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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1944
Page
4
Hello everyone, we’re back after a long vacation and a week late, ready to run again. Fall Festival marks the start of the school year with class officer elections and the Newsbasket revival. Students are invited to share jokes and news for the corner of the Student Body.
The Sophomore class elected officers including President Harold Dean Tisue Vice-President Sheila Hannam Secretary treasurer Shirley Hannan reporters Max Hammond and Dee Fenton cheerleaders Jo Ellen Broshar and Paul Dicks and sponsor Mr Polson.
In week three of school the junior class elected officers with Duane Moore known as Dink as president Barbara Broshar as vice president Rosalie Zimmer as secretary and Mary Lou Main as treasurer. Vera Van Dorin is a cheerleader and Newsbasket staff include Peggy Paris and Dale Laws under sponsor Mrs Cory.
The senior class elected officers at a home room meeting. Maxine Smith was named president with Robert Gladfelder as vice president Yvonne Harrison secretary Delmar Dowd treasurer Carla and Helen Felton reporters. Cheerleaders are Yvonne Harrison and Don Paxston under Mrs Tuttle’s leadership.
Betty Wilson is named freshman president with Ruby Cridlebaugh as vice president and Gene Main serving as secretary and treasurer. Norma Allison and Richard Gough win reporting posts. cheerleaders not yet selected. sponsor Miss Lynch.
Mrs W E Donovan reports visitors and gatherings in New Hope including Delia Neff of Alliance Nebraska spending Friday and Saturday at the Orville Burton home. Several local families hosted dinners and attended the Fall Festival with extended family visits to the Miller Scott Scott and Pettibone households.
The community notes a busy week with the Fall Festival attendance and numerous visits. Residents like Mrs. J W Whicker Mrs. Averil Easter and several others called on friends and family at multiple homes. Attendees also went to Centerville air show and many family gatherings occurred across local addresses including Boyer Oehler Irwin and OConner households.
Sunday visitors gathered at Fay Paxton’s home while Miss Freda Wood joined a Sunday dinner at the W A Wilson residence. John Fisher and R A Faber families called on Henry Horn, and R A Faber made a business trip to Moulton. James Williams moved the Marion Stocker house for a chickenhouse project with Ottis Davis and others helping with the tractor crew. Ruth Hoffman, formerly of Moravia, will study at Ohio State University on a yearlong graduate assistantship and may pursue Latin American research or Europe rehabilitation work.
Essie Whisler and family, Linda Lewis, return to W L Hall from Ottumwa where they stayed with the Walter Lewis family. Mr and Mrs Henry Herman and Clyde Smiths visit Robert Herman. Navy inspector E Brown on short furlough from Minneapolis. Ida Anderson and F C Wells visit Kansas City couple Stewart and Patrick in Unionville.
Mrs G R Darby died at her home Thursday evening. Roy Darby traveled from Cedar Falls to attend the funeral as family and friends gathered including Mrs Charles Goodson, Mr and Mrs Pearl Hiner, and O H Darby and wife with Rex Ballenger from Madrid. The piece recalls 46 years of her voice greeting family and ends with a eulogistic verse.
Brompton home on furlough left for Vallejo California last Wednesday. Numerous local families were listed as visitors or callers at neighboring homes including the Boardman Spurgeon and Billings households. Several residents were noted visiting Ottumwa and Albia, with occasion mentions of Vera Selman and Vera Maxine Billings amid a string of social calls and family gatherings.
Mr and Mrs George Railing spent Sunday with John Tadlock. Guests included Dave Caylor Lee and Kenny Tadlock. John Tadlock and family were Centerville callers Friday. Bert Huffman of Dex Moines visited last week with Mr and Mrs Ralph McDonough and Mrs Garnet McDonough and their children.
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