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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
2
Miss Mary Zerbe visits California and many neighbors, relatives, and friends travel between Albia and nearby towns. The column lists callers, birthdays, class outings, and trips to Mt. Pleasant and Des Moines. It notes school plans, Pioneer Epworth League Institute, and aWorld's Fair visit by local families.
The Town State College Extension Service reports 476 farmers in 78 counties saw larger farm profits in 1938 than 1982. Net income rose from 820 to 1090 dollars, management returns from 1550 loss to 700 gain, and inventories of liquid assets livestock and feeds increased. Average corn yield stood at 63 bushels vs state 40. Top farms earned 2770 per man, while low farms earned 1200, with larger farms generally more profitable in 1983.
Vivian Fox and Harley Ashby were married in a single ring ceremony at the Little Brown Church in Nashua Iowa officiated by Rev William Kent The couple were attended by Mr and Mrs Harold Roby after the ceremony they visited relatives in Waterloo before a wedding dinner in Moravia The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Fox of Cincinnati The groom is son of Mr and Mrs William Ashby of Centerville He has worked at J South Jern Utilities for 14 years and has lived in Moravia with friends
Wilson and Mig Ting Kombel of Centerville were married Saturday evening June 2 at 6 30 at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs R E Wilson in Unionville The Rev Frank Smith officiated The couple will reside in Centerville where Mr Wilson is manager of the chicken feeding department at the Swift Co plant
The Appanoose county ministerial association held its monthly meeting at the Moravia M. E. church with President W. A. Bloom in the chair. Rev. W. T. Boston gave a devotional, Rev. J. C. Bruvolod read on The Place of Religion in the Life of the Church, and plans for county wide evangelistic meetings were discussed with Zerbe, Hehrans and Rowe appointed to arrange details.
A conference of county agents and Iowa State College agricultural faculty named eleven emergency crops best suited to Iowa conditions to resist chinch bugs. The list includes soybeans, sorghum, rape, and corn with notes on seed supply, planting times, and forage value for hay or fall pasture. The report emphasizes corn and soybeans for summer seeding and early fall use, with specific timelines for planting and expected yields.
The Rev H F P York of Bloomfield has accepted a call to the Church of Christ in Keota and will begin his pastorate with the evening service Sunday June 10. He and Mrs York and their three sons are moving to Keota and will occupy the church manse. York was formerly pastor of the Moravia Church of Christ and once principal of Moravia high school.
Appanoose county corn quota boosted to the original estimate after Des Moines data review. County agent Bowdish and the county corn-hog committee oversee adjustments by township to achieve parity. Result is a better cash allotment and forthcoming payments once contracts are typed and sign-up dates set.
Rumors of disconnection at the Wabash Milwaukee crossing prove true as workers start placing an electric signal. The Moravia tower has long employed three men on three shifts. J. B. Cameron, also the Wabash agent, along with Jus Black and J. W. Reynolds, are among the crew.
Richard Veach and Eugene Wilcox, local carriers for the Register and Tribune, traveled to Des Moines on Monday to attend the annual state convention. The RB&T management held a full day of celebration for their carriers, with various named participants noted among the attendees.
Local forester reports widespread death of evergreen trees caused by drought and drying winds. Dozens of windbreaks and hedgerows on farms show severe declines, with many trees aged 15 to 24 years dying across the area.
A garbled excerpt discusses wartime work, costs, and European payments in a tense exchange. Phrases reference trouble, earnings, and a sense of global conflict shaping labor and finance. The legibility limits precise details or named entities.
Mary Alice Dale born 1834 in North amberléen Pant came to Iowa at six months old. She died June 8 2084 in Ottumwa aged 79. She married George Arnold in 1871, then Israel Snooks in 1915, and Thomas J. Cathey in 1633. Survived by husband Thos Cathey, one brother John Dale, many nieces and nephews. Funeral at Moravia Christian church June 10 with burial at Salem cemetery.
On Sunday June 10 1924 at the bride’s parents home in Moulton Miss Doris Wright married Laster Smith of Clarinda. Rev Earl C Lewin officiated with Miss Iria Wright and Mr Don Wright as attendants. The couple plans to reside in Clarinda Iowa.
Seath-Bullock Seath, pastor of the Christian church, and Miss Dorothy Bullock of Bloomfield were married Sunday after the morning service at the church. The Rev A Peo York of Bloomfield officiated with Mims Madeline Wirth at the piano. A large company attended and relatives and friends witnessed the ceremony. The couple will make their home after a brief reading period.
A fragmentary notice references a sale event titled Souks Sale Seeks New Eats Ad PSE. Details are unreadable, with limited legible text pointing to an urban market context and a promotional call.
Free Jones wedding details from Des Moines Moravia circle describe Mine Olella Josephine Jones and Kenneth Boyd Free wed at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev Rosell G. Ye officiating. Attendants Miss Maxine Jones and Hilbert Roberts. Reception at Hicks Pabst residence and gift table of neighbors.
The Morayia Ladies of the Methodist church presented the play More Power to You at the Albia Methodist church Sunday evening. The production, written and directed by Mrs PF W Blumenstock, repeats a prior performance from several weeks ago.
Unionville on the first of the week saw William H. Undertwood operate an old fashioned cradle to cut a small field of wheat. It had been fifty years since he last used a cradle, rekindling curiosity among locals. The tools, belonging to 3. Me Salix, are in excellent condition despite their age, and Undertwood demonstrated the working cradle with skill.
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