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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1958
Page
4
A crowded weekend feature list recounts visits among families in Waterloo Ames Centerville Albia and Des Moines. Celebrations include golden wedding and multiple birthday gatherings. Attendees include the Tadlocks, Van Dorins, Cox family, Emhoffs, and Callens among others.
Mrs. Claus Johnsen of near Unionville called Thursday on her aunt Mrs. W N Miller and visited Mrs. R C Hart and Mrs. Emery Hiatt. Hospital auxiliary members sewed for hospital needs at Albia. Numerous local families spent Sundays visiting relatives in Keota Grinnell Seymour and Albia.
Mrs. Lloyd Brown and Mrs. Elbert Perry hosted and visited with multiple neighbors including the Jennings, Rinehart, Argo, Hamilton, DeHall, Calhoun, Long, Sheldon, White, Hellyer, Rinehart, McCord and other families across Albia Prairie City Ottumwa and Monroe County. Numerous Sunday dinners and weekday gatherings reflect a busy social scene.
A chapel presentation titled The Prior Claim by Dr Moon argued that humans copying animal inventions shows we cannot claim to be first. It described Venus Flytrap and Cobra plant trapping mechanisms, a spider door, Archerfish fishing, and Sea Elephant ulcers to illustrate nature’s precedents.
Mrs Pearl Free spent Friday at Wayne Thompson home. Several local residents visited, including Mr and Mrs Ben Pickerell and Lloyd Ammons. Names appear in varied visits, dinners, and hospital mentions across Ottumwa area families.
The eighth grade reports on recent tests including Basic Skills and a semester shift. Only 34 students attended Tuesday due to illness, with Tony Sneeden and Donald West absent. The term is half over with 90 days completed. government and science replacing health and history this semester, aided by a new all equipped science kit.
On January 15, officers were elected: President Lee Ann Heckman, vice president Mary Mosley, secretary Diana Burton, treasurer Mary DuVall, reporter Karen Scott, historian Janice Mosley, project chairman Sharon Walter, music chairman Jane Ann Fox, recreation chair Rite Gardner, parliamentarian Ann Mihalovich. The group planned a bake sale for February 1 at 1:00 pm and set April 11 for the F H A banquet.
A list of Moravia high students share their New Year resolutions including Nancy Lindley to quit talking about people Ronnie C to kiss Karen Woodward more often Jane Ann Fox to keep good relations Gene Vincent to eat drink and be merry Linda Coulson to rise at six and practice piano Bennie Tarbell to stop giving gum away on the bus
A set of handwritten moral pleadings names Bill Harsh Betty King Larry Martin Janie Sawyer and Bill Benz. Each note prescribes behavior toward women or friends with explicit directions about dating fidelity or social conduct. The phrases suggest a dated, perhaps parental or community guidance list from a bygone era.
Local chatter hints at Mary D and the Alicin boys, while whispers surround Diana Burton and the contents of her notebook. The coach notes a reference to clothés, and Janice and Mary are linked by recent dining moments.
Readers tease Linda C and Linda W about cemetery trips and in car sightings. Betty K blushes at play practice while three boys were found asleep in a car. Carl R and Bill teased Linda W and cows were honked at during a school social.
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