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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
6
The Girls Softball team defeated Numa 7 to 3 while Moravia kept scoring against the P T boys in the diamond contest. Numa led the boys game 26 to 6 and Ciney lacks a baseball squad. Next game at Numa set for May 4 with a busy end of school schedule through May 21.
The Thespians under Miss Hackett present We Shook the Family Tree a 1948 era comedy. Hildegarde vies for a dance partner while a deception about her father’s drinking spirals into a chaotic yet funny climax. The cast includes Hildegarde Freddie and many named players with Dramatic Publishing Co. as the presenting arranger.
A collection of light anecdotes from classrooms and daily life. Jokes unfold about math tricks, verb conjugation, pay phone calls, and a flea act. a nurse misstates history, a coach warns of a tobacco heart, and a misnamed flea owner jokes about a trickster Boscoe.
Moravia Iowa mayor P K Horner proclaims April as Cancer Control Month urging citizens, institutions, and businesses to cooperate with the American Cancer Society in its April campaign. The proclamation, signed April 5, 1948, cites benefits of early detection and treatment to reduce cancer deaths.
Classified notice from Moravia Union advertising adding machine rolls for sale at 20 cents each. Union advertisers urged to patronize local paper.
A Treasury campaign plans door to door appeals to boost buying of United States Savings Bonds through a patriotic automatic plan. The ad promises a return of 4 dollars for every 33 ten years, emphasizing financial security for families and national stability.
Mrs. George Sammond reports various visits around Pleasant Hill. Families including Kingerys, Fentons, Hammonds, Murphys, McAninchs, Massmans, Moore, Penfields, and Tarbells share Sunday or weekday calls, with hospital and family dinners noted among Chariton, Moravia, Iconium, Centerville, and St Joseph area residences.
For sale Markwell staples sized 3 16 inch related to R X desk models. One thousand staples per box priced at 40 cents.
A collection of rural humor sketches featuring a farmer turned postmaster who avoids sending mail, a wife with a black eye, a bomb disposal unit member warning friends to look at a big rat, a banker mistaking a farmhand for staff, a poker game ruse by Jones, a crack about a ransom, and a stern father commenting on Mary’s late hours.
A county high school spelling contest at Centerville last Thursday afternoon featured Patty Ogden of the local sophomore class as top in her class. After the contest, contestants were treated to a steak supper at the Continental Hotel and a theater party. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wir Collyer, and Mr and Mrs Ira Robb.
Moravia Union advertises Carbon Salesbooks for sale at 2 for 15 cents. The notice invites readers to order fine printing of all kinds from the Moravia Union.
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