English Forest Mercury Parodies American English Notes
English Foreste Mercury front page full of ads and society items. Mentions death of John Brain. hoards of gold urged to be given to country. comical language from reported news stories. local football scores and a call for a churchyard care meeting at St Johns on November 12.
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Brain
England
Dean Forest Mercury
West Gloucester Gassetts
Forest of Dean Examiner
Cinderford Mercury
Forest Mercury
St. John's
St. John’s
Methodist Special Service Next Sunday At Epworth League
The M E church will host a special service next Sunday evening at 7:80 sponsored by the Epworth League. Four young people will deliver orations and the program will include instrumental and vocal music. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone.
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M. E
Epworth League
Corydon Gurney Opens Class A State Tourney at Centerville
Corydon and Moravia meet in the Class A state sectional opener at Centerville Thursday at 7:30 PM. Moravia, top Waubesie conference finisher, travels vs Corydon, second in the standings, with Moravia seeking an upset and a potential second game against Mystle. Lovilla defeats Moravia 34-24 as the Greyhounds struggle on the road and their second team also loses.
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Moravia
Corydon
Centerville
Waubensie
Mystle
Albia
Lovilla
Greyhound
Mora A
Dovile Huskies
Lovilia
Main to Open New Grocery Store in Moravia
M. P. Main announces a new Cash Grocery Store opening this Saturday in Moravia. The shop will occupy the Main building on the square, room once used by Emamett Scott. Main, with 82 years in local merchandising, returns to business after a five year retirement with Mrs. Main helping run the store.
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M. P. Main
the Union
Cash
Moravia
Emamett Scott
Monday PTA Meeting At Moravia Public School
The PTA will meet in the Moravia Public School assembly room featuring representation from grades three through six. The music department will present a sextet, violin quartet, and beginner’s band. Mrs. A. G. Brosher will discuss the effect of movies on children. Dr. C. T. Blavin will speak on how the PTA can help control communicable diseases in the community.
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Lita
Moravia
Mra
A. G. Brosher
C. T. Blavin
PTA
Brush School Presents The Winning Widow Play
Brush School hosts a two act play The Winning Widow by patrons on Friday March 2 at 7 30 p m in the Brush School auditorium. Candy and popcorn sale and Velma Boshek Ewing is the teacher supervising the event. No admission charged.
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Brush School
Velma Boshek Ewing
Fragmentary OCR notes on headlines and session remarks
Fragmented text references "Fra Disvolo" and "Caval cade" with "Forty-Second Street" and mentions a long special session. Notes include stray newspaper headline phrases and a remark about U.S.A daily paper coverage from last week. No clear event or outcome defined.
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U.S.A
Ana
Moravia Students Win Voices in State Declam Contest
Moravia high school declamatory team earned one first and one second at the state preliminary in Albia high school. Annabeth Kearney won first in humorous with Sockery's Cat, while Faci Wichéler placed second in dramatic with The Christmas Substitute. Conatd Gardner represented Moravia in oratorical with There Is No Peace, not placing.
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Moravia
Albia High School
Annabeth Kearney
Albia
Seville
Blakesburg
Annabeth Keemer
Edna Jeffers
Ward Store Opens In New Location
The N. R. Ward Store has moved to a new quarters on the north side of the square after many years in its old site near the northwest corner. The newly interior space is described as attractive and well laid out.
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Ward
N. R. Ward
Opew
Winter Storm Grips Moravia Area With Heavy Snow
A weekend storm dumped 5 to 8 inches of snow around Moravia causing temporary road closures as temperatures plunged to 30 below in spots and 23 below in Ottumwa the state’s coldest reading. The weather disrupted travel but brought relief from a prolonged winter drought.
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Moravia
Ottumwa
Corn Hog Officers Chosen At Centerville Meeting
At a Centerville meeting on February 20 temporary county and township corn hog committees planned elections for permanent township committees. A schedule lists multiple towns with dates and times for meetings. On March 8 the permanent county corn hog organization forms in Centerville High School, with township chairmen meeting at 9 a.m. and the three township members from Peach township at 1:20 p.m.
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Centerville
Bellair
Wyatt
Caldwell
Exline
Chariton
Ieonjum
M. E- Church
Douglas
Sales Church
Franklin
Simpson
Independence
Brushy
Johns
Christian Church
Centerville High School
Y A. m
Peach Township
Appanoose County Beef Producers Meet for Delegate Choice
County vital producers led by L. B. Monroe, temporary chairman, call a Friday meeting in Centerville at 7:80 p.m. to discuss a beef program and select a delegate for the state Des Moines meeting on March 7. The county and state corn-hog committees back the session with officials from Centerville, Moravia, Mystic, and Albig.
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L. B. Monroe
Appandose County
Association of Commerce Room
Centerville
Appanoose County
Des Moines
Monge
Exline
Chas. Bailey
Mystic
Paul B. Strickler
Sec
Fire damages Moravia community building Monday night
Slight damage to the Moravia community building was caused by a fire Monday evening. Timbers next to the chimney were ignited by the heat from the brick, but the blaze was extinguished before it gained headway. The county organization of the American Legion was meeting in the building when the fire was discovered.
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Moravia
J. W. Hughes Closes Moravia Grocery Store
Moravia residents learn that J. W. Hughes store and produce buying station closed Monday. Stock sold to M. P. Main, Main Bros., and N. B. Ward. Hughes plans to move to his farm east of Unionville. He had run the business for years and built local friendships.
