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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
6
Enon Bible School drew a large crowd last Sunday with a Bible class singing Have I Thine Own Way Lord. A shower for Mr and Mrs Chas Blumer at their home Tuesday evening yielded many presents including a pig in the pantry with a ribbon. Peaches and cake were served. Helping Hand Club met with Mrs.
Mary Faber hosted a gathering with a Humming Bird Quilt project and candy. Local residents, including Mrs. Darla Gittner and Mrs. J. L. Jones, planned visits for next Thursday afternoon. The community shared weekend visits, Sunday School at the A. 0. VanDorin home, and a basket dinner with a program at school next Saturday. A newborn daughter was announced for Roy Wilson and his wife Ronnie.
Mr and Mrs Orville Callen visited Elbert Moore on Monday evening. Rona Murphy visited George Hammond on Tuesday afternoon. Beulah Dicks Josephine Murphy visited George Hammond on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Earl Swift and daughters visited J E Dicks on Thursday. Truston Dicks and children spent Thursday at Clyde Dicks. Rosa and Josephine Murphy spent Sunday with Beulah and Marie Dicks and Elbert Moore clan. Mina Masaman and Fern Penfield hosts welcomed a relaxed Sunday afternoon. Earl Elgin visited Charles Tarbell Tuesday evening. Delph Tarbell and Wick Tarbell visited Saturday evening.
Democratic candidates announce for sheriff clerk of court county auditor and board member in Appanoose county with June Primary guidance. Names include Roscor C. Wales Howard D. Devans Clyde L. Erskine and 8S. McDonald. The notices urge voter support in the party primary.
A list of candidates announces runs in the June Republican primary for multiple offices in Appanoose County including Congress Sheriff Clerk Auditor Treasurer and Supervisor. Names include Lloyd Thurston Harry Fuger Jack Bailey James Douglas J A Swan W B Haught G B Johnson Harry Stickler and others.
Ravia Saturday and Elwood Stafford helped Max McCoy with road work. Wilma Boardman stayed in Moravia at W. C. Bivin's home. Leonard Johnson visited the Ed Robinson home on Sunday. Florence Southern and family spent the weekend with Virgie Hunter and Woodrow. Max McCoy was in Blakesburg Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. William McCoy dined with the M. E. Boardman home Monday. Chas DeLong and family visited the O. S. Miller home Monday evening. Mike Bokrasek planted corn for O. B. Miller. Loren Thompson and Mike Bokrasi were in Melrose Sunday. Ed Robinson called on the T. S. Thompson home Sunday morning. Those at Sunday dinner at the O. S. Miller home included A. C. Stafford of Des Moines, Mrs. Mary Stafford and Paul of Moravia, Harris Stafford of Indianola, and Irene Des Long. Afternoon callers were A. C. Thompson and family and Marion Ealinger. Sunday dinner guests included Mrs. Rosie Doll and others from Ottumwa. Wayne Harshfield was an evening caller.
Disjointed excerpts describe the iguana as food and game, ancient building eras including the pyramids of Cheops and Suphis, Africa's independent nations with Morocco under French protection, and a brief mention of Herodotus. Other items touch homing instincts in wild ducks, Oxsydale in Mexico, and silk worm yields.
Brompton Mistera Selman, visiting her mother in Ottumwa, returned to the M. E. Boardman home. Peery McCoy and daughter were in Sunday afternoon. Milley and wife were in Mo.
Deep sea fishes keep some eyes in pitch black depths. Studies note ancient organs fade, while many sea creatures glow by bioluminescence or light-emitting spots. Carnivorous hunters use these lights to lure prey and navigate the dark waters. Panama and Canal Zone described as a ten mile wide strip. Panama proper spans area akin to Maine.
A description notes the Silky variation as a rare fowl with white or blue-tinged plumage once common in Java Asia and South America. It also defines Panama City as the capital of Panama within Panaman territory and explains the Canal Zone as a United States military reservation with borders excluding the Pacific and Atlantic cities. It mentions about 2,500 miles of navigable canals in the United States.
Sunday visits highlight small town activity as the Hayes family spends day near Hayesville at J A Hollingstead home while Mr and Mrs Hicks Pabst visit Gaylord McDaniels. Dorothy Davis calls on Eph Wilson. Ruth Johnson injures foot but accompanying Moravia band to Drake Relays in Des Moines. Harold Davis and family visit Gaylord McDaniels as local band members attend Drake Relays.
Mt. Pleasant notes show frequent visits among Brown families and friends. Edmond Brown, H. H. Brown, and J. H. Brown heads visited homes in Albin and Moravia. Charley Range family called in Albin, while Harry Robinson Ethyl Brown joined in Albia Friday night. Ed Anderson of Ottumwa spent Sunday with Rey and Mrs. Behrens.
Mrs J B Sharp of Centerville spent Wednesday here with friends. Mesdames T Slavin A G Bro shar John Johnson and Stella Reich attended an O E S meeting in Al bia Saturday evening. Kathaleen Black visiting Kirkaville Mo with her parents Mr and Mrs Jas Black for the weekend.
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