Fredericksburg News (Newspaper) - February 17, 1938, Fredericksburg, Iowa FREDERICKSBURG NEWS VOLUME 48 NUMBER 7 FREDERICKSBURG IOWA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17 1939 A YEAR O E S Hold Meeting On Tuesday February 22 the Dis- Instructor will be here in the and evening and a supper will be in line All members are urged to be ent both afternoon and evening Re- member the date February 22 Masons Dine With Brother J D Herrick Last Friday about fifteen members of the Masonic order motored out to the Ben Herrick farm where his D is and had an oyster ner together and had a real old time pisit Mr Herrick is being cared for by his son Ben and wife as Mr Her rick had the misfortune to fall and in- jure his leg and he is unable to get uot to the Masonic meeting Ye editor was unable to attend on of the illness of his linotype operator so was contented to stay in the office But we hope that Mr rude will understand was placed in the situation 1 SINCLAIR STATION IN FULL SWING Last Saturday Mr A F Meier Breakfast for Leal Club Mis W S Thome had a breakfast at her home Friday for the Leal club Assisting hostesses were Mrs May Jackson and Miss Feme Taylor sides the members there were two guests Mrs Walter Thome and Mrs Harold Ellsworth Bid or Bye Club The Bid or Bye club met day afternoon at the home of Mrs Jim Ott with election of officers as Mrs Stanley Koerth ident secretary-treasurer Mrs wood Leach The next meeting will be with Mrs Edward Snider February 23rd Wedding Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Mildred kins of Charles City to A C bell of Des Moines which took place in that city Saturday February 5th The bride is a graduate of the ley hospital nurses school at Dubuque and for several years has been on the staff of Cedar Valley hospital in Charles City Mr Campbell is a graduate of the School Notes gave the grand opening of the j University of Iowa law school and is clair Gas and Oil Station located in the east part of town on Highway 18 Mr Meier will carry a full line of Sinclair products R L EVANS connected with the Iowa old age sistance commission He is a member of the Delta Tau Delta and Phi Delta Phi fraternities Mrs Campbell is the grand ter of Rev and Mrs A Sharp and is well known here having made this her home for several years and is a graduate of our local high school The couple will be at home in Des Moines at 2615 Kingham Blvd We extend congratulations o- Class The February meeting of the theon class of the M E church i day school will be held with Mrs j Milne Tuesday afternoon February 22nd V M Upham and j C Booth will assist j Lets have good attendance i one interested in this call is invited i XVI Club Meeting i The members of the XVI club met at the home of Mr and Mrs Albert Jahnson last Saturday evening for a R L Evans received at the Mid- year Convocation held on the evening of February 1st at the University of dinner and after dinner they all played 500 and Mr and Mrs ter Moore were guests High honors went to Mrs Moore for the ladies Iowa his Master of Arts degree in the j and of course old man field of Education His thesis which is one of the requirements of an walked away with the first prize foi the men Well we had a wonderful degree was written upon research j au seemed to enjoy the done in the studies of measurements I ning and abilities in English The title of his thesis was ison of the Supply with the Correction Tests Types of Capitalization Glen Ladwig went to New ton Monday and filed for the office of Supervisor on the Republican ket First State Bank Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent Headlines tie Bog la the Cracked Tea PoT Behind tow read of them every day as the places where sneak thieves and prowlers have found the valuables of pie who thought these ing places secure out of the Rent a Safety Deposit FIRST STATE BANK A Home Bank for Home ELMER WINS Elmer the fast moving comedy of American youth and life won the local one act play contest here day night Second place went to Love In Bloom another comedy The winner was selected from en plays that were given by the high school Each play had something of merit and competition was keen close were the rankings of the first two plays Special credit and acclaim should go to John Rich for his fine work as Elmer in the winning play Mention was also made of the portrayal of the negress maid's part done by Hazel Ball The play Love In Bloom was com- for the fine teamwork the players showed in their performance and the generally good character of each member of the group Elmer will represent our school at the County contest at Nashua March 1 Forty Six students were ed in the plays as they were ly cast but sickness made it ary for several to drop out and give their parts to others Mrs Margaret Jayne Collett the former head of the speech ment at Upper Iowa was the critic judge She gave each of the players much in the way of inspiration and constructive criticism Music for each evenings ment was furnished by Mr department Miss Bronn directed the plays She joins with the members of the various play casts in thanking the many who cooperated and helped to make the plays possible The local declamatory contest will be held in the gymnasium Monday afternoon February 21 at p.m