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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1939
Page
3
A Moravia era column praises mothers for daily care while noting a state music contest outcome. Mr Harris, director, is pleased with students’ performance amid high expectations. The piece blends community letters, garden anecdotes, and typographical quips about newspaper errors.
Fire destroyed the brooder house on the Burdette Ward farm east of Moravia during the night. Mrs. Ward found 275 chicks five days old after midnight, blaming a defective brooder stove. Julia Cooper of Knoxville, a Moravia School forgery instructor, spent the weekend with the Misaen Genavieve Wheeler and Claribel Carper.
Doris Jean Luse and Josephine McDonald are co valedictorians at Youngker High School. Vess Lathen, son of Moravia residents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lathen, has been promoted to manager of the ship store service aboard the U S S Tulsa, with a salary increase. The ship has cruised near the Philippines and is headed toward Chinese waters. Lathen has been in the Navy for under two years.
The Moravia Telephone Company undertakes extensive summer improvements to lines and equipment. Manager Tracy reports 800 large poles and new wire ready for installation. Crews are rebuilding a link from Biddle schoolhouse to Main Station and plan a Moravia to Iconium line by midsummer, with interior office renovations completed.
A local wedding occurred Sunday May 7 at Central Church of Christ Centerville. Mrs Nona Yonts and Mr M E Dicks joined in marriage by Rev H E Trimble in a single ring service. They will reside on a farm near Teiumon.
The annual comergement chapel program was held at the school building Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A large crowd attended the event featuring awards for school activities including Invocation by Donald Whitehead, Boys' Glee Club vocal, Class History by Josephine McDonald, Trumpet Class instrumental, Layle Hampton Prophecy, Girls' Sextette vocal, Class Will by Jack McDonough, Key of Knowledge presented to Roy Adams and accepted by Willard Cloyed, Awards by Class Spongers, and Benediction by Grace Argo.
A program of modernization is in progress at the John Johnson farm home. The remodeling is extensive and upon completion will provide the Johnsons with one of the finest farm homes in the vicinity.
Doris Jean Luse and Josephine McDonald tied for first in four year scholastic standing with averages above 94 while Funnoy Youngker earned the salutatorian spot with a 92 plus. Luse and McDonald are daughters of local residents southwest and south of Moravia, respectively, and all three active in extracurriculars during four years of high school.
Seventeen members of the primary Sunday School class of the U B Church enjoyed a lawn party at the home of their teacher Mrs John Dille Saturday afternoon. After games ice cream and cookies were served. Attending were Mary Rose Main Delma June Veach Patty Kathleen Halden Peggy Dale Hopkins Boyd Paxston Jerry Dorothy Brown Jeraldine Easter Edna Mae Jimmie Luse Onita Whicker Joyes Martin Hoyt McKern Corita Cory and Joan Dille. Mrs Fanchen Winsler of Amen visited Sunday evening at Mr and Mrs C E Winslew’s home.
Grace Argo Bates of Moravia earned a second division rating in the state music contest at Iowa City, placing ahead of Moravia entries while Alden took a first division. The Moravia marching band and choirs also competed. Lost Nation and Baxter placed in different divisions. Miss Argo, daughter of Harold and Grace Argo, graduates this year after a four year active school career.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nevada Lockman were held Sunday at the Moravia United Brethren church with Rev. Vera Zike presiding. She died May 4 1989 at St Joseph hospital Centerville after a week in the hospital. She was born February 14 1870 near Unionville Iowa and married Andrew Lockman in 1894. She left six children two dying in infancy and two daughters survive, along with a large extended family. Interment was at Moravia cemetery.
Dr Noorden Slavin of Tipton Iowa received state wide recognition in Des Moines during the Iowa State Dental Society meeting. The event ran Tue through Fri with 58 clinical demonstrations in the Hotel Fort Des Moines main ballroom. Dice and Slavin showcased new pyorrhea treatments using radio knife and ultraviolet ray on cow jaws.
Newsbasket Staff reports the Moravia summer concert band invites adults and recent high school graduates to join. Rehearsals begin next week on Wednesday, with Saturday concerts. Free instrument lessons will be offered at the school for current players and rural children entering high school. Concerts begin May 20.
The Willing Workers club and friends surprised Mrs. Argo at her home last Wednesday evening for her birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brown and families, the Harry Browns, Harry Jennings and son, Jake Firkine and party, Hugh McPatridge, Rex Haver and families, Ray Rinehart and families, Carl Wetterlind and son, Chas Argo and family, George Shehan and family, Bert Rinehart and family, Mrs. John Moffitt and family, Vinton Lundy, and Mrs. Stack.
The W M A of the United Brethren church will hold their annual Mothers and Daughters meeting at the United Brethren church Friday evening May 12.
The Moravia school week closes with the senior play Attorney for the Defense at 8 pm Thursday. Baccalaureate and commencement events filled the week, with Evang W F T Evans delivering the sermon. Thirty three seniors received diplomas, 14 girls and 19 boys, as Dr Harold Lancaster gave the commencement address.
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