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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1951
Page
3
Wanda Cochran Viola Hammond Charlee Turner Joyce Hiatt lead senior news with junior and sophomore items. Carole Broshar Freshman News, Marianne Scott and Geraldine Vance contribute club notes and school updates across grade levels.
A garbled school column recalls junior class chatter about Garfingie Appleby and Morse code jokes. It lists students Marvin Faber, Charles Horn, Janet B, and others, mentions a junior play, a California trip tale, and a basket score puzzle involving Albia Moulton Centerville and Moravia.
The article notes October 25 delivery delays for basketball suits and October 30 opening at Van Meter. Cheerleaders also receive new outfits funded by selling Household Guide booklets. Students sold up to 23 booklets to raise funds while Coach Helton trains players in new plays and strict rules, aiming to surpass last year’s record.
David Dye, 15, 5 feet 2 inches, 115 pounds, enters Moravia High School after attending Centerville high. He was born August 5 and comes from a farming family 15 miles east in Moravia. He studies American History Geometry English Ag II and has no notable pet peeves. Next week Joan Stevens will be featured.
Two basketball games are in progress simultaneously, one at Moravia featuring Moravia in a home contest. The report notes overlapping action and asks readers to track both courts as scores unfold. The piece highlights timing and competitive pace across venues.
Weekly page tours the Senior Hall at MHS highlighting Wayne W.’s trumpet, students in bookkeeping, literature, and agricultural classes, and the BB girls basketball practice. Observations include remarks on Mr Horn’s absence, lunch crew, and a snapshot of routine chatter before the bell rings.
This week reports little activity for the Senior girls with Mr Horn departed. The Junior class hosted a play enjoyed by most students. The writer thanks Mrs Tuttle for directing the production and commends the cast for their performances. See you next week.
FA NEWS reports Agriculture classes 3 and 4 visited the Mohr farm formerly the Bradley ranch to observe cattle rounding and tagging. Five boys will enter the Pfeister camp show in Chariton on Wednesday October 31, with corn planting and ear selection criteria for prizes including a 17 jewel wrist watch, gold cup, and ribbons for the top entrants.
The senior and junior classes wrap up their nature Gay play with thanks to Tassell and the home making class for slipcovers for the Davenport and chair used in the performance. Students praise hard work and fun and look forward to next year’s senior play.
Fragmented student update mentions bobbin winder and pinese with plans for Home Ec class. Comments reflect confusion over terms, work on blouses, and ongoing focus on percentage completion.
In Math the class notes difficulty but progress is reported. Joyce Brain and Marianne Scott demonstrated the importance of ventilation for good health. Science covers dry ice production while English tests focus on the second unit. Preparations begin on various parts of speech.
Friday night featured a 15 minute band concert before the play and a rising girls sextette number. Des Moines trip drew five cars to hear the Marine Band at KRNT Theater. A cheeky boys chorus member proposed a boys quintet girls sextet basketball game. Students request cushioned chairs for the band room and a pillow for Mr Sloan.
John Edwin Clark born August 8, 1934 north of Albia attended Pleasant Point Fuller Selection Hilton Oakland Moravia Howard 17 brown eyes blue hair 5 feet 11 inches 155 pounds enjoys Hershey chocolate and agriculture notes Ralph Flanigan as orchestra leader Jane Powell and Mickey Rooney as favorites plans to pursue college and to be a county extension director member of Thaspian FF A and band served as class officer librarian and FFA officer with basketball and softball activities and many FFA letters and baseball manager one pet peeve is people who talk about other people
The note describes a playful pre primary scene with a movie titled Adventures of Bunny Rabbit enjoyed by all. Linda’s mother visited in the classroom last Thursday morning. Most students attended the junior class play on Thursday afternoon, and Ralph brought a jack o lantern to share.
A classroom recap notes visitors Mrs Arthur Cross Mrs Marvin Gardner and Mrs Hersche Johnson Dery Easter. They enjoyed the Adventures of Bunny Rabbit film and express anticipation for Halloween Thanksgiving and decorations. Mentions Junior Red Cross activities and various items brought to class including dolls elk teeth tracing pictures and scenic cards. Rita’s mother visited and bean plants need replanting. proper ventilation in the dairy milkhouse is cited.
Appanoose County Iowa boards discuss tax sale deed 1951 parcels and land transfers in Centerville and Fairfield areas. Meetings cover bids for county maintenance building, road vacations, and secondary road construction with low bidders Mott Construction Co and Porter Magnall Construction Co.
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