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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1956
Page
5
In a colorful M H S Scribbler style piece, teachers, reporters, and students cheer the Moravia Mohawks and Mohawkettes as the week of sports action winds down. The piece notes a busy week of games, late nights, and hopeful anticipation for the upcoming sectional contests.
In math class the boys averaged 66.8 inches and the girls 63.2 inches. The overall average for both was 65 inches. Mr Craver brought a film on courtesy in science and the class aims to be more courteous. In homemaking the girls finish second garments and will model blouses Monday. In agriculture the boys work in shop.
Donna Cochran reports on sophomore classes and lessons. English speech fundamentals are being learned. Algebra focuses on factoring and squaring problems. World history covers nineteenth century politics with liberals and conservatives.
A student filled with antics during a class period ends with the teacher apologizing for speaking long as a calendar back of him is noticed. A bored pupil mocks the watchless situation and a quiz moment features spelling doubts while a lunchroom line complains about spinach and cake.
A playful school clue proposes a recipe for achievement using 3 cups of Attitude 3 cups of Hard Work a % cup of Neatness 5 Tablespoons of Attention 3 cups of Fresh Air and Sunshine and 1 percent cup of Sleep. Bake six weeks and serve hot on report cards.
A fragmentary note from The Moravia Union describes a drama scene titled Life darkest moment. It lists a character and a scene at school time, mentions homework as a tool teachers use to keep students from watching TV, and references a study period for rest.
A fragmented survey asks respondents what to do with an ocelot and lists humorous replies. Names like Shirley W Dale F Jack K Judy Betty Jamice VY Karen Woodward Carl R Donna C Raymond W appear beside casual options from giving, selling, or cage ideas. The piece defines an ocelot as a large forest cat with red yellow or gray fur and black markings.
Menu lists daily meals for February 2 to 8 including meat loaf with gravy potatoes green beans and milk on Feb 2. Feb 3 features potatoes peas deviled eggs boiled cabbage and grape fruit with milk. Feb 6 offers baked lunch meat potatoes mixed vegetables fruit salad bread and milk. Feb 7 serves scalloped potatoes kraut apple sauce and meat sandwich with milk. Feb 8 provides creamed meat on biscuits mashed potatoes celery and carrots fruit and milk.
Local notes from Enon detail family updates and social visits. James VanDorin, home from University Hospital Iowa City with a healing leg graft, will return in three weeks for a cast check, and Clell VanDorin has been released from Des Moines Veterans Hospital to work. Various neighbors and relatives share visits, illness notes, skate party at Hilltop, and community happenings around Moravia Union Area.
Mrs Theo Miller hosts Coulson visitors as J W Howar and family dine with E O Tucker. Methodists train teachers at Seymour. Russell Burns attend Moravia church meeting. 4 H events at Billy Benz home and with Gary O Conner. Shifts of visits include Boblenz families, golden wedding at Brown home, Pettibone shower, Lasley farewell for Fred, Camp Chafee departure for Larry Weston, and various Sunday calls and dinners among Burns, Miller, Anderson, O Conner, Pettibone, and Hiatt families.
Minor changes were made in 1955 tax filing for Iowa farmers. Ex tension farm economist H B Howell says for federal returns the only extra form is the social security tax form. Farmers with gross income of 600 dollars or more must file a tax return. State tax follows federal treatment of capital gains and uses federal net income to compute state taxable income. Federal forms will be mailed to those who filed last year. others can obtain forms at local banks.
Howell explains two federal filing options for farmers with deadlines February 15 for filing and payment or April 16 for balance due. State tax payments are due April 30. He cautions against paying more tax than required and notes a $25 overlooked deduction could save or cost up to $5. A solid set of farm records aids accuracy.
Iowa State College agronomist H. R. Meldrum warns that barnyard manure is worth about $3 a ton in nutrients and that improper winter storage wastes this value. Farmers should spread manure soon after cleaning barns or keep it covered to prevent nutrient loss, with protection preferred if hauling is delayed.
Meldrum emphasizes minimizing liquid losses from manure in a stable, using bedding like straw to absorb urine. He notes about half the plant food in manure is in urine and that manure contains roughly 10 lb nitrogen, 5 lb phosphorus, and 10 lb potash per ton, roughly equivalent to a 100 lb bag of 10-5-10 fertilizer. Mixing phosphate improves balance, with 25–30 lb of 20 percent superphosphate per ton recommended.
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