Play and sports shape school life at MHS
In this Newsbasket editorial Rowena Perry reflects on why children choose to watch or join play, notes leaders and shy participants, and ponders the line between games and sports. Spring track begins for boys and girls as band rehearsals continue. Oska looza week looms with a tag day concert on April 26 featuring 53 band members. A new sophomore girls quartet forms with Virginia Zike Arlene Easter Carol Jolly Kathryn Bullard and Ruby Johnson as accompanist, rehearsals weekly and out of school time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsbasket
Webster Bays
Rowena Perry
Mubic News
Virginia Zike
Arlene Easter
Carol Jolly
Hiattville Families Share Easter and News
Hiattville residents record visits to Ottumwa and Moravia relatives. John Hiatt recovering after a heart attack, Mrs. Hiatt back at school. Easter gatherings include the Hiatt and Burton families, Neff family from Rockford, and many local greetings with sermons and birthday observations.
Local residents enjoy Sunday visits across Os Kal oo sa and surroundings
Alvin Hiatt and family hosted a Sunday gathering at Ell Hiatt home with guests including Everett Conger of Denver and Fairy Morris. Numerous neighbors and relatives visited or called at various homes including Hilton, Ransom, Coulson, and Stevens households. A Moravia church program drew attendees and others exchanged calls at several addresses in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Hiatt
Oskaloosa
Everett Conger
Denver
Cols
Fairy Morris Apent
Ell Hiatt
Roy.Purvis
Dorin Warles
J. L. Jones
Lin Hilton
James
Wm. Reeves
Ileta
Doris Long
Wm. Hilton
Wera
Dell
Dell ,Hellyer
Ron Woodward
W. W. ‘Munn
Lloyd McDanel
Shirley Townsend
Llyde McDonald
Moravia Methodist
Unionville pre Easter revival details and community notices
The Unionville Baptist and Methodist churches held a joint pre Easter revival with Rev Mrs Zike of Moravia and Rev James A Wilson directing. Sunrise service and breakfast followed by morning messages. Community guests visited homes, and several local families hosted meals and gatherings.
Moravia Area Social Notes and Visits Saturday
Udell Route 1 and JT Glen Clancy visited Moravia to buy baby chicks, already owning 260. Neighbors plan a garden and potato planting. Harry Rumley was in Centerville with Jake Foster and Charley Johnson delivering gasoline. Billie and Jack Clancy have measles and missed a week of school. Unionville resident Clint Robb aided on a big tractor. Calvin and LeVerne Rumley, Mora via high school students, spent the weekend at Ruff Easter home. Tom Hiatt and Annie Hiatt were in Centerville. Local trading and a show drew crowds including Will Moffitt and Lee, with others from Moravia and Unionville. Royce Sanders has mumps. Edd Rumley visited Harry at home on Wednesday. Dogs have been killing Chester Sanders's sheep.
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Glen Clancy
Moravia
Harry Rumley
Centerville
Jake Foster
Foster
Charley Johnson
Billie
Jack Clancy
Clint Robb
Unionville
Calvin
LeVerne Rumley
Moravia High School
Tom Hiatt
LaVerne
Bonnie Les
An Berniece
Emma Miller
Will Moffitt
Lee
Royce Sanders
Edd Rumley
Harry
Chester
Sander
Local Happenings Roundup in Centerville Area
Franklin and others visit familiar homes as neighbors stop by Friday to Monday. Elmer Hazelett works near Aliia and stays at Dewey Arnold’s. John Moffitt makes Albia calls and Scopium sealler duties. Lois Swift Lucille Swift Coy Swift and Lowell Andrews visit Cedar Rapids link. Earl Swift Earl Swift's daughter Carolyn Ann visit George Shehan home. Roy Sheldon home hosts include Fred Sheldon Vern Sheldon Ellen Shehan note.
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Hugh McFatridge
John Bickford
Elmer Hazelett
Hillis Grimes
Aliia
Dewey Arnold
John Moffitt
Centerville
Ae Lois
Lucille Swift
Coy Swift
Lowell Andrews
Cedar Rapids
Hugh !Earidge
Rex Haver
Iconijum
Mra
P. E Chilcote
Willis
Marcella
Phyllia
Yy Moffitt
Neil LaMar
Earl Swift
Jake Firkins
Albia
Carolyn Ann
George Shehan
Fred Sheldon
Vern Sheldon
Virginia
Roy Sheldon
Ellen Shehan
Birthday greetings stretch through local kinfolk network
Roy Sheldon celebrated with many relatives and friends on a weekend gathering. The page lists numerous Sheldon related families and guests visiting, including Swift, Derby, Murphy, O Hara, and Shehan members. Activities include Sunday calls at various homes and Saturday night with Carolyn Ann Swift.
