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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
1
Moravia's 83rd Fourth for duty celebration progresses with concessions and rides arriving. A Thursday program includes a 2 PM band concert, East Des Moines Colored Choir, Den iver Flowers, Boy Scout talk, and further performances. Rev Burd serves as master of ceremonies.
Deloree Blaby celebrated her twelfth birthday on Tuesday July 2 with a party at her home attended by ten classmates. After arrival the guests went to the park for contests with prizes won by Caroline Hawk Mitzi Sawyer and Bonnie Main. Refreshments included ice cream cake and Kool Aid served by Mrs Bisby.
Mrs Myrtle Hamilton entertained the Jolly Dozen circle on Thursday afternoon June 27 Progressive Rock was played Clara Ire jan won the high score and Della Robb earned the consolation token Irene Mertz of Waukesha Wisconsin helped serve refreshments at the close of the gathering.
Mr and Mrs John VanZante hosted a Monday night party for the Sew and Soulu members and their families. Games and contests entertained all ages. A mystery box for the men was judged by James Wilson and the frates box guessed by Mrs Harold Mason. Helpers included Mrs Carl VanZante Mrs Ralph Turner and Mrs Ralph Shelquist.
The No. 10 sugar stamp is validated by the OPA and will be good through October along with the No. 9 spare stamp. A new table sugar stamp will be validated on September 1, while the current table sugar stamp in spare No. 49 expires in August.
Mr and Mrs Louis Y Sehertney hosted a Tuesday evening supper in honor of her brother Carl McCrory and family from Los Angeles California. Attending were Mr and Mrs Carl McCrory and Mark Mrs Loyd McCrory Mr and Mrs Herry McCrory Peggyocia God Mr and Mrs Logis V and others in the group.
The Moravia Union notes Chester Hroshart Broshar completed 30 years as Moravia Board of Education secretary on July 1, 1946. Since 1916 he has served continuously, including a World War II leave, with deep knowledge of local school records and administration.
Mr and Mrs Lester Hobson and daughter Janet of Detroit Michigan visited Moravia on Tuesday en route to San Francisco. They called on Mrs Stella Carter and visited Mrs Hobson's mother's grave, visiting the Kurtzweils Connollys Krauses and G T Harn.
Loving remembrance of our ideal mother and grandmother Mia Gideon who passed away July 1. Tearful sorrow remains, yet faith offers hope of meeting again in heaven. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gideon, Jo Anne, and Janice remember in Minnesota.
In a meeting of the Christian Endeavor group, plans were discussed for renewed service activities led by key members of the society. The aim is to organize volunteer work and community outreach in the coming weeks.
One of the last pretty June weddings took place Sunday evening at the Main home in Mosrevia uniting Harriet Lee Main and David Dohrmann. Rev E F Dohrmann officiated before a floral altar as the couple exchanged vows, with attendants, a family reception, and a short honeymoon at Lake Owen Lodge. The couple will reside in Knoxville after July.
Journal entry from Shanghai dated June 12 1946 describes stark poverty overcrowded streets and dead bodies in the river port. The writer contrasts American ignorance with harsh realities of postwar Shanghai noting bum boats riverbanks and inflated prices while planning a move to North China.
Dayton Dotson arrived home on a 90 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Dotson. After four years in service he reenlists for three years. He served in the European theater during the war and was recently promoted to Technical Sergeant. He will report to Fort Sheridan Illinois at the end of his furlough.
Donald J. Lockman of Akeley Minnesota was honorably discharged from the U S Coast Guard in Detroit after nearly five years of service. He served 18 months in the Southwest Pacific and most of the rest on the west coast, last stationed in New Orleans. Enlisted September 1941, trained in Washington, he is a Moravia high school graduate of 1937.
The United Brethren church will observe the 50th anniversary of its first Moravia church on Sunday July 14 with a homecoming program inviting all to attend. Salem church invited. efforts target pastors who served both churches. Rev G M Talbott presides with committees named F Swaim and others handling invitations, program, music, dinner, and historian duties. Rev Speatley B Williams of Kansas City to speak at morning and evening services. afternoon hosts guest pastors from afar.
A Missionary Education Crusade Town Conference will be held at United Brethren church in Moravia Friday July 12. Two services at 2 pm and 8 pm feature Rev A W Widdoes a Philippine Islands missionary and Rev C Adcock superintendent of the Tennessee conference. Widdoes helped build a Bible school hospital and press and led native leadership training before wartime destruction and internment. Adcock formerly led Greenville Tenn church.
