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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1946
Page
2
Moravia H. S. Scribbler reports the senia elasa two week sale contest ended with DeWayne Moore's side scoring 110 and Barbara Broshar's team 108 for a total of 218, seven points ahead of Vera VanDorin's side which sold 103. The winning king and queen will be crowned soon.
A spoof Moravia column jokes about civic figures awards marriages court cases and showbiz. Items mention a Nobel prize for a fake grapefruit dissertation a drowning accident a senator appointment a Broadway actress and a cat murder trial with mock names and tone.
Thespians met January 17 to discuss initiating new members and arranging a formal event on January 21. Members also talked about obtaining felt patches with Thespian letters to wear on sweaters.
Moravia led 19 14 at halftime and dominated Mystic as Moore battled a broken nose to score 16 points while Brown added 7. The Moravia boys played much stronger basketball, finishing with a decisive 82 27 victory.
Helen Turner born near Mystic December 19 1928 is eighteen, five feet tall with brown hair and gray eyes. She attended Swan grade school and Moravia High, active in F H A and clubs, loves basketball, and prefers Gary Cooper as a movie star. Peggy Paris born seven miles southwest of Moravia April 16 1928 is seventeen, five feet four and a half inches tall with blue eyes and brown hair. She participated in F H A Commercial Club Thespian and Speech, with ambitions to be a success and a good personality, while pursuing Commercial Course and Homemaking.
The band played at the game Friday night and prepared for upcoming girls tournaments. Freshman and grade tests limited rehearsals this week. A girls sextet has been selected including Georgiana Winslet, Mary Louise McNair, Mary Anderson, Alberta Rosalie Zimmer, Delma Hagch.
Mrs Tuttle recalls moments with students and staff. She recounts an ankle mishap after visiting the superintendent's office and laughs about a Highland Fling joke. She describes teaching outings including a picnic where a child fell into a creek, and her act of pulling the girl from danger and carrying her two miles home.
The Intermediate Girl Scout Troop No. 1 met Monday evening January 14 at the school building. The Bluebird Patrol won the contest with perfect attendance, while advancement tied. Edna Mae Luse and Donna Wailes received Hostess Badges as recreation featured a quiz game supervised by the Cardinal Patrol.
Freshman students held a party on Wednesday night traveling by school bus to Mrs Luses farm. A contest selected Corsta Cory as best hard time girl and Johnnie Hiner as best hard time boy. Winners wore patched clothing. Refreshments included pop hot dogs and baked beans. The event ended with the Freshmen enjoying a pleasant time.
The sixth to ninth grades took common state tests across two days last week. Eighth graders updated studies moving from History to Civics and Health readiness. Several students were absent early in the week, with a perfect attendance finish by Thursday. Weather was mostly sunny with some wet days, and the forecast calls for chill today and hot tomorrow.
Sophomore class presents The Black Hawk a play by James Reach with spies fifth columnists and a scientist receiving threatening notes. Performances set for January 30 afternoon and February 6 evening at Moravia gym. Homeroom chatter about a party ended by the bell.
The Junior class held a meeting in the Home Brondinice room to organize the Junior-Senior banquet. They will sell refreshments at the iris tournament for funds and arranged a food committee, invitation committee, and photography for the annual. The Battle of the Sexes in American History concluded with the girls winning.
On January 16 1946 the Freshmen and Sophomores clashed in Moravia with the Sophomores dominating. Tracy dam f scored for the Freshmen while Whicker and Gerald Hannam led the Sophomores with high point totals. Hiner topped the Freshmen with eight points.
L Wilson born in 1928 near Moravia is a high school senior and member of the F F A. He operates a farming program of nine purebred ewes and plans to raise purebred Delaine lambs. His improvement project includes repairing eighty rods of fence.
The program committee for the upcoming meeting includes June Taylor Mary Teater Ruth Thompson and Ro pene. A Reading by Leta Stevens is scheduled and Evelyn McDonald will speak on Penicillin. An article titled Amd ote a Gifte by Joan Walker and Marilyn Rinehart is noted. Members are asked to contribute a dime to cover annual pictures.
The Merril Studebaker Club met January 14 with President Venetah Andrews presiding. A brief business session named Venetah Andrews and James Main as BB representatives to the Town State Education Association Convention in Des Moines on February 1. Meeting lasted about thirty minutes.
Semi annual financial report by L A Osborn treasurer covers June 1 to December 31 1945 totaling 78598881 dollars Centerville Iowa January 11 1948 certified as a correct summary of county business transacted by the treasurer during the period Space
A whimsical tale of a brass buttoned baron with a gondola and a missing gondola pursuit. The Dazzling Duchess races to fetch glamour powder while a blond witch targets creampuffs and bonbons, leaving readers to wonder who will save the baron and the cream puffs in the cliffhanger finale.
The FFA meeting covered swine survey plans and a data section with a focus on popular hog types. A committee will draft a constitution while reports on work book pins trinkets and a Feb 12 date party to crown the queen were discussed. A noon January 18 meeting will select a basketball captain.
The Commercial Club met on January 17 with a program on the Business World. Presentations included The Nature of Filing by Phyllia Laws How to Get a Job by Doris Elson and A Stepping Stone to Our Dreams by Marilyn Beaty. A brief business meeting followed.
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