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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
4
M H S News Basket reports homemaking classes busy with projects. Advanced girls plan dresses, freshmen study Personality and Development, seventh and eighth grades split with eighth making holders and seventh caring for their room. Lockers moved and sewing room formed.
Bloomfield eleven, with strong back-field and line play, trampled Moravia 39 6 on Friday. Moravia’s lone score came when Smith intercepted a Bloomfield pass and returned 45 yards for a TD in the fourth period. The game featured exciting moments as Bloomfield labored for each touchdown. Moravia girls basketball practice shifts to after four, with new players joining and a hopeful season ahead.
Supplement from Moravia Union lists visitors to the Jack Luse home and area residents. Names include Vernon Boshak, Jim Easter, Mary Hedgetock, A W Kincade, Neal Nash, Jay Cotell of Chicago, M R Worthington and family, Eldred Worthington, Harold Huff, and many local families. The Clover Leaf Club meets with Mrs Clara Teater and other Sunday visitors are noted.
A brief Pleasant Hill hearing concluded with a settled plea and a short agreed term. No further details were disclosed in the readable portion.
Mr and Mrs Berle Beaty and children spent Sunday at Harve Beaty near Noma. Visitors include Arlo Fenton at Frank Tarbell home with others at Dennie Fenton. Many called on Vera Moore and Chadwick households during weekend gatherings. School display at Fairview won first prize while locals attended Fall Festival events in Moravia and surrounding towns.
Sunday visitors from Millageville included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Davis and daughters near Plano, with calls at the Gilbert Davis home where Mr. Davis showed improvement. Mrs. Ella Tarbell and son Lowell returned from South Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Fenton of South Dakota visiting Frank Tarbell, Harold Turner hosts, and barbecues at Mystic. Festival attendance at Moravia noted. Wheat outlook mentioned with 111 million bushels and concern over possible starvation.
Miller and family plus neighbors gathered during the week for visits and chores. Mildred Shanks visited Margaret Miller, and residents joined the Moravia Fall Festival. Church events and local calls to households marked a busy period with multiple social visits and farm work.
Carl Cloyed and family spent Sunday at the George Cloyed home. Gus Luse attended the U B Conference in Toledo as a delegate. The sorghum factory on the E F Wilson farm runs full blast producing 35 gallons in two days. Ray Maneer and wife visited Dutch DuVall. Roscoe Rocke of Woodward Iowa, agent for American Austin, had a car on display at Moravis during the festival. G B Luse and family joined a Centerville family reunion. Miss Martena Childs and Miss Jugnita Childs of Moulton visited Vivien Wilson for the festival weekend. Frank Hiatt hosted Minnesota guests Freeman Weidman, Harry Duncan, and M B Harris.
A fragment from a school scene shows students discussing football players whitewashing Bloomfield, Cleo Barnes making big tackles, girls in blue dresses, Geometry class stigma, Mr. Parrish winning a fall festival elephant, and banter about invitations.
Local merchants in Moravia prepare for fall and winter selling, stocking carefully to meet community needs. Shopkeepers are described as both good friends and capable merchants, ready for brisk trading ahead.
Emma Ray home hosts visitors as Russell Fowler cuts corn for Willie Callén. Ed Rumsey and family join Centerville business callers, and J J Stevens dines with Emma Ray. Lela Stevens visits Elsie Pool while Mary Fowler visits her mother Andy Hayworth. Birthday boy LaVerne Rumley receives gifts. Earl Foster family stops by. neighbors attend Fall Festival.
In Appanoose County Iowa Probate Court Louis Young estate notice appoints Co M McFatridge as Administrator. Creditors may promptly pay debts and present lawful claims by law, dated September 18, 1930, Albia Iowa.
The page recalls Mr. Hammond returning from a weeklong visit with his daughter in Missouri. Joe Robertson and family spent a day at the G. Penfield home, while Mr. and Mrs. John McAninch hosted visitors. Several locals attended events in Mystic and Moravia, with multiple families visiting relatives in Ottumwa and nearby areas. Continuous illness and family gatherings are noted, including Lottie Swan’s call to Newport for a daughter’s illness.
Unionville residents Will Stevens and family visited relatives Sunday including Beulah Hiatt with Doris McKern at Moravia Fall Festival. Bessie McCurdy joined George Clancy’s home visit and Moravia festival activities while Dellie Crow visited Allee Sanders. Lew Hadge and children were also mentioned in the Unionville area.
The Kinser Valley area reports road work completion near the Darby farm. Attendees from the valley joined the Moraylaull Festival. Des Moines visitors Arthur Herbert and Eva Lewis spent a weekend with relatives. Donald Darby attended the King Theatre show in Albia Saturday night. Zell Wilson assists his father with molasses making this week. Alex Johnson and family visited Mrs. Anderson’s Sunday. Everett Anderson and family spent Sunday at the J. J. Anderson home. Dave Chidester stopped by the H. D. Darby home on business.
Mrs W R Rowe and brother Frank Bailey visited Jack Capps at Linby. Asche Peck called on Cure McCoy home Monday evening. Herman Johnson and families attended an Albin sale. Lula Tillmont visited Boardman home midweek. Many youths attended a Wiener roast in Ottumwa last week. D E McCoy and daughters with others visited Ottumwa. Bert Kisher works on Hilton paving crew. Miss Schick from Ottumwa High School visited Lois Bates. Lola Grooms of Des Moines stayed with sister Mrs Kirby Bates. Several attended Fall Festival in Moravia. Wm Barnes family from Cuba visited Sherman Thompson home Sunday. Lydia Grooms visiting daughter Mrs Kirby Bates. Sunday visitors at D B McCoy home included Boardman family, Mrs Jesse Sell and daughters Dora and Erma and Kenneth Johnson.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Chadd and daughters of Ottumwa were Sunday visitors at the W F Boardman home. Mrs Mary Stafford visited Moravia Monday. Miss Ledia Smith visited the week with Miss Eva Boardman. Mrs Jennie Maiken of Albin was a dinner guest of Mrs Pear Retch Friday.
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