Mothers Day Bouquets Hint At Moravia Graduation Tributes
This week honors mothers with bouquets as Moravia high school awaits a landmark senior class, the Class of 1986, including Maurice Walter and Barbara McCumbee among the notable names. A note on life, effort, and future plans emphasizes high goals and small duties, with reflection on a fallen young mother and local editorial history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice
Aubrey Walter
Elsie
Edna Closter
Hazel
Dick Hellyer
Barbara
Jim McCumbae
Moravia High to Graduate Largest Senior Class
Claude Hawk, new Swift & Company route man in the Moravia area, starts on the job and will train briefly with Paul Broshar. Hawk has worked with his father B. G. Hawk operating the nearby farm and plans to move his family to Moravia soon.
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Claude Hawk
Swift & Company
Paul Broshar
Mr. Hawk
B. G. Hawk
Moravia
Local seniors to stage Tom Sawyer play Friday
Senior students announce a Friday performance of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer adapted for amateur stage. Cast includes Tom Sawyer Aunt Polly Mary and other Moravia residents. The show features interior Aunt Polly’s Missouri home and a lively ensemble, promising one of the finest evenings for town theatergoers in years.
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Mack Twain
Tom Sawyer
Tom
Polly
Mark Twain
Iine
Moravia
Aunt Polly
Missouri
Bidney
Mary
Mark
God Gave Men Mothers Poem Tribute by George L. Moxley
A reflective poem praising mothers as divine gifts from God. It describes mothers as patient, kind, and guiding, shaping children's early lives with care and prayer. The verse speaks to a gracious motherly love and invokes personal connection between speaker and mother.
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George Loucks Moxley
Moravia Typing Team Records Strong Contest Showing
Moravia schools scored well in the Every Pupil Typing Contest with first in speed for Typing I II and seventh in Typing II. Nadine Lags Ruth Johnson and Pauline Laws formed the district team at Ottumwa on April 25th. Pauline Laws also earned 56 13 words per minute in the event.
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Moravia
Peore
Fie Cldes
Tyrine Teat
Ottumws
A Typini «T
Nadine Lags
Ruth Johnson
Pauline Laws
Miss Robinson
Iowa High School Commercial Association
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Leo Kaster Joins Shanon City Newspaper Staff
Leo Kaster son of Mr and Mrs LB R Kaster of Moravis has recently accepted a position with the Shanon City newspaper and begun work there He trained in the printing trade with his brother in law Kenneth Petanick who runs a Creston job printing shop The report predicts he will do well in the new job
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Leo Kaster
LB. R. Kaster
Moravis
Meekly
Shanon City
Leo
Kenneth Petanick
Creston
Jon
Postmaster Change At Moravia As J D Minnes Takes Over
Telegram reported J D Minnes assumed duties as Moravia postmaster Thursday evening. Burdetta Ward became deputy postmaster Friday morning. Retiring postmaster J F Albert served 12 years with three four year appointments under Republican rule. Albert’s administration praised for faithful service amid political shift to Democrat. Mrs Albert aided in Moravia office most years, delivering satisfaction.
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J. D.minnes
Minnes
Burdetta
Albert
Moravia
Illnean
J.B
Wanhitt
D. Carnie
Ven
Meeting at United Brethren Church Next Wednesday
The article notes a mother-daughter meeting at the United Brethren church next Wednesday May 13th. It mentions J. D. Minnes as postmaster and a new deputy taking office duties, with emphasis on the deputy being a welcomed new community member.
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J. D. Minnes
Wilson
United Brethren Church
Mrs K Paxston Taken By Death in Albis Home
Mrs Kennetti Paxston died at her parents home in Albis on Thursday. The service will be held at 2:00 PM on May 2 with Rev W F T Evans of Cening officiating. Interment will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennetti Paxaton
W. J. Klingingsmith
Albis
Mae Pas Paxaton
Sos
Justice meeting urged attendance by justice members
Officials urged members of the justice group to attend a forthcoming meeting to discuss civic matters and ensure their participation in the scheduled proceedings. The notice calls for prompt attendance and outlines the meeting’s purpose and location.
Rural Eighth Graders To Take Exams Here
Rural eighth grade examinations will be given at the Moravia school building Thursday and Friday under the supervision of Superintendent of Schools War H Young. These examinations are for Appanoose County pupils. The schedule lists Thursday morning arithmetic and spelling, Thursday afternoon reading and grammar, Friday morning history civics and music, and Friday afternoon physiology and geography.
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Moravia
War
H. Young
Appanoose County
Paul Broshar Accepts Waterloo Packing Job Move
Paul Broshar accepts a position with Rath Packing company in Waterloo Iowa and will start Monday May 11. He plans to move his family to Waterloo soon and reside in the Peta Schreiner home. Previously he worked for Swift Company as a route man from Moravia earning a fine record.
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Paul Broshar
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Iows
Peta, Schreiner
Broshar
Swift & Company
Moravia
Swift. Company
Broshar- Schreiner
BR. W. Winaler Company
Mr. Broshar
Beauty Shop Announces Short Closure For Convention
Miss Epperson says The Beauty Shop will close on Tuesday and Wednesday May 12 and 13 to attend the cosmetology convention in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Epperson
M E Friday Dinner Menu Highlights Comfort Classics
The menu features creamed chicken over biscuits with mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, creamed peas, downed cake with pineapple, and whipped coffee. The reading notes a hearty list of daily items served in homestyle fashion.
