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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1948
Page
7
A collage of senior humor, class antics, and daily happenings fills the Around School column. Notes include gossip lines about students, algebra jokes, and a sour-sweet talk on buses. Report cards arrive this week, Thespians rehearse, and juniors brainstorm banquet funds as the coke machine buzzes after basketball practice.
Oct. 25 marked a red letter day as Josten's Jewelry delivered the new class rings. Each ring features a removable crown reading 1950 and can bear other emblems after graduation, with individual initials engraved on the underside.
Charles J Musil of National School Studios photographed pupils Thursday afternoon. Pictures will be developed and returned to the school for pupils and parents to examine. Purchases are optional. no one is obligated to buy pictures they do not like.
The piece lists students with perfect attendance in the first six weeks: Rita, Wanda, Jean, Donna Rae, David and LeRoy. A Halloween party was held Friday morning with a tail on the cat game and treats of Halloween suckers and apples. First grade students with no absences or tardies also include Karen Boyer Patsy Karen Pfannebeck er Mary Jane Ann Ann Dwight Tommy Bobby Gordon David Meresh Terry Gary Bruce and Ily.
Second grade pupils Ronnie Broshar Linda Coulson Richard Harp John Murdy and Richard Mason earned perfect attendance. The class celebrated with a Halloween party after Friday afternoon and enjoyed reading Told Under the Blue Umbrella along with stories and poems.
Third and fourth grade students practiced friendly letter formatting while reading Judy's Journey by Lois Lenski during recreational reading. They also studied capitalization and punctuation, composing sentences and making Halloween posters and decorations Friday.
The school plans picture day this afternoon and Halloween decorations for the American Legion Hall for Saturday night. Report cards were received Wednesday. The room reports perfect attendance for the first six weeks. Names include Bobby Baker Jerry Baker Margaret Condra Maxine Firkins Judy Martin Ronald Tomlin Paul Turner Jack Baker Shirley Baker Betty Strunk Richard Tomlin Lloyd Wolf. News reporters Betty Strunk and Shirley Baker.
Seventh and Eighth report near perfect attendance except for Bill Bishop Aileen Turner and Wanda Jordan. Room assigned to decorate the community building for the Halloween party. Last Thursday individual pictures were taken. Two movies shown Friday a transportation on the Great Lakes and a Chim Champanzee Ape. Mr Sheldon finished Bright April and started The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Raw?ing. Written by Joyce Martin Mary Lou Baker.
Tuesday November 9 offers baked beans brown bread with lettuce a lettuce salad with sliced egg prunes and milk. Wednesday November 10 features fruit juice escalloped potatoes and round beef Harvard beets plain sandwich celery sticks and chocolate pudding with milk. Thursday November 11 lists spaghetti creamed corn toasted cheese sandwich pear hair and milk. Friday November 12 serves fruit juice baked fillet of cod mashed potatoes creamed peas peanut butter sandwich and fruit cup.
A compact collection of maxims urges laughter, attending to one’s own business, telling stories well, and speaking kindly. It advises keeping troubles private, avoiding grumbling, masking pains with a smile, and greeting friends with warmth to lift spirits.
Moravia vs Numa opens the Mohawks 1948 49 season as both boys and girls squads prep after cuts to 24. Numa, once strong, may test local hopes in the season opener set for November 3.
The Sophomores held their first party of the year on Monday night October 25 at the schoolhouse then moved to Veri Easter's on a hay rack with about 35 students and their dates. Refreshments included weiners pop and candy bars and the event was crowded due to a single hay rack.
Agriculture II class completed required tasks including cement work welding and making a cold chisel last week. All agriculture classes begin home projects this week and enter their projects this week as part of the program.
Mrs. George Hammond hosts and guests gather across Pleasant Hill with visitors from Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Families including the Hammond Dicks McAninch and Argo clans share Sunday dinners and churchgoing, while Farm Bureau activities and local calls weave through the week.
Several from the community attended a miscellaneous shower at the Showers schools Monday night for Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gladfelder and family. Families visited, attended choir practice, and hosted gatherings at various homes including Olin Foster and Florice Moffitt. The B Y P A of Center ville Baptist church held a masquerade party in Kenneth O Conner s barn. Birthdays were celebrated at the Moffitt home. Readers are urged to telephone or send news items to The Union.
Moravia Union advertises rubber stamps crafted to order sizes up to two inches priced at zero cents for one line two lines cost nine tenths of a dollar and three lines priced at one dollar twenty cents.
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