Foreign Children Poem and Local Notes by Mary Lot Main
This fragment from a periodical page records a Mary Lot Main poem about foreign children wanting to learn about Jesus, followed by a local interest column noting forthcoming sixth grade status, garden updates, pest concerns, and farm activity. It mentions residents Ben Blumer, Seddon, Coulson, Theo Miller, and Rev. W. Zerhy of Batavia in a reflective community column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
W. Zerhy
Batavia
Joonium
The
Beacon
Moravia High alumni party set for Friday evening
Moravia High School will host its annual alumni party Friday night at the school. Class of 1989 members will attend as guests. Loyd Carter presides over the event with the Lagiqga Auxiliary serving lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia High School
Bo’eloek
Loyd Carter
Vial
Updaia
Vacation Bible School Awards at United Brethren church
About 46 boys and girls received diplomas for perfect attendance and completion of the Daily Vacation Bible School at United Brethren church services Sunday evening. Seventeen others earned near perfect attendance as enrollment reached 70 for the two weeks. The nine day program featured religious education and training conducted by United Brethren and Methodist teachers with diverse denominations in attendance. The school, in its second year, is planned to become a permanent institution here.
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United Brethren Church
United Brethren
Legion Auxiliary Elects Mrs Smith President
The Legion Auxiliary Unit met at the Legion Home Tuesday evening. A cooperative supper was enjoyed at seven o'clock. Officers elected include President Mrs Mabel Smith Vice President Mrs Louemma Palmer Secretary Mrs Aleafa Hintt Treasurer Mrs Dorothy Turner Honorary Chaplain Mrs Kate Rogers Acting Chaplain Mrs Rowena McFatridge Historian Mrs Margeret Callen Sgt at Arms Mrs Bertha Broshar Executive Committee Margaret Bratey Mamie Tisue Bertha Erp ere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Mabel Smith
Louemma Palmer
Aleafa Hintt
Dorothy Turner
Kate Rogers
Rowena McFatridge
Margeret Cal
Drivers May Get New License Through Moravia Office
Applications for renewal of driver licenses are now taken at MacFatridge and Coulson in Moravia by order of Sheriff Jack Bailey. A July 5 deadline allows renewal without exam. after July 5 an exam is required. Renewal fee is 60 cents. applicants must present old license. About 40 to 50 renewals have already been filed. the firm offers this service to the public at no charge to the state. Early renewals urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacFatridge & Coulson
Moravia
Jack Bailey
McFatridge & Coulson
U B Aid Menu For Wednesday June 14
The menu lists Swiss steak with gravy mashed potatoes and noodles, creamed corn, cottage cheese, carrots, pineapple salad, deviled eggs, bread butter and pie. Beverages include tea and coffee. Notes include a sandwich or bread offerings and standard sides for the day.
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U. B. Aid
Notice of World Bertha Broghar and Callen Sec
A fragmented notice lists Bertha Broghar and Margaret Callen with a secretary reference. The text is incomplete but indicates an official or organizational notice involving these names and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Broghar
W. M. Margaret Callen
Gordner Article Published in Science Magazine
IWC senior Gordner and Donald Gordner attended commencement at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant as relatives accompanied them from Burt and Perry. Gordner coauthored a biology article with Professor Jaques that appeared in a leading science magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordner
Science Magazine
IWC
T. R. Gordner
Kenneth
Lorernce Gordner
Burt
Iowa
Erma Brown
Perry
Mt. Pleasant
Monsay
Iowa Wesleyan College
Donald Gordner
T. A. Gordner
Mrs. Boshak Reelected Showers School Pres
The Showers school annual homecoming and picnic was held on Sunday May 28 with many attendees despite threatening weather. Bessie Boshak was reelected president, with J P Foster vice president and Alta Main secretary treasurer. Robert Foster to teach this fall. a tribute was paid to pioneer Jack Luge who passed away since the last gathering.
