12 May 1932
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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1932
Page
1
Floravianion enters as second class matter at Moravian post office in Appanoose County Iowa under the 1879 act. H K and W T Smith are publishers. Paper published every Thursday with subscription rates listed for one year six months three months and single copy.
From the Allerton News, the piece warns graduates about scholarship rackets that prey on eager students. It contrasts reputable university recruiters with unscrupulous correspondence schools using high pressure tactics to enroll unwilling teens.
A salesman entices a student with a free yet expensive scholarship offer tied to urgent action. Parents fear missing out and sign a contract for costly supplies and books. Although tuition may be free, ongoing costs and rigid terms trap families in a binding agreement.
An 1857 Harper's Weekly extract notes an unusually grim day filled with grave foreboding for the future, highlighting deep public anxiety unseen by most readers of the period. The text emphasizes a historic mood of crisis and uncertainty.
The piece contrasts global turmoil with domestic hardship, noting universal commercial prostration and unemployment as winter nears. It argues the US faces a mainly commercial crisis, warns against moral decline from greed, and suggests a gradual end to the 1857 depression with a possible return to prosperity.
American Legion Auxiliary members will distribute paper poppy buttons on Poppy Day May 28 as thousands march. A rider shows a volunteer carrying a basket of poppies, each button marked to aid disabled veterans and their families.
Local households report Sunday calls and weekend visits across Unionville Moravia Centerville and surrounding homes. Names include Glasgow Fowler Dudley Humley Gibbs Poster Moffatt Sanders Ray Burns Cox and Coffin with various family and farm related outings and a few chats at church and during exams.
Several candidates announce Democratic bids in Appanoose County. John K. Valentine seeks State Senator in the Appanonse Davis District with a June 8 1932 primary. Roscoe C Wales runs for Sheriff in Appanoose County with a June primary. Hugh G Guernsey declares candidacy for County Attorney with a June 6 primary.
A flood of notices from Appanoose County Republicans declares candidacies for multiple offices. Names include Joe Gray Howard Ballew W B Haughts G L Bovard Harry S Greenleaf Lewis Wood Frank MacClaskey Alva Ratliff Edmund Hanson G L Dick Bruckshaw Jesse A Hoover Porley Binker James Douglas and James T Sherrard for positions such as board of supervisors county treasurer state senator county attorney clerk of the district court sheriff and county auditor, all subject to the June 6 primary voters' will.
A series of public notices from Moravia Union shows candidates declaring Republican runs for Appanoose county offices in 1934 and 1935 terms. Names include F. E. Adamson, Homer B. Corder, Hobart E. Norris, Jesse A. Swan, W. B. Blakeslee, Tsane Cochran, and others. Primary election June 6 or similar dates referenced. positions include Board of Supervisors Auditor Clerk of Court and District Court. Also a retail ad mentions Gamble Stores and 80x4.60 tires.
Sunday social visits fill Scatterburg as Carl Tomlin family hosts relatives from Moravia and Ottumwa while Lockmans and Irelans travel and call on neighbors. A windy rainy evening accompanies a long list of small-town calls, with a graveside service for the infant of Lewis and Mary Haines at Glasses Fitted Swarm’s cemetery.
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