A new bus to Moravia this week adds six buses daily, with three each way. Stops include Moravia Bus Depot Oshler Bros Gil Co station. Southbound times are 9 40 a m 5 30 p m and 7 00 p m. Northbound times are 10 30 a m 12 30 p m and 9 15 p m.
Mr and Mrs Karl Tuttle and their son Terry plan a combined vacation and business trip starting Monday, with Colorado and Big Sandy Montana as destinations. Jake Day will work at the Main Bros store during Mr Tuttle's absence.
I wish to thank all my friends in and around Moravia for the many cards and letters received since my injury. They were greatly appreciated. Ward 4, Valley Forge General Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
Regular Moravia Booster Club gathering set for Friday evening at the Community Building. The notice invites local merchants to attend and support events, with next shop nights mentioned as weekly opportunities.
Community page invites readers to send or telephone their sewn items to the Union for collection. The brief note expresses eagerness to receive contributions and encourages participation.
Farmers urged to combat soil erosion with watering, vegetation and practices like contour farming and strip cropping. Experimental tests show soil loss varies by vegetation. seven inches could be lost in 16 years on an 8 percent slope, versus 4,540 years if kept in grass. Farm Bureau Day planned for Friday with a pulling contest and community events at Moravia.
Harold Curry of Albia will speak at Wesley Chapel and Moraine Methodist Churches on Sunday morning. District Superintendent A P Keast of Ottumwa preached here last Sunday and said a minister is expected to take up this pastorate soon, so services will continue every Sunday.
CaurcaeS Methodiat Church lists Church School at 10:00 a.m. and morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Harold N. Curry of Fabia will speak. M. F. Wealey Chapel holds worship at 9:45 a.m. with Curry at 10:45 a.m. Church of Christ offers Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Communion Service at 11:00 a.m. No preaching. Christian Endeavor at 7:30 p.m. at Harry DuVall home. All are welcome.
Church notices list Sunday services with times 9:00 p m and 10:50 a m, Bible study and prayer Thursday, evening worship at 7:00 p m, and Sunday school at 10:00 a m. Superintendents named Dortha Kenton and Mrs Carl Tomlin.
A church notice outlines a Bible Way Wenahp service at the Church of the Nazarene including Thursday prayer and related activities.
Three representatives of Brown Engineering are in Moravia this week surveying the town for a proposed sewer system. Their aim is to map sewer line locations and estimate project costs. They left Des Moines for the Fourth of July and plan to finish the Moravia survey Friday and Saturday. Next week E S Boudinot may visit to select drill locations for test wells and outline preliminary water system plans.
J. H. Schreiner, a Moravia elder statesman of business, was injured Wednesday afternoon when a pulley on a farm pump fell and struck his right hand. The third finger bone was fractured and torn. thirteen stitches were needed. He was driven to Centerville for treatment and tetanus shots before returning home.
Scott Tucker of Onawa Iowa visits his father H C Tucker in St Joseph hospital Centerville after a hay fork accident. He fell from a load of hay when a trip rope broke. An X ray showed no fracture and he is recovering.
Clyde Dicks from a farm northwest of Trenton was rushed to Laughlin hospital in Kirksville Missouri for an emergency operation last Wednesday. He was accompanied to Kirksville by his son Truxton and Dr L M Williams.
Young people of the United Brethren church returned home Saturday afternoon from the summer camp in Riverview park at Cedar Falls. Attendees from Moravia include Lois Hawk Helen Taylor Alberta Rick Delma Veach Patricia Kathleen Halsy ic Vaan an on 2 Raw and Mrs G M Talhoté and Mabel Coulson accompanied the group.
Mr and Mrs Blackman of Visi Nebraska drove to Oconto Nebraska last Thursday to visit relatives. They report the country north and west of Kearney needing rain badly. Mr Charles A Bennett accompanied them to visit his daughter.
Richard Smith and Bill Harris enjoy a Christian camp at Elder Lake near Indianola. The Rev Beana, formerly of Mitchellville, attends in an official capacity at the camp.
Mt d Mrs. Virgil Keater of h north of Moravie are thy parents iseom, Born 29, at the a Roca as PR Sasi ee.
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