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Showers
Clara (Miller) Carlson
California
Charles B. Miller
Albia
Bessie Boshak
J. P. Foster
Alta
Jack Luge
Hig Y
Luge
Robert Foster
Judge Blumenstock Oversees Monroe County 4-H Music Contest
Mrs Blumenstock of Mo ravia acted as judge of the music contest of Monroe county 4 H club girls at Albia on a rally day featuring eight county clubs.
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Mrs. Blumenstock
Fred Blumenstock
Moravia
Monroe County
Albia
Evangelist Rev. Harry E. Ketcham to Lead Kampaign at Miller Church
Evangelist Rev. Harry E. Ketcham of Evansville Indiana will headline a evangelistic campaign at Miller Baptist Church. The meetings begin Sunday June 18 and continue nightly at 8 o clock. The public is invited to attend in Washington D C.
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Miller Baptist Church
Harry E. Ketcham
Ketcham
Evansville
Ind
Washington, D. C
Hilton Attends Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge
James Hilton travels to Des Moines for the Hawkeye Boys State program at Camp Dodge this week. Sponsored by Moravia Community Club and Basil Cowell Post of the American Legion, he will report on camp activities to these sponsors after returning home.
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James. Hilton
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Hilton
Boys’ State
Moravia Community Club
Basil Cowell
American Legion
Century Club Buys Trees For City Park
The 20th Century club held its last meeting of the year with a cooperative luncheon at Mrs. H. EB Glicks country home. An annual election named Mrs. John Dodd as president and Mrs. C. M. McFatridge as vice president, with Mrs. Chas Coffin secretary and Mrs. H. Watts treasurer. The club voted to fund six replacement trees for Moravia park. BE L Main has purchased and taken possession of Centerville’s Frank Cortesio bus lines, which ran routes from the Centerville square to south Centerville daily except Sundays, and he has operated the star mail route between Centerville and Albia for four years.
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20Th Century Club
H. EB
Glick
John Dodd
C. M. McFatridge
Mra. Chas
Coffin
H. Watts
BE. L. Main
Moravia Park
Moravia
Frank Cortesio
Centerville
Cortesio
Centerville Square
South
Bua
Main
Atar
Albia
Drake Diploma And Scholarship Awarded To Otha Lee DuVall
Mr and Mrs O D DuVall and daughters Maxine and Madge attended Drake University commencement in Des Moines. Otha Lee DuVall earned the elementary certificate from a two year program and Miss DuVall received a one year scholarship for scholastic standing. She ranked among the top four in the education class and will teach first and second grades at Wyman next year.
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D. DuVall
Maxine
Madge
Des Moines
Drake University
Otha Lee DuVall Woa
Miss DuVall
Drake
Wyman
Iowa
Bishop family to attend Oberlin Conservatory commencement
Mr and Mrs D E Bishop with daughters Betty and Bernadine and son Billy will travel to Oberlin Ohio on Thursday to attend the Oberlin Conservatory commencement exercises Beulah Bishop will graduate from the four year course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Bishop
Betty
Bernadine
Billy
Moravia
Oberlin
Ohio
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Beulah Bishop
Dotsons Continue To Brighten Cafe atmosphere
Daggon and Eloisa Dotson keep a clean up project inside Dotson Cafe to refresh its interior. The ongoing effort aims to create a more inviting atmosphere for customers.
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Dotsons
Brighten Cafe
Daggon
Eloisa Dotson
Dotson
Cornell Freshman Heads to Fair for Summer Work
Charles Youngker, after completing his freshman year at Cornell College, has left for New York to be employed at the Fair for the summer.
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Charles Youngker
Cornell College
New York
Publishers Request Early Mail for Next Week’s Issue
The publishers ask correspondents to mail items on Monday of next week to advance newspaper work. They commend last week’s cooperation as 100 percent and much appreciated.
