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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
3
A collage of quotes, snippets, and anecdotes from This and That I. It includes weather musings, moral aphorisms, jokes about handwriting misreadings, tales of bears and a traveling salesman, and a "Code for Careful Motorists" with numbered driving tips.
J T VanDorin, a farmer near Enon, was struck by a lightning bolt Monday evening while outside his milk-house with a dipper in hand. Mrs VanDorin witnessed the event and found him stunned and briefly unconscious with facial redness and stiffness in his arm shoulders and head, though he was recovering the next day.
The library board voted to hold a weekly story hour for children from ten to eleven each Wednesday morning starting July 22 in the Community Building library room. Miss Betty Bishop will supervise pre primary and first grade children, while Mrs Lula R Tillmont will oversee grades two through four. Parents are urged to send children and rural children are welcome.
Ward, a sharpshooter, fired from a tree near his Moravia home and bagged two great horned owls in one shot. The birds measured 52 and 48 inches wing span, and were blamed for the loss of local chickens.
A heavy rain system visited Monday night and Tuesday morning with reports of up to four inches in some areas. Towns measured about two inches, and creeks rose briefly but caused little damage. A second hard shower occurred Thursday morning, again with strong lightning.
News arrives that Kenneth Bunch Seaman U S N of Hamilton was killed in the Pacific. He is the son of the late Perry Bunch, his mother Mrs Gladys Bunch daughter of Joseph Stilwell and cousin of the W G Firkins children. Two children survive and live at Pershing. Kenneth was serving his second navy enlistment.
Mrs Ralph Davis hosted the Home Builders class at United Brethren church for a layette shower honoring Mrs Lea Hoffman and Mrs Troy Adams. Cribbage was played and refreshments served after gifts were opened. Myra Ralph McDonough underwent a tonsillectomy at St Josephs Hospital Centerville and is recuperating at home.
A fragmented safety notice warns readers about dangers of pairing liquor or worry with driving. It advises not to mix alcohol with gasoline and discourages showy behavior behind the wheel. The text emphasizes safe driving practices and awareness.
Veonrene Tarbell of Melrose Iowa wed Raymond L Ferren son of Elmer Ferren in a February 15 ceremony performed by Rev A V Hart of the Christian church in Princeton Missouri The bride a 1937 Albia High School graduate taught rural Appanoose County schools four years The groom a Centerville High School and junior college graduate works at J C Penny Co They will reside in Centerville Fervent congratulations came from many friends.
President G B Johnson calls Moravia Fall Festival association meeting at the Community Building Friday at 8 80 oclock. This annual gathering plans officers and preliminary festival actions for September 10 11 12. Open to all in the community with strong urging for attendance including ladies.
Wilma Fern Boardman, daughter of Earl Boardman, attending the American Institute of Business in Des Moines, typed 65 words a minute with four errors in ten minutes on new material. The test was supervised by Kathryn Holland of the International Honor Society. This marked her first competition of this kind.
Clifford Wayne Caster from Monroe county has been inducted into the army and assigned to the medical corps for training. He is now located at Camp Fort I. He is the son of Mr and Mrs E Caster with a brother Leo in the navy. he had hoped to join the navy but was rejected. The Union notes the difficulty of tracking troop movements and thanks readers for information about the boys at camp.
At the Odd Fellow hall the Rebekah lodge held a regular meeting and installed officers led by acting deputy president Mrs. D. E. Bishop. Officers named included Effie Gollaher Noble Grand Clella Anderson Vice Grand Nell Utterback Secretary Edith Turner Treasurer Effie Gollaher Ward en Gladsia Pennington Conductor Luemma Palmer Inside Guardian George Johnson Outside Guardian Jennie Johnson R. S. N. Gj Edna Tuttle L. S. N. G. Chaplain Hester Miller Musician Mildred Bishop. A covered dish luncheon followed with a social hour.
