Blackman Speaker Athletic Banquet Set for April 21
Kenneth Blackman, son of Mr and Mrs M K Blackman, will be the speaker at Blackman High School’s annual athletic banquet sponsored by the Booster club. Blackman, a Sewal and Iowa alum, former Big Ten baseball star and coach, is touring as a Cardinals scout. He will attend the banquet in the high school gym with tickets available from Lee Hiatt or Kenneth Condra. dinner served by Ladies of the E U B church.
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Kenneth Blackman
M. K. Blackman
Kenneth
Sewal High School
University of Iowa
Charles
Iowa University
Blackman
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Duluth
Minn
Duluth Dukes
Fargo
N. D
Fargo-Moorehead
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinaleag
Iowa
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Cardinals
Georgia
Lee Hiatt
Kenneth Condra
E. U. B. Church
Senior Play “Class Ring” scheduled for March 20
The senior class will present the play Class Ring on Friday evening March 20 in the school gym directed by Mrs. Karl Tuttle. Cast includes Tobey Janice Mosley and Brose Richard Mason with a lively group of classmates and teachers. The plot centers on exchange of class rings and the ensuing mother duties and rehearsal chaos with a talent scout visiting.
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Karl Tuttle
Tobey
Janice Mosley
Brose
Richard Mason
Marnels Robinson
Lester Dooley
Judy Smith
Linda Coulgan
Linda Ward
Mary Proctor
Janet Phillips
Car Rouse
Jerry Hinote
Bert Batterson
Beverly Simmons
Gene Vincent
Dick Sweeden
Dad
Kip
Thank you note from Ruib Hemming in Ottumwa
A personal thank you expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for prayers flowers cards letters gifts and calls while in hospital and after visiting Mayens home in Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
Engaged Marlene Stocker to James Foster in May Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Leo Stocker of Bloomfield announce the engagement of their daughter Marlene to James Duane Foster son of Mrs. Betty Adams of Des Moines and Wayne Foster of Ottumwa and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Bennett of Albia and Mrs. Bertha Foster of Ottumwa. A May wedding is planned.
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Forrest Leo Stocker
Bloomfield
Marlene
James Duane Foster
Betty Adams
Des Moines
Wayne Foster
Ottumwa
Ard
James F. Bennett
Albia
Bertha Foster
Dean Tomlin Burned in Home Accident
Seven year old Dean Tomlin Jr. suffered facial arm leg and chest burns after tumbling from a bunk bed onto a dresser that toppled a vaporizer around 1 30 Saturday night. He was taken to Centerville hospital where doctors treated his burns and monitored eye acid burns from the vaporizer medicine.
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Dean Tomlin, Jr
Dean Tomlin
Centerville Hospital
Council To Hear Report On Survey In Moravia
The Garden Engineering Company of Oskaloosa plans to attend the next regular Moravia town council meeting to present results of an engineering study on Moravia water system possibilities and costs. The firm was contracted to evaluate town water needs supply sources distribution networks and associated costs.
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Garden Engineering Company
Oskaloosa
Moravia
Light Vote at School Election in Snow Storm
The snow storm reduced school election participation to about 65 voters in a regular district vote. Incumbents Jack Martin and Carl VanZante were re elected. Martin won district No 2 with 50 votes. 11 write ins for Burdette Ward and one for C C Miller. VanZante led district No 2 with 57 votes, plus one write in for B F White. County education board member Kermit Gladfelder secured 57 votes for reelection, with one for Curtis Tomlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Martin
Carl VanZante
Burdette
C. C. Miller
Carl. VanZante
B. F. Whitehead
County Board of Education
Kermit Gladfelder
Curtis Tomlin
Orlando Sears Enters Evergreen Nursing Home
Orlando Sears is taken to Evergreen Nursing Home in Centerville on Wednesday for care after several weeks of illness. The move confirms his need for continued medical attention and supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando Sears
Evergreen Nursing Home
Centerville
W S W S Meeting Schedule Delayed to Thursday Evening
The W S W S group will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Evangelical United Brethren church. Mrs Zell Callen leads the session and there will be an election of new officers.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Zell Callen
Walter-Gray Wedding at Grace Methodist Church
Miss Shirley Walter and Delbert Gray wed at Grace Methodist Moravia in a candlelit ceremony officiated by Rev. Weldon Whitenack with about 130 guests. The wedding party wore navy, blue, and yellow, and a three tier cake with blue and yellow trim topped the reception. The couple plans a short honeymoon before settling in a new trailer on a Lovilia farm. Guests came from Des Moines, Chariton, Lovilia, Centerville, and Albia.