O'Connor and Boyer Wed in Centerville Baptist Ceremony
O'Connor Miss Manilla O'Connor and Carl Boyer were married in a 9 o'clock Sunday ceremony at the Centerville Baptist parsonage. Rev Luther W Childs officiated. About 200 guests attended the reception at the bride's parents home.
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Manilla O'Connor
Carl Boyer
Baptist Church Parsonage
Centerville
Luther W. Childs
Wm. Whicker
Boyer
Frank O'Connor
Centerville High School
Munterville
George Boyer
Darby
Fairview
Baptist Church
Memorial services honor legacy at Eslinger cemetery
Attendance at Eslinger cemetery on Sunday set a record for the annual memorial. Albia attorney Chan E Miller delivered the keynote urging the younger generation to uphold peace ideals of the pioneers. Urbana Center Brush College and Scattersburg Sunday Schools assisted the program with distant attendees including Mrs Marion Eslinger and daughter Oza LaPlata Mo Milo Selby Bescon Iowa Arch Thompson and family A C Stafford Roy Leach and sisters Des Moines.
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Eslinger
Chan. E. Miller
Albia
Aliya
Urbana Center
Brush College
Scattersburg
Marion Eslinger
Oza
LaPlata
Honor Student At Arizona College
Ruby Whitehead daughter of Mr and Mrs B C Whitehead received her Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe Arizona May 30 She was among 16 seniors honored with distinction in a class of 227 Attending were Mr and Mrs C Q Vosburgh Mr and Mrs Lester Way and Mrs Fern Martin former Teonium residents now in Arizona
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Ruby Whitehead
B. C. Whitehead
Arizona State Teachers College
Tempe
Ariz
C. Q. Vosburgh
Lester Way
Fern Martin
Teonium
Arizona
Waterloo Graduate Announces Commencement for Jean Kathryn Broshar
Waterloo Graduate Announcements list Jean Kathryn Broshar, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Broshar, as a debutant from West Waterloo. The notice notes her upcoming commencement exercises at Waterloo School.
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Waterloo, Schoola
Jean Kathryn Broshar
Jim” Broshar
West Waterlooigh
Betty Bishop Wins Kellogg Oratory Prize at Parsons
Hetty Bishop of Moravia was honored at Parsons College Fairfield commencements Tuesday and awarded the Kellogg ten dollar prize for the best original oration. Her speech titled Our Treatment of the Negro in America Today focused on racial issues. She returned home for the summer vacation.
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Hetty Bishop
Moravia
Parsons College
Fairfield
Kellogg
America
Miss Bishop
Office Closure Notice for Dr D K Orelup
My office will be closed from Saturday noon until Monday noon due to the doctor's schedule. This notice informs patients and staff of the temporary shutdown.
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D. K. Orelup
Fifth Anniversary Celebrated Tuesday at Home
Tuesday June 6 marked the fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Free. Relatives and friends gathered at their home for ice cream and cake before the couple hosted members of the family and celebrated with a simple toast. Mr and Mrs K W Hurliman spent the weekend with relatives in Missouri and their son Richard returned home with them after visiting grandparents.
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Kenneth Free
K. W. Hurliman
Missouri
Richard
M. E. Friday Dinner Menu Smothered Chicken
Dinner menu lists smothered chicken with gravy served with potatoes corn noodles cottage cheese lettuce salad pickles and ice tea suggesting a simple home style spread for Friday meals.
June brides fill week with five weddings in Glendale and Moravia
A busy wedding week features five ceremonies including Vera Boshak and Andrew Townsend at the Little Church of the Flowers in Glendale on June 1 and Dorothea Darby and Norman I. Firkins at Moravia United Methodist Church on June 4. Bridesmaids, grooms, and family members are named with details of gowns, bouquets, and receptions. The couples plan residence in Los Angeles and Vallejo, while guest lists and post ceremony travels are noted.
