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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
2
Local residents and visitors are detailed in a long Moravia area roundup. Families like Burns, Simmons, Dean, Ha tt, Lathen, and Hiatt host callers and attend events across Moravia and nearby towns including Ottumwa Albia Centerville and Des Moines with numerous trips, visits, and family connections noted.
The Moravia community highlights a growing high school enrollment of about 200 with praise for the school board and faculty. Plans for a larger school building and superintendent living quarters are discussed, alongside a doll parade amendment inviting pets and a community dog cat or pig dress up event Thursday evening at the community building with performances by local girls and music by Mrs. Harris. Also noted are flowers from Mrs. Blumenstock and a new stuffed ham recipe from Mrs. Wynes.
Members of class 8 at the Methodist Sunday school will elect a new teacher next Sunday morning to replace G. T. Harn who announced his resignation at the last meeting.
Classified small coal store wanted by Mrs. Ben Rhimer with phone 82 86 1. For sale good coal priced at 2665 per ton delivered via Hiattsville Store 86 3. Large sweet purple grapes listed at 600 per bushel by Walter Gideon 86 2.
Miss Rubye N Hiatt daughter of L R Hiatt Moravia and Carrol M Brees son of Oren Brees Sewal were married at 6 20 Sunday evening in a lawn ceremony. Rev H L Brown officiated with wedding march by Mrs Everett Moore. Guests included Oren Brees Kenneth Koran Van Zante Moore Hiatt Turn er Moffitt Cridlebaugh and others from Moravia Sewal Mystic Center ville and Albia. The bride taught two years at Sewal and the groom is a Sewal graduate.
Miss Edrie Garnet Callen married Harry M. Phillips in a 6 o'clock Wednesday ceremony with Rev. LaGrone officiating. Attendants were Keith Phillips and Mrs. Phillips. The bride wore cadet blue alpsea. corsage of American Beauty roses. A 7 o'clock dinner followed at the bride’s parents home. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips to reside on his Centerville farm. Also, a son Michael Allan born Aug 29 to Mr. and Mrs. E Wehrle of Centerville. great grandson of J A Winsler of Moravia.
The annual Brown reunion gathered at Moravia Community Hall on Sunday with a noon dinner for relatives and friends. Attendees included Homer Brown and many family members such as Ethel Roy Eva Daphne and Homer Charles Brown, plus numerous spouses and children. After an afternoon of visiting, attendees hoped to meet again next year.
Virgil Hancher chosen to head the University of Iowa as president. The Chicago lawyer has long ties to Iowa and University affairs, including past service as Iowa alumni association president and involvement with the state’s educational community. He and his wife, with three children, plan to relocate to Iowa City after professional commitments and a family illness.
An unnamed narrator describes a drive with a man in a milk truck and a later sedan with Iowa plates. The motorist offers a ride toward Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and the narrator hints at recognizing the other traveler, revealing a tense encounter on a sunlit roadside.
A college student recalls a road trip through Indiana and Illinois with a benefactor, meeting named Kopp and Thurston via Mt. Pleasant. They discuss bridge, politics, and farewells as they travel from Burlington to Mt. Pleasant, learning legislators are more than tariff talkers.
Centerville Iron and Metal offers new waterproof tarpaulins and many more usable items for sale at 10 ott, Centerville Iowa. Local shoppers may visit to view available stock and pricing.
The Ifall Festival 18 will open with exhibits of vegetables fruit cookery fancy work flowers draft colts sheep and poultry in the big tent at the northwest corner of the aquara. The festival causes the local school to close all day Friday and a booster trip promoted the event in Albia Blakesburg Unionville Udell and Moulton. Centerville missed the caravan due to polio prevalence.
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