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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
4
A long readers’ column shows mixed war reports and local notices, noting enthusiasm for Sebip arrival, political shifts, and public opinion. It mentions Congressman Karl LeCompte, a Campbell anniversary, a 500 Mexican labor presence aiding harvest, and rising living costs for 200 farm families in Town in 1941.
A fragment describes a speaker recounting a cruise to South America. The text references a meeting, a hall, and mentions a large group including people named Hal and Rath heath with unclear roles. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent details about dates or outcomes.
About 150 people including future farmers, parents and Moravia faculty attended the annual FFA banquet and program at the Methodist church. Speakers urged wartime farm effort, food production, and tight community ties while stressing core values and the importance of home, church, and schools. John Gashwiler organized the event and joined the program.
A.Mins Geel Aherrard and Miss La Von Long hosted a Moravian public school faculty and their spouses at an August 30 dinner Monday. An Hallowe'en motif framed the event and after dinner guests played bridge rock and bagatelle. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Young and Miss Mardeena Wilson won prizes.
Outreach lists aid serving dinner and notes upcoming military training. Mentions Leroy Brown in Navy, Great Lakes training camp, and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brown with local family ties. Contains partial names and veterans reference, reflecting a community notice in progress.
Churches list morning services at 10:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for Wesley Chapel, with Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. at the Moravia church. Mrs. D. H. Bishop, and Harry Phillips serve as superintendents. Wesley Chapel W.S.C.S. meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ernest Tucker hosting. Moravia W.S.O. meets Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. C. M. McFatridge hosting. No evening worship at the first church. youth fellowship and luncheon follow at 6:00 p.m. and junior choir practice at the parsonage.
United Brethren G M Talbott pastor schedules a week of sermons and services. Wednesday features A Great Salvation Its Rejection and the Penalty and Parent Night. Thursday asks Is Jesus Coming Back to Earth a Second Time. Friday Desliny in Futures. Church School at 10 00 a m with Carl VanZante superintendent Worship at 11 50 a m Malen speaks on The Holy Spirit in the Life of a Believer Sunday 2 30 p m Message to Converts and Sunday evening Closing Service Everyone is welcome.
Wheels from the Carl Coffin car disappeared two weeks ago and were located Friday in a sweet corn patch on the Leonard Palmer lot in Moravia. Charlea Garner reported the discovery to the sheriff after finding the wheels. Investigators traced additional missing items to the Coffin and Young vehicles.
Joe Johnson was summoned to Waterloo Entarias due to his mother Mrs. W A Johnson’s critical illness. Mrs. Johnson, a former Moravia resident, lives with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. H K Smith drove to Allerton with Mrs. Smith’s mother Mrs J C More and sister Mrs Hugo Johnson to Rochester Mayo Clinic for examination. Mrs C M McFatridge hosted W SCS at a Wednesday gathering led by Mrs Stella Carter with devotion and lesson by Mrs W H Young. Mr and Mrs Claire Broshar and son Robert visited from Waterloo last week.
An wartime American appeal urges citizens to support the war effort by buying U S War Bonds. It promotes saving at least 10 percent of pay, encourages starting with a small 106 War Stamp, and notes a 25 dollar bond can be purchased for 18.75 with support from post offices and banks.
Gabe Johnson and Walter Scott shut down their sorghum mill for the year after producing 718 gallons. The mill stopped Monday as they decided they had done enough sweetening for one season.
The Rev Burton F Tarr pastor of the First Methodist church at Beacon New York has enlisted as a chaplain in the U S Army and will report for duty October. He is commissioned a first lieutenant and will train at the Army Chaplains School at Harvard University before active assignment. Born west of Moravia he studied at Albia High School and Cornell College and taught at Gammon Theological Seminary and Drew University earning a bachelor of divinity and a master of arts.
Cleo Barnes of Burlington daughter and son of Mrs Dellia McCrory of Moravia left Monday for Des Moines where he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps as a mechanic. He will be sent to Fort Worth Texas for eight weeks of training. Barnes has worked at the Tows ordnance plant Burlington for 10 weeks. His wife and son left for Denver Colorado to make their home with her mother for an indeterminate time. Mr and Mrs Gus Main spent the weekend with relatives in the area. They were guests Sunday evening at the Harvey Main home with other relatives present.
Moravia mayor DB K Orelup stated that property destruction during Hallowe'en will face full legal action. Complaints already received, and extra police will be on duty. Parents will be held liable for damage caused by their children to both business and private property during the season.
Curtis Burton a Moravia garage proprietor for 24 years will depart in a few days for California to work as a mechanic in government defense efforts. He is expected to join the Kaiser shipbuilding company. Burton has operated the local shop after stints with Benson Bowers C Waughop and Veach implement. John D Veach and Troy Adams will continue the garage alongside the Veach store.
Mrs Charles Coffin spent the weekend with her niece Miss Kathryn Pennington in Des Moines. Miss Pennington is critically ill.
Local workers collected scrap in Mororis and surrounding townships with 44 trucks active during the day. Mayor D K Orelup thanked volunteers while schools, businesses, and the vocational agriculture department aided in the drive, signaling another collection before winter.
Archie Martin of the United States Navy arrived from Norman Oklahoma to visit Mrs. Elsie Martin and relatives including his brother Sgt. Max Martin on furlough from Northern Ireland. Sgt. Cecil Creech of Portland Oregon visits Keswick Iowa relatives while on air service duty. He has served since 1940 and plans to return to service soon.
Twenty one men with twelve teams picked 440 bushels of Guy Roberts corn in one afternoon to aid his ill health caused by a blood poisoning from a sheep bite. Helpers included Stocker Danel Thompson Gideon Faber Walter etc.
Suffered a light stroke Saturday evening. Ben Coop, a well known farmer near Urbana Center, is ill. Carl Coop and family are staying with Mr and Mrs Coop.
Lewis Main, seriously ill in Mayo hospital Rochester Minnesota, is showing improvement. At the Gardner home Monday afternoon several relatives from Des Moines Oskaloosa Kirksville Warrensburg and Chicago visited. Burial services for George Davis were held at Trussel cemetery near Blakesburg Monday afternoon.
Polls open soon as voters in Taylor township cast ballots for township, county, state and national offices. An amendment proposes all motor vehicle fees and fuel taxes fund state highways. Local election boards are named with party roles. voting location is Moravia community building.
Lithographed stickers will substitute for automobile license plates in 1943 and go on sale December 1 at the office of L A Osborn county treasurer. No change in registration fees for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Motorists must retain 1942 plates for identification as 1942 files remain active. New Iowa registrations will receive 1942 plates and a 1943 sticker.
The Moravia high school adult evening class will offer metal forge work this Friday at 8 o clock. John Gashwiler, vocational agriculture and manual training instructor, announced that participants will learn to make their own gate hooks and other useful items. The session is part of a high school sponsored series.
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