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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
4
Local social notes list visits and gatherings across Eddyville Ottumwa and surrounding towns. Mentions Miss Leva Behreis Marjory Cameron Doris Rouse and many families. Also banners two local candidates announce for county recorder L A Jenkin and county board member Stanley G Boyles in the June Democratic primary.
Bible School starts at 10 a m with Mrs Birdie Main as superintendent and Communion following. Sermon by the pastor at 11 o'clock and again at 8 p m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m. Baptism by request. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday afternoon at the church. W J Hastie, pastor.
The Methodist Episcopal Moravia Sunday School meets at 10 a.m. with morning worship at 11, Epworth League at 7 p.m. No evening preaching due to revival services starting at United Brethren Church on the 17th. Wesley Church holds 9:30 a.m. worship and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School. Charles L Ellis, pastor.
The United Brethren church lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by M. H. Johnson in September. Morning worship at 11, Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m., and evening service at 8 p.m. Evangelistic services begin next Sunday under Pastor F. C. Scott.
Iconium Circuit offers Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. with Grover Easter as superintendent and Morning Worship at 9:45 a.m. Hilton hosts Sunday School at 10:06 a.m. with Lewis Rouse as superintendent and Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. includes Epworth League cooperation. Tconium holds 10:00 a.m. Sunday School with Vero Turner as superintendent. Epworth League follows. J. W. Stine is the pastor.
Bible study sessions announced with W G Lage as teacher. No services Sunday evening. Regular Bible study Thursday at 8 o’clock.
Mrs Fern Paxston Klingensmith born October 19 1907 Monroe county Iowa died April 30 1986 at her parents home Albia aged 28 years seven children seven including boys Donald Edward Ivan Billie Robbie Howard Shirley Jean married to Kenneth Paxston May 1926 in Moravia baptized Methodist church member survived by husband seven children William Klingensmith Mary and William s son Harry Glenna siblings Moravia Christian church funeral Saturday Rev W T Evans Centerville burial Moravia cemetery
The Paxston family thanks relatives and friends for kindness sympathy and assistance during illness death and burial of our loved one and for the beautiful floral offerings Kenneth Paxston and family
A group from Muscatine gathered Sunday for church services and dinner hosted by Rev. and Mrs. C L Young. The visitors included Rev Scott and family with Harriet Scott, and the event featured afternoon visits by the congregation. Special Rotary 4 cultivator price noted. Hostess Mrs C T Slavin to chair June meeting.
L. H. Béery, a local Standard Oil agent in Moravia, was honored by the company at a banquet held Friday evening at the Fort Des Moines Hotel in Des Moines. The recognition acknowledged sales promotion achievements shared with several others.
The Moravia F F A chapter will be represented at the Iowa F F A congress in Ames Thursday through Saturday with three judging teams three delegates and fifteen band members led by instructor Clifford M Hardie. Judging team members include management James Nash Francis Miller Donald Kuster crops Harold Boyer Kenneth Coltrain Floyd Johnson livestock Don Lockman Aubrey Walter Alvin Donahoe. The Moravia Chapter will handle parliamentary procedure at the congress.
Hostess Callen entertained a group of young ladies on a Wednesday evening to honor Mildred McCloud who wed Lloyd Phillis of Moline UK on May 10. Out of town guests Isabel Richter and Mrs Dennis Homerin attended from Albia. A Thursday afternoon gathering at the Ray Mé stud home celebrated Mildred with games and prizes for Eva VanZante Alta Main Mildred Brown Elsie Leng Louisa Jones. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Mildred received many useful gifts and well wishes for her new home.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson and their sons Carl David and Charles recently moved into a new home in Orange Park Acres Orange Cal three residents hosted a Friday evening gathering. Friends from El Modena attended as self invited guests bringing refreshments and the hosts received a decorative picture as a gift.
Homemaking classes travel to Ames for the annual congress Friday leaving in the morning and returning the same day. Accompanying the group are instructor Miss Schneider and students Miss Callen and Miss Oehler.
Mixed 1914 classified items. Listings include lawn mower sharpening and repair by James L Gray at Centerville Iowa. for sale of Ulini soy beans at 1.10 per bushel. Rawleighs salesman notices in Missouri counties. soy bean prices from Theo Miller Paton office. seed corn and wheat for sale. a few bushels of Hegari seed. a 19x9 wall tent with khaki top for camping at S P Gideon Moravia priced 850 dollars.
Moravia High School awarded many students during the Friday morning chapel in the school gym. Recipients included for declamatory, typing, shorthand and F F A honors, with various dairy crop and livestock team members noted. Also listed are music and band certificates and letters, plus community brief notes on weekend visits and local church improvements.
Mr and Mrs W A Rose and Dorothy visited the Kermit Rose home in Memphis Missouri. Sam Bell and family plus B E Turner spent Sunday at the Wilson home. J A Hiatt of Moravia joined J T Hiatt Ellen Hiatt and family gatherings. Gus Hiatt family and others visited various Hiatt homes. Households hosted callers and shared Sunday time, with several named relatives appearing in local notices.
Tuesday through Friday neighbors and relatives visited the Boyer, Kaster, Foster, and Easter households in Iowa. Junior McDanes recovered from flu, returning to school, while Rev. Stine and Rev. Weathers made neighborhood calls and travels to Des Moines and Kingsley Pierson Iowa.
J. A. Swan of Plano visited Moravid Monday to seek the Republican nomination for Appanoose county auditor. Swan previously held the auditor’s office and says his prior experience qualifies him to again perform the duties.
The excerpt lists numerous Sunday and Saturday calls and visits among Centerville families including Mr. and Mrs. Geo Boyer, Mrs. Bertha Moffitt, Mr. and Mrs. John McDaniel, Mrs. John Clark, Mrs. Jim Easter, and others. It mentions a musical at Centerville Monday evening and various family gatherings with neighbors in Hartford Town Mitchellville and surrounding areas.
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