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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1953
Page
2
The Moravia school system plans substantial salary increases this year and aims to maintain high teaching standards while expanding class divisions from two grades per room to 3 4 and 7 8. The board faces expansion challenges but appears committed to betterment. Snowy ground ends spring fever as fuel runs low.
The article notes initial expectations of mass staffing changes after a new administration, but reveals laws restricting immediate replacements. It cites prior rules preventing sweeping firings, with about 40,000 postal changes under the 1932 Democratic shift and similar replacements across agencies, fueling Republican revenge motives.
Local social notes list visits and gatherings among Fairview residents including trips to the Lockman, Mullins, Leffler, and Hopkins homes. Several families shared weekends at relatives’ houses, with outings to see ball games and attend events. A note mentions a hospital operation and speedy recovery for Dewayne Robinson, plus a telephone schoolhouse meeting and a featurePromotional notice about June Haver choosing a nun’s life in The American Weekly.
Udell residents hosted church services with piano meditations scripture and prayer, and the Women’s Missionary Society organized a March worship program. A death in the community, Mrs Lester Gordon, prompted funeral plans at Grace Tabernacle Centerville. Family and visitors gathered across Udell and nearby towns for meals, visits, and church activities during the week.
Mrs Theo Miller and Mrs Van Lemaster visit Albia Friday afternoon. Guests at Guy Argo’s Friday evening birthday party include Jay Argo Vese Hiatt and Jane Ann Fox who stayed overnight with Sharon. Local gatherings feature the O Conner family Burns family Moffett and Coulson households with visits from Shoemaker Sears Boblenz Callen and others.
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