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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
4
Hensbasket died weekly for publication in The Moravia Union by students of Compile Yt the Moravia Public Schools Ella Jean Woodward Mary Frances Carter.
The Junior class stages a three act comedy Tuesday Feb 15 titled The Saturday Evening Ghost written by Tom Taggert from a story by Oscar Wilde. Cast includes Robert Gladfelder Sir Simon Hiram Otis Delmar Dowd Louise Banvel Mrs Umney Sonny Boy and twins Carl Tisue Helen Felton Norma Horstman Virginia Maxine Smith Mrs Otis Archie Richard Hudgens. Production staff led by Yvonne Harrison with Wynona Perry Bobby Stocker Carl Hiatt DeWayne Robinson Harold Callen Virginia Campbell Selah McDanes Richard Benz Arlene Arnold Phyllis Lockman LeRoy Wilson Carl Ire an Betty Stocker David Pullman heads of publicity Eugene McCrory Max Whicker Carolyn Whister Edna Stocker. Director Miss Ellanor Sewell.
Some beginners joined the music department with new players in the junior orchestra. Viola recruits include Bill Broshar Bill Harris and Richard McCrory Oneila Whicker Dorothy Hoover Patty Sawyer and Edna Mae Luse. Wind section adds Dee Fenton Mary Louise McNair Mary Lou Main and Phyllis Underwood.
Meals listed by day include Thursday January 20 pigs in blankets with apples and celery salad bread and butter chocolate pudding and milk. Friday January 21 rice meat loaf carrot and cabbage salad baked prune whip and milk. Monday January 24 Spanish rice cabbage salad apple brown Betty and milk. Tuesday January 25 chicken pie with hot biscuita apple and celery salad lemon custard whip and milk. Wednesday January 26 baked hash apple salad baked custard and milk.
Broshar is retained as room president after a vote by the junior high student council for the coming six weeks. New council members are Johnnie Hiner Corstan Cory Howard Housley and Eugene Boyer. Margaret Johnson appointed door monitor. Mary Rose Main returns after a two week absence. Barbara Cousins decorates the bulletin board with seven animal themed pictures from famous paintings.
Dwight Clark, 5’10”, blue eyes, red hair, attends Cotter Consolidated in eight years of schooling. He studies five commercial courses, favors blondes, and enjoys swing music, dancing, and theater. He in band four years, glee club two, orchestra one, acted in four All High plays, and eyes business college after graduation to become a bookkeeper. He cites Miss Hoover as teacher, Clark candy bar, Chevrolet, Kraft Music Hall, and Tommy Dorsey as favorites. Don Davis, 7 years at Moravia and Rathbun, 6 feet, brown hair, brown eyes, general course student. He dates brunettes, aims to enlist in naval air corps after graduation, and lists subject typing, Miss Hoover, Snickers, Chevrolet, natural history as favorites. Pet peeve copy eats. he’s in band four years, junior class plays, and is senior class president. stars include Bette Davis and Robert Taylor, Henry Aldrich on radio, and Harry James leading the orchestra. Ralph Derby, Vosburgh eight years, general course, 6’7”, brown hair, blue eyes. He favors subject typing, Miss Hoover, Baby Ruth, Ford, hobby going to shows, pet peeve basketball games. He’s been in FFA three years and aims to be a farmer. stars Abbott and Costello, Red Skelton on radio, with Harry James as orchestra leader.
The editor appeals for Fourth War Loan bonds to back troops in Pacific battles at Tarawa and Gilbert Islands. He urges readers from the community to buy extra war bonds, arguing that each bond saves lives by funding assaults while highlighting the sacrifice of local Marines and the need to display the War Loan Shield.
First graders finish reading We Look And See and start We Work And Play while Missed Mary Lou returns from chicken pox. Second graders form an ain t club and visit Main s Grocery where Mr Main tours and gives oranges. Pupils build a toy store from orange crates and collect canned goods. Several students earned perfect spelling scores. Third and fourth graders study water force with a homemade water wheel. A dog named Porky risks a fall into a well. Fifth and sixth graders review New England and mid Atlantic states and capitals and read about British lands while beginning fractions. Mary Ann Edwards and Virginia Jones join Freshman class. Students enjoy a Monday show.
The Science club met on Thursday and watched a short film Our Changing World. The general science and agriculture groups viewed Unfinished Rainbows in technicolor about aluminum.
List of sheep and other livestock payments to numerous individuals plus labor and payroll items. Includes names like Fred Coulson Omar Cool Joe Cora Kenneth Coulson Milo Darrah Purley Dixon Donovan Eddy Felkner Gordy J R Hamm Bryan Hart Harris Vincent Rinehart etc. Also notes road maintenance grading resurfacing crews and various withholdings and county yard payroll items.
The 1944 county board resolution transfers 150.00 from the General Fund to the Institute Fund per Iowa Code Section 4118-05. The meeting, adjournment, and attendance details note Ross Wells, J. Ke Walker, Harry Stickler, Grace Bedinger, and the county auditor. Additional notes show assessors meeting and days set to complete local assessing work in various towns.
Moravia hosts Numa Thursday for a double header as Numa rides an eight game win streak and leads the county standings. The Appanoose tournament is scheduled for January 27 and 28, with further news to follow.
A 1939 dedication in the boys book Navy Diver by Gregor Felson honors Joe Davis, son of Francis and Mrs. Davis of Corning, who left an Iowa farm to enlist in the Navy and went down with his ship in the Pacific. Joe’s sister Mrs. Sarah Royce owns a first edition with the author’s autograph.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Solberg of Manchester must close their greenhouse for the winter after a hot water boiler broke during a cold spell froze all flowers. A new boiler will be installed in spring and the greenhouse will reopen as soon as possible.
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