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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
1
The text contrasts this year’s Fourth of July with recent ones, urging residents to invest in bonds to insure independence. Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder emphasizes the idea in Los Angeles, calling for regular bond investments.
Observations note remodeling this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Callen while Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Gardner plan alterations next week. An Army ad touts career benefits with starting pay from 75 to 145 dollars monthly and retirement pay after 30 years from 84.38 to 185.63 dollars. Cannas in Moravia park bloom, the park gains popularity for picnics and reunions. Fred Blumenstock sells a home to Dick Morrison of Chicago. Rex Angel buys in the Southwest Moravia area. the Glen Sharp family moves. Mrs. Lee Johnson reports being glad to be out after illness. Some Moravia boys detasseling corn return home. Subscriptions to The Union renewed by Raymond E. Plants and others.
The Blank Construction Co. of Ottumwa began surfacing Keosauqua streets last week with resurfacing on existing roads and five new blocks to be surfaced for the first time. The surface layers include asphalt and a rock-packed underlying layer. Also listed is a small classified note for adding machine rolls at 20 cents each, two for 36 cents, in the Moravia Union want ad section.
A reflective column notes unappreciated chores from closing chicken houses to haying and rains altering farm duties. The author uses homely anecdotes about foxes storms and a missing Avery bridge to illustrate daily rural life and community resilience amid persistent rain and harvest work.
Pleasant Hill social column records visits and gatherings among residents. Mrs. John McAninch hospitalized in Centerville with mumps. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Maneel Tarbell at St. Joseph hospital last week. Earl Repp funeral in Albia after train-related accident. Several families visited, traveled, or hosted events across Centerville Albia Hilton Burns Otumwa and nearby areas.
The government cuts federal debt by drawing on large cash reserves built up during wartime borrowing. More than 10 billion dollars in debt is redeemed this year, lowering total to about 269 billion, but true progress hinges on a revenue surplus over spending. The Chamber of Commerce urges a balanced budget with debt retirement by July 1, 1947.
An item in the Moravia Union advertises carbons for sale at nine for sixteen cents per dozen, listing a simple price offer in the local paper.
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