14 Jun 1934
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
1
Moravias Bunton appears as a second class mail matter entry recorded at Moravia Iowa with a March 1879 designation. Publisher T. Smith is listed.
Moravians plan their annual Fourth of July event with a full program from July 8th through late July night. The celebration is an institution in the region drawing crowds from miles around and ending with a satisfying day for visitors.
Moravia officials stress that accidents can occur and call drivers to be considerate during band concerts and free movie nights near the square. Pedestrians should also stay alert as crowds gather, emphasizing safety over worry.
The article argues drought hinges on national planning and engineering projects. It notes erosion draining ponds and creeks into the ocean, claims forests and small water bodies influence moisture, and laments decades of tree removal and wind erosion on homesteads.
Local notes record Mrs Hiatt securing her sixth consecutive term and promising continued teaching. Numerous family visits and gatherings are noted, including J. W. Hiatt’s passing in Harvard, Nebraska, prompting remembrances from the community that knew the couple for many years.
A fragmented report notes a dispute at Hedge College involving Gaylord McDapel and visitors including Me Eads and Mrs. Fred Hert with sons. The scene mentions parental figures and a late afternoon gathering, reflecting local tensions and social friction in a campus context.
A light local column from Jackie Winsler at Epworth League Institute Mt Pleasant shares notes from a worshipful weekend. The piece cites a moving picture scene of Mt Everest and records institute meals and plainer humor among 300 attendees.
Unionville residents share a quiet Sunday with guests from Piano and Mt. Pleasant. Rev Kermit Cra and family attended church activities while Iowa Wesleyan College graduate from Mt. Pleasant was mentioned. Local households include Mr and Mrs Kra, Mr and Mrs Lister, and Mr and Mrs Perneli visiting or hosting.
Roy Purvis and family visited at the Bi Hints home on Friday. Several gatherings occurred as neighbors spent evenings with each other at various homes including Roy Starke, Dave Hiner, Lloyd Rowe, Harold Hut, and Coulson households. Multiple parties extended visits and shared ice cream and meat canning activities throughout the week.
The Thursday gathering for ladies and children featured a wedding quilt project and a serene social mood. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Free and Mrs. Milo Main, with visits to Des Moines noted and reported congratulations and gifts. A large family showered Kenneth Free and wife with many gifts at a Saturday event, tea, cream, and cake served. Miss Alice Shaw from LeRoy visited friends. A death notice for Mrs. Alice Apfold Cathey is mentioned. Picnic dinners at Selby Main home included Howard Funkhouser and John Lewis among others. Plans for a club meeting with Mrs. Robin son are noted for Thursday.
Fragmentary OCR text recalls Hazel College events with names Zell Wilson Bomiley Caster and Billy, a Sunday sale in Cantona, and visits by residents to Histraville, Sask Veto, and Lewis of Moines. Mentions week visits and weekend gatherings with various people.
West Point notes show Mrs Rollie and visitors attending a quilting event Thursday. Sunday gatherings included Garnet Brown and Lloyd Beaty families at Harold Huff home near Walnut City, with Ralph Davin Traxton Dicks and others at Lloyd Brown home.
Des Moines Des Moines Des Moines Aug 22 to Aug 31 officials announce a new 40 acre tract joining the State Fair camp grounds bringing total acreage to about 160 acres. The expanded camp will house more than 40 000 campers with blue grass shade trees city water showers electric lights and modern sanitary facilities. The mammoth tent city will have its own post offices police and fire departments during the ten day fair and will feature an enlarged educational and entertainment program officials say.
Milwaukee railway experiment employs steam jets from five locomotives to chill dining and lounge cars. Four non refrigerant cooling methods circulate water through overhead coils, lowering interior temperature to about 45 degrees.
Helen Carter plans a few days away with Loyd Carter, Dorothy and Donald Darby attending Epworth League Institute in Mt. Phansatt. Kenneth Joinech of Brompton visits with his grand family. Mr and Mrs Grant Lincox host visitors Henry Sytama and Rollie Carter. Ida Johnson and son Francie call in Blakesburg. Dr Margaret Harrison and son John visit Mrs Harp Darby and Mrs Geo Clough Saturday evening.
A long list of local visits and calls describes residents including Velia Brown and family at Charley Range, and numerous Brown relatives visiting homes of H. H. Brown, A. H. Brown, W. A. Brown, Ed R Brown, Glen Brown, and others across Moravia, Albia, Beat Series, and neighboring towns. The notes record Sunday and weekday calls, visits, and arrivals by locals like Charles Brown from Newton and Opal Fenton near Udell, with several dames such as Vera Moore and Jean mentioned among visits.
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