Christmas program notes and school operetta tale
The hand was asked to play at the Christmas program Wednesday and a four part operetta with about sixty five pupils featured brownies fairies dolls rabbits snowflakes and sunbeams. The story follows Jane seeking Santa in the Land of the North Star aided by a Spirit of Kindness Helpfulness Goodwill and Love. A separate verse recalls a school study hall mischief with Mr Hickman and a playful rooftop scene ending with a holiday cheer.
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Fred Aling
Adestes Fedelis
Jane
Santa Claus
Land of the North Star
Brownies
Goodwill
Wongaloo
Spirit of Love
Mr. Hickman
Boxing Tournament For Local Boys Held At School
Mr Forbes organized a four class boxing tournament for boys. Bouts are three rounds two minutes each with points deciding winners. Wednesday results saw Larry Tadlock defeat Steve Pasovich. Bob Espy lost to John Hiner. Thursday bouts featured Benny Main and Bob Sciezinski with Main prevailing and Gene Gladfelder beating Wayne Christy. Friday planned bouts for Bruce Faber and Gerald Hannam were forfeited by Faber while Hannam could not fight due to absence. Mr Forbes referees all bouts. Cows require water to boost milk yield and butterfat content.
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Mr. Forbes
Larry Tadlock
Steve Pasovich
Bob Espy
John Hiner
Benny Main
Bob Scieazinski
Gene Gladfelder
Wayne Christy
Main
Christy
Bruce Faber
Gerald Hannam
Faber
Joe Hannam
Richard Potts
Hannam
Lucky Louie Makes a Goal in Mudville Rally
A dramatic basketball tale features Mudville trailing 23 to 12 with four minutes left as Louie returns to the floor. He enters amid cheers, drives through the defense, and sinks a game winning shot that ties the score at 28 and clinches a memorable comeback scene written by H. V. Porter.
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Lucky Louie
Casey
Mudville
Nie
Red
Manis
Porky
Ike” Perkins
Joe-Jo Sprouse
Boomer Wells
Boomer
Jurkonis
Noviced Around School Students Rally For Gear
New blue topped socks catch eye of players and peers. One hundred students wear bogtags while juniors show class rings and letter sweaters spread through halls. Marching bands away, traffic rules around the hall cause light chatter as the Constitution goes into effect and study hall begins daily.
Pink Slip Prank Ends in Schoolyard Shame
A student bored with class skips school and hitchhikes home to Centerville. Returning the next day he faces Mr. Hickman and a crowd of friends who have repeated the same stunt, shamefully dragging pink slips as punishment.
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Socrates
Xerces
Plate
Diogenes
Centerville
Mr. Hickman
Pink
Third and Fourth Grades Get Ready for Christmas
Our class trimmed the tree this week and the room looks festive. Perfect scores on the weekly spelling test were earned by Larry Pfannebecker Frances Kaster Joan Fox Carol Gordon and Jerry Main. Operetta practice consumed most of our time this week.
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Larry Pfannebecker
Frances Kaster
Joan Fox
Carol Gordon
Jerry Main
Moravia F.F.A. Basketball Falls to Albia at Home
Moravia F.F.A. basketball squads hosted Albia in a Wednesday doubleheader at the Moravia gym. Albia won both the second and first team games. Moravia plans practice Tuesday night.
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Moravia F.F.A
Albia
Moravia Gyn
Moravia
Bert Turner
Senior Graphed Names and Biographical Blurbs
A crowded, error-laden page lists multiple student profiles from Centerville, Mora via, and nearby areas. It includes Barbara Jogan Walker born 1930 in Centerville Iowa with details on schools, physical traits, hobbies, and ambitions, alongside other youths such as David Leroy Thompson, Let alone Stevens, Roberta Warr, and Helen Marie Taylor with their birthplaces, school histories, eye color, heights, favorite car and candy, pet peeves, future plans, and activities. The piece also includes assorted quotes, anecdotes, and school-related observations, presented in a compact yearbook style.
