Town Clown Returns in Moravia Newsroom Tales
A playful, fragment filled page chronicles school life and sports. It lists students and staff, names Nellie DuVall Joyce Brain Nadine Kelley, and Marion Scott among others, noting ambitions, athletics, and hobbies. A football score and tournament talk appear, with comments on Troy defeating Minton and Moravia girls’ season pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Troy
Minton
Moravia
Moulton
Nellie DuVall
Joyce Brain
Marilyn Joyce Brain
Centerville
Town
FFA News on Farm Judging and Rotenone Sale
On January 31 the Ag class judged Duroc gilts at W A Wilson farm with Jack Easter and Dewayne Selix earning first. January 29 the Ag I and IV classes judged Angus bulls at Lloyd Massman farm with placers John Veak John McGee L E Jordan and Carl Fisher. The chapter reports a service selling Rotenone at cost to control cattle grubs through members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wilson
Duroc Gilts
Jack Easter
Dewayne Selix
Lloyd Massman
John Veak
John McGee
L. E. Jordan
Carl Fisher
John Proctor
Moravia Girls Defeat Milton 36 to 16 in First Round
Moravia Advances in sectional play at Bloomfield as Martin and Sawyer lead scorers with 13 each. The Moravia girls, after a prior loss to Moulton 40-24, rebound in the consolation game by beating Agency 1 Saturday night. Martin posts 16, Hiatt 15, Nellie DuVall 11, with Geraldine Vance limiting Moulton’s Geraldine Vance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Moravia
Milton
Martin
Sawyer
Moulton
Agency
Troy
Decker
Moultons
Geraldine ‘Vance
Hiatt
Nellie DuVall
Nellie
McCarr
Senior Trip Planned to Osage Beach by Class of ’50
Last Thursday morning Mr Card introduced a senior trip idea after Economics. He shared Kirkwood Lodge literature from Osage Beach Missouri near Lake of the Ozarks. The class of ’50 once visited this site and now unanimously approved a trip plan for May 14 15 and 16 with entertaining details to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Card
Kirkwood Lodge
Osage Beach
Missouri
Lake of the Ozarks
Junior-Senior Banquet Plans Set for Moravia May
The Junior class met February 1 to plan the Junior-Senior banquet to be held May 2, 1952 in the high school gym in Moravia. Theme decisions are in place and committees were appointed for gym decor, food, invitations, entertainment, and obtaining banquet dishes. Junior mothers will meet February 5 at 2:00 in the Homemaking room to prepare food for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Marie Kelley
Texas County
Missour
Dunsmore
Unionville
Liberty
Moravia
Howard
Cavalcade of America
Chevrolet
John Veak
Freshman Class Notes Findings and Plans
A brief class meeting appointed a committee to send a card to a student absent over five days due to illness. Students wrote notes to Lie Bee Schaffner and covered possessive nouns in English plus breakfasts in Home Ec. Science topic was the moon and tides. Math studied interest on loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Schaffner
Grade News and Junior High Briefs
Fifth and sixth graders study fatal diseases in the United States and learn about Koch and Pasteur. Patriotic spatter paintings of Washington and Lincoln decorate the room. February librarians are Bobby Woodward and Janie Sawyer. Junior High notes: seventh graders study the United States geography unit, focusing on states and capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Koch and
Pasteur
Washington
Lincoln
Bobby Woodward
Janie Sawyer
Mia
J. P. Day
Marsha
Reading Selections and Attendance Highlight Class Notes
Students discuss mystery stories read in literature class. Several pupils are absent with mumps, while the group recalls titles such as Miss Hinch One Penny Black Dirty Work at the Crossroads The Tavisbte Man The Gold Bug and The King of the Golden River.
