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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
4
A student note group discusses the saying easier said than done as tests loom and wartime strain affects study focus. The piece lists science and homemaking class projects, including engines, motors, magnetic detectors, and ice plant visits, plus band and orchestra updates and classroom reports on field trips and canning plans.
Hiatteville residents Mr and Mrs Gus Pabst of Dee Meynes spent Tuesday at Herley Burton s. Several from the vicinity attended the corn busking event.
The note records a busy weekend with Loren Walter among contestants, Harley Burton and Genterville callers, Pearl Hiatt at Centerville airport show, and family visits across towns. Florence Hiatt hosts relatives before Minnesota move. Corn husking and rural socializing mark the week.
Mr and Mrs W A Brown and family were in Albia Tuesday afternoon. C C Smith called at W A Browns Wednesday afternoon. Warren Rouse gathered beans for C C Smith Wednesday. Della Dora Woodrow Norton Pearl McGrory Homer Brown children and Ray Brown attended Moravia high school play Thursday night. Several from this community visited Albia Saturday. Arthur Pointe spent the week with his mother Mrs Tom McCrory. Gale and family visited Des Moines Sunday evening at Homer Browns. Homer Brown and children spent Sunday at Ed Browns in Albia. Nolan McCume of Ottumwa visited Sunday at W A Browns. Others visited included Mary Marie Robbia Derrrickson Centerville Pearl and James McCrory Arthur and Edward Points Dora Della Woodrow Norton Eva and LeRoy Browns and C C Smith. Sunday visitors at Tom McCrorys were Derrick non and children of Senterville and Carl McCrory. Mrs Glen Norton and children spent Sunday at the Wm Norton home. Tom McCrory and children spent Sunday evening at Gale Murphys near Numa. John Sharp and Jerry were in Albia last week afternoon. Della Dora and Woodrow Norton attended Hedge College box supper Monday evening.
The administrator of the estate of B. E. Turner deceased has filed a final report with the District Court in Appanoose County and requests discharge from duties. A hearing is set for October 90th 1989 at the Genterville Court House where interested parties may appear to show cause why the report should not be approved and discharge granted.
Hazel College notes Mrs M E Boardman fell on Saturday morning and broke bones in two places. Teddy Wilson and family visited Centerville Saturday evening. Herman Johnson and son Kenneth spent Tuesday evening at the Johnson home. Mrs Herman Johnson and Erma and Ralph Johnson also visited the avant Sincox home. Sunday morning tellers at the avant Sincox home included B G Sincox and family and Mr Cubit and family and Ted Wilson. Herman Johnson and Kenneth Johnson spent Tuesday evening at the Lewis home in Des Moines. Mrs EB Lingax visited Chas Dawes Sunday they share the same letter.
Moravia and Centerville area residents share weekend visits with family. A pony caused Lyle Jones to break his left arm, but he returned to school next day. Community members attend church gatherings, high school activities, and district meetings in Udell and Waterloo, with multiple local families hosting visitors and attending events.
No hunting or trespassing allowed on the listed premises of John Smithburg John L Johnson W D DuVall Harry DeVall C D DuVall Ralph McDonough. Names may be added to this list at 25 cents each.
A long list of weekend and Sunday visitors and hosts in Moravia and nearby towns. Names include Cridlehaugh, Nora Hardman, Frank Matthews, Erna Matthews, Glenn Wilkinson, Dot Longley, Harley Burton, Clifford Coulson, Marshall White, John Matthews, Lyle, Cedar Rapids relatives, and many others. Mentions Carl, a former Moravia student now running a Texaco station in Ogallala Nebraska, plus visits to Ottumwa, Winigan, Mystic, Moville, Des Moines, and Ames.
Mr and Mrs J L Dodd left Monday to visit daughters in Brooklyn and Philadelphia and to see the New York World’s Fair. Their Cedar Rapids daughter-in-law Margery Wilson stays to care for the home with Sid ney Oliver and Paul Oliver among weekend visitors. Others include Mr and Mrs Clark Blakman Seymour with children and Mr and Mrs Gay Harrison Fremont. Mrs Rogers returns from a two week visit with relatives. Carl Callen of Ogallala Nebraska heads home after a short stay.
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