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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
3
Sunday School at 9:45 a m Morning Worship at 11:00 Christian Endeavor 7:16 p m Evening Worship 8:00 o'clock Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening at 8:00 o'clock A F Fisher pastor
The Church of Christ Bible School held services with Communion at 10 a.m. Junior and Senior Endeavor at 7 p.m. Ladies Aid met on Wednesday, July 1st, all day events and a noon dinner. AChildren gave a beautful program last Sunday evening with Misses Doris Von Dorin Nadine Lagle and pianist Gertrude Utterneck praised. Ministers at the Grape Tent delayed their meeting to finish the program.
M E Church notes Sunday School at 9 45 a m Preaching at 11 00 a m Epworth League at 7 00 p m Children’s Day program at 8 00 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 40 Wealey Chapel preaching at 9 90 a m Sunday School at 10 80 a m Bishop Hawkins pastor.
Sunday School at 10 a m and Morning Worship at 11 with choir. Young People led by a leader. James Calhoun and others plan Thursday evening services at 8 p m. Boy Scouts invite all parents and friends for a Cream supper Saturday June 27. Fairview hosts basket lunch and afternoon services. Epworth League Tuesday at 8 p m Miss Virginia Kuster reader. Hilton hosts 10 a m Sunday School and 3 p m midweek. Farm Bureau meets Friday July 4. Churches urge neighbors to attend and help build a rural church. J W Zerbe, minister.
Evening gatherings unfold at the Gospel Tent south of the square with lectures each night. Topics include The Path of the Just and Pagan Superstition, plus Q and A, weighing human life in God’s balance, and Occupy Until I Come. All are invited to attend.
After the Epworth League meeting on June 21 officers were elected. Ruth Crawley is President Mildred Cox first vice president Norma Lee ins second vice president Nadine Donovan third vice president Leons Kaster secretary Treasurer Lorence Gardner pianist Leona Kester chorister Norma Les Firkina. July 2nd audit planned. Pretty new wash dresses for the Hat Shoppe.
I O F Lodge plans a Centerville park picnic on Sunday June 28 with basket dinner speeches and music by Centerville Municipal band. Grand Master L L Lemming will address the crowd as Ottumwa and Wapello county visitors attend. The event, expected to attract hundreds and possibly the largest Odd Fellows gathering in southern Iowa, is open to the public.
Elijah Hurst Boyer died June 26 1981 at his Moravia Iowa home at 84 years 2 months. He was born in April 1847 in Harrison county Indiana and moved with his family to Clark County Illinois then to Appanoose County Iowa where he lived seventy four years. He married Mary Ellen Easter in 1869 and she died in 1980. Surviving children are George R Charley W Inezza Hiatt and Gertie with 28 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held June 27 1981 at Fairview church with burial in Fairview cemetery.
Many residents fled to caves and cellars Friday night fearing a cyclone like alarm. The storm attains high winds but caused little damage to buildings or crops. Rainfall near three inches Saturday and Friday night leaves abundant moisture across the area.
Cutworms are destroying alfalfa fields in a thin spring across the state. Army-like swarms wiped out 4 acres on a single farm. Remedy advised is poison bran mash made from bran and Paris Breen, molasses, and water in specified ratios.
Notice states no firing of fire crackers or torpedoes in the park on July 4. W G Firkins, mayor, enforces order. The public is reminded to observe the ban to ensure safety and avoid penalties.
Andrew Hartley and two unnamed companions escaped with minor injuries after their Ford touring car was demolished in a collision with a Merchants Transfer truck near Moravia. They had just finished work on a bridge, then pulled onto Highway No. 6 when the truck appeared from the south.
Jones Potts and Dorothy Jones of Albia were quietly married at the Christian parsonage by Rev. O M Morgan on a June afternoon. The bride wore pink georgette with matching accessories and roses, sweet peas in her bouquet, while the groom wore tan. Both families and employment details are noted, with a short wedding trip planned before returning to Albia.
A barn dance for about one hundred neighbors and friends was hosted at the Carl Funkhauger home last Friday evening. Music featured performances by Harper and Jordan.
Heavy weekend rain forced the Masons to cancel the Saints John Day program planned for Sunday. An elaborate schedule had been prepared and a large crowd was expected.
Moravia junior baseball team defeated Unionville Legion 8 to 3 on Moravia diamond last Friday afternoon in an unusually good game. The two teams plan another meeting on July 4th at Moravia.
Miss Alma Fergison and Mr. Clarence Adey of Oskaloosa Iowa were united in marriage Monday evening June 22 at 7 30 at the home of Rev W G Lagie in Moravia. After the ceremony they left for their home in Oskaloosa.
The free Drama and Fine Arts school sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary will stage the play What About Betty at the school gymnasium on July 2. Enrollees promise clever acting and notable specialties, presenting a hit of the season.
