Band marches in rain for Ottumwa Music Festival
The M H S Scribbler notes the Centerville football visit was rain soaked. The band held theory tests last Thursday with Alberta Rick Delma Veach Patty Halden Edna Mae Luse George Tracy and Jack Broshar passing and others retesting next week. They have practiced all week for the Ottumwa Music Festival on October 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Alberta Rick
Delma Veach
Patty Halden
Edna Mae Luse
George Tracy
Jack Broshar
Ottumwa
Girls Voice Letter Advises Grooming and Manners for Boys
A campus newsletter features a satirical letter from the girls urging boys to improve grooming and personal care, then shifts to local Moravia sports notes. It covers Moravia baseball losses to Moulton and Unionville, soft and boys softball results with Udell and Exline, and touches on touch football conditioning and rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Moulton
Unionville
Whicker
Chebuhar
Brinegar
Jack Broshar
Bob Whicker
Laverne McDanel
Gene Gladfelder
Udell
Exline
Marilyn Hiatt
Hayworth
Claire McDanel
Wayne Christy
Qty
Two kinds of guys in the school column
A satirical spoof recounts a quarrelsome gossip column voice and student quips about copying exams, flirty mishaps, bus drivers, and school life. It riffs on misprints and pranks while noting ignorance and traffic mishaps in a light tone.
F.H.A. District Meeting Plans At Moravia
F H A girls prepare for the District Meeting to be held at Moravia on November 1 inviting Centerville Lamont Leon Leroy Lucas Murray Osceola and Promise City with Moravia hosting The aim is to form new friendships and recruit more schools to join the FLHUA Committees include Arrangement Registration Special Luncheon Exhibit Publicity Skit Clean up Special Entertainment and Decoration Key leaders named for each group The all day event features skits demonstrations and posters promoting home safety Lunch will be provided by Methodist ladies All members urged to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.H.A
F.hla
Moravia
Centerville
Lamont
Leon
Leroy
Lucas
Murray
Osceola
Promise City
FLHUA
Lillian Rick
Connie Rushing
Athelda Rushing
Patty O'Hara
Phyllis Waver
Margaret Steffen
Janet Broshar
Ella Hannam
Mary Lou McDonough
Jean Callen
Corita Cory
Phyllis Underwood
Mildred Thompson
Joan Black
Ireta Stevens
Dorothy Cross
Joann Walker
Davonna Vance
Jean Long
Lois Scott
Leanalee Robinson
Mary Louise Fisher
Verna Overturf
Marilyn Rose
Patricia” Easter End
Marilyn Jacobson
Pat Halden
Donia Callen
Norma Huff
Marilyn Hiatt
Rebecca Roseocrants
Doris Fisher
Homemaking class sees girls sewing first garments
In a school program, all the girls begin making their first garments. Some students work on dresses and smocks to wear at school as Phyllis Ha and others participate in the hands on project.
First and Second Grades Recognition and Perfect Scores
The First Grade students earning perfect number papers on Friday were Phyllis Lurber Jessie Van Dorin Ronnie Broshar Linda Coulson John Dudley Charles Argo John Murdy Richard Mason Mary Ellen Condra Max Cottingham Beverly Simmons. Max Bailey was absent with appendicitis. Second graders with perfect spelling scores for the week included Janice Sawyer Bobby Woodward Gary Underwood Betty Van Dorin Carol Ann Main Carolyn Surber Jimmy Hickman Larry Martin Yvonne Gardner William Booth and Carol Lee Day. Those with perfect number combination drills were Carolyn Surber Larry Martin Yvonne Gardner Carol Lee Day Jimmy Hickman William Booth Bobby Woodward Janice Sawyer Bobby Schaffner Gary Pfannebecker Jerry Buckallen Carol Ann Main Betty Van Dorin Gary Underwood. The first grade received their phonics workbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Lurber
Jessie van Dorin
Ronnie Broshar
Linda Coulson
John Dudley
Charles Argo
John Murdy
Richard Mason
Mary Ellen Condra
Max Cottingham
Beverly Simmons
Max Bailey
Janice Sawyer
Bobby Woodward
Gary Underwood
Betty van Dorin
Carol Ann Main
Carolyn Surber
Jimmy Hickman
Larry Martin
Yvonne Gardner
William Booth
Carol Lee Day
Carol Leedy
Bobby Schaffner
Gary Pfannebecker
Jerry Buckallen
Fifth and Sixth Grade Test Scores and Games
The sixth grade usually wins recess kitten ball and P T time. Joyce Martin achieved a perfect score on the tests with Sharron Park close behind. The class studied old trains in spelling and noted more perfect scores in selling on Friday by the sixth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Martin
Sharron Park
Junior High Health News And Activities Report
Health lessons cover Florence Nightingale and Louis Pasteur with biographies. Reports on Paul Revere and The Wonderful Year by Nancy Barnes. Plans to exchange letters with foreign lands. Cheerleader tryouts held in gym. Miss Hocket in charge. Glee club meets every other day with 10 members. Wednesday PT included basketball. Studying the freedom train in weekly leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Nightengale
Louis Pasteur
Sheldon
Paul Revere
Nancy Barnes
Miss Hocket
Toom
Postwar Kitchen Memo From The Manager
A manager’s memo to restaurant staff outlines changes due to veal prices, urging use of chicken in chicken salad, cautions about ice cream scoop marks, and emphasizes center placement of tenderloin on buns. It notes oddities in peanut butter usage and requests avoiding cherry sundaes and syrup. The tone is practical with quirky hints about misused flavors and pastry handling.
