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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
3
W A Wilson and family, Forrest Main and family, Jim Wilson and W J DuVall were Sunday visitors at the C D DuVall home. Numerous relatives and friends visited, including E F Wilsons and Mary Angst, Swan and Udell guests, Cheree Dyphon visiting Ottumwa, and readers at several Davis and DuVall homes.
The Hilton area reports a pleasant Thursday with Mrs Will Estlack in Albia, and a Sunday gathering at the Will Yeanger home near Hiattsville. Various families attended church services, visits, and social events. Students from Hilton participated in grade exams, while the revival meeting concluded with a large crowd and a Gospel team visit from Albia.
A Moravia man reports his wife’s millinery bill overshadows a farm relief bill while Milas A H and sister recover from stomach trouble by Adlerika. They say the first spoonful relieves gas and cleanses old waste, helping them enjoy meals and sleep better.
The article departs from sentiment to instruction, noting that a country editor must write regardless of personal feeling. It emphasizes discipline in journalism, framing writing as a duty rather than a mere expression of mood.
Local items recount visits and greetings among Moravia residents and nearby towns including Albia Centerville Ottumwa and Fairfield. Notable names include Allen Mason Forrest Wakefield Charles Michener and the Goeldners with comments on visits, moves, and events. May sales promotions and club gatherings are noted as well.
Mary C Barnett looks back to her childhood recalling how parents dressed youngsters in multiple layers to ward off cold. She contrasts old time winter wear with modern teen fashions, noting the health toll of heavy clothes and the prevalence of constant colds in her youth compared with today.
Infielders base ball grove offered for speed about three weeks. Also blue iris bulbs for sale at 75 per dozen, blue iris bulbs priced per dozen. Call 185 for details.
The W F M S convention gathered with Mrs. Dudley presiding and details of district work shared by Mrs. Rayhill of Milton and Mrs. Gillies of Ottumwa. Paul Kenneth Goeldner and the Moulton Juniors were made life members. Miss Alice Cheney of Hirosaki Japan offered the prayer. A district program followed dinner, with music and readings by Moravia juniors. Miss Cheney spoke on Some Japanese Christians and district officers were elected for the coming year. May breakfast by the Kensington Club concluded the events.
The Gray Floral company hosts its annual tulip show in Albia on Mother's Day Sunday May 12. The event draws visitors from southern Iowa and northern Missouri, featuring 132 varieties in Dutch colors, over 15 000 bulbs, and cultivated beds. Notable notes mention Walter Brown as postmaster general and other light items.
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