That Festival Fray And Funny Fall Revels At Moravia
A Moravia column recaps a chaotic Fall Festival with street antics and mixed humor. Highlights include egg tossing at the corner, the Ferris Wheel and Kiddie Ride drawing crowds, Atkins Medicine Show in the Karao building, and a beauty contest won by Kim Black amid odd judge decisions. The day features speeches with tepid audience response and a quip about prohibitions, plus a Republican prayer session and jokes about the U. S. Secret Service.
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Atkins Medicine Show
No More Free Shows Band Concerts In Moravia This Year
Last week reports recall the freemoving picture shows and band concerts sponsored by Moravia merchants during the past summer. Weather mostly favorable with large crowds attending Wednesday night picture shows. Band concert was rained out once, with a few other near rainouts.
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Moravia
Moraina
Aésvents
Moravia Co-Operative ship loads livestock to St Louis
The Moravia Co- Operative Shipping Association shiped four cars of livestock to the St Louis market on Tuesday. The shipment included 173 head of sheep 150 head of hogs and 42 head of cattle.
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Manager Hawk
Moravia Co- Operative Shipping Association
St. Louis
Attention Past Grand Officers Meet Next Tuesday Night
The IOOF invites all Past Grand Officers to confer the Past Official Degree. Meeting will be held next Tuesday night with expected attendance by Robt Stoops and Sea.
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Rob't
Stoops
Sea
Fall Festival Premiums and Awards Summary
Listings from the 27th Fall Festival show numerous exhibits and prizes across categories. Notable names include Fuller Enon West Point Scattersburg and individuals like Mrs Orval Burton Lee Hiatt James Easter Pearl Kelsey and Earl Brain. Events feature farm products pastries drawing penmanship and poultry with multiple first and second place awards.
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Fuller
West Point
Dat
Enon
Scatternburg
Puller
Scattersburg
Hiner
James Easter
R. R. Johnson
W. C. Miller
Carl Tomlin
Bhi Hiatt
J. L. Jones
A. E. Glick
Albert Coop
John Moffatt
J. L. Toner
Earl Brain
Pearl Kelsey
Eusil Hiatt
Timothy
Carl VanZante
Bishop Cannon to Speak in Centerville as Planned
Bishop Cannon will address Centerville's Methodist church Friday night as scheduled despite itinerary rearrangements by the Town Anti-Saloon League. He spoke in Davenport last Sunday and Monday, met Arlington duties after Muscatine, and will continue with Newton engagements Friday night and remaining schedule.
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Anti-Saloon League
Bishop Cannon
Centerville
Cannes
Davenport
Arlington
Virginia
Muscatine
Newton
James Spencer obituary from Albia area church group
James Spencer born November 12 1567 near Waveland Indiana died September 13 1982 at his home south of Albin Iowa aged 74 years 10 months and a day He married Mias Jane Bennett March 8 1883 eight children survived with wife and siblings noted Funeral services were led by Rev Hastle and Rev Morgan in the Christian church of Albia with burial in Mt Pleasant cemetery near Hilton
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James Spencer
John
Nancy Spencer
Waveland
Indiana
Albin
Iowa
Mias Jane Bennett
Clara Scott
Trenton
Mra
Pearl Brizendine
Centerville
Nellie Sage
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Maude Rogers
Albia
Joe
Frank
Harlan
Ruth
Hell Weidman
Straton
Nebr
Mollie Draper
Will
Rolland
Bruce
Hoe
Church of Christ At
Selection
W. J. Hastle
0. M. Morgan
Christian Church
Friday Dinner Menu at M. E. Caf Special
Mr and Mrs Clifford Lovell and their children from Galesburg IL visited relatives over the weekend as part of a local Friday dinner menu featuring fried chicken and gravy green beans corn sweet potatoes cold slaw pickles hot biscuit jelly and coffee.
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Clifford Lovell
Galesburg, UL
Moravia Fall Festival Exhibit Delights with Pastry and Crops
The Moravia Fall Festival exhibit inside the big tent showcased two pastry sections and a diverse range of displays. Visitors admired a cocoa nut coated lamb cake by Mrs. Pearl Stanley of Nampa, a cue potato sculpture by Margaret Ward, and numerous canned goods. Education and 4-H booths from Centerville schools and area rural schools highlighted work from the year, while farm product displays drew praise as among the best yet.
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Pearl Stanley
Nampa
Idaho
G. B. McCumber
Stanley
John Dew Dies From Bull Attack in Waterloo
Join Dew of Grundy Center Iowa, son-in-law of Mrs Joe Lynn of Moravia, died at a Waterloo hospital Monday September 12 after a bull gored him during a load-in for market. He was badly injured and died despite hospital efforts. Dew had visited Moravia often and had many friends there.
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Join Dew
Grundy Center
Iowa
Joe Lynn
Moravia
Waterloo
Dew
Albia High and Junior College Football Schedule
Albia announces fall football schedules for both schools. High School games include Bucsey at Albia on Sept 80, Osceola at Albia Oct 14, Fairfield Oct 21, Knoxville Oct 28, Centerville Oct 28, Chariton Nov 4, Ottumwa Nov 11, Bloomfield Nov 24, with night games noted. Junior College slate lists Kidder Missouri Oct, Creston Oct 4, Fort Dodge at Albia Oct 28, Moberly Nov 4, Washington Nov 11, Graceland Nov 18, Osceola Nov 24 and Burlington as a venue.
