School Productions and Contests Highlight Weekend
Ruth Waugh led the High School Glee Clubs in a well attended operetta last Friday with each pupil giving a strong character portrayal. The Junior Play will be Rose of the Southland with cast selection by teachers and announced midweek. The southeast extemporaneous contest on April 14 in Oskaloosa featured Ottumwa Davenport What Cheer as top three with Iwona Eastern of Moravia presenting Flood Control. Prof. Ryan of Grinnell College judged.
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Ruth Waugh
Southland
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Newton
Davenport
Keokuk
Iowa City
What Cheer
Sigourney
Tipton
Moravia
Fremont
Iwona Eastern
Ryan
Grinnell College
Moravia High Alumni Association Meeting Notice
Moravia High School Alumni Association will meet at the school in Miss Rabye Winslet's room Friday April 20 at 4 oclock p.m. Alumni are requested to be present. Ruth Brain is president.
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Moravia High School Alumni Association
Rabye Winslet
ATE
Ruth Brain
Scattersburg School Closes After Notable Term
The Scattersburg School held a Friday closing with a noon dinner and an afternoon program. Most parents attended along with visitors. Mrs. Wilma Callen finishes two successful terms and will teach at Udell Consolidated School next year. Her sister Miss Edna Whisler succeeds her at Scattersburg.
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Scattersburg
Wilma Callen
Edna Whisler
West Seeks Appanoose County Supervisors Seat
The Moravia Union announces KE West of Centerville as a candidate for the Appanoose county board of supervisors for the 1929 term. He is a longtime insurance and loan businessman in Centerville and pledges to serve the county to the best of his ability if elected, subject to Republican voters at the June Primary.
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The
Moravia Union
KE. O. West
Centerville
Board of Supervisors
Appanoose County
West
Antiquity Lodge 252 Special Meeting Set for April 19
Notice for Antiquity Lodge No 252 announcing a special meeting on Thursday evening April 19 with work in the third degree led by W M A G Broshar. Also an advertising line for Frédéric Vita Tonic and a beauty shop appointment at B and B Beauty Shoppe aimed at busy women.
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Antiquity Lodge No
A. G. Broshar
W. M
Moravia High presents In Old Louisiana operetta
Moravia High School students staged the annual operetta In Old Louisiana under instructor Misa Rath A Waugh. Despite bad weather a large audience attended the southern themed show featuring romance and comedy with a lengthy cast list including Hall Swaim Juanita Smith Noorden Slavin Claude Swaim Harold Mason Pearl Brophars Marie Oehler Kenneth Cullers and Virgil Easter among many others.
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Moravia
Louisiana
Misa Rath A. Waugh
School For Entertainments
Ation
Misa Waugh
Ned
T Hall Swaim
Rose
Farley
Juanita Smith
Richard St. John
Noorden Slavin
Simon Scudder
Claude Swaim
Holly Timma
New Orleans
Harold Mason
Jack Martina
Scudder’s
Pearl Bropahars
Martha St. John
Richard
Marie Oehler
Monty Gray
Kenneth Cullers
Robert Farley
Eclipse
Sans Souci
Virsil Easter
Judy
Coldie Hiatt
Marquis de la Tour
Bourdeaux
France
Ernie Kaster
Bruce MacDougel
Veril Lugle
Pirates
Edna Pfannebecker
Dorothy Broshar
Vera Kaster
Ferne Simpkins
Luis Davis
Marie Clark
Ruth Hinote
Tresga Tisue
Harris for Board of Supervisors at Appanoose county
J P Harris of Mystic announces candidacy for the Appanoose county Board of Supervisors 1930 term. He says friends forced him into the race after filing nomination papers without his initial knowledge. Harris is a Mystic merchant and farmer, known as a substantial local taxpayer. Also notes sale of white clover seed at Moravia on April 21 and a visit of Mr and Mrs Chester Breshir to the Richland area.
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J. P. Harris
Mystic
Appanoose
Walnut Township
Harris
United States Distribution of World Production Remarked
A historical note highlights U S dominance in global output with figures on water power railroad and telegraph lines as well as shares of cereals cotton coal petroleum timber and metals. The piece ends with a cheer for the United States.
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United States
RCH Of The United Brethren In Christ Services Notice
Next Sunday all services are held as usual and attendance is urged. Otterbein Guild met at Mrs Rabye Tarr’s home with fourteen girls present and report a good time. Wednesday prayer meeting moved to 7 30 pm until further notice. Readers are reminded to read the musical note and follow the time and place. Winfield Thompson is the minister and hearty attendance is encouraged.