The annual VanDorin reunion will be held at eee Park in Ottumwa on July 10. Attendees are urged to bring their baskets and enjoy a good time. Mrs. Clair Spencer and Mrs. Chester Woodcock with Betty and Bobby of Albia visited Mrs. Zell Callen yesterday afternoon.
A sugar rationing board representative will visit Moravia to register residents for canning sugar. A definite time will be announced and the Community Building will host the registration. Previously people had to visit Centerville, but that is no longer required. Registration date is to be determined.
The tenth Brompton school reunion gathered 86 people at the Brompton school house last Sunday July 12. A bagket dinner followed a Lord's Prayer led by Mrs. Nora Neff with an afternoon of visiting and a short program including songs, poems, letters from distant members and remarks by officers.
Ferrell Alberts is promoted to Auditor in the General Accounting Office in Washington DC. Family members also work in federal buildings in DC with links to the Washington post office and Land Acquisition Office. Jimmie Albert, 16, works at Leon Henderson's OPA route telegrams earning $90 monthly. Mrs. J E Sharp of Centerville was in Moravia Tuesday.
Moravia High School band plans a summer concert featuring Mrs. Day and Mr. Edwards, with Roberta Main as soprano soloist. Repertoire includes America the Beautiful and Star Spangled Banner, along with marches and mazurkas. The town purchased new music, and the council and mayor are thanked for support.
Doyle Mericle son of Mr and Mrs Forest Mericle traveled with an Appanoose county contingent to Jefferson Barracks Missouri last week. A farewell gathering was held at the Mericle home on Monday night July 6. He has a brother Trenton Mericle already in the army.
A large gathering of 116 relatives and friends met at the Forest Mericle house to honor Doyle Mericle before he leaves Centerville for Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Refreshments were served and well wishes voiced as he prepares to join the armed forces with Fort Des Moines and other family and community members in attendance.
Mrs Ellen Louise Cooper daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Cooper Norbeck South Dakota and N Burdell Roberts of Ft Snelling Minnesota were married July 8 at the First Methodist church parsonage in Minneapolis. Rev Virgil A Knight officiated with Pvt and Mrs Edwin Christianson as witnesses. Mrs Roberts a Loyalton high school graduate class of 1985 has a Minneapolis job. Mr Roberts Moravia high school graduate class of 1987 has been at Ft Snelling since February 1 1941 and transferred to Chickamauga Park Georgia July 10. Mrs Roberts plans to join her husband later.
Announcement says 48 baseball games to be played at Moravia school diamond next Sunday afternoon July 19 starting at 2:00. Ottumwa Junior Legion team will visit a squad managed by John Laws composed mostly of players from last season’s high school team that won the sectional tournament. Admission is free as the boys call this an experiment in Sunday baseball at Moravia.
Dale Caris former Moravia school music supervisor received his Mus M degree at the University of South Dakota thirteenth summer session commencement on July 10. He is now an instructor in the Cherokee Town schools where he has had notable success.
Tracy was severely cut above the eye Tuesday when a gasoline engine crank flew off the shaft and struck him. Five stitches were needed to close the wound. The accident happened at the Allen Hiatt workshop where Tracy had brought the engine for repair.
The Legion Auxiliary will meet at the Legion Home next Tuesday evening July 21 for the installation of officers and related rites.
Iowa navy officers report about 7,000 Iowa men have joined the U S Navy since December 7 1941 with per capita ranks high in the central division. The Navy aims to exceed 1 000 000 personnel and urges men 1 A to enlist as early as possible before induction into any other service. A man can enlist in the Navy up to the moment he is sworn into another branch.
Maj John R. Lovell, former Ottoman and U S military attache in Berlin, warns Americans not to discount Nazi strength. He describes Nazi propaganda tactics, internment in Bad Nauheim, and urges energy in war production while noting limited bombing risk for inland U.S. towns. He arrived in New York June 1 after repatriation.
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