While this work was open to all high school students interest in dramatic work way centered oca Con- test and so only four people The program White Lilacs by Helen Wesp Including Wings by Ruth Kerr The Cat Came Back by Janet Purdy The Flea Gang's First Cigars by Kenneth Shufelt No admission will be charged and the public is invited While the enrollment is small only persons truly interested are reading and it should prove an interesting hour's entertainment Basket Ball The local high school boys dropped a thriller to Sumner here last Friday night Fredericksburg maintained the lead until the closing minutes lead ing 12 to Tat the first quarter and 17 to 14 at the half Going into the final session we were out in front 29 to 26 A spirited Sumner rally tied the score at 32 all midway in the final period but the local boys again ed jout in front by a score In the closing minute of play Sumner slammed in a long shot and added a free throw to win the This was a well played game and er more than five point separated the two teams Ball and Hadley were the high point men for gathering 14 and 9 points respectively The local junior high team lost a decision to Sumner junior high in the curtain raiser The half time score was in favor of Sumner Friday night the Nashua boy's ket ball team will come here to com- pete with our team Music The leadership in the contest for the entire school year show all the j min Last week John regained first place having a total 333 hrs and 10 min to Florence's 331 hrs and 50 min These two students haven't been further than 10 hrs apart since Dec- ember In third place Maren 228 hrs 40 min fourth place Mildred Arne 141 hrs 10 place Edith Paul 140 hrs 25 sixth place Betty Arne 45 min The ner of this contest is to receive a special award school year at the end of the The first playoffs in the Girls tional tournament to be held at mar Iowa February are as Fort ericksburg Harpers Albin Ridge 7th and 8th Grades Those whp had 100 percent in spelling last week Max Davis Delores Dutcher Glen Fay Stuart Jahnson Edith Paul Kenneth Upham Verla Fordyce Evelyn Hadley Dale Rowe Florence Ladwig Ethel Sieleman and Dick son Joyce Benz was absent from school last week because of illnes The eighth grade has been studying the Industrial Revolution in History The seventh grade is studying the period of Colonization in America 5th and 6th Grades Monday afternoon was the occasion of the valentine party After the were distributed games were played followed by a treat Those having 100 in spelling Fifth Rollis Snider Valeda Winkelman Elaine Rowe James Mayo Paul Klotz Joyce Upham and Arne Sixth Margaret Schultz Rose Marie Thome Stanley Ellison Evelyn Beaver Whitnabel Rowe The sixth grade are to be lated as everyone received 100 Paul Woodard with tonsillitis was ill last week 3rd and 4th Grades The foggy damp weather seems to have caused many of our room to be ill Four pupils were absent the entire week and several others from one to three days On Friday we made valentines ot original designs and also worked on George Andy Moody George Andy of Roger and Nancy Moody was born May 11 1884 in Hardin Clayton county Iowa He moved with his parents to at the age of four where he has made his home ever since He cared for his parents until their deaths He was married to Ethel Inez Arnold at Waterloo June 30 1927 To this union was born one son Everett George Besides his devoted wife and little son he leaves to mourn his passing four brothers and two sisters his parents and two sisters and one brother having preceded him in death those who remain are Charles Albert Moody and Howard Eli as Moody of Anna Bell Stern of Plainfield Louise Adaline Short of John Lester Moody of Hawkeye Jesse D Moody of rado Iowa Besides these he leaves many other relatives and friends He passd from this life at the Uni- versity Hospital at Iowa City at p m February 11 1938 He was a loving husband and father and will be greatly missed by his loved ones Good night Dear George Your Work is done You've gone to Rest With the Setting Sun But not to wake So Dearest George a long Goodnight Not only lost to us But gone before To wait our coming On the other shore Card of Thanks We wish to thank the kind friends and neighbors for their kindness and floral offerings during the illness death of our Beloved husband and father Moody and little son Everett Celebrates Birthday Saturday Mr Will Drape celebrated his birthday and he says that Lincoln was not the only one born on that day The many relatives and friends ered at the Drape home and prised him and it certainly was a grand suprise The following were Mr and Mrs Will Harms and sons Mr and Mrs Edward Bierman Mr and Mrs Herbert Drape and Ronald Mr and Mrs Henry Drape Jr Mr and Mrs Frank Mr and Mrs Fred Schuls Mr and Mrs Claude Wesp Mr Chris Schuette Mr Henry Drape Sr and Mr Will Felt They all had a wonderful time and a fine birthday cake with all the silhouettes of Washington and I mings was in line to help Mr Drape our Lincoln Last week a committee of pupils decorated our room with flags and crepe paper after four o'clock An- other committee made our Valentine Box On Monday Valentine's Day we op- ened our box and each pupil ed many pretty Valentines Then we filled the box with valentines and