Town Notes and Local Social Calls in Centerville
Centerville residents and visitors reported on Saturday activities including calls by Miss Helen McCrory, Miss Dorothy Reich, Mrs. Belle Hellyer, Mrs. J. L. Black and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Goeldner, and Waughop Motor Co. among others. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thode Datson on Wednesday December 7. Also noted were livestock shipments to St. Louis, visits to Moravia and Ottumwa, and a County Sunday School convention where J. B. Sneed spoke and was well received.
Moravia social notes include visits and moves
Centerville visitor J A Bradley stops in Moravia while locals host relatives from Melrose. The Turner family from near Melrose celebrate Sunday dinner with the Penningtons, former Moravia residents. Mrs Selby moves into east Moravia, and the Smiths relocate to Milwaukee and Wabash. Foater returns home from Oskaloosa hospital, with friends hoping for faster recovery. Community groups meet for Christmas events and staffing tales emerge at local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Turner
Cloyd and
Donald
Near Melrose
Rosene Pennington
Turners
Moravia
Clara Selby
H. K. Smith
Milwaukee and
Wabash Avenues
New Ford Car Aims For Mile A Minute Speed
A rumor or claim suggests the new Ford model could reach one mile per minute in speed. The note compares this potential to the fast mail train reaching a crossing, implying the car would still trail the train by then.
Classified ads mix of farm loans and goods
Farm loans available Beat term s offered by Chet Broshar. Block wood for sale by Samuel Long. Lost a package of bedding on the road between Albia Moravia and Ionic um. Grant Everman. For sale young geese for Christmas roasts call 4206 early Clarence Dowd. Pullets for sale 40 light Brahmas 35 K Reds 30 Leghorns pure bred and good Wesley Cline. For rent warm stall near sidewalk for school child to keep horse J H McCauley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Moravia
Lconium
Grant Everman
Clarence Dowd
Henry
K. I
Wesley’ Cline
J. H. McCauley
Grain judging program notes early interest and past success
Pupils show interest in grain judging with trials this year focusing the effort on grain judging. Mor tavia High School placed third in the state contest at Ames two years ago with a team member earning second individual honors. A three member Mor tavia team will enter the state contest this year. Six crops are judged plus several crop plants to identify. A silver cup awaits the winner. Interested students include William Harnes and Cecil Cull-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortavia High School
Ames
William Harnes
Cecil Cull
Clergyman's Modern Psalm Parody Draws Mixed Praise
A London clergyman attempts a twenty first century reform of the David psalm style, mixing solemn rhetoric with contemporary slang. He laments being judged harshly for gravity yet fails to please everyone, and warns against tippling while seeking social acceptance and moral fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Selcdou
London
Joe
Hand Shague Strain From Public Handshakes Across Figures
A historical note links handshaking to a condition called hand shague, likening it to writers cramp and tennis knee. It cites President Coolidge, Mrs Baldwin, the prince of Wales, King George, the Earl of Oxford and Anguish, and Bernard Shaw as public figures affected by prolonged greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Mra
Jamey Baldwin
Prince of Wales
Liopd George
Earl of Oxford
Anguith
Bernard Shaw
The Unkindest Cut After a Young Mustache Emerges
A fledgling mustache grows on a shy young man who enters a barber shop seeking a shave. The barber removes hair and lather as the man stares into a mirror, then reacts in consternation asking where his mustache has gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fouth
Hla Clegn-Mhaven
Telco
Replind
Christmas Seal Sales Support Tuberculosis Efforts
The Moravia school sold about one thousand Christmas seals from ten thousand issued, aiding tuberculosis prevention. Proceeds split. half to the Iowa Tuberculosis Association and half to the public school. The Public Speaking Club on December 12, 1927, featured seal slogans and talks on the subjects "The Christmas Seal" and "The Goat."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Richard Sneed
Irene Fix
The Point System A Established in School
The Point System A describes a framework with three parts Physical Activity Mental Attainment and Socio and Moral Leadership. Points are awarded to students in these fields and letters and medals given to those earning a set point total. The system aims to inspire students to greater achievement.