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J. W. Hughes
Moravia
M. P. Main
Main Bros
N. 8
Lynch
Hughes
Christian Ladies Aid Meal Menu for Wednesday
The Christian Ladies Aid presents a menu for Wednesday featuring chicken with noodles hot rolls peas in potato Nesta scalloped corn apple salad pickles and telly pig caflos ad as available items.
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Christian Ladies Aid
Union Job Printing Delivers 15000 Bulletins to Cedar Falls
The Union job printing department last week delivered fifteen thousand Bummertrax bulletins to the Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. The book contained forty eight pages and cover.
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Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Moravia OES Invites Members to Albia Chapter Instruction
Moravia Chapter No 84 OES invites members to attend instruction with Albia Chapter at 1 30 p m on a Monday Mrs J W Albert and Herschel Albert family visit Farmington Missouri Mr Palmer of Paris Mo has been working in the area
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Moravia
Albia
J. W. Albert
Herschel
Farmington, I
Mr. Palmer
Paris
Hawk Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs F P Hawk of Moravia will observe their golden wedding with a ceremony at the U B church parlor on Friday March 4 1934. Dinner will be served to invited guests at noon by the U B Ladies open house from 2 to 4 pm, ice cream and cake to be served.
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F. P. Hawk
Moravia
U. B
Community Club Officers Named Moravig Organizes Club
Moravig reports a fully functioning Community Club with twelve directors. Officers elected are President H K Smith, 1st Vice President G B Winster, 2nd Vice President C A Turner, Secretary Chester Broshar, and Treasurer P D Schreiner. Directors include V W Tracy N R Ward C A Veach F W Dotson John Veach A C Main and A G Broshar. A permanent committee will expand memberships and a five member retail merchants committee was formed. A get together is planned for March AGth.
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John Veach
A. C. Main
A. G. Broshar
Emmett Scott
A. O. Malin
N. R. Ward
P. D. Schreiner
Agth
Urges Farmers To Turn In Corn-Hog Contracts
County Agent Leo Bowdish asks Washington area farmers to submit signed corn and hog contracts and complete work sheets for the past two years. Contracts must be in the office to avoid delays in checking and rating by tabulators.
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Appsnoose
Leo Bowdish
Mr. Bowdish
Washington
Time For Sealing Corn Extended to April 1st
County notices extend the corn sealing program from February 28 to April 1. Washington official word says certificates for loans must be notarized or recorded by March 31. Reports show sealing activity near forty five million dollars in ten days, with expectations to reach fifty million by early April.
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W. §. Bradley
Washington, D. C
Surprise Birthday Party For Miss Vera Kaster
A surprise party celebrated Vera Kaster's 19th birthday on Friday evening February 23. About 54 friends and neighbors attended, with Mrs. John Whicker supplying a large cake, and Mr. and Mrs. Easter as entertainers. Irene Moffitt played piano as everyone sang, and guests departed wishing many more happy birthdays.
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Vera Kaster
John Whicker
Easter
Irene Moffitt
Vera
County Legion Had Interesting Meeting Here
Appanoose county American Legion held a session at Community Hall on Monday evening despite snow and sub-zero weather. Wallace Cruickshank chaired in county commander Weeple’s absence, with Chester Broshar, W. A. Stevens, and other local leaders speaking on membership, Lake Wapello plans, and post activities. A committee was named to draft resolutions for the late Wm Osler of Ottumwa, and Auxiliary members served lunch after the meeting.
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Appanoose County American Legion Organization
Monroe County
Wallace Cruickshank
Centerville
B. J. Weeple
Mystic
Cruickshank
Legion
Chester Broshar
Moravia
Iowa
Moore
G.C.C
Lake Wapello
W. A. Stevens
C.C.C
Stevens
Ar- Foonie
Dea Moines
Secretary of State
Wm, Osler
Ottumwa
Monroe
Sorenburg
Louilla
Cheater
Albia
E. E. Mitchell
John Garrett
Moulton
Jas. Sampson
Cincinnati
Ladeia
Township Committee Duties Outlined by County Agent Bowdish
County Agent Léo Bowdish lists five main duties for permanent township corn hog committees in Ap panoodsy county. The tasks cover checking contracts and supporting evidence, verifying corn acreage, inspecting contracted acres, appraising yields, and certifying contracts. Each committee member should visit every contracted farm and ensure accuracy in forms and yield estimates, with corrections made for any discrepancies. Continued on Last Page.
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Appanoodsy County
AAA
Washington
Léo Bowdish
Iowa State College Extension Service
Friday Dinner Menu Notes at Mesa Kitchen
The fragment lists items such as chicken mashed potatoes hot biscuits pickles pie gravy creamed corn and butter. It appears as a diner or meal plan note with casual menu wording and several misspelled terms.
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John Brain
H. Roberts
High Street
Drybrook
Albert Brain
John
Bobby
Srothar
Cinderford
Whitecroft
Morag Wanderers
Soral
Corydon Gurney
M. P
Brush
Forty-Second Street
Copprichr
MHS
Sharon
O'ville
Taylor
Union
Fairview School
Udell
Fairview
Vermillion
Farmers Exch
Walnut
Walnut City Church
Mar. A
Legion Hall
E. E. Watts
I. 8
T. C
Mrs. F. P. Hawk
O. D. Duvall
County Legion
Bowdish
Mesa
Pia
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