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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1931
Page
1
Moravia Appanoose County records show the Floravia Union listing as second class mail matter under the March 8 1879 act. A K Smith is credited as editor and publisher of the publication.
After winter, a buildup of dead leaves and littered debris gathers around hedges, shrubbery, and fences. This spring, clear the yard to provide a clean canvas for nature to beautify with new growth and plant life.
The Star Spangled Banner was made official by Congress and the President sanctioning the national anthem. Francis Scott Key wrote the poem while a prisoner in 1812, but the people chose the tune long before. Citizens should aim to sing it better now that it is official.
A nostalgic reminiscence of bygone days when hitchhiking was rare, dogs kept pace with cars, youths wore distinctive collars, homes lacked full furnishings, and Arbuckle’s coffee topped pantry shelves, painting a vivid vignette of midcentury life.
Centerville residents shared weekend visits with relatives including Miss Ione Luse and Miss Edrie Callen. Families hosted at G. S. Howell, O. A. Burton, and home folk while farmers sow oats and Hog transport to Moravia referenced. Local ads promote garden savings and Gambles hardware as prices drift through hard times.
A Montana merchant replies to a bill of goods demand with bold defiance. He identifies himself as railroad agent, bank president and sole owner, mayor, and even church leader, then bluntly tells the caller to go to hell if they seek legal action. The humorous rebuke showcases stubborn local independence.
Unionville and Centerville families are cited in death, hospitality, illness, and church event notices. W. E. Law’s funeral in Centerville, many visits to Ottumwa, Beloit, and Moulton, and community gatherings at the Baptist Aid and M. H. Aid are reported amid illnesses including Richard Proctor’s serious condition at St Joseph.
Mr and Mrs G E Luse and son Gerald visited the T J Luse home Sunday. Frank Wilson and James Nathan spent Sunday at the EYE Wilson home. John Johnsen s were recent callers in Albia with Mrs Carl Cloyed and Mrs Edna Dyphon and Vivien Wilson. Edna Dyphon visited friends in Sigourney Sunday. Henry Sytama Kathryn and others spent Sunday at E F Wilson s Ruby June and Rex Tisue visited Dorothy and Ralph Davis. Bill DuVail is ill. Ruth Johnson and Cheree Dyphon traveled to Hilton for a 4 H club meeting.
A sweeping session features a highway safety bill to curb speeders on hills, a curfew and night restrictions for dogs and livestock, a five percent levy reduction plan for 1982 83, oleomargarine tax changes expected to raise revenue, and new gas pipe line tax proposals. Optional military training at state universities fails, while aid for weak school districts and road funding debates continue amid farmer protests at the capitol.
Scattered social notices show visits and calls among residents: Ray Coltrain, C. A. Adams, Hosie Gilland, the Lockmans, T. A. Robb, Versal Robb, W. Irelan, J. W. Lockman, and others. A barn burned on the old McCumber farm, Edgar Simmons and family occupy the place. L. Albertson’s and families spent Sunday evening at Raymond Lockman’s.
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