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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1943
Page
6
Ella Jean Woodward and Mary Frances Carter compile a weekly Moravia Public Schools news sheet for publication in The Moravia Union. The student effort features school happenings, student voices, and upcoming events.
Moravia boys and girls split victories over Exline last Friday with 86 17 for boys and 88 8 for girls. TheMoravia squads prepare to face Bussey next Tuesday in a Moravia doubleheader, after Bussey recently defeated Louilia 65 16 and 59 17. Beginning after Thanksgiving, two nightly practices will start for beginners including seventh and eighth graders and high school players.
The fifth and sixth graders received a new reading chart. Students earning A K in six weeks include Chartes Johnson Mary Lou McDonough Phyllis Underwood Billy Broshar Patty Halden Lois Hiatt Edna Mae Luse Richard Mc Crory Patty Tarr and Oneila Whicker. Rev. Burton Tarr spoke to the classes about Indians and Eskimos. Seating was rearranged and physical training featured working up in baseball.
Freshman homemaking pupils study meat and cooking cereal while sophomores prepare hot lunches next week. Venetah Andrews Barbara Bros har Carol Chapman and Roberta Coltrain will cook first.
Due to the absence of Mrs. Lucille Cleveland the school band is led by student directors. Yvonne Harrison directed the pep rally band with other student directors at Friday’s basketball game. Helen Felton led marching maneuvers forming the letters IM V while the Moravia Fight Song and Victory March were played. Mrs. E O Tucker serves as temporary music supervisor until a new teacher arrives.
The seventh grade elected Georgiana Winsler and Paul Spencer to the student council and the eighth grade chose Delmar Coltrain and Robbie Whicker. Jack Broshar remains president this semester. Paul Spencer and Delma June Veach become blackboard monitors. Johnnie Hiner is the new door monitor.
Beverly Fischer had the top average on report cards while Ruth Glor and Virginia Carter tied for second. The school held four birthday parties for Beverly and Karline Fischer Jimmie Turner and Ruth Glor. A program and box supper on Nov 10 netted $82.00. Mardeena Wilson was named most popular girl and plans to buy library books dictionaries and donate $5 to War Chest Drive. Junior Red Cross enrollment and a small scrap drive fundraiser were noted with visitors from Mrs Loyd Carter Mrs Robert Foster and Supt L E Johnson. Editors Virginia Carter and Mary Beth Turner.
Miller School notes report six weeks tests finished with honor roll students Marilyn Koehler Lois Boyer Roberta Wood. Club activity includes Junior Red Cross purchases library books paper towels Palmer method writing books from box supper funds. Armistice Day program observed and Thanksgiving holiday planned. Attendance near perfect with several students on perfect health records and visiting guests Lupt Johnson Mrs Glen Wood and Beverly.
Betty Jean Foster reports a series of visits around Unionville Me with many locals at various homes. Families including Boyer Criddle baugh Woodward McDanel and Sam Boyer joined relatives and friends for Thanksgiving and Sunday gatherings across several households.
Ellen Criddlebaugh and Mrs. Anna Woodward visited Gene Boyer on Tuesday. Mrs Criddlebaugh and Mrs Woodward stayed for tea. Ira Boyer and his wife visited Earl Boyer on Sunday. Versi Easter and Patty spent Sunday at Newton Long’s home. Charley and Mary Platt visited Mr. and Mrs. F A Boyer on Thursday. Sunday dinner guests at Frank O’Conner’s home included Earl Espy and family. Afternoon callers included Tom Jones, Ora Jones and families, Fay Paxston and Dale, Carl Boyer and Karen, Milo Walker and Frank Moffitt, William Whicker and Janet, and J W Whicker visiting the Trenton Gladfelder home. Wednesday at Averil Easter’s home featured Mrs. Lucy Fischer and Mrs. Hazel Selak, with Clifford Pfannenbecker and family visiting Thursday evening.
Sunday visits to the D L Strunk home were by Miller and Paris families. Kerryville Texas residents and guests from Pierson Iowa and Santa Rosa California called at the Tadlock home. Many locals attended a clothing demonstration in Moravia and a father and son banquet in Unionville. We note hospital stays for Russell Alden and Rosa Knight, plus farm sale of Art Cayton to Edd Rumley and plans to relocate to southern Missouri. A cooperative Thanksgiving and birthday dinner honored Albert Veach at the Campbell home with many relatives in attendance.
The Iowa State Bar Association announces a fourth annual three day tax school to be held in mid January. The taxation committee expects attendance over 600 lawyers with topics including excess profits wage stabilization tax procedure family partnerships and federal estate inheritance taxEs. A Marion blackout siren incident disrupted night traffic with cars halted and a warden briefly summoned before police shut off the alarm.
Elephants truck sale includes a 22 foot stock trailer used with Baby Mine when owned by Iowa children. Potatoes yield 85 bushels from one fifth acre, average 425 bushels per acre, display potatoes weigh 244 and 2% pounds each. A Boone county tile drainage project begins on a Gillaspie family land. Duncan Henry and family return to the U S after years in Addis Ababa. son Billie and Mary Ann will live with Gilbert Henry in Nevada. A fire on the Robert Humke farm near Alden destroys barn, chicken houses, machine shed, and corn crib. cause likely spontaneous combustion.
Mrs. Emil Welter of Livermore returned home after visiting her sister in Des Moines with two minor mishaps. She stubbed her right toe, a doctor diagnosed a broken toe, and she also ran a crochet hook.
A Humboldt teen suffered a broken shoulder during a gym class after a collision with Jack Russell. Indianola native Michael Jacob Herway, born October 15, 1943, has 80 godfathers all pilots in the 877th fighter squadron at Mitchell Field New York. His father Loren Herway serves in the squadron as well. Edith Graves of Indianola received silk hose from Sicily sent by her daughter Lieut Lucinda Graves a Red Cross nurse. The hose were damaged when Mrs Graves stepped on a stick. A physician removed a hook from a hand in an unrelated incident. Conservation of electricity is essential to victory to save coal oil or gas.
Mrs John Moffatt and Mrs Lloyd Johnson spent part of last week with Rosco Argo and Little Mary Lou Rinehart visited Mrs Dell Hellyer. Nellie Haines returned Friday after days with relatives. Leora Brock stayed at Frank Cox home. Several callers at E F Stansberry home on Friday. Residents attended Tyrone school house program and box supper Thursday night. Hugh McFatridge home visited Monday. Attendees at W N Haver sale Wednesday afternoon. Bert Rinehart and family at alfalfa banquet in Albia Monday evening. R E Luse and family visited Theo Miller Sunday evening.
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