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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1927
Page
3
Local residents and visitors converge on Moravia for the Fourth of July celebration. Names include S. Stamps, Mont Oehler, Elmer Charity, Vernie Hiatt, Lute Hiatt, Oorin Wright, M. B. Harris, E Temple, J H McCauley, Stella Reich, R D McCauley, Virgil Hunt, Ivan Broshar, Rudolph Broshar, and families from Ot tumwa Oskaloosa Tomah Waterloo Rockford Centerville Grinnell. Several trips east and west noted.
Forest Wakefield visited Moravia for the weekend while Des Moines guests Freida Main and Lavern Boyer joined local families over the Fourth. Visitors from Webster City Rockford Fairfield and Ames attended church and funeral events. Townsfolk praised window decorations, noted well attended July 4 celebrations and planned tent meetings by Rev H A Smith near Oaks Interurban Crossings. Local crews cleaned up after the holiday.
An old aviator recounts a fatal crash after breaking altitude records while a crowd gathers. He describes a jerky descent, a broken wing, and a city street landing. Two bearded elders, labeled Enoch and Elijah, observe amusedly as bystanders explain their identities.
A fragment recounts Benjamin Franklin and Voltaire meeting at the French Academy of Sciences. They bowed then awkwardly clasped hands, an audience clamored for a French embrace, and finally they kissed each other’s cheeks. Franklin recalled the most enjoyable French fete involved a wreath and two kisses from a woman in Kangas City Toes.
The Springfield Colon recounts a weary mother urging self sufficiency as each family member must handle personal tasks. Father to the tailor and lagadry, son to button shirts, daughter to silk stockings and shoes, all to manage their own needs. The mother grows tired after the initial rush to catch up with leftovers.
The piece notes fishing origins are lost to ancient times. It contrasts ancient methods with modern, citing crude Egyptian wall drawings showing hooks and hoes used by lower Nile fishers and spears or tridents by sport fishermen on the Nile.
A passerby scene shows a young couple and a father debating a child’s schooling at a modern academy. The father doubts the value of the lessons while the child pursues self expression and progressive ideas in a tense memory of old restraint.
An Australian correspondent reports snakes singing during a heat wave near Gowburn. He describes a strange voice between bird song and a whistle and mentions spotting a brown snake with a head raised, seeming to enjoy the heat.
An aged Scouwan contemplates preparation for what lies ahead as his parish clergyman urges readiness for the future. The dialogue hints at facing a feared sovereign, the "King of Terror," in a mood of measured courage and faith amid memory and age.
Mr and Mrs Lowell Harris visit Moravia with Cen terville ties while the Callens from Cedar Falls Iowa stop by relatives and friends. Boyer and Swaim travel to Webb Town to stay with W G Swaim. Levi Swaim visits Mt Pleasant then learns of Eli Swaim's death. Oliver Elswick buys the Lawrence Ward property and plans a new home. Kermit Rose takes a two week vacation to Wisconsin lakes and Chicago. Grant Everman reports a Fourth theft of a Legion Emblem from a radiator. he is upset by the prank. A rain and hail event eases the dry spell though hail is large. Mrs Ed Ovhlier and family return from a 24 day auto trip through several states. They note good wheat in Oklahoma. Lindbergh is heir to the United States.
Union Ville and nearby neighbors share visits and greetings as Mr and Mrs John Kreider host, Genevieve Wilson and Elizabeth Smith return from Ames, and Eli Swaim funeral draws over 250 in Ottumwa. Notables include Wayne Morrison Russell Wilson H S Dukes Ottumwa trips and Des Moines visitors plus Moore Springs Minnesota lakes plans.
The community shares Sunday visits and reunions as Mrs. Maggie Biggs, Mrs. Dale Shields and others spend the holiday with family. Travelers like H. R. Hicks head to Chicago cattle markets while Ottis Tweedy returns from Indiana for the holiday. Center ville hosts multiple gatherings at the Hall and Sen ger homes as residents mark Independence Day.
Mrs Allabet Overton and children visited Alice Pence home along with Mrs Dick Wilson and children Mrs Zell Wilnam and son Mrs Vick Dy phon and daughter and Vivien Wilson at Carl Cloyed home Monday. Marjorie McKay and Lester Powell of Rockford Ill called at Gea Cloyed home Wednesday. Irwin Smith wife and daughter visited relatives in De Mothea Sunday. Russell Davis and wife spent Sunday at Clell Davin home. Mrs Allie Pence spent Thursday with Mrs Irwin Smith. Farm Bureau meeting with Mrs Carl Cloyed Thursday. Mrs Elvie Hawk and Narold visited Albia Friday. Mrs Rick Faber visited at R B McAlister home last week. Lugy Saber and LeRoy Harvey called at Geo Cloyed Friday. Rudolph Pence returned from Winds after visiting sister Allabel Overton and family. Frong Walles spent Thursday with Lucy Faber. Harold Smith and family visited Irwin Smith. Clell Davis and family and LaVerne Davin spent Sunday at Geo Cloyed's.
Classifieds list farm loans offered by Chet Broshar and sales of Miller Seed by H E B Glick. Also items for sale include about 300 bushels of soot corn at $1 per bushel by P K Horney and 30 acres of hay at Frank Coulson's farm on Saturday July 5 at 2 pm. Also job inquiry for auto tire sales with Miller Rubber Company in East Liverpool Ohio.
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