07 Mar 1935
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
1
A Sunday column riffs on Father Coughlin’s critique of the New Deal and public reaction. It notes mixed opinions as people return to daily life, concerns over leftward drift, earthquake tremors reported locally, and reflections on civic judgment and the value of appreciation to the worthy. It also mentions a vaudeville offer and a student naval column hiatus.
Rev. W. T. Boston, who has led a series of revival meetings at the Albia A B church, has been unable to attend since Sunday night due to flu. This is his second winter attack and he is not likely pleased with the illness.
The Relief Office will call at the M. P. Main store in Moravia to issue identification cards. Pickup must occur before the 7th of March.
The Moravia High School boys basketball team corrects a prior misstatement, noting Mystic has won all three season meetings. Moravia, recovering from a stairway mishap in Lovilia and a week off, heads to Albia for a sectional showdown at 9 46 Thursday night, aiming to upset Mystic despite a mixed season with Cincinnati.
Reports of a 5 a.m. tremor centered in Kansas City to Salina and Grand Island disrupted beds from Des Moines to Bedford Iowa. No injuries. damage included a shifted farmhouse foundation near Bedford and cracked masonry in Creston as Belden notes the quake felt by many as a California quake.
The B Beauty Shop will close for the Iowa Cosmetologist and Operators Convention held in Des Moines from March 11 to 14. Local customers are advised of the temporary shutdown and any rescheduling needs.
J B Kinion showed a rare book titled Methodial Hymns published in 1853. It measures 8 by 2 inches and is 144 inches thick, containing 1148 hymns and doxologies plus 79 Sunday School hymns and doxologies. The 768 page volume now belongs to Mrs. Kinion and was once owned by her grandfather Edward Callen.
Voters in the Moravia Independent School District will name two directors for three year terms at the annual school election next Monday March 11. Polls open noon to 7 pm in the Community Building. Petitions list Lyle Beery Lester Brain H G Firkins and M H Johnson with names on the ballot.
Dr W A Brooke Centerville optometrist acquires a projection chart for visual acuity testing. The device, from American Optical Co, features Verhoeff circles Landoldt broken wings and a Duochrome chart. Dr Brooks says the projector chart offers precise acuity assessment and adds value for patients.
The United Baptist Aid lists a Wednesday March 13 dinner featuring Meat Pie Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Parsnip Applesauce Cabbage Pineapple Salad Ginger Bread Whipped Cream Bread Butter Coffee and sugar.
Curg McCoy aged 74, longtime Brompton resident, died Tuesday afternoon at Miners Hospital in Alba after a stroke. Survived by his wife and four children, funeral Thursday at 2:00 PM at Moravia A B Church with Rev. Frank Smith officiating. burial in Blakesburg Cemetery. Masonic lodge participation.
Standard Oil Company agents from twelve surrounding towns and their wives will attend a meeting and banquet in Mo Tavia tonight. The Legion Home hosts the event with Legion Auxiliary serving at 7 o clock. L H Beery and wife are host and hostess.
Seymour district instructor Mary Bur dette will hold a school of instruction at the hall on Tuesday March 12. An afternoon session at 2 30 and an evening session at 7 30 are planned. All members urged to attend and visiting members are welcome. Moravia Chapter members invited to attend the meeting at Albia Thursday evening. Maris Gehler W M Gael Broshar Sec
The Japanese Tea planned on Wednesday by the Methodist W F M S has been postponed until a later date. Faculty members of the Morning public schools enjoyed a party at the Lester Brain home Monday evening, one of a monthly series hosted by Miss Jul oper.
March begins with freezing temperatures and a biting east wind. A few warm, dry days aided road drying, but the job remains unfinished as stormy conditions loom in the near future.
R C Wilson H E Glick and A G Turner of Taylor township corn hog committee were reelected for 1935 at the Moravia Community Building meeting. Wilson named chairman and Glick vice chairman. Wilson attends Appanoose county meeting in Centerville as chairman.
Moravia High School girls basketball finished 1984-86 with a sectional run at Centerville. They beat Hamilton 36 to 18 then fell to Cincinnati 6 to 11. Donna Foster led Moravia with 18 points while Wanda Easter had three field goals. Cincinnati went on to win the title 134 to 20.
Moravia Public School band led by instructor M L Betterly will perform outdoors at the Community Building platform in Moravia on Saturday afternoon weather permitting. The program starts at 2 o'clock and marks the band's first outdoor appearance of the year 1935, expected to draw the usual Saturday crowd.
A good sized audience attended the Appanoose County Poultry Club event at the Moravia Community Building last Friday night. Im Gardner led the meeting with program numbers and speakers. Clifford M. Hardie spoke on the club’s purposes and benefits for poultry raisers. Chas. E. Dominee discussed the 1985 poultry market outlook and price factors. C. E. Ward covered feeding for breeding eggs and 1985 price prospects. The evening closed with two reels of motion pictures Her Father's Flock.
A group of 21 local citizens aided by Anti Saloon League will present the murder trial Prisoner at the Bar at a union meeting in the Methodist church Monday evening March 11 at 8 oclock. The court room setup and a cast led by J W Zerbe as Judge Forsythe and J B Sneed as State's Attorney will dramatize the liquor conflict with Hoc Coppock as the prisoner and Marie Oehler as Mrs Hall among others.
About fifty members attended the third degree work Monday night. The lodge will join all county lodges at Centerville in an evening meeting on March 11. Attend if you can. H. K. Smith, W.M.
Mrs C M McFatridge longtime Moravia resident died at her home March 2 1936 after lengthy illness. She born November 20 1873 in Nodaway County Missouri married Charles M McFatridge October 22 1891. Survived by husband daughter Edna Coulson one brother Charlea L Beatty of Los Angeles and half brother Noah Coe Udell IA. Funeral March 3 at 2:00 pm from home with Rev J C Behrens. burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
The Coulson and McFatridge families express gratitude to all who assisted during illness and bereavement and thank them for the beautiful floral offerings.
Dorothy Wilson, substitute for ill Elouise Kanter, won first in the state preliminary declamatory contest at Albia on Feb 27, with her selection Goodbye Sister. Ruth Johnson placed second in oratorical, and Maxine Tisue represented Moravia in dramatic. Moravia competed with Albia and Eddyville high schools.
Funeral held for Lucretia Wilder a 23 year old lab technician who died after exposure to an obscure disease her work involved inoculating a rabbit with germs. Doctors at the University of Minnesota hospital were unable to help. The nameless disease has hospitalized thousands in Moravia and nearby towns.
Ottumwa visitor Dale Schreiner spent the weekend in town. The menu features roast loaf with brown gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, parsnips, cinnamon apples, bread, butter, jelly, and coffee.
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