Moravia High School routs Allerton quintet 29 to 3
Moravia High School overwhelmed Allerton with dominant forwards and centers while guards held the visitors to one field goal and a single charity toss. Cullera led Moravia with 10 points. Easter added 9 as Moravia set a new free throw record, and Slavin’s late basket capped the rout.
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Aulerlun
Moravia High School
Allerton
Ayres
Nelson
Princeton
Slavin
Cullera
Moravia
Easter
Cullers
One Man Declines Office Citing Absence of Enemies
A man declines a political run declaring he has no enemies and would not create any by seeking office. He asserts that anger and rivalry are absent from his ambitions, making such a campaign unnecessary.
Eighth Grade Entrance Examinations Held At Local School
On February 6 and 7 eighth grade exams were conducted in the Normal Training Room of the local school building CET. Algebra Geometry and Normal Training classes shifted rooms for the tests. Students listed include Arthur McKern Clark McKern Darlene Gladfelder Ruby Hiatt and others. LK 30.
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Barrett Coffin
Clavenza Sheldon
Deryttic
Bonita Lagle
Helen Main
Mercedes
Norman Firkins
Edna Burns
Arthur
Sungeon
5. M. Herndon
Albia Junior College
Lawrence Hamley
Robert Bartlett
Ottumwa High School
Mystic
Apeak
Plana
Air Local School
Arthur McKern
Clark McKern
Darlene Gladfelder
Ruby Hiatt
Maxine Gladfelder
Robert Suffiecol
Kenneth Priebe
Roy Argo
Willard Coffin
Esther Hiner
Kenneth Veach
Leta Murphy
Dorothy McKurn
John Wales
Josephine Scott
Gertrude Green
Kenneth McDanel
Karl Pfannabecker
Ruth Pfannahbecker
Thelma Purvis
Russell McDanel
Freda Smith
Russell Burns
Glee Callen
Marjorie Drake
Dorothy Rhee
Clet Coulson
Upperclassmen Visit Farm Tool Demonstration at Crystal Theatre
Last Tuesday Mr. John Veach presented an eight reel educational movie at Crystal Theatre showing new farming tools and efficient work methods. It covered stock care, tool maintenance, and organization to locate items quickly. Supt. Charles Michener invited all seniors juniors and sophomores with good grades. about fifteen boys attended.
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John Veach
Crystal Theatre
Charles Michener
Almst
Moravia Dominates Blakesburg In Friday Game
Moravia High School beat Blakesburg High School 414 to the Moravia squad wore new suits with Moravia lettering. Brosh ar led scorers with 10 field goals while Gullers and Kaster added eight points each. The Moravia team controlled the lead early and maintained it, with Boy Scouts and local civic notes following.
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Moravia
Blakesburg
Moravia High School
Blakeshire High School
Eixites
Broshar
Gullers
Kaster
Warner
School Days Poem and Classroom Snippets
A nostalgic verse celebrates school days at M. TL. 8, praising teachers and the class of 40. The piece blends student reflections on learning, courage, and gratitude with humorous classroom exchanges among Dorr, Juanita, Forrest, and Miss Jennings. The tone mirrors a late 19th century schoolcard style.
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Jong
Land of the Free
Homie of the Brave
Local awards for typing and school events noted
The article lists recipients earning pins for typing speeds on Remington and Underwood typewriters, names students in various activities, and reports on the Home Economics relief at ECS. It mentions exams, the Valentine Tea, and plans for sewing and art projects for the advanced class.
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Pearl Broshar
Glen Hrrown
Vert] Tagle
Noorden Slavin
Remington
Underwood
Clarence Hiney
ECS
Home Economies Department
Valentine Tea Planned by Home Economics Instructor
Miss Shepherd announces a Valentine Tea to be hosted this week with an advanced class preparing refreshments and invitations. Freshman classes and mothers will be guests as plans continue to develop.
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Miss Shepherd
Hidden Treasures: Old Secrets of Safe Hiding Places
The article notes clever concealment methods used by past generations to protect valuables. It describes hidden compartments in furniture from eighteenth century master craftsmen, including wall niches and discreet stitching, kept secret between makers and owners.