Landscaping the Home Grounds and Orchard Practice Schedule
October 22 covers landscaping the home grounds while October 29 focuses on improving the home orchard. November explores practices in pruning and growing home gardens, noting Americans are drinking less milk than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iuun
FFA contest results and farm class activities at Waterloo
John Wilson led the FFA contest with Keith Woods second and Basil Tadlock third. The group plans this year’s program of work while shop rewiring allows War surplus gear to be used. Ag IIL and LV classes toured Paris and Woods farms, with plans to visit every boy’s farm and review projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
John Wilson
Keith Woods
Basil Tadlock
F.F.A
Paris and
4-H Clubs Start Membership Drive in October Growth
October marks enrollment for 4-H clubs open to girls aged 10 to 21 in town and country, with clothing as a new 1948 project. Busy Maidens 4-H Club of Monroe Township, Monroe County, now has 12 members led by Helen Taylor, with activities ranging from garden and poultry projects to music, health, camping, and demonstrations. Members recount past outings, demonstrations winning ribbons, and upcoming events including a Halloween party at Mrs. Ralph B. Davis's home.
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Moravia Bank
Monroe Township
Monroe County
Helen Taylor
Ames
Treasury
Lake Wapello
Ottumwa
Morrell
Wanetah
Wanda Robb
Helen Davis
Jerry Tuttle
Donna Rogers
Oing New
Jerry Tutle
Donny Rogers
Fragmented Verse on Straw Themed Parlor Scene
A disjointed fragment describes girls with straw in hand sipping a drink and reacting to a looping chant. The text includes lines about love and hurt, ending with unclear verdicts and a strained finale. The piece reads as an experimental, ephemeral chant with unclear narrative continuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Main Station By Darlene Gladfelder
Attendance at Sunday School and sales noted as crowds gathered at the home of Mrs. Clyde Gladfelder and Darlene Gladfelder Thursday after the sale. Numerous visits occur with names and small events including missionary pictures, drives, and farm chores among neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Gladfelder
Monroe County Farm Calendar Highlights October Events
A Monroe County farm calendar lists October meetings for the Farm Bureau and 4-H clubs across multiple townships with dates from October 13 to October 23. Highlights include meetings at Farm Bureau offices, church basements, and homes, plus a county 4-H banquet and the annual Farm Bureau meeting at Albia High School. Also included are jokes about haircuts on company time and a language expense anecdote involving a rich aunt and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Resolution Committee
Farm Bureau
Troy Township
Vanderpool Bros
Monroe Township
Hilton Church
Cedar Township
Oral Gray
Kendall Place
Roy Parry
Guilford Township Farm Bureau
Francis Hiltons
Pleasant Township Farm Bureau
Virgil Scribner
County
Albia High School
Monroe County Farm Bureau
Local Social Notes From Ottumwa and Surroundings
Sunday school attendance at the Christian church was 25 with a birth day offering of 63 cents. Mr and Mrs Russell Brown and Dicky, Mrs Roscoe Argo shopping in Ottumwa, Mr and Mrs Clyde Dicks in Moravia, A J Brown and Osa visiting Ida Argo home, B R Allem leaving for Colorado, Charles Burnett and daughter Julia from Keokuk at the Jay Argo home, Algia Derby and Glenn Derby hosting visitors including Philadelphia relatives. Numerous Derby and Argo relations visited or called at various homes in Albia Ottumwa and Floris, with several Wil l and Frame family gatherings noted.
