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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1956
Page
2
Charlene Spencer of Monmouth Illinois spent Thursday and Friday at the Darrell Cooper home. Numerous local families hosted or visited relatives over the weekend and during the week, with gatherings at homes in West Point Ottumwa and Lake Wapello. Residents note roads and fields are being sprayed and crops look good after recent rains.
Earnest Brees of Albia returned home Saturday after visiting the Carl VanZante home. Circle met Thursday with Eva VanZante. Mrs Max McDanel and daughter were guests with Doris Johnson guessing the mystery box. Sunday dinner guests at the Ben Jones home included Webb Zannhaiser of Montrose Cole and Riegabet Gaeckle of Oskaloosa and Louis Rouse. Afternoon callers were Bud Waughop Centerville and Forrest Main Jerry. Ben Jones hosted dinner with Louis Rouse. The So and Sew club held their July party Friday evening at the
The column lists numerous visitors and hosts including Coulson Theo Miller Mr and Mrs Guy Argo families at Ernest West and Hiatt homes. Guests at Theo Miller’s Sunday include Francis Miller Ray Susan Jane Clara Lemaster and Argo children. Also noted are trips to Philmont Scout Ranch and visits to Boblenz Hawk and Anderson homes.
Community notes list visits and gatherings around Shanghai with many local families. Joyce Christy and Barbara Christy visit grandparents. multiple calls to the James Nash, Glen Overturf, and Ot tupswe households. kinship ties highlighted through Friday to Sunday socialings and dinners.
Children of Mesa and nearby areas spent Sundays and Mondays visiting friends and relatives. Mrs Clair Potts, Jaret Nash, Vicky Argo, James Nash, Gilbert Callen, Bert Rinehart, Fred Taylor, Mary Lou Rinehart, Lloyd Landgrebe, Ted Heimstra, Harley Tisue, Lloyd Brown, Glen Overturf and others hosted or attended visits and dinners across Promise City Ottumwa and surrounding homes.
Franklin and Earl Swift families host and visit relatives across a string of social calls. Thelma Calhoun, Ben Pickrell, Earl Swift, James Calhoun, Blanche Argo, Lake Wapello, and Des Moines trips anchor a sequence of Sunday, Saturday, and midweek visits among residents of Albia Adel Melrose Ottumwa and surrounding areas.
Mrs Dear and Mr Pickrall visited Glenn Turner Sunday afternoon. Everett Derby hosted Roy Sheldon family Emery Hiatt and Loris. Emery Derby and Rita joined Bill O’Hara home Friday. Earl Woodcock of Hampton Iowa called on Roy and Hattie Miller Sunday afternoon.
Iowa State College entomologist J. H. Lilly notes that timing and choice of chemical insecticides boost profits for farmers controlling pests in low cash-value meadow crops. Selection depends on meadow use for hay or pasture and the extent and type of infestation aided by management practices.
A field guidance note discusses spraying timing and chemical options for grasshopper aphid and weevil infestations in meadow crops. It advises early spraying if pasturing is not planned and lists chemicals such as heptachlor malathion parathion DDT dieldrin and gamma BHC with rates and safety considerations for hay or feed crops.
Fragmentary note references chemical treatment for plants and warnings about livestock grazing soon after. Details are unclear, but hint at toxins or exposure and timing concerns for animals after application. No named entities or dates.
A farm note explains hog marketing can pay off when markets are favorable. An entomology guide from Towns State College recommends applying pesticides once 100 corn borer egg masses per stalk are found to time second-brood control.
Reprint ad promoting night wrecking service with rear wheel alignment on the car and wheel balancing. Curved windshields installed and complete wreck rebuilding offered by the service.
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