This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1950
Page
1
The author describes a trip to Chicago to attend the international printing equipment exposition. He notes witnessing presses and printing gear from major U.S. firms and foreign exhibitors, most equipment in operation, and sees large firms showcasing new gear. The experience feels like a sight-seeing trip akin to an auto show for a curious young traveler.
A visitor notes Italian automatic presses in the United States and compares foreign prices to American tech. In Illinois and Iowa fields they saw towering corn and an experimental hybrid with compact ears, wind resistance, and easy mechanical harvesting potential, signaling farming becoming a science.
Ed Roland of near Hilton and Levi Porter with two sons called Monday and Saturday evening respectively. Squirrels season opens and locals expect hunting activity. The day is sultry with wind and sun. Ed Peterson of Flint Michigan and guests visited. Zell Wilsons threshing continues. new refrigerator installed by Zell Wilson family with Sylvan Van Dorin helping. County surveyors visited, possibly locating a new roadway. Casters began foundation for a new barn. another barn was blown down in last spring’s wind.
Pleasant warm weather keeps threshing and clover work busy while gardens fruit and produce occupy the women. Birthday dinner with Flora Jones marks Mary Jo Faber's celebration. Neighbors Nancy Carol Loren Walter and Helen DuVall visit Mearl Walters. Troy Lockman and Des Moines relatives call in. Leo McCombs Art McCombs Joe Peterson visit Mia and Marvin Vance. Leo Van Dorin Linda visit with neighbors.
Poem lines urging a barefoot boy to enjoy youth while he can while promising faith in the younger generation. Reflects a nostalgic view of future debt and responsibility with rural overland life imagery.
The clipping lists numerous Friday and weekend social calls and visits among families in Knoxville Ottumwa Centerville Albia Plano Exline and nearby areas. People mentioned include Troy Lockman Floyd Johnson Harold Hawk Carolyn’s birthday gathering at Claude Hawk home and many extended relatives and friends visiting relatives and dining at various homes.
Attendance at Fairview Sunday School is noted with 35 attendees. Mr and Mrs Carl Tomlin called on visitors and reports.
Mr and Mrs William Nortons visited with relatives in town while Mr and Mrs Glen Van Dorin returned from Rockford Ill They spent the evening with Freddie Van Dorins parents Mr and Mrs Trenton Gladfelder Clyde and Darlene joined Ray Harrisons for Sunday with Elbert Perrys and more guests including Fern Lemons Jimmy at Robert Foster home Dixie with John Edward Broshar and family and Rev Wm Herman Smith and wife hosted by Fairfield Family.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.