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The
Christian Church
Russell Brown
Dicky
Roscoe Argo
Ottumwa
Clyde Dicks
Moravia
A. J. Brown
Osa
Ida Argo
B. R. Allem
Colorado
Charles Burnett
Julia
Keokuk
Jay Argo
Algia Derby
Albia
Glenn Derby
Robert Carson
Philadelphia
Penn
Carson
Algin Derby
Sunt
Frank Faton
Teddy
Floris
Carl Derby
Ralph
Rex Derby
Laura Martin
Emmett Derby
Larry
Dale Derby
Maxine Scott
Lois Mil
Unionville
Moe
Max Will
Jim DeWitt
Des Moines
Harold Argo
Argo
Jim Casteel
Beryl Brown
Larry Phelps
LeRoy Brown
Leonard Perry
Carl Wetterlind
Bill
Francis Frame
M Clayton Sheldon
Jimmy Frame
Flo Frame
Versal Hourd and Dean
Birdie Main
Melvin Fowler
Lois Wree
Merle Dicks
Unionville Social Notes and Local Visits
Baptist Ladies Aid held a silent auction and tea at Mrs Geo Brain's home. George Nolan of Ottumwa visited with Chas Hopkins. High school held a hot supper and program to benefit athletics. Clifford Burger family returned from California. Ruth Allender and Eyster Whisker attended a piano recital in Centerville. Carl Alden family traveled to Ohio to escort Mrs dobu Martin to her son C L Alden's home. A pink and blue shower for Mrs Art Batterson at Iva Stufflebeam's home drew 310 guests. LaRue and Doris Morrison of Cedar Rapids spent weekend with J C Morrison. Dr J W Proctor and wife visited Mrs Proctor's aunt near Belknap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist ‘Ladies Aid
Geo, Brain
George Nolan
Ottumwn
Chas. Hopkins
C. C. Miller
Bart Miller
Blakesburg
Clifford Burger
California
Ruth Allender
Eyster Whisker
Willard Brain
Centerville
Reed
June
Doyve Brain
Carl Alden
Ohio
Dobu ‘Martin
C. L. Alden
Art Batterson
Iva Stufflebeam
LaRue
Doris Morrison
Cedar Rapids
J. C. Morrison
J. W. Proctor
Mr. Proctor
John Lay
Belknat
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M. H. S. Scribbler
Scribbler Staff
Richard McDarel
Alberta Rick Richard Smith
Mary Rose Main
Dean Tomlin
the Girls
Moravia High
Moravia Mustangs
Moravia Hawks
Moravia Eagles Mohawks
HYUK
Violet
Silly
Fily
Moravia Mattress Co
Henry Lurher
Perry Radiator Shop
E. N. Catterlin
Optometrist
Continental Hotel
E. State St
L. P. Clow
Lawa
Albia Electric CO
N. W. Corner
Charles Wheeler
Mary Wheeler
Osteopathic
Ad State
N. Side
Iowa
J.B. Judge
Clark Hotel
Iasw
Phyllis Ha
the Tire Store
Brigus Mulur Co
Iowa Highway 30
Junior High News
Moravia Union
E.F.A. News
Witeough
Luchy
Frank Swaim Moravla
10OWA Ambulance Service
Sehured
Lakes Aid
Clyde Gladfelder
Darlene
Jess
Quincy
Lil
Kenneth Gladfelder
Judy Kay
Harley Tisue
Frank Gladfelder
Grover Easter
Clyde
Gertie Hoyer
Carl Tomlin
Ray Harrison
Earl Boyer
Harry Pearson
Ella ‘Platt
Showers
Arthur McKern
Robert Foster
Monroe County Farm Calendar
Fconium
Mrs
Laura Dicks
Basie Cowely
American Legion
Coruandes
oPghees
Midway Eeaeavuce
Catherine Monk
Patras
Union Advertis
the Ayre
Edward J. Kublai
Red House
Vsmhyy
Nan Sheridan - Lea
Stark Bites
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