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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
3
M H S Scribbler staff reports a junior class play staged last Friday drawing a large crowd. Rehearsals ended smoothly amid fun and relief while students recall Skip Day antics including forged excuses and study hall detentions as juniors plan a semi formal banquet with formals for girls and suits for boys.
A quirky school column notes Mr Horn with a proud papa look and comments on homemaking room chaos and an annual selling campaign led by boys. It questions forgery rumors in study hall and recounts a play scene where Wauneta and Wayne delivered rapid lines to satisfy audience curiosity.
The Junior dags planned a late event changing from Cottonwood Park to the city park for a single weiner roast. They thank the mothers and food committee for their support after noon. A banquet is planned for Friday night with a fine meal, arranged program, and an orchestra for dancing. The decoration committee will prepare the gym on Thursday for a beautiful setup.
A group plans a May trip to Des Moines next Thursday May 1 using a school bus funded by magazine sales. The rural eighth graders visit next Friday May 2 to take state exams in our room, join in the testing. Yesterday we attended the senior play and our annual class picnic is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon May 13.
Beverly Jean Wood born January 22 1934 Pierson Iowa. Attended LeMars Correctionville Pierson grade school and Moravia Howard high school. Blue eyes dark brown hair 124 pounds height 3 feet 3 inches. Favorite candy Bunby Ruth. teacher Mrs Tuttle. subject Sociology. radio Fibber McGee and Mollie. sport basketball. Ambition work and make money. activities F H A Commercial Club basketball manager band. Plans to study in Omaha.
The monthly F F A meeting was held in the Ag room on Friday April 25 with 38 members present Donald Dicks presiding Officers for next year elected John Proctor president LaVern Maganian vice president Paul Wilson secretary Gordon Mass treasurer John Veak reporter and Harley Heck sentinel George Scott moved to set mineral price at 4 75, delivery not included.
The New He and Wesley Chapel W. 8. C. S. met Thursday with 14 ladies and children. Edith Hiatt was elected president with Mary Meadows as vice president and Lucile West as recording secretary and treasurer. Other posts filled by Juanita Dooley Elsie Callen Thelma Phillips Genevie Donovan. Local social relations lead Evelyn Daniels and Edith Hiatt. Refreshments served by Elsie and Lithe Callen. Various visits and social events followed, including hospital stays, family visits, and community gatherings through Sunday.
Mrs. Etta Brain and Mrs. Flam ence Shanks returned Monday after four months in El Monte California with Mrs. Brain s daughter. Lucretia Swaim visited her daughter Mrs. C C Miller for the summer. Harold Weidlien of Wellman spent a week with his mother Iva Morrison. Perry Cross hosted a birthday gathering with Des Moines visitors. Newlyweds Mr and Mrs Johnson moved to the Del Wilson farm. Alma Bowlsby prepared for a household goods sale. Wm Johnson of Blakesburg visited Verner Hawk. A cooperative dinner featured Bry ce Pearson and family from Blakesburg plus several local couples. Maynard More and daughters from Des Moines spent Sunday with the parental More family.
Attendance at Fairview church featured Mr and Mrs Paul Miller and Patsy of Oskaloosa as dinner guests at Clarence Dowds with the Clarence Millers spending the afternoon. The Paul and Ted Millers were supper guests of the Dowds with the Gladfelder family. Judy spent Thursday evening at J P Fosters. The Foster and Norton households hosted Sunday dinners and visitors including Daphne Hilton of Rockford Johnny Marlin and family.
A long list of social calls and visits is reported, naming Mrs Mind Dowd, Delmar, the Guy Argo family, Mrs Della Points, Billy, Linda, Judy, Ina Miller, Nancy, Minnie, Barbara Yeager, Moravia, the Gladfelder, Fenton, Clell McDanel, Johnny Marlin, Lyndon McDanel, Lynn Fenton, Car Tom, Orman Lemonds, Robert Foster, Kermit Gladfelder, Fonda Sue, John Zimmer, Daphne Hilton, Lloyd McDanel, Theo dore Foster, Albia, Bud Dane, Excdlator Springs, Carl Torhlin, Lynn Fenton, Dean Tomlin, Geo Hiatt, Geo McDonald, Bobby Joy, Cody Luse, Lee Beng, Centerville, Kenneth Gladfelder, and others, with several Sunday dinners and Saturday night gatherings noted. The entry closes with a science aside on how a dairy cow uses feed for body maintenance, unborn calf development, and growth, and how only excess feed supports milk production.
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