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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
3
The piece humorously lists winter staples and comforts such as cough drops heavy overcoats buckwheat cakes and sorghum along with furnace fires handkerchiefs and fantasies of a Florida escape General Pershing is cited favoring peace and security while mocking the idea of a wart with security predicting a hard winter to justify enjoying not having it
Teachers and pupils valued the break after six weeks of tests and card prep. Mr and Mrs Michener visited Spring Valley Minnesota. Mr Dorr went to Bedford Iowa. Mrs Whitehill stayed Galva Iowa. Miss Shepherd recalled Gilberto Town. Miss Griffin returned to Mexico Missouri. Miss Jennings remained at Moulton. Mr Glancy watched the Oskaloosa Ottumwa High School game on Thanksgiving afternoon. L. C. "82
The report shows partial improvement and decline. In the prior period 34 pupils failed across 63 subjects, while this period 48 pupils failed in 72 subjects. Lucile Coltrain earned A in all four subjects, with three sophomores and two seniors posting no grade below B.
A compact entry lists trivia prompts about the Great Lakes names the lakes and counts, asks for the occupation that underpins all others the sixteenth U S president the currently living ex president the dates and presidents for the Mexican and World Wars, McKinley’s death, the richest man, and the telephone inventor M T 133.
A compact summary listing facts from last week’s questions. It notes enrollment figures at Moravia High School, definitions of economics, seven aims of education, math course offerings, sound speed, William Jennings Bryan’s profile, cabinet order on presidential succession, and Earth’s equatorial rotation speed.
A list of seniors and their quirky exclamations appears from Helen McCrory to George Kingery and Clarence Hiner with lines like Oh Dear Oh Bean Soup and Gee Whiz. The snippet ends with a hint of a campus carnival where the Sweetie contender may win best prize.
Mr Palmer, a California student from a union school about 40 miles east of Los Angeles, spoke to the agriculture class on stock judging and his travels. The four member California team earned a place to contest nationally in Kansas City and to Chicago International Exposition, with expenses paid and a $197 check provided.
A collection of light classroom jokes and quips from students and teachers. Mr Dorr boasts of seven years with no wrecks while Ellie jokes about having a wreck for seven years. Other lines poke fun at arithmetic, tardiness, homework, tire incidents, Babe Ruth earnings, and a July holiday for school.
A jumble of child dialogue features Miss Griff asking about octagons and octopuses with humorous, misinformed answers from Madge Hough Helen McCrory and Charles Whitehill. The scene includes a shy request to go out and play, a remark about holes in pants, and a joke about sports seasons.
A playful column notes figures like Mr Dorr and Hoshak in mood shifts at a party, with Lucille Burke and Ernie Kaster sidelined by friends. Wendall Roberts debates in a declamatory contest while Miss Shepard hides her smile and Udell Girla wins a Moravia game. Elizabeth Sneed ponders geometry and Carrson Jordan steadies composure as Mages Slavin forgets a favorite word. Lowell Van Dorin recites in class and Kenny Frea keeps distance from a librarian as children collect coins for pond toys and candy.
Mr and Mrs Ray Coltrain and children drove to Ottumwa Wednesday evening and spent Thanksgiving Day with Coltrain’s sister Rosa Blumer. Inez Miller, teaching in Centerville School, visited homefolks during vacation. Mrs Lee Tadlock shopped in Centerville. Mr and Mrs M L Weatherly were Sunday guests at Freddy Gordon’s near Udell. There was no school at Miller.
Thanksgiving activities fill the week as school children sell Christmas seats. Wilbur Miller and August Koehler delivered hogs at Unionville Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Miller visited the W. N. Miller home for Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tadlock spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Moravia. August Koehler and son Fredrick attended the Arch Crawley sale Wednesday. The year 1929 is about gone.
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