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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1935
Page
4
Mrs Harold McComb and her two children Jack and Marilyn of New London Iowa are visiting here with her parents Mr and Mrs Rey.
Rex Firkina visited Centerville on Saturday. Several families from Centerville, Albia, Moravia, and surrounding areas traveled for visits and church events. Notable stops included Ottumwa, Des Moines, and Newton as residents shared travels and social calls with relatives and friends.
Frank Swaim and Rev F C Scott are mentioned with health and visits in Centerville and Town City. The Ellises hosted Bert Moore and children with Ethel Ellis in Delta. Harve Tuttle's serious double pneumonia condition is reported in Upland California after a visit here. An Open House Xmas Toy Show is announced at Gamble Stores with Shirley Temple and new toys. Community club events include Progressive Bridge night and a homemaking clubs convention trip to Iowa City with multiple attendees.
A compiled sampler of social and family news from Moravia and nearby, listing visits, dinners, and gatherings. People like the Argo, Brown, Coulson, Smyser, and Lemaster families are mentioned visiting relatives, hosting dinners, or attending meetings. Local teachers, shop work, and trips to Lincoln are noted alongside neighborly calls and showers.
David Milo Gladfelder born June 9 1862 near Main Station Appanoose County Iowa spent most life there except two years in Monto county He died Nov 12 1986 in Mt Pleasant after illness His marriage to Hannah E Kaster June 14 1882 produced five children Survived by wife children Clyde Hiatt Center Ville Jesse Clyde Frank and Blanche McKern Ten grandchildren two great grandchildren sister Mrs M G Smith Mystic brothers Delbert Charles Centerville and other relatives Funeral at Fairview church Nov 14 with Rev J W Zerbe officiating Interment Fairview Cemetery
A historical overview traces the Marine Corps from its 1776 origin by Continental Congress act to its evolution as a global naval force. It notes nicknames, battles, and growth from 2,000 enslaved troops in 1888 to 159,124 in 1917, ending with 81,824 Marines in service after World War I.
A whimsical note describes how animals entertain themselves with games. Fox cubs enjoy tug of war, terriers chase, otters shoot slides and play for hours, cats and dogs engage tag and wrestling, dogs and seals play together, and elephants in jungles perform dancing behaviors, all showcasing playful instincts.
A report notes Marasching cherries described as marance cherries that have been pitted and processed with unspecified methods. It mentions acchino ip liquor distilled from cherry juice and flavored with an ene kernel, and records broker William Callen spending the weekend with Jim McCumber.
Mr and Mrs spent Friday at the Will Feee home helping Puy Loch and Will Free ugw wood. A lay given sconium school Saturday night. Sunday was spent with Gail Pangburn. Wenell Coulson was mentioned in passing.
Pleasant Hill residents including Mr and Mrs George Hammond and children spent Sunday at Jack y s and later at Elbert Moore’s. The Cal len and Tarbell families visited various neighbors in Columbus Junction and Centerville. Laura Dicks and Florience Tarbell were seen with Verda McAninch and Elbert Moore, while Delbert Tarbell visited Elgin.
Editor Griffith Ogden Ellis promotes a subscription as a ticket to world wide travel through American Boy stories. The year ahead features adventures from the South Seas to Mars and the Canadian wilderness with the Mounted Police and U S Navy, plus stories about Bonehead Jim Tierney and others. Subscriptions cost 1 a year, 2 for three years, and foreign rates apply. On newsstands 10c a copy.
Classified ad invites reliable men with mechanical inclination to interview for immediate training to install, service, and operate diesel engines. Tools furnished. Address Shoeck Diesel Training Division Box A c/o paper. FOR SALE male hog black rue Angus male calf Casa Hamn.
Wm. Butta Breaka Arm Win, Burns, a local carpenter, fell two feet from a work platform at the Gardiner Hatchery last Saturday and broke his arm. He was at work on a building project when the accident occurred.
Arizona couple Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Vosburgh spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCord at Jeanium. Sunday visitors include Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Whitehead, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Tarr, Charles and Junior Youngker, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Spring and children from Centerville. A granddaughter, Carol Jeana, is born Saturday to Rev. and Mrs. J. Richard Sneed at Faulkner Hospital in Boston. Rev. Sneed serves Bryantville Methodist Episcopal Church in Massachusetts.
Local residents share visits and chores as Theo Thompson saws wood. Nevada Lockman visits niece Stella Ballengar. Warren Duvall spends Saturday in Moravia with A M Graham. Callen helps Thompson with woodwork. Moravia callers include Elmer Arnold. Ben Blumer and family host Sunday guests Glen and Lloyd Lockman A M Graham and Blanche visit Warren Duvall’s sister.
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