Kinser Valley People Return to School After Measles
Kinser Valley notes show Le Roy Wilson returning to school Wednesday after a week out with measles. Six to eight others still ill. Donald Lockman plans to start work for the Deters Monday after a mumps delay. Roy Ellison, business caller, and several locals visited over the weekend. Donald Darby returned from Simpson College for a weekend with his parents Roy Darby and family of Cedar Rapids. Mrs Darby to visit Richmond, Missouri with her parents for a week. Roy to Cedar Rapids Sunday night. Russell Darby and Roger Gideon visited Sunday. Oats sowing finished. ground slightly heavy. Edward McCord and family of Tecumseh visited Sunday. Albert Rouse involved in Triple A work. Donald Darby returned to Indianola with Zell Wilson and Mrs G R Darby Sunday afternoon.
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le Roy ‘Wilson
Donald Lockman
Deters
Roy ‘Ellison
G. R. Darby
Donald
Gerald Gay
Donald Darby
Simpson College
Roy Darby
Cedar Reids
Rand
Missouri
Darby
Richmond
Roy
Cedar Rapids
Russell Darby
Roger Gideon
Edward McCord
Tconium
Albert ‘Rouse
Zell Wilson
le Roy
Indianola
Appanoose County Board Proceedings March 25 1941 Funding Bonds Plan
The Appanoose County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with J A Hoover as chair and Supervisors Wells and Walker present. A resolution was adopted to fix a date to consider issuing 520,000 in Funding Bonds to fund outstanding indebtedness of 52,000. The meeting sets April 7 1941 at 2 00 P M in Centerville for bond proceedings.
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Board of Supervisors
Appanose County
Iowa
J. A. Hoover
Ross Wells
James A. Walker
J. E. Walker
Ross Wella
Funding Bonds Planned For Appanoose County Debt
The Board of Supervisors of Appanoose County Iowa will meet on April 5 1941 in Centerville to issue sixty two thousand dollars in Funding Bonds for the outstanding indebtedness evidenced by warrants on the Pauper Fund and a court judgment. The bonds will renew the debt without increasing it and taxpayers may file petitions before the meeting. Grace L Bedinger County Auditor and J A Hoover Chairman sign. The notice appears in Centerville Daily Iowegan.
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Centerville
Lowegian
Board of Supervisors
County of
Appanoose
State of
Iowa
Towa
District Court of
Appanoose County
Grace L. Bedinger County Auditor
J. A. Hoover
Easter Sunday Guests at Lute Hiatt Home
Van Zante were Easter Sunday guests at the Lute Hiatt home. The Blue Front school enjoyed an Easter egg hunt and a treat from their teacher Miss Dorothy Hiner Friday afternoon.
Local guests gather for weekends across county towns
Des Moines visitors and area residents shared weekends at relatives’ homes in Blakesburg Centerville and Ottumwa. Guests included Hilbert Roberta and daughter Rita Joyce, the Dille family, and Marilyn Hiatt, with many others listed. Funeral services for William Jacob Strehl were held in Garden Grove with burial in Moravia.
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Hilbert Roberta
Rita Joyce
Des Moines
P. D. Schreiner
George Winsler
Paul Broshar
Moravia
Pearl Broshar
Centerville
Garden Grove
William Jacob Strehl
Presbyterian Church
Bedy
Henry Strehl
Martha Harlan
Paul Strehl
Council ‘Ae
California and Vicinity Social Roundup Headline
Cam Diamella Giglio spent Thursday night with Mr and Mrs Wm Rahl and son Bobbie Jay Main called at homes for his brother Elingson and sister Mrs Inez De Boyle Rebecca and Ben Rosencrants and Bobbie Dean Martin are home from school nursing the mumps Several other children had them and are back in school again Charley and Mary Platt Easter dinner at Jake Day Moravia Mrs Day and her parents Lee Hiatt Marilyn Kathryn McDanel with grandmother Mrs Lee Johnson Bernard De Broule family visit with Dominick Shatkus in Chicago Shatkus left early Sunday Jim Sufficool visited Cedar Rapids with sister and husband Paul Miner Burdette Utter Rock Island visitors Cyril Mcanel Moravia weekend M E McDanel Dwight Weatherly and children La Port City Pete Bones Supanah at Bernard De Houle home
