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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1944
Page
4
The Moravia Union weekly compiled by Moravia Public Schools students looks back on 1943 and hopeful 1944. It notes sadness and joy, the war’s shadow, and a collective wish for peace as soldiers strive for home and rights.
A collection of student profiles lists Mark Allen and Eloise Argo with eight and eight years at Iconium and related schools, hobbies in athletics and music, braces on favorites, and heights from five feet four to six feet eight. It mentions Richard Callen sharing schooling, James Benz, Dale Beaty, and Betty Jean Brown with teachers Don Blackman and Miss Hover among others, plus preferences in subjects, candy bars, cars, pet peeves, and dating tastes.
Lieut Sharp interviewed all boys over sixteen for the U S Army Air Force Cadet Training. James Reid of Moravia, a senior, will go to Albia this week to take the test. He is seventeen and hopes to qualify for membership in the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve for future aviation cadet training with the U S Navy Air Forces.
Moravia music department resumes after inactivity with separate practice periods for beginning junior and senior bands. Wilbur Harris announces a new semester schedule and calls for players to fill vacancies. Needs include two tympani four pag es four drums one bassoon one baritone sax two string bass one cello and three violas. Students should see Mr Harris this week.
Junior high pupils review major subjects for the semester tests and add Tennyson’s The Bells to their poetry books. Four students, Mary Rose Main Delmar Oltrain Dorothy Housley and John Wilson were absent Monday. John suffered a serious accident prompting concern. The student council plans a party for losers of the spelling contest, with hosts and guests to be determined by final exam results. Band and vocal students praise Mr Harris’s work.
Moravia boys and girls travel to Blakesburg Thursday for basketball facing a tough team. Next Tuesday night they visit Rathbun for another doubleheader. Moravia’s next home game is slated for Thursday of next week as Pep Club girls debut in new skirts.
A quirky classroom update notes only one goldfish remaining while catfish perished. The tadpole still refuses to sprout legs as geometry students work on construction projects and general science peers study for upcoming examinations.
Moravia High School serves weekly meals with spaghetti and meatballs on Thursday, eggs baked in mashed potato nests on Friday, rice and meat loaf on Monday, Spanish rice on Tuesday, and beef and vegetable stew on Wednesday. Each day includes sides, bread, and dessert options.
Certification states this is a true report of financial proceedings and expenses for the Moravia district in the quarter ending December 1948, prepared under S. F. 360 from the 49th General Assembly.
The Moravia district files its January 6 1944 financial statement for the second quarter covering Oct 1 to Dec 31, 1943. It shows General Fund receipts 4 202 64 and total for the quarter 14 161 41, with disbursements across salaries, services, library, and maintenance totaling 8 376 08, ending balances of 5 785 38 General Fund and 1 064 70 School House Fund.
Geo R Darby and LeRoy Wilson made a business trip to Moravia on Friday. Zell Wilson and family visited Albia on Friday and called on Aunt Amy Clough. Henry Sytama dropped by the Zell Wilson home Wednesday afternoon. Tra Van Dalen visited Sunday afternoon. The flu epidemic has eased after 30 days of illness. Roy T Darby finished work in Centerville and returned to Cedar Rapids. Darby and Zell Wilson were in Albia Monday. Russell Darbys visited their parents Sunday and with W C Bivin in Moravia. Skating at W H Van Dorin pond is well underway with an evening at LeRoy Wilson’s. The party also spent an evening with the W H VanDerin young folks.
Families including Gladfelders Js Gladfelder Whitaker and Parrys gathered for New Year events visiting relatives and attending church near Bloomfield Center ville and Fairfield. Members such as Grover Easter Leslie Elledge and Cody Luse shared holidays with friends at multiple homes and activities included a family tree cutting and a trip to the sawmill logs.
Maple Grove residents share visits and duties across Des Moines and local farms. Donald Dowd, Bernice Johnson and numerous families including the Scott, Tadlock, Johnson, Felton, Glick, and Dowd households swap Sundays and afternoons for socializing, wood sawing, birthday celebrations, and helper tasks.
Franklin residents and relatives kept a busy social calendar with visits to Centerville homes and local families. People named include John Moffatt Roy Daisy Mary Roy and Marie Cousins. The notes mention doctor visits and New Year gatherings at multiple households across the week.
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