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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1947
Page
4
Moravia High School seniors announce Skip Day on April 16th with a personal free day ending at 4 30 PM then a trip to Sharon Bluffs Center for a picnic supper. Senior Day follows next week with plans to Iowa State College at Ames for a schoolwide Senior Day event.
Last Tuesday the Commercial Club held a skating party at Albia rink inviting dates for each member. They enjoyed the evening and returned to Moravia when they wished, with no time or speed constraints mentioned. The text notes Van Johnson as this week’s Mr. Hush.
Jerry Tuttle and Norma Huff lead apron and pajama projects in Homemaking I and II. Students prepare for a Wednesday Threads of Fashion show connected to Homemaking and Related Science. The class has finished mineral studies in nutrition and begun salads with lab sessions held Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Cleon Cordes and baby moved to Florida after visiting the Cordes parents for three weeks. Cleon Cordes left by auto Friday morning. Henry Cordes and family were in Oskaloosa Saturday. Jack Gilligan and family visited the Johnson home. Jack returned Sunday, wife and baby stayed a week. Bertha Martin and others attended Aid at Main and prepared comforts for Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Merkcle burned out by fire. Mrs. Gerald Hawk and baby visited at Gilligan home and then at her parents near Indianola.
Attendance at Sunday School was 38. A large crowd gathered at Lyndon McDanes home to help fight a fire. The smoke house near the home burned but was saved by water, wind from the southeast, and nearby assistance. The Centerville fire truck arrived after the blaze had begun, helping to extinguish the remaining flames.
Orville Burton was struck above the brow with an ax while working in timber on Saturday. The wound required three stitches but his glasses likely prevented a worse injury. The doctor reported Monday morning he was improving. The note lists several local residents visiting and attending gatherings, with brief social mentions and a teaser for more in the next issue.
Lois Jean Scott, Gabe Johnson, and Walter Scott joined a cooperative dinner at the Grant Tadlock home Saturday morning. Lyle Hopkins family, Clifford Paxston family, and Rert Arnold family were guests. Several visits to homes including Elmer Lockman, Ralph Robinson, Wilbert Johnson, and Emery Hiatt are noted along with Delta Iowa trip updates from Maxine Scott and store sale news about the Davises.
Several Chariton township men helped clean the Salem and Jeanium Cemeteries Friday. Weekend visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sheldon of Albia and Raymond Perry family. Numerous local residents attended gatherings and visits with relatives in Albia Centerville and Des Moines.
Local notes from Enon recount friendly visits and community activity. Neighbors assisted with farming chores and road work amid rainy weather. Many residents praised hospitality, birthdays celebrated, hospital updates shared, and several trips and visits to relatives and friends in nearby towns.
Lyndon McDanel and family spent Friday evening with Billie McDanel. Cliff Whicker and family called at the Ernest Hiatt home Thursday evening. Cliff Whicker and family, Er-
Nest Hiatt and family joined a cooperative supper Friday at Moravia community center. Ernest Hiatt and family attended a 4-H meeting at New Hope school Thursday. Mrs Francis Miller Raye and Susan visited Theo Miller’s home returning home Saturday morning. Phillip Whicker visited Robert Hiatt Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs U S Hiatt visited Ernest Hiatt Sunday afternoon. Lute Hiatt and Frank Chambers spent Sunday evening at Theo Miller’s. Cliff Whickers were Saturday visitors in Mystic. Theo Miller and Herb Boblenz families hosted or visited various hosts Sunday including Dodds and Hiatt homes.
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