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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1951
Page
3
A mixture of classified items lists lost license plate, land for sale near Exline, farm equipment and appliances for sale, a barber supply dealer, and various local business notices. It mentions real estate broker Chet Broshar Moravia, a Norwalk elevator, and Swaim's shop with shoe and nylons shipments. Also notes a reading club meeting and a promotional Chicago Herald American magazine insert.
District Court in Appanoose County Iowa advertises probate for the last will and testament of William Alphus Hopkins deceased. On February 28 1951 a will was filed and opened. final probate is set for March 28 1951 at 10 00 am when interested persons may appear to show cause why the will cannot be admitted to probate.
Local news notes a flurry of visits as Mr and Mrs Harold Taylor of Melrose spend time with his parents in Centerville and Mrs J R Callen travels to Centerville to visit sisters. Several families from Centerville Des Moines Perry and Cheyenne are mentioned amid social gatherings and travels.
Mr and Mrs Henry Foster were honored guests Sunday Feb 25 at the home of their son Olin Foster to celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary. A co op dinner was served with cakes baked by several residents and many relatives attended. The Foster family, living on the same farm southwest of Moravia, started housekeeping there, with 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. One grandson Francia Wren serves in the navy in Rhode Island. Several gifts and cards were received from family members and visitors.
The Community building hosts a food and bake sale on Saturday March 10 at 11:00 a.m. Fresh items include cream eggs dressed chickens and country fresh offerings. Pie and coffee will be served at noon with Taylorette and Taylor-Toilers participating.
Moravia Garden Club met for February with 20 members. They voted to adopt gladiolus as their flower and the cardinal as their bird, and to buy ornamental trees for Moravia park. Mrs. Warren DuVall and Mrs. Ben Williams were chosen to oversee planting.
The Pleasant Hill PTA gathered at the schoolhouse on March 6 with 25 members present. A teacher reported on lower grades progress, slides showed Pioneer Life Alaska Australia Hawaii, and refreshments were served by Mrs. Roy Argo, Mrs. J. W. McAninch, and Mrs. Gerald Vickrey. Seventh grade girls Charlotte McAninch Joann Moore Leona Clayworth led school yells and plans for the April meeting were set with committee members J J McAninch Bert Ballanger and Manzell Tarbell.
The films The Realm of the Wild Parks of Virginia and Winter Wonderland were shown to Mrs Tuttle s geography class and the grade geography classes. Winter Wonderland illustrates winter sports in national forests and facilities for visitors while Virginia s Parks shows parks across Virginia. The Realm of the Wild notes wildlife uses national forests for habitat and questions reliance on game laws. The text stresses land and food supply limits for wildlife in relation to habitat capacity.
Richard Campbell of Iowa State College extension forester warns that improper piling of winter sawed lumber causes defects. He stresses spacing boards for proper air circulation to prevent damage.
Price ceilings on pork appear lower than those on beef when evaluated against World War II relationships. The observation suggests pork controls were influenced by wartime supply and demand dynamics, reflecting broader policy trade offs between meats during the era.
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