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Baptist Church
James A. Wilson
Vera Zike
Moravia
Zike
Wilson
Loyd Dorris
Dorris
Phyllis
Jas. A. Wilson
G. N. Brown
Lloyd E. Rangom
Miller
Carr
Neil Carr
Keosauqua
Centerville
Joe Scott
Ernest Montgomery
Kansas City
Clell Johnson
Roger
Des Moines
Sam Johnson
Albia
H. M. Underwood
Walter Selix
Ottumwa
Are. H. A. Herman
Paul Davis
Cincinnati
Nora Scott
Osa, Jr
Ose Scott
Orris Harrington
Wigen Ughter
Patty
Joe Harrington
E. Batterson
Oral Peters
Pearl Hill
Eaat ‘Main Street
Mark Richmond
Cam Diamella Giglio
Wm. Rahl
Bobbie
Jay Main
Elingson
Inez de Boyle
Rebecca
Ben Rosencrants
Bobbie Dean Martin
Charley
Mary Platt
Jake Day
Day
Chicago
Ill
Mr. Shatkus Een
Wm. Tisue
Raymond Plants
Jim Sufficool
Cedar Rapids
Paul Miner
Burdette Utterback
Moulton
James Culbertson
Larry
Rock Island
Cyril Mcanel
Unday Kernoon
M. E
Easter Sunday Guests Visit Local Families
A series of Easter Sunday visits highlighted local social life. Mr and Mrs Fred Tillmont joined relatives including Guy Roberts Mind family and others in Centerville and Oxford Junction, with relatives from Knoxville Malcher Woodbine Fairfield and Meat her sharing meals and overnight stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Palmer
Kirksville
Greentop
Fred Tillmont
Guy Roberts Mind
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W.K.S
Hiattsville
Edward Andrews
Harley Burton
Robert Burton
Burton
John ‘Hiatt
Gus Hiatt
Roscoe Bailey
Ottomwa
Ernest Hiatt
U. S
Hiatt
Fair Hiatt
Carl van Zante
Ronald Lee
Carol Brees
John van Zante
Wesley
Rev. Brown
Josephine
Eileen McDonald
Charles
John Burton
Margaret Burton
Delmont Moffitt
Near Mystic
J. C. Neff
Rockford
Florence Hiatt
Kenneth
Scottsfield
St. Louis
Ella Burton
John Thomas
Hiattaville Vicinity
John
Nick Thomas
West Point
Ralph Davis
Helen
Apent
W. P. Pee
Betty
Dickey
Des ‘Moines
Charles Henderson
Ray
Floyd
Dorrin
Durtis
Coatsville
Misa Lulu Koehler
P. L. Veitch
California
Prudence
Patty Jonas
Eldora
Edith Proctor
Jess Goodwin
Clem Hunt
Nick Daedrick
Fred
Girl Fiend
Golda Saum
Newton
Flood Whisler
Rosemary
Bobby
L.B. Saum
Udell
J. L. Patrick
J. M. Selix
Lucy
Zola Saum
Jesa
Goodwin
Fred Dedrick
Lucy Selix
Rosemary Whisier
Gleasen
M. Patrick Gleason
Krapfel
Majestic Theatre
DR. Brooks
Horstman Oil Station
Franklin
Carolyn Ann Swift
Emmett Derby
al .Derby
Ralph
Rex
Clell Sheldon
Lea Derby
Dwight ‘Runinells
Mary Kingery
Raymond Perry
Jamea L Murphy
Ison
Irene
Ellen
W. G.o’hara
Thelma ‘Swift
C. S. Argo
W. G. O'Hara Cme
Kinser Valley
Appanoose County Board Proceedings
Appenoose County
Aaid
Board of Sup
Grace L. Bedinger
Homer Hamilton
Frank Hamilton
Glenwood
Jake Simbro
Wendell Murdy
Jones
Ben William
Allie Pence
Russell
Ralph Shelquist
Sam Shephard
Lora Elaine
Turner
Ambulance Service
Moravia Union
John Dille
Rolin
Joan
Roy Fisher
Blakesburg
Lee Hiatt
Marilyn
Charley Platt
Harry Burmeister
Gravity
J. W. Halden
Harriet Lee Main
Knoxville
A. 0. Main
Miss Main
Robert McIntosh
Fairfield
Robert Reeves
Sanday Buesta
D. EB
Jome
Enid Long
Mrs. van Long
Della Robb
Ira Robb
Birdie Main
Stella Carter
T. J. Luse
Jerry
T. J. Jones
Gus Luse
D. K. Orelup
Don
F. G. Orelup
Pocahontas, Iowa
W. C. Tisue
Plants
Pocahontas School
Sam Hurliman
Polly
Coatesville, Mo
Karl Hurliman
C. E. Nelson
Sioux City
A. van Zante
Will Long
Garland Houser
Joyce Elien
Charles Offinome
and Vicinity
Kenneth Blackman
Oxford Junction
M. K. Blackman
Mrs. Long
VanZant
Harold Burton
Preston Hiatt and Son
Malcher
Curtis Burton
Paul Watts
Woodbine, Iowa
H. E. Watts
Bernadine
Beulah
Meather
D.E. Bishop
Kenneth Barghahn
Louise Ochler
Francis Ochler
Centervilly
Ivan J. Walter
E.N. Catterlin
Frank Swaim
Atkins
Atkins Medicine Co
R. J. Atkins
Moravia, Iowa
Gardner Hatchery
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