12 Jun 1930
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
1
Moravia Union, Moravia Iowa, lists subscription prices and payment options amid a narrative about rising living costs. The piece notes Father’s Day origins linked to Mrs John B Dood of Spokane Washington and describes a rose color code for living and deceased fathers.
The piece notes Father’s Day on June 15 as the nation’s third Sunday in June and the eighth observance. It frames the day as a time of recognition for fathers amid worries over household expenses and budgets as they manage family finances.
Next Saturday June 14 marks Flag Day as the nation pauses to honor Old Glory. Americans at home and abroad have long revered the flag as a symbol of liberty, with poets and orators praising its enduring standard and inspiration for freedom.
Citizens are urged to salute the national standard with reverence and pride. The call asks every Moravia home to display Old Glory next Saturday as a symbol of freedom and the republic’s enduring memory.
A proposal seeks to combine Mother's Day observed May 11 and Father's Day set for June 16 into a single Parents Day. The piece notes historical roots of Mother's Day and argues against merging these celebrations, while recounting a church vote at Dallas that removed the word obey from marriage vows.
A collage of brief opinions and quips from various papers. Snippets touch on prison life, naval treaties, shaving records, beauty routines, calendar confusion, domestic abuse, poverty among motorists, hospital beds versus cars, census jokes, straw ballot hopes, and a satirical call for a respectable religion.
Horton Potts and wife were Sunday visitors at the G E Luse home. Sunday callers at John Johnson's included Forrest Main Bill Wilson Jimmy Wilson Eli Lawrence Bill Davis of Numa Dutch DuVall and Mr and Mrs E F Wilson and Cheree. Howard Evans spent weekend with T J Luge. The Farm Buyresu meeting was at the Country Club at Albis. Vivien Wilson attended funeral at E Childs in Coatesville MA Tuesday. Jess Smith and family were visiting Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo Hiner and children and Mrs. John Hardy and son spent a day with relatives in Iconium. Mrs. Lew Funkhouser is on the sick list. Mrs. Will Free called on Lew Funkhouser. Bill Haver of Centerville visited Ned Argo family. Tish Murphy has flu but is improving. Jay Maseman and daughters visited at Will Free’s. Harry Brown and son spent Friday at J E Dicks. Will Callen and Mayme and Orrin Callen visited Orval Callen. A Children’s Day program at M E Church is planned Sunday night. Will Free shop in Centerville. Ed Navin shot a large wolf Sunday morning. wolves threaten local sheep. Will Free attended a funeral in Fairfield Monday. Leo Sytama has measles.
Miller family and relatives shared Sunday dinner at the D L Strunk home with Ray Strunk Bertha Miller Inez and Mary Tadlock among others. Several families visited relatives in Ottumwa Unionville Centerville Albia West Grove and Eddyville reporting on church sermons and livestock activities. Frederick Koehler’s father recovering in New Mexico heads home as the Koehler family notes a health update.
Does the world seem wrong and energy low DeWitt’s Gadoul Compound Tonic Pills are sold to boost vitality. AnExtract of Cod Liver Oil with Iron and tonics designed for those with weak stomachs or general run down condition. Safe for adults and children and free of habit forming drugs. For sale by Smith Drug Store.
A fragment notes a bottle of DuWitt's Compound Sadast Touic Pilly at Smith Drug. Details are unreadable in the OCR and date, dosage, and purpose cannot be confirmed from the fragment.
A community column lists events and visits in and around Hiattville and Centerville. A Children’s Day program at Wesley Church is planned for next Sunday at 2 PM with morning services canceled. The item also reports on ill health, visits, sheep shearing, new song books for Wesley chapel, travel between Gallatin and Moravia, alumni banquets, and local family news including birthdays and a measles case.
A fragment from multiple era papers presents a collage of quirky quotes and cartoon captions. It features playful wordplay about exams and erasers, a detective exam vignette, and a laughable miscommunication about calling again tomorrow.
A fragmentary verse line notes that a girl in a classy coupe or taxi can be jolly while the worthwhile girl smiles. It ends with a quip about bringing her home on the trolley and predicts hot weather deployment soon.
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