Pleasant Hill residents record visits and gatherings across several homes. Names include Beaty Chadwick Tarbell Moore Murphy Fenton and Hammond with respective family appearances and weekend activities. Some entries reference relatives from Cedar Rapids Newton and local schooling notes about Betty July and a school auditorium event.
The barn dances require strict invitation access with invitations issued solely by Chas, Foster, or Carl Funkhouser. This policy confines entry to those three organizers’ provided invites.
Mrs. G. B. Johnson used a classified advertisement to sell cherries. She spent money on the ad and successfully moved her stock, suggesting the column pays for local sellers.
A church dinner at Christian Church lists July Wednesday offerings including beef boil and noodles mashed potatoes gravy scalloped corned Balad pickles bread butter jelly tea coffee.
About 75 members of the Centerville Business and Professional Women's Club visited Moravia for a meeting and dinner at the Methodist Episcopal Church dining parlors. The group traveled largely in the Pure Ice Co truck and trailer driven by Steve Martin, company head, with a few members arriving by car. The trip was described as a gay and highly enjoyable outing.
Mrs A W Kincade and C R Kincade traveled from Missouri to Princeton Missouri on Tuesday to attend the funeral of their aunt Mrs Julia Kincade Bettis who died on Monday.
W. G. Lagle reports a mess of fine new potatoes from his garden on Monday and claims to be the first to report them this season. He adds that others claiming earlier use would have larger potatoes if they checked a few days sooner, noting Walt is a gospel minister.
The Legion and Auxiliary and their families will hold a joint picnic in the grove east of Warren DuVall's on Sunday June 28. Dinner at one o'clock. Each family asked to bring a covered dish sandwiches and dishes for the family.
The menu lists bread and butter, marmalade, breaded loin with gravy, scalloped potatoes, new peas, Spanish rice, salad, pie, coffee, and tea. A simple spread showcases classic dishes for a communal Friday dinner.
Relatives gathered at the Van Dorin home Sunday with baskets to honor A. O. Van Dorin on his TWth birthday set for June 28. Attendees include Mrs. Mery Clester W. T Van Dorin and Freddie J C Lockman Faber Bayard Nef Dorin Wailes and daughter Zadia Doris Van Dorin Clara Selby and Raguell Hindman. Also noted are Mrs. Dorin Wailes birthday on Monday and Dale Caria of Mt Pleasant Iowa visiting to arrange for next school year as the newly elected athletic touch.
Moravia gears up for the annual Independence Day celebration ten days away with plans to surpass past events. A featured attraction is a Moravia versus Unionville Junior League baseball game, with both teams already 1-1 in prior meetings and a decisive playoff looming.
Epworth League of the M EB Church staged the three act comedy Two Days to Marry at the school gym last Friday evening to raise funds for delegates to the League Institute in Mt. Pleasant. Cast featured Simon P. Chase Norman Firkins James J. Dare Allen Mason Buford Sawyer Donald Darby Emily Jane Pink Leona Easter Sadie L. Boixe Dorothea Darby Imogene McShane Norma Lee Firkins Walter M. Blair Lorenca Gardner and director Mrs. Simmera.
Commencement held at Centerville High School with a 172 pupil graduating class the largest in Appanoose County. North area township lists include Chariton Douglas Independence Taylor Union Walnut and others with names of graduates in each district.
Grasshoppers become abundant and may damage small grain, corn, and garden crops. Outbreaks reported in Nebraska and the Dakotas are spreading toward western Iowa. Dr. C. J. Drake warns farmers to watch near uncultivated areas and pastures. poison bran mash is best control. Mr and Mrs Gen H Irelan visit relatives in this area from Yuma Colorado.
Twenty Monroe County residents braved a rainy Saturday to attend the annual Ames State College tour. About 60 delegates viewed the campus and experiment station, with a radio program aired on WOI featuring Carl Van Zante, Sterling Martin, and others. The Monroe delegation highlighted Farm Bureau activities and presented a playlet and brief talks, marking one of the largest delegations from the county.
Des Moines officials unveiled a broad slate of statewide contests for the upcoming Iowa State Fair August 26 to September 4 1941. Highlights include an old fiddlers contest with $100 in prizes a statewide checker tournament with $60 horseshoe tourney with $400 team pulling contest with $600 in prizes a baby health contest worth $500 a twelve woman farm leadership award series for farm youth livestock judging and farming demonstrations a sheep shearing contest with $130 in prizes and entry details available from Secretary A R Corey Des Moines.
The Chariton Township Jet 4 H girls met at leader Amy Wilson home on Thursday June 11. Evelyn Stauber gave a short talk on the core of the feet and Althea Green spoke on The Complete Wardrobe for Young Girls. New member Ruby Whitehead was initiated. Mrs Harris county committee woman from Mystic spoke about Rally Day prizes at Centerville July Bit. Josephine Foster and Gertrude Green were chosen for the Mystic club fair August demonstration team. Refreshments were served. Next meeting at Gertrude Green home. Club Reporter Gertrude Green received a new shipment of Warh Frocks for the celebration Selby Hat Shoppe.
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