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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1946
Page
2
In a fairy tale style, a queen seeks endless kissing from the castle kisser to cure a face ailment. A wandering cornet player bets he can kiss her a million times while a grand contest ends in a chalkboard dispute and a fresh start tomorrow.
Homemaking I showed a Valentine party for fifth graders and enjoyed it. Homemaking II began a textiles unit and viewed related pictures. Homemaking III finished Home Decoration and started a new unit on consumer buying.
Robert Eapy of Centerville earns honorable mention in the Purebred Dairy Cattle Essay contest held at Waterloo Iowa, sponsored by W. M. 7.
Thursday night at the ballgame the band performed while Miss Seeley was away. Patt Halden Daisy McCrory and Bill Broshar led. uniforms featured band slacks bright shirts and vivid socks. Bill Broshar as drum major wore red and blue, blew a whistle, and led a formation amid laughter and a frantic stage dash.
A reader claims past forecasts were accurate and predicts chilly and possibly stormy weather next week. The message ends with optimism about spring arriving and reassurance to readers.
Eighth grade classes focused on Civics education religion and different beliefs. Valentines were exchanged on Valentine’s Day and Lincoln’s birthday reports were presented. Seventh graders studied geometric lines and figures in arithmetic while eighth grade English emphasized outlines and paragraph summaries. Several tests occurred marking the sixth week.
In third period Beauneta Main smiles at Dink as Dink winks at Polly. Jack Baldwin slides down the railing while students stare at the reading list. Mr Forbes in Physics asks two steps of distilling a liquid, Burton answers souring and aging.
The Intermediates met Monday evening February 11 at the school building. The Bluebirds won in attendance and advancement in the contest this week. They plan a party outside the monthly winner celebration and expect hiking to resume as the weather improves.
Centerville FFA basketball team defeated Moravia Chapter 21 to 16 after school on February 6. The game provided good practice for the locals, with a return match to be held in Centerville once the gym is available. Moravia also plans two upcoming games with Ato.
In F H A, committees were organized for a party to be held around St Patrick s Day Time was spent examining pins and the program committee chose railroad spelling but there wasn t time to use it.
The Thespian club held a noon meeting last Friday to sponsor a Red Cross benefit review likely in March with details forthcoming. They will initiate all remaining eligible members soon.
Melrose boys overwhelmed Moravia 58 to 19 with speed and sharp offense. Judge led Melrose with 16 points while Hannon of Moravia posted six. Second string teams edged 48 to 22. A charity infantile paralysis game followed, seniors losing to juniors 83 to 80 and proceeds totaling 71 dollars.
Paul Sperier achieved the highest grade in the boys Algebra test while Norme Zimmer led the girls Algebra scores. Georgiana Winsler is noted in the report.
Bonnie Rumley, born near Unionville, Iowa, 1927, shows a busy high school career at Moravia with extra year at Udell. Also noted are Bob Rosencraft of Des Moines, Maxine Scott from Main Station, and Norleen Sanders of Centerville with hobbies, favorites, and ambitions detailed.
The Cl… Blakesburg boys basketball sectionals set for February 27 28 and March 1. The Elm tree reads list of players and pairs guiding the tournament timeline and local team participation.
A collection of humorous and lighthearted verses about a high school girl with perfect A grades and no boyfriend, a notorious bus driver known as bus buster Cody, an author DeBoule who wrote a poem then discarded it, and a sailor’s lone ship seen from the dock as onlookers laughed.
The Union urges readers to share guest names and news items, stressing that honoring visitors requires adding their names and not omitting them. It invites anyone with news to bring or send it to the publication.
Freshman girls beat Sophomores 18 to 8 as Main led with 10 points. Freshman boys edged Sophomores 12 to 10 with Tracy and Hiner each scoring four, Whicker top-scoring for Sophomores with six. The wins lift Freshmen to third in class tournaments.
The FTA club met last Monday and set a party for next Thursday night to welcome new members. Members will also sell at the game Monday night. General Andrews and Jimmie Main attended the Teachers Convention in Des Moines and presented engaging reports.
Local readers are urged to share happenings when visiting places or hosting company with The Union. Report interesting events or notable occurrences to keep the community informed.
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