Moravia fans seek boys team. editorial satire noted
A lengthy, fragmented page notes Moravia High School fans writing to Santa about a boys basketball team after a victory over Russell. It reflects on sports fickleness, amateur fashion debates, and an editorial from Iowa City, plus assorted local anecdotes about pigs and human nature, with Farmington, Illinois connections.
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Santa Claus
Moravia High School
Sinee
Russell
Santa
Mals
Iowa City
Irene Candlo Annes
Four Moravia Women Start CWA Work on Projects
Four Moravia women joined CWA labor last Saturday for two school building positions and two at the library project. The Community building room will serve as a rest room and library reading room. Work runs to February 15, with furniture donations requested for the rest room, including rockers and a couch.
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CWA
Algo
Legion Auxiliary
Myrs
Albert
Depositors Called For Dividend Checks at Moravia Bank
The Moravia State Savings Bank building saw dispersed activity as Examiner-in-Charge EB J. Johnson distributed 10 percent dividend checks totaling about $26,500 to depositors of the Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank. Not all checks were claimed. Johnson plans to return Friday all day for pickup.
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Briak
Moravia State Savings Bank
J. Johnson
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank
Johnson
Pre Nuptial Shower Honors Miss Mary Firkins
Miss Mary Firkins received a pre-nuptial shower at Mrs Eva Firkinag's home on Saturday evening in December. A mock wedding featured Leva Behrens as bride and Mary Zerbe as groom with a full bridal party. Guests enjoyed delicious refreshments and Ming Firking received many gifts.
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Mary Firkins
Eva Firkinag
Leva Behrens
Mary Zerbe
Leona Easter
Sadie Philby
Norma Lee Firking
Helen McCrory
Yen Johnson
Ruth Crawley
Ming Firking
Missionary Meeting Hosted by W M S Members
Mrs Ralph McDonough and Mrs Lyle Beery hosted the W H M S of the M E church at Mrs McDonoughs home last Wednesday. Mrs H K Smith led devotions and Mrs Fred Busk provided the program. Members sang Christmas carols and Mrs Beery sang a vocal solo as refreshments were served.
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Ralph McDonough
Myg
Lyle Beery
McDonough
H. K. Smith
Fred Busk
Meater
Beery
Delicioua
Want Ad: Found Alcohol At Moravia City Park
Found in Moravia City Park on Monday morning was 462.'alcohol of inferior grade. If not claimed, owner may apply at this office. Come early to avoid rush.
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Moravia
Juniors Stage Moravia High Play Oh Susan
The Moravia High School junior class presented the play Oh Susan to a sizable audience despite bad weather. The cast included Derive Meredith Clarence Whitehead, Mrs Marion Weatherby Beulah Bishop Rose Edith Parsons Maxine Tisue Madge DuVall Janet Dalton Eloise Kuster Mama Madonna Foster Letty Leonard Fletcher and others coached by Miss Doris Schneidler.
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Moravia High School
Susan
Meredith
Clarence Whitehead
Marion Weatherby
Beulah Bishop Rose
Edith Parsons
Maxine
Tisue
Madge DuVall
Janet Dalton
Eloise Kuster
Mama
Madonna Foster
Letty
Leonard Fletcher
Herschel Johnson
Congressman Thurston Leaves Moravia for Washington
Congressman Lloyd Thurston of Iowa fifth district departed Osteola last Thursday to return to Washington for the new session. He stopped briefly in Moravia Thursday morning, having spent time at home since adjournment tending to district business. He serves on the appropriations and Insular Affairs committees.
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Lloyd Thurston
Iowa
Osteola
Washington, D. C
Congress
Thurston
Moravia
Sumemer
United States
House of Representatives
Churches and Schools Plan Usual Xmas Programs
The usual Christmas programs will be featured by schools and churches in the vicinity through the weekend. Announcements of church programs will be in the church news column, with much interest centered there.
Notice to Depositors of Moravia Bank Meeting
Notice to the Depository of the Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank of Moravia calls a meeting of depositors at the town hall on Tuesday night the 26th of December 1993 at 8 o clock. Clint Paxston.
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Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank of
Moravia
Clint Paxston
Moravia Greyhounds Upset Russell 26 21 In Home Game
Moravia High School boys defeated Russell high 26 to 21 Friday night improving despite missing key players Richard Burton with a sprained ankle and Donald Easter ill. Dolman led with 16 points and Leo Kaster added nine as guards Gardner and Hawk forced turnovers and Dotson scored from near the basket. The Greyhounds travel to Souilia for first and second team games Thursday.
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Russell High
Russell
Moras Yin
Greyhounds
Richard Burton
Donald Easter
Burton
Easter Jls
Moravia
Hawk
Morris
Gardner
Chambers Wynes marriage announced in Moravia area
Mildred Adglene Chambers daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Chambers Moravia wed Dewey Everett Wynes son of Mr and Mrs J W Wynes Albia. The ceremony was November 4 in Chicago UK with attendants Everett Mighell and Noapierville TIL residents. The Wynes plan to live at 421 South Clinton Albia Iowa.
