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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1956
Page
5
M H S Scribbler lists reporters and typists relaxing at the Kirkwood Lodge by the Lake of the Ozarks. The senior trip begins the 26th and ends the 28th with other calendar dates circled. Monday the 16th, a 5 o'clock breakfast at Buck's drew surprised reactions to early sights.
Five student council members attended the district convention on Simpson College campus in Indianola. Attendees include Rosalie Sneeden Sandy Walker Karen Woodward Jim Rogers and Bill Roserve Fenton. The group decided the royal student council did not participate enough in school activities and plans future actions such as inviting speakers to assemblies hosting an all school party and addressing student concerns.
Seniors at M. H. S. have a string of events starting with Slave Day on April 6 and Skip Day on April 13. Next Friday April 20 several plan to attend the Beakins Senior Dance at Ottumwa, with another activity slated for April 27.
A collection of classroom Q A style responses names and details. It features a description of a zebu animal and a student profile Annie Kester Charles Leroy Angel age 17 born Aurora Illinois with blue eyes black hair height six feet one inch weight two hundred ten attending multiple schools and listing favorites hobbies and ambitions.
Alma Charlene Burns aged seventeen was born at St Josephs hospital Centerville on July 12 1938 She has blue eyes and brown hair stands five feet tall and weighs ninety five pounds She attended Scott and Coulson grade schools
A compact, fragmentary reading lists diverse subjects and notes from a yearbook-like source. It mentions Baby Ruth candy bar, basketball, Noie and Rattess as names, One Man's Family program, a Chevy, hobby reading, a pet peeve about know-it-alls, Weil as a word, FHA activities, Chub 3} and Thespians 3 4. It also cites letter awards as none and an ambition to engage in church work with no definite post school plans.
The VanZante family and relatives frequent the area with visits to Oskaloosa and Albia. A Blue Front school program drew a good audience, followed by refreshments. Ice cream and snacks were sold after the event as local residents, including Mr. and Mrs. John VanZante and others, visited and attended. Ralph Eaton is listed as attending an aerial training camp in Chicago.
Social notes from Ottumwa area detail visits and outings. Many Tubaugh family relatives attend gatherings at various homes including Albert Tubaugh surgery in Iowa City and multiple nieces and cousins visiting, with neighbors and friends dropping in for suppers and meetings.
Mr and Meh Avidy Andrews were Sunday supper guests at the Max Lobberecht home in Eddy Ville. Mrs Venetah Tubaugh and Ja niece Mrs Albert Tubaugh and Drenda Gae called at Mrs M Hicks home in Centerville Saturday afternoon.
Local society notes list numerous visits and calls among the Rinehart, Christy, Nash, Hall, and Brown families in Des Moines Udell and surrounding areas. Notable gatherings include visits to the James Nash, Gerald Rinehart, and Fred Taylor homes with extended family drop ins through Saturday and Sunday.
Charlotte McAninch hosted the 4-H girls club Tuesday while Clel and Mary Jo Sheldon joined the Mearl Dicks home dinner guests. A cooperative dinner drew twenty five attendees as Vera Moore entertained the Clover Leaf club. Numerous visits and gatherings span Centerville Ottumwa Marshalltown Des Moines and Chariton with many Argo, Brown, Massman, McAninch, Dicks, and Callen family members noted.
The Union Homemakers met with Mrs Russell Kelley on April 11. Roll call quoted Gardening. Attendees included Joann Moore and Charlotte McAninch at a senior class breakfast. Several members visited, and a discussion on Rural Women’s Day April 24 was held. Eva led the business session. A plant was sent to Marjorie. Refreshments served to 16 women and 11 children.
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