Home Economics Club Meets On Christmas Gift Ideas
The A. B. C. club gathered in the Home Economics Room Thursday in December for a regular meeting led by Roberta Humphrey and Lucille Angel. Talks focused on appropriate Christmas gifts with the remark that a man needs something useful while a woman appreciates a surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics Club
A. B.C. Club
Home Economics
Roberta Humphrey
Lucille Angel
Averages steady across the second period classes
The second six weeks matched the first in overall averages with some students improving and others declining. Top grades across classes include Mary Louise Blumenstock Weneta Dotson Claudine Townsend in senior group Dorothy Broshar Althea Green Marie Oehler in juniors Forreat Lagle Verail Legle Neorden Slavin in sophomores Norman Firkins Evel yn Hiatt Marjorie Brown in freshmen. Thirty students exceeded 90 in both periods while thirty-one surpassed 85 by the end of the second period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Blumenstock
Weneta Dotson
Claudine Townsend
Dorothy Broshar
Althea Green
Marie Oehler
Forreat Lagle
Verail Legle
Neorden Slavin
Norman Firkins
Evelyn Hiatt
Marjorie Brown
Moravia Public School Christmas vacation schedule and team recap
Christmas vacation begins Friday December 23 at 4 00 PM and ends Monday January 2 at 8 90 AM. Moravia notes a week off for holidays to align spring schedule. Last Friday Moravia Exline opener double header ended with Moravia girls 25 Exline 24 and Moravia boys 18 6. Maurine Smith starred for girls. Cullers sidelined for boys after football injury. Bucknell visit Friday. hopes to win. Boys lineup details listed. Glee Club performed at Father and Son Banquet with solos by Noor den Slavin and other numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Exline
Mort Avia
Maurine Smith
Mich
Cullera
Bucknell
Moravis
Noor den Slavin
Mandslay
Lynch Def Defenses Declared at Twentyeth Annual Contest
A local event titled A Voice is Calling will feature seventeen speakers at the High School auditorium. The Twentieth Annual Lynch Defenders contest is scheduled with the eliminatory round set to start promptly at the appointed hour Tuesday evening December 20.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ttems
Helen McCrory
Centerville
Dorothy Reich
Belle Hellyer
J. L. Black and
Dauhgter
M. H. Goeldner
Hugh Steele
Cincinnati
Thode Datson
Waughop Motor Co
H. W. Reich
F. A. Reich
Ottumwa
J. W. Halden
B. &. Staley
W. L. Hicks
Mer. F. P. Hawk
St. Louis
John Milleman
Enid
Okla
J. B. Sneed
Unionville Baptist Church
H. G. Broshar & Son
Sunshine
Lilly
Betsy
Alexander’s Grocery and Produce
J. A. Bradley
Centervile
Cap Temple
Farnell
Forrest Gearhart
20Th Century Club
Carter
Progressive Club
J. F. Albert
M. H. Goddner
Clark Blackman
Ralph McDonough
Sherritt
H. E. Watts
Aon
Bruce
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lardaburg
N. M
Mra. Watts
Joe Linn
Nadine Hilliard
Ottumus
St. Joseph Hospital
Linn
Aaa
Opportunity
Chet Broshar
Samuel Long
General Insurance
Greenebaum
Ers
LaVerne Davis
Ralph Davis
Leona Kaeter
Forrest Lagle
Versil Lagle
Faye Selby
Carl VanZante
Agnes Voesburg
Doris McDanes
Doris McDanel
LYNCH
Eugene Broshar
Herbert Wenig
Washington, D. C
Kenneth Cullers
W. J. Bryan
Howard Humphrey
Charles Lindbergh
John Finley
New York
George Kingery
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Wendell Phillipa
R. N. Elis
Luella Angel
C. A. Spears
Sylvia
Robert of
Sicily
H. W. Longfellow
Althea
Mary Shipman Andrews
Helen Main
God
Katherine Kimball
Orphans Home
Marthy
Elizabeth A. Neff
Andrew
Donald Darby
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Gilly
Liz ‘Ud Burt
Hazel Gentry
Santa Claus
Oonnny Stearns
Clara Lewis Seeman
Zeb
Gaudine
Townsend
Widow Bedott
Scott’s Store
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