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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
6
A stream of briefs notes visitors and arrivals across Moravia Centerville Albia and surrounding towns. Includes shoe ads by O T Foglesong and family events such as birthdays anniversaries and travels among residents and relatives.
At the Albia Program King Theatre October 26 and 27 feature Ruby Keeler Fay Bainter and Anne Shirley in Mother Carey’s Chickens with Richard Dix in Blind Alibi. October 28 and 29 show Joney Family in Safety in Numbers and the Three Mesquiteers in Trigger Trio.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Broshar, Worthy Matron and Associate Matron, visit Cedar Rapids with Mrs. Stella Reich. E. T. club met at Mrs. Foglesong’s home. Grace Main and Louise Smith provided entertainment. social hour and refreshments followed. Louise Ochler returned from Grinnell. Barghahn resumes Red Cross duties. Family visits and a funeral for Tom Underwood drew relatives from Colo rado to Unionville and nearby towns.
In memory of Wilma Da phen Pennington who died Oct 27 1936. Two years after her passing her family offers comforting verses about peace and reunion. Mr and Mrs R R Pennington and Doris Marie Pennington Tongsten Lamp Filament Wire explains tungsten as a lamp filament with high melting point and strength.
The male Gurl toad breeds by placing fertilized eggs on the female’s back and pressing them into skin pits. Eggs settle into small pits where young Burinam toads develop directly, with no tadpole stage. Adults emerge as small formed specimens.
A brief note on how color names arise. Magente reflects uniforms at a historic battle. Carnation traces to Garneux Latin roots in Bog. Nand os fer beck ap 1536, Green argues colors reveal nature’s tones. About 3,000 secure abodes of green noted.
Mrs. F A Reich plans a winter trip starting from Moravia to Cheyenne Wyoming then Glenwood Springs Colorado to visit Herschel Reich and family before heading to Independence Oregon to stay with son Keith Reich. She will be away most of the winter. In Moravia area, R F Gackle and daughter Mary Lou of Winterset and Otha Maing of Oskaloosa dined with their mother Mrs Mary Main. C Waughop of Centerville and Forrest Main with family visited and Freda Main returned to Des Moines after a week here.
Appanoose County Board of Supervisors approves deeds for J A Hoover to Leonard McNamara Lot 21 Geo Elgins Sub Mystic for 23.00, Ray W Jackson to Lot 13 Block 4 Geo Elgins 1st Addition Mystic for 64.00, and George W Hopkins for part of Lot 4 Millers 2nd Addition Unionville for 33.75. Actions, vote tallies, and attestment by Grace L Bedinger noted.
The Board of Supervisors met in regular session October 5, 1938, with all members present. A motion by Stamos approved the conveyance of Lots 7 and 8, Block 1, Sutton's First Addition to Moulton, Iowa to John Starr for $30, funded from endorsements of subsequent general taxes and costs. Antonio DeZorzi applied for a School Fund Loan of $2500 on land in Appanoose County, Centerville area, described as SW of Section 6, Township 68, Range 17, and Lots 1-3, Block 1 of Law Bros. & Bromberg's Addition.
The document records an appraised value of 1600 dollars for the described property under the County Auditor’s supervision, with 5000 dollars including improvements. It notes the abstract of title has been continued to date and references continuation on Page 5.
Freeman Johnson seeks corn oats and wheat by truck load or crib and offers various posts and timber by truck load. Frank Hammond advertises a newly repaired Model T. T. R. Gardner seeks young dairy or stock calves. Wm. Gardner sells corn crib wire. Dr. C. T. Slavin offers an 18 inch round coal stove. C. T. Foglesong lists work shoes. Forrest E. Moffitt reports an estray Shropshire buck with clipped ear. Edna B. Castles advertises a stucco house for quick sale in Albia Iowa.
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