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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
2
The critique questions Roosevelt's push for mass rearmament and higher spending before war. It argues his diplomacy gave him foresight others lacked, yet warns the nation risks debt and taxation as the pact for defense deepens. The piece labels his third term as a qualification.
Brompton and Mrs M E Boardman and son Clifton visited Curtis Burton. John Fisher and son Carl visit with Roy Fisher in Denver. Bert Fisher called in Albia. E Stafford family visited Charley DeLong. Elmert Vance of Detroit and Archie Billings hosted Foster School reunion guests. Dorothy Darby Wilma Boardman Myrtle Darby visited Blakesburg. Russell Darby Cheater Sandera Carl Bivin W Biren dined with W F and E F Boardman. Des Moines visitor J T Clarkson at C L Jones home. C L Jones attended M B Boardman home gathering. Ralph Horn works for brother Henry Horn. L A Thompson and Fern Thompson visited M E Boardman. Charley DeLong family visited J Bradford in the evening.
Fairview Mr and Mrs Edd Taylor Mrs Bert Drake and Clarence Gorman visited Centerville Saturday. Mrs Sam Proctor and family and Mr and Mrs Lowell were Sunday visitors at the J Fletcher home. Mr and Myra Taylor spent Thursday afternoon at Jim Hayes home. Proctor family mentioned in connection with Bert.
Local residents hosted a series of visitors for Decoration Day, with extended family from Des Moines Albia Udell and Missouri dropping by. Church activities included a Children's Day rehearsal at Wesley Chapel and multiple calls at neighbors’ homes across Hiattville and surrounding farms.
Friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Weat gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roberts for a miscellaneous shower Thursday evening. About 75 attended with gifts noted as lovely and useful. Homemade ice cream and cake were served. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Free and Dale attended Memorial exercises in Moravia and had dinner at Haver Free’y. Warren Whisler and friend Art Barton from the CCC campus Kayoola spent the weekangh aikie bia.
Des Moines visitors and local family gatherings mark a weekend in the Des Moines and Ottumwa region. Memorial exercises at Eslinger cemetery drew relatives including the Hawk and Selby families, while numerous visits and dinners connected Whisler, Faber, Burton, Donavon, Hiatt, and Pettibone households with extended kin from Des Moines, Ottumwa, Centerville, and Newton.
A humorous, rambling column from farmers lamenting taxes, prohibition, and the grind of rural life. It blends gripes about equipment, groceries, and fuel with quirky Poultry Report notes, including misadventures of chicks, hens, and rats. The author also recalls Memorial Day, flower gardens, and family on the farm, noting how livestock and company influence garden care.
Unionville shaded by Decoration Day activities with visits from Helen Fitmigan of New York City and Merle Weise of Chicago to local families, plus numerous guests from Des Moines Moravia Vallejo Centerville Udell and Cincinnati. The community observed a Baptist program led by Senator Hugh Guernsey with graves decorated by the American Legion and Boy Scouts.
Wayside day and night with his brother in Norton and many neighbors visited W Norton and family. Dellahtne Norton traveled to Moline Illinois for a few days with sister Mable Norton. The group included Mr and Mrs Alfred Sutton from Waterloo and others visiting Mr and Mrs Harry Tisue and Mrs Charles Smith.
The KING THEATRE in Albia announces a June program with Lionel Barrymore Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Doctor Kildare's Strange Case and a double feature Ghost Valley Raiders with Donald Barry Lena Andre plus Merle Oberon Rex Harrison in Over the Moon. Errol Flynn Miriam Hopkins Randolph Scott star in Virginia City on June 9 and 10. Jean Hersholt headlines Courageous Dr Christian on June 11. Ann Sheridan Jeffrey Lynn Humphrey Bogart appear in It All Came True on June 12 and 18.
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