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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
4
Fragments describe Mary Moffatt and family at the John Moffatt home in Worth and nearby. Mrs Sam Bennett gathered strawberries there on Monday while neighbors and guests visited in the evenings including Roscoe Argo and the Harry Ster home, with Wednesday calls noted.
High school graduates may enlist in the Navy V-1 program while attending college, earning aviation training and officer status. Freshmen and sophomores who join by November 1, 1942 become eligible for midshipman training after two or four years of college, leading to a naval commission. Freshmen must enlist before end of first college semester or contact the Dean of V-1 or a Navy Recruiting Station.
The article provides gardening guidance including optimal planting windows from July 1 to 16 for carrots beets and sweet corn with early varieties like Tendergold Hybrid and Golden Bantam. It notes mid summer plantings reach fall maturity and store well for winter and mentions family storage needs along with farm chores and local events from Foster in 1943.
Wind harms garden vegetables so plant corn on the south or windy edges and shield shorter crops. Store spring seed in a cool dry airtight place. Raspberries yield better fruit with constant moisture. Mulch and frequent shallow cultivation help keep moisture and reduce weeds during bloom.
On June 18 1942 the District Court of Apnanoose County Iowa appointed A P Speers administrator of Minnie A Barkley deceased. Creditors must pay to the administrator and claimants present claims to the court for allowance. date June 18 1942. Attorneys are Valentine and Valentine.
Agricultural economist Lauren K. Soth from Iowa State College argues ceilings alone fail to curb inflation. He notes more money chasing fewer goods drives price hikes, urging taxes, bonded sales, and rationing to reduce spending power. Strengthening the dam via rationing could make ceilings effective, but risks remain as prices may rise above ceilings.
Soth notes support for income taxes as fairer based on ability to pay. He outlines Roosevelt's inflation plan including price ceilings, limiting profits, rationing essentials, restricting installment buying, and delaying debt payments. The proposal emphasizes heavy taxation and wage policies to curb inflation.
Des Moines IA 1941 Christmas seal sale set a state record with 146604.16 dollars, surpassing 1940 by twenty percent and exceeding the national quota. Counties varied in per capita contributions led by Johnson 10.9 cents and Kossuth 8.8 cents, while Iowa ranked 21st nationally. Funds support tuberculosis services, recruits, families, and wartime worker health.
Blue Front hosts and neighbors visit Albia and Fairfield while local clubs and church figures share dinners and gatherings. A voting machine lost years earlier is rediscovered by the county auditor, sparking notes on misregistered votes. Local cinema group Foto-Feme plans sending film to Clarinda soldiers in Ireland with parental portraits.
Unionville reports Rev. and Mrs. Jas. A. Wilson will resume their pastorate for a fifth year at the local Methodist church after attending the annual conference in Mt. Pleasant. Several area residents visited, traveled, or attended events this week, including H. M. Underwood in Omaha, Lloyd B. Ransom in Albia, and Ella relatives in Des Moines Centerville and Ames.
L. L. Castleman of Clarion sustained a severe neck fracture and paralysis after diving into a pool and colliding with a boy surfacing from a dive. Ray Hill suffered facial bruises. A separate note reports Grinnell parking spaces marked with bright yellow lines to improve visibility in a blackout.
Mr and Mrs W O Norton learned their granddaughter Connie Louise Norton was recovering well after a tonsil and adenoid operation in Ottumwa.
Mr and Mrs Ed Mosely called in the vicinity Monday evening Dora Norton has been bedfast all week after consulting a doctor and finding symptoms of pneumonia We are sorry that Mr and Mrs Ray Harris and Patty have moved to Centerville Mr and Mrs Edward Points were dinner guests at the A H B Tanger home in Centerville Sunday Mr and Mrs Ted Wilson and family were dinner guests at the Irank Wilson home Sunday Dortha and Ruth Kenton spent Sunday afternoon with Dora Norton.
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