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Grace Methodist Church
Moravia
Shirley Walter
Loren Walter
Delbert Gray
Oral Gray
Lovilia
Weldon Whitenack
Linda Coulson
Karen Woodward
Richard
Joey Kuzimski
Louilia
Sharon Walter
Miss Marlene Gray
Miss Walter
Miss Gray
Maid of Honor
Janice Tubaugh
Richard Tubaugh
Bruce Callen
Dale Callen
Des Moines
Janice
Bruce
Dale Reed
Louilla
Walter
James Kearney
Des. Moines
Rita Gaminer
von Gardner
Ottumwa
Janet Phillips
Joyce Walter
Leo
Durbala
Connie Walter
Western Mutual Insurance
Lovilia High School
Gray
Chariton
Centervillé
Albia
Plans Viewed for School Building
Citizens Planning committee met at the school house to review plans by architect Mr. Pratt for a new high school building. Bonding matters shift to after the reorganized district election. tentative plans and petitions for a bond issue election will follow the filing with the school board and date setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Planning Committee
Pratt
Bonding Ae
Tegel
Need a Farm Hand See Gardner Hatchery
Public spirited business men offer volunteer farm representatives to connect farmers with available summer help at no cost. Contact Maurice Walter of Gardner Hatchery in Moravia or others in Albia Cincinnati Seymour and Promise City to arrange farm labor assistance.
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Maurice Walter
Gardner Hatchery
Moravia
Iowa
John Goode
Goode Seed
Fised
Albia
G. W. Britt
Britt Grocery
Cincinnati
Ed Haines
Howard Bane
Haines and Bane
Plano
W. B. Wright
Wright Hardware
Seymour
N. Carpenter
Carpenter's Grocery
Promise City
Mrs. Charles Ensley in Surgery Monday
Word was received that Mrs. Charles Ensley of Big Sandy Montana who suffered a fractured hip and shoulder would undergo surgery Monday. She is a sister of Mrs. R. R. Pennington and sister-in-law of Mrs. John Dodd.
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Charles Ensley
Big Sandy
Mont
R. R. Pennington
John Dodd
Recordings Planned for Service Members Family Messages
Radio KBIZ Ottumwa will tape local residents with relatives in service overseas to send to servicemen and servicewomen. Recordings are set at Ottumwa on Easter Sunday March 29 between 3 00 and 3 30. For details contact Moravia ministers.
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KBIZ
Ottumwa
Betwen
Booster Club Tonight Meeting Called at Christian Church
Regular Booster club meeting is set for tonight at the Christian church. The gathering will cover club activities and upcoming events.
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Booster Club
The
Christian Church
March Blizzard Closes Roads And School
Moravia Iowa endured a top drought of 18 to 20 inches of snow from a weekend blizzard that halted schools and blocked roads. The Appanoose County board reported heavy costs and extensive road clearing by 17 units and nine patrols as crews worked around the clock to reopen streets and rural routes.
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Moravia
Turner Store
Appanoose
1959 Fall Festival Committees Named and Dates Set
Dates and committees were set for the 1959 Fall Festival at a meeting Tuesday evening. The celebration is scheduled for September 10 11 12. Officers reelected include John Spencer president and vice presidents Max McDonough Bud Walter. Committees named cover Entertainment Parade Finance Tent Advertising Tent exhibits Concessions and more with several assistants and local groups involved. A contract was signed with Ross Amusement Co of Indianola for the three day celebration.
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John Spencer
Max McDonough
Bud Walter
Virginia McDonough
Rowena MacFatridge
Margaret Brooks
Nellie Williams
Mary Oehler
Gail Tuttle
Larry Brooks
M. K
Ross Amusement Co
Indianola
Death notice for Will Dorothy of Anderson Missouri
Will Dorothy 84 of Anderson Mo died Saturday at a Neosha Mo hospital. He is survived by his wife Retta Knight Dorothy a son Ray Dorothy and wife Sara and two grandsons Bill and Lee of Anderson. He was preceded in death by a son Perry. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday March 3 at the First Baptist church in Anderson. Aaron Campbell is a brother in law and was unable to attend last rites. The Dorothy family were former Moravia residents.
