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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
7
New Moravia school system teachers were hosted by veteran staff at a Monday evening picnic in the city park. The event aimed to welcome newcomers and foster harmony among the faculty.
The Newsbasket is being prepared at the Union office as the regular staff has not yet been selected. It is hoped the staff will begin work next week under the direction of Miss Carver, commercial instructor.
Superintendent W B Scarcliff announced the hot lunch program will start September 18, run as last year, with menus published in advance. Meals cost 16 cents to students, government providing nine cents for a total of 26 cents. Menus planned and served by home economics classes.
Boys in shop classes under Bernard F. Myers begin cement mixing and pouring. The first project is to cap the well in the vacant lot northwest of the schoolhouse.
Superintendent W B Scar cliff reports three pupils enrolled this week, raising the total registration to 257 after 254 already enrolled. Don Paxton joins the high school, with two others in the grade section.
W B Scarcliffe reports repairs in the school auditorium to boost acoustics. Monks cloth substitutes elogs flats to reduce voice absorption and project speech toward the audience during plays and activities.
Home economics class under Mrs. Osa Cory canned 665 quarts of tomatoes this week. More will be canned next week for use in the hot lunch program during the winter.
The junior high reports twenty two students in its room this week, girls leading boys twelve to ten. Seventh grade posted the highest percent of perfect spelling scores. Classes wrote themes, then copied them in ink. Birthdays for Oneita Whicker and Bill Harris, both twelve. New books arrived this summer including Moby Dick by Melville. Both grades prepared graphs on life expectancy, weight gain, and ages.
Stockholders owning a majority passed a resolution to wind up and dissolve the Unionville Savings Bank of Unionville Iowa. The dissolution is effective September 8 1944 with officers authorized to complete the process. Charles Miller of Albia visited Theo Miller and Oscar and Harley Raines called on Perry Mickles Sunday evening.
Unionville visitor plans and visits list include Bremerton sailors, Ottumwa and Centerville residents with several travel and care arrangements. Obituary notes Clara Martin of Monroe county born 1867 dies at 77 in Moravia. funeral at Church of Christ with Rev. Donald McKay and local pallbearers. burial at Eslinger cemetery. Card of thanks from VanDorin family and Milo Selby family expresses gratitude.
A string of social visits spans Albia and nearby towns. Pvt Jim Reid of Brookings S D attended a theater party with Brompton and guests including Mr and Mrs Max McCoy and son Ourg and Earl Boardman. Local families hosted and visited relatives across Missouri and Iowa during the weekend and into Monday. guided by Mrs M E Boardman and other hosts.
Mrs Ernest Hiatt hosts Coulson callers. Munns from Illinois and Oklahoma visit Hilton's. Hiatt reunion held at Centerville park. Showers and Coulson schools open with small classes. Hilton and Luse families note birthdays and visits. Zogr church homecoming attended by Perry Mickles family.
Hazel Hellyer hosts a birthday party with ice cream and cake while friends and relatives from Des Moines Centerville and nearby areas visit or spend Sundays at various homes. Attendees include the Turners Platts Whites Johns Zimmer Elbert Perry Hellyer and others with a pattern of weekend gatherings.
Mr. and Mrs. Cass Hamilton spent Sunday evening at the Joe Martin home and with Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Jennifer of Cedar Rapids. Friday visits included James Nash home. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCord called Monday afternoon at the B. C. Whitehead and Dell Hellyer homes.
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