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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1955
Page
5
The M H S Scribbler notes Marianne Scott as editor with Charlotte McAninch and others on staff. It mentions upcoming Iowa Basic Skill Tests to gauge subjects needing work and school ranking against peers in Iowa.
Editorial notes course changes at start of second semester. Art opens to juniors and seniors. Occupations replaces sociology. Seniors take a semester of economics replacing government. Changes mainly affect juniors and seniors.
Students note the midway point of the term and anticipate government studies replacing history. They expect government to be harder while health work is finished and science begins, with mixed confidence about future challenges.
A stream of locker room chatter and mischief fills a Moravia High scene with playful jabs at students. Lively anecdotes reference boys, dates, aviator dreams, and cheeky family banter amid light romantic misunderstandings and humorous pranks.
A scanned profile outlines Betty Strunk born October 15, 1939 in Moravia Iowa. It lists her schooling Pleasant Hill Unionville Moravia and Moravia High School, height five feet four inches, weight 114 pounds, dark brown hair hazel eyes. She enjoys basketball travel shows Thespians and the Commercial Club aims to work in Des Moines next year.
Profiles of Betty Lou Van Dorin and John Tarbell from Mystic Iowa and Centerville detail their birthdates, physicals, school histories, and activities. Betty Lou is 5'4" 115 pounds with brown hair and green eyes, a Moravia alum with glee club and basketball. John Tarbell stands 5'9" 143 pounds with blue eyes from Teenium, active in baseball and basketball, no listed hobbies.
A new educational program for parents airs twice weekly on WSUI at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. starting January 19. The first episode titled My Folks Did It This Way explores a young couple adjusting to a new pattern, followed by Tell Me What To Do featuring schoolchildren examining parental attitudes.
Miller and Mrs Arthur Miller and Mrs Charley Andrews will mark their Golden Wedding with an open house at the Legion Hall Moravia from 2 to 4 p.m. Numerous local visitors and family guests are noted at homes in Moravia Centerville and nearby towns as residents attend birthdays church events and social gatherings.
Beverly and Mary called Friday at Mrs Iva Strunk home. Bob Strunk and daughter Barbara visited Willard Brain Thursday. Claude Paris spent weekend with Pearl Hill in Knoxville. Lazelle Strunk and family visited Iva Strunk Sunday. Albert Tubaugh hosted visitors from Belle Plaine and Jerald Gillaspie with son Sunday evening.
Mrs. John Exline and infant LaVona Kay returned home from the hospital with Mrs. Lawrence Exline assisting. Nearby visits included Jess Lackender, Roscoe Argo, Will Hagerman, Darrell Cooper at an Albia horse sale, and Ottumwa gatherings with James Simmons and Colleagues. Funeral services were held in Albia for Roy Parry. Several families from West Point shared dinners and calls, with Miss Sheryl Jean Brown visiting Ottumwa and Lucille Exline receiving visits, while Rex Haver traveled to Missouri.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Jackson and Paul visited Amy Hiner in Ottumwa. The Jenningses called in Albia and Center Pl. Newton Long and Jean Boyd Paxston joined by Guy McKern spent Sunday at Elbert Perry’s. Cass Hamilton at John McAninch’s. Hazel Hellyer and Karol Ann Hellyer visited Jake Firking. A fire destroyed the McAninch home. Clarence Whitehead, Sandra Hellyer, Hazel Dell, Jess Gladfelder, and Edward McCord were in Centerville. Delbert Calhouns enjoy a new television. Kenneth Gladfelder Judy Bogert and Jess Hiner spent Sunday with Jess Gladfelder.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brown returned home Friday from Pittsburgh where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parson and family. Local gatherings included Addie Free home club attendance, dinner at Jess Gladfelder’s, and visits by Harold Argo and Clarence Whitehead families. Revival services at Iconium Methodist Church were attended by several families, with Rev. Brown and Edward McCord calling on Thursday. Karol Ann Hellyer stayed overnight at the Dell Hellyer home and George Hellyer’s family hosted Sunday dinner with Mary Lou Rinehart also visiting.
Moravia Union office stocks a wide range of staples and staplers in multiple sizes. Local shoppers are invited to visit the office to select the appropriate type and size for their needs.
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