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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
4
Local notices mourn the passing of Mya and Lizzie McAlister in Blakesburg. The item lists relatives and friends attending gatherings, meals, and weekend visits across the vicinity including families from Centerville and Minburn, with mention of a Foster strip mine and coal.
A long list of social visits and gatherings is recorded. Mr and Mrs Floyd McFall and Jerry join various relatives, and many others including the Brees, Van Zante, Brown, Derby, Harsh, Watts, Hamil ton, Perry, Baety, and Dooley families share time at homes, shops, and events in Albia, Centerville, Blakesburg, and nearby towns. A caravan to the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo is noted.
Miller and Mrs W N Miller and Eleanor returned last Monday from a weekend with their daughter Mrs Fred Hahn in Maquoketa Iowa. Eleanor Burton and Jerry Lee visited the Strank home on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Tadlock came back Friday from a few days with Will Swaim Webb Iowa and called on Sioux City friends. Frost on low lands halted vegetation growth. Mrs Ray Wilson of Omaha came Wednesday to aid her daughter Mrs Irene Hanea.
A small error delayed passing water plant improvement resolutions in Knoxville for two weeks as a filing stamp was omitted during passage and the document sent back for amendments. The council must repeat the entire process. Other items note unusual assignments, tractor incidents, a bee swarm injury, a new switchboard confusing patrons, and community events at Miller church with the Stamps quartet from KMA scheduled for the program.
Roca Nebraska residents Biddle and family stayed at Johnny Foster's Friday night. Several couples and relatives visited Ted Miller and F. W. Wright's on Sunday. The Jay Argo family toured Lake Okiboji Spirit Lake and Minnesota. Johnny Foster hosted callers including Grover Easter and Charles Boyer. Delmar Hiner attended the Blakesburg Corn Festival Saturday. A.G. Turner and Ava Foster were among Sunday visitors.
Pat Jarrett of Monticello, whose dog Skippy has hind legs paralyzed, builds a tiny cart strapped to Skippy’s legs to enable the animal to go where he wishes. Other notes include local misadventures, letters from Cyprus, and aid efforts for Phyllis Jackson’s artificial foot.
A ninth grade English project discusses Thomas Edison as a genius and Robin Hood's exploits. It also describes a long course on mixed pickles written by Goldie Glor, vivid classroom scenes, and school activities from music to grade news including plays and student moves.
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