goodies and sent it to Marvel and Beulah Moody who are quarantined because of scarlet fever Our celebrate the day The NEWS with its many readers wish Mr Drape many happy returns of the day Cub The members of the club spent a very pleasant afternoon last Wednesday with Mrs Will ler A nice valentine lunch was ved Country dub News The country club met with Mr tine Day closed with Miss Dayton's Mrs Lyle Ellison on February 4th treat of valentine cookies and cherry jello 1st and 2nd Grades Our postoffice unit is very nearly finished We will continue to Use the Post office even after our valentine party Our party which was to be on Monday was changed until day so we will give an item of it in our next weeks news Those who j our room and saw our post of- fice last week Mrs Shufelt Mrs j 500 furnished the entertainment for the evening with the high score for the ladies going to Mrs Lyle Mattke and high score for the men to Wayne Triplett Low score to Rollis Schuette A delicious lunch was served next meeting will be Friday evening February 18 at the Wayne Triplett home OUR CHURCHES METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH The will hold their regular business meeting at the church on Friday afternoon of this week All members urged to be present The second of the missionary travel talks and moving pictures of Chiaa taken by Dr Court of Waterloo while on his world tour was given in the church on Tuesday evening of this week Next Sunday morning the subject of the sermon shall be Honesty as an Aid to Artistic Living The last of this series shall be given on the last Sunday morning of the month of February You are invited to attend our services every Sunday morning Miss Carol Tiffany spent the end with friends in Little Cedar She returned on Sunday Mrs H M Tiffany went to Des Moines and Menlo on business and plans to return the coming week H M Tiffany Pastor FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH will meet at the parsonage on Monday evening February 21 Choir practice will be held at Mrs Mildred Elliott home Wednesday ning Be sure to attend Family Night at the Morf home Thursday evening All services at the church next day The church school at lic worship at Subject Time to Choose Seed to Plant Worship with us next Sunday U E Burroughs Minister EVANGELICAL FRIEDENS CHURCH Sunday Worship The Power of Faith in A Christian Program Choir at eight o'clock on Thursay evening Out church this year has been very gratifying and indicative of a Christian earnestness in church work Let us make every effort to keep this up and if possible to approximate a perfect attendance from now until Easter Those in charge School work will of the Sunday appreciate every turn of service that will be given by the parents and the members of the congregation The young people of the congregation are especially ed to participate in the work of the Sunday school by attendance of the Bible class and other service dental to Christian education Let us go to Yon are in- to worship with us if you have not as yet established a church home W A Koch Pastor R L Shufelt and A W Hewitt Fredericksburg have filed for the of- fices in the Independent School of Fredericksburg Lindon Upham Mrsi Albert dora and Mrs L Hagedorn j Those who received 100 in spelling Friday Lois Shufelt Ruth Tea Miss Dorothy Barker who teaches school and her pupils OVER THE COUNTER entertained their mothers Monday from two till four at a j Tea First on the program was demonstration of their school Idle J promise of being a close race to the dorn Ronald Peterson Marilyn followed by and the finish Week before last Florence ham Wayne Carey Le Verne of the Valentine At the close replaced John Arne as the penter Bobby Shutte Bobby of refreshments leader in the contest having 314 hrs 1 joyce Kerkoff and Lucille Winkleman and 25 min to John's 310 hrs and 151 Joyce Kerkoff and Lucille The Dresden No 2 met at Mr and Julian Dubbs and nore and Mr Jimmie motored to Waterloo Sunday evening and attended a show Mrs Louis Rich attended a ing of the Chickasaw County Social Welfare Board in New Hampton Friday i The Misses Myrtle and Marian j son twin sisters of and Mrs Lela Leach and Evelyn spent home of Mr and Mrs Will j several days the past week in Greene ler in the form of a farewell party Mrs Lela Leach and Evelyn were There were eight families present in New Hampon Wednesday on a pleasant evening was spent iness Albert presented with an Mrs Fred returned to Rift a token of their New Hampton Friday having spent teem in our community Each brought a week with Mrs Louis Rich and filled and at a late a delicious lunch We Dr A attended the of the Chickasaw County both school teachers in our rural Medical Society at New Hampton MI at schools spent the week end Mr Tuesday evening A dinner end Mrs and at tbe Towae Tavern and the sorely them but them and in and Hit A session The committee Will and Shuette Mr Mr and HAVE YOU EVER SEEN the new G E Radio with Touch Tuning Tone Monitor Visual Volume Control and Many other new and worth while features Our new patterns in paper for Spring ing are here Drop in and look them Well be glad to them anytime and it be before you'll be to cover up that old paper with fresh dean ard a new pattern Fredericksburg Hardware Co
