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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
5
Subscription rates listed for one year two dollars six months one dollar and three months fifty cents. Publication schedule shows Thursdays from Akron Iowa. Post office entry as second class mail matter dated September 26 1901 with supplement dated December 15 1938.
Porters Wilma Ficktown and Arlus Nelson are names in the school notes. The update covers classroom Christmas activities across grades from first to ninth, including decorations, parties, a Christmas tree, plays, poems, banking and percentage in arithmetic, dental hygiene, geography, history, and English literature studies. John Dalton and Barbara Ann Lamoureux visited. Donald Ensminger moved away. Betty Barr had tonsil surgery.
A decade old feature gathers Christmas wishes from Akron Iowa third graders and families. Letters ask for toys like footballs dolls trains and play sets, plus clothing and household items for parents and siblings.
In English the class studies The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and punctuation. Geography covers trees while History explores Daniel Boone and early colleges. Arithmetic reviews the colon and semicolon and an achievement test is planned next week. Industrial Arts makes painted vases and Christmas plaques. Algebra starts First Degree Equations. Ninth grade plans a Christmas program. Home Economics sewings and machine work present. General Science examines earth formation, soil layers, and rock types.
American Literature students completed two units focusing on humorous prose and historic milestones. The coursework overall proved highly engaging with strong reader interest throughout the year.
The Rose Bowl game on January 2 pairs Southern California and Duke, drawing fan interest as unusual circumstances surround the contest. Coaches Howard Jones and Wallace Wade lead their teams in a nationally watched clash.
Two teams with Rose Bowl pedigree clash as veteran coaches Wade and Jones each boast three prior Rose Bowl appearances without a defeat, Wade with one tie. Duke enters 1938 unbeaten, untied, and unscored upon, while USC earns west representation after a strong late season showing despite early losses. Other major bowls set for January 2 including Sugar, Orange, Sun, and Cotton Bowls.
August Williges, Inc of Sioux City Iowa advertises direct sale of fur coats from its factory. The notice emphasizes factory pricing and direct purchase without middlemen.
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