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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
5
Morning worship at 11 am and Sunday school at 10 am led by Mrs. Birdin Main. Christian Endeavor at 6 pm. Evening service at 7 30 led by Rev Hastie. Ladies Aid meets with Mrs Sam Hudgens.
The Methodist church announces Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 with special music. Epworth League at 8:30 p.m. Evening service at 7:30. The World Day of Prayer union event at U B church Friday 2:30 p.m. Prisoner at the Bar program Monday evening at 8 o clock. Wesley morning worship 9:30 and Sunday School 10:30 with Pastor J G Behrens.
United Brethren Moravia notes invite Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 with no evening services due to Albia church meetings. A union service at the M E church Monday March 11 features local talent in a dramatic trial titled Prisoner at the Bar under the Anti-Saloon League banner.
The notice lists Sunday School and youth meetings at Teenium Circuit and Fairview, with times such as 10:00 am and 6:45 pm, a sixth annual Father and Son banquet, morning worship at 9:45 am, and Epworth League activities. It mentions Mrs. Bert McKern as superintendent, a Crusade program, and invites to attend next Sunday services led by W. Zerbe.
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal a terse local item about a religious or moral stand, with unclear details and few readable names. The fragment hints at a swift or decisive response and mentions a figure described as a sinner in a period-appropriate voice.
Des Moines coverage shows the 46th General Assembly probing the liquor commission. The investigative committee, with witnesses called, cites Senator Paul Schmidt’s alleged 60 percent commission claim, which others deny. The session recessed February 22 after 24 bills passed and a record low half-session bill count, with major propositions ahead including tax, beer law, and highway issues.
The evening homemaking class meets Wednesday March 6 at 7 80 to discuss Meat and Meat Substitutes. Freshmen staged a pajama style show covering relathing construction and Easy Guest Meals. Agriculture notes discuss 1935 production controls, lessons on Short Time Credit, and crop guidance against chinch bugs with crops like sunflowers soybeans flax and alfalfa.
County Agent Leo Bowdish warns Appanoose county farmers that chinch bug presence could force cropping plan changes. He notes that winter survival and spring dryness could worsen 1935 damage beyond 1934, while wet spring weather might destroy the bugs and allow crops to endure better.
Local neighbors hosted farewell gatherings for the Otis Ballanger and Gus Pfannabecker families as they relocate. Attendees from McDanel, Boyer, Johnson, Townsend, Gladfelder and related households shared candy, cards, and well wishes. Additional visits included Farm Bureau crochet session and varied weekend errands and travels among Moravia residents.
Tuesday and Wednesday postings show numerous visits by Boyer, Kaster, Woodward, Fisk, Broshar, and related households. Centerville residents such as Mary Boyer and John Clark visited and hosted at several homes, with cousins and neighbors sharing Sunday and weekend calls.
Chariton business visitor R Reed calls on friends in Chariton while Albany visitors Austin Jay and others pass through Albia. Many locals ill with flu or other ailments. Social gatherings include 20th Century Club meeting and various family visits. Several Centerville and Albia residents travel for business and to visit kin, with Midwest towns noted.
Centerville visitors join the Coffin home host. Oehlers attend Des Moines auto show. Black family relocates to Missouri and Jones to Seymour. Grover Easter returns to farm near A. W. Kincade. Mrs Irelan recuperates after appendicitis. Kensington club hosts a night of rock, Mrs Slavin noted. Moravia neighbors host surprise supper for the Blacks as Dorothy Nelson visits root family.
CLASSIFIED DEAD STOCK Monroe County Plant offers prompt free removal of dead animals with modern equipment. Service per State Agr Dept. Call 288 Albia. Also meat scrap and basins prices. FOR SALE One rebuilt dise. J.T. Day. FOR SALE One broader house 12x16 at H. B. Watts. FODDER FOR SALE W. F. Horner or Ted Brosher.
The King Theatre in Albia screens Joe Penner in College Rhythm and Frederic March in We Live for two features from March 6 to 9. March 10 to 11 presents Rudy Wales and Ann Dvorak in Sweet Music, with March 12 headlining Hank Night in The Affairs of Cellini. Constance Bennett appears in Devil Dogs of the Air on March 18, 14.
Mr and Mrs A G Broshar and several couples attended a cooperative dinner at the Miller home last Thursday evening. Bridge was played, while R 3 Coulson reported difficulty reaching Centerville Route Two due to poor roads, noting he could not have traveled here otherwise. The winter road conditions have been notably troublesome all season.
A man described as a lawyer by day and a burglar by night faces police scrutiny. The scene centers on whether he was arrested and the doubts surrounding his dual roles in a single life. Local authorities probe the alleged crime and its legal implications.
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