Ortabler staff emote senses
Assistant Editor Janice Mosley leads the Ortabler staff with Mary Mosley as writers and a list of named reporters and typists. The piece references the camera, spectra, and various optical instruments in a brief team context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Mosley
Mary Mosley
Dick Sweeden
Bennie Tarbell
Linda Ward
Ann Mihalovich
Betty Ann King
Rita Gardner
Mary DuVall
Karen Scott
Donna Bee Tubaugh
Sharon O'Conner
Virginia Burger
Sharon Walter
Janice Vickrey
Bert Batterson
Jim Foster
Mona Main
Sharon McSparen
Martha Rouse
Janet Harrington
Nellie Argo
Janet Phillips
Judy Smith
Marilois Robinson
Moravia Senior Trip Plans at Lake of the Ozarks
Editorial notes Moravia high seniors will visit Kirkwood Lodge at Lake of the Ozarks May 7 to 9 for their senior trip funded by senior work day and other activities. The writer teases enjoying sun in Missouri and not trading places with younger students.
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Ozarks
Missouri
Moravia
Kirkwood Lodge
Lake of the Ozarks
Physics Class Explores Light Color and Lenses
The Physics class is studying light including source, measurement, speed, and laboratory experiments with ultraviolet light and blacklight. They cover color theory and pigment mixing and will Soon begin reflection and refraction lenses before year’s end.
Seventh and Eighth Graders Tour Fort Madison Mills
The Moravia seventh and eighth graders traced a Friday trip visiting two factories in Fort Madison, the Midwest Wax Paper Factory and the Sheaffer Pen plant. They viewed waxed paper production, witnessed pen and pencil assembly, and saw gold samples worth up to $1000. The journey included a Mississippi River crossing into Keokuk and a view of the Keokuk Dam before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Unionville
Bloomfield
Farmington
Fort Madison
Sheaffer
Midwest
Sheeffer
Morng
Mississippi River
Sheaffern
Aioe
Keokuk
Calendar of Events For May at Centerville College
May events for Centerville Community College seniors include a talk by Dean L R Newsham on May 6 with a senior trip on May 7 and 8 and a larger trip May 9. May 9 hosts a Sophomore Party at 4 30 by Lake Wapello and Freshmen travel to Pella at 8 00 am. May 11 features a Spring Concert at 7 30 pm and May 12 an FHA meeting during the seventh period.
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Dean L. R. Newsham
Centerville Community College
Lake Wapello
Pella
Curious Travel notes and light verse snippets mixed
A fragmentary travelogue recalls visiting Donnellson Bloomfield Moravia and crossing the Mississippi with brief factory tours and buffalo sightings. The remainder contains several light verse limericks and poems about Cape people Janet Liz and several named authors, all presented in a random, informal collage.
MHS Gossip About Blonde Student and Cow Chase
A lighthearted school note mentions a “very fine blonde” student at MHS and jokes about Carson being chased by a cow with real horns. The exchange includes banter about erasers and mischief, reflecting campus humor and student chatter.
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MHS
Pat
Carson
Bookkeeping Again and Seniors’ Work Day Thanks
A brief note thanks contributors who helped seniors on Work Day and mentions ongoing bookkeeping concerns. Janet is referenced in a light, playful tone.
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Weill
Maypole Dance Featured at Moravia High School Event
Moravia high school gym hosted a May Day Dance sponsored by the F B L A with pastel crepe paper decor and a center Maypole. The evening included circle dances and the traditional Maypole routine followed by regular dancing and refreshments as the school year ended with a well attended last dance.
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F.B.L.A
Moravia High School
Sharon Walter
DAFFYNISIONS From a quirky glossary of hints and puns
Jaywalking a kind of exercise that brings on that run down feeling. Bathing Beauty a girl worth wading for. Permanent Wave a girl making a career of the navy. Mistletoe the bottom of a missile. Daffynisions shows wordplay by pairing sounds with odd definitions. Jan Phillips appears as a captionless name in the list.
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Navy
Jan Phillips
Quoteable Quotes from Class Remembrances
Students recall witty classroom lines from seniors over four years. Mrs Tuttle notes bird cages and wastebaskets as a humorous idea of housekeeping. C W Craver jokes about four legged animals. Miss Rinehart bans naming boys. Miss Danneman urges proper copy and posture. Mr Shelley warns to act now. Mr Dayton uses the word loosely.
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Mrs. Tuttle
C.W. Craver
Rinehart
Danneman
Monroe County Seniorgraph: John Murdy profile test
A 1960 interview segment profiles John Richard Murdy of Monroe County, noting his height, hair and eye color, birth date June 24, 1941, school years, and a cheeky label as “Texas John.” It mentions his ambition to sleep, sports past, and a quip about detentions, ending with a tongue‑in‑cheek sign‑off by Henry O’Henry Murrow.
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John Richard Murdy
John
Texas
Monroe County
Henry O
Henry Murrow
Johnny on the Spot News Coverage
A collage of quirky blurbs notes Elvis Presley career remarks by Bob Hope, a Maples alarm clock that records sounds, plate designs from Superior Paper Products, a German hen on a car hood laying an egg, a Milan bald-head advertising stunt, and a Chicago writer lampooning communism in a lighthearted roundup.
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Tennessee
Elvis Presley
Bob Hope
Elvis
Germany
Milan
Italy
Anton Dekom
Chicago
Friend circle shrinking over relationship strain
A reader asks if dating a boyfriend could be causing loss of friendships. Once included in group plans, they find themselves outside the circle and seek guidance on balancing relationships and social ties while maintaining friendships.
Confused teen gives way to focus on friends and study
Dear Confused writes that her peers ignore her while dating and she wonders if changing her time with her boyfriend will help. Dear Studious seeks homework balance and advice to talk with parents or study at school. Moravia election notice details a gas works distribution ballot and polling procedures with official signatures.
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Jie
Jac
Studious
Jie & Jac
Special Election in Moravia Iowa May 18 1959
Notice when Moravia voters will decide if Moravia Gas Company may erect and operate a natural gas distribution system for 35 years in Moravia Appanoose County Iowa. Polls open 12 noon to 7 pm at designated community locations.
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Moravia
Moravia Gas Company, & Corporation
Mo Tavia
Appanoose County
Lews
Moravia Gas Company
Iowa
Appanachse
Appanooss
Maine
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