Moravia Public Schools Open with Large Freshman Class
Moravia Public Schools opened this week with the largest freshman class in years. Nine townships and Moravia provide the 1932 enrollment, with full classes starting Tuesday and a county teachers Institute cutting sessions Thursday and Friday. Activities include glee club tryouts, football practice, and contracts with Hedrick Bloomfield Eldon Russell and Milton. Congressman Thornton visited the school exhibits at the Iowa State Fair and praised the program in a letter to Superintendent Goeldner.
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Moravia
Appanoose County Teachers’ Institute
Famed
Hedrick
Bloomfield
Eldon
Russell
Milton
Gitla
Uncelon
Iowa
Melvin H. Goeldner
Goeldner
Iowa State
Lloyd Thurston
Union Office Installs New Printing Equipment
The Moravia Union office recently installed a Chandler & Price Job Press with a variable speed motor to speed up job printing. The office also added an Electricmater for ad cuts and another advertising copy service. Advertising service and cuts are free to customers to assist merchants in making ads.
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Times
Moravia Union
Chandler & Price
Bualesa
Vertising
Thurston and Ellis Set to Speak at Moravia Fall Festival
Congressman Lloyd Thurston and State Senator Lloyd Ellis are slated as speakers for the 28rd annual Moravia Fall Festival and Farmers Institute. Thurston will address Friday afternoon and Ellis on Saturday afternoon. Both are expected to discuss topics of interest to rural communities and attract a large audience.
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Lloyd Thurston
Lloyd Ellis
Moravia
Farmera Institute
Thurston
Ellis
William Thomas Johnson, Civil War veteran, dies at 80
William Thomas Johnson born January 25, 1848 in Switzerland county Indiana grew up in Missouri and Oklahoma. He married Mary J. Wilson in October 187 by farm life near Moravia Iowa. He served in Co G 19th Kansas Cavalry during the Indian uprising and joined the Methodist church sixteen years prior. He died September 2, 1928 at Marshalltown Iowa at age eighty years seven months eight days, leaving four children and many relatives. Funeral Sept 4 at United Brethren Moravia with interment in Moravia cemetery. Card of Thanks from Myrtle B Morgan John L Johnson Olive G Sincox Doris A Cain.
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William Thomas Johnson
Switzerland County
Indiana
Southwestern
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Towa
Mary J. Wilson
Moravia
Maxwell
Myrtle B. Morgan
Guernsey
Wyoming
John L. Johnson
Olive G. Lincox
Schaller
Iowa
Ovis A. Cain
Albia
Johnson
Co. G
19Th
Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Southwest
William
Methodist Church
Marshalltown
United Brethren Church
D. W. Thompson
Moravia High School Announces Exhibit and Secretarial Courses
AL school exhibit notices urge strict rule adherence with Thursday deadline and space requests. The piece promotes Moravia High School commercial courses to boost trained secretaries, highlighting stenography, bookkeeping, and secretary training as pathways to executive roles.
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Mary
Moravia
Sune
Topsy Turvy Life Says Much About Man
A reflective piece notes life is full of troubles and temptations from birth to death. It observes contradictions as a man grows, facing desires and limitations, aims and failures, charity and stinginess, politics and personal integrity, framed as a wry social commentary.
Community Go To Church Day Call To Moravia Citizens
A Moravia notice proclaims Sunday September 6 as Community Go To Church Day urging all residents to attend services at one of the churches, emphasizing the church as essential to community life and seeking loyal citizen support from the Twentieth Century Class of the United Brethren Church.
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Moravia
United Brethren Church
United Brethren Church Sermon and Service Notice
The notice invites readers to attend church next Sunday with Bible School at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. C E service at 7 p.m. Evening worship at 7 p.m. It emphasizes church life, prayer, and mutual support and lists minister D. Winticht Thompson. Reads as a memorial tribute to Regine Tore and notes visitors from Cetlerville.
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Paul
Longtime Moravia Resident Isreal E Jordan Dies
Isreal E Jordan a long time Moravia Iowa resident died suddenly at his home last Friday night at age 71 His life spanned from March 1857 in Allensville Ohio to August 31 1928 in Moravia He moved to Iowa in 1865 and joined the Christian faith before later becoming a Methodist He is survived by wife Sarah Flinn Jordan two sons Aubry B Jordan and Charles Q deceased two brothers Lee G W and sister Anne Brady Multiple nieces and nephews The funeral was held Sunday near Moravia with Rev O J Fix delivering a sermon from Romans 116 and interment in Grist Cemetery alongside his parents.
