He Answered Call Of Opportunity
Earl Owen Shreve, new President of the United States Chamber of Commerce, rose from Iowa roots to General Electric vice-president in charge of customer relations. Born in Mapleton Iowa he started as a railway station agent in Harrisburg D D and studied electrical engineering at Iowa State College Ames before joining GE. He believes America is the land of opportunity.
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Earl Owen Shreve
United States Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
General Electric Co
Mapleton
Harrisburg
D. D
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Iowa State College
Ames
General Electric
Mr. Shreve
America
Land of
Spraying weeds at sixty pounds pressure debated
A note on weed control discusses spraying with 2 4 D at roughly sixty pounds pressure as a potentially tight setting. It suggests considerations of effectiveness and equipment limits for practical agricultural use.
The Moravia Public School Mission and Achievements
Moravia Public School aims to train boys and girls for citizenship through social heritage, practical participation, and individual development. It stresses health, attendance, and cooperative home partnership, highlighting accreditation, staff, facilities, and a robust library and programs across preschool to high school with diverse departments and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Board of Education Officers and Activities Recap
The item lists Board of Education members and officers with terms expiring 1950 1949 1948. It notes meetings on the third Monday at the secretary’s office and describes school recreation offerings such as basketball kittenball table tennis checkers chess and dominoes. Tournaments occur after class. parties are sponsored by the school.
Local Happenings Chronicle Weekend Travel and Visits
J D Minnes plans a Missouri weekend with relatives and a Fulton family reunion. Lathens travel to Montana. harvest work party includes Johnson McDanel and Burton. Tarrs of New York visit Arkansas. Moravia relatives attend a Spencer home reunion in Trenton Missouri. Multiple local visits feature Freeman Neff Talbott Coffin and Ten Brook families across Creston New Sharon and Moville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Minnes
Missouri
Dunlap
Fulton
Frank Lathen
Montana
Dick Johnson
Trenton McDanel
John Burton
Burton F. Tarr
New York
Arkansas
Moravia
Wm. Burns
Mora Social News Recaps Family Visits and Travel
Mrs Pete Lockman and her sister Mrs Ben Blumer of Unionville visited here while Mr and Mrs Clarence Whitlock returned to Fergus Falls after a visit with his sister Mrs Louis Schaffner and family. The Schaffners and their children then traveled to Dickinson Texas and Shenandoah area relatives. The Jones family, visiting from Shenandoah, stayed with E G Hawk after an overnight in Mora, their first return in 30 years. Mr and Mrs A J Billings and Ottumwa children also visited.
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Roy VanCleave
Guthrie Center
And
Pete Lockman
Ben Blumer
Unionville
Clarence Whitlock
Fergus Falls
Louis Schaffner
H. W. Wood
Dickinson
Tex
Charles Jones
Glen
Shenandoah
Blakesbore
Albia
E. G. Hawk
Jones
Moravia
Locals Note From Friday Evening At Boardman Home
A brief local item notes events at the M. L. Boardman home on Friday evening with additional locals teased on page six for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. £. Boardman
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Witherby Electric Shop
Moravia, Iowa
Chariton Valley Electric Coop., Inc
Henry Surber
Perry
Lacey Morrison
North 12Th St
Centerville
L. P. Clow
Centerville, Jawa
E. N. Catterlin
Optometrist
Continental Hotel
E. State St
Albia Electric CO
N. W. Corner
Charles Wheeler
Mary Wheeler
A&p
N. Side Sq
A. M. Wilson Albia, Iowa
East Side Square
Rere
Board of Education and
State Department of Public Instruction of
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
North Central
Mo Avia
Bert Turner
Wm. Woodward
Paul Broshar
P Kart Tuttle
Chester Broshar
John Dille
Irving J. Hickman
Mane
J.B. Judge
Chiropractor Clark Hotel
Briggs Motor Co
Felton & Warner
Hawkeye Lumbe
Merle Cottingham
Bev Hopkins
Back of
Goode Seed & Feed Co
Albia, Iowa
Paul Spencer
Paul, Jr
Wallace Spencer
Trenton
Theo Miller
Ray Francis
van Lemaster
Aude Robinson
Harold Clark
New Sharon
John Callen
Creston
Kathryn Lee Freeman
W. T. Ten Brook
Donald Robert
Eugene
Oregon
Frank Wilson
Paul
Bayard Neff
Glifton
Charles
Rockford, Il
Edna Neff
Flora Jones
G. M. Talbott
Dedham
Donald Jones
Charles Coffin
Geneva Ten Brook
Ona Boardman
Edith Vance
Eddyville
Howard Smith
Maxine
Dale Schreiner
Marilyn
Pale
Doris
Moville
J. H. Suhreiner
Robert Montgomery
Cheyenne
Wayne
Gail Russell
Angel and the Badman
Don DeFore
Gale Storm
Victor Moore
5Th Ave
Dry Cleaning
Spencer
Service
Pressof
A. J. Billings
Ottumwa
Olet
Rural School Books
Allen's News Shop
Centerville, Iowa
Lou & Wendle
Centerville Sale CO
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