Moravia area July Fourth social notes and visits
Local residents in Moravia and nearby towns spent the Fourth of July visiting relatives and friends. Numerous guests included Nan Meadows in Allen Hiatt home, Kathryn Whitehill of Indianola, Newt Wycoff of Indianola, Wm. Graham of Des Moines, H. E. Watts party in Kansas, Berry Halden and Maudetta of Chariton, Ruth Smithbure and Wm All Fourth, and many others visiting camps, churches, and homes. The piece notes plentiful rain this week end and lists several trips to Des Moines, Monroe, Waterloo, Ottumwa, Shenandoah, and Chicago for visits and celebrations.
Fourth of July Visits Spotted Across Towns
Des Moines visitors Mr and Mrs Wilbert Hiatt and daughters spent the holiday with kin. Rev Mrs O J Fix and family joined the celebration with Miss June Wheaton from Agency in Moravia. Corydon Dr G H Spicer and Mel Main from Mt Ayr visited Frank Main and Miss Reichs in Iowa City area. Webb Jows Mr and Mrs W G Swarm traveled to join relatives and friends for the Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Weatherly
Bedford
Iowa
Wilbert Hiatt
Daughters
Des Moines
O. J. Fix
Charles, Irene and
Roger Fix
June Wheaton
Agency
Moravia
G. H. Spicer
Corydon, Iowa
Mel Main
Mt. Ayr
Frank Main
W. G. Swarm
Webb, Jows
Visitors from afar fill Moravia weekend notices
The Union reports a surge of visitors over the long weekend and July 4th, sharing dozens of names and greetings. Edna Carlson Opal Cay lor and Guide Ware of Centerville were guests of Mrs Louise Oehler, with many others visiting Moravia relatives and former residents during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Carlson
Opal Caylor
Guide Ware
Centerville
Louise Oehler
Marie Oehler
Iowa Wesleyan
Interurban Number 5 Time Is Changed
Northbound interurban train number 6 timetable altered from 4 22 p m to 8 62 p m per station agent A B Jordan announcement.
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A .B. Jordan
Broshar Family Holds Gathering at Moravia Home
Members of the H. G. Broshar family gathered at his Moravia home on Sunday afternoon. The group included Chet and wife with son Jack and Billie, Ivan and wife with son Harvey of Waterloo, A. G. Broshar and family, K. B. Schreiner and son Dick of Waterloo, Clare and Patsy Broshar with Robert, Bert Turner, Rudolph Broshar of Waterloo, and Frank Penny of Waterloo, plus guests of the Clare Broshar family. Also present were Russell Main, Carl Main and Vera Boshak at Carl Long’s Centerville home. Claudia Boyer, visiting from Orange, California, returned home, and Gua Main and family visited from Kansas City with Mrs. Ed Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Main Jr. family planning a few days’ sightseeing in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Broshar
Winner
Clare Broshar
Waterloo
Claudie, Boyer
Orange
California
Ralph Tisue
Creston
Town
Lillia Smith
Mia
Will Hixon
Centerville
H. G. Broshar
Moravia
Chet Broshar
Jack
Billie
Ivan Broshar
Harvey
A. G. Broshar
Jean
Marilyn
Gerald
K. B. Schreiner
Mra
Patsy
Robert
Bert Turner
Rudolph Broshar
Frank Penny
Russell Main
Carl Main
Vera Boshak
Carl Long
Gua Main
Kansas City
C. N. Main
Mildred
Helen McCloud
Juanita Smith
Miss Smith
Ed. Smith
Chas. Main, Jr
Sociable weaver birds build shared nests in trees
Weaving birds from warm parts of Asia Africa and Australia create vegetable berms around branches to form thatched shelters. Many birds nest under one roof, with about 800 birds per dwelling. Year after year they reuse the shelter until branches break and a new home must be started.
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Ned Christie
Helen Qage
Neter
Ming
Helen
Neil
Neo
Neddle
Rowance
Elelen
Europe
Veal
Thedos
Ned
Belen
Asia
Africa
Australia
First Day in Camp Two Recruits Peel Potatoes
On their first day in a military camp the two colored recruits work Industriously in the kitchen removing potato skins. A kitchen officer calls them K. P. and they protest with a joking exchange about the abbreviation Keep peelin keeping them busy.
Clever Imitations of Hard Stone Carvings in Jewelry
The piece notes that rare Chinese carvings in jade quartz amethyst and similar hard substances fashioned as trees and flowers are costly as originals. It warns that clever imitations exist using wires wrapped with tin ger glass to imitate amethyst or jade and that glass beads are strung on wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Generatong
Orientala
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Wise Conduct on Honest Weights Across Merchants
A philosophical note argues laws compel merchants to provide honest weights and true measures. The piece emphasizes that a prudent merchant acts from integrity, delivering full value as a matter of honor and principled conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ne¢Da No
McDanel Family Reunion Noted For Longevity Ties
Sunday July 2 gathering at the R McDanel home celebrated an 81 year old husband and 86 year old wife. Attendees included Mmes Boyer Creston Iowa Mave Ottumwa Oshler Browhar and Main with Daphne Freddie Billie and other relatives sharing dinner and stories of a family circle never broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
BR. McDanel
R. N. Boyer
Orange
Californian
R. J. Mave
Creston
Iowa
G. M. Oeklet
Ottumwa
J. W. McDanel
H. G. Browhar
Moravia
R. McDanel
Nancy
Daphne
R. J. Tister
Freddie
G. M. Oshler
H. G. Bro- Bhar
Main
Billie
Revival Attended At Centerville Tent Meeting
On Tuesday evening June 28 the young people and friends of the Centerville church attended a tent revival led by Rev. Wm. Bainbridge. Miss Jamita Smith and Miss Helen McCloud performed selections, drawing a favorable response from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Wm. Bainbridge
Jamita Smith
Helen
Mildred McCloud
Retired Visit Noted With Local Party Attendees
A brief social item records a retired visit with attendees including Mrs. Frank Main, Mrs. Cha j and daughter Maney, and Mrs. Geo. H. Suenkel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Main
Cha J
Maney
Geo. H. Suenkel
Revival Campaign Meeting Returns to Dus buque Town
Hall Swaim reports a successful revival campaign with B. Jr. Bars nay Wilson in Dus buque Town after several weeks of effort. A fine meeting yielded good progress and positive reception from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Swaim
Dusbuque
B. Jr
Bars ‘Nay” Wilson
Classified ads listing bee hives and farm services
Classifieds note beekeeping equipment for sale and farm land items. Ad includes hive details such as extracting sash and pound measures, rental offers for 40 acres of grass pasture southeast of Moravia, and 30 acres of hay with silo for share arrangement with Frank Coulson. Also mentions a lost white spaniel named Taddy and owner identifiers Shirley and Timmie Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank. Coulson
Portraits of Algerians As Seen By Aboard Traders
The article describes Algerian natives encountered by sailors and boatmen boarding a steamer, depicting a piratical group with sharp features yet not mean. It notes oriental types among Moors with mixed descent, implying physical and mental decline from Alhambra ancestors. It also mentions Bedouins as orderly yet oppressed, and that shops are mainly run by Jews with Kabeles forming the large local population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
Sallora
Towan
Alhambra
Belog
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