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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1957
Page
5
A yearbook style note lists staff names including Von Gardner Janice Mosley Mary Low Rinehart Carol Day Dotina Cochran and others. The piece quotes 1957 reflections on education the Soviet Union Sputniks and moral duty urging unity and dedication with Christmas wishes.
Editorial notes a strange new star in Judea long ago and in 1957 as similar signs in the sky prompt reflection. It urges readers to face changes, acknowledging uncertainty about who the modern wise men are and the need to respond to new signs this Christmas.
The Sophomore Home Ec class decorates the room for Christmas with a main tree, a bulletin board tree, sun bursts from paper cups and tape, window wreaths, and sill decorations of pine cones and evergreen branches with a red bow. The class completes the festive display and plans to present it.
Students prepare holiday treats in the Home Ec room as they learn cooking skills and aim to enjoy the fruits of their labor. The article highlights the effort and enthusiasm of the girls in showcasing their work.
A reminiscence style list shows Steve Burger seeking a new bridle hatchet gun case while Mary Lou Rinehart wants clothes Patsy Mikels asks for a typewriter Bil Harsh is open to anything sought by donors Janiie Vickroy requests a typewriter Von Gardiner a trip to Colorado Bill O'Hara hopes for a portable radio Doug Morris and others are mentioned Carol Mullins also appears in the list The fragment reflects gift requests and wants from a community block or social page
Moravia students heard Rev. Deedrick discuss Communism versus Christianity in a chapel talk on December 9. He warned that Communism has advanced educationally and militarily, predicting 1973 as a pivotal date and urging action to oppose it.
A playful listing titled Faculty Favorite Five names five songs or items led by The Joker My Special Angel Chance Are All The Way and Raunchy. The fragment suggests a school or college music poll or spirit feature without full context.
Readable field notes list seniors Darwin Eugene Jordan and Mary Lou Rinehart with biographical details including birthplaces and dates Moravia and Center Ville Iowa. ages 17. hair and eye colors brown and brown or black. heights 5 ft 10 in and 4 ft 11 1 2 in. weights 170 and 100 lbs. favorites span songs My Special Angel So Rare. persons Danny Thomas Dennis The Menace. names Judy Barbara Mike Dianna. cars Corvette Oldsmobile. subjects Sociology English. activities in high school basketball manager baseball glee club scribbler staff score keeper. future plans work or join the Navy. other notes include quirk by word Dang It and pet peeve O Communist.
A compact study of Betty Ann King outlining favorite teacher and pastime, pet peeve, and future ambition. It lists extracurriculars across high school years including band, basketball, cheerleading, glee club, writing, student council, sports, theater, Thespian roles, and Girl’s State achievements.
The seventh grade started a weeks long arithmetic contest with Nancy Mosley and Kenny Heiford as team captains. Teams earn a point for each correctly solved problem after checking. Nancy Mosley's team leads at present.
FBLA members toured Peoples National Bank in Albia on a Wednesday, viewing a partly mechanized bookkeeping system and a teller check system that flags errors. The vault time lock activated during the visit, revealing the vault contents, and attendees received pencils and calendars before returning home.
Mrs. Max McDonough led a F. H. A. demonstration on wrapping, ribbons, and decorations including bows, mistletoe, holly, candy canes, glitter cards, foil trees and lamp shade wings. She offered packing tips for bowed packages and other festive crafts to aid homemaker skills. To show appreciation the group gave salt and pepper shakers in honor of her talk.
A child asks Santa for space themed gifts including a space gun and Saturn buggy in a year 1999 note. He lists desires for his sister and parents and recalls last year’s gifts while mentioning a Saturn buggy and a Milky Ways box. The fragment continues to Life with Fenton with a mock routine of a superintendent’s day.
A narrative outlines Mr. Fenton's daily routine from morning mail at 8:10, noon reports and visits, grade rooms and country school trips, to finishing work by 3:45. Evenings include basketball games and late meetings. weekly events include a Dec 8 basketball game in Centerville and Booster Club meeting. Beverly Simmons.
Responses list a variety of preferences for cold weather activities including sitting on a street corner and eating ice cream, staying home, keeping warm, going out with a partner, visiting Centerville, sleeping, going to bed, sitting by the fire, ice skating, walking around the square, eating potato chips, making a snowman, and riding around the square in snow. The names include Dick Mc, Darlene S, Janice M, Carol D, Barbara, Mona M, Shirley W, Miss Danneman, Carol M again, Linda C, Mary Ellen, Betty K, Donna Cochran.
The note lists a string of names and questions about social happenings at Albia High, including birthdays, basketball games, a sled joke, wrestling, a new play by Thespians, and various crushes and incidents during classes and activities. It reads like a playful campus chatter column with multiple individuals named and teased.
Eighth grade reports hard work since Christmas season, with a class tree and decorations in their room. They will participate in the Christmas pageant presented by grade students on December 19 afternoon and invite everyone to attend.
A reading indicates the typing room contains 22 typewriters while the third floor has nine rooms in the schoolhouse.
The author notes seven remaining school days until Christmas break, with half the school year ending January 10. Students attend seven hours daily, totaling about 1260 hours per year, excluding bus travel.
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