Christmas Greetings and Community News Notes
Mrs. d. T. VanDor sends Christmas greetings to treaders as the club meets with Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Faber for a gift exchange and ice cream. A series of visits and bystander events follow with families in Albia and nearby towns, Christmas gatherings, health updates, and social calls among the VanDorin, Walter, Faber, Williams, Lincox, Blumer, and Hawks families across residents from Farragut to Des Moines.
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D. T. VanDor
Happy New Year Club
Dallas Faber
Faber
Griffin
Mearl Walter
Maurice Walter
Farragut
Idaho
Maurice
Doyle McDanell
the Woods
L.B. VanDorin
Marjorie (Roberts) Williams
San Francisco
Calif
Betty Hiatt
Walter Gideon
Flora Jones
Donna Wailes
Dorin Wailes
Carl Bettis
E. G. Lincox
Albia
Kenneth Free
Dale
Claude Hawk
Harry Tisue
Howard Whisler
Harry Felton, Jr
Loren Walter
Gren Blumer
Fred Blumer
B.S. Faber
Mary Jo
Fred van Dorin
Ie Drench Miller Bite
Harold Hawk
Harry Guffin
Des Moines
Unimportant Cogitations by Inez Faber
An Iowa column reflects on Christmas season tensions and personal mishaps. The author laments poor Christmas shopping, notes a blooming Christmas cactus, and shares small, humorous observations about mail mixups and neighbor ailments. A passing soldier and scant ecard arrivals frame the mood.
Moravia Union weekly compilation by local students
A student compiled weekly feature for The Moravia Union presented by Moravia Public Schools students Ella Jean Woodward and Mary Frances Carter. The piece reflects classroom contributions and school community notes intended for publication.
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The
Moravia Union
Moravia Public Schools
Ella Jean Woodward
Mary Frances Carter
Scrap Drive Energizes School Units and Lunch Program
The Scrap Drive involved all grades from fifth upward, yielding several tons of paper, rags, about four hundred pounds of tin cans, and garments for Red Cross. The hot lunch program now serves 35 to 55 daily, needing more dishes to feed children. A Christmas program at 1:30 Thursday features grade performances and a High School Thespian club play.
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Red Cross
Thespian Club
Homemaking Girls Make New Curtains and Garments
The home economies department unveils new kitchen curtains and dishes for the hot lunch program. Juniors and seniors sew house slippers for the Red Cross while sophomores make garments for themselves.
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Red Cross
Your Friend Dean Kaster Requests Items and Visit
A note from Dean Kaster asks for a gun riding pants high tops and candy with a visit at Friday night. He mentions Daddy will get him a gun and wants handkerchiefs at his house.
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Daddy
Dean Kaster
Christmas wish list from Moravia and Towa children
A letter dated December 26 1948 from Moravia and Towa to Santa outlines gift requests. The writer asks for games a mystery box and a bicycle for themselves while noting Patty sister desires a dress long sleeved sweaters and a red white and blue bicycle. Mother wants a dress Daddy a pretty ring Grandpa earphones Grandma a handkerchief.
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Santa
Patty
Mother
Daddy
Grandpa
Grandma
Future Farmers Field Trip to Ottumwa Show
Future Farmers of America boys Estil Gay Trenton McDanel Keith Hoffman Jimmy Main David Hoover and instructor W L Hoover drove to Ottumwa to seal cattle degrub bing demonstration last Saturday. They are fixing up a machine for the show next Wednesday and will perform Pardon My Sarong with Lou Costello and Bud Abbott. Admission charges match basketball games.
