Miss Zerbe Wins 250 Dollars Amid Staged Excitement
The column recalls Miss Mary Zerbe winning 250 dollars on a Tuesday night and describes her elation and a humorous twist about needing a loan for a quick purchase. The piece also blends local weather notes, a glimpse of CBC in Centerville, and praise for a school concert directed by Gould and McNabb. It mentions chain letters, bees in Rev. J W Stine’s care, and beekeeping efforts in Iconium, with light regional anecdotes throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Zerbe
Miss Zerbe
Moravia Independent School District rejects shop building proposal
Voters reject the Farm Shop building proposal in Moravia Independent School District by 103 to 121. It follows a previous defeat in a special election last fall. M. K. Blackman is elected to a three year school board term, unopposed. A total of 227 ballots were cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia Independent School
M. K. Blackman
Fire Truck Sent To Iconium For Community Protection
Iconium residents learned that Red Oak couple Mr and Mrs Loren Haines sent a fire truck with a chemical tank and 100 feet of hose to be kept at the Wetterlind garage for local protection. The gift, celebrated by locals, marks a generous gesture from Mrs Nellie Argo Haines, famed for her community work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iconium
Wetterlind
Red Oak
Loren Haines
Haines
Nellie Argo
Jack Argo
Moravia Groups Enter Sub-District Music Contest
Moravia high school groups led by band orchestra girls glee club and girls nextette will compete in the sub district contest at Center ville Friday and Saturday. Soprano soloist Jean Shirley Albert performs at 8 30 am Friday baritone Don Blackman at 1 56 pm Friday girls nextettes at 10 18 am Friday girls glee club at 3 15 pm Friday with the Moravia band and orchestra slated for Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia High School
Centerville
Moravia
Girls Glee Club
Girls Nextette
Jean Shirley Albert
Don Blackman
Mrs. Cora Coffin Boyer Dies at Ben Davis Mo
Mrs. Cora Coffin Boyer wife of Samuel Boyer longtime resident near Mora and Ap pan oose county died at her Ben Davis Missouri home Monday Survived by husband four sons and one daughter with two sons Dalph and Rollo from the 1898 Unionville Iowa triplets and a late infant daughter Funeral details not provided in the message to her son Ralph Boyer of Haynes Avenue The family is noted for triplets born in 1898 near Unionville Iowa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowegian
Cora Coffin Boyer
Samuel Boyer
Moravia
Appanoose County
Ben Davis
Ralph Boyer
Haynes Avenue
Samuel H. Boyer
Roy L. Boyer
Gerard
Kansas
Rollo
Minneapolis
Minn
Ralph
Centerville
Oval
Ethel Cleaver
Huggins
Boyer
Unionville
Iowa
Dalph and
Methodists To Have Church Night Friday Evening
Church night will be observed at the Methodist church with a cooperative supper and program. Rev C Merritt LaGrove of Centerville will be guest speaker and present pictures to illustrate his lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
C. Merritt LaGrove
Centerville
Ellis Johnson Nuptials Set for March 20 in Moravia
Announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss Eithel Ellis daughter of Rev. Chas L Ellis Moravia to Dr Carl G Johnson Elliott Iowa. The wedding will be on March 20 at the Rev Ellis home in Moravia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eithel Ellis
Chas. L. Ellis
Moravia
Carl G. Johnson
Elliott
Iowa
Rev.Ellis
Local Obituary Notices From Otturwa and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs Wilker Whemner of Otturwa Mpg Sarah Powell Gre g Powell Mr and Mrs Cust iills Nes Louella Mishler of Edesi Me and Mrs Walter Phillips attended the funeral at Sam Kingery today as relatives gathered to honor the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilker Whemner
Otturwa
Sarah Powell
Greg Powell
Cust Iillips
Nes
Louella Mishler
Edesi
Walter Phillips
Harvey Stevens
Center- Vite
Esten
Sam Kingery
Callen Couple Mark Golden Anniversary in 1937
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Callen of Iconium Iowa prepare to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary March 15 1937. They have no special plans but welcome friends and relatives to call. The feature photo shows their large family gathered together last summer for the first time in 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Callen
Teonium
Orrin Callen
Audrey Woodcock
Orrin
Audrey
Viola Clark
Edith Woodcock
Merle Cline
Mayme Callen
Vera Moore
Gilbert Callen
Orville Callen
Norris Callen
Clara Speer
Edith Richey
Albia
Iowa
Iconium
Jim/ Shehan place
Appanoose
Monroe
Aitken
Minn
Callen
Iconium Ladies- Aid Society
Mr. Callen
Moravia
Anderson Callen
Tennessee
Lawrence
Dismond
Wyoming
M. &. Chareh
Bone
Rural Church Institute at Moravia March 17
The seventh Rural Church Institute of the Churches of Christ for Appanoose and Davis counties will convene at the Moravia Church of Christ on Wednesday March 17. Sessions begin 10:00 a.m. with devotions, multiple addresses on stewardship, finances, rural church adaptation, evangelism, and attendance, followed by discussions and a 1:30 p.m. sermon. Rev W J Hastie and O M Morgan headline, with a calling for Christian cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Church Institute
