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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1960
Page
5
A lengthy roster of staff names accompanies a rundown of slang or crosswords style definitions. Entries include Furnace heater Gas To Talk Halter necktie IBM Intelligent Jack Boy King Language Little Leagures unim portant persons Mitten Hands Mouth box Telephone Noggin Head Octpus a fresh guy Quaint Cute Quiz Kid a cheat Pad Home Cube a square square with a note that more words will follow in coming weeks.
A reflective Easter editorial urges readers to carry Christmas spirit into the year. The writer compares Easter and Christmas as seasons for deep thinking and chal lenges readers to continue charitable acts beyond 1960 carryover, framing it as a tongue twister of good deeds.
A playful glossary entry listing playful or slang terms and their meanings. Items include Actor-A show off Antsville-A crowded place Baby-A neat girl Bazoola-A high powered car Bow-wow-To brag Catf-A juvenile Dictator-Father Drag-A bore Epistle-A letter.
A local feature lists standout freshmen by category. Lorena Plants is named Best Dressed, Joyann Vincent Eyes, Lynnett Smith Eyes, Joanne Main Teeth, Martha Sinclair Nails, Carol Paxston Hands, Jolene VanDorin Complexion, Judy Overturt Mouth, Jean Harrington Nose, Lois Strunk Athletic Ability, and Karen Warren Scholastic Ability.
A school page honors several students for traits such as build and athletic ability. Names include Bob Rogers Ralph Hopkins Jimmie Smith Jimmy Ellison Sidney Turner Mervin McDanel Donald Strunk Jay Taylor Jimmy Argo and Nancy Ward Nancy Tontlin.
Moravia seniors joined northern Missouri and southern Iowa peers for K.S.T.C. Senior Day in Kirksville on April 12. The program featured a college life overview and a morning opera performance The Maid and the Thief, though the narration notes the experience was new for most attendees.
April 20 26 lists events including Band on Tour Moulton and Cincinnati District Student Council Convention in Oskaloosa FHA Banquet sectional baseball tournaments SCA meeting and library club trip to Ottumwa Seniors tour college campus International Club dance and song show KSTC band performance and spring poems by Mary Mosley Donna Raekard and Russell Bettis reflect on bells horns and spring attitude
Sixth grade students compose poems reflecting daily experiences. Examples include lines about bells and church bells in simple, lyrical form conveying mood and daily life moments.
A sixth grade display features a poem about spring by George VanDorin and classroom decorations. Students dress Easter figures, decorate bulletin boards, windows, and a blackboard with stencils, paper umbrellas, tulips, bunnies, eggs, and colorfully dressed figures.
Mr and Mrs Robert Jennings spent Thursday at the Lloyd Johnson and Herman Sytsma home in Albia. Attendees from the vicinity visited Mrs Maude Turner's sale Friday. Donna and Terry Rose of Des Moines stayed Thursday night to Sunday at the Desl Hellyer home with their parents and hosts Mr and Mrs Monnie Rose and Mr and Mrs LeRoy Wyckoff who were dinner guests at the Hellyer home. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown spent
Sunday events include Karl Lee Calhoun's ninth birthday dinner hosted by Delbert Calhoun and guests from the area. Several families and relatives gathered Friday through Sunday at various homes in Corydon and Russell, Des Moines and Kirksville areas.
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