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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
2
Regular M E Auxiliary dinner is planned in Moravia with visits by Mrs J S McCord and others in Centerville and neighboring towns. A long list of visitors from Albia Monrovia Centerville and Glendale depart for Falls Festival and local gatherings.
Moravia residents and visitors from Moulton and nearby towns attended the Fall Festival weekend. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ballew, Miss Ruth Sharp, Charles Fix, Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Fix, and J. F. Chambers family. Attendance spanned local families, Nebraskan and Des Moines connections, and multiple travels for leisure and school duties. Jack Frost notes light freezes with minimal damage.
Mr and Mrs Dave Caylor spent Thursday at the Lee Tad Bock home. James Wood Floyd Wood families joined the C E McGrew home. Frederick Koebler Wilbur Miller traveled to Des Moines and returned in a new Ford. Fall Festival at Moravia drew locals including Pearl Kingery and son Bunezld visiting Daniel Fulertory home. Mrs Sarah Hanes and Norman visited sister Mrs R C Hart while W N Kchtler and Wilbur called on Floyd Wood. Boy Scouts who refused 25 after saving a life did rightly. Ty Chiomercialize heroiam is to kill ix.
The Young Teachers Society elected officers for the Normal Training group, with Goldie Hiatt as president and Edna Pfannabeck as vice president. The Audrey B. Caylor Home Economics Club plans its first meeting and guest speakers. Moravia High School football reports a 34 to 9 loss to Hedrick, with details of the game and player lineup. A Kensington Club party hosted by Mr and Mrs John Johnson featured out-of-town guests and refreshments.
The Moravia Ball Club will play Unionville at Unionville Friday afternoon as part of the Fox Hunt events this week. Local social notes mention visits by Mr and Mrs Will Graham of Des Moines, Mrs J E Sharp and Virginia Sharp of Centerville, and Mrs Fontelle Swenson of Ottumwa. A closing out sale of livestock and farm machinery by C E Ellis and B A Spencer is planned northeast of Moravia next Tuesday.
A sequence of local classified notices lists farm loans, wood for sale, livestock including yearling bucks and sheep, a spotted Shetland pony, a Chester White boar, and fruit like Jonathan apples. Also lost items a tan coat and a half German police hound dog. Contact names include Chet Broshar, R A Hiun, H H Pabst, Nippie Smith, Albert Brain, Mrs A E Dille, Henry Suisma, Walter Gideon, E G Hawk, and M B Foster.
Moravia secured two festival wins, edging Iconium 8 to 3 on Friday afternoon and defeating the Black & White Ball Club 21 to 11 on Saturday. The Iconium game was close until the final out with Blackman pitching for Moravia and Downing catching for Iconium. The White & Black game featured Moravia’s slugging surge led by their hitters, continuing their festival success.
Henry Sytsmin spent a few days in Des Moines last week attending the state convention of the Farmers Union 984 delegate from Monroe County. He reports a very fine convention.
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