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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
3
Sunday School at 10 2 m. Birdie Main September 8 p m Evening services 7 30 p m Thursday Bible Study Ladies Air Wednesday at the church Strong local church notices list services and study sessions with times and days.
The Golden Rose church notes Sunday School at 9 a.m. led by M. H. Johnson. No morning worship due to Salem homecoming. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Choir practice Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday 8 p.m. Womens Missionary Society Friday at Margaret Callen's home Grace Main leader. Pastor W. T. Boston signs off.
The Ottumwa District cabinet will visit next Sunday meeting local cabinet at 2 30 p m. Leaguers social hour at 5 p m and League service at 7 p m with district officers in charge. Evening worship at 8 p m. W F M S meets Thursday at Mrs T R Gardner’s home. Friday at 8 p m Class No watermelon social in church parlors. Morning worship 9 30 Sunday School 10 30 J C Bebrons, pastor.
Moravia Public Schools revise schedule as high school enrollment reaches 137, prompting three new hires: Gretchen Quiter as high school principal and commercial instructor, Marjorie Frey as music and English instructor, and Clifford Boyer as geometry and arithmetic teacher. Schedule shifts include 8:45 start and 4:15 activity period with noon dismissal for grades.
The Hiatt reunion was held Sunday at Center ville city park with 155 attendees. A bountiful cooperative dinner was served at noon. Attendees included B Avizong, Dr and Mrs 3, C Hinasy, Elaine and Joseph IV.
Jess Pollard challenges the claim of no corn in southern Iowa this year by presenting two fine ears at the McFatridge & Coulson office this past week. The scene underscores ongoing agrarian contention and local vendor interest in crop signals.
Moravia Public School lists faculty credentials and roles from superintendent Wm H Young to teachers like Gretchen Custer and Kenneth Barghahn. Entries detail degrees from Parsons College Iowa State Teachers College Northwestern University and Drake University with experience ranging from high school instruction to athletic coaching and administration.
Fall Festival plans loom with Sept 15 14 16 on tap as residents host visitors from Centerville Mystic and other towns. The column lists numerous local travelers and returns from Des Moines Kansas City and Des Moines plus upcoming school and hospital news.
Fragmented OCR lists credentials and experiences of several teachers and institutions. Names include Wesleyan College, University of Iowa, Iowa State Teachers College, and Centerville High School. Entries reference elementary and primary methods training, certificates, and years of rural or classroom instruction across the 1920s to 1980s.
Correction notice updates the Fairview event date from September 2 to September 9 with the event scheduled for Sunday. An program has been arranged and large attendance is expected.
The notice reports a regular meeting of O, E, ter No. 8 scheduled for Tuesday evening. Details are incomplete due to OCR issues but the event concerns a local chapter or lodge gathering with typical agenda items such as introductions and brief organizational business.
A nostalgic page displays poems named The Young Carpenter by Mary Channel Stev ens and Our Friends about friendship and comfort. The text reflects on labor, patience, and mutual support, urging true friendship as solace in dark times and noting a blend of earthly and heavenly comfort.
The swans Swans Much Alike Trumpeter and whistling swans are nearly indistinguishable in appearance. The first is nearly extinct while the whistling swan thrives. The whistling swan nests mainly north of the Arctic circle, unaffected by civilization. The trumpeter swan bred in Canada and the interior U.S. valley, where it faced many negative influences including draining breeding lakes.
The era of Charles I saw Valentine celebrations rise in gaiety with lovers presenting ornate tokens and expensive gifts. It was noted that the Duke of Turke gave Mrs Stuart jewelry valued at 800 pounds, marking lavish courtly customs of the period.
The piece traces prison labor origins from Michigan territory to Iowa's first law 1889. It notes a $40,000 appropriation for Fort Madison State Penitentiary and a requirement that sheriffs or keepers employ prisoners in useful work, within or outside the prison.
The article outlines three prison labor methods: lease, contract, and piece price. It notes private control under leases, delegated control under contracts, and product-based pricing under piece price. It explains state revenue and private sales, and the transition from lease to contract then to piece price, with exceptions for state institutional goods.
A large Sun Aug 26 gathering at Eugene and missing near Chillicothe Iowa featured baskets and a cafeteria dinner at noon. Attendees included Entel and J R Lockman families from Moravia Maude Rhoades Albin Clarence Long and family Louie Long and sons Milo Charlie from Drakesville Matt Huber Jr and family Blakesburg Safe Stump and Ronald Lockman among others.
The Moravia Fall Festival returns during homecoming with a packed schedule. Highlights include band concerts at 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., kittenball tournaments at the school grounds, and speeches by Democratic and Republican candidates for state and local offices. The program also features poultry talks, 4-H work, street sports, rides, and a loudspeaking system to reach the crowd Friday and Saturday. Local veterans and residents anticipate a strong turnout and renewed acquaintances.
Rain washed out most Moravia hiteantall league games last week. Beery's beat Orelup 9 to 0 on Thursday as Reed's team remained near the top. Monday's Ore lup Beery schedule was postponed to Tuesday due to dark, after even innings tied 2-2. Remaining games include September 6 Orelup vs Beery, September 7 Beery vs Reed, September 10 Orelup vs Beery.
Announcement from California invites all Moravians living or visiting in California to the Moravia Reunion Picnic at Ganeshi Park near the concession house in Pomona on October 7. Attendees are asked to bring a basket lunch and enjoy ice cream and coffee provided by the committee.
Centerville businessman P. E. Wells was reported as visiting here on Friday, stopping at local firms and meeting with colleagues during a brief business trip.
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