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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1936
Page
5
Moravia residents reflect on a soggy festival despite a severe drought shrinking crop displays. Rain on Democrat Day pleased crowds while organizers, led by President Johnson, earned praise for hosting a successful event amid setbacks. Local bands from Albia impressed, gypsy sightings arrived near town, and readers noted community resilience in this period piece.
Moravia high school officials Wm. H. Young and coach Albert Crocket attended a Corydon meeting of Southern lows Nine Conference representatives Monday evening. Moravia was officially declared 1985-1936 conference champions amid a list of member schools including Corydon Seymour Cincinnati Moulton Alferton Garden Grove Humeston and others.
Weather permitting Moravia will travel to Eddyville Wednesday for the season opener and host Cincinnati Friday. The fall slate includes Cincinnati at Moravia September 18, Lovilia at Moravia September 23, Cincinnati at Cincinnati September 25, Lovilia at Lovilia September 30, and Eddyville at Moravia October 2. Coach Albert Crocker says the basketball schedule is being finalized with five games already set.
Festival prize winners from a rural school show entries in crops and vegetables. Miller school participants earned multiple placing with names such as Lee Iain, Marve Lockman, Chris Bogart, and Bert Drake noted for top ear and pumpkin awards. The report lists several categories including corn, potatoes, melons, onions, gourds, and tomatoes with best exhibits credited to students and families. The page also mentions Mr. and Mrs. F C Hiatt visiting the J F Powell home on Saturday.
Rain disrupted the Moravia Fall Festival and Appanoose County Poultry Show but drew large crowds Saturday. Exhibits overall strong with record poultry entries and notable grain and 4 H displays. Halden Day boosted attendance with Albia delegations. political speakers were delayed or canceled by weather.
Donald Gardner delivered a collection of 860 moths and 160 butterflies to Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant on a Wednesday. The donation earns him college credit. Gardner, a two year student at Town Wesleyan, does not plan to attend this year and works for a construction company on the Milwaukee bridges project east of town.
Mr and Mrs J F Patrick celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at their Moravia Iowa home, with 32 relatives and friends. The couple, married Sept 12 1886, traced their life from Moravia to a sod house in Colorado and back to Iowa, sharing memories and gifts during a morning program and cooperative noon dinner.
Mr and Mrs Patrick, aged 74 and 69, mark fifty years of marriage in Moravia area. They raised a daughter Ida now Mrs A Mangle, and have lived in the same locality since moving to 60 acres. Attending were relatives including Mrs Vone Patrick Jones and Mrs Ella Jones Tisue. A public tribute noted health, a near miss with doctors, and a Milwaukee railroad memory from their wedding day. The celebration closed with a prayerful song led by Josie Charity of Cantril.
The Enon homecoming will be held Sunday September 27 inviting present and former teachers pupils and friends of the Bible and weekday school to attend and take part in the program and dinner.
Swiss steak mashed potatoes brown gravy creamed peas cottage cheese beets ice cream cake coffee served at Friday dinner.
A statewide Roosevelt caravan stops in Moravia at 1 38 p m Tuesday September 22 to support the Democratic ticket. The tour is sponsored by national and state committees and features three speakers, loudspeakers, literature, and phonograph records. Local organizers include W G Firking Mrs Mattie Minnes Ray Rinehart and J Smith as the caravan visits Moulton Centerville Exline Mystic and Rathbun in Appanoose County.
A charge of arson was filed against Sigel Mikela of Sedan in Washington township justice court by Sheriff Roscoe Wales and Deputy State Fire Marshal H. J. Willy after a blaze destroyed a large Lindley-Edwards farm barn last Friday night. Four calves perished, about 60 tons of hay burned, and harness and teeth were lost. hay valued around $750. The Lindley farm is operated by J. R. Lindley and owned by Rev. F. C. Edwards.
Donald Gardner suffered several cracked ribs after a fall at the Milwaukee bridge site in Foater on Monday. He was working to remove a runaway when a loose board gave way and he fell through scaffolding.
Collect premiums at the Fall Festival office of Chester Broahar treasurer before September 21 1936. Those with bills against the Fall Festival association must present them to Bert Turner secretary at once.
The 20th Century club held a postponed one oclock luncheon with Mrs. F. A. Reich. Officers elected for the new year were president Mrs. A. E. Shull vice president Mrs. J. W. Halden secretary Mrs. Cody Luse and treasurer Mrs. Tom Cameron.
A federal suit seeks foreclosure on Lenox Iowa municipal plant built under the Simmer law. The Fairbanks Morse plant failed to meet payments, with $17,926 overall default after four years of operation. Lenox residents paid 9 percent rates, with some towns of similar size cutting to 7 percent.
Twenty four different entries in the 4 H Sheep Exhibit from Centerville and other areas marked the Fail Festival here last Friday and Saturday. Winners listed include Glen Foster James Nash Alvin Donahoo in ram and Eve lamb classes, James Nash and others in market lambs. Rain dampened the auction with few lambs sold. breeders may contact for ram lambs. C M McFatridge visited Des Moines Monday.
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