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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1936
Page
7
The junior play Crash ing Society is postponed a week due to cold roads. Original date was February 4. Moravia Union will publish the new date next week. Basketball in Moravia shifts to February 7 with Blakesburg visiting for a doubleheader as Cincinnati and Seymour trips follow.
West Point News notes widespread snowbound conditions as residents stay near home. Carl VanZante substitutes for mail delivery for Dave Bishop while neighbors visit Rollie Brown and Cass Hamilton homes. Several families, including the Davises and Browns, share time with relatives and friends, and visits occur in Moravia and nearby spots.
Community notes list Clyde Gladfelder family acts and a newborn Kenneth Eugene born January 26. Various relatives visit, celebrate a 70th birthday for Hannah Gladfelder, and gatherings at the Royer and Hilton homes.
A compact community note records Brompton O S Miller as a business caller in Moravia on Friday. It also lists multiple residents and visitors across Brompton, Albia, Hiteman, and surrounding farms, with farm work, schooling, dinners, and social visits mentioned amid winter weather and travel details.
Special execution from the District Court of Iowa Appanoose County directs sheriff to sell Lots 1 2 7 and 8 in Block 3 Iconium town. Sale set for February 15 1936 at 10 00 AM at Centerville courthouse to satisfy 2456 debt plus 88 25 costs and accruing costs. Roscoe C Wales sheriff of Appanoose County. Jan 28-30.
Sunday at the Harry Rumley home Bonnie Lee celebrated her January 19 birthday. Carl Foster worked for Claude Callen last week. Perry Miller called at the John Hiatt home Wednesday. Ernest Foster traded in Hiattville Thursday January 16. Mr and Mrs Earl Foster traded in Hiattaville Friday. Sunday evening visits: Alice Sandera and Jennie Hiatt called on Emma Miller. News is scarce due to cold weather keeping people indoors.
Franklin Mrs Harry Brown spent Tuesday at the Earl Swift home and E F P Stansberry called at the Wea Scott home Friday forenoon. John Moffatt and son Roy were unattended in the fragmentary report.
In Appanoose County Iowa district court a petition by C C Coulson administrator seeks court order to sell the NE a of NW 10 70N 16W for paying admin costs in Moses Lockman estate with sale by public or private means. The hearing is set for February 10 1986 at Centerville court house. default will be entered if no appearance.
Residents report visitors at several homes including Neil and Charles LaMar and John Moffatt while social gatherings mark celebrations for Hannah Gladfelder and families. Bruzh school closes due to deep snow and cold as Moravia area endures 20 below and 12 to 15 inches of snow. club meeting delayed to Thursday at Wm. Gilbers.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hawk and daughters spent Sunday with Harry Tisues. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. VanDorin visited for a few days at R. S. Fathers. A. C. is poorly. Mrs. Lt. Smith is recovering at home. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. VanDorin dined at Lowells on Monday.
Prof Geoffrey Shepherd, agri cultural economist at Town State College, analyzes who bore the 2.25 dollar hog processing tax. He notes packers narrowed margins by most of the tax, hog prices rose when the tax ended, boosting shipments, then hog product prices lagged while hog prices steadied. After the AAA ban, hog prices rose again, with packer margins sliding from 88 to 46 cents and then to near zero or negative by January 1936.
The text traces price margins from a high of $2.43 on Monday after a Supreme Court decision to $1.16 by week’s end, a drop from $2.25 minus 28 cents to minus 23 cents earlier, with margins narrowing toward normal and no later figures yet available.
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