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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1945
Page
2
Moravia High and Junior High hosted an hour long assembly on November 15 with Mr W L Greenleaf presenting a reading of Rip Van Witkle. The tale followed Rip a drunken man with a changing town, wife remarried, and a grown daughter after his twenty year absence.
Mrs Madd e Gardner will start teaching the second grade on December 3, succeeding Mrs Jack McDonough who is resigning.
Snow prevented the band from traveling to Des Moines to see Student Prince. The group will perform two or three numbers with solos and ensembles at a high school musical assembly. Featured solos include Richard Goughner, baritone Yearn and Jack Broshar, bass Barberosa, among others.
A fragment lists Bernard Casebolt born August 18 1927 near Shia, pleads eight-year Pleasirt Grove schooling, 5'8" with brown hair blue eyes 18, basketball two years. Eileen Oady born August 30 1928 Chicago Illinois 17, 5'5.5" blue eyes brown hair basketball two years, F H A one year president, and others. Ed Cormeny born January 6 1929 Kansas 5'8" brown hair brown eyes 16, basketball one year, baseball one year, F B A two years. Virginia DeBoyle born February 6 1924 near Main Station California school, 5' brown eyes glasses, 16, F H A two years, band three years, Thespian two years, Press Club two years. lists hobbies, cars, favorite candy bars, movie stars, radio programs, pet peeves, ambitions and preferences for tall blond boys. The text also contains numerous spelling errors and unclear fragments.
Moravia boys beat Promise City 26 to 21 in a hard fought first victory while the Moravia girls were held to 23 with rough play noted by the referee. Both squads face Unionville next at home.
The poem extols basketball as a unifying, life affirming force in schools. It portrays athletes as embodying health, grace, and fairness, transcending class or creed, and celebrates the Crusading Spirit of youth as winter ends.
A subscription to the Morning Union is presented as a welcome gift option for new readers, highlighting its value and appeal. The note suggests gifting a subscription to introduce someone to the paper's coverage and local news.
Seniors vote to establish an annual yearbook staff with Mrs. Tuttle selecting the team. The Class of ’46 foresees heavy work and cooperation, hoping a junior member will step in as a guest assistant editor for experience next year. Editor Mary Lou Main. Assistant Editor Janella Reid. Business Manager Venetah Andrews.
Crystal Ball survey tracks alumni from Inst Reat era. Arlene Arnold marries Biden Britt and lives in California. Delmar Dowd to Simpson College. Betty Jean Foster teaches at Boyer school. Xavonne Harrison married to Kelen Broshar in Centerville. Don Paxton serves in the U S Army. Other entries note teaching, merchant marine, farming, and home-based work across Ottumwa, Centerville, Albia, and surrounding communities.
The Juniors wrap six weeks of tests and receive grade cards on Tuesday. Some students are glad to get theirs while others are unhappy, and they ask why. Residents are invited to send news to The Union.
The Homemaking 1 class held a lab last Tuesday cooking stuffed baked potatoes and carrots and found them tasty though most had not tried stuffed potatoes before. They will study gelads after Thanksgiving. Homemaking II made ice cream in a history class, enjoyed it. Homemaking III finished studying and preparing cakes.
General gossip column recounts a skating party with playful jabs at students including Dee, Keater, Gracie H and others. It notes Freshman romances and curiosity over who Georgiana prefers. Band announces engagement in November 1995 with Joyce Burd and Charles Burton leading sections.
About 52 freshmen attended a skating party on Monday night. Some felt tired from blisters but all reported good spirits. The crowded bus left five students to ride in alternate seats. Six weeks tests are over and report cards returned, with most improving.
At last six weeks tests are over. About half of our class is not on the reading list. Those who aren't had better get busy, as the next tests will be semester tests and those really count on whether we pass or not.
Last Friday the Ag II boys held an eight judging contest. They judged pictures of pure bred Duroc hogs. John Wilson won, Basil Tadlock was second, and Wayne Christy took third.
The eighth grade worked on interest problems with past study in seventh grade. Several students were absent this week including Don Sears on Monday Richard McCrory Monday afternoon Donald Easter and Robert Hiatt Wednesday all day. Students enjoyed the Thanksgiving vacation.
The Intermediate Girl Scout Troop No I met Tuesday evening at the schoolhouse for their weekly meeting. Nellie DuVall completed second class activities and Joan Callen was the only Intermediate scout to finish with first class work. The group will hold meetings at an earlier time this winter at the schoolhouse.
Moravia Union invites inquiries on a special combination rate for advertising public sales and sale bills. Contact the office to learn pricing and scheduling details.
In a series of letters to Melancholy Mabel readers discuss basketball team cleanliness, dating woes, nosiness, and school surveillance. Readers ask how to address odor and neatness, how to date without a jalopy, how to curb prying questions, and how to keep letters private from a watchful assembly teacher.
A playful note suggests writing letters in milk as a ruse in study hall. It imagines a teacher puzzled by the milk ink tactic while a second letter is penned in ink, hinting at hidden mischief and the persona Melancholy Mabel.
A fragmented note urges readers to send news anytime and to tell advertisers they saw their ad in The Union. The message emphasizes ongoing community engagement and the role of the paper in sharing information.
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