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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1942
Page
2
Local brief gathers personal visits illness and errands from Centerville and surrounding towns. Allen Hiatt suffers influenza while many residents, including Mrs. R. T. Cummins and others, are seen visiting or visiting back. Also noted are shoe store ads and a Hartwick family farm history.
Mrs Albert Williams of Decorah receives the golden eagle pin with four stars from the Emblem of Honor Association of New York. Her four sons Leon Bernard Lowell and Arnold are serving in the military.
Several parcels advertised for sale near Moravia Iowa including 60 acre Hannell farm, 10.85 acre Mary K Hoskinson property with bar garage, 160 acre Delia McCrory farm with alfalfa and clover, 40 acre Ottis Crow farm near Unionville, and a modern Moravia home on Wabash Ave. Listings administered by licensed brokers Chet Broshar and Chester Broshar with cash or terms options.
The report lists residents from Mt Pleasant and Moravia visiting Albia and Hilton for farm burn and meeting events, with names including John W Kenton Ruth Dortha Tom McCrory and others. Various callers from Albia socialized, while Brown and family and Homer Brown are noted for travel and visits. The text also mentions a local theater showing Fibber McGee and Edgar Bergen this Sunday.
Entries for the alfalfa contest closed last Saturday and plans for the annual banquet are set as Farm Bureau hosts meet to discuss mutual issues. A prominent speaker is being invited. Farm Bureau members push for steady livestock markets and oppose compulsory marketing to prevent abrupt price swings. A committee will study livestock marketing. there is a note of an accident near Swan Lake where Mervin Jentz lost his big toe and two toes from a shotgun incident.
Home fuel saving advances, urged by Iowa State College agricultral engineer C H Van Lack, target war needs. Emphasizes better home insulation, storm doors and windows, weatherstripping, and reduced heat loss through walls and roofs to keep houses warmer at low cost while supporting national efforts.
Desseving garter tools cleaning and repairing is vital for farm work and war effort. Prepare by cleaning removing soil from hoes forks trowels and other implements then oil metal parts and store dry. Also notes about storing Brussel sprouts Chinese celery cabbage and fall vegetables with manure guidance for better quality.
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