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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
1
A reflective column notes holiday rhythms and duties as Memorial Day approached. It describes publishing office routines, weather drizzles, and tasks completed before the paper’s deadline, along with personal anecdotes and social oddities from readers like Mrs. Suiter and Rob Stoops.
Moravia residents voted to sponsor the Independence Day celebration and established committees for day chairmanship, finance, concessions, entertainment, and decorations. A long-running tradition, the town expects a program for July 4th week with Mather returning for the festivities.
Eloise Martin daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Martin Moravia and Milton Holland of Chicago were married in Moravia at the United Brethren church study in a single ring service read by Rev Mrs Vera Zike. The couple left for Chicago to make their home.
Donald Gordner son of Mr and Mrs T R Gordner will receive a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa Wesleyan College at commencement in Mt Pleasant next Monday He plans to work for a contracting firm in Ames after graduation where he held a position about a year and a half before returning for his senior year Gordner was prominent in Wesleyans athletic program.
Memorial Day services were held at Moravia cemetery at 11 Tuesday morning with a large crowd. The Moravia School Band led veterans, Auxiliary members, families, and friends from the Legion Home to the cemetery. Rev E L Brown gave the invocation and Post Commander Chester Broshar read the Legion preamble. Chaplain Brown delivered the memorial address urging democracy’s perpetuation. The band played, veterans’ names were read, wreaths placed, firing squad saluted, taps and echo followed by benediction. Graves of veterans were decorated earlier by Legion and Auxiliary committees.
Dorothea Mae Darby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Darby, will wed Norman I. Firkins of Vallejo California, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Firkins. The ceremony is planned for Sunday, June 4.
Lorence Gordner will move in June to Burt Iowa where he has been trade manager of the Farmers Cooperative Elevator and Livestock Co He formerly served as assistant manager at Boone for the past year He is the son of Mr and Mrs T R Gordner of Moravia.
Arrangements allow the community to use the town sound equipment on band concert nights. The town council has contracted Jake Day, a local radiotrician, to operate the equipment.
Dr Carl J Drake Iowa State College says canker worms threaten trees in southern Iowa with heavy defoliation on apples and elms. Spraying now is advised using 2 pounds of dead arsenate in 60 gallons of water. Some growers add 1 quart of light miscible oil as a sticker while Drake cautions against spraying fruit trees with oil-containing poisons that won t wash off.
Two weeks Vacation Bible School ends Friday at United Brethren Church. A Sunday night program will showcase work done, with an offering to fund materials and a hoped yearly program. Organizers urge public attendance and stress the need for religious training for children.
Richard Veach, discharged from J. Joseph hospital in Contarville, is staying with his parents in Moravia while he recovers from injuries sustained in the Veach Implement store accident last Wednesday. Doctors report no expected permanent eye injury.
Moravia Masons and Ottumwa lodges welcomed visitors Friday evening to witness the third degree amplification. Members Frank Swaim J B Kinion F H Utterback D E Bishop Rev T J Zike Lyle Hopkins Rev R L Brown Roscoe Day attended. Two thirds were conferred and Rex Kinion, son of J B Kinion, was a candidate.
The Legion Auxiliary will hold a cooperative supper next Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. There will be no election of officers.
John Sherman Campbell 68, retired Milwaukee section foreman, died May 26 at St Joseph hospital Centerville after illness. Moravia resident 47 years, he served 34 years as section foreman and 6 as head assistant, with earlier posts at Gault Blakenburg Laredo Ottumwa. He married four times and left a widow, two sons, two daughters, two brothers, a sister, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral at Moravia United Brethren church May 1 1929 with Manzon ic Lodge present. Burial in Moravia cemetery.
Caurene Sunday Church School at 10 a m with M K Blackman as superintendent. Children Day program at 11 a m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m. Daily Vacation Bible School closing services Sunday at 8 p m. Choir practice Friday at 8 p m. Young Peoples Crusade meeting at Albia Thursday evening. Those wishing to go meet at the church about 7 o'clock. A cordial welcome to all Pastor T J Zike.
The Church of Christ held Bible School at 10 am with Divine Communion at 10 50 am Sermon by the pastor at 11 am and preaching at 8 pm Ladies Aid met all day Wednesday with a noon dinner The county gospel team program drew a well attended and appreciated crowd last Sunday afternoon Pastor W F T Evans delivered the message and led services.
The article lists a Sunday schedule at Ephedis or Episcopal Methedis Church with morning worship and youth leagues at 10:00 and 11:00 a. m. A social note mentions J T Day and family and Miss Stella Albright sharing Sunday dinner at Marian Adams home near Lake Wapello.
Mrs. Bessie Boshak of Moravia announces the approaching marriage of her daughter Vera to Andy Townsend of Los Angeles California. The wedding is set for Thursday June 1 at 7 30 p.m. at the Little Church of the Flower Forrest Lawn Glendale California. They will reside in Los Angeles after the ceremony.
The Moravia marching band outlines new drills and seating rules based on study work. Rex Firkins and Dayton Dotson may join. drum major tryouts include Edward Brown and others. Lois Argo practices twirling. several members advance in chairs and roles.
Moravia Public School, led by Wm. H. Young, is approved by the North Central Association for the period ending June 30, 1940. The notice explains annual reapproval, standards include instruction, facilities, records, staff, and finances, with benefits such as college entrance without exams and diploma acceptance across states.
Raymond Plants, previously principal of the junior high and a teacher of high school subjects in Pocahontas Iowa, has been named principal of the senior high school for next year. He will also assist with coaching duties before attending summer sessions at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls.
A Sunday 11 o clock Children’s Day program at United Brethren Church under Mrs. John Dille and Rosemary Main features songs by primary and harvester classes, recitations by many children, dialogues and a closing quartet. Attendees include Mary Rose Main, Ruby Johnson, Jo an Dille, and others. offertory assistants are Deloris Main and Betty Hiatt.
Moravia resident W G Firkins reports his grandson Lynn W Firkins has graduated from Lathrop Polytechnic Institute in Kansas City Missouri on Wednesday June 7 at Thomas Edison Hall. Lynn W is the son of Mr and Mrs Wm Firkins of Kansas City. The family visited here last summer.
The menu for Wednesday at the Church of Christ includes Meat Loaf with gravy mashed potatoes baked beans a spring salad cottage cheese pickled bread butter jelly and homemade ice cream and cake. Lee tea coffee are offered.
Ronald Underwood an 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs Earnest Underwood of Moravia suffered a severe injury to his right thumb when it was pulled into an automatic electric water pump gear while playing near the device in the basement. Dr Slavin treated him and neighbors report the incident as serious but nonfatal. The family recently moved into Ella Funkhouser property.
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