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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1931
Page
3
Bible School at 0 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m mark the Christian Church schedule. Union Christian Endeavor and League meet at the Christian Church. Evening service at 8 p m at Wis Christian Church. A Fisher, pastor, invites attendance.
Church of Christ Belved at 109 wm Jon Penby Rev R W Seath leads Christian Endeavor at 7 p m. Bon ifs Laglé leader services at 8 p m Sermon Rev R W Seath Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon at the church
M E Charentt reports Sunday School at 9 46 a m with classes for torn ages and a good attendance last Sunday. Epworth League meets at 7 p m with 26 present. Genevie Donovan led a topic Opportunities of Rural People. Union service at the Christian Church at 8 p m. Pastor granted two weeks vacation beginning July 12. W H M S meets with Mrs Howard Smith July 1 at 2 30 p m. Wesley Chapel preaching 9 80 a m Sunday School 1 20 a m Hawkins pastor.
The Iconium Circuit Teonium schedules Sunday School at 10 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m with choir music. Evening services at 8 15 feature a Love of Coun meeting led by James Calhoun. Young people meet 7 45 p m and a patrol league social occurs Thursday 9 to 10 p m. The Boy Scouts host 3 p m Saturday at the Christian church in Fairview with a 9 a m Sunday School and 11 a m worship at the main church.
Tent meetings continue this week at 8 PM with topics each evening. Wednesday July 8 covers Gods Financial Plan, Thursday is Question Box Night, Friday the Crossing the Red Sea, Saturday The Great Wedding Feast with an invitation, Sunday Flaming Fires and praise, Monday Thy Holy Spirit for Christians today, Tuesday Ezekiel 33 17 about the unequal path. Readers urged to join, with fireworks Saturday evening.
A crash north of Moravia around 1 30 Saturday afternoon left six people injured. Edmund Hanson and James Spencer drove separate cars, with Hanson’s Pontiac overturning several times. Mrs Hanson and daughter Evelyn were taken to Centerville hospital, while Mrs Spencer went to Albia, with all reported recovering well.
Witnesses praise the Thursday evening home talent play What About Betty presented in the school gym under the American Legion Auxiliary. The performance marked the close of the Music and Art School directed by Misses Conrad and Pidgeon of Keokuk. The cast included William Grayson Louis Hughes Margaret Grayson Millicent Grayson Harold Magon Juanita Smith and others with solos and chorus pieces such as Walkin My Lady Back Home Chant of the Jungle and Old Maids Tea Party delivering strong audience appeal.
The Appanoose County Ministerial Association will hold its annual picnic at 4 30 p m Monday July 14 at Centerville City Park. Sup per will be served at 6 o clock followed by an address by Albert Peterson of Ottumwa. All ministers and their families are invited.
Moravia posts new roadside signs at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Highway No 6. The banners tell motorists this is Moravia and extend a welcome to travelers, addressing a long‑standing need since the area was paved last summer.
Attendees of the Moravia band concert last week enjoyed two special numbers added on short notice. Carl Richard Hiatt, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Fred Hiatt, sang with band accompaniment and Billy Main, son of Mr and Mrs W C Main, performed a carnet solo. Both youths are praised as entertainers extraordinary.
Blumenstock and Tucker of Moravia have been awarded the contract to construct the new Jerome school building replacing the one destroyed by fire. Work starts immediately with occupancy planned for early fall, totaling about 9000 dollars.
R J Cochran of the Poultry Husbandry Department at Iowa State College warns mites thrive in heat. He suggests mixing equal parts used crank case oil stock dip and kerosene, spraying or brushing inside the coop to reach cracks. If infestation is heavy, apply the mixture twice within 10 days after cleaning the house thoroughly.
Moravia churches hold Sunday evening services during hot weather months. Last Sunday attendance at United Brethren Church with Rev Hawkins delivering the sermon. Next Sunday evening the Christian Church hosts with Rev R W Seath of Centerville delivering the sermon.
Frank Main displayed a sample of ripe blackberries grown on his Moravia premises. The berries, picked from 21 year old bushes, are believed to be the first to ripen in the area and are described as the writer’s best flavored blackberries.
The Iowa State College extension service and county farm bureau, with local fruit growers, plan a test of sweet clover red clover and winter vetch as orchard cover crops. Trials run late July or early August, results checked in May 1922, with seed supplied by the Town Fruit Growers Association at low cost. Findings will assess nitrogen contribution and soil texture benefits from plowed-under residues.
The new Dentor Oil Station will hold a formal opening on Saturday July 11 at the corner of Wabash avenue and Highway No 8. Management announces attractive inducements on opening day with Diamond products for sale and sale of tires and auto accessories. William Lawsig is slated to be station manager.
Richard Sneed of Moravia, a Grinnell College theology student, preached on America at the Cross Roads at the Moulton Presbyterian Church. The sermon drew a large attentive audience and comments suggest he may become a notable minister. He was aided by his sister Elizabeth at the piano and Mr and Mrs Wiltse of Cincinnati with cello and violin.
The menu lists fried chicken with potatoes and gravy, along with beans, pes as pickles, Willy’s pie, and tea or coffee. This compact luncheon spread reflects simple, home style dishes and a casual dessert option.
A. G. Mason W M calls a meeting Thursday evening July 1 at 7 30 for work in the first degree.
Announcement says Rev R W Seath of Centerville will preach at Moravia Church of Christ next Sunday in morning and evening services. He studies at Cincinnati Bible School and the public is invited. Evening service will be a union meeting. Also notes visitors from Des Moines and local band participation.
A large turnout filled Moravia for Independence Day with the Moravia Band performing morning and afternoon concerts. The grand parade featured notable floats and participants, followed by speeches by Berry Halden and Congressman Lloyd Thurston. Winners in races and other events were announced, despite rain interrupting the evening program.
Moravia residents are invited to a free Saturday evening event featuring a band concert at 8:00 followed by a fireworks display. If rain interrupts, the program will be rescheduled. Enjoy a planned pyrotechnic show as part of the local entertainment.
Des Moines hosts an eight day statewide women exposition during the Iowa State Fair August 25 to Sept. Hosted by the women’s Farm Bureau, PTA, State Federation of Women’s Clubs and related groups the event fills two large fair buildings. Exhibits cover home economies arts crafts and cooking while another building offers lectures forums and demonstrations on child welfare recreation interior decoration meal planning and citizenship. The statewide baby health contest runs all eight days with 600 plus babies, and eleven outstanding farm women will be honored. Organizers expect over two hundred thousand attendees, marking the Midwest’s largest such event this year.
Attention Threshers The M E Ladies Aid will serve rivals to threshers, Price 25c, Leave orders with Mrs. C A Turner.
Newly elected officers for the Christian Endeavor branch of the Church of Christ are Doria Van Dorin as president Bonita Lagle as vice president Dissia Kincade as secretary and Lowell Van Dorin as treasurer for the next six months. A sample flour sifter offer accompanies each 26 cent bottle of Pure Extract of Vanilla from Stith Drug Store.
Rain interrupted Moravia’s Fourth of July celebration after a drizzling shower halted the evening program just as it was about to start. A 4:30 band concert preceded intermission and a note that the fireworks will be held Saturday. Attendees reportedly enjoyed the day despite weather and safety efforts.
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