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Barbara Jogan Walker
Centerville
Iowa
Udell
Moulton
Jackson Branch
F.H.A
Glee
David Leroy Thompson
Bom
Monroa Township
Moravia
Scott
Pleasant Hill
Studebaker
F.F.A
F.fla
Stevens
Coulson
Roberta ‘Warr
Brush
California
Iconium
Clark
Thespians
Glee Club
Good Athletes Don't Smoke Athletes Warn Against Smoking
An Annapolis survey shows smoking harms athletic and scholastic performance and health. Red Grange warns that you cannot drink and smoke and expect to succeed as an athlete. The text links smoking with reduced sports efficiency and endorses prohibition for better health.
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Annapolis
Red Grange
Things We'd Like To See In The School Sports Scene
A playful column comments on student athletes and cheerleaders. It calls for neater crew cuts, less hair blocking eyes, and lighter classrooms. It mentions Powder Puff Harris in games, a new gym, and the F F A basketball team winning a few matches this year.
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Harris
Dear Santa Moravia Iowa Letter From Willy P
A quirky 1947 letter from Willy P in Moravia Iowa to Santa Claus. He asks for a bow and arrow a new girlfriend an electric razor for his father and jokes about past mischief including soaking a cat and a bear trap at the chimney. He signs as a fourth grade pupil seeking leniency.
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Moravia
Iowa
Sandy Claws
Willy Whoopendoodie
Sanny
Pop
Fragments of jokes and quips from a bygone gag column
A collection of humorous quips and cartoon-like dialogues recounts jokes about youth, romance, teachers, fashion, and small town life. Lines feature playful banter about baths, music, and social mischief, with era-driven phrasing and light sarcasm.
Notable Names and Early Iowa Church History
The list includes Tracy Washington Smith Cutlen Arc John Quincy Bill Paris Raleigh Taylor Troy Procter Jefferson Main Franklin and others. It notes the first church in Iowa was built by Methodists in Dubuque in 1834.
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Tracy Washington
Smith
Unionhearted
Arc
John Quincy Bill
Sir Paris Raleigh Taylor
Troy
Procter
Jefferson
Main Franklin
Hayworth Martin Jr
Thompson
Goliath
Whicker Burns
Admiral Goughnour £. Byrd
Wilson Jay
Hannam Henry
Broshar Marshall
Iowa
Dubuque
What My Girt Binet week in weathered garb
A fragmentary text puzzle from a 19th century column hints at weekly dress prompts and cautious style notes. It references tweed outfits and a cautious approach to attire, with playful mispunctuation echoing slang of the era.
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O. K
I Loved a Letterman Comic Essay About a Jock
A humorous, satirical piece describes a popular high school letterman and the dramatic, often fickle romance of pursuing him. It follows the jock through workouts, games, and daydreams, ending with him moving on to a blonde while the narrator reflects on three years with him.
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M. H. S. Scribbler
Scribbler Staff
Jack Broshar
Richard Smith
Richard McDanel
Alberta Rick
George Tracy
Mary Rose Main
Delma Veach
Joan Black
Dean Tomlin
Wanet Broshar
Basil Cowell
American Legion
Harry Pearson
Richard Veach
Moravia Mattress Co
Henry Lurher
E. N. Catterlin
Whone
Continental Hotel
E. State St
L. P. Clow
Centerville, Iowa
Albia Electric CO
N. W. Corner
Charles Wheeler
Mary Wheeler
Osteopathic
A&p
N. Side Sa
J.B. Judge
Chiropractor Clark Hotel
DEPP
Briggs Motor CO
Iowa Highway 60
Tkey
Bucky Louie
Louie
Joe Jo
Big Hawk
Ruah
Beantown
H. V. Porter
Hatla
Goughnour - Whicker - Rabuck
Mrs. Campbell
Via
F.F.A. News
Helen Marie Taylor
Horn
Blakesburg
Brush Creek
Fairview
Cross Roads
Galesburg
Swan
Cadillac
Des Moines
Pla
Phyllis U
Pampa
Texas
Frank Sinatra
Physishan
Hospital
Muutners
Tomubstone
Miss Hackett
Reno
Adem
Tye
Eiffel Tower
Santa
Willy P. S
Reform Echoo
Hyuk - Hyuk
Mary Rose
Georgiana
Gerald
Rosie
4& Man
Roy Closter
Missouri
RTL Bia
Changhease Jos
Amos McGhghy
Cash
Velephore
Centerville, Jawa
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