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Mildred Adglene Chambers
J. F. Chambers
Moravia
Dewey Everett Wynes
J. W. Wynes
Albia
Chicago
Everett Mighell
Noapierville, Til
Mre. Wynes
South
Clinton
Albis
Towa
Community Tree Lighted At Moravia Park
Dale Schreiner placed the lights on the community Christmas tree in the park last week. The display elevates the holiday spirit and draws crowds each year, with home decorations and Christmas trees gaining prominence this week. Santa Claus is expected to visit Moravia this year.
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Dale Schreiner
Santa Claus
Moravia
Friday Dinner Menu Highlights
The menu features Great Loaf with Tomato Sauce mashed potatoes and gravy green beans sweet potatoes pickle salad Date Pudding with whipped cream for dessert.
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M. E
Fire destroys Moravia home. Purvis family survives
The Purvis family narrowly escaped death when a kerosene fire exploded in their Moravia area home last Wednesday. Mr. Purvis, 42, and daughter Thelma, 10, were hospitalized with severe burns and a broken leg while the rest of the family, including Oral 11, escaped with only minor injuries. Despite burns, the father kept focus on family and insurance questions, and Oral rode to neighbor help to summon aid. Neighbors assist with farm stock as the family recovers.
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Earl Purvin
Numa
Moravia
Purvis
Thelma
St. Joseph's Hospital
Centerville
Lowegian
Jaat
Oral
Haraldene
Clara
Catherine Broshar
Thelme
Program and Tree at Blue Front School
A program and tree event will be held at Blue Front School at 7 30 p m Friday evening. Veva Boshak, a teacher, leads the special event with a short routine and a tree ceremony for students and families.
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Blue Front School
Blue Front
Rauale
Veva Boshak
Greeting Edition Next Week Notice
The annual holiday greeting edition will be published next week and those wishing to use space for New Year Greetings should notify the publishers at once. The paper will likely come out one day late next week due to the Christmas holiday on Monday.
Moravia Public School Band Delivers Annual Formal Concert
The Moravia Public School Band presented its annual formal concert Tuesday night in the school gym. Special numbers included a girl vocal sextet a boys instrumental sextet and a violin solo by Misa Luke. The concert highlighted 40 concert band members and 22 beginners for a total of 62 in Moravia school band programs.
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Moravia Public School
Schod
Misa Luke
Clarinete
Hintt Selby
Rex Firking
Jackie Winsler
Betty Bishop
Jean Broshar
James Nash
Clark McKern
Betty Hiatt
Beulah Bishop
Harold Hawk
Carl Bivin
Albert Turner
Wilda Hiatt
Francis Miller
Evelyn Stauber
Glue Callen
Otha Lee PuVall
Wendell Gloved
Donald Kuster
Clarence Whitehead
Billy Tracy
Dorothy Wilson
Jack McDonough
Floyd Johnson
Kuanes
Clifton Boardman
Cletl Coulson
Harriet Lee Main
Madge DuVall
Cecil Creech
Dayton Cotton
Marvin Gardner
Donald Gardner
Pauline Laws
Jerry Winsler
Ruth Johnson
Cheree Dyphon
Leo Easter
John’ Wales
Everett
Morris
Jean Albert
Ares
Margaret Ward
Max McDonough
Daphen Pennington
Willard Clayed
Max Gollaher
Kenneth Hughes
Rose Mary Main
Ralph Davis
Glen van Dorin
Jay Main
Dorothy Lee Brain
Burdell Roberts
Gaylord Main
John
Harrison
Richard Gardnar
Herbert Johnson
Roberta Main
Wilbur Clayed
Duane Veach
Juktes
Bernadi
Moravia CWA workers beautify city park and schools
CWA crews spent the past week manicuring Moravia City Park and preparing the school grounds with five men leveling the play area. They laid a concrete floor in the community building basement, connected a furnace, and two women began duties organizing a rest room, library, sewing room, and workshop. Workers also shale the shale shoulder on highway No 3 east of Centerville and unload shale east of the George Winslet corner.
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Moravia
CWA
George Winslet Corner
Centerville
Correspondence Arrives Too Late for This Week’s Paper
Some letters intended for publication in The Union arrived after deadlines due to the Christmas mail rush. The delay prevents printing them this week.
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Union
Calhoun Family Killed Injured in Missouri Crash
Mrs. Will Calhoun and son Lori Calhoun died while Will Calhoun was critically injured in an early Tuesday auto crash near LaPlata Missouri as the family traveled toward Kansas to visit a daughter. Mr Calhoun was transported to a Bethany hospital with no update on his condition.
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Will Calhoun
Lori Calhoun
LaPlatta
Calhouns
Iconium
Kansas
Golden wedding anniversary marked by granddaughter’s marriage plan
Fifty years of marriage for Mr. and Mrs. David Boyd celebrated at 1011 West Hildreth Street with a double ceremony. Granddaughter Miga Justine Boyd and fiancé Henry Charles Noe planned to wed on the anniversary date as relatives and guests observed the couple’s lifelong devotion and a subsequent ceremony for the elder couple conducted by Rev. Isaac Yates and J. Quincy Gothard.
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David Boyd
West Hildreth Street
Miga Justine Boyd
Henry Charles Noe
Mra
Boyd
J. Quincy Gothard
Beulah Gathard
Alberta
Canada
Emma Parsons
Des Moines
Linnis Still
Carol Dixie Boyd
Isaac Yates
Christian Church
Gothard
Joan Newton
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