New Hope by Genevie Donovan te Wesley Chapel church night
Wesley Chapel church hosts a Friday night gathering February 15 inviting families to bring pie. The event honored the upcoming marriage of Marybeth Turner and Max Rodgers with a shower at the Wesley Chapel church. About 124 attendees were joined by friends from Centerville and Moravia who brought gifts. Hostesses included Lucile Carter Virginia Pettibone Frances Burton Madelyn Rose and Elizabeth Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Chapel
Frances Burton
Sylvia Callen
Marybeth Turner
Max Rodgers
Wesley Chapel Church
Centerville
Moravia
Lucile Carter
Virginia Pettibone
Madelyn Rose
Elizabeth Turner
Lute Hiatt
Frank Hiatt
Genevie Donovan
Irven Kalvig
Kalvig
W. E. Donovan
Dorothy
John Wood
Trenton Wilson
Junior White
R. C. Wilson
Darlene Gladfelder
Cecil Schrodt
Mary
Ivan Harsh
Ernest West
West
Loyd Carter
Ames
PMA
Karl Fischer
Karline
Des Moines
Paul Murphy
Thelma Phillips
W. E. "Donovan
Orville Bute
Russell Warner
Blakesburg
Lester Witt
Primghar
Henry Witt
Clyde Parcel
Virgil Dooley
Harry Phillips
Clyde
Trenton
Gladfelder
Junior Donovan
Minnie Sharp
Don Pettibone
Lucille Carter
Rex Hagerman
Farmers expect higher prices with spring feed supplies
Farmers who have enough feed to carry livestock through the spring will get in on higher prices, believes William Zmolek, extension animal husbandman at Town State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zmolek
Town
Fairview Social Roundup in Ottumwa and Surroundings
Mr. and Mrs Bert Drake and others visited Ottumwa and Centerville areas on Friday and Thursday. Families including the Cox, Lockman, Mullins, Stocker, and Taylor clans shared visits, calls, and hospital stops while mumps patient Richard Coltrain improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Coltrain
Walter
Carl Ellison
Raymond Lock' Nan
Ida Helmick
Icel Shurtz
Ottumwa
Bert Drake
Burdette Ward
Webb Mullins
Cyril Mullins
Ben Williams
Kenneth Coltrain
Larry Coltrain
Richard
Elmer Lockman
Ray‘mod Lockman
Uel Taylor
Blakesburg
Versal Barnes
Burdette Cox
Local families gather for visits around neighborhood homes
Mrs Margaret Brook and Danny. Mr and Mrs Warren Proctors and family spent Sunday evenings at the Sam Proctor home. Jake Day wired the home for Ray Lockman. Fred Coltrain delivered hogs to the Roy Gilliland home. Several neighbors visited. many spent Sundays at kinfolk homes including the Stella Hopkins home in Unionville and the Everett Gardner house in Albia. A sale at Jim Herron farm drew attendees, Ron Woodward bought the farm, and trailers were noted for Herron family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Brook
Danny
Warren Proctor
Sam Proctor
Jake Day
Ray Lockman
Bill Trelan
Cyril Mullins
Fred Coltrain
Roy Gilliland
Hubert Helmick
Kathy
Stella Hopkins
Unionville
Tra Robb
Carl Hiatt
Lora Lockman
J. ©. Lockman
Jean Taylor
Helen Johnson
Loyd Carter
Virginia
Bob
Jim Herron
Farnest Helmick
Burdette Ward
W. C. Bivin
Ron Woodward
Mrs. Herron
Enon by Mrs J T Van Dorin
Plenty of rain over the weekend. Several from this vicinity attended ball games at Bloomfield Wednesday and Saturday nights. Mr and Mrs George Van Dorin arrived at the home of his cousin Carl Tanire in California Friday January 25. Floyd Johnson from West Union Mo spent Wednesday night with his parents. Sylvan VanDorin and family spent Thursday evening at the Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Harold Hawk
Versal Barnes
Rita
Linda Gardner
Walter
Maurice Walter
Marcia
Jeanne
Joanne Hawk
Grandfather Hawk
Paul Smiley
Leo van Dorin
Linda
Ernived Johnson
Dallas Faber
R. Faber
Meart Walter
Loren Walter
Clarence Banyan
Des Moines
Delbert Towe
W. H. VanDorin
Bloomfield
George van Dorin
Carl Tanire
California
Floyd Johnson
West Union
Sylvan VanDorin
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Feditoe Si
Wanda Cothran Mavitant
Viola Hammond
Chatiea Turner
Nadine Kelly Wauneta
Perry Htor
Aileen Turner
Carole Brothat
Beeshman
Marianne Scott
Geraldine Vance
Lyle Morris
Mr. Gard
Tory
Lyle
Helton
Leonard
East of Moravia
Jamies
Donald Luse
Iowa
Clark
Mr. Horn
Doris Day
John Wayne
Plymouth
F. F. A. News
Real Oil Base
Pat
Stanley
DAVIS
Albia
Senior News
Junior News
Freshman News
Albia Sales CO
Sale ‘Pavilion
Albea
Peterson & Sond
Paul Morehead
Mgpagers
Arene
Briggs Motor
Tractor Division
New Hope
Gardner Hatchery
Fairview
Cyril Mulling
Howard Harper
St. Joseph Hospital
Carl Leffle
Don Rhee
Raymond Lockman
Junior Burdock
Carol Stocker
Carol Mullins
Frederick Koehler
Udell
Troy Lockman
J. C. Lockman
Linda Ward
Milton Stocker
Al‘bia
Bill ‘Hershberger
Kenneth Dowd
Gaylord Main
Marve Lockman
Rennie Blumer
Enon
LeGear
Avery Hog
TNE Moravia Union
Big Smith
Monroe and
Appanoose Counties
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