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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1952
Page
4
A compact collage of 1950s style classifieds listing wood delivery, harness, farming gear, wallpaper, real estate, clothing, seed, and farm equipment. Names include Hank, Kenneth Free, Swaim's, Louis Schaffner, Carter, Chet Broshar, Bowd Bros, with contact details and brief offerings for tractors, implements, shirts, and real estate.
Rev Evan Stroud ministers Sunday services with Sunday School at 10 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m Elections for the church school and morning worship for the next conference year are announced. The Giriy Missionary Guild meets with Janet Charity next Monday. George Dunivent and wife, missionaries to Japan, will lead services next Sunday at 11 and 7 30 with Japan photos from Dunivent's government service. Basket dinner follows and neighbors from Decatur Iowa may attend. Remember the Father and Son Banquet is on the 27th a Three B's benefit organized by the boys mothers. One Great Hour of Sharing postponed to March 30 attend church every Sunday.
Grace Methodist Church announces worship services Sunday with morning and evening sessions, choir and youth programs, and an officers election. District W S C S meet in Oskatooza March 26. Mothers Study Club also gathers March 26. Rev Martin Greer preaches March 30. Fourth Quarterly Conference April 2. Local notices list sales of livestock, furniture repair, machinery, and misc goods with contact details.
Two Moravia men, J. D. Minnes and Merle Smith, seek county posts with Minnes aiming for another term as Clerk of the District Court on the Democratic ticket and Smith pursuing nomination and election as county auditor. Smith has served as clerk in the assessor’s office under gil Dooley, superintendent. 4:00 p.m. Membership class noted. Family Night planned for Friday with each family bringing pie and table service. Dedication Sunday observed by Methodist churches with Lois and Joyce Hiatt assisting in morning service and youth messages. youth choir presented music.
Multiple Glen Cantrell and other church leaders schedule Sunday School at 9:45 to 11:00 a.m. plus morning and evangelistic services, Bible studies, and midweek events. Churches include Nazarene, Church of Christ, New Testament Church of Christ, Teonium Methodist. Activities feature sermons, communion, Bible study, prayer meetings, and youth programs.
The intermediate group of the Methodist church gathered Wednesday after school at Mrs. Trenton Wilson home. Mrs. Martin Greer led the devotional period, with Mrs Greer and Mrs Wilson guiding the study of the lesson book Off to Brazil.
The Sunshine Club met with Lucille McKern on Wednesday March 12. Nine members attended and prizes were won by Vera Boyer Marjorie Tisue Rissie Gladfelder and Imogene Tisue. Nellie and Rissie Gladfelder received mystery gift pal prizes. The next meeting will be with Vera Boyer on April 2.
Mr and Mrs Dess White spent the weekend at the Ed McDanes home in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Ernest Horn and children of Nevada were dinner guests of her grandparents Charley and Mrs VanDorin. Mrs Carrie Tisue visited her daughter in Hilton vicinity. Mrs Paul Dicks spent Saturday with her parents John and Mrs Laws. Mr and Mrs Harold Taylor and daughter were overnight guests of his parents Otha and Mrs Taylor. Mr and Mrs Harry Glick spent Sunday afternoon with Bert and Mrs McKern.
Mr and Mrs Harold Hoffman and Mrs Edna Hiatt accompanied by Edna Mae and Jimmy Luse spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Boyd Runnells in Burlington. Roy Richard Clester of Davenport visited his mother Mrs Elsie Clester returning home Sunday eve ning. Mrs Harold Hoffman and Mrs Eana Hiatt visited Allen Hiatt in Deg Moines ending with Mae Luse returning home for a weekend visit. Mrs Faedus Thompson and children from Albia spent Sunday with her mother Mrs Elsie Clester as Donna and Marvin Underwood visited the Clester home.
Door sales do not count in the baby contest standings. Watch Veach Drug Store window daily for standings. Contest closes Friday March 21 at 4 pm. Voters may place pennies in contestants jars or buy tickets and notify Ruth A. Johnson to credit a baby.
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