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FFA
Estil Gay
Trenton McDanel
Keith Hoffman
Jimmy Main
David Hoover
W. L. Hoover
Ottumwa
Lou Costello
Bud Abbott
Music Department Plans For Program At Schoolhouse
The music department rehearses for the Christmas program at the school house Thursday afternoon. Soloists include David Hoover and Imogene Blatt with numbers like The First Noel and Holy Night. Grades 5 and 6 perform A Snow Storm Dramatization with pianist George Tracy, plus Jingle Bells. The Junior Choir offers A Cappella pieces So How A Rose and An Ancient Legend, plus Three Kings by Jack Broshar. Third and fourth grade boys dance reindeer and Santa Claus. Girls Glee Club sings Jesus Is Born and While Shepherds Watched among others.
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Iggs
David Hoover
Imogene Blatt
George Tracy
Tto
A. Rose
Jack Broshar
Glee Club
Jesus
Christmas at Moravia Grade School Fifth And Sixth Grad
Moravia Iowa December 20 1943 pupils reveal Christmas tree decorating by fifth and sixth graders with bulbs icicles and electric lights. They announce perfect spelling lists and B list readers. A Christmas exchange and Snow Dances are planned for Thursday. third and fourth graders sent Santa letters.
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Mary Lou McDonough
Janet Broshar
Phyllis Underwood
Billy Broshar
Lois Jean Hiatt
Martha Sue Garrett
Patty Halden
Bill Harriss
Patty Tarr
Oneita Whicker
Santa
Moravia
Iowa
Santa Claus
Thespian Club to Present Short Play
The Moravia division of Nations Thespiana presents a Christmas program Thursday featuring Pop Reads: the Christmas Carol by Christopher Servyel. Cast includes Rolin Dille Betty Jean Brown Dwight Clark David Hoover Yvonne Harrison Wynona Perry and Jack Spencer.
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Moravia
Nations Thespiana
Ent
Christopher Servyel
Rolin Dille
Betty Jean Brown
Dwight Clark
David Hoover
Yvonne Harrison
Wynona Perry J
Jack Spencer
Hedge College By Mrs T J Luse And Local Shoppers
Albia shoppers Mrs T J Luse and Mr Guss Luse visited Thursday. Mr 0 G Davis and family traveled to Hartford to see relatives. U S Mangle appeared in Albia Saturday. Harold Davis and family hosted Sunday dinner at Oren Davis home. Wendell Murdy John and David visited Pearl Lavely Sunday. Roy DuVall and daughter from Little Bear Wyoming arrived to visit John Johnson relatives. T J Luse and Jerry visited Harold Mason Sunday evening. Bert Luse spent Monday with Mrs T H Philby. Ralph Davis shopped in Albia Monday morning.
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T. J. Luse
Guss
Luse
Albia
G. Davis
Hartford
Russell Davis
U. S. Mangle
Sexy
Harold Davis
Oren Davis
Wendell Murdy
John
David
Pearl Lavely
Roy DuVall
Little Bear
Wyo
John Johnson
Jerry
Harold Mason
Bert Luse
T. H. Philby
Ralph Davis
Cage Teams Set to Play at Lovilia After Break
Moravia high school basketball teams head to Lovilia Tuesday for games against Blakesburg. Boys expect new sweat jackets to arrive for the contest while girls jackets are still being sought. Freshmen boys have defeated junior high teams and the FFA in prior games.
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Moravia
Lovilia
Blakesburg
FFA
Junior High Beasts Of Largest Tree
The seventh and eighth graders held arithmetic tests last Friday while decorating the school Christmas cedar. An about ten foot cedar was cut by Cody Luge, fixed on a base, and brought in. The eighth grade still has the largest tree, and the junior choir appreciates Mrs. Tucker's work.
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Cody
Second Grade Neway Christmas Tree Decorations
The second grade class has a decorated Christmas tree and paper chains with Santa Clauses. Many children have been absent with chicken pox and flu, with Billy Bishop Francis McCrory and Charles Scarcliff among the last to recover. Charles Scarcliff read The Night Before Christmas as Miss Bower reads Christmas stories. Petunias bloom while students create Christ ymag pictures and room decorations.
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Neway
Billy Bishop
Francis McCrory
Charles Scarcliff
Miss Bower
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