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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1968
Page
5
The piece urges students and crowds to attend both girls and boys basketball games, noting football season shifts, and stresses loud cheering to boost players. It highlights the importance of bleacher support, calls for coordinated crowd energy, and suggests watching cheerleaders for guidance on enthusiasm.
The editor urges fans to cheer along at ballgames and to listen for the words during timeouts. If unsure of the cheer, ask a cheerleader or clap along to join in. See you at the games.
Students learn lap and butt joints and the T joint by welding two metal pieces. They practice vertical, up and down, and horizontal positions to control penetration and finish. They also construct pads, using corner joints shaped like a V, then weld and fill the V with melted metal before cutting the metal into small pieces.
The fragment describes holes along the sides of the pad indicating how many mistakes the boys have made in building it. Vickie VanDorin is noted in the text, suggesting she witnesses or mentions these observations.
A new high school student, 16 year old Richard Alan Cortesis from Precious Blood Seminary in Liberty Missouri, joins the junior class. He stands 6 ft 2 in with blue eyes born August 7 1952. He enjoys television especially Wild Wild West and the book Catcher in the Rye. He prefers metallic green and his motto is In medio stat virtus. He answered questions about names personality animals and fun questions with nonchalant answers.
Mark Kelley, born May 9 1954 in Centerville Iowa, son of Mr and Mrs Russell Kelley, stands 5 6 and weighs 190 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes and lists no favorites. His high school opinion: not bad.
November’s teen of the month is Beth Boyer a senior with brown eyes and blonde hair. She stands five feet five inches, enjoys twirling in the band and holds multiple student offices. Beth participates in Library Club writes for the Scribbler and serves as secretary of FTA and vice president of FHA. Her classes include Shorthand II office practice government bookkeeping and physical education. Her boyfriend is Warren Moore and Dane Schupmann.
The sociology class analyzes marriage aims and family dynamics, divorce impact on children, and the adjustments couples face before and after starting a family. It notes ongoing challenges as children grow and emphasizes thoughtful discussion of these topics.
This month the first year Spanish classes work on elementary language. They learn to talk about the weather and daily conversations. The second year class studies the subjunctive mood, highlighting ten or more ways to express “I am going.”
In Moravia Florida the November FFA meeting chaired by Mike Grinstead approved selling oranges and grapefruit to fund chapter activities. Dayton ordered 96 boxes of Lyke fruit to earn 2 points per dollar raised. Banquet set for March 14. 43 members attended. Craig Miller filled treasurer role. Bruce Bardwell absent due to FHA meeting. adjourned at 2 40.
Joyce Elaine Stocker, born June 9 1954, weighs 78 pounds, dark brown hair, brown eyes. Home Ec student with Mrs rr as teacher. Prefers any drivable car, loves pizza, Harper Valley PTA songs, Elvis Presley films. Pet peeve that good things don’t always come in small packages. opinion of high school mixed, would skip days if possible.
A compact profile of Tory Eugene Huff also known as Gene Hutt born August 22, 1953. Describes height five seven and blue eyes with interests including agriculture teaching by Mr. Walker, a Corvette, tenderloin, and the song Harper Valley P.T.A. The subject answers an opinion that high school is better than grade school and references a river Vel zone.
Community notices list visits and gatherings among the Dommer Klampe Faber and Yates families across Ottumwa Centerville and Salem Methodist scenes. Readers include Mrs Nadine Dommer Mrs Mervin McDanel and many relatives plus school group meetups.
Norma Faber and the Lockmans attended a Rain bow meeting Monday evening. Eldred Estlack and Dallas Faber were dinner guests at the Bob Faber home Saturday and again Monday with Mrs. Faber. They were corn picking. Kenneth Coltrain, Barbara and Janice helped with the rehearsal supper for Larry Hiatt and Mary Kay Spencer Friday night. Laurence Dommer and Phillip Randy Michael joined a Sunday family dinner at John Kelley’s home. Also present were Dennis and Kelley families, LaVern Horn and family, Herschel and Kelley families, Russell and Kelley families, Hope Judy Mark, and Leslie Moore of Houston. Larry and Barbara Hiatt attended the wedding of Larry Hiatt and Mary Kay Spencer Sunday.
Adell by Mrs Howard Burkland and Frank Stajear Sr. spent the weekend in Des Moines and Adel. Angie visited sister Marie Lonear in Des Moines and Frank saw brother Martin in Adel. Frank Bennett called on the Carl Whisler household. Visits to Minnie Moffatt continued with Anta Burkland, Ricky and Agnes, and others.
Anna Burkland called at Earl Kelley home Monday morning. Other callers were Jerry Vestal and Archie Lawson. The note expresses gratitude for blessings and mentions winning a turkey from the Thrifty Laudramat in Centerville and a fifth canned ham to be enjoyed on Thanksgiving Day.
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