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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1977
Page
7
Five years ago items include library adding 39 new books and local notes about alumni and school sports. Also mentions ten to twenty-five year memories, local sales, and small town ads. Includes specific names and prices from the period.
Thanksgiving guests include Fuller Fay Johnson Lois Bettis and Melichar family in Albia. Sympathy extended to Zajec family on Francis Lane death. funeral at Geyer in Albia. Numerous local households hosted meals with relatives visiting from Centerville Cincinnati Moravia and Davenport. Basketball game at Penn College noted Penn beat Grand View girls.
A jumble of Thanksgiving and weekend visits reads like a local social diary. Names include McDanel, Dommer, Stocker, Hayes, Yates, Moore, Klampe, Faber, Squires, Ward, and others from Ottumwa and Centerville plus Indiana and Wisconsin links. Multiple households host relatives and friends over Thanksgiving weekend.
The Iowa Conservation Commission says about 40,000 hunters will take to timbered areas for the four day shotgun and muzzleloader deer season from sunrise to sunset December 3 through 6. Open to Iowa residents only, daily bag limit one deer, in designated zones with bucks only licenses issued. Deer hunters must wear blaze orange and obtain landowner permission before entering private property.
The article lists numerous Thanksgiving visitors and hosts from Emmetsburg, Moravia, Centerville, Des Moines, Albia, and other towns. Names include Herb Roblenz, Roscoe Pennington, Jerry Roblenz, Ed Hollis, Virginia McDanel, Pamela Hollis, Sheila Hollis, Robert Hiatt, Brenda Hiatt, Paul Hiatt, Rex and Jo Weisbrenner, John Kirstein, Jay Kirstein, Jeff Kirstein, Gary Belzer, Billy Belzer, Paul Belzer, and Danny Belzer. Families traveled between Emmetsburg, Moravia, Centerville, and Des Moines, with several staying over to Friday evening. The note ends with a Serbian proverb about crossing ice with a cannon.
Udell guests of Mrs. Alice Simms included the Georges and Painovics with Simms and Houser families. Other gatherings listed Hedgecock Houser McElwain and Burkland Fletchers, Feltons, and Bear families with numerous relatives from Keota West Des Moines Booneville Ottumwa Oskaloosa Plano Des Moines and Bozeman. A Des Moines trip and Purvis Hedgecock visit are noted.
Moravia Mohawks 1977-78 varsity basketball opened with a 78-60 non conference win over Moulton Eagles at Moravia on November 22. Brian Hartington led with 35 points and 15 rebounds, while Jaren Tubaugh added 17 points and 8 boards and Dennis Kaster 10 points and 6 rebounds. Moravia shot 52 percent, 64 percent on free throws, and built a 36-25 halftime lead amid early foul trouble for starters Easter and Mike Brown. Coach Laird praised Hartington and the defense as Moravia notched its first win over Moulton in six seasons. They next play Seymour December 2 at Corydon in the Bluegrass Conference jamboree, then Mormon Trail at Humeston December 6 to begin regular season play.
Moravia JV defeated Blakesburg 55 to 47 on their floor. Forrest Van Benthuysen led with 19 points and 7 rebounds, while Darrin Tubaugh added 7 points and guard play praised by Coach Laird. Jaren Tubaugh posted 8 points and 8 rebounds as Moravia shot 38 percent.
The Moravia JV girls opened home play on November 21 beating Blakesburg 48 to 43. Lead scorers were Julie Campbell with 24 points and 5 rebounds, Annette Avera and Shirley Johnson with 12 each. Guard stats include Susan Matkovich, Rose Mullins, Karlena Paris, and Cindy Luckman.
A brief note explains that hangnails are not named for itiangs but cause pain. It adds that “Ang” in Old English meant pain, implying etymology linked to discomfort rather than a place or person.
Moravia girls upset Centerville with a varsity 42 36 win as Moravia shot 35 percent from the field and 33 percent from the line. Shirley Johnson led with 19 points and five rebounds while Sheri Kaster dropped 20 points and Bonnie Robinson 17 for Moravia.
Preview of the 1977 78 Bluegrass Conference season features two quarters per game. Friday December 2 at Wayne High Gym teams Eamoni vs Southeast Warren Lamont Melcher Dallan Central Moravia Seymour Moravia play. Saturday December 3 Lamont Melcher Dattus Central Decatur at Wayne Coryden. Admission adults 1 50 students 1 00.
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