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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1934
Page
1
State officials are urged to study truck driving conditions after widespread accident reports. The writer cites long hours behind the wheel, limited top speeds, and the need for rest to reduce negligence and ensure trucks stay within lanes. Authorities should investigate and remedy these issues.
Unionville Carmel Chapter No 128 C E 6 held its annual installation of officers on Wednesday January 17 with Mrs Christine Bennet of Moulton chapter acting as installing Matron and Edna Dukes installing marshal Mazie Dukes as installing chaplain. Officers pledged were Worthy Matron Ruby Underwood Worthy Patron Claud Underwood Associate Matron Laura Tweedy Associate Patron O A Tweedy Conductress Lucille Harrison Associate Conductress Gladys Underwood Secretary Bella Andrews Treasurer Mazie Dukes Chaplain Edna Dukes Pianist Ruth Allender Adah Myrtle Harrington Ruth Elsie Bair etc. Out of town guests included Mrs Bennet and Mae Carson Worthy Matrons of Moulton chapter and Georgia Blanch Jennings.
The Almanary society met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ransom and Mrs. Tweedy as mission study leader. Officers elected include president Mrs. Tweedy vice president Etten Brain secretary treasurer Lulu Koehler. Refreshments followed. M B Aid Society hosted by Miss Belle Andrews presided by Mrs. Myrtle Harrington with Mazie Dukes devotional leader. surprise party for Mrs. Anna Walter. Wed Utopian club hosted by Mrs. Stelis Lyon with social hour and refreshments. obituaries note Mr A Doty critically ill in Ottumwa. Van Gundy evangelistic party reports four weeks revival at Baptist church with 70 conversions and 80 united with two local churches. Visits noted from Audre McMillin and son Jack of Batavia, Patrick family from Centerville, Minor Scott in Des Moines, Vern Davis returning to Brighton, Colorado.
A long column records visits and gatherings across local families. Harry and Mrs Brown, the Lemaster family, and many neighbors circulated at homes in Ned Argo, Roy Purvis, and Moravia. A Brattain sale drew a large crowd. the Brattains plan to move to Promise City to run a grocery. Community birthdays, Sunday visits, quilting bees, and neighborly calls fill the week with convivial notes and moving plans.
Moravia boys and girls faced losses at Attica with the boys losing 26 to 19 after leading early while the girls trailed 30 to 14. The report notes Moravia’s tendency to start strong but fade late, and mentions pep meeting highlights and upcoming conference games.
Mrs Gretchen Luse reports a month with no absences or tardies. Bruce Hayes Beas Hayes and Richard Johnson completed perfect attendance. Students made Eskimo and poem booklets in language, studied Iowa state flag and counties, and created bird cards and a snow calendar. Dorothy Morrison Beas Hayes and Bruce Hayes earned tablets for perfect spelling lessons. A Christmas tree program attracted a nice crowd on December 22.
Moravia Union recounts hardship from Ohio childhood. Father worked hard on the farm. meals were corn bread and molasses with scarce milk, often water. The speaker describes frost, gathering firewood in a clearing, barefoot mornings, and memories of school days and siblings.
Amid shortages during the period, soybeans emerged as a key emergency crop for Iowa farmers. Despite being promoted as a clip crop, reports indicate uneven adoption and challenges fitting into pest management and cropping programs.
A bulletin from Iowa State College’s agricultural economics and farm crops units notes soybeans have surged since 1910 growth, reaching about 186 000 acres in 1982 and near 1993 figures for Town. The crop’s resilience, pest and soil dynamics, and economic role as a late-season substitute for failed grain or hay are discussed. The report highlights economics of planting with different drills and warns on weed pressure and nitrogen deduction when not inoculated.
Iowa State College extension specialists report strong farmer interest in the corn hog program. County training schools drew near full attendance. contracts will be signed at community sign ups. production adjustment aims to withdraw surplus acreage across corn wheat cotton and tobacco. Over 1,000 County Farm Adjustment Committees have been appointed in 23 states to ease farm debt.
A terse report notes a clash linked to the long State Department task force. Contempt charges surface amid a contested incident involving a captain and a notable response from military or civil authorities.
Gomer Stocker and family visited Moravia with Mr and Mrs Ray Lockmas and others. Mrs Rebecca Ann Adams dies. Appanoose County mourns a pioneer. Residents attended the corn hog meeting at Urbana Center. condolences extended to relatives.
Relatives from Galesburg Davenport and Waterloo attend funeral for Billy Giltner. Reported birthday observances for Leo VanDorin and Flora Jones. Helping Hand club meets at Guy Roberta residence with 81 guests. Local visits include Faber family and Jones family, with travel to Ottumwa and Albin noted. Community announcements and social visits fill the Enon area summary.
Mr and Mrs Wos Barnes and Char lan Were Sunday visitors at the Sel by BMain home. B G Lincox and family spent Sunday with Mrs 3 L Jones Mildred Tomlin Keith Roberts and Lowell Van Dorin accompanied Alice Shaw to her home in LeRoy lews Sunday. They returned to Albia in time to hear James T Nichols talk on the Holy City. Loig daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Hawk was quite sick Saturday and Sunday. About everyone attended the corn hog meeting at Urbana Center Monday.
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