
Centerville
Mis
Ella Carrick
Dalma' Morrison
Bunch
Minor Scott
H.R. Hicks
Gertrude Davis
Brighton
Calo
Misa Ella Fletcher
William I. Morrison
Harlen Miller
Sioux Falls
Dakota
J. E. Miller
L. Alden
W. ©. Miller
Marion Miller
Mary Emma Alden
D. L. Strunk
C. L. Alden
Douglas Miller
Gladys Underwood
Amanda Miller
J. M. Selix
Kermit Bishop
Valley Junction
H. R. Hicks
C. Ware
Chicago
Billy Simons
Nat
Elsworth Selix
Mike Dommer
Emma Lovell
Moravia
Lowell
Adda Harrison
Carl Harris
Waldron
Ark
Lowell Harris
Bloomfield
J.O. Harris
Ruth Stanley
Lloyd Ransom
A. S. Dukes
Unionville Savings Bank
J. A. Bradley
E. A. Caylor
O. A. Tweedy
L. 3
Paterson
Jos. A. Price
Berry Halden
Maudetta of
Albin
Fuesta
Nadine Soule
Seattle
Washington
J. W. Halden
Moulton
Nadine Donovan
Dime Tisue
Elizabeth Smith
Noma Lee Firkins
de Loris
Lewis Young
Ottumwa
Moyavia
Wat Barnes Passes State Bar Exam and Barber Skills Rise
Word from Mrs IM McCrory notes Wat Barnes took exams last Tuesday and Wednesday, passed successfully, and now holds his state barbers license while practicing in Melcher Town. The article also covers a Progressive Club gathering hosted by Mrs W A Smith on Jan 9 with Mary Magdalene reviewed by Mrs D K Orelup and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IM. McCrory
Wat. Barnes
Maines
Melcher
W. A. Smith
Progressive Club
Mary Magdelene
D. K. Orelup
Classified Ads Farm Loans and Sale Notice
Best terms available Chet Broshur. For sale corn and hay at my farm east of Hilton J A Albertson Albian phone 27R23 1-23-44 to The White House keeps five fine hunting dogs and no one ever hunts with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet Broshur
Hilton
J. A. Albertson
Albian
White House
Radio circles buzz over Henderson alias Hello World
In clipped murmurs from radio circles Henderson known as Hello World attracts commentary while Wall Street cites money as an energy factor. The guessing game remains stubbornly unresolved as industry watchers weigh signals and names.
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Henderson
Wall Street
Land With History Denmark la Ce
An indirect, fragmentary passage evokes Denmark as a land with history and legends from 1167, mentioning Copenhagen’s founding to guard against Weldisch pirates, local tales of Bauilet, the Hayal Dune cry, and Kroobery, then ends with a subscription query.
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Denmark
la Ce
Doyas
Copen- Magen
Bauilet
Kroobery
Europe
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Uneeda
W. I. Varner
C. C. Waughop
Howard Evans
Ralph Davis
Frank Luse
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B. &. Carter
Forrest Hiatt
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J. B. Sneed
Elizabeth
R. B. Carson
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Lillian Martin
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12Th St
B. F. Halden
Maudetta
Helen O'Connor
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J. F. Albert
Ralph McNonough
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