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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
6
Ella Jean Woodward compiles this Moravia Public Schools weekly page for The Moravia Union with contributions from Mary Frances Carter as Editor In Chief and assistant editors.
Freshman homemaking classes contribute by sewing hot water bottle holders and utility bags for the Red Cross. They also present science reports on home economics and bake muffin variations. Federal aid of nine cents per person supports the hot lunch program as several students substitute for absent peers.
Return to classes reported with Delma June Veach absent. Eighth graders study World War I and math formulas. Jack Broshar writes a play from The Bird's Christmas Carol. A Christmas package drive for Ottumwa orphans is planned. New room map adds to learning. Readings include On Christmas Day in the Morning by Grace Richmond.
Biology students study earthworms observing organs while geology topics cover earth formation and crust. The science club met Thursday electing Rosalie Zimmer as vice president and naming Deena Roberts and Russell Over turf to the program committee.
Mrs John VanZante and family describe a flu siege recovery and social visits. The entry notes Pvt Lyle Jones returning to Brooklyn after a 10 day furlough, pre Christmas entertaining by Mr and Mrs Ben Jones, and other local visitations including Mrs Richard Gardner’s California trip and visits to Albia. Read the want ads.
Last week many children were absent with flu or chicken pox while attendance improves this week. Primary students near reading readiness tests, individual assessments. Christmas decorations go up as pictures are colored. Fourth grade writes original stories about constellations. Fifth and sixth grades see few absences and focus on decimals and division. Students drew names for a 25 cent gift exchange.
Gasoline A 9 coupons valid until January 21 for states outside the east coast area. Sugar Stamp No. 29 in book four good for 6 pounds through January 15. Stamp No. 18 in book one good for one pair. Airplane sheet Stamp No. 1 in book three good for one pair. Meats and Fats Brown stamps L M N P valid through January 1 1944. Brown stamps then valid December 19 through January 1 1944. Processed Foods Green stamps A B in book four good through December 20. Green stamps D E B and F in book four good through January 20. Fuel Oil Period 2 coupons valid in Iowa through February 8. Period 3 coupons valid now.
Mr and Mrs Carl Coffin and Duane spent Sunday at the W N Miller home. Mr and Mrs Frank Hiatt spent Sunday afternoon at the Loyd Carter home. Carl Coffin helped butcher at the Hartley home Thursday. Mr and Mrs Joe Turner Cen tervilla and Mrs Bert Meadows spent Saturday evening at the Don Fettibone home. Mr and Mrs Frank Chambers spent Friday evening at the Frank Hiatt home. Ellajean Woodward spent Saturday night and Sunday at the Loyd Carter home. Mr and Mrs Chester Sanders visited the Carl Coffin home Friday. Mr and Mrs John Wood and children spent Sunday at the W E Donovan home.
Government actions affect corn and feed prices, pork and dairy incentives, and scrap fat credits. Programs adjust fertilizer and seed price ceilings, boost winter gardening, and urge farm labor for lumber and wood shortages. Apple price rises and new rural market rules accompany broader consumer shifts.
In December 1943 the First Congregational church of Maquoketa celebrated its centennial with a church dinner and historical program. The congregation recalled its origins in a log blacksmith shop and noted the newly remodeled church building. Community members including Donald Darby and LeRoy Wilson were mentioned in past-week visits to Albia.
Retail prices for cane syrup rise after CPA refigures parity, delivering higher returns to sugar cane growers. No. 10 cans up about 10 cents for country Louisiana syrup and 4 to 6 cents for Georgia syrup. Accumulators receive a 1 to 2 cent per gallon handling charge increase.
Residents in Albia and nearby areas visited friends and relatives including Homer King, Raula Lockman, M F Lockman, Manuel Lockman, Kenneth Free, Jimmy Williams, and Eugene Tubaugh. Raula Lockman plans to move this week to a new Moravia home purchased from Chester Sanders, with multiple callings at Raula and Ben Coop households noted.
Sunday afternoon Bruce and Irvin, sons of Raula Lockman, called at the home. In Prole the chat centered on whether a truck load of coal on the highway would reach town, as residents have struggled to obtain coal for some time.
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