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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
1
A patriotic note celebrates 4th of July as the nation’s independence centennial while a long personal letter from Moravia to Chicago shares family happenings. Topics include a pig herd record, farm chores, and local garden notes, with casual anecdotes on travel, city envy, and farm life.
Mrs Anna Potts of Albis suffered a torn left hand when it caught in a washing machine wringer while visiting her daughter near Moravis. She was taken to Miners hospital for treatment as reported by Monroe Co News.
Hatcher Players will perform in Moravia each evening next week starting July 6. Advertisements announced a popular company of sixteen with Ward Hatcher as manager. They promise an entirely different repertoire of plays and vaudeville features from last season. audiences recall a full house at each performance.
The Moravia celebration lists a weekend lineup with events from Friday July 3 including Wop-Cancery, a Tiny Tot Revue, tap dancing by Pauline Laws, Geo Heaps Orchestra, boxing matches, and a mid-evening boxing card. Saturday July 4 features Kittenball, band concerts, a parade with prizes, races, a dinner, afternoon and evening shows, cartoonists, ventriloquists, magic acts, tap dance, monkey loop stunts, wrestling, and a billed main event boxing match.
Unionville's Jack Bailey and Chas E White of Walnut Township were nominated by Ap penouse county Republicans for sheriff and 1987 term board member respectively. Bailey secured the sheriff nomination on the votes after five ballots, while White won the board seat amid shifting support as candidates dropped out.
Moravia couple Mr and Mrs Gus Pfannebecker announce the marriage of daughter Edna to Cecil L Russell son of Mrs Elmer Tyrrel of Bussey Iowa on June 24 1936 in Oskaloosa Iowa The couple will reside on a farm near Bussey Iowa
The Union corrects an error in last week’s Broshar & Son advertisement. The special offering one package of 5 razor blades one styptic pencil and one box of shaving soap should have been 10e for all three items.
The Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting on Tuesday evening July 7 at the Legion Home.
Saturday the county Democrat convention named delegates to the state convention and a state judicial convention as no candidates were nominated. Harry Jennings of Centerville was re elected chairman of the county Democratic central committee.
Nowels team beat Laws 9 to 8 on Tuesday night to tie for the Moravia Kittenball lead in one of the season’s best games on the local diamond. In the other result Kaster edged Broshar 20 to 18, winning in the final inning after Broshar had seemed set to win.
Berry F. Halden a Chariton publisher and former Moravian has been chosen as keynote speaker for the Iowa Republican convention in Des Moines on July 10. George Lloyd Iowa Republican State Central committee secretary announced the selection. Halden is noted for his speaking ability and is president of the Iowa Republican Editors Association.
Preparations for Moravia's 1936 Independence Day celebration are nearly complete with large crowds expected Friday evening through Saturday. William Young chairs the entertainment committee as plans include a musical program by George Heaps Co. of Bis, a Tiny Tot Revue, and a patriotic address by Rev. Chan L. Ellis at 2:00 PM Saturday. The beauty contest is canceled due to low registrations and interest. Parents should register children promptly.
Jessie Sunbeam Morrison, born October 27, 1898 near Unionville, Iowa, died June 27, 1986 at Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield after major surgery. Survived by husband Earnest Strunk and eight living children from eleven, with parents Wm I Morrison and Essa B Morrison, siblings Enid Herman and four brothers. Funeral at Unionville Methodist church June 29, 1926, burial Eaton Cemetery.
Bible school at 10:00 a m with Mia and Birdie Main as superintendent Communion at 11:00 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 04 p m Ladies Aid meets Wednesday afternoon at the church W J Hastie Pastor
The church hosts Sunday School at 10:00 a m Morning Worship at 11:00 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 00 p m Evening Service at 8 00 p m No juniors meeting this week Prayer meeting Thursday at 8 00 p m Otterbein Guild meets Monday at 7 30 p m with Deloris and Harriett Lee. Deloris Lee Main F C Scott pastor.
Methodist Episcopal Moravia holds morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Epworth League meets at 7:00 p.m. Preaching service at 8:00 p.m. Parents of children to be baptized requested to attend next Sunday morning. Wesley Chapel offers 9:30 a.m. worship and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School. CHAS L. ELLIS, Pastor.
Bible school at 10:00 a m Sunday invites all to join. Last week's attendance was 46 and Plano home-coming attendees reported a nice time. Thursday Bible study is at 8:00 p m. No preaching Sunday evening as Reverend Lagle alternates Sundays at Brakeville.
Iconium Circuit Fairview holds Sunday School at 9:00 a m Morning Worship at 9 46 am and 11 00 am Evening program by five Iconium League members returning from Mount Pleasant institute plus work report Plan Bible school for Fairview Hilton children in July Annual circuit round-up set for the week of August 28 with district superintendent Doctor Boeye on the 28th Last quarterly conference also August 28.
Shortly before noon Friday a 70 steel span over the river north of Clarkdale collapsed as county road workers Sam Houser and James Argo drove a large Caterpillar tractor onto the bridge. They plunged 18 feet to the rock bed. Houser suffered fractured ribs and a broken arm while Argo broke an arm. Both were rushed to St Joseph hospital and considered not seriously injured. The tractor remained running briefly after the fall.
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