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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1932
Page
2
Moravia Moravia post office notice appears under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. H. K. and W. T. Smith publish a weekly paper every Thursday with subscription rates listed as one year in advance.
Moravia Kittenball League players and spectators are urged to maintain good sportsmanship. Bantering exists but no real antagonism has emerged. If issues arise they threaten the league's purpose. Players want to win yet should prioritize courteous conduct over aggression.
Purley Rinker and John K. Valentine urged adherence to founders' principles and warned on cyclical depressions. They called for a more representative government and active citizen responsibility to sustain national prosperity and avoid political and economic disunity.
Franklin area notes recount weekend visits and calls from families including Stansberry Repp McGee Runnells and Turner. It lists residents traveling to Albia Moravia and nearby towns plus a local gas station promotion for tax free tires and automotive supplies.
From Our Exchanges notes new stores along the street giving a minia ture boom impression as two vacant storefronts are replaced by a grocery and meat market. The Wilson Sand and Gravel Co. of Harvey won the contract to surface stub No. 156 from Bussey to highway No. 40, with gravel dumped on the first street out of town.
Eddie Davis and Harry Spain of Moulton were arraigned before Judge C F Wennerstrom for a series of Wabash car thefts and each received five year terms. Spain was paroled due to his wife and four dependent children.
A program of weekly band concerts in Milton has been arranged and will begin next Wednesday evening. The series will run until late August, or be extended a short time longer if sufficient financing is arranged to continue them.
Delmar Milson and daughter Dorothy traveled to Des Moines and Ames to meet Appanoose county delegates for the 4-H Club girls state convention. Attendees included Mia, Delmar Wilson, Evelyn Stauber, Lucille Beer, Mabel McMorrow, and Lucille Harris. Stauber sang in the chorus. Beer was county queen among about 100 girl delegates. Dorothy Wilson dined in the state capitol across from Governor Dan Turner.
Moisture from Jup Pluvius halted Moravia's July Fourth celebration when a rain barrel was opened about 8 15 p m, releasing nearly three inches of rain. Weekend downpours also paused field work on corn and small grains, delaying harvest progress and farm chores.
Mrs Dora Powell of Winthrop Arkansas visits relatives in Hiattstown. Family gatherings recall birthdays and a Centerville funeral for Mrs A J Tucker. Evelyn Hiatt and others visit, while many attend Mrs Tucker's service. Obituary to follow next week.
Lovilia High School will offer a commercial course for juniors and seniors next year, added by the school board. The program includes typewriting bookkeeping and shorthand and is expected to be highly popular. Latin will be discontinued from the curriculum.
A humorous diary from Progressive Pointers chronicles a man’s misadventures paying down a car, radio, books, and land purchases. The entry trail shows loans, late payments, and changing plans, ending with income loss and a new suit bought with five dollars down.
Reprinted material from The History of Appanoose County describes the first Fourth of July in Centerville, 1851. A rainy day parade led by BR. F. Frekard featured a grove barbecue, beef and venison, with addresses by Amos Harris and James Wright. The crowd reportedly heard the Declaration of Independence as residents observed the surrender of this Iowa region by Native Americans and the ensuing change in ownership.
The Appanoose County Ministerial Association gathered at the Presbyterian church in Centerville for its regular monthly session this morning at 9 o clock. Moravia ministers were in attendance.
Mr and Mrs R B Luge spent Sunday afternoon at the Virgil Tharp home and Dorothy McDanel of Centerville visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Jim Cline. Mrs Ferguson of Albin visited Forrest Meridle. Theo Miller attended the Appanoose county Republican convention in Centerville. Bert Hixon and son John of Council Bluffs visited, along with Mrs Frank Cooper and daughters of Centerville for the Moravia celebration. Cline’s stock was killed by lightning during the rainstorm Saturday night. Miss Jone Luse spent the weekend with home folks.
Iowa State Fair plans include seven practical farming innovations demonstrated by county Farm Bureaus from Crawford Jasper Butler Winneshiek and Paweshiek. Exhibits cover cattle feeding corn and alfalfa growing poultry culling dairying profits and community development with 25 women’s county Farm Bureaus presenting home project exhibits on clothing child care nutrition and home management. Daily livestock and crop demonstrations plus 4-H and college department displays bolster educational features. State Fair runs August 24 to September 2.
The 1932 Fourth of July in Unionville featured cooler than usual weather with a morning cloud and a mid afternoon sun. A thunder shower at 7 pm sent picnickers home early while many locals traveled to Moravia for celebrations. Numerous residents and visitors are listed visiting relatives in Iowa and Illinois, attending events, or spending the holiday with family in nearby towns such as Decatur Ames and Bloomfield.
Ovtumwa residents spent the Fourth with relatives Mr and Mrs He A Herman and Mr and Mrs William J Morrison list visitors. Delphin Taylor and daughter of Blakesburg visited J M Selixs. Ernest Proctor drove to Iowa City to see his wife and daughter Evelyn at University Hospital. Winnifred Schreckengarst of Kansas City summers with Toren Alden and B Dommer. Mr and Mrs Dommer left for Soldier Iowa to visit her parents and then Mt Clemmona Michigan where Charles serves with the US customs patrol.
Mr and Mrs Versal Robb and son Thomas Allen called at Archie Thompson home on Tuesday. Mr Chidester has been buying cattle and hogs in the neighborhood this week. Earl West family and Betty June visited Wm Tomlin home on Sunday along with Carl Tomlin and Mary Lillian. Ellen Ward called on W Trelan Saturday. Raymond Tockman and family visited W Irelan on Sunday. Most everyone in this neighbor- hood.
Milton Stocker and family spent the 4th in Moravia and Mia, with children visiting Ottumwa recently for holiday activities and family time.
Pleasant Hi notes a sequence of visits and social calls among residents. Names include Roy Sheldon Donald Ellsworth Elbert Tarbell and families, with visits spanning Oskaloosa and nearby towns, plus relatives in Des Moines Columbus Junction Council Bluffs and familiar homes.
The Moravia town council in Appanoose County Iowa will meet Monday July 18 1932 at 3 p m at the Town Hall. Taxpayers will be heard for or against the following expenditure estimate at that time.
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