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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1962
Page
5
February 9 1962 monthly librarian meeting in Guidance room all members attended. They approved meetings on the third period of the first Friday monthly and established a point system for medals and year end awards, replacing previous informal rewards.
Freshmen spent the past week on unit tests spelling tests notebooks and a story to write. They began a new unit in the literature book titled Outdoors Calling. Mr Holtz asked the freshmen to bring an outdoors photo to display on the bulletin board.
A student friendly explainer covers magnetic north as a rock deposit loadstone and explains why compasses point north. It then describes lightning as a storm cloud discharge of static electricity, heating air to 30 000 C and creating a rapid air channel and explosive sound waves.
In biology we study heredity and environment in animals and plants. Students learn why offspring resemble parents due to genes on chromosomes. They cover mitosis, variation, and the laws of inheritance from an 1800s scientist who studied plant heredity and crossing organisms.
Rumors swirl around a chemistry class as students discuss prank devices and a junior boy blamed for mischief. The chatter mentions Bill Ragan and Nancy Mosley amid taunting remarks and warnings to peers about Sunday morning timing.
The fragment notes a shopper or traveler mentioning stopping at a store, attempting to obtain something, returning home, frying it, with references to Greece, China, and Japan. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or names to anchor.
Students file into the gym for the Scribbler Valentine dance with red and white decorations, red heart curtains, and a blue light ambiance. The punch bowl centerpiece and red candles set a festive mood as couples dance and play games like the balloon dance, where partners try to break each other’s balloons.
Center ville Iowa births scene dated January 16 1944 highlights senior moments interviews with Martha Rouse and peers show dreams wishes and extracurriculars including band basketball FBLA Thespians Student Council and Scribbler staff cookies punches and balloons shared at senior event with comments on future ambitions and undecided paths from attendees Lola plants Connie Walter and others offer personal wishes and reflections
The Franklin 4 H club held its regular meeting February 17 at Linda Whitehead’s home. Shirley Calhoun presided at 1 45 pm with nine members present. Members heard minutes, discussed old and new business, pledged the flag, and adjourned after a brief program including talks on stitching and buttonholes, a posture film, a posture and grooming contest, and refreshments served by Linda and her mother to nine members two leaders and eight guests.
Beniorgraph notes Bob Burns of Moravia Iowa born June 26 1944 age 17 brown hair blue eyes 5 7 favorite subject bookkeeping favorite teacher Sheldon favorite pastime Sleeping advice to underclassmen get all you can out of school future ambition be a coach highlight being elected King of 1961 homecoming pet peeve conceited people extracurriculars include F BSA Student Council Baseball Basketball
Linda H wishes for a single wish to be granted while Janet Smith desires a cover for the sear on her fourth finger of the left hand. Both express personal longing in a concise exchange.
A compact collection of humorous wordplays defining quirky terms and everyday phrases. Steam curiously reframes heat as water behaving wildly while Sneeze captures a tickle’s blast. Movies hints at social gossip behind backs, and Waffle mixes syrup with a welcoming image.
A list of people offer varied ideas for handling an odd tide term with responses ranging from sharing and gifting to disposal. The excerpt notes Asafetida described as a drug with a strong odor used to quiet nerves.
Mrs Glen Clancey travels to St Louis Missouri to visit her son Eddie Hinote who is undergoing surgery on a broken limb. Unionville residents note social visits and club meetings as communities share local updates and hospital news.
Mrs Bert Rinehart reports Bert Rinehart remained in Bloomfield hospital as visitors called this past week including Mrs Bert Rinehart and many Rinehart relatives. Several local residents attended funerals and visited over the weekend while other gatherings included family dinners and calls at the home of Gerald Rinehart.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Burton visitations noted with Hazel Hellyer at Gerald Rinehart and Mr and Mrs Ré%x Overturf with Randy spending Friday night at Glen Overturf. Allie Taylor's funeral held in Seymour Saturday afternoon with related social attendances by Mrs Dorman Irwin on Friday and Saturday at Gerald Rinehart.
Executors Claude F Hawk and Harold L Hawk appointed February 1 1962 by District Court Appanoose County Iowa for the estate of E G Hawk deceased. Creditors must present claims, debtors pay to the executors, claims legally authenticated for allowance. Clerk Gloria Cortesio. Attorneys Harry S Greenleap. Publication February 22 and March 1 1962.
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