Major airliner crash near Centerville kills 45
A large airliner en route from Chicago to California crashed two miles south of the Iowa Missouri line on highway 60, killing all aboard except one Japanese passenger who died en route to St Joseph hospital. Debris spread over 16 miles. wreckage found after dawn amid a storm. Police and volunteers swarmed the scene as details remained unclear.
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Metropolitan
Thy
Infigy
Steiners
Centerville
Ae Firat
Exline
Kansas City
Chicago
California
Cincinnati
St. Joseph Hospital
Union
Kirksville
softball practice Thursday evening at grade school ball diamond
A softball practice session is scheduled for Thursday evening at the grade school ball diamond. Interested players should contact Ronnie Underwood or Bill Woodward Jr. for details.
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Ronnie Underwood
Bill Woodward Jr
Moravia Class of 1842 Reunion Planned in August
A Moravia reunion for the class of 1842 is set for August 12 at Moravia Park. Alumni living away are urged to contact committee member Clark Hellyer in Moravia to help reach all classmates.
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Wille
Moravian Park
Moravia
Clark Hellyer
Spy Ginner at Centerville Dinner for Virgil Espys
On Sunday May 27 the Rev and Mrs Chester Fiedler and family will attend a dinner at Centerville park honoring the Virgil Espys. Eva May Espy is noted as Mrs Fiedler in attendance. Everyone is welcome.
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Chester Fiedler
Centerville Park
Virgil Espys
Sew and So Club Meets at Mrs Van Zante Home Moravia
Members of the Sew and So club gathered Thursday afternoon at the new Moravia home of Mrs. John Van Zante. The event was social in tone and guests presented a table lamp for her residence.
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John van Zante
Sew and So
Moravia
van Zante
Irven Kalvig Victim of Fatal Heart Attack funeral Friday
Irven Tillene Kalvig 66, farmer near Moravia, died Tuesday from a heart attack at his farm. Survived by wife Genevie, adopted son William, brother Stanley, four sisters, and several relatives. Funeral Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Methodist Church Moravia with Rev. Weldon Whitenack. burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Irven Tillene Kalvig
Moravia
Iowa
Paul
Turina Charlson Kalyig
Frieda Meyers
Kalvigs
Chicago
Genevie Donovan
William Irven Kalvig
Kansas City
Stanley Kalvig
Stella Thompson
Ames
Gladys Jolson
Elsworth
Wisc
Myrtle Exline
Moline
Ill
Lillian Schmidt
Des.Plains
Grace Methodist
Hillcrest Cemetery
Memorial Day Services Set in Moravia by Legion Post
Memorial Day programs in Moravia are set under Basil Cowell Legion Post. Rev. LaVern Smith will deliver the ad dress at Moravia cemetery. the Moravia Community School band will lead the 11:00 a.m. march from the Legion Home to the cemetery. The program includes invocation by Rev. Weldon White nack, address by Smith, reading of war dead by Richard Veach, firing squad salute, taps, Star Spangled Banner and benediction by White nack. Legion members and veterans urged to meet at 10:30 a.m.
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Moravia
Basil Cowell Legion Post
LaVern Smith
Mary Mosley Wins Home Economics Scholarship Award
Miss Mary Mosley daughter of Mr and Mrs Andy Mosley will be a junior at Iowa State University Ames selected as one of twenty one recipients for the Home Economics Alumnae Scholarship Achievement Funds for Home Economics. She will spend the summer in Denver Colo working there.
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Mary Mosley
Andy Mosley
Iowa State University At
Ames
Mosley
Denver
Colo
Mrs Clifford Paxston Returns From Hospital
Mrs Clifford Paxston returned to her Centerville home Monday after a five day stay at St Josephs hospital for medical treatment.
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Clifford Paxston
St. Josephs Hospital
Centerville
Memorial Service At Eslinger Cemetery In June
Memorial services at Eslinger cemetery will be held June 3 beginning at 2 00 p m Rev Ray Roberts will give the address Card of Thanks Ida Kelley thanks all who sent cards and called during hospital stay and after returning home
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Eslinger
Eslinger Cemetery
Ray Roberts
Ida Kelley
Thank you for cards and visits from Davis county hospital
Roscoe Argo expresses gratitude to all who sent cards letters and visited during his hospital stay at Davis county hospital and after returning home.
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Davis County Hospital
Roscoe Argo
Evening Vespers Radio Program Schedule
Special program airs daily except Sunday from 7:00 to 7:15 PM. Broadcast on K.B.C.E. in Oskaloosa on 740 kilocycles. Listen for inspiration at day end.
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K.B.C.E
Oskaloosa
Moravia Babe Ruth to Play Exhibition Monday Night
Moravia Babe Ruth baseball team hosts an exhibition game at the local diamond Monday evening. Their first scheduled game will be Wednesday Memorial Day at Albia against the Albia Tigers. Wm Woodward and Larry Brooks request return of all suits for reissue. a few suits remain out.
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Moravia
Albia
Albia Tigers
Wm. Woodward
Larry Brooks
Good Neighbor Deed at Clyde Warren Farm
At Clyde Warren farm south of Moravia on Tuesday a Good Neighbor Deed plowed 40 acres for beans and corn. Helpers included Frank Woodward Cecil Schrodt Max Whicker Forrest Main Bill Woodward Sr Rev La Vern Smith and Larry Smith.
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Clyde Warren
Moravia
Frank Woodward
Cecil Schrodt
Max Whicker
Forrest Main
Bill Woodward Sr
Rev
LaVern Smith
Larry Smith
Auxiliary name winners in poppy poster contest
The American Legion Auxiliary announces winners in two divisions of the local poppy poster contest. 4th and 5th grade winners include Pamela Vai de Pol and Gary Argo in 1st place. Sharon Riegel in 3rd. Marsha Day and Judy Cochran in 6th 7th and 8th grade with Terry Prough and Mary Joyce Mullins in 2nd and 3rd. One 4th grade entry was disbarred for a misspelled word. Posters will be displayed in store windows and the annual poppy salt sale is set for Saturday May 26.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Pamela Vai? de Pol
Gary Argo
Sharon Riegel
Marsha Day
Judy Cochran
Terry Prough
Mary Joyce Mullins
Legionaires
Engagement of Sandra Card to Clemens Kruse Jr announced
Engaged Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Deedrick announce the engagement of their daughter Sandra Card to Clemens G. Kruse Jr son of Rev. and Mrs G Kruse of Rockford Illinois newly appointed Dean of Men at Vennard College Miss Card is a graduate of Moravia high school attended Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and Vennard College Mr Kruse is a graduate of Sparland High School Sparland Lingis attended Olivet College Kankakee Illinois and Vennard College Both will be juniors at Vennard this fall No wedding date has been set.
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L. B. Deedrick
Sandra Card
Clemens G. Kruse Jr
G. Kruse
Rockford
Ilinois
Vennard College
Miss Card
Moravia High School
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Mr. Kruse
Sparand High School
Sparland
Lingis
Olivet College
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Associated Press
Consolidated Airlines
Pan
Moravia Union
Irven Kalvig
Moravia Community Bible School
American Bible Society
Stanton James
EUB
Ruby Long
Lela Hiatt
Linda Davis
Sue Robinson
Marilyn Whitenack
Vaunita McCloud
Carol Lewis
Jane Holtz
Dorothy Turner
Faith Jordan
Annabelle Wilson
Jane Kaster
Sandra Whitehead
Deloris Ballanger
Babe Ruth
Abclyde Warren Farm
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