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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1937
Page
5
A local writer reports pride in school music department performers who excelled at the recent sub-district contest. The piece also narrates a humorous feverish account of a flu episode, sea sickness on a rail, and playful home life involving towels from a chain gang, ending with a lighthearted note on fancy towels.
Rep. McFatridge urges Appanoose County residents to weigh in on tax policy as he previews a county finance bill. He warns of rising taxes, cites bonded debt and highway bonds, and calls for letters from voters to show broad opinion on higher or lower taxes.
Edna McGovern wed FL Dean McCrory of Des Moines on March 6 at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. Joseph H. Edge officiating. Attendants were Marvin Clements of Algona and others. couple will reside in Des Moines after April 1. Mrs. McCrory works for The Register and Tribune. McCrory has worked in Deg Myites for six years. congratulations extend from friends here.
The Moravia Co-Operative Marketing Association shipped cinene sized loads to the St Louis market, marking a notable distribution effort by the cooperative.
The Wednesday meeting, led by W.8 Perkins, will discuss poultry flock thinning due to disease and parasites and how to acquire new stock. It will cover hatchery options, custom hatching, feeding, housing, and management of baby chicks, a follow up to last fall’s poultry sessions.
Vess Hiatt has accepted a circulation manager post for the Kentucky Home Farm Journal, to begin Monday, March 20, in Louisville, Kentucky. The family plans a public sale of household goods on Saturday and will move to Louisville with daughter Wilda. Hiatt previously worked in Kansas City and Capper's publications after farming near Moravia.
Moravia high school alumni beat Albia in a Monday benefit basketball game to aid the Moravia kittenball fund. Final score 38 to 35. Moravia players: Underwood, Smith, Burton, Morris, F. Oehler, Dotson, Hiatt. Albia players: Caris, Geneva, Sexton, Foster, Collins, Gantz, Ward, Broshar. The well-attended match drew praise for strong effort amid playful antics and a warm crowd.
A recent bride Mrs Garland Houser attended a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Paul Coffin. The event featured St Patrick motif decor and light refreshments. Guests enjoyed games and socializing during the evening hosted by Mrs Lenavi.
Moravia Bank receives approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a new Moravia branch. Iowa Trust and Savings Bank of Centerville confirms issuance of state and local authorizations, with additional steps to finalize the opening date. W G Steel, president of Centerville bank, notes the authority arrived Tuesday.
At the Moravia Independent School District annual organization meeting Monday evening M H Johnson was elected for his fourth consecutive year as president and has served six years on the board. M K Blackman was elected and assumed duties as director at the same meeting.
The annual I O O F Egg Roast will be held at the hall next Monday evening March 22 following the meeting at the Methodist church. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs and their families are invited to attend. Bring eggs.
Mrs Leonard Wilson formerly of Cedaredge Colorado asks to send The Union to Oasis Ranch Austin Colorado. She says they look forward to the weekly paper bringing news of relatives and friends and that The Union feels like a letter from home. Best wishes to all.
Rev. and Mrs. W. P. Donahoo mark their 59th wedding anniversary with an open house at their Moravia home on Saturday March 20 in the afternoon.
A follow-up Maple Grove district Farm Bureau ladies meeting convened Tuesday afternoon at the J. L. Dodd home. Mrs. H. E. Guck led the Pillow and Table Cover lesson with Mrs. Dodd assisting. Eleven ladies attended.
A farewell reception was held for Mr. and Mrs. Veas Hiatt at the Guss Luse home Tuesday evening. A cooperative dinner followed by socializing expressed guests regrets at the Hiatt family's departure from the local circle and best wishes for their future in Louisville. Reelected At Mediapolis has Walden T. Smith, formerly with Moravia Union, as superintendent, noting his election and salary increase.
The menu features meat loaf with scalloped potatoes green beans succotash cottage cheese pickles biscuits and dates pudding with whipped cream. Colfer serves a full spread highlighting savory and sweet items for the occasion.
The paper withholds a definite who when naming last week’s photo subjects. Viewers favor Austin Jay or Dr Detwiler, but no confirmation is given. Readers are urged to help identify the pictured individuals printed from Mo'ravia.
Moravia’s Methodist church announces a revival starting next Sunday and running through Easter. Rev. Chas. L. Ellis leads services with Rev. C. W. Kocher of Unionville as song leader. The public is invited to attend all meetings.
Fire at White Ash Coal Co nine miles east of Albia destroyed the fan house and fan motor used to circulate air. The blaze started when the gas line motor backfired during start up led by Irwin Lincox. Mine idle for the day as operators arranged replacement equipment and planned Friday restart.
Sunny residents of Miller township will present a play at Miles School Friday evening. Admission by gate. buses will admit ladies. Box supper following the performance.
A meeting at Forrest Main home next Monday evening aims to organize a girls 4 H Club for the rural area. All local girls and interested parents invited. Pearl Kelsey, county 4 H agent, will assist. Mrs Virgil Dooley and Miss Mintin Callen named club leaders.
Moravia Public Schools superintendent Wm. H. Young, in office three years, received a two year contract approved by the board of education last Monday night. The agreement includes a small salary increase.
The Callen family marked the golden anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Will Callen with a cooperative dinner at their Iconium home on Sunday March 14. Neighbors and kin from Albia Newton and nearby towns joined the celebration, sending flowers, gifts, and well wishes as the couple noted they were married fifty years ago on March 15.
By W S Perkins the notice urges farmers to inspect and repair worn harness tools and machinery before busy season. It warns that delaying fixes wastes time and may cause failures, encouraging practical mending and painting to protect equipment and roofs.
Moravia school bands and soloists achieved top ratings in the sub district music contest held in Center ville last Friday and Saturday. The concert band and orchestra earned superior ratings, qualifying for the district meet in Newton. Moravia also competed in Girls Glee Clubs and Class B performances, with strong showings and high ratings. Orwen Gould led the groups, earning praise from patrons for the year’s musical effort.
S. G. Hawk of Urbana township, chairman of the Monroe county soil conservation association, has returned to work at the committee office in Albia after an injury on January 1 left his right leg fractured. The leg remains in a cast but he can walk with crutches.
Mrs J H Lathrop was surprised by friends at her home on her birthday with a cooperative noon dinner and an afternoon of socializing. Attendees included Mrs Alfred Carlson Mrs Freeman Jally Mrs Allen Hiatt Mrs duh Bickford Mrs Delia McCrory Miss Blanche Grants Miss Mudge Hough and Miss Steele Albright. She received a box of treats from her daughter Maude Harris of Saute Berbers Call and several winter gifts.
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