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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1945
Page
4
Students of Moravia Public Schools present a weekly digest compiled for The Moravia Union. Maxina Smith and Mary Lou Main lead the effort, curating stories, notes, and school news for residents.
Wynona Perry, five feet six, brown hair, hazel eyes, attended multiple district and county schools. She played basketball four years, captained two years, joined band and ensemble, acted in plays, and aspires to be a stenographer. DeWayne Robinson, six feet one quarter inch, grey eyes, brown hair, majored in agriculture, enjoyed shop, plans to farm after graduation, and held three years in FFA including treasurer, with basketball involvement.
Jack Broshar and Richard Benz led Moravia in a state music contest earning division II ratings. The boys quartet performed at the J Junior-Senior banquet Tuesday evening, singing barber shop tunes. A clarinet quartet featured two members at the U B church event Saturday night. The new bass drew wide credit and curiosity from directors and bass players.
Seniors celebrate final week with a column wishing Dale Laws luck as he heads to the navy on Wednesday. The piece mocks school life with a spoof song about leaving classes and tossing papers, capturing school year end sentiment.
In May we made pretty May baskets and plan more. We broadcast radio programs for the class. Fourth grade finished reading All Aboard For Storyland. Jory Coltrain brought craw ldady and snails for viewing. All students were present and hopeful for a full week. Our poetry party featured jokes instead of poems and was enjoyed.
Eighth graders shared baby pictures for display while Patty Halden returns after an absence. Spelling results will determine a celebratory treat, with the losing side treating the winner in about a week. A school picnic is planned for next week.
Gladfelder attendance at Sunday school was 66. Mr and Mrs J P Foster spent Sunday at the Ted Broshar home. Mr and Mrs Clyde Gladfelder and Darlene spent Sunday at the Bert Luse home. Leann Main, Cati Main and children visited. Various families spent weekends with McDanel and Gladfelder relatives. Community members attended a Farm Bureau party in Moravia Friday.
Mrs George Hammond and family visited Merle Dicks home while Mr and Mrs Bob Metcalf and sons joined Billy Beaty on Saturday. Elbert Moore and family attended a Moravia senior play Thursday night. Lloyd Masaman bought baby chicks from the hatchery Friday. Lloyd Clark aided Donald Clark with farm work Friday and Saturday. Helen LaVern and Gordon Massman visited their grandmother Clara Massman Sunday. George Hammond family visited Roy Sheldon Friday. John Clayworth Nellie Harry James L Murphy Jackie and Jimmie were Sunday dinner guests at Carl Fenton’s home. Will Kelsey visited Sunday with John McAninch and family.
Mr. John VanZante hosts and guests including Mr. and Mrs. Carol Breas and Danny on Wednesday. The senior classy play drew Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Gardner and others on Thursday evening. Sunday gatherings featured Pat Coady, Lora Elaine Shepard, and various relatives at Ben Jones and John VanZante homes.
Community journal notes report the senior class play attended by many locals and a Saturday talk by Sergeant Donald Darby. Mentions Burdell Roberts and family from Detroit, Meryle Henderson and Centerville family visits, and sister Mrs J C Lockman ill in Moravia cared for by Flora Jones.
Neighbor reports weekend visits and family gatherings across Moravia and Albia. Multiple households hosted relatives and friends including Gardner Walter and Jerry. Schaffner family with Hubert Whitlock. Faber and Tomlin households. Hawks, Stocker, and Miller families. Local events include senior class play attendance and a birthday observance for Mrs Martha Hiatt.
A Sunday picnic at Centerville park honored Lola Boyer Leon Burns Karen Kay Burns and Glenn Jacobs on recent birthdays. Attendees included families and friends such as Glenn Jacobs Ruth Glor Doris Merkle Allie Boyer Lola Hiatt and Eli Hiatt plus extended relatives visiting and chatting at nearby homes.
In Centerville and Moravia, the Mishier family sees its second purple heart awarded to Harold, while Orville earned the first as a paratrooper. Bonnie Rumley visits Norleen Sanders as relatives, including Clancys, Sanders, and Rumleys, share weekend movements and local chatter about hatchery purchases and kittenball.
Sunday visits across Boyer Ridge featured families including the Espy, Easter, Foster, Boyer, O’Conner, and Whicker households. Delmar Espy heads to Jefferson Barracks for a medical exam while Wynona Kay Whicker was admitted to Centerville hospital after a brief illness.
Franklin By Mrs. John Moffatt details visits as Nellie Haines returns to Red Oak after visiting relatives. Mary Moffatt spends weekend at John Moffatt home. The Moffatts, Argo, Lemaster and Sheldon families appear in Sunday visits around Melrose and nearby homes, including Rex and Edward Haver, Roy Moffatt, and Henry Elliott households.
The Board authorizes the County Engineer to order temporary highway closures and erect signals when needed during construction. Trustees must fund all crossings, with county supervision limited to inspection. Trustees file written acceptance, submit detailed plans to the County Engineer, and obtain approval before work begins. If land for relocating highways cannot be acquired by negotiation, condemnation actions may be taken in the county's name.
The Board of Supervisors of Appanoose County adopts a resolution detailing cost bearing for overhead crossings by the railway. Trustees must keep structures in repair per plans approved by the County Engineer, with maintenance continuing as long as the rail line remains in place. If future changes are needed, costs and structure types will be settled by agreement or by Iowa statutes. The county will maintain relocated highways after completion, and relocation must begin within two years. Also included are tax compromise actions for Liberty Coal Company related properties, an escrow agreement authorized with Vera L. Moss, and salary adjustments for Clerk of the Engineer’s office and janitor, as well as an appointment for Thelma Phillips as Clerk in the Clerk of District Court’s office.
A gathering at Lewis Rouse residence near Hilton on Tuesday evening April 24 reorganized the Monroe township 4-H clubs. County and township leaders helped form both girls and boys groups with officers named Doris Rouse as president and Estil Gay as president of the boys.
Advice explains rotating a wool rug to prevent wear from traffic and sun exposure. It recommends placing furniture logs on glass cups and warns that cords under rugs can wear and break, creating a fire hazard.
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