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EB. Jordan
Maravia
Iowa
Allensville
Ohio
Marjavia
Morsiia
Sarah Flinn Braidey
Charles Q
Aubry B
Lee
Centerville
G. W
Zachumo
Washington
Anne Bradey
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Durdan
Vanachok
Methodist Church
Moravia
O. J. Fix
Grist
M. E. Church Notes Upcoming Services and Visitations
M. E. church notes announce services next Sunday at Wesley at 9 30 a m and Mora via at 11 p m Epworth League service at 7 p m praise for last Sunday's orchestra and welcome to visitors especially high school teachers and students urging regular attendance before the annual conference in Oskaloosa planning to drive over the following week to hear the Bishop pastor to speak at First Baptist Church that night requests prompt reports.
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Wesley
Moravia
Epworth League
Oskalooosa
First Baptist Church
Sunday Church Services and Choir Event Notes
The church held morning preaching at 11 with Subject: Muses Choice and an evening sermon titled The Second Coming of Christ. Brother Hayes McKinley joined Brothers Evans and Sam Barnett led harp and guitar selections. Choir practice Tuesday evening and Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon assisted by Mrs Clary Selby Phylis for cover tune and church dedication preparations.
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Hayes McKinley Joume
Evans
Sam Barnett
Mehindey
Jet
Clary Selby- Phylis
Rebekah Lodge Plans 77th Anniversary Celebration
Monday evening September 17 the local Rebekah lodge will hold its regular meeting followed by a program marking the 77th anniversary of the lodge. All members are urged to attend.
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Rebekah Lodge
Moravia Clubs Sponsor Community Gathering at School
Moravia clubs host a community gathering at the school building on Friday evening September 7. The reception honors teachers with a program and refreshments. Ladies asked to bring cake or pie and cups forks and spoons for each family member. Everyone invited.
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Inter-Club Council elects officers for Moravia clubs
The Inter-Club Council held its first meeting of the year on Monday afternoon and elected officers. President Mrs. H. E. Watts, Vice President Mrs. H. H. Pabst, Treasurer Mrs. Margaret Callen, Secretary Mrs. Rollie McDonough. The council includes two members from each of Moravia's four women’s clubs.
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H. E. Watts
H. H. Pabst
Margaret Callen
Rollie McDonough
Moravia
Regular meeting notice for O group on Tuesday evening
The notice announces a regular meeting of the O group scheduled for Tuesday evening with visitors welcome. The snippet also contains stray, era-laden lines about a modern flapper and smoking rope as nonessential fragments.
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Premium list published for annual Fall Festival
The premium list for the 23rd Annual Fall Festival and Farmers Institute will be held September 20 21 and 22. Exhibitors are advised to study the revised list carefully and aim to exhibit as much as possible to help make this the biggest and best festival ever.
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Farmers Institute
Platt
Moravia Beats Unionville In High-Scoring Sunday Game
Moravia defeated Unionville 26 to 10 after a Sunday ball game filled with power hitting. J Broshar and Morrison homered while multiple players logged extra base hits, as Moravia piled up 35 runs against Unionville.
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Unionville
J. Broshar
Morrison
Couta
Moravia Unionville
W. Smith
If H. Bailey
Dukes
Ib Weidman
J. Bailey
McCoy
Cf Anderson
Stanley
C. Broshar
Sb Wilson
Orelup
Bailey
Main
Ct Tomlin
H. Smith
P Herman
Knapp
Legion Auxiliary notes of September meeting report
The American Legion Auxiliary held its regular meeting on Tuesday evening September 4. Mrs Grace Veach, local delegate to the state convention at Council Bluffs, gave an interesting report of the convention. The Auxiliary and the American Legion will hold a joint picnic supper at the Weglin home on Thursday evening September 18 at 7 o'clock.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Grace Veach
Council Bluffs
Auxiliary
American Legion
Weglin
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Doris A. Cain
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Frants Firkina
Aik Mayon
Alma
Mary Keemer
Viaitard
Cetlerville
Isreal E. Jordan
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Isreal Jorda
Sarah Flinn Jordan
A. B. Jordan
M. E. Church Notes
Rebekah
Inter-Club Council
Mildred Bishop
Legion Auxiliary Notes
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R. W. Winsler
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