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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1941
Page
2
Local and personal notices recount family events and visits across Albia Centerville and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. George Robison greet two sons born Sunday November 16. Several residents travel or visit kin, with corrections and hunting notes noted amid social engagements and club events.
A Sunday afternoon rehea rsal at Ottumwa High School and a busy week of hosting by Mrs. Harry DuVall and Mrs. W. C. G. Bivins for local clubs. Guests included Harriett Lee Main, Alberta Core of Knoxville, and families visiting relatives in Knoxville Melcher Lake City and Centerville. Several residents traveled to Douglas Arizona and Ames for extended winters and work. Frank Murdy’s death prompted visits from Moravia and Greenfield connections.
A. R. and Don Frazier of Logan recovered a missing cow after four weeks of futile searching. They heard a distant bawl, then found the animal in a ditch along a creek bed among logs and debris used to fill the roadway. The cow traveled to the barnyard despite extreme thinness and hunger, surviving on rain water.
Ben Arkfeld, Panama house mover, faced narrow roads while relocating Charles Smith’s house from Walnut to a nine mile distant site. Unable to pass with full structure, he hired a carpenter to saw the house in half and completed the move using tractors and partial dismantling.
Church School at 10:00 a.m. led by Carl VanZante, superintendent. Worship at 10:60 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 6:80 p.m. Evening Service at 7:80 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Study of the book of Philippians. Everyone welcome to these services.
The Moravia district church notes a full day schedule with worship at 11:00 a.m. Thanksgiving service and 7:30 p.m. evening worship, youth fellowship at 6:30 p.m., and junior choir practices. Wesley Chapel at 9:30 a.m. worship and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School with Virgil Dooley as superintendent. A second item mentions the Moravia W S C meeting and an oyster supper planned for this week, plus a Christian Adapats subscription plan.
An issued pamphlet by the Canadian Association for Adult Education shows Canada has a high infant mortality rate. Quebec is the most dangerous area, with 98 deaths per 1000 live births in the first year, followed by provinces with varying-city figures and rural excess. Separate note covers Goshute Indians seeking treaty rights in Utah and opposing white encroachment, with calls for annual hunting rights.
Rev. Omer J. Chevrette of West Warren, Masa, develops a streamline fresco on cloth method and gains a patent. A pencil sketch outlines the design, cloth is saturated with water, then pigments are applied to create depth and lasting color.
The Forest City cottage move delays dinner until the building reaches its new site. Audubon Chamber of Commerce members still seek missing song books and words. Dick Fleming, 84, owns Revolutionary War books from 1794 and a balance weight gifted by General Washington.
Miss Harriet Lee Malin entertained sixteen guests at a miscellaneous shower Saturday evening at her parents home in honor of Miss Madge DuVall whose thir rings will be an event of rare importance. The honor went to Barbara Burton. The evening featured dainty refreshments after games and the opening of the gift table.
F F A members Clark Hellyer James Herron and Billy Eepy worked corn at the Russell Eapy farm Saturday as an F F A project. They plan to continue with more corn duties on another farm this week. James Novak Britt collected three bushels of select mushrooms recently. Mrs Novak dries large mushrooms and pickles the small ones for winter table use.
Twelve balloons filled with hydrogen were released by Spencer Hore and Keith Merryman of the Algona area on October 10. The next day one balloon was recovered by Loren C. Burton near Barnumi, Wisconsin, about 20 miles northeast of Prairie du Chien.
Fishing is excellent at Lake Ahquabi near Indianola with no hook needed. Harry Hansen and his two sons of Des Moines were on the lake when a 12 inch bass jumped into their boat.
A neighborly note expresses gratitude to friends who assisted with harvest. It also records Mrs Alice Sandera moving to Canterville to live with her aunt and Mr and Mrs Robison relocating into Mrs Sanders’ vacated property.
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