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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
4
A long Sunday and weekend visits fill Kinser Valley with family and neighbors. Local residents share travel and hosting plans while noting harvest progress, grain cutting, and haying. Multiple listed names reflect a close community in Centreville and surrounding areas.
Hiattsville notes report Mrs Florence Hiatt ill with a severe cold and ordered to a physician, Virginia Hiatt and Lula Hiatt visiting, Bayard Neff and Bernard Clifton of Rockford Payne spending a week with relatives here. Hatcher Players performed at Morayik last week. Marton Rose returned from Memphis Missouri. Mr and Mrs Robert Burton of Ottumwa visited Sunday evening.
Beompton Roberta Jones left Des Moines for Denver seeking work. Des Moines social rounds note visits by Ed and Sarah Pool families, Lloyd Fisher group at Boardman home, J T Clarkson of Des Moines visiting C L Jones. Brompton hosts reunion with Erma Johnson and Kenneth Johnson weekend. Brompton School reunion draws locals. relatives travel to Albia and Blakesburg for events.
Enon residents Mr and Mrs Bayard Neff and sons Bernard and Clifton arrived for a week with Kenneth Free and relatives. Burdell Roberts and Miss Ellen Cooper of Ft Snelling Minnesota wed Friday. Mrs Clara Selby’s sister Etta Schroeder of Ottumwa has shingles and missed the Brompton reunion. Guy Roberts and family.
California and vicinity reports a day of visits among local families including Hiatt Day and Platt households plus Tisue and Hamilton asides. Army leaders General Edmund Bristol Gregory and General James L. Frank are noted as Iowa natives achieving high U.S. service posts. A local golfer, Stan Hashr, shot a hole in one at Cherokee golf course but lacks official record due to a hospital witness.
Community efforts aim to sell the former Heiberg Brewery to a Chicago syndicate for operation as a packing house. The shift from beer production to meat processing marks a curious transition for the plant.
July bond quota figures reported by state administrator show totals around 17.26 million dollars. The document lists participating counties and agencies, outlining allocations and expected payments to support war financing campaigns.
Farmers with little time are advised to mulch around grapes and raspberries with straw to suppress weeds and conserve moisture. A 12 to 18 inch mulch helps. Watch for tomato mosaic and ten spot diseases and remove affected leaves by burning. Weeds should be kept out to reduce infection sources. Seed treatments like Red Copper Oxide or Spergon improve pea stands under adverse conditions. Iowa gardeners plant red beets carrots and sweet corn this week for storage. Cover new beet and carrot rows with wet sacks to guard germination, then remove after sprouts appear. Some gardeners use coal ash to retain soil moisture.
A prewar tale recalls Minalysippippi pirates infesting the Mississippi around McGregor with hidden camps on Big Island opposite Wyalusing. A 1858 raid by a small posse captured shelves of dry goods and groceries worth four to five thousand dollars. The Palimpsest article by Dr. Tweite details the raid and pirates' downfall.
Murenge reports a vague political notice with unclear names and dates. The surviving text mentions the office, a recent meeting, and a brief action taken, but key details are garbled and unreadable.
Gardening note from Maya L. Grove at Town State College recommends transplanting overcrowded iris in July or early August. Dig up clumps, divide into four to six parts, plant with rhizomes exposed or level, spread long roots, use cool moist soil, add bonemeal to aid growth.
Economist A G Hart of Iowa State argues current steps fail to curb inflation. He cites an excess spending power of about 1144 billion dollars by March 1942 and suggests heavier income taxes like Britain to fund defenses and stabilize prices. He notes British tax rates could raise about 8 billion more, aiding the fight against inflation.
Agricultural guidance urges farmers to share machinery to aid the war effort and to maximize labor efficiency in small neighbor groups. Iowa State College findings suggest baling hay at 20 percent moisture preserves quality, while higher moisture risks mold. Guidance also covers weed mowing timing and mid June hog corn ration price of 18.6, noting eggs mid June price records.
Logan readers see bold league headlines like Jap Slappers beating the Hun Hunters and Hitler Haters outflanking Axis Annihilators but locals know these items refer to softball games, not real combat.
Still in state service Rep. David A. Dancer of Decatur county, a former candidate for the speakership and unsuccessful GOP candidate for state secretary of agriculture, is named secretary of the state board of education, succeeding Merrill R. Pierson who becomes business manager at Michigan State College.
Mrs F W Scharienbers notices two bites on her lines at Union Grove Lake in Gladbrook and hooks catch the same fish twice with two hooks in its mouth.
Frank Warnock, a longtime farmer near Woodward, keeps a 43 year old Haven com planter in service christened by decades of work. The sturdy implement continues to perform reliably in his crop planting.
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