Social visit notes and hospital updates in Moravia area
Numerous neighborhood mentions detail visits and dinners around Moravia Iowa with families including Hawk Wilson Murdy Palmer Dowds and others. Health notes report Darby and Murdy hospital stays while Ottawa and Des Moines links appear in local social roundups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hawk
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Frank Wilson
Hawks
John Wilson
James Wilson
Greg
E. G. Hawk
Claude Hawks
Earl Clarks
Missouri
Theo Murdy
Moulton
Lloyd Davis
Leonard Palmer
Trenton Wilson
Pearl Hiner
Delmar
Chris Bogart
Jess Hiner
John Laws
Nicky Paul Dicks
Marshall Perry
Dale Laws
Algona
Wilbur Cloyed
Deg Moines
Carl Cloyed
Lyndon McDanes
Harley Tisue
Fashion notes at MHS hint new skirts and sweaters
Scribbler reports evolving styles at MHS with fiocco trimmed skirts and angora sweaters. Bulky knits top both girls and boys wardrobes while boys embrace Pat Boone vests and collar sweaters. Ivy league stripe sweaters gain traction. V-neck remains popular for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MHS
Paree
Egyptian murals brighten sixth grade room
Sixth grade students create a set of Egyptian murals along the blackboard walls. They enlarge pictures on wrapping paper and color phrases of life, featuring the Rosetta Stone, The Shadows, Pumy of Egyptian Workers, The Great Pyramid, Karnak Temple, The Water Clock, and other wonders. The project Both decorates and reinforces lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karnak
Glass blowing lecture by Ralph Melville enthralls Moravia students
"Windy" Melville presented a history of glass blowers on October 29. He demonstrated by crafting a glass ship and swan, described the craft as ancient and rarely practiced, and noted his work for Corning Glass Works and 20th Century Fox. He has taught at the University of Washington and his lecture was approved for school use by the Puget Sound Academy of Science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Ralph Melville
Melville
Corning Glass Works
20Th Century Fox Film Corporation
University of Washington
Melvill
Puget Sound Academy of Science
Carol Mullins
Gossip and pranks from a Des Moines school year
A rowdy, fragmentary diary style item recalls gossip about a Des Moines boy and a girl, car scratches, and a Halloween night prank. It mentions Moravia boys, trapped girls in back seats, and interference by detentions during a flu week amid school life. It notes a Shirley, a red hair Shady, and a $951.57 travel claim to Montive deo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Calendar of Events for November Updates
A calendar listing events includes Chapel at 10 40 on November 11, a ballgame with Mystic on November 12, a fifth period F H A meeting, November 13 Prospective Teachers Day, November 14 Adult Night Classes, and a ballgame with Moulton on November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic
Moulton
Halloween notes and bright sayings from the paper
A collage of jokes and quips about Halloween mischief and quirky phrases. The piece includes a playful threat about a beard and keys, a flame about sick teachers and pills, and a pep list on happiness urging work, honesty, and caring for others.
Our Boy Bennie Seeks Success at Moravia High
Bennie Tarbell is a 15 year old ninth grader joining Moravia High School after Pleasant Hill. He studies algebra agriculture English and General Science and participates in basketball baseball and FIA. He enjoys school for friendly peers but dislikes study hall. Hobbies include Mona baseball basketball horseback riding and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MHS
Bennie Tarbell
Pleasant Hill
Moravia
Bennie
Mona
Shorthand I Class Top Ten Weekly Tunes
The Shorthand I Class lists their top ten songs of the week led by Happy Birthday Baby and Wake Up Little Susie. Other titles include You Send Me Jailhouse Rock and That’ll Be The Day with a mix of pop and novelty pieces. MARKWELL STAPLERS advertised as dependable stock at Moravia Union office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorthand
Suzy
Markwell Staplers
Moravia Union
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Darrell McDanel
Bud McDanel
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Harry DuVall
Monroe County Hospital
Forrest Main
DuVall
Donald Burton
John Platt
Faye
A. G. Turner
Will Darby
Billings
Montana
Laura Darby
Bertha Spencer
Albia
Evie Runnell
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Chariton
Clara Island
Moravia Telephone Company
Mettie Roland
Ralph Freeman
Oskaloosa
Zell Callen
John Callen
Hugh McFatridge
Coulson & Burton Insurance
Turner Funeral Home
Iowa
E. N. Catterlin
Optometrist
Hotel Annex
frOmr
McClurg Implement Co
Atfig-Chalmers
New Idea
Scribbler
Egypt
Shirley
Ste
Sheldon
Ford
Mr. Sheldon
Bill O’hara
Montivedeo
Mary Ellen
Larry P
Von
Abe
Shan O'Conner
R. E
Dick” Cooper
W. Washington
Bryan Hart Farm Bureau
Centerville, Lows
Settee Rieutel Company
Rnisd
Richey Florists
Honeycomb
Mr. Lee
Trousseau
Criskay
Ana
Bor
Si Child
Structo Mobile Communications Center
Stmce
Oehler Brothers
Firestone Store
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