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Suanot Co
Treance
England
Pigeons of Venice Draw Tourists to St Mark’s Square
Florence Clark notes the blue rock pigeon as Venice’s cherished city bird. Every afternoon thousands descend on St. Mark’s square as tourists feed them, with pigeons alighting on heads and shoulders. The piece recalls a legend that a blue rock pigeon helped secure victory for the Venetians.
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Venice
Venethcias
St. Mark's Square
Republic of Venice
Ilorence Clark
Adjective restraint urged by Beveridge in Lincoln biography
The note cites Senator Albert Beveridge urging minimal use of adjectives in writing. He argues that spare, unadorned prose is most forceful and well suits biography, journalism, and history. He warns adjectives can weaken readers' vision and burden the writer with needless description.
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Albert d. Beveridge
Abraham Lincoln
Beveridge
Oddities in Language Explore B Sound Across Cultures
A discussion notes that many Aertein Hydlay ten guages lack the B sound while Aztew and most North American tongues cannot pronounce it. Some clans like the Jamez of New Mexico and Pomo of California possess a clear B sound, as seen in the name Bagll pronounced Bah-geel in Pomo myth.
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Mexico
New Mexico
California
Bagll
Shipwreck Treasure Hidden in New Zealand Cave
Remains of a vessel lie on Auckland Islands with treasure reported worth over ten million dollars in virgin gold and nuggets. The ship sailed from Melbourne about seventy years ago carrying miners returning with gold from Ballarat. A current drove it into a cave where masts pierced the hull and the ship sank. A handful of survivors reached New Zealand shores, but the cave with the treasure remains undiscovered.
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Auckland
Melbourne
Ballarat
New Zealand
Tes
Bull of Thia
Fragmented Scene of ailing Beauty by the Window
A distressed hairdresser notes a shattered torso and missing features in a dramatic scene. The description focuses on a woman with vacant eyes and flowing hair, as a stormy backdrop and an implied need for replacement adornment emerge through fragmented narration.
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Judesa N Anere
Tiny English church with space for 40 parishioners
A fragment describes a diminutive Culbone church in England with a tiny interior. It notes a 40-person parish in a village of two houses and mentions limited pew space and a pulpit placement due to the small size.
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England
Culboue
Lus Oly
Charley Curtis to Address Indy Editorial Gathering
Charley Curtis, popular vice president, will address an editorial gathering in Indianapolis on March 8. His sister Dolly will accompany him to help draw the crowd.
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Charley Curtis
Popular
Indianapolis
Dolly
Hopeful Morida Mystery Snippet Shocks Local Ears
A fragmentary item from Hopefull Morida notes a curious saying about a person’s silence and a reference to Charley Chaplin. The remark links a local social theme with a famous figure, leaving readers curious about the context and origin.
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A. G. Broshar
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Deering
McCormick-Deering
John D. Veach
Basil Cowell
The
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Sid. Kennedy
Yell Callen
W. A.anuth
Jim Broshar
Ferrel Alberts
Centerville
Tierhart Uiterbach
Des Moines
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United States
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Norv
Legion
Boys of
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Mr. Dorr
Forrest
Standana
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Mandana
Miss Jennings
Miss Ellis
Dwight
Dwight Eyster
Lucile Caltrain
Nearade
Dwight Koster
Kathleen
Black
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Claude Hughes
Genevieve Carter
Eva Boardman
Wendall Roberts
Clarence Sheldon
Twight Eastor
Jon Notre Dame
June Tisue
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Lucile Coltrain
Alenson
Babe Ruth
Leis Davis
Nearden Slavin
Duke Swalin
Albia Road
Pearl Eugene Broshar
Vera Kuster
Marjorie Brown
Lee Firking
Kenneth Pree
Mr. Michener
Jonkey
Bacarral
Saya
London Daily Chronicle
Segovia
Madrid
Escorial
Hopefull
Morida
Charley Chaplin
Ethel Hueston
Wwin Myers
Bobbs-Merrill Co
AU Service
Ella
Moravia Union
Thales
B.C
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mr. Edison
Vanderbilt
Ms. Edison
Iowa Southern Utilities CO
Iowa
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