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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1955
Page
5
M H S Scribbler Club notes update from Moravia and Centerville area. Local students and families are listed with visits, dinners, and gatherings at homes in Albia Ottumwa Seymour and Moravia. Report mentions Doug’s social plans and recent home visits by multiple families across the week.
The report lists activities across classes: third year agriculture builds hayracks self feeders saw horses and fans. Economics covers distribution government and finance. Occupations studies jobs technical mechanical industrial. Physics covers light and lighting. Geometry studies angle measurement in a circle. Bookkeeping works on a Curry Todd practice set for a wholesale business. Seniors rehearse a play for April 28 and 29. Typing II inventories prepared for teachers.
This and That by Mona and Jo references a Moravia girl enjoying Baby Buggy ears and hints at two MHS girls seeking a grave that says Nothing. It asks Joyce and Ramona about a Monday night walk toward Centerville and questions Maxine on a red and black choice, possibly a car, while noting uncertainty about Helen and others.
The weather brought over 3 inches of rain with hail on Saturday and Sunday. Community activities include cemetery cleanup at Eslinger, visits by the VanDorin and Hawk families, rural meeting attendance, and social gatherings with neighbors across Belmond Iowa, Centerville, Albia, and Otumwa.
Naomi Sue Tadlock spent Friday and Saturday night with Carl Tisue. Sandra Whitehead and Beverly Nash visited with their teacher Mrs. Bud Walter and her family on Tuesday evening. Karen and Connie Landgrebe were there on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Tadlock and their family visited the Clair Sellars family on Sunday.
Centerville residents and neighbors were out visiting and hosting over the week. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kellogg hosted with Clair Long and Jeffrey Lynn, while Mr. and Mrs. James Calhoun and Carol Jean visited Friday. The Eastlicks spent Sunday in Albia, and the Kellogg home hosted gatherings with the Calhouns and family midweek. Earl Swift, Linda Sheldon, and other locals joined various evening calls at the Swift and Kellogg homes. Edd McDonald appeared in Albia as a caller Saturday. Moravia Union subscriptions are urged for renewal.
Mrs. James Calhoun and several from the Iconium Methodist church attended a training clinic for teachers for vacation Bible school held in Oskaloosa on Wednesday. Jeffry Lynn Long spent Saturday at the Earl Swift home with Carol Jean Calhoun also noted.
Maple Grove community keeps busy with Sunday gatherings and family visits. Lois Tadlock hosts and guests include Walter and VanDorin families, while Tadlocks host others and FFA events draw locals to Council Bluffs.
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