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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1953
Page
1
A farmer calculates that a three inch rain could net about $10 000, aiding corn bean seedings hay and pastures plus stock gains. Community building work continues toward school classrooms with John Laws refinishing the main room and four varnish coats due later this week as plumbers finish the plumbing and heating lead.
Ren Ramblin notes vacation cards from travelers visiting historic sites in the vicinity including Canada Niagara Falls Albany and Boston Mark Blackman sends a Boston memory while Burk Tassel and Mary Tassel share St. Lawrence and deep sea fishing reports Local weather chatter and a rural about Mora via implement or car deliveries are mentioned with limited clarity
Mrs Nancy Proctor hosted Pleasant Valley Missionary Society members at her home. Several local families and guests attended dinners, visits, picnics, and Bible School events across Fairview, Centerville, and Ames with Proctor, Hiatt, Proctor, and Gilliland families prominent. Weekend gatherings included a picnic at Centerville Park and songspirations at Pleasant Valley church.
A recently found unidentified picture at the Union office sparks curiosity about its subjects. A sign on the adjacent building claimed P D Schreiner sold stores, while a large maple tree shaded Moravia square near the Johnson barber shop amid recent extreme heat.
The fragment notes a theory that the men in uniform belong to a military organization active during World War I. The text provides no names, dates, or concrete evidence, leaving the claim as speculation.
The Moravia town council met in regular session with all members present. Minutes and treasurer reports were approved reflecting various funds balances and payments. Budgets, cigarette permit grant, cemetery lot price raise to 50 dollars, and a special election vote on an I S U Co franchise were approved. A 125 dollar monthly marshal salary was set, and the council adjourned after approving the 1954 budget planning.
Mr and Mrs Jay Argo visited at the Guy Argo home Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Neal Sears and children and Mr Les Miller of Chicago were weekend visitors with the Kenneth O’Cnner family. Mr and Mrs Don Felkner, Mr Gillie Felkner, and Mrs Stella Sears were evening callers on Sunday. Mrs Herb Roblenz was a business caller in Bloomfield Wednesday. Martha Coulson was a weekend visitor with Mr and Mrs Russ McCann. Mrs Elsie Martin spent a few days at the Scott McDonald home. Mr and Mrs Guy Argo and family were Sunday guests of Wess Hiatt. Mrs Frank Shoemaker was a guest at the C Callen home on Sunday. Visitors with the Herb Roblenz family Sunday evening were Mr and Mrs O A Burton, the Virgil Dooley family, and Mr and Mrs Ernest Hiatt. Sandra Hiatt had spent the day with Nancy Roblen.
Mrs. Van Lembster and her parents returned home Sunday evening after visiting at the Theo Miller home from Sunday to Tuesday.
The Union invites sellers to plan a public sale and print sale bills and an advertisement. The service promises wide reach and a large turnout for a successful event.
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