Churches of Christ
Appanoose
Davis County
Moravia
G. W. Lawson
Iconium
W. J. Hastie
Exline
O. M. Morgan
Albia
Lord
Jesus Christ
Moravia High School musicale praised despite bad roads
The 1937 Moravia High School Musicale held last Wednesday at the school gym drew a large crowd despite severe weather and poor streets. Directors Gren Gould and W K McNabb led strong performances by the junior band boys and girls glee clubs girls sextette mixed chorus and soloists Jean Shirley Albert Don Blackman Grace Argo Jean Kathryn Broshar Bette Hiatt and Carl Bivin. The program, identical to that published last week, included pieces slated for the sub district contest at Centerville this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Boys Glee Club
Girls Glee Club
Jean Shirley Albert
Don Blackman
Grace Argo
Jean Kathryn Broshar
Bette Hiatt
Carl Bivin
W. K. McNabb
Gren Gould
Gould
McNabb
Centerville
Marriage of Mary Dauphine Coffin to Gareland Houser
Mr and Mrs Chas Coffin announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Dauphine to Gareland Houser of Centerville on September 7 1936 at the Methodist Parsonage in Kirksville Mo The single ring ceremony was conducted by Rev J C Thomason Attendants were Mr and Mrs Earl Houser The bride is a Maura via high school graduate Class of 33 and has been active in local dairy work The couple plan to reside in Weberville
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Chas. Coffin
Mary Dauphine
Gareland Houser
Centerville
Methodist Parsntage
Kirksville
J.C Thomason
Earl Houser
Sehuv
Dbiry
He Pears
Ots
Diiry
Ueubervilly
Death of D S Kingery in Moravia Iowa
D S Kingery died suddenly at his Moravia home last Saturday from a heart attack while helping his son in law repair a fence. Born November 21 1871 he was 65 years old. He leaves four daughters and six sons plus many grandchildren and a sister. Funeral services were held March 3 at the Turner Funeral Home with interment in Moravia cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Kingery
Moravia
Mr. Kingery
David Samuel Kingery
Henry
Martha E. Kingery
Brethren Church
Eva Ethel Leonard
William Henry
Eva
Hhim
Minnie Alice Coe
Minnie
Pearl
O ' Dell
Glenn
Gary
Ind
Wilber
Michel Irelan
Blakesburg
Noah
George
Corning
Iowa
Fanchen Milleman
Mattie Harris
Thomas
Dorothy Roe
St. Joseph
Anna Sharp
Turner Funeral Home
Sheep Problems Topic of Night School Session
Due to many sheep in the area a special meeting is set for Thursday evening March 11 at the school to discuss problems in sheep raising. Topics include lambing troubles diseases feeding and care of lambs and ewes. A follow up poultry raisers meeting will be held later.
Benefit Game To Replenish Catball Fund
Moravia and Albia basketball stars will play a benefit game Monday evening on the Moravia school gym to raise funds for the kittenball fund. Proceeds will wipe the 1937 deficit. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Teams may feature Underwood Smith Mortis Dotson Hiatt Firkins Oehler Ward Broshar with Albia coaches Geneva and Sexton. Referee Doc Orelup. Start 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia High School
Albia
Moravia
Underwood
Smith
E. Mortis
Dotson
Hiatt
Firkins
F. Oehler
B. Ward
IP. Broshar
Geneva
Albia Junior College
Sexton
Albia High School
Moravia Wins County Declamatory Contest Cup
Elaine Palmer took first in humorous with Charles Youngker second in oratorical as Moravia earns county trophy at Appanoose event in Moulton on March 3. Centerville Exline tie for second. Arnold Levine won oratorical, Virginia Parcell dramatic, Ruby Moulton humorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Palmer
Charles Youngker
Appanoose
Moulton
Moravia
Plano
Centerville
Mystic
Udell
Exline
Arnold Levine
Virginia Parcell
Ruby Moulton
Quiet Moravia wedding of Marjorie OConner and Faye Paxston
Marjorie O Conner daughter of Mr and Mrs O Conner of Darby married Faye Paxston son of Mr and Mrs Paxston of near Moravia at Reverend Donshoe's home in Moravia on Saturday evening March 6. The ceremony was attended by the bride's sister Manilla and brother Keneth. The bride wore a light blue gown with matching details and the couple plan to honeymoon in Moravia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donshoe
Moravia
Marjorie O'Conner
Meg
M. E. Friday Dinner Menu Featured Classic Comforts
A fragment from a historic dinner menu highlights creamed dishes such as creamed thickened gravy, hot biscuits, velvety mashed potatoes, creamed peas, buttered rolls, and a rich coffee pudding, reflecting traditional home dining offerings of the era.
Also Mentioned on This Page
CBC
Ap- Panoose County
CBD
Walter Winchel
Case &Nyone
Stine
State Beekeepers Association
County Beekeepers Association
Rev. Stine
Solde
Spokane
Wash
Jary
L. L. Funkhouser
Dora Hellyer
Punkhouser
Berle Beaty
Carl Wetterlind
Willing Workers Club
Mgs
Edward McCord
Edd Turner
AlLia
Callens
Mc Card
Melrose Business
Mounday
Stella Reich
Calorado
Oieruu
Idaho
California
C. Z. Slavin
Methodists
Ellis-Johnson
You
Cameron
Church of Christ
Coffin-Houser
Roy Ellison
Near Hilton
Berniece Turner
C. A. Turner
Tie Legion Andj P Legion Auxiliary Enjoyed
Ceupe Leralve Alpper Gind Socitine Ab Ithe Legiuy Home Meaduy Evenini
Youngker
O’conner
Paxston
M. E
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