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Albia High School
Albia
Kidder, Mo
Creston
Fort Dodge
Maberly
Washington
Graceland
Ozeeola
Burlington
Free and Ammons wed after unionville ceremony
Doris Free daughter of I H Free and Wayne Ammons son of Fred Ammons married on Monday September 19 1932 at Unionville Mo Rev R L Burny officiated. Attended by Lloyd Cullen and sister in law. Newlyweds will live with Ammons parents. Festivities noted large exhibit totals and favorable weather reports at local fair setting.
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Doris Free
I. H. Free
West of Iconium
Wayne Ammong
Fred Ammona
North of Iconium
R. L. Burny
Church of Christ
Unionville
Lloyd Cullen
Fall Festival Notice Seeks Pending Bills and Premiums
Those with bills against the Fall Festival Association must present them to treasurer Cecil Coulson by September 24. Premiums due should be collected by that date. no payments after. Collect premiums from Cecil Coulson or Bert Turner, secretary.
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Fall Festival Association
Cecil Coulson
Church News and Meeting at Main Grove
The church schedules an all day meeting with a basket dinner at Main Grove. Bible Echo at 10 a.m. led by C. R. Kin enade, superintendent, with a 11 a.m. sermon. Dinner at noon, bring filled bowls. Children’s activities and old time singing. 3:30 p.m. sermon if weather permits. C. E. at church 7 p.m. Bible study Thursday 7:30 p.m. Rev. Seath will be with us. Robert Seath, Minister.
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Main Grove
R. Kinenade
Serman
C. E
Seath
Wes
United Brethren Church Welcomes Worshippers This Sunday
The United Brethren Church invites all without a home church to attend Bible School at 9:45 a.m. led by M. H. Johnson, morning worship at 11 with Rev. Donahoo, Junior Otterbein Guild at 11 led by Mrs. Chas. Coffin, Christian Endeavor at 6:30, and evening services at 7:30. Ladies Aid meets all day Wednesday. Prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday at 7:30 led by W. T. Lemaster. Please note time changes for evening services.
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Bible
H. Johnson
Donahoo
Otterbein Guild
Chas
Christian Endeavor
Ladies Aid
W. T. Lemaster
Gen. H. Suenkel
Local Church Notices Roundup and Socials Across Town
Teonium Circuit Sunday School at 10 a m with Ralph Turner superintendent. The Rev Lloyd Ellis to speak at the Christian church at 11 a m. Young People meet at the Christian Church Sunday evening with James Calhoun, leader. Girl Scouts program at the Methodist Church Saturday evening with offering for the Tracp. Class No 7 social Friday evening. Reception for teachers September 29 with program and refreshments. Bishop Cannon to speak at Center ville Methodist Church Friday evening. Vallview Sunday School at 5 a m with Pant Boyer superintendent. Epworth League events Tuesday and Wednesday evenings led by Clarke McKern and Donald Lockman. Mitton Sunday School at 10 a m with Lewis and Rouse superintendents. Homecoming at Hilton reports best attendance in three years. Olt Gang Quartet of Albia performs. If no church home, welcome to any church. J W Zerbe minister. Centerville 1b plate Battery sale at Gambles. September sale details.
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Teonium
Ralph Turner
Lloyd Ellis
Christian Church
Young Peoples
James Calhoun
Methodist Church
Tracp
Bishop Cannon
Centerville Methodist Church
Iconiain
Vallview
Pant Boyer
Epworth League
Clarke McKern
Mitton
Lewis
Rouse
Epworth
Donald Lockman
Hpworth League
Moravia League
Hilton League
Ladies Aid
Jack Spengers
Council Bluffs
Aid
Hilton
John Dimmers
L. H. Lannings
Albia
Moravia's 27th Annual Fall Festival a Great Success
Moravia celebrated its 27th Fall Festival with ideal weather, strong community support, and large exhibits. Highlights included 641 displays, top quality farm products, a robust speaking program featuring Ross Monty and local politicians, and abundant entertainment from school bands and Pa and Ma's Dirty Seven.
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Moravia
G. B. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Earl Brain
Bert Turner
Cecil Coulson
J. H. Platt
Ross Monty
Newton
United States
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
United State
Lloyd Ellis
Chariton
Congress
Glen Miller
Iowa
Dirty Seven
Chas
Johnson
Walden
Tom Philby
Wilbur Kingery
John Law
Ralph Hiatt
Guerney Jordan
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Eelet
Great Point
Weat
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Orval Burton
G. W. Jones
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Cias
Lee Hiatt
Harvey Main
M. E
Margaret Ward
Vocational Agriculture Department
Moravia Public Schools
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Taylor Township
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Jim Moravia
John Dew
Francis. Gehler
Edmund Hanson
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United Brethren Church
J. W. Zerbe
Gambles
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N. G. McCuen
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