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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1938
Page
7
The Moravia High School notes report class officers elected across grades, upcoming plays, band and orchestra rehearsals, agriculture fair participation, and varied classroom updates. It notes early dismissal for a celebration, hot weather adjustments, and ongoing fall festival preparations with student work across grades from kindergarten to eighth grade.
Notice to interested parties that on September 12 Tyas was appointed by the district court as executrix of the estate of W. H. Underwood in Appanouse County. Creditors must present claims with proper authentication to the undersigned. Dated September. SARAH JANE ON DEKWOGD Executrix.
Mrs Eva Hiatt spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Alice Wilson in Moravia. Evelyn Brackett stayed Friday night and Saturday with Delia McCrory, Keith Rose, and George Turner families. John Wood of Des Moines and Will Wood of Albia visited W E Donavan. Pettibone hosted a pink and blue shower for Mrs George Turner. Roy Brackett and family from Confidence visited Howell home Saturday and Sunday. Afternoon visitors included Frank Hiatt. Duard Kirby and family from Ottumwa visited Keith Rose's. Pearl Hunter and Nancy June spent the weekend at Frank Chambers home. Sunday guests at Frank Chambers included John Chambers and family of Centerville and Richard Ballew and family of Moulston. Evening visitors were Carl Fisher and family.
The item lists numerous award winners across divisions such as Fruits, Pastry and Candy, Canned Goods and Miscellany. Names of winners cover individuals including Mrs. Keith Phillips, Grover Easter, Miss Eva Hiatt, Mrs. H. K. Smith and many others for items like pears peaches jams pies cakes and vegetables.
A long list of exhibits includes honey and butter, canned goods, quilts, and crocheted items. Livestock showings cover colts, dairy cattle, sheep, poultry, and geese with multiple prize winners named. Local residents reported field work on G R Darby and Felton farms while social visits and festival attendance are noted.
Kinser Valley notes show the G. R. Darby family visiting the E. M. Coltrain home Sunday morning. Zell Wilson and family visited Frank Wilson's. Roy Darby and family visited Friday evening. Lester Brain and Mo ravia and Charles Furley called Wednesday, Furley a former resident. Eunice Suiter of Canada visited Zell Wilson's Monday. she and Amy Clough had dinner there and Suiter paid a short visit to the scribe and family. Russell Darby delivered hogs to Ottumwa for John Robinson Wednesday. Dr. Bert Hollingshead was called Thursday to treat a patient in the area.
Mrs Adda Thoroughman of Oklahoma and Mr and Mrs Frank Gladfelder and Kester visited at the Chris Bogart home Sunday afternoon. Mrs Ted Miller checked on Willie Callen ill at his Centerville home. Doris Burton spent Saturday night with her brother and wife Gerald Burton. Irene Olson from Des Moines and Alien Boller of Atlantic visited the Fern Wright home over the weekend. Chas Miller of Alicia and Clara Carlson visited Ted Miller Sunday afternoon. Mary Putman ill at her sister son Carl son home shows improvement. Gerald Burton called at the parental Strunk home Monday. Ted Miller and Fern Wright spent Friday at Clarence Dowds. Fern Wright attended the Moulton Jamboree Friday afternoon. Gerald Burton visited the parental Burton home Sunday. Ira Foster of Exline spent Friday night and Saturday with sister Flo Hiner. Fern Wright spent Sunday afternoon at Eph Wilson's.
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