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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1952
Page
5
A high school yearbook style note lists the Senior Class Play Knee Deep in Trouble with a matinee Thursday and a Friday performance, plus a $1.50 annual, upcoming basketball practices, and various student activities and awards.
This week’s primary item reports a freshman party held April 16 at 5:30 PM in the schoolhouse with supper, including sandwiches, cookies, pop, and chips. Bus transport to Albia for Bend of the River was at 6:30 with return at 9:30 under Mrs. Campbell as chaperone. The note adds sewing progress by home ec students, English pronouns study, ongoing oral book reports, and recent science and math activities.
A short report from a preprimary outing notes children observed many birds and heard singing. A blackbird built a nest while Donnie, age six, marked Thursday. Mrs. Underwood and Kenneth provided ice cream and cupcakes as Buddie brought jonquil plants for the room.
Betty Arlene Vance was born near Albia on August 5 1935. She attended Tick Ridge Enon grade school Moravia high school. At age sixteen she has brown hair blue eyes stands five feet five and a half inches tall and weighs 1218 pounds. Her favorite candy bar is Heath and her shorthand is her favored subject. She recalls Glen Miller as a favorite orchestra teacher and Kathryn Grayson as a favorite actress. Carleton Car is listed as favorite actor.
Unionville notes report visitors from Seattle Lincoln and Chicago. Local restoration work begins on a new service station beside Carl Scott grocery. Several residents recover from illness. Brethren church dedication draws crowds in South English.
The week saw Sam Proctor, Mary, and Nancy Ward fall ill with mumps or stomach flu. Nancy suffered a setback and医生 advised she may return to school soon. Numerous relatives and neighbors from Red Oak Centerville Ottumwa and Albia visited and conferred with doctors, with many families hosting or visiting over the weekend.
Twenty eight attended services at Miller Sunday afternoon with Rev Faye Garner delivering a stirring message on Law and Grace. Various local residents including the Strunk and Witt families visited each other, shared meals, and helped with spring cleaning. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Russell Strunk Monday, and several neighbors were noted as visiting or calling at different homes around Exline centering on the Strunk, Witt, Burton, and Logan households.
Community notes list visits and weekend trips among residents including Mrs Josie Chorley of Moulton at Ben Jones home and several family gatherings at Jones and Gardner households. Ottumwa bound Phyllis White returned home for weekend. Weather linked health and moods teased with an American Weekly feature on “Youre Perfectly Normal” and effects on rage headaches and digestion.
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