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Ward
Will Dorothy
Anderson
Neosha
Retta Knight
Dorothy
Ray Dorothy
Sara
Bill
Lee
Perry
First Baptist Church
Aaron Campbell
Moravia
Cleta Campbell Olesten Dies in California
Word was received of the death of Mrs. C. W. Olesten who passed away in February leaving her husband three married children a sister L L Nolan of Alameda California and a brother Frank N Campbell of Inglewood California She was formerly Cleta Campbell daughter of Mr and Mrs John S Campbell of Moravia.
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C. W. Olesten
L.L. Nolan
Alameda
Calif
Frank N. Campbell
Inglewood
California
Olesten
Cleta Campbell
John S. Campbell
Moravia
Amy Hoffman Gillaspie Dies at 34 in Renwick
Amy Hoffman Gillaspie aged 34 died Saturday at Renwick from bone cancer. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Renwick. Born east of Moravia she attended local schools. Parents Lee and Lizzie Hoffman survive with two brothers Charles and Harold and two sisters Ruth and Elaine Hoffman. no sons or daughter are listed.
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Amy Hoffman Gillaspie
Renwick
Moravia
Lee
Lizzie Hoffman
Charles
Harold Hoffman
Ruth Hoffman
Elaine
Band Mothers Meeting Planned at School House
Band Mothers will meet Friday March 13 at the school house to plan banquet serving details.
E.U.B Church Ladies Aid Dinner Menu
The Ladies Aid of the E.U.B. church announce a regular dinner on Wednesday March 1 at the church. Menu includes fish fillet with tartar sauce, potatoes, green beans, Harvard beets, apple jello salad, rolls with butter and jelly, and lemon pudding.
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Ladies Aid
E.U.B. Church
Vance Hope Nuptials Set at Grace Methodist Moravia
Sunday ceremony at Grace Methodist Church in Moravia united Miss Nancy Vance and Chet Hope. Nancy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Vance of near Blakesburg, taught in Ottumwa after Moravia high school graduation in 1957. Chet, son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Betis of Hilton, is a Moravia senior planning to graduate with his class. They will reside in Albia.
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Nancy Vance
Marvin Vance
Blakesburg
Chet Hope
Leonard Bettis
Hilton Vicinity
Grace Methodist Church
Moravia
Weldon Whitenack
Moravia Teams Attend Des Moines State Tournament Games
Moravia high school boys basketball players attended the state tournament consolation and final games in Des Moines on Monday. Thursday the girls team members and cheerleaders will attend the quarter finals of the girls state tournament in Des Moines.
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Moravia High School
Des Moines
Supper Meeting Noted By Moravia Eastern Stars
Twenty five members attended a cooperative supper and regular Moravia Eastern Stars meeting Tuesday evening. Mrs. John Main led the business session and a social hour honored Mr and Mrs George Scott who plan to move to Marshalltown. Mrs Main organized the games.
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Moravia
Bill O'Hara Enrolls at Centerville Junior College
Bill O'Hara, previously attending Bradley College in Peoria, Illinois, has enrolled at Centerville Junior College for the second semester of the school year.
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Bill O'Hara
Centerville
Bradley College
Peoria
Centerville Junior College
Flight of the Stork: Son Born at Methodist Hospital
Mr and Mrs Richard Raymie of Des Moines welcomed a son born Saturday at Methodist hospital. Steven Richard is the name chosen for the newborn who weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces. Grandparents include Louie Raymie of Albia and Mrs Lester Brau of Moravia with Mrs George Railing listed as a great grand.
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Richard Raymie
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
Steven Richard
Louie Raymie
Albia
Lester Brau
Moravia
George Railing
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Ruib Hemming
Wendell Murdy
Union
John
David
James
Hawk Corner
Homer King Farm
Gaylord McDonell
Walter-Gray
Methodist Church
Bil Parsons
Jerry Brown
Lloyd Brown
Lloyd Browns
Neosha Hospital
Cleta Campbell Olesten
Amy Hoffman
Gillaspie
Cotléee
Vance-Hope
Methodist
Eastern Stars
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