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Otterbein Guild
Rabye Tarr
Fae
Winfield Thompson
Church of Christ Sunday Schedule and Fellowship
Sunday School starts at 10 a m Communion at 11 am Sermon titled Better Homes and Better Communities Evening service at 7 10 with a Warning sermon Ladies Aid meets Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Burt Stanley home Rev Evans and Mrs Clary Selby were Sunday dinner guests at the Stanley home
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Ladies Aid
Burt Stanley
Evans
Clary Selby
Stanley Home
M E Church Chicken Pie Dinner and services Sunday
Attendance at the M E Church events last Sunday was strong with a uplifting choir program. A Better Home program is planned for Sunday night with an address by the pastor and a display of stained glass windows viewable day and night. The Sunday School reports growing interest and new chairs have arrived. Services are at the regular times next Sunday.
Death summons Mrs Buckmaster Unionville pioneer resident
A Unionville pioneer, Mrs E A Buckmaster, died at 12 55 Saturday afternoon after a prolonged illness. She was 82, born March 27, and survived by her husband three daughters Mrs A S Dukes Mrs Jessie Johnson and Mrs Nellie Brice and a son F H Buckmaster of Moravia with many relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Unionville home Monday at 2 pm with Rev J B Ward officiating.
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Unionville
E. A. Buckmaster
A. S. Dukes
Jessie Johnson
Albin
Nellie Brice
Atlanta
F. H. Buckmaster
Moravia
J. B. Ward
M. E. Church
Money Influence and Honest Dealing Highlighted
An essay warns that money holds power over men and prompts many to seek bargains and the “receiving” side of exchanges. It argues honesty is tested when money is involved and notes the destructive pull of greed on otherwise good people. Ed. Firking, after Navy schooling in New York, returns to Moravia for a visit before resuming U.S. Navy duties, arriving by motorcycle Sunday.
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Ed. Firking
Naval Station
New York
Moravia
W. G. Firsina
U. S. Navy
Weather Worries Farmers In Franklin Township Patch
Frigid conditions worry farmers in Franklin Township with talk of delaying plowing. Local injuries include Lester Way's recovery from a car horse collision and Lew Rinehart dislocated shoulder after a fright on a hearse. Community notes mention hospital stays, school events, and upcoming school program plans.
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Minpers
Albia
Beulah Hiatt
West Point
J. D. Sheldon
H. Sytsma
William = McFatridge
Marjorie
Clarence
Ralph
Lois Davis
Evelyn Higiey
R. A. Rinehart
H. Higley
Walter Andrew
Cedar Rapids
A. M. McPatridge
Why Editors Turn Gray Dealing With Readers’ Questions
A humor column from Publishers' Auxiliary features a printer’s assistant's woes and reader inquiries. Q and A cover topics from condensed milk to hog feeding, hair loss, and wedding advice, with quips about editors and a note that the editor will return in a week. The piece includes a club meeting report noting Mrs. Fix leading a music program.
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Tam
Mike
Publishers' Auxiliary
Progressive Club Elects Officers In April Meeting
The Progressive Club met with Mrs. Howard Smith on Thursday afternoon April 12. Mrs. Smith led a discussion on gardening. Officers for the next year were elected with Mrs. D. K. Orelup as President and Mrs. Wilfred Smith as Vice President. Mrs. Theo Miller-Sorrets became Secretary and Mrs. Ralph McDonough and Mrs. Ralla McDonough were named council delegates.
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Progressive Club
Howard Smith
Monroe Township Home Department Meeting Notes on Nutrition Dinner
The Monroe Township Home Department met with Mrs. Eph Wilson on Tuesday April 10 to study the 3rd lesson of the year on nutrition focused on the preparation and serving of a company dinner. Fifteen ladies attended and enjoyed the session. The next meeting will be with Mel Curtis Burton.
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Monroe Township
Eph Wilson
Mel
Curtis Burton
Located at last for a time the war blamed crime
The piece traces shifts in blaming crime from war to movies to the home and schools, noting varied opinions on who is responsible for juvenile delinquency. It mentions joy riding, police duties, newspapers, and even sun spots as blamed factors, concluding with a modern scientific tie to crime discussion.
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Just
Combination Garden Shifts Focus to Flowers and Veggies
Flower gardening grows nationally as vegetable plots shrink in cities. Many abandon small city vegetable gardens to devote space to cut flowers. A practical approach blends both to extend beauty and yield through the summer.
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E. O. West
A. F
A.M
Frank Swaim
Avril
UL. B
Price Bie
Pius Guer
Fine Entertainment
P. Harris
J. M. Cue
Chester Breshir Werd
Rch
United Brethren IN Christ
Church OF Christ
Church Oa
Church
Ity
Franklin Township
Lianar School
Lasket
Charley Ruonela
Mudfatt
Fir
Buscue Argo
A. J. Argu
Genevive McFatridge
A. G. Broshur Bomi
Musavi
H. Sytyna
Ben
Jimmie
Mable
G. K
20Th Century Club
W. A. Johnson
Monroe Township Home Department
Ade
G.S
Winsler
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