Mason Notice for Work in Second Degrees at Hall
Notice from Antiquity Lodge No. 252 A F and A M states there will be work in the second degrees at the lodge hall. Members are urged to attend and participate as required by lodge customs and Masonic ritual.
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Hall of Antiquity Lodge
Funkhouser Tranel Transferred to Kansas City Store
H. H. Funkhouser, former assistant manager at a Des Moines Kresge store, has been moved to a similar role in Kansas City and has relocated his family there. He previously worked for the company in Chicago before Des Moines.
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H. H. Funkhouser
Kresger
Des Moines
Kresge
Kansas City
Funkhouser
Chicago
J A Wright Dies After Long Illness at 74 in Centerville
J A Wright aged 74 long time Appanoose county resident died at his Centerville home last Wednesday after months of illness. Survived by wife and four children Fern Ringlein Charien Oran Roy. A farmer, Baptist church member, Mason and Shrine. Funeral held Sunday at 2 pm with burial Sharon Chapel.
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J. A. Wright
Appanoose County
Centerville
Hia
Fern Ringlein
Charien
Oran
Oskaloosa
Roy
Moulton
Wright
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Sharon Chapel
U B Aid Menu For Wednesday May 13th
U B Aid lists a Wednesday lunch with Chicken Pie hot biscuits cheese salad cottage cheese pickles caramel dumplings whipped cream bread butter jelly and coffee.
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U. B. Aid
Moravia Class of 1936 Commencement Events Planned
The Moravia high school will honor its largest class with a fortieth annual commencement in the school gym next Tuesday May 12. Activities begin with a junior senior banquet, followed by a chapel program at 8 45 Friday featuring awards and readings. The senior play The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is set for Friday evening, and the baccalaureate service Sunday at eight with Rev Hastie delivering God's Torch. Commencement exercises Tuesday will have Attorney Charles E Miller as speaker, with six teen eighth graders promoted and diplomas to seniors.
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Moravia High School
Kenneth Barghahn
W. J. Hastie
Moravia
Charles E. Miller
Albia
Wm. H. Young
M. H. Johnson
Board of Education
Chas. L. Ellis
F. C. Scott
Marie Callen
Girls Glee Club
Girls Odette
Brass Quartet
Evangelistic Meetings Begin May 17 in Moravia
Rev. J. A. Robinson of Dayton Ohio will start a series of evangelistic services at the United Brethren church in Moravia on May 17. He is an experienced preacher who adheres to Bible teaching and welcomes all to attend as long as it does not conflict with their own church attendance.
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J. A. Robinson
Dayton
Ohio
United Brethren Church
Moravia
Robinson
Juniors To Banquet Seniors Thursday Night
Newsbasket reports a junior senior banquet slated for Thursday night. An invited guest anticipates a refined social event with planned program and menu details to follow. Stand by for full description of setting actions and inspirations.
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Newsbasket
Hig
Moravia Nips Moulton Then Falls to Mystic in Finals
Moravia reached the county tournament semi finals by routing Moulton 6-1 but lost 2-1 to Mystic in a well played game on Saturday morning. Blackman pitched well for Moulton and Dotson starred on the mound for Moravia though late hitting left them short. Mystic beat Centerville 8-2 to claim the championship, with the season ending Wednesday at Centerville.
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Newabasket
Moravia
Moulton
Mystic
Blackman
Dotson
Centerville
Susie Tarr Accepts Fort Madison Creamery Post
Susie Tarr, after completing a business course at Fort Madison Business College, has accepted a position with a local Fort Madison creamery company.
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Susie Tarr
Fort Madison
Misa Susie Tarr
Fort Madison Business College
Fortison Creamery Company
Rugged Johnson Bride Return From Rochester Union
Vicker Johnson and Grace Vicker were married in Rochester and recently arrived home with Grace at the Johnson family residence. The couple initially kept their marriage secret for several months, and Grace Vicker is from Rochester, Minnesota.
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Rugged Johnson
Rochester
Minn
Kay
M. H. Johnson
Johnson
Ane
Grace Vicker
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John Bickford
Missouri Gazette
St. Louis
St. Peter
Kea
Miss Poten
Fred Ille
Kathryn
Hollywood
Swift
Don Easter
Fam
Floriene Perry
Pauline Sidney
Peeanie
Jim
Bayton
Alvin Donahoo
Will
sMade
K. Paxston
C. E
Ayne Sook
For Justice
M. E
Mason
Funkhouser Tranel
Bae
George Wendell
Rex William Firkins
Marvin LeRoy Gardner Dayton Oliver Dotson
Valjean
Elisabeth Foster Ernestine R. Stauber
Clifton E, Boardman
Dolores Eudora Wales
Alvin W. Donahoo
Elsie Marie Clester
Edna Plene Clester
Barbara McCumber Everett H, Morris
Freddie M. VanDorin
Floreine Perry Hezel
M, Hellyer
Dick D. Hellyer
Maxine Duv
Francis C. Miller
Clair F. Callen
Ruth I. Johnson
Annette Nadine Lagle
J. A. Rebingon
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