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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1931
Page
3
Regular services planned with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 6:00 p.m. with a second sermon at 7:30 p.m. Quarterly Conference follows evening service. Endeavor social set for Thursday evening in church basement. Pastor Geo. H. Suenkel.
Minister Robert Seath announces a Bible School at 10 a m with member elections for class teachers. Communion follows at 11, and all are welcome to worship. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m invites attendance at the Young People's meeting with the topic How to Answer Wet Arguments.
The M. E. Church holds Sunday School at 0:45 p m with 230 in attendance and rally day planned for all ages. Worship at 1 a m and 7:30 p m, Epworth League 0:30 p m, prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:80, orchestra rehearsal at 7:50 led by Misa Luke. Mrs Ralph McDonough hosts Woman's Home Missionary Society on Oct 21 at 2 p m, led by Mrs Stella Carter.
Teonium Circuit Leonia holds Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Music includes the choir and a special number. A reader from the Chviatian church speaks. Evening services at 7:40 p.m. A Boy Scouts hike is planned for next Saturday at 2 p.m. A Form Bureau meeting with a motion pictures program is set for Thursday evening October 22. Fairview.
Longtime Chariton township resident George Franklin Argo 76 died at home Thursday October 8 1931 after prolonged illness. Born June 17 1855 in Pickaway county Ohio he moved to Chariton township with parents as a child and farmed there. He married Jennie Sinks in 1882 and Laura Lemaster in 1889 fathering several children and grandchildren. Survived by wife Laura sons Harry George Ned James Eugene daughter Vera and siblings. funeral held October 10 at home with ministers B W Smallwood and J W Derbe. interment in Iconium cemetery.
We thank friends for kind words and deeds during the illness and death of our husband and father Frank Argo and for the floral offerings. Mrs. Frank Argo and family.
L. C. Rouse of the Hilton neighborhood, one of the county's oldest citizens, returned from Boise Idaho where he attended the golden wedding of Mayo and Mrs. Rouse at their Cawker City Kansas home. Lewia Rouse of Texas joined the trip with his father.
The annual Stafford reunion was held at Mrs. Mary Stafford’s Moravia home on Sunday October 11 1981 with a noon dinner and evening supper. Attendees included A C Stafford J C Stafford and Jack from Des Moines M L Stafford Melvin Ruth and Virginia Mrs Ton Jenking Vernon Chariton Mr and Mrs Harry Chis tester Ottumwa and many others from Moravia Brompton and nearby areas. Vernon Jenking of Chariton joined as a new member while most immediate family and grandchildren attended. A plan to host the reunion next year in Chariton OW was announced.
The church offers Sunday School at 9 a.m. and Morning Worship at 9 46 a.m with a young people's choir and Epworth League. League meetings Tuesday evening October 20 feature motion pictures and Wednesday at 7 30 p.m prayer and services. All day Ladies Aid at Mrs Sarah Spencer's Thursday October 16. JW Zerbe, minister invites all young people to join and support a Larger Parish program.
Dr. B. C. R. Sweeney head of Iowa State College chemical engineering argues in a WOE radio talk that Iowa coal and raw materials can fuel diversified manufacturing. He says abundant coal enables cheap energy, boosts jobs, and could draw new industry to Iowa, lifting both industry and agriculture.
The annual convention of Appae noose county Aid Society organizations was held at the Pat Church north of Centerville Tuesday. It was an all day meeting with a fine program. Representatives from Moravia societies attended and enjoyed the day.
M. E. Friday dinner menu lists fried chicken mashed potatoes candied swivel potatoes. Lima heaps Waldorf salad and pit coffee featured. Mr. and Mrs. John Dew and their son from Grundy Center Iowa were weekend visitors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lynn.
Mystic Girls defeated Moravia Independents 27 to 24 in the opening game of the season. Moravia led at halftime but could not maintain the margin, with key Moravia players including Smith Kaater Kaster Firking Shepard Main and substitutes Fisher and Waughap.
Mr and Mrs Claude Callen and baby daughter visited the parental W H Callen home last Sunday. Mrs C A Hiatt visits with son Clyde Hiatt west of Centerville. J C Neff and wife Bayard Neff hosted Sunday dinner for their son and wife. Gertie Boyer stayed with BM Hiatt family. Curtis Burtons visited Alfred Carlson hall. Ladies Aid attended their convention at Dalychurch Tuesday. Ervin Calton of northern Kansas visited relatives here. Tom Workman lost five two year old steers to lightning last Friday night. Des Moines visitors Colonel and Mrs T M Shaffer stayed with cousin Mrs M B Me Danel and family, joined by Mrs Towen, 88, active. Miatt and Roy Hiatt families spent Sunday at J T Hiatt home. Elmer Tucker informed his North Carolina relative that his mother Mrs August Tucker died recently at age 12 years and some months. interment at Waton cemetery. August Tucker had died years earlier. Blumenstock and Tucker near completion of Jerome workshop and new school building progress. Jerome school board pleased with four teacher upper floor and eighty plus students. School held last week in the upper part. both pupils and teachers pleased with the new facilities. The “carniac Lee” project noted as a Wonderful work.
Receptions for rural teachers at Fairview Hilton and Iconium drew 316 attendees last week. Fairview saw rain dampen turnout but heard Mrs. J E Simmers discuss the spiritual triangle of home school and church. Hilton featured Farm Bureau support with Ethel Roberts and Randall Hoffman. Iconium's young people hosted a program with performances by the Coulson sisters, Argo sisters, Loren Walters, Haines, and Dallas Charity, closing with Supt. E W Fennon on David serving his generation.
Announcement from this office confirms the marriage of Miss Ruth Carr and Mr. Fred Matherly of Los Angeles California. The note records the ceremony and associated details as received for public notice.
About half the Wabash railroad crews were discontinued following a recent consolidation. Moravia areas Udell and Albia crews now handle work formerly done by Invent crews. North crew foreman J W Albert was laid off weeks ago. south crew foreman W L Palmer was removed last week.
The Iowa State Department of Health warns smallpox persists, citing 10 778 cases and 72 deaths from 1924 to 1930, with 1658 cases and three deaths in nine months of 1931. It stresses quarantine duration, vaccination by age one and again at school entry, and notes unvaccinated communities face severe outbreaks.
A new firm plans to open a general garage in Moravia at the west Kara building on the square. Dale Care of Des Moines and Wil Wittenhurz of Sumner Iowa lease the site and renovate the building with a possible Saturday opening. Wittenhurz will move his family to Moravia around November first. Carr has no family. The community welcomes the newcomers and hopes they settle in well.
Reports from Moravia indicate worsening flood damage from last Tuesday night rains. Creeks overflowed, several bridges washed out, fodder crops destroyed, and a field of shocks of corn completely ruined as further rain continued this week.
The county school system aims for every country school child to obtain a dental examination. Cards are distributed for dentist-filled returns. Dentists in Moulton Mystic Moravia and Center Ville will perform examinations free of charge.
Milton high school eleven defeated Moravia Tigh 19 to 0 at Turner Field in the final home game of the season. Milton scored three touchdowns and one extra point, dominating all phases of play as Moravia struggled to respond in the four quarters.
Milton led 13 0 at halftime and maintained pressure through the fourth, with Key plays including a long run to the Moravia 15 yard line and a late touchdown. Moravia fought back with tackles by Smith and fumbles, but Milton held on as Reich, Harrison and Sufficeol contributed on offense and defense.
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