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Little Church of the Flowers
Glendale
California
Vera Boshak
N. Kenmore
Los Angeles
Andrew Townsend
Margaret Townsend
Hardy Ingham
George Darby
Dorothea
Norman I. Firkins
Vallejo
George Firkins
Moravia
R. L. Brown
Moravia Methodist Church
Evelyn Carter
Des Moines
Donald Reich
Cedar Rapids
Rex Firkins
Donald Darby
Bette Hiatt
Misa Jennie -Robinson
Reba Callen
Evelyn Hiatt
R. T. Darby
George Johnson
J. E. Sharp
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Old Mexico
Mr. Firking
Naval Yardg
Rex
W. G. Firkins
G. B. Johnson
Hygiene Sharp
Centerville
Donald
Zell Wilson
Leroy
M. M. Darby
Myrtle
Amy Clough
Jennie Robinson
Rey
Walnut City Man Dies After Fall at Farm Home
Arthur Lemley, 63, of Walnut City, died at Kirksville osteopathic hospital from injuries after falling 14 feet from a porch while attempting to reach a window pane. He suffered a heart attack during the fall, paralyzing him from the waist down. He was born September 9, 1875 in Monroe county and survived by his wife Dora, four children, six grandchildren, a great grandchild, two sisters, one brother, and other relatives. Funeral services were held at Brushy church with burial at Concord cemetery.
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Arthur Lemley
Walnut City
Kirksville
Osteopathic
Lemley
The
Baptist Church
Appanoose County
Monroe County
Melrose
Joseph
Phoebe Lemley
Dora Freeborn
William Moore
Seymour
John Irwin
Mt. Pleasant
Leslie Lemley
Miles
Rev
Luther Childs
Concord Cemetery
County Tax Payments Climb, Treasurer Reports Increase
County treasurer L A Osborn says current year tax receipts exceed 1938 by several thousand dollars. Five months total 266208.62 compared with 281277.37, an increase of 4991.25. Delinquents are slightly less than in 1938.
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L. A. Osborn
Sg Authority
Ward Store Brightened With Wallpaper and Paint
Ward Grocery and Market brightened its appearance over the past week with new wallpaper and paint enhancing the store’s attractivenes.
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Ward
Luse-Walter nuptials in Lancaster Missouri double ceremony
Mr and Mrs Coy Luse announce the marriage of their daughter Neta to Aubrey Walter son of Mr and Mrs Mearl Walter. The ceremony was conducted by Rev L L Gaither at the Methodist parsonage in Lancaster Missouri on March 18 1989. A second couple Lorrene Lamb and Leo Shellmaker also wed.
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Coy Luse
Neta
Aubrey Walter
Mearl Walter
L. L. Gaither
Methodist Parsonage
Lancaster
Missouri
Lorrene Lamb
Leo Shellmaker
Walter
Centerville High School
Moravia High School
Centerville
Lowegian
Davidsaver and Robinson Wed in Ottumwa Ceremony
Announcement reports the marriage of Helen Davidsaver and Wayne Robinson at Ottumwa at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday June 1. The couple will reside in Ottumwa. Robinson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Robinson and was a former resident east of Morayia.
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Helen Davidsaver
Wayne Robinson
Ottumwa
Robinson
Mix
Ellis Robinson
Morayia
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Mary Lot Main
Jesus
Mary x
Daily
Ion Bible School
Ben Blumer
Phe
Hgisas
C. S. En
Coulson
Theo Miller
Callen Farm
Evrything
Vane
Abe
Post
Recieve
Len
Mrs
Bertha Broshar
Margaret Bratey
Mamie Tisue
Bertha
Erpere
Boshak
Harty
James Hilton
Hawkeye Boys
Century Club
City Park
E. L. Main Buys
Centerville Bus Line
Otha Lee DuVall
Balinger 1
Arizona College
Waterloo
Betty Bishop
M. E
Townsend
Harold Richmond
Mis
Patrick Townsend
George Enns
Homer Lewis
Leslie Jollifee
Moravian High School
Ames Business College
Luse
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