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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1937
Page
2
Moravia Union appears as a weekly paper published each Thursday by H. K. Smith. The entry notes its second class mail status at Moravia in Appanoose County Iowa under the March 8 1879 act.
R H Porter of Iowa State College notes oats and wheat light in weight due to rust or lodging can be good seed next spring. Germination tests determine the portion of kernels able to produce plants and will be conducted at the Seed Laboratory in Ames with a small charge to cover labor.
Horticulturist S. C. V. Holsinger of Iowa State College notes early celery can be bleached to white stalks using bleaching paper or 12 inch planks laid beside rows. Bleaching with soil causes rot. ideal bleaching window is Aug 15 to 20. Golden self blanching matures about 10 days after bleaching starts. late celery like Giant Pascal is usually soil bleached and planted in late June to early July.
Miss Dorothy Simmons advises placing the refrigerator near the outside door and work area while avoiding proximity to the stove and sun. She notes it is desirable but not absolutely necessary to have the fridge conveniently located for efficient kitchen use.
The guide recommends doors opening away from the workspace and cabinets protruding 2 to 3 inches. Set temperature between 40 and 45 degrees or 60 for quick freezing, then return to normal to save energy. Defrost regularly and avoid hot foods, overcrowding, unnecessary door opening, and storing nonrefrigerated items like bananas or banned goods.
Extension nutritionist Miss Helen Swinney of Iowa State College notes that fruit and juice can be canned without sugar but will lose color flavor and shape. Unsweetened fruit suits pie making. juicy fruits should be canned in their own juice or minimal water with careful processing.
Franklin John Moffatt telephoned Mo iravia on Tuesday afternoon while Earl Swift called Albia on Friday. John Repp and son Leo visited Wes Scott home Saturday. Mrs Earl Swift Thelma Carolyn Ann and Mrs Harry Brown with Kenneth called at Teenium Friday. Mrs Roy Ogle and children called at Coy Swift home last week. Kenneth Grace Donald Dean Calhoun with Mrs Coy Swift and Daisy Moffatt called in Iconium.
Mrs Earl Swift and daughters Thelma and Carolyn Ann called at the Charlie LaMar home Monday afternoon Ruth Miller and others visited Coy Swift home Monday. Grace Calhoun stayed Tuesday night at Coy Swift home. Mr and Mrs Clell Sheldon and Frances visited Mrs J D Sheldon Monday. John and Ellen Shehan called at John Moffatt home Monday evening. Stevens reunion attended by Mrs J Moffatt family and Mr and Mrs Henry Elliott at Centreville Park.
Blue Front Mr and Mrs Allen Long of Rathbun spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Van Long Dorothy and Jerry Brown spent Sunday evening at L C Hamiltons Mrs John Plants spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs Mable Main Mr and Mrs U S Mangle and Jeff Patrick spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Casa Hamilton Wanda Jones of Cedar Falle spent the week end with her folks Mr and Mrs Ben Jones Club met Friday with Mrs Laura Lockman Helen Hamilton spent Sunday afternoon with Enid Long Mr and Mrs Elbert Moore and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Jim Moore
Fuller Miss Nina Long of Gallatin Missouri is a house guest of her uncle James Long. Mrs. Jess Smith and Mrs. Raymond Jones hosted visitors Thursday afternoon. Earnest Roeder and family from Kirkwood Missouri visited the Jess Smith home with Ralph and Mildred Gibson. Carlyale Long and the Misses Ruth and Nina Long spent the weekend with relatives near Sigourney. Additional visits include E F Wilson's home, Cloud Harsh near Exline, and exchanges with Roy Elswick and Lick Miller of Albia plus Carlysle Long visiting Keek family near Gallatin.
Bert Mack bought a load of lambs in Kinser Valley Friday and shipped them to Ottumwa on Saturday. Rus Sell Darby handled the trucking. The Darby family and Mrs. J. H. Davis visited the grandma Darby home Sunday. The Zell Wilson family joined Henry Sytama for a visit with his daughter Mrs. Henry VanWelden. Gale Hinton from near Albia visited Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. W. Cohagen of Blakesburg spent the weekend at the M. M. Darby home. Donald Darby and Clifton Boardman visited Richard Burton in Moravia Sunday forenoon, then went to Hedrick in the afternoon where Richard works. Bert Mack hauled cattle to the Ottumwa market Monday. Another shower of rain fell Saturday night.
Teenium attendance at Sunday School at Church of Christ. 52 and Methodist 91 noted. Mr and Mrs H A Lemaster were Centerville callers Saturday. Mr and Mrs Chas Argo and Mr and Mrs Glen Turner visited Lake Wapello Sunday afternoon. Carl Wetterlind and Billy Bates hosted guests over the weekend. Frank and daughter Shirley Ann of Red Oak Iowa, Howard Funkhaus er and children left for Kansas City Sunday evening. Beasie Funkhouser of Murray plans to visit Oklahoma with sister Ala Gach and family. Otutife relatives visiting Chas Hiner for a few days. John Bigford of Moravia and daughter from California were Saturday evening visitors Bere. Lester Derby Marie and Leo called at Roscoe Argo's one evening recently.
Wallace Beery Betty Furness and Eric Linden star in Good Old Soak. Ed War Bergen and Charlie MacArthur in Bring on the Girls. Gene Autry in Round-Up Time in Texas. James Dunn Patricia Ellis in Venus Makes Trouble.
Numerous households hosted guests and relatives including Adams, Callen, Argo, and McCord families. Visitors traveled from Osceola, Moravia, South Bend Indiana, and near Centerville while others attended a Leonda school reunion and local threading work.
Names of residents and families share recent visits and social events across local towns including Caylor Alden Miller Hudgens Burton Tadlock Knight Veach Creech Stevens Huber Stocker Morrison Paris Strunk Campbell Koehler and others. Revive meetings at Miller church begin Monday August 2 led by Rev Thomas.
Appanoose County Board met with all members present. The board corrected suspensions for R B Underwood Nellie Gates and Amanda Miller in Udell Township and instructed the Auditor and Treasurer to amend records. Other items adjust 1936 tax rollback on Lot 6 Block 2 Centerville and lower valuation by 968 notifying refund of excess tax. Also set grocery stock value for Fromm's Grocery Center ville at 300 for 1936 and 1937 and approved several beer bonds. The board adjourned per Auditor call.
Ottumwa area residents and friends visited and hosted at multiple homes across the region. Events include Camp meetings in Birmingham, visits to the Boardman and Robinson households, and weekend travels to Des Moines Albia and Alta.
Taylor township report by Hary Pabst details government funded phosphate trials on 32 acres. Unfertilized strips yielded 15 and 12 bushels per acre in beans and oats plots, while fertilized plots produced 19 and 16 bushels. Phosphate costs about $2 